rivièren.

Brit.

/rɪˈvjɛː/, U.S.

/rɪviˈɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s– rivière, 1800s– riviere.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rivière.

Etymology: < French rivière necklace of diamonds (1830; compare earlier rivière de diamants (1746), literally ‘stream of diamonds’), row of openwork (although this is apparently first attested later: 1872), transferred uses of rivière river n.¹

1. A necklace of diamonds or other gems, esp. one consisting of more than one string.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar > other types of necklace

esclavage1758

negligée1824

rivière1833

sautoir1936

1833 Court Jrnl. 30 Nov. 807/1 Her hair was in bandeaux, and she had a rivière of diamonds on her forehead.

1880 B. Disraeli Endymion II. ii. 20 Myra was amused as she watched their dazzling tiaras and flashing rivières.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 June 13/3 Buying a diamond for £12,000 and ordering it to be set in her rivière as the centre stone.

1913 E. Sheldon Romance i. 21 She wears long diamond earrings, a riviere of diamonds is about her neck, diamonds gleam of [sic] her corsage.

1958 M. Kelly Christmas Egg ii. 61 Rivière—what was that?—of large brilliant diamonds, with ear-rings en suite, silver.

1980 J. Lees-Milne Diary 21 June in Deep Romantic Chasm (2003) 95 The Maharajah of Patiala..was wearing a rivière of diamonds, with one immense and sparkling diamond in the centre.

2006 J. Loring in C. Phillips Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837–1987 vi. 103/2 A magnificent rivière of thirty-seven Golconda diamonds with crescent pendant purchased..for $80,000.

†2. Needlework. A row of openwork. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > open-work > row of

rivièrea1855

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xviii. 9 A ‘rivière’, or open-work hem round a cambric handkerchief.

1886 in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xviii. 209 In Blonde de Seville, it [sc. a lace fichu] falls into cascades and rivières.

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

单词	rivière
释义	rivièren. Brit. /rɪˈvjɛː/, U.S. /rɪviˈɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s– rivière, 1800s– riviere. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rivière. Etymology: < French rivière necklace of diamonds (1830; compare earlier rivière de diamants (1746), literally ‘stream of diamonds’), row of openwork (although this is apparently first attested later: 1872), transferred uses of rivière river n.¹ 1. A necklace of diamonds or other gems, esp. one consisting of more than one string. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar > other types of necklace esclavage1758 negligée1824 rivière1833 sautoir1936 1833 Court Jrnl. 30 Nov. 807/1 Her hair was in bandeaux, and she had a rivière of diamonds on her forehead. 1880 B. Disraeli Endymion II. ii. 20 Myra was amused as she watched their dazzling tiaras and flashing rivières. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 June 13/3 Buying a diamond for £12,000 and ordering it to be set in her rivière as the centre stone. 1913 E. Sheldon Romance i. 21 She wears long diamond earrings, a riviere of diamonds is about her neck, diamonds gleam of [sic] her corsage. 1958 M. Kelly Christmas Egg ii. 61 Rivière—what was that?—of large brilliant diamonds, with ear-rings en suite, silver. 1980 J. Lees-Milne Diary 21 June in Deep Romantic Chasm (2003) 95 The Maharajah of Patiala..was wearing a rivière of diamonds, with one immense and sparkling diamond in the centre. 2006 J. Loring in C. Phillips Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837–1987 vi. 103/2 A magnificent rivière of thirty-seven Golconda diamonds with crescent pendant purchased..for $80,000. †2. Needlework. A row of openwork. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > open-work > row of rivièrea1855 a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xviii. 9 A ‘rivière’, or open-work hem round a cambric handkerchief. 1886 in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xviii. 209 In Blonde de Seville, it [sc. a lace fichu] falls into cascades and rivières. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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