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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small stream;
[syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         By fountain or by shady rivulet
         He sought them.                          --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rivulet
    n 1: a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel,
         streamlet]