Rime
(noun)
- A deposit of ice that forms on objects in the atmosphere when the temperature is below freezing.
- A type of verse in which the final syllable of each line is identical.
Origin:
Middle english, from old english rīm, from proto-germanic *rīmiz ("number, number of lines in a verse"), from proto-indo-european *h₁réǵs ("ruler").
Examples:
- The rime on the trees sparkled in the morning sun.
- The poem was written in rime royal, a seven-line stanza.
- Rime ice accumulated on the wings of the plane, making it unsafe to fly.
- The rime on the window obscured the view.
- The rime on the rocks made the climbing treacherous.