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riveret

riveret noun: a rivulet, a small river.

Noun

riveret (plural riverets)

  1. (obsolete) A rivulet, a small river.
    • Of Cranburn that is call’d; who greatly joyes to see
      A Riveret borne of her, for Stours should reckned bee,1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 2 p. 27

Forms of riveret

pluralriverets

Origin of riveret

From river + -et?

Questions about riveret

What does riveret mean?
Riveret means a rivulet, a small river.
What part of speech is riveret?
Riveret is a noun.
What is the plural of riveret?
The plural of riveret is riverets.

Words near riveret in the dictionary

  1. riverdune
  2. riverdunes
  3. Rivere
  4. rivered
  5. Riveres
  6. riveret
  7. riverets
  8. riverfaring
  9. riverfront
  10. riverfronts
  11. riverful

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