Definition of "red-rimmed" [red-rimmed]

• Rimmed with red (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "By the time we got to the building, Mary had finally settled down like a beaten animal, terror and anger brewing in her red-rimmed eyes."
• "At first the crowd seemed to be typical for such a place: middle-aged men with red-rimmed eyes; women showing too much cleavage for their figures; some nice dresses and suits, most of them off the rack."
• "Mr. Beckey is slight of frame, slightly stooped, his gray hair longish, his hands oversized, his eyes red-rimmed."