Rī-mōse′, a.

adjective

(125), a. [Lat. rimosus, fr. rima, a chink; It. rimoso, Fr. rimeux. See supra.]

  1. Full of rimes or chinks.
  2. (Nat. Hist.) Abounding with long, nearly parallel clefts, cracks, or chinks, like those in the bark of trees.