rimmed

rimmed
/rimd/, adj.
1. having a rim: Do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses?
2. having a rim of a specified kind (often used in combination): Your red-rimmed eyes show that you have been crying.
[1720-30; RIM + -ED3]

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