Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rim"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rim \Rim\, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim,
edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. {Rind}.]
1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of
something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or
basin.
2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Arch rim} (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the
palate.
{Rim-fire cartridge}. (Mil.) See under {Cartridge}.
{Rim lock}. See under {Lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rimming}.]
To furnish with a rim; to border.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rim
n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the
ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another
object [syn: {flange}]
5: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {lip}]
v : run around the rim of
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