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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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