different between rim vs skirt
rim
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *rem?- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- (automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
- (journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
- A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […]
- 2009, Gaylon Eugene Murray, Effective Editing (page 7)
- On the rim are copy editors who edit stories for accuracy, brevity and clarity.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
Derived terms
- Pacific Rim
Translations
See also
- (wheel rim): mag wheel, alloy wheel
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed) (transitive)
- To form a rim on.
- (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English r?oma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- (Britain dialectal) A membrane.
- (Britain dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Etymology 3
From a variation of ream.
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
- (slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
- When she started thrusting her hips back against his finger, he turned her over and rimmed her asshole as he fingered her clit.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
Translations
Anagrams
- IRM, MIR, MRI, Mir, RMI, miR, mir
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim c (singular definite rimen, not used in plural form)
- hoarfrost, rime
Etymology 2
From late Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rime (“rhyme”).
Noun
rim n (singular definite rimet, plural indefinite rim)
- rhyme
Inflection
Further reading
- rim on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3
See rime.
Verb
rim
- imperative of rime
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?m]
- Hyphenation: rim
Etymology 1
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”), from Arabic ???????? (rizma, “bundle”).
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- ream, a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
Etymology 2
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old Dutch *riomo, from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- (colloquial) leather belt.
Further reading
- “rim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Mizo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rim/
Noun
rim
- smell
- odour
Adverb
rim
- hard
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- rimb
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (rum?). For rimb, compare the probably related Old Armenian ????? (?umb).
Noun
r?im ?
- spear, lance, javelin
- unit of measure the length of a spear
Descendants
- ? Armenian: ??? (??m) (Van, Moks, Shatakh)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima or rimene)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím
Noun
rim m (definite singular rimen, uncountable)
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím, from Old French rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím. Akin to English rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *r?m? (“number, count, series”), from Proto-Indo-European *re(i)- (“to reason, count”). Akin to Old Frisian r?m, Old Saxon -r?m, Old High German r?m, Icelandic rím.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Noun
r?m n
- number
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: rime, rhyme
Portuguese
Etymology
Via Old Portuguese rin, from Latin r?n, from Proto-Italic *hr?n, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g??ren- (“an internal part of the body”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /???/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): [???]
- Hyphenation: rim
Noun
rim m (plural rins)
- kidney
- (in the plural) small of the back
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimma
Volapük
Noun
rim (nominative plural rims)
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimod
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rí?m] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -í?m
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim n
- frost, hoarfrost
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- story, poem, saga
- rumour
Related terms
- riim
Synonyms
- (story, saga) sögu
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *k.tem? (“full”). Cognate with Thai ???? (dtem), Lao ???? (tem), Northern Thai ????, Lü ??? (?iim), Shan ???? (t?m), Nong Zhuang daem.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /?im??/
- Tone numbers: rim1
- Hyphenation: rim
Adjective
rim (old orthography rim)
- full
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skirt
English
Etymology
From Middle English skyrte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtij?. Doublet of shirt. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skørt (“skirt”), Swedish skört (“hem of a jacket”), Norwegian skjørt (“skirt”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: skû(r)t, IPA(key): /sk??t/
- (US) enPR: skûrt, IPA(key): /sk?t/
- Rhymes: -??(r)t
Noun
skirt (plural skirts)
- An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
- c. 1907, O. Henry, The Purple Dress:
- "I like purple best," said Maida. "And old Schlegel has promised to make it for $8. It's going to be lovely. I'm going to have a plaited skirt and a blouse coat trimmed with a band of galloon under a white cloth collar with two rows of—"
- c. 1907, O. Henry, The Purple Dress:
- The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
- 1885, Ada S. Ballin, The Science of Dress in Theory and Practice, Chapter XI:
- The petticoats and skirts ordinarily worn are decidedly the heaviest part of the dress ; hence it is necessary that some reform should be effected in these.
- 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Red-Headed League
- “It's all clear,” he whispered. “Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!”
Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the collar. The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.
- “It's all clear,” he whispered. “Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!”
- 1885, Ada S. Ballin, The Science of Dress in Theory and Practice, Chapter XI:
- A loose edging to any part of a dress.
- July 27, 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian no. 118
- A narrow lace, or a small skirt of fine ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece.
- July 27, 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian no. 118
- A petticoat.
- (derogatory, slang) A woman.
- 1931, Robert E. Howard, Alleys of Peril:
- "Mate," said the Cockney, after we'd finished about half the bottle, "it comes to me that we're a couple o' blightin' idjits to be workin' for a skirt."
- "What d'ya mean?" I asked, taking a pull at the bottle.
- "Well, 'ere's us, two red-blooded 'e-men, takin' orders from a lousy little frail, 'andin' the swag h'over to 'er, and takin' wot she warnts to 'and us, w'en we could 'ave the 'ole lot. Take this job 'ere now--"
- 1931, Robert E. Howard, Alleys of Peril:
- (Britain, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.
- (Britain, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
- ca. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act III, sc. 2:
- here in the skirts of the forest, like fringe upon a petticoat.
- ca. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act III, sc. 2:
- The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)
Usage notes
- (article of clothing): It was formerly common to speak of “skirts” (plural) rather than “a skirt”. In some cases this served to emphasize an array of skirts of underskirts, or of pleats and folds in a single skirt; in other cases it made little or no difference in meaning.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ???? (suk?to)
- ? Korean: ??? (seukeoteu)
- ? Scottish Gaelic: sgiort
Translations
Verb
skirt (third-person singular simple present skirts, present participle skirting, simple past and past participle skirted)
- To be on or form the border of.
- To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- An enormous man and woman (it was early-closing day) were stretched motionless, with their heads on pocket-handkerchiefs, side by side, within a few feet of the sea, while two or three gulls gracefully skirted the incoming waves, and settled near their boots.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- To cover with a skirt; to surround.
- To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Kirst, stirk
Middle English
Noun
skirt
- Alternative form of skyrte
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