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rivels

rivels is the plural of rivel.

Meaning of rivel

Noun (1)

rivel (plural rivels)

  1. (obsolete) A wrinkle; a rimple.
    • It wanteth the due parching and ripening against the sunne: and by that meanes commeth short of the rivels and blacknesse that the outlandish pepper hath.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

Noun (2)

rivel (plural rivels)

  1. (US) A kind of small dumpling made from egg and wheat flour, often eaten in soup, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch and other Germans.

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Questions about rivels

What is rivels the plural of?
Rivels is the plural of rivel.

Words near rivels in the dictionary

  1. Rivelin
  2. riveling
  3. rivelings
  4. rivelled
  5. rivelling
  6. rivels
  7. riven
  8. Rivenbark
  9. Rivenbarks
  10. Rivenburg
  11. Rivenburgs

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