Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a river.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being a river.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being a
river .
Etymologies
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river + -hood
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Examples
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Any one who has lost his way has at all times a claim even upon the gods, wherefore in my distress I draw near to your stream, and cling to the knees of your riverhood.
The Odyssey 1900
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Any one who has lost his way has at all times a claim even upon the gods, wherefore in my distress I draw near to your stream, and cling to the knees of your riverhood.
The Odyssey 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1868
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Space becomes inexpressibly vast, and time assumes the riverhood that only flows forward.
AMERICAN DIGEST Vanderleun 2010
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Space becomes inexpressibly vast, and time assumes the riverhood that only flows forward.
AMERICAN DIGEST 2010
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