rime
/raɪm/
noun
- A white, icy coating that forms on surfaces when water vapor freezes quickly, often seen on trees or grass in cold weather.
- The morning sun sparkled on the rime covering the fence.
- Rime formed on the car windshield overnight.
- The hiker admired the delicate rime on the pine needles.
- A thin layer of frost or ice.
- She scraped the rime off the window to see outside.
- A light rime dusted the rooftops after the fog cleared.
- The branches were heavy with rime after the freezing rain.