Definition of chime

demure Definition: (adjective) modest or shy. Petersons.com

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chime ²    (chm) KEY  

NOUN:

The rim of a cask.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English chimb, from Old English cim-, cimb- (in cimstnas, bases of a pillar, and cimbing, jointing); see gembh- in Indo-European roots

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