Etymology

alveus

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Today it means: The bed or channel of a river, especially when the river is flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea. Full definition →

Latin alveus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromalveus“hollow trough-shaped vessel, trough, bath tub, hull, hold, ship, boat, channel or bed (of a river or trench), beehive”
  2. English todayalveus

Borrowed from Latin alveus (“hollow trough-shaped vessel, trough, bath tub, hull, hold, ship, boat, channel or bed (of a river or trench), beehive”). First attested in the late 17th century in an earlier sense.

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