rimosity
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Rimosity — Ri*mos i*ty, n. State of being rimose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rimosity — ri·mos·i·ty … English syllables
rimosity — noun see rimose … Useful english dictionary
rimose — rimosely, adv. rimosity /ruy mos i tee/, n. /ruy mohs, ruy mohs /, adj. full of crevices, chinks, or cracks. Also, rimous /ruy meuhs/. [1720 30; < L rimosus full of cracks, equiv. to rim(a) cleft, crack, chink + osus OSE1] * * * … Universalium
rimose — [rīməsrī′mōs΄, rī mōs′] adj. [L rimosus < rima, chink, fissure < IE base * rei , to slit, cut > RIVE, REAP] full of cracks, fissures, or crevices: also rimous [rīməs] rimosely adv. rimosity [rīmäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
