rimy
Example Sentences
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Of sailing, the weathers of the winter sea, the fishing itself, physical action and hardship, he gives a rimy, brilliant account.
From Time Magazine Archive
One bitter cold morning, long before the first light of day began to filter through the rimy atmosphere, we heard the crunch of feet pass our door, and a komatik slipped by.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon
Occasionally as I cleared a space for a peephole through the rimy panes, I caught momentary glimpses of a level, treeless earth, desolate as the polar ocean swept by ferocious elemental warfare.
From A Son of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin
The word to be noted here is the word rimy, i.e. covered with rime or hoar-frost.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
It was a rimy evening when he set out to look for Giles.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
