riviere

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Charlevoix, indeed, mentions that "Champlain prétend que cette rivière est celle de St. Charles, mais," he adds, "il se trompe," &c.

From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George

So, on the following evening, he presented himself at the stage-door of the theater where Miss Ermyn L’Estrange was then displaying her charms, in his hand an écrin containing a rivière of diamonds.

From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis

The term fell into disuse about the time of the Revolution, and the proper name in France for a string of diamonds at that period was rivière.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard

Nowadays they have restored the carcanet and kept the rivière as well, both terms being in common use.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard

Farms for sale on the banks of the Ohio, la belle rivière; the finest district of the United States!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 by Various