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   rime

   /rʌɪm/

   noun

   • 1. frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog.
   • ▪ hoar frost: "the rime was thick and crisp on the grass"

   verb

   • 1. cover (an object) with hoar frost: literary "he does not brush away the frost that rimes his beard"

   Word Origin Old Englishhrīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijm. The word became rare in Middle English but was revived in literary use at the end of the 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

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