n. & v.
n. 1 the edge or lip of a cup or other vessel, or of a hollow. 2 the projecting edge of a hat.
v.tr. & intr. (brimmed, brimming) fill or be full to the brim. brim over overflow. brimless adj. brimmed adj. (usu. in comb.).
[ ME brimme, of unkn. orig. ]