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brim

1 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes and Fashion
brim1 [countable]
1DC the bottom part of a hat that sticks out to protect you from sun and rain:
an old straw hat with a broad brim
2 the top edge of a container:
She filled each glass to the brim.
filled/full to the brim (=completely full)
The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
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