Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rivage

Riv″age (?), n. [F., fr. L. ripa bank, shore.] 1. A bank, shore, or coast. Spenser.From the green rivage many a fallOf diamond rillets musical. Tennyson.2. (O.Eng.Law) A duty pa...

4268

Rival

Ri″val (?), n. [F. rival (cf. It. rivale), L. rivales two neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. Rivulet, Ret...

4269

Rival (2)

Ri″val, a. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.The strenuous conflicts and alternate vi...

4270

Rival (3)

Ri″val, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rivaled (?) or Rivalled; p. pr. & vb. n.Rivaling or Rivalling.] 1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, t...

4271

Rival (4)

Ri″val, v. i. To be in rivalry. Shak.

4272

Rivaless

Ri″val‐ess, n. A female rival. Richardson.

4273

Rivality

Ri‐val″i‐ty (?), n. [L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalité.] 1. Rivalry; competition.2. Equality, as of right or rank. hak.

4274

Rivalry

Ri″val‐ry (?), n.; pl.Rivalries (�). The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. “Keen contention and eager rivalries.” Jeffrey.Syn. — Emulation; competit...

4275

Rivalship

Ri″val‐ship, n. Rivalry. B. Jonson.

4276

Rive

Rive (?), v. t. [imp.Rived (?); p. p.Rived or Riven (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Riving.] [Icel. rīfa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf....

4277

Rive (2)

Rive, v. i. To be split or rent asunder.Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. Woodward.

4278

Rive (3)

Rive, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

4279

Rivel

Riv″el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Riveled (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Riveling.] [AS. gerifled, geriflod, gerifod, wrinkled, geriflian, gerifian, to wrinkle. See Rifle a gun, Rive.] To cont...

4280

Rivel (2)

Riv″el, n. A wrinkle; a rimple. Holland.

4281

Riven

Riv″en (?), p. p. & a. from Rive.

4282

River

Riv″er (?), n. One who rives or splits.

4283

River (2)

Riv″er (?), n. [F. rivère a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. Arrive, R...

4284

River (3)

Riv″er (?), v. i. To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. Halliwell.

4285

Rivered

Riv″ered (?), a. Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.

4286

Riveret

Riv″er‐et (?), n. A rivulet. Drayton.

4287

Riverhood

Riv″er‐hood (?), n. The quality or state of being a river. “Useful riverhood.” H. Miller.

4288

Riverling

Riv″er‐ling (?), n. A rivulet. Sylvester.

4289

Riverside

Riv″er‐side′ (?), n. The side or bank of a river.

4290

Rivery

Riv″er‐y (?), a. Having rivers; as, a rivery country. Drayton.

4291

Rivet

Riv″et (?), n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. Reef part of a sail.] A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of m...

4292

Rivet (2)

Riv″et, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Riveted; p. pr. & vb. n.Riveting.] 1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.2. To spread out the end or point of, as...

4293

Riveter

Riv″et‐er (?), n. One who rivets.