PLUVIALS

Noun

pluvials

plural of pluvial

Source: Wiktionary


PLUVIAL

Plu"vi*al, a. Etym: [L. pluvialis, fr. pluvia rain: cf. F. pluvial. See Plover.]

1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy. [R.]

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Produced by the action of rain.

Plu"vi*al, n. Etym: [LL. pluviale a garment which keeps off the rain: cf. F. pluvial.]

Definition: A priest's cope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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