Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/December 1

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Word of the day
for December 1
rime v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To cover (something) with rime (noun sense 1 or sense 3.1) or (loosely) hoar frost.
    2. (figurative) To cover (something) with a thin coating or film; to coat.
  2. (intransitive) Sometimes followed by up: of a thing: to become covered with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

rime n

  1. Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
  2. (figurative)
    1. A film or slimy coating.
    2. White hair as an indication of old age.
  3. (meteorology)
    1. Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.
    2. A coating or sheet of ice so formed.
  4. (British, regional) A cold fog or mist. [...]
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