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rime: see rhyme rhyme or rime, the most prominent of the literary artifices used in versification . Although it was used in ancient East Asian poetry, rhyme was practically unknown to the ancient Greeks and Romans. ..... Click the link for more information. . rime frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects rime [rīm] (hydrology) A white or milky and opaque granular deposit of ice formed by the rapid freezing of supercooled water drops as they impinge upon an exposed object; composed essentially of discrete ice granules, and has densities as low as 0.2-0.3 gram per cubic centimeter. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| What chiefly makes The Book of Philip Sparrow interesting is that it is the original of our nursery rime Who Killed Cock Robin? Shrubs are gone, Withered the grass; all chill as the white rime Of early morn. There is no proper connection either in spelling or in meaning between rhythm and rime (which is generally misspelled 'rhyme'). |
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