Brimmer
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cup brimming over with liquid.
"No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth--the bar--when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round."
- 2 A hat with a brim, especially a straw hat. dialectal
"Bown has concocted exotic costumes out of a dash of this and that; her straw brimmers and other decorative hats have attracted positive notice from amused music critics."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth--the bar--when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round."
Etymology
From brim + -er.
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