Thesaurus results for RIMED

rimed

verb

past tense of rime

as in coated

to cover with a hardened layer frost riming the doorknob

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Warhol’s Portrait of Michael Chow (1984) shows the restaurateur across two panels coated in the artist’s trademark diamond dust.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
It’s made from durable cast iron, and the interior is coated in enamel that erases the need for extra seasoning, according to the brand.

— Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of coated

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Minimize direct exposure while your skin is red, peeling, swollen, crusted, or otherwise healing.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of crusted

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For the return of Victoria’s Secret’s pricey and gemstone-encrusted Fantasy Bra—the first time the brand has put it on its runway since 2018—team VS needed a model who is not merely of the moment, but transcends it.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Paris Texas’ spring 2027 collection, presented in Milan, is betting big on statement wedge styles, including the Wanda encrusted with crystals and the Romy featuring a cork wedge with a galvanized gold finish.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of encrusted

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Apparently, ancient Greeks used breadsticks smeared with olive oil as a lubricant.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Her makeup, crafted by Diana Shin, was equally as striking and overtly feminine, featuring pink shadow smeared in her crease, shimmer on her lids, falsies glued to her top lash line and burgundy lip liner accenting her lips.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of smeared

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The Hummer was found caked with mud, which Parker’s mother and sister said earlier this year was unusual and not from the driveway of the home that Parker shared with her mother.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Holden’s vignettes are caked in grime and emerge at a reckless pace.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of caked

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Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Their experiments covered micro-LED diameters ranging from 100 micrometers down to just 2 micrometers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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