rivière
Americannoun
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rivières
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of rivière
1875–80; < French: literally, river 1
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The term fell into disuse about the time of the Revolution, and the proper name in France for a string of diamonds at that period was rivière.
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Mrs Goddard Orpen
Batturier does not appear in the dictionaries, and was doubtless coined by Champlain himself, as he makes, farther on, the adjective truitière, in the expression la rivière truitière, from the noun, truite.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
"I am sure I never said anything about breaking it off after I had seen the two tiaras, or even hinted at throwing over that rivière."
From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Mary Cholmondeley
Against one of these sketches are written the words "Embouchure de la rivière comme M. de la Salle la marque dans sa carte."
From France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 by Francis Parkman
The rivière was without its pretty rustic bridge; the picturesque pavilions were filled with soldiers; some were sitting on the porches mending their clothes.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
The French are better off than we; they have the word "fleuve" for the St. Lawrence;—other streams are "rivières."
From A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 by George McKinnon Wrong
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