rim

Definition

An edge around something, especially when circular.

Etymology

From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).

Example Sentences

• "That's... our galaxy. We're beyond the rim."
• "About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot."
• "COPY READER — Journeyman, experienced makeup, now slot man on metropolitan midwest daily. Will travel for good rim job on large paper."