: having a rim
usually used in combination
dark-rimmed glasses
red-rimmed eyes

Examples of rimmed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Arrange the skewers on a rack placed over a rimmed baking sheet. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024 Cronenberg rocked the red carpet wearing a pair of white rimmed wrap-around 1990s-style plastic sunglasses. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rimmed 

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Word History

First Known Use

1729, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rimmed was in 1729

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“Rimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rimmed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.

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