† riveretn.

Forms: see river n.¹ and -et suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: river n.¹, -et suffix¹.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + -et suffix¹, after Middle French riverete, riverette, Middle French, French riviérette small river, rivulet (c1220 in Old French as riverete ). The anatomical uses in sense 2 appear to be unparalleled in French. Compare rivulet n.

Obsolete.

a. A small river, stream; = rivulet n. 1a.In quot. 1594 in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > rivulet or runnel

rindleeOE

runningc1350

stripec1440

ruissel1477

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veina1500

rivel1542

rivereta1552

rivulet1577

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runnel1577

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run1605

riveling1615

creek1622

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vein riveret1652

riverlet1654

rigolet1771

runlet1801

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 86 The Castelle of Notingham stondith on a rokky Hille..: and Line Riveret goith by the Rootes of it.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. i. f. 56^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Caue..which is no great water nor quick streame.., and yet is it a prety riueret.

1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus sig. F The channels run like riuerets of blood.

1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. Pref. p. vi A little rill, which..is maintained with fresh springs and new riverets.

a1634 T. Gerard Particular Descr. Somerset (1900) 1 On the utmost edge of this County Ore a little riverett gusheth out under a large Oak.

1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 5 The South-side is not without Brooks and Riverets, which empty themselves into the Sea.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. x. 581 I should next proceed to shew in what manner the higher part of the Country upon, and at the Head of those Riverets was defended by the Romans.

1754 Psalms of David ii. 3 In hot countries they used to plant gardens near springs of water, from whence the husbandman deriv'd many little becks, or riverets.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 46 Waters..such as form pools, in their course like the riverets above mentioned.

b. figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 232 These arts are petie kindes of Prudence and so called; or rils and riverets flowing from Prudence, or certaine parcels rather of it, sprinkled and dispersed among the necessities of this life.

1612 A. Stafford Medit. & Resol. 170 Those Seas, & inundations of miserie, vnder which wee grone, haue no other birth, sourse, nor Generation, but from the Riuerets of Court-Calumnie.

1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. To Rdr. 22 So much better they thought it for men to draw..religion from the Lord's fountaine, than from creekes and riuerets of men.

1631 J. Done Polydoron 206 God almighty, being the fountaine of all wisedome, as wee call excellent Sapiens, cannot be without the poore riveret of reason, which hee hath given to man.

a. A small branch of a vein; a venule. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > small

riveret1615

veinlet1652

veinulet1662

venule1766

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 172 If onely the riuerets or channels of the Hollow-vein did containe Alimentary blood.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 254 From the same braunch of the Hypogastricall Veine come small riuerets to the bladder.

b. A vein that is visible through the skin. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > surface

riveret1619

1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres vi. lvi, in Poems (rev. ed.) 89 Her faire Brests..Whose Violet Veines in branched Riuerets flow.

1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 42 A fair breast,..interlaced with Riveret-azur-veines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	riveret
释义	† riveretn. Forms: see river n.¹ and -et suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: river n.¹, -et suffix¹. Etymology: < river n.¹ + -et suffix¹, after Middle French riverete, riverette, Middle French, French riviérette small river, rivulet (c1220 in Old French as riverete ). The anatomical uses in sense 2 appear to be unparalleled in French. Compare rivulet n. Obsolete. 1. a. A small river, stream; = rivulet n. 1a.In quot. 1594 in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > rivulet or runnel rindleeOE runningc1350 stripec1440 ruissel1477 channel1478 veina1500 rivel1542 rivereta1552 rivulet1577 rundle1577 runnel1577 runner1578 runnet1601 rival1602 riverling1605 run1605 riveling1615 creek1622 drill1641 vein riveret1652 riverlet1654 rigolet1771 runlet1801 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 86 The Castelle of Notingham stondith on a rokky Hille..: and Line Riveret goith by the Rootes of it. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. i. f. 56^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Caue..which is no great water nor quick streame.., and yet is it a prety riueret. 1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus sig. F The channels run like riuerets of blood. 1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. Pref. p. vi A little rill, which..is maintained with fresh springs and new riverets. a1634 T. Gerard Particular Descr. Somerset (1900) 1 On the utmost edge of this County Ore a little riverett gusheth out under a large Oak. 1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 5 The South-side is not without Brooks and Riverets, which empty themselves into the Sea. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. x. 581 I should next proceed to shew in what manner the higher part of the Country upon, and at the Head of those Riverets was defended by the Romans. 1754 Psalms of David ii. 3 In hot countries they used to plant gardens near springs of water, from whence the husbandman deriv'd many little becks, or riverets. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 46 Waters..such as form pools, in their course like the riverets above mentioned. b. figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 232 These arts are petie kindes of Prudence and so called; or rils and riverets flowing from Prudence, or certaine parcels rather of it, sprinkled and dispersed among the necessities of this life. 1612 A. Stafford Medit. & Resol. 170 Those Seas, & inundations of miserie, vnder which wee grone, haue no other birth, sourse, nor Generation, but from the Riuerets of Court-Calumnie. 1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. To Rdr. 22 So much better they thought it for men to draw..religion from the Lord's fountaine, than from creekes and riuerets of men. 1631 J. Done Polydoron 206 God almighty, being the fountaine of all wisedome, as wee call excellent Sapiens, cannot be without the poore riveret of reason, which hee hath given to man. 2. a. A small branch of a vein; a venule. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > small riveret1615 veinlet1652 veinulet1662 venule1766 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 172 If onely the riuerets or channels of the Hollow-vein did containe Alimentary blood. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 254 From the same braunch of the Hypogastricall Veine come small riuerets to the bladder. b. A vein that is visible through the skin. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > surface riveret1619 1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres vi. lvi, in Poems (rev. ed.) 89 Her faire Brests..Whose Violet Veines in branched Riuerets flow. 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 42 A fair breast,..interlaced with Riveret-azur-veines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.a1552
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