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rimy

[rahy-mee] / ˈraɪ mi /






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Of sailing, the weathers of the winter sea, the fishing itself, physical action and hardship, he gives a rimy, brilliant account.

From Time Magazine Archive

He knew that heavy ice is generally opaque and white, but this was transparent, with rimy streaks on it that ran to and fro in irregular patterns.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

His eyes shone, his cheeks glowed; he was crisp as a rimy apple.

From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred

Frost-giants and mountain-giants came crowding round the rimy shores of Jotunheim to look across the sea upon the funeral of an Asa.

From Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

The wind died away, and the trees stood as if turned into bronze, moveless, save when a small branch gave way and dropped its rimy burden, or a squirrel leaped from one top to another.

From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Garland, Hamlin




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