Defn: A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure.
RIMAU DAHAN
Ri"mau da"han. Etym: [From the native Oriental name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The clouded tiger cat (Felis marmorata) of Southern Asia and the East Indies.
RIMBASE
Rim"base`, n. (Mil.)
Defn: A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon.
RIME
Rime, n. Etym: [L. rima.]
Defn: A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T.
Browne.
RIME Rime, n. Etym: [AS. hrim; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hrim, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. rifo, hrifo.]
Defn: White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.
The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.
RIME
Rime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Riming.]