Brimmer

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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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