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rime

noun as in frost

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Late in September, when he woke up mornings, he would see rime on the ground.

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If the riming is particularly intense, the rimed snow crystal can grow to an appreciable size, but remain less than 0.2 inches.

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In the larger refrigerated chambers, hooks impaled butterflied swine and cattle rimed with frost, their pale ribs gleaming in the shallow light.

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Crisp, opaque rime — now doesn’t that roll trippingly off the tongue?

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But do you know your hoar frost from your rime?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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