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Synonyms for brim

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : brim
Phonetic Transcription : brɪm

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Définition of brim

Origin :
  • c.1200, brymme "edge of the sea," of obscure origin, perhaps akin to Old Norse barmr "rim, brim," probably related to German bräme "margin, border, fringe," from PIE *bhrem- "point, spike, edge." (Old English had brim in the sense "sea, surf," but this probably was from the Germanic stem *brem- "to roar, rage.") Extended by 1520s to cups, basins, hats.
  • noun edge of object, usually the top
  • verb flow over the top
Example sentences :
  • He took off his hat, and showed her where the brim had a jagged tear half an inch deep.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • The hole had been recklessly filled to the brim, and was merely sprinkled with earth.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • He sat up, and a look of alarm peered out from under the brim of his hat.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His thoughts were full to the brim with things that held them concentrated to the exclusion of all else.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • But in spite of snow and sleet we filled our days to the brim.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • And maybe a little less stuffing inside the brim of the hat.
  • Extract from : « Be It Ever Thus » by Robert Moore Williams
  • He clutched his nightstick and scowled out from under the brim of his uniform cap.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • Then, having filled the glasses to the brim, he insisted on clinking them.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • Fill up your glasses to the brim, and drink with me to the health of the happy couple.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • This could only mean that she was full to the brim, of Sir Luke Strett, and of what she had had from him.
  • Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James

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