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DictionarybrimOuter edge
noun / verb

brim

BRIM/brɪm/

The upper edge of an opening or container.

The contrasting glaze highlights the brim around the cup's opening.

A close-up of a simple ceramic cup with a contrasting glazed upper rim, viewed slightly from above so its continuous upper edge is unmistakable.
Etymology
brimMiddle Englishedge; riverbank

Middle English brymme described a sea's edge or a riverbank. That boundary sense broadened to the upper or projecting edge of cups, hats, and other hollow objects; its deeper origin remains obscure.

In context

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If you haven’t already done so, now you can start pumping to pressurize the tank, though you may want to wait a bit if you filled the cup to the brim.
Pressure lamps: gaslighting on the go

More examples

  • A wide hat brim shades his face.
  • Her eyes brimmed with tears.
  • The room is brimming with excited guests.

Forms

brim · brims · brimmed · brimming

Similar words

rim
Rim is a surrounding edge generally; brim especially marks the upper opening or a hat's projecting edge.