riversiden.adj.
/ˈrɪvəsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərˌsaɪd/ A. n.
The side or bank of a river; the ground adjacent to or stretching along a river.Now frequently used in names of places, buildings, etc.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [noun] > of river
sidec1275
rive1296
bankc1303
brae1330
riversidea1425
brook-sidec1450
ripec1475
pleyc1503
riverbanka1522
burn-sidec1540
greave1579
wharf1603
watera1800
riva1819
brook-bank1861
riverine1864
hag1886
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. ii. 650 By ryuers sydes put water is sone yfounde.]
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 134 Tho gan I walk thorough the mede..The Ryuer syde [Fr. rivage] costeiyng.
c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 54 Men shuld lede hem [sc. hounds] out euery day..vpon an..hard pathe bi a revere syde.
a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 81 (MED) It nedys to him þat ys dronkyn of wyn..þat he..sitte by a Rennand Ryuere-syd.
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Paddock & Mouse l. 2778 in Poems (1981) 103 Ane lytill mous come till ane reuer syde.
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. 19 The ost lodged them in a wodde by a lytle ryuersyde.
1611 Bible (King James) Acts xvi. 13 On the Sabboth we went out of the citie by a riuer side . View more context for this quotation
1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 35 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors He commonly lurks in the high grass on the river side.
1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 192 Casting on the river side The bloody spear, his gather'd feet I ty'd.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 181 This animal..seldom ventures from the river side.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ii. 35 We..walked along the river-side till we fell in with a small craft.
1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xxiv. 411 Instantly [the woman]..hurried to the river-side.
1931 Discovery Mar. 87/1 Black-headed gulls,..so familiar to Londoners as winter visitors to the metropolitan parks and riverside.
1969 B. Kops By Waters of Whitechapel xxv. 210 The riverside is never particularly busy on a Saturday afternoon, except for the gulls.
2002 S. Cahill in L. Kohn & H. D. Roth Daoist Identity v. 112 Willows by the riverside are conventional signs of parting and of fragile female beauty.
B. adj. (attributive).
On, at, or by the side of a river.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [adjective] > of river
riverside1760
riparian1807
riverain1832
riverine1853
riparial1856
ripal1867
1760 G. Washington Diary 14 Apr. (1925) I. 153 Has 2 Pecks of sd. Earth and 1 of Riverside Sand.
1799 Hull Advertiser 15 June 2/4 A warehouse..desirable for any purpose where a river-side situation is required.
1849 J. Forbes Physician's Holiday (1850) 1 The river-side inns of Wales or Scotland.
1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 280 Mr. Stewart has now extensive river-side premises.
1889 C. C. Rhys Up for Season 277 A lawn, and a riverside villa.
1914 W. Owen Let. 1 June (1967) 257 They went to visit some friends who lived in a riverside village.
1946 Nature 31 Aug. 290/1 At the age of fourteen, he contracted severe rheumatic trouble, as a result of river-side bathing.
1989 D. Pearce Conservation Today x. 178/1 New China wharf,..in London's docklands, respects both neighbours and riverside architecture as a whole.
2006 C. Tomalin Thomas Hardy iii. xi. 163 The fronts of the houses were their glory, facing west over the riverside walk, the river below and the miles of water meadows beyond.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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