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Webster 1913 Edition

Rivel

Riv′el

,
Verb.
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 contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink;
as,
riveled
fruit;
riveled
flowers
.
[Obs.]
Pope.
“Riveled parchments.”
Walpole.

Riv′el

,
Noun.
A wrinkle; a rimple.
[Obs.]
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rivel

RIV'EL

,
Verb.
T.
[This word is obsolete, but shrivel, from the same root, is in use. It may be allied to ruffle.]
To contract into wrinkles; to shrink; as riveled fruits; riveled flowers.

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