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rivels
plural of rivel
• Elvirs, Silver, levirs, livers, livres, silver, sliver, svirel
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
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States