Riven
['rɪvən]
Definition
(-) of Rive
(-) p. p. & a. from Rive.
Edited by Julius
Examples
- It plained of its gaping wounds, its inward bleeding, its riven chords. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- There's where she sits, you see,' said Eugene, when they were standing under the bank, roared and riven at by the wind. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They'd be riven to bits, ere ever they'd be different. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Descending the laurel walk, I faced the wreck of the chestnut-tree; it stood up black and riven: the trunk, split down the centre, gasped ghastly. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Though thy bark be tempest-driven, Though each plank be rent and riven, Truth will bear thee on for ever! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Edited by Julius