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Definition of Brimmer
1. n. A brimful bowl; a bumper.
Definition of Brimmer
1. Noun. A cup brimming over with liquid. ¹
2. Noun. (dialect) A hat with a brim, especially a straw hat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brimmer
1. a brimming cup or glass [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brimmer
Literary usage of Brimmer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1900)
"André Sigourney was a Huguenot; and Martin brimmer, the immigrant, ... Those who
loved and admired Martin brimmer may find in this commingling of races a ..."
2. King's Hand-book of Boston by Moses King (1889)
"The New Church of the Advent building is at the corner of Mount- Vernon and
brimmer Streets. It is constructed of brick and stone, with an interior finish ..."
3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"... DISCUSSANT RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE ANDREW F.
brimmer President, brimmer & Company, Inc. and Wilmer ..."
4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1857)
"JOHN brimmer wished to be considered a fast young man. ... Now John brimmer wished
to be ranked as a ' brick.' Bat he wa* not. ..."
5. Diary of Thomas Robbins, D. D., 1796-1854 by Thomas Robbins (1887)
"D., died in New 3 Martin brimmer. Haven, May 28, 1843, in his eighty-fifth 4 A
worthy and capable man. year. 3 Peter Gilman Robbins, MD 5 That is, ..."
6. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"The difference between a brimmer and a bumper may be tested with a small piece
of cork. In a brimmer it will float to the edge of the glass ; in a bumper it ..."
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