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rimmèd

Adjective
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

An adjective describing something bordered, encircled, or edged by a rim, often used in poetry to describe frosty leaves or tear-filled eyes.

Detailed Definition
Rimmèd is an older or poetic form meaning edged or bordered. Here it describes the moon-like clouds as if they have a distinct rim, helping the image feel delicate and carefully shaped.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Each seems a broken rimmèd moon,” where rimmèd means edged or bordered; the grave accent preserves the two-syllable pronunciation, rim-med; “silver-rimmed clouds” makes light define an outline; a poet may describe “a rimmèd glass of rain” to sharpen visual imagery
Additional Notes
"rimmèd" is an unusual poetic spelling in the quoted line and is not a common modern word.; Found in the poem, Days Too Short by W. H. Davies
Also Known As
fringed bordered edged adorned fringéd
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