riviere

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She tried to hold herself steady and opened the other cases—the two pearl necklaces, the sapphire rivière, the diamond and ruby tiara.

From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Bonner, Geraldine

Au sortir de Burse nous traversâmes vers le nord une plaine qu'arrose une rivière profonde qui va se jetter, quatre lieues environ plus bas, dans le golfe, entre Constantinople et Galipoly.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard

But among these presents were two which puzzled me greatly—they came anonymously—a rivière of splendid diamonds for Dolores, a splendid motor car for me.

From A Queen's Error by Curties, Henry

“She ain’t scare’ go anywhere on the rivière with Moise and his oncle, or even with Leo and George.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Hough, Emerson

La seconde rivière, celle de Colombia, se jette dans l’Océan Pacifique près du Cap Disappointment, au sud de Nootka-Sound, d’après le célèbre voyageur Vancouver, sous les 46° 19′ de latitude.”

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers