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Rivel : \Riv"el\, v. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rivel : \Riv"el\, n.
A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] --Holland.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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