A small stream or watercourse; a brook; a runnel; (occasionally) a trickle of liquid. Also: a gutter, a drain.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > rivulet or runnel (23) rindleeOE A small stream or watercourse; a brook; a runnel; (occasionally) a trickle of liquid. Also: a gutter, a drain. runningc1350 A channel in which water may flow; a stream, a rivulet. Obsolete. stripec1440 A small stream, a rivulet, rill. ruissel1477 A rivulet, brook. channel1478 A small river; a stream, a brook. Also in extended use. Obsolete. veina1500 A narrow stream or pool of water on the earth's surface; a rivulet. Obsolete. rivel1542 A small stream of water; a rivulet. rivereta1552 A small river, stream; = rivulet, n. 1a. rivulet1577 A small river; a stream. rundle1577 A small stream of water; a rivulet. runnel1577 A small stream of water; a rill, a rivulet; a trickle. Also figurative. runner1578 Scottish and English regional (northern). A small stream of water; = runnel, n.1 1. Now rare. runnet1601 A small stream or brook; a runnel. rival1602 A small stream. riverling1605 A small river, a stream; = rivulet, n. 1. run1605 gen. Chiefly North American, Scottish, and English regional. A small stream of water; a rivulet, a runnel. Cf. earlier rune, n.1 3. riveling1615 A small stream, a rivulet. creek1622 As part of a river or river-system. In U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.: A branch of a main river, a tributary river; a rivulet, brook… drill1641 A (? trickling) rivulet or small stream; a rill. vein riveret1652 a small tributary (cf. sense 1b). riverlet1654 A small river, a stream; = rivulet, n. 1a. rigolet1771 A stream, a rivulet. Also: a strait. runlet1801 A little stream; a runnel. Cf. run, n.2 24b. |
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