Riveling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rivel \Riv"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riveled};p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Riveling}.] [AS. gerifled, geriflod, gerifod, wrinkled,
     geriflian, gerifian, to wrinkle. See {Rifle} a gun, {Rive}.]
     To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled
     fruit; riveled flowers. [Obs.] --Pope. "Riveled parchments."
     --Walpole.


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