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Webster 1913 Edition


Rivulet

Riv′u-let

,
Noun.
[Earlier
rivolet
, It.
rivoletto
, a dim. fr.
rivolo
, L.
rivulus
, dim. of
rivus
a brook. CF.
Rival
,
Rite
.]
A small stream or brook; a streamlet.
By fountain or by shady
rivulet

He sought them.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rivulet

RIV'ULET

,
Noun.
[L. rivulus.] A small stream or book; a streamlet.
By fountain or by shady rivulet, he sought them.