Rivage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rivage is a noun meaning (now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.
Meaning
(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.
More Meanings
- (law, UK, historical) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
Example Sentences
Pactolus with his waters shere Throwes forth upon the rivage
From the green rivage many a fall / Of diamond rillets musical, […]
[…] leaves have taken flight From yon Slim seedling-birch on the rivage, the flock Of herons has the quiet of solitude […]
Ryght soo departed Galahad / Percyual / and Bors with hym / and soo they rode thre dayes / and thenne they came to a Ryuage and fonde the shyp[…]/ And whanne they cam to the borde / they fonde in the myddes the table of syluer / whiche they had lefte with the maymed kynge and the Sancgreal whiche was couerd with rede samyte
Word Forms
- rivages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shoreline, shore, shorebirds, rive, riva, riveret.
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