Rhyme \Rhyme\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rhymed;p. pr. & vb. n.
Rhyming.]
[OE. rimen, rymen, AS. r[=i]man to count: cf. F.
rimer to rhyme. See Rhyme, n.]
1. To make rhymes, or verses. ``Thou shalt no longer ryme.''
--Chaucer.
There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side,
Who rhymed for hire, and patronized for pride.
--Pope.
2. To accord in rhyme or sound.
And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well.
--Dryden.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |