brim
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
brim
n 1: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: {brim},
{rim}, {lip}]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a
hat
v 1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brim \Brim\, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin
to Icel. barmr, Sw. br[aum]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame,
br[aum]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and
properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea,
and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]
1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any
hollow vessel used for holding anything.
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Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim
I would remove it with an anxious pity. --Coleridge.
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2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water
contained in it; the brink; border.
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The feet of the priests that bare the ark were
dipped in the brim of the water. --Josh. iii.
15.
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3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Breme \Breme\ (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,
impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf.
{Brim}, a.]
1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing
air. --Drayton.
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2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "brim":
bank, board, border, bordure, brink, brow, coast, edge,
featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum,
ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, overflow,
ragged edge, rim, selvage, shore, side, sideline, skirt, verge
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