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‖ rivière|riˈvjɛr|
[a. F. rivière (river n.1) in same sense.]
1. A necklace of diamonds or other gems, esp. one consisting of more than one string.
1879M. E. Braddon Vixen I. xvi. 304 The special presents which stood out..were—a rivière of diamonds.., a pair of priceless crackle jars, a Sèvres dinner-service of the old bleu-du-roi. 1880Disraeli Endym. xxxviii, Myra was amused as she watched their dazzling tiaras and flashing rivières. 1887Pall Mall G. 29 June 13/3 Buying a diamond for {pstlg}12,000 and ordering it to be set in her rivière as the centre stone. 1958M. Kelly Christmas Egg ii. 61 Rivière—what was that?—of large brilliant diamonds, with ear-rings en suite, silver.
2. Needlework. A row of open-work.
a1855C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xviii. 9 A ‘rivière’, or open-work hem round a cambric handkerchief. 1886in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xviii. 209 In Blonde de Seville, it [sc. a lace fichu] falls into cascades and rivières. |