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RIVULET
rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet
(noun) a small stream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rivulet (plural rivulets)
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.
Source: Wiktionary
Riv"u*let, n. Etym: [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. Rival, Rite.]
Definition: A small stream or brook; a streamlet. By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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