rime

This term describes a specific type of frost that occurs when supercooled water droplets in fog freeze instantly upon contact with a surface. It creates a white, opaque, and often granular crust, distinguishing it from the clear, glassy appearance of glaze ice or the delicate, needle-like structures of hoar frost. In a literary context, the spelling is an archaic variant of rhyme. While modern English uses the h-spelling for poetic correspondence, this version is primarily encountered in historical texts or specific poetic titles to evoke an antique atmosphere.