rivage

[ riv-ij, rahy-vij ]

/ ˈrɪv ɪdʒ, ˈraɪ vɪdʒ /

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noun Archaic.

a bank, shore, or coast.

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Origin of rivage

1250–1300; Middle English <Middle French, equivalent to riveriver¹ (<Latin rīpa riverbank) + -age-age

Words nearby rivage

rituximab, ritz, Ritz combination principle, ritzy, riv., rivage, rival, rivalrous, rivalry, rive, rivel

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How to use rivage in a sentence

Aussi tot la chaloupe fut armee pour aller chercher ceux qui s'etoient sauvez le long du rivage.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King
It was only three blocks down to Beau Rivage, and thither Mike drove them in all the storm.
Waring's Peril|Charles King
They rode three days, and then they came to a rivage, where they found the ship whereof the tale speaketh tofore.
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights|U. Waldo Cutler
Le sable du rivage (de l'ile Bernier) est quartzeux, mele d'une grande proportion de debris calcaires fortement attenues.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

Beau Rivage, old and moss-grown at the close of the war, fell into rapid decline after the tragedy of that April night.
Waring's Peril|Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for rivage

rivage

/ (ˈrɪvɪdʒ) /

noun

archaic a bank, shore, or coast

Word Origin for rivage

C14: from Old French, from rive river bank, from Latin rīpa

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