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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