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brim

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A brim is the upper rim or edge of a vessel, where its contents may reach or overflow; it can also refer to the projecting edge of a hat.

Detailed Definition
In this poem, brim refers to the edge of the speaker’s cup. It is a simple but slightly literary word for the top border of a vessel, especially when something is being filled or sipped from.
Example
Example in poetry:
“I touch the cool, wet brim” uses brim as the edge of a vessel; frost gathers on the brim of the stone well; he lowers the bucket over the river’s grassy brim; the hat’s wide brim shades her face, showing the noun’s different everyday sense
Additional Notes
In the line "I touch the cool, wet brim—," brim is a specific container-edge word that some readers may pause to identify.; Found in the poem, I Have Wandered to a Spring by Edna Wahlert McCourt
Other Meanings of “brim”
Also Known As
edge brimful margin lip
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