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rimmed

[ rimd ]

adjective

  1. having a rim:

    Do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses?

  2. having a rim of a specified kind (often used in combination):

    Your red-rimmed eyes show that you have been crying.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of rimmed1

First recorded in 1720–30; rim + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

He pulled his cut-and-paste address from the breast pocket of his coat, and slowly put on his metal-rimmed glasses.

That crumbled dough is dumped onto a large, rimmed sheet pan and then pressed it into a thin layer — edge to edge.

Snag a couple of rimmed sheet pans to keep those precious ingredients from tumbling out into your oven while they roast.

Lightly grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with a little oil and set aside.

Toss potato with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and remaining ½ teaspoon salt on a rimmed baking sheet and roast, tossing once, until potato is golden brown and soft, about 15 to 20 minutes.

From Eater

At that point, a tall, brown-haired man with wire-rimmed glasses came over to me, sat down, and peppered me with questions.

Her eyes dart through oval, wire-rimmed glasses that rest gently on her round cheeks.

The German Panzers fought with suicidal ferocity, storming the hill until it was rimmed with a bulwark of bodies.

Through his thick black-rimmed glasses, he saw the world with uncommon clarity.

His wire-rimmed glasses rested just below the round birthmark that adorns his forehead.

The print of steel-rimmed hoofs showed in the soft loam as plainly as a moccasin-track in virgin snow.

After another solemn inspection of Aristide, he stuck a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his fleshy nose and perused the documents.

As he entered, Mr. Ducksmith regarded him vacantly over the top of his gold-rimmed glasses.

He peers out through his black-rimmed eyeglasses with the solemnity of an owl—but you should hear his songs!

His skin was shrivelled like that of a preserved fig, and he wore big horn-rimmed spectacles.

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