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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Rim

/rĭm/ · IPA /ɹɪm/
01 n. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
  1. 1.
    The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
  2. 2.
    The lower part of the abdomen.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Arch rim — the line between the gums and the palate.
Rim-fire cartridge — See under Cartridge.
Rim lock — See under Lock.
02 v. t. To furnish with a rim; to border.
imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming
  1. 1.
    To furnish with a rim; to border.