rim

rim
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rima; akin to Old Norse rimi strip of land Date: 13th century 1. a. brink b. the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something 2. a. the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes b. a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached 3. frame 4c(1) • rimless adjective II. verb (rimmed; rimming) Date: 1621 transitive verb 1. to run around the rim of <
putts that rim the cup
> 2. to serve as a rim for ; border <
cliffs rimming the camp
> intransitive verb to form or show a rim

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  • Rim'K — (* 21. Juni 1978 als Abdelkarim Brahmi Benalla in Vitry sur Seine) ist ein französischer Rapper algerischer Abstammung. Er ist Mitglied der Gruppe 113 und gründete ein eigenes Label Frenesik. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Diskografie 2.1 Solo… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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