rivage

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It seems like everyone I know owns at least one piece from their Beau Rivage (swirly brown) set they bought in the 90's.

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Quick take

(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.

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noun

(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.

noun

(law, UK, historical) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rivage.

noun

(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.

noun

(law, UK, historical) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.

Example sentences

It seems like everyone I know owns at least one piece from their Beau Rivage (swirly brown) set they bought in the 90's.

But from what I've seen, most of his novels have been translated with a relatively faithful title (say, "Kafka sur le rivage" for Kafka on the shore).

I suppose we all read what we all want to read, but I personally found the following fragment amusing: "rivage couldnt print hello world" Granted, some of it may be sour grapes, but those are supposedly other kiddies he worked with at the time.

Quote examples

But from what I've seen, most of his novels have been translated with a relatively faithful title (say, "Kafka sur le rivage" for Kafka on the shore).