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Webster 1913 Edition
Ripple
Rip′ple
,Noun.
[From ]
Rip
, Verb.
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
Rip′ple
,Verb.
T.
1.
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
2.
Hence, to scratch or tear.
Holland.
1.
To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
2.
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
Rip′ple
,Verb.
T.
To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations;
as, the breeze
. rippled
the lakeRip′ple
,Noun.
1.
The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.
2.
A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves;
as, a
. ripple
of laughterRipple grass
. (Bot.)
See
– Ribwort
. Ripple marks
, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of wind waves; also
(Geol.)
, a system of parallel ridges on the surface of a sandstone stratum.Webster 1828 Edition
Ripple
RIP'PLE
, v.i.To fret on the surface; as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom, appears rough and broken, or as if ripped or torn.
RIP'PLE
, v.t.1.
To clean, as flax.2.
To agitate the surface of water.RIP'PLE
, n.1.
The fretting of the surface of water; little curling waves.2.
A large comb or hatchel for cleaning flax.