Definition

• v. - An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
• v. t. - To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
• v. t. - Hence, to scratch or tear.
• v. i. - To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
• v. i. - To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
• v. t. - To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.