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.
Phrases and idioms:
brim over overflow.
Derivatives:
brimless adj. brimmed adj. (usu. in comb.).
Etymology: ME brimme, of unkn. orig.