rivière

[ riv-ee-air, ri-vyair; French ree-vyer ]

/ ˌrɪv iˈɛər, rɪˈvyɛər; French riˈvyɛr /

a necklace of diamonds or other gems, especially in more than one string.

Origin of rivière

1875–80; < French: literally, river¹

An arrow of ice shot through young Riviere; and then came a feeling of death at his heart, a new symptom in his young life.

White Lies |Charles Reade
Young Riviere inquired what ground of offence they had given HIM.

White Lies |Charles Reade
Riviere could do good work when he took pains; but he was unequal and uncertain.

The Book-Collector |William Carew Hazlitt
Riviere, not wholly ingenuously, undertook to explain to Jimmy the triumph of the French mechanicians.

Dubliners |James Joyce

She had heard of De la Riviere's visit to Valmond, and she intended sending for him, but delayed it.

When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete |Gilbert Parker

rivière

/ (ˌrɪvɪˈɛə) /

a necklace the diamonds or other precious stones of which gradually increase in size up to a large centre stone

C19: from French: brook, river