river watern.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvə ˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvər ˌwɔdər/,

/ˈrɪvər ˌwɑdər/

Forms: see river n.¹ and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, water n.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + water n. Compare Middle Dutch rivierewater (Dutch rivierwater, †revierwater).

1. Water in or from a river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > river water > [noun]

running waterOE

river watera1398

streams?a1535

fresha1552

blood1852

runnage1864

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 153^v Ryuer watir is beste þat renneþ estward and..comeþ owte of hie mountaynes.

c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 90 (MED) Put all thies in a lede wyth as moch of clene ryver watir as they may easely be boyled in.

1533 T. Paynell tr. U. von Hutten De Morbo Gallico v. f. 9 I put well water or ryuer water into a newe potte.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Aqua Runnyng or riuer water.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 160 Engins, for the conueying of riuer-water ouer the said walles into cesternes.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 9 Riuer-water hath the third place of goodnes.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 350 A wooden Trough, fill'd with River-Water.

1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 483 The Spaniards..steep them in river water and salt till that bitterness is gone.

1835 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 4) I. 345 The area over which the river-water is spread.

1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 220 Common river-water was employed to fill the basin, and to knead the pipe-clay.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Dec. 3/1 River water is usually purified by sedimentation and filtration.

1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xlv. 441 River-water is less hard than that of the spring from which it starts.

2001 U. Aswathanarayana Water Resources Managem. & Environm. i. 38 There is much diversity in the mode of communication between the river water and the groundwater.

2. In plural. Waterways. Also: water flowing in rivers.

ΚΠ

1590 E. Daunce Briefe Disc. Spanish State 5 Neither haue they any great vse of their riuer waters, which are so troubled and extreme colde in the first part of summer.

1690 E. Warren Geologia (new ed.) xi. 226 The Earth which was under the Firmament, from the Waters above it. For as for the River-waters, they would have been too inconsiderable, to have had the Partition made by the Firmament.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Tides The Sea gradually swells; so that entering the Mouths of Rivers, it drives back the River-waters towards their Heads or Springs.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. §3. 365 The composition of the river waters of Western Europe is well shown by numerous analyses.

1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. vii. 86 Canalization of the river waters will concentrate their scour between these retaining walls.

2003 A. Franken Lies xxxix. 333 These fish are falling prey to a previously unknown life form spawned in the pig shit basins and carried into the river waters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	river water
释义	river watern. Brit. /ˈrɪvə ˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈrɪvər ˌwɔdər/, /ˈrɪvər ˌwɑdər/ Forms: see river n.¹ and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, water n. Etymology: < river n.¹ + water n. Compare Middle Dutch rivierewater (Dutch rivierwater, †revierwater). 1. Water in or from a river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > river water > [noun] running waterOE river watera1398 streams?a1535 fresha1552 blood1852 runnage1864 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 153^v Ryuer watir is beste þat renneþ estward and..comeþ owte of hie mountaynes. c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 90 (MED) Put all thies in a lede wyth as moch of clene ryver watir as they may easely be boyled in. 1533 T. Paynell tr. U. von Hutten De Morbo Gallico v. f. 9 I put well water or ryuer water into a newe potte. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Aqua Runnyng or riuer water. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 160 Engins, for the conueying of riuer-water ouer the said walles into cesternes. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 9 Riuer-water hath the third place of goodnes. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 350 A wooden Trough, fill'd with River-Water. 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 483 The Spaniards..steep them in river water and salt till that bitterness is gone. 1835 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 4) I. 345 The area over which the river-water is spread. 1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 220 Common river-water was employed to fill the basin, and to knead the pipe-clay. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Dec. 3/1 River water is usually purified by sedimentation and filtration. 1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xlv. 441 River-water is less hard than that of the spring from which it starts. 2001 U. Aswathanarayana Water Resources Managem. & Environm. i. 38 There is much diversity in the mode of communication between the river water and the groundwater. 2. In plural. Waterways. Also: water flowing in rivers. ΚΠ 1590 E. Daunce Briefe Disc. Spanish State 5 Neither haue they any great vse of their riuer waters, which are so troubled and extreme colde in the first part of summer. 1690 E. Warren Geologia (new ed.) xi. 226 The Earth which was under the Firmament, from the Waters above it. For as for the River-waters, they would have been too inconsiderable, to have had the Partition made by the Firmament. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Tides The Sea gradually swells; so that entering the Mouths of Rivers, it drives back the River-waters towards their Heads or Springs. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. §3. 365 The composition of the river waters of Western Europe is well shown by numerous analyses. 1954 J. F. Kirkaldy Gen. Princ. Geol. vii. 86 Canalization of the river waters will concentrate their scour between these retaining walls. 2003 A. Franken Lies xxxix. 333 These fish are falling prey to a previously unknown life form spawned in the pig shit basins and carried into the river waters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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