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Rime, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A step or round of a ladder; a rung.

Rime, n. Rhyme. See Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor.

This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.

Rime, v. i. & t. To rhyme. See Rhyme.

Rim"er (?), n. A rhymer; a versifier.

Rim"er, n. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.

Rim"ey (?), v. t. [Cf. OF. rimoier. See Ryime.] To compose in rhyme; to versify. [Obs.]

rimeyed in their first Breton tongue.

Chaucer.

Rim"mer (?), n. An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer. Knight.

Ri*mose" (?), a. [L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F. rimeux.] 1. Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.

2. (Nat. Hist.) Having long and nearly parallel clefts or chinks, like those in the bark of trees.

Ri*mose"ly, adv. In a rimose manner.

Ri*mos"i*ty (?), n. State of being rimose.

Rim"ous (?), a. Rimose.

Rim"ple (?), n. [AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.] A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple.

Rim"ple, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rimpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rimpling (?).] To rumple; to wrinkle.

Rim"y (?), a. Abounding with rime; frosty.

Rind (rnd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.] The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled.

Milton.

Sweetest nut hath sourest rind.

Shak.

Rind, v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]

Rin"der*pest (rn"dr*pst), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.

Rin"dle (rn"d'l), n. [AS. rynele. √11. See Run.] A small water course or gutter. Ash.

Rind"less (rnd"ls), a. Destitute of a rind.

Rind"y (-), a. Having a rind or skin. Ash.