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BRIMMED
BRIM
brim
(verb) fill as much as possible; “brim a cup to good fellowship”
brim
(verb) be completely full; “His eyes brimmed with tears”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
brimmed (not comparable)
Having a brim.
Verb
brimmed
simple past tense and past participle of brim
Source: Wiktionary
Brimmed, a.
1. Having a brim; -- usually in composition. "Broad-brimmed hat." Spectator.
2. Full to, or level with, the brim. Milton.
BRIM
Brim, n. Etym: [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. bräm, Dan. bræmme, G. brame, bräme. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. Breeze a fly.]
1. The rim, border, or upper sdge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything. Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. Coleridge.
2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border. The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh. iii. 15.
3. The rim of a hat. Wordsworth.
Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brimming.]
Definition: To be full to the brim. "The brimming stream." Milton. To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
Brim, v. t.
Definition: To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. Arrange the board and brim the glass. Tennyson.
Brim, a.
Definition: Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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