OriginFrom Middle English rigol, from Middle French rigole. Doublet of rail, regal, regula, and rule.
- obsoleteA circle.
“About the mourning and congealed face
Of that black blood a watery rigol goes,
Which seems to weep upon the tainted place:”
- obsoleteA diadem, crown (ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty).
“[…] this is a sleep
That from this golden rigol hath divorc’d
So many English kings.”
- A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel.
Formsrigols(plural)