/ raɪm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( literary ) frost
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English hrīm , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijm . The word became rare in Middle English but was revived in literary use at the end of the 18th cent.
/ raɪm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( literary ) frost
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English hrīm , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijm . The word became rare in Middle English but was revived in literary use at the end of the 18th cent.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005