RIVEL

Etymology 1

Verb

rivel (third-person singular simple present rivels, present participle rivelling, simple past and past participle rivelled)

(intransitive) To shrivel, wrinkle (up).

(transitive) To cause to be wrinkled, to shrivel.

Noun

rivel (plural rivels)

(obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.

Etymology 2

Noun

rivel (plural rivels)

(US) A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

Anagrams

• Elvir, Liver, ervil, levir, liver, livre, viler

Source: Wiktionary


Riv"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riveled;p. pr. & vb. n. Riveling.] Etym: [AS. gerifled, geriflod, gerifod, wrinkled, geriflian, gerifian, to wrinkle. See Rifle a gun, Rive.]

Definition: To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers. [Obs.] Pope. "Riveled parchments." Walpole.

Riv"el, n.

Definition: A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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