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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ripple \Rip"ple\, n.
1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running
water; little curling waves.
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2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by
little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
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{Ripple grass}. (Bot.) See {Ribwort}.
{Ripple marks}, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced
by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of
wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on
the surface of a sandstone stratum.
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