rill

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

[edit] Noun

rill (plural rills)

1. A very small brook; a streamlet.

[edit] Quotations

• So twice five miles of fertile ground
• With walls and towers were girdled round :
• And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
• Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ;
• And here were forests ancient as the hills,
• Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. - Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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