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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Breme \Breme\ (br[=e]m), adjective [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf. {Brim}, adjective]
1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. --Drayton.
2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also {brim} and {brimme}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brim \Brim\, noun [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. br["a]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame, br["a]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]
1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.
Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. --Coleridge.
2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.
The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. --Josh. iii. 15.
3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brim \Brim\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brimming}.] To be full to the brim. ''The brimming stream.'' --Milton.
{To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brim \Brim\, verb (used with an object) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
Arrange the board and brim the glass. --Tennyson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brim \Brim\, adjective Fierce; sharp; cold. See {Breme}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brim
noun
1: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {rim}, {lip}]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
verb
1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "brim": bank, board, border, bordure, brink, brow, coast, edge, featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, overflow, ragged edge, rim, selvage, shore, side, sideline, skirt, verge
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
BRIM Bridge/Router Interface Module
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