2 entries under this word

Pluvial

Plü'vi-al, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. pluvialis, from pluvia, rain, pluere, to rain; Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. pluvial, It. pluviale.] Abounding in rain; rainy. [Rare.] Browne.

Plū'vi-al, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pluvial, L. Lat. pluviale, pluvialis, a garment which covers one up, and keeps off the rain, from Lat. pluvialis. See supra.] A priest's cope. [Obs.] Ainsworth.