Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rivulet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rivulet \Riv"u*let\, n. [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim.
fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. {Rival},
{Rite}.]
A small stream or brook; a streamlet.
By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them.
--Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rivulet
n : a small stream [syn: {rill}, {run}, {runnel}, {streamlet}]
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