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R.
R(. R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, \'bdR is the dog's letter and hurreth in the sound.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
In words derived from the Greek language the letter h is generally written after r to represent the aspirated sound of the Greek "r, but does not affect the pronunciation of the English word, as rhapsody, rhetoric. 1913 Webster]
The English letter derives its form from the Greek through the Latin, the Greek letter being derived from the Phl, s, and n; as in bandore, mandole; purple, L. purpura; E. chapter, F. chapitre, L. capitulum; E. was, were; hare, G. hase; E. order, F. ordre, L. ordo, ordinis; E. coffer, coffin. 1913 Webster]
The three Rs, a jocose expression for reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an education. 1913 Webster]
R&D(, n.[research and development.]research and development; used mostly to refer to the division of a corporation responsible for performing research and developing new products; -- a commonly used abbreviation. Syn. -- R and D, research and development.
[PJC]
Ra(r, n.A roe; a deer. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ra-. A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. 1913 Webster]
Raash(r, n.[Cf. Ar. ra'ash trembling, tremor.](Zo\'94l.)The electric catfish.[Written also raasch.] 1913 Webster]
Rab(r, n.A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. 1913 Webster]
Rab"at(r, n.[See Rabot.]A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`bat"(r, n.[F. Cf. Rabato.](Eccl.)(a)A clerical linen collar.(b)A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra*bate"(r, v. t.[F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- + abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v.](Falconry)To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rab"a*tine(r, n.[See Rabato.]A collar or cape. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ra*ba"to(r, n.[F. rabat, fr. rabattre. See Rabate.]A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rab*bate"(r, v. t.[See Rabate.]To abate or diminish. [Obs.] -- n.Abatement. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rab"bet(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rabbeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rabbeting.][F. raboter to plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + OF. abouter, aboter. See Abut, and cf. Rebut.]1.To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. 1913 Webster]
2.To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bet, n.[See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Carp.)A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Rabbet joint, below. 1913 Webster]
Rabbet joint(Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet. --
Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bi(ror r, n.; pl.Rabbis(ror r or Rabbies.[L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rab\'c6 my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.]Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. \'bdThe gravest rabbies.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.Matt. xxiii. 8. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bin(r, n.[F.]Same as Rabbi. 1913 Webster]
{ Rab*bin"ic(r, Rab*bin"ic*al(r, }a.[Cf. F. rabbinique.]Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. \'bdComments staler than rabbinic.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
We will not buy your rabbinical fumes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rab*bin"ic(r, n.The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew. 1913 Webster]
Rab*bin"ic*al*ly, adv.In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bin*ism(r, n.[Cf. F. rabbinisme.]1.A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. 1913 Webster]
2.The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bin*ist(r, n.[Cf. F. rabbiniste.]One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bin*ite(r, n.Same as Rabbinist. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bit(r, n.[OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.](Zo\'94l.)Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. 1913 Webster]
L. sylvatica) is similar but smaller. See Cottontail, and Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called hares. See Hare. 1913 Webster]
Angora rabbit(Zo\'94l.), a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur. --
Rabbit burrow, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation. --
Rabbit fish. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The northern chim\'91ra (Chim\'91ra monstrosa). (b)Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes. --
Rabbits' ears. (Bot.)See Cyclamen.<-- a type of antenna with two long narrow metal prongs, usually arranged so as to remeniscent of erect rabbit's ears. --> --
Rabbit warren, a piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits.Wright. --
Rock rabbit. (a)(Zo\'94l.)See Daman, and Klipdas.(b)the pika. --
Welsh rabbit, a dish of which the chief constituents are melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is popularly said to be a corruption of Welsh rare bit, but it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also called Welsh rarebit. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bit*ing, n.The hunting of rabbits.T. Hughes. 1913 Webster]
Rab"bit*ry(r, n.A place where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of hutches for tame rabbits. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble(r, n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Iron Manuf.)An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble, v. t.To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble, v. i.[Akin to D. rabbelen, Prov. G. rabbeln, to prattle, to chatter: cf. L. rabula a brawling advocate, a pettifogger, fr. rabere to rave. Cf. Rage.]To speak in a confused manner. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble, n.[Probably named from the noise made by it (see Rabble, v. i.) cf. D. rapalje rabble, OF. & Prov. F. rapaille.]1.A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng. 1913 Webster]
I saw, I say, come out of London, even unto the presence of the prince, a great rabble of mean and light persons.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
Jupiter, Mercury, Bacchus, Venus, Mars, and the whole rabble of licentious deities.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
2.A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter. 1913 Webster]
The rabble, the lowest class of people, without reference to an assembly; the dregs of the people. \'bdThe rabble call him \'bflord.'\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble, a.Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rabbled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rabbling(r.]1.To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
The bishops' carriages were stopped and the prelates themselves rabbled on their way to the house.J. R. Green. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence. [Obs. or Scot.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
3.To rumple; to crumple. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble*ment(r, n.A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. \'bdRude rablement.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rab"ble-rout`(r, n.A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng. 1913 Webster]
Rab*doid"al(r, a.[Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -oid + -al.](Anat.)See Sagittal.[Written also rhabdoidal.] 1913 Webster]
Rab*dol"o*gy(r, n.[Gr. "ra`bdos rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.]The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See Napier's bones.[Written also rhabdology.] 1913 Webster]
Rab"do*man`cy(r, n.[Gr. "ra`bdos rod + -mancy.]Divination by means of rods or wands.[Written also rhabdomancy.]Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rab"id(r, a.[L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.]1.Furious; raging; extremely violent. 1913 Webster]
The rabid flight Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. 1913 Webster]
3.Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. 1913 Webster]
Ra"bot(r, n.[F.]A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished.Knight. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"ca(r, a.[Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee r.]A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning \'bdworthless.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council.Matt. v. 22. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`ca`hout"(r, n.[F. racahout, probably fr. Ar. r\'beqaut.]A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids. 1913 Webster]
Rac*coon"(r, n.[F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.](Zo\'94l.)A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach. 1913 Webster]
Raccoon dog(Zo\'94l.), the tanate. --
Raccoon fox(Zo\'94l.), the cacomixle. 1913 Webster]
Race(r, v. t.To raze. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
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Race(r, n.[OF. ra\'8bz, L. radix, -icis. See Radix.]A root. \'bdA race or two of ginger.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not pulverized. 1913 Webster]
Race, n.[F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See Write.] 1913 Webster]
1.The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed. 1913 Webster]
The whole race of mankind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Whence the long race of Alban fathers come.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Caucasian, or white race, to which belong the greater part of the European nations and those of Western Asia; the Mongolian, or yellow race, occupying Tartary, China, Japan, etc.; the Ethiopian, or negro race, occupying most of Africa (except the north), Australia, Papua, and other Pacific Islands; the American, or red race, comprising the Indians of North and South America; and the Malayan, or brown race, which occupies the islands of the Indian Archipelago, etc. Many recent writers classify the Malay and American races as branches of the Mongolian. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
2.Company; herd; breed. 1913 Webster]
For do but note a wild and wanton herd, race of youthful and unhandled colts, Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed. 1913 Webster]
4.Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack. \'bdA race of heaven.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Is it [the wine] of the right race ?Massinger. 1913 Webster]
5.Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And now I give my sensual race the rein.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Some . . . great race of fancy or judgment.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Race, n.[OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r a rush, running; akin to Icel. r\'bes course, race. 1.A progress; a course; a movement or progression. 1913 Webster]
2.Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. 1913 Webster]
The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races. 1913 Webster]
The race is not to the swift.Eccl. ix. 11. 1913 Webster]
I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. 1913 Webster]
My race of glory run, and race of shame.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney. 1913 Webster]
6.The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race. 1913 Webster]
headrace, the part below, the tailrace. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mach.)A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. 1913 Webster]
Race cloth, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having pockets to hold the weights prescribed. --
Race course. (a)The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which a race is run. (b)Same as Race way, below. --
Race cup, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race. --
Race glass, a kind of field glass. --
Race horse. (a)A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a horse bred or kept for running races. (b)A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running. (c)(Zo\'94l.)The steamer duck. (d)(Zo\'94l.)A mantis. --
Race knife, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding. --
Race saddle, a light saddle used in racing. --
Race track. Same as Race course(a), above. --
Race way, the canal for the current that drives a water wheel. 1913 Webster]
Race, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Raced(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Racing(r.]1.To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port. 1913 Webster]
2.(Steam Mach.)To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea. 1913 Webster]
Race, v. t.1.To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses. 1913 Webster]
2.To run a race with. 1913 Webster]
Race"a*bout`(r, n.(Naut.)A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by having a short bowsprit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra*ce"mate(r, n.(Chem.)A salt of racemic acid. 1913 Webster]
Rac`e*ma"tion(r, n.[L. racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a cluster of grapes. See Raceme.]1.A cluster or bunch, as of grapes.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.] Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Ra*ceme"(r, n.[L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See Raisin.](Bot.)A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. 1913 Webster]
Compound raceme, one having the lower pedicels developed into secondary racemes. 1913 Webster]
Ra*cemed"(r, a.(Bot.)Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes. 1913 Webster]
Ra*ce"mic(r, a.[Cf. F. rac\'82mique. See Raceme.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids.Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Rac`e*mif"er*ous(r, a.[L. racemifer bearing clusters; racemus cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F. rac\'82mif\'8are.](Bot.)Bearing racemes, as the currant. 1913 Webster]
Ra*cem"i*form(r, a.Having the form of a raceme.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Rac"e*mose`(r, a.[L. racemosus full of clusters.]Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.)racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Rac"e*mous(r, a.[Cf. F. rac\'82meux.]See Racemose. 1913 Webster]
Rac"e*mule(r, n.(Bot.)A little raceme. 1913 Webster]
Ra*cem"u*lose`(r, a.(Bot.)Growing in very small racemes. 1913 Webster]
Ra"cer(r, n.1.One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse. 1913 Webster]
And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The common American black snake. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned. 1913 Webster]
Race suicide. The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate equal to the death rate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Rach, Rache(r }, n.[AS. r\'91cc; akin to Icel. rakki.](Zo\'94l.)A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`chi*al"gi*a(r, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + 'a`lgos pain.](Med.)A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic. 1913 Webster]
Ra*chid"i*an(r, a.[See Rachis.](Anat. & Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*chil"la(r, n.[NL.](Bot.)Same as Rhachilla. 1913 Webster]
Ra"chi*o*dont(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Rhachiodont. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"chis(r, n.; pl. E. Rachises(r, L. Rachides(r.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.][Written also rhachis.]1.(Anat.)The spine; the vertebral column. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Same as Rhachis. 1913 Webster]
Ra*chit"ic(r, a.[Cf. F. rachitique. See Rachitis.](Med.)Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*chi"tis(r, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine.][Written also rhachitis.]1.(Med.)Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or seeds.Henslow. 1913 Webster]
Ra"chi*tome(r, n.[F., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + te`mnein to cut.]A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.[Written also rachiotome.] 1913 Webster]
Ra"cial(r, a.Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial complexion. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ci*ly(r, adv.In a racy manner. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ci*ness(r, n.The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor. 1913 Webster]
The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and raciness often elegant.London Times. 1913 Webster]
Ra"cing(r, a. & n. from Race, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Racing crab(Zo\'94l.), an ocypodian. 1913 Webster]
Rack(r, n.Same as Arrack. 1913 Webster]
Rack, n.[AS. hracca neck, hinder part of the head; cf. AS. hraca throat, G. rachen throat, E. retch.]The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton. 1913 Webster]
Rack, n.[See Wreck.]A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few phrases.] 1913 Webster]
Rack and ruin, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.] --
To go to rack, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] \'bdAll goes to rack.\'b8 Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Rack, n.[Prob. fr. Icel. rek drift, motion, and akin to reka to drive, and E. wrack, wreck. Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds above, which we call the rack, . . . pass without noise.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
And the night rack came rolling up.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Rack, v. i.To fly, as vapor or broken clouds. 1913 Webster]
Rack, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Racked(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Racking.][See Rack that which stretches, or Rock, v.]To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Rack, n.A fast amble. 1913 Webster]
Rack, v. t.[Cf. OF. vin raqu\'82 wine squeezed from the dregs of the grapes.]To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine. 1913 Webster]
It is in common practice to draw wine or beer from the lees (which we call racking), whereby it will clarify much the sooner.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rack vintage, wine cleansed and drawn from the lees.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Rack, n.[Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r\'91kke, Sw. r\'84cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. 'ore`gein. Right, a., Ratch.]1.An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something. Specifically: (a)An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame, upon which the body was gradually stretched until, sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly used judicially for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons. 1913 Webster]
During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a rack was introduced into the Tower, and was occasionally used under the plea of political necessity.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
(b)An instrument for bending a bow.(c)A grate on which bacon is laid.(d)A frame or device of various construction for holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to beasts.(e)A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.(f)(Naut.)A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.(g)(Mining)A frame or table on which ores are separated or washed.(h)A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.(i)A distaff. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is extorted; exaction. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Mangle rack. (Mach.)See under Mangle. n. --
Rack block. (Naut.)See def. 1 (f), above. --
Rack lashing, a lashing or binding where the rope is tightened, and held tight by the use of a small stick of wood twisted around. --
Rack rail(Railroads), a toothed rack, laid as a rail, to afford a hold for teeth on the driving wheel of a locomotive for climbing steep gradients, as in ascending a mountain. --
Rack saw, a saw having wide teeth. --
Rack stick, the stick used in a rack lashing. --
To be on the rack, to suffer torture, physical or mental. --
To live at rack and manger, to live on the best at another's expense. [Colloq.] --
To put to the rack, to subject to torture; to torment. 1913 Webster]
A fit of the stone puts a king to the rack, and makes him as miserable as it does the meanest subject.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Rack(r, v. t.1.To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints. 1913 Webster]
He was racked and miserably tormented.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish. 1913 Webster]
Vaunting aloud but racked with deep despair.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion. 1913 Webster]
The landlords there shamefully rack their tenants.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
They [landlords] rack their rents an ace too high.Gascoigne. 1913 Webster]
Grant that I may never rack a Scripture simile beyond the true intent thereof.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Try what my credit can in Venice do; racked even to the uttermost.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining)To wash on a rack, as metals or ore. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc. 1913 Webster]
To rack one's brainswits, to exert them to the utmost for the purpose of accomplishing something. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To torture; torment; rend; tear. 1913 Webster]
Rack"a*bones`(r, n.A very lean animal, esp. a horse. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Rack"a*rock`(r, n.[Rack to stretch, strain + a + rock.]A Sprengel explosive consisting of potassium chlorate and mono-nitrobenzene. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rack"er(r, n.1.One who racks. 1913 Webster]
2.A horse that has a racking gait. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et(r, n.[F. raquette; cf. Sp. raqueta, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. r\'beha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.][Written also racquet.]1.A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. 1913 Webster]
Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in a racket.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
2.A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. [Canada] 1913 Webster]
4.A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. 1913 Webster]
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et, v. t.To strike with, or as with, a racket. 1913 Webster]
Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.Hewyt. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et, n.[Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]1.confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. 1913 Webster]
2.A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Rack"et, n.1.A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.an organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling, bootlegging, or extortion. PJC]
Rack"et, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Racketed; p. pr. & vb. n.Racketing.]1.To make a confused noise or racket. 1913 Webster]
2.To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
3.To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Rack"et*er(r, n.One who makes, or engages in, a racket. 1913 Webster]
Rack"ett(r, n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Mus.)An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et-tail(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et-tailed`(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers. 1913 Webster]
Rack"et*y(r, a.Making a tumultuous noise. 1913 Webster]
Rack"ing, n.(Naut.)Spun yarn used in racking ropes. 1913 Webster]
Rack"-rent`(r, n.A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rack"-rent`, v. t.To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant. 1913 Webster]
Rack"-rent`er(r, n.1.One who is subjected to paying rack-rent. 1913 Webster]
2.One who exacts rack-rent. 1913 Webster]
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Rack"tail`(r, n.(Horol.)An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock. 1913 Webster]
Rack"work`(r, n.Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`con`teur"(r, n.[F.]A relater; a storyteller. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*coon"da(r, n.[From a native name.](Zo\'94l.)The coypu. 1913 Webster]
Ra*co"vi*an(r, n.[From Racow.](Eccl. Hist.)One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland. 1913 Webster]
Rac"quet(r, n.See Racket. 1913 Webster]
Ra"cy(r, a.[Compar.Racier(r; superl.Raciest.][From Race a tribe, family.]1.Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. 1913 Webster]
The racy wine, Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. 1913 Webster]
Our raciest, most idiomatic popular words.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Burns's English, though not so racy as his Scotch, is generally correct.H. Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
3.somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper; risqu\'82. PJC]
Syn. -- Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant; risqu\'81. -- Racy, Spicy. Racy refers primarily to that peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown; and hence we call a style or production racy when it \'bdsmacks of the soil,\'b8 or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and language. Spicy, when applied to style, has reference to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy, suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy remark. 1913 Webster]
Rich, racy verses, in which we Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Rad(r, n.[radiation absorbed dose.]a unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray). PJC]
Rad(r, obs. imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rad"de(r, obs. imp. of Read, Rede.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rad"dle(r, n.[Cf. G. r\'84der, r\'84del, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]1.A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence. 1913 Webster]
2.A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.Todd. 1913 Webster]
3.An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom. 1913 Webster]
Rad"dle(r, v. t.To interweave or twist together. 1913 Webster]
Raddling or working it up like basket work.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
Rad"dle(r, n.[Cf. Ruddle.]A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. \'bdA raddle of rouge.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Rad"dle, v. t.To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. \'bdWhitened and raddled old women.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`deau"(r, n.[F.]A float; a raft. 1913 Webster]
Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and behind it the radeau Thunderer.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*al(r, a.[Cf. F. radial. See Radius.]Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.)radial projections; (Zo\'94l.)radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery. 1913 Webster]
Radial symmetry. (Biol.)See under Symmetry. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`di*a"le(r, n.; pl.Radialia(r.[NL. See Radial.]1.(Anat.)The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Zo\'94l.)Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid. 1913 Webster]
Radial engine. (Mach.)An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain type (the
radial type) having several cylinders arranged radially like the spokes of a complete wheel. The
semiradial engine has radiating cylinders on only one side of the crank shaft. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra"di*al*ly(r, adv.In a radial manner. 1913 Webster]
Radial tire. (Automobiles)a motor vehicle tire in which the cords run at right angles to the plane of the tire (considered as a disk). PJC]
Ra"di*an(r, n.[From Radius.](Math.)An arc of a circle which is equal to the radius, or the angle measured by such an arc. 1913 Webster]
{ Ra"di*ance(r, Ra"di*an*cy(r, }n.The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun. 1913 Webster]
Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ant(r, a.[L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]1.Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. 1913 Webster]
Mark what radiant state she spreads.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. 1913 Webster]
6.(Physics)Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiant energy(Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. --
Radiant heat, heat proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media. --
Ra"di*ant, n.1.(Opt.)The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ant*ly(r, adv.In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*a*ry(r, n.[Cf. F. radiaire.](Zo\'94l.)A radiate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`di*a"ta(r, n. pl.[NL., fr. radiatus, p. p. See Radiate.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere. 1913 Webster]
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Ra"di*ate(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Radiated(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Radiating.][L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius ray. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]1.To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine. 1913 Webster]
Virtues shine more clear radiate like the sun at noon.Howell. 1913 Webster]
2.To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. 1913 Webster]
Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ate, v. t.1.To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat. 1913 Webster]
2.To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ate(r, a.[L. radiatus, p. p.]1.Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Radiata. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ate, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Radiata. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*a`ted(r, a.1.Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat. 1913 Webster]
2.Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center or axis; as, a radiated structure; a radiated group of crystals. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Radiata. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ate*ly(r, adv.In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a center. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*ate-veined`(r, a.(Bot.)Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant. 1913 Webster]
Ra`di*at"i*form(r, a.(Bot.)Having the marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the cornflower.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Ra`di*a"tion(r, n.[L. radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]1.The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. 1913 Webster]
2.The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*a*tive(r, a.Capable of radiating; acting by radiation.Tyndall. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*a`tor(r, n.1.That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam radiator. 1913 Webster]
2.Any of various devices for cooling an internal substance by radiation, as a system of rings on a gun barrel for cooling it, or a nest of tubes with large radiating surface for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rad"i*cal(r, a.[F., fr. L. radicalis having roots, fr. radix, -icis, a root. See Radix.]1.Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party. 1913 Webster]
The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)(a)Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs.(b)Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower. 1913 Webster]
4.(Philol.)Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form. 1913 Webster]
5.(Math.)Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical quantity; a radical sign. See below. 1913 Webster]
Radical axis of two circles. (Geom.)See under Axis. --
Radical pitch, the pitch or tone with which the utterance of a syllable begins.Rush. --
Radical quantity(Alg.), a quantity to which the radical sign is prefixed; specifically, a quantity which is not a perfect power of the degree indicated by the radical sign; a surd. --
Radical sign(Math.), the sign r, the initial of radix, root), placed before any quantity, denoting that its root is to be extracted; thus, a, or a + b). To indicate any other than the square root, a corresponding figure is placed over the sign; thus, a, indicates the third or cube root of a. --
Radical stress(Elocution), force of utterance falling on the initial part of a syllable or sound. --
Radical vessels(Anat.), minute vessels which originate in the substance of the tissues. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Primitive; original; natural; underived; fundamental; entire. -- Radical, Entire. These words are frequently employed as interchangeable in describing some marked alteration in the condition of things. There is, however, an obvious difference between them. A radical cure, reform, etc., is one which goes to the root of the thing in question; and it is entire, in the sense that, by affecting the root, it affects in an appropriate degree the entire body nourished by the root; but it may not be entire in the sense of making a change complete in its nature, as well as in its extent. Hence, we speak of a radical change; a radical improvement; radical differences of opinion; while an entire change, an entire improvement, an entire difference of opinion, might indicate more than was actually intended. A certain change may be both radical and entire, in every sense. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cal(r, n.1.(Philol.)(a)A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.(b)A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the radix. 1913 Webster]
The words we at present make use of, and understand only by common agreement, assume a new air and life in the understanding, when you trace them to their radicals, where you find every word strongly stamped with nature; full of energy, meaning, character, painting, and poetry.Cleland. 1913 Webster]
2.(Politics)One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; -- opposed to conservative. 1913 Webster]
In politics they [the Independents] were, to use the phrase of their own time, \'bdRoot-and-Branch men,\'b8 or, to use the kindred phrase of our own, Radicals.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)(a)A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom. 1913 Webster]
As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic radicals, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid radicals.J. P. Cooke. 1913 Webster]
(b)Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue. 1913 Webster]
4.(Alg.)A radical quantity. See under Radical, a. 1913 Webster]
An indicated root of a perfect power of the degree indicated is not a radical but a rational quantity under a radical form.Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.) 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)A radical vessel. See under Radical, a. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cal*ism(r, n.[Cf. F. radicalisme.]The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social reform. 1913 Webster]
Radicalism means root work; the uprooting of all falsehoods and abuses.F. W. Robertson. 1913 Webster]
Rad`i*cal"i*ty(r, n.1.Germinal principle; source; origination. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Radicalness; relation to a root in essential nature or principle. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cal*ly(r, adv.1.In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or defective. 1913 Webster]
These great orbs thus radically bright.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cal*ness, n.Quality or state of being radical. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cant(r, a.[L. radicans, p. pr.: cf. F. radicant. See Radicate, a.](Bot.)Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the ivy. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cate(r, a.[L. radicatus, p. p. of radicari to take root, fr. radix. See Radix.]Radicated. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cate(r, v. i.To take root; to become rooted.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cate, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Radicated(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Radicating.]To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root. 1913 Webster]
Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the remembrance of God's goodness.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*ca`ted(r, a.Rooted; specifically: (a)(Bot.)Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root.(b)(Zo\'94l.)Having rootlike organs for attachment. 1913 Webster]
Rad`i*ca"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. radication.]1.The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as, the radication of habits. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The disposition of the roots of a plant. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cel(r, n.[Dim. of radix.](Bot.)A small branch of a root; a rootlet. 1913 Webster]
Ra*dic"i*form(r, a.(Bot.)Having the nature or appearance of a radix or root. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cle(r, n.[L. radicula, dim. of radix, -icis, root: cf. F. radicule. See Radix.](Bot.)(a)The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.(b)A rootlet; a radicel. 1913 Webster]
Ra*dic"u*lar(r, a.Of or pertaining to roots, or the root of a plant. 1913 Webster]
Rad"i*cule(r, n.(Bot.)A radicle. 1913 Webster]
Ra*dic"u*lose`(r, a.(Bot.)Producing numerous radicles, or rootlets. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*i(r, n., pl. of Radius. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*o-(r, a.1.Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant energy, specifically that of electromagnetic waves with frequencies between those of infrared radiation and X-rays; hence, pertaining to, or employed in, broadcast radio or television, microwaves, radiotelephones, etc.; as, radio waves. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2.of or pertaining to broadcast radio; as, a radio program. PJC]
Ra"di*o-(r. A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray; specifically(Anat.), with the radius of the forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radio-muscular, radio-carpal. 1913 Webster]
ra`di*o*ac"tive(r, a.[Radio- + active.]1.(Physics)Capable of luminescence under the action of cathode rays, X rays, or any of the allied forms of radiation. [obsolete] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Physics)of, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity. PJC]
ra`di*o*ac*tiv"i*ty(r, n.(Physics)a form of instability which is a property of the atomic nuclei of certain isotopes, which causes a spontaneous change in the structure of the nucleus, accompanied by emission of energetic radiation. The radiation emitted is usually sufficient to cause ionization in matter through which it passes, and is therefore called ionizing radiation. The radiation emitted by most radioactive substances is one of three types: alpha rays, beta rays, or gamma rays. Some chemical elements have no stable isotopes, and these are referred to as radioactive elements, and the element itself is said to possess radioactivity.The changes in radioactive nuclei which cause radiation in most cases cause the chemical identity of the nucleus itself to change, as when tritium (an isotope of hydrogen) emits a beta ray and converts to helium. The radioactive decay process is a first-order reaction, and the rate of decay of a particular isotope can therefore be expressed as the half life of the isotope, which is the time it takes for one half of the remaining undecayed isotope to decay, and is a constant independent of the proportion of original material which has already decayed. The half life of tritium, for example, is 12.3 years. PJC]
Ra`di*o*con*duc"tor(r, n.(Elec.)A substance or device that has its conductivity altered in some way by electric waves, as a coherer. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta(r, n. pl.[NL. See Radiate, and Flagellata.](Zo\'94l.)A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia. 1913 Webster]
ra"di*o*graph(r, n.[Radio- + -graph.]1.An instrument for measuring and recording solar radiation. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.An image or picture produced upon a sensitive surface, as of a photographic or fluorescent plate, by some form of penetrating radiation other than light, as X-rays, beta rays, etc.; esp., a picture of the internal structure of opaque objects traversed by the rays; a skiagraph. When the picture is produced upon photographic film by X-rays, the picture is usually called an X-ray photo or X-ray. When an image is produced on photographic film by a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film, in a manner so as to record the spatial distribution of the radioactive substance, the resulting image is called an autoradiograph or autoradiogram. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
ra"di*o*graph(r, v. t.To make a radiograph of. -- ra`di*og"ra*pher(r, n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ra`di*og"ra*phy(r, n.Art or process of making radiographs, radiograms, or autoradiograms. -- ra`di*o*graph"ic(r, ra`di*o*graph"ic*al(r, a. -- Ra`di*o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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\'d8Ra`di*o*la"ri*a(r, n. pl.[NL. See Radioli.](Zo\'94l.)Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like rays. It includes the polycystines. See Polycystina. 1913 Webster]
Ra`di*o*la"ri*an(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Radiolaria. -- n.One of the Radiolaria. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*di"o*li(r, n. pl.; sing. Radiolus(r. [NL., dim. of L. radius radius: cf. L. radiolus a feeble sunbeam.](Zo\'94l.)The barbs of the radii of a feather; barbules. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*o*lite(r, n.[L. radius ray + -lite: cf. F. radiolithe.](Paleon.)A hippurite. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy. 1913 Webster]
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Ra`di*om"e*try(r, n.(Physics)The use of the radiometer, or the measurement of radiation. -- Ra`di*o*met"ric(r, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter(r, n.[Radio- + micrometer.](Physics)A very sensitive modification or application of the thermopile, used for indicating minute changes of radiant heat, or temperature. 1913 Webster]
Ra"di*o*phare(r, n.[Radio- + phare.]A radiotelegraphic station serving solely for determining the position of ships. The radius of operation of such stations was restricted by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention (1912) to 30 nautical miles. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra"di*o*phone(r, n.[Radio- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]1.(Physics)An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of luminous or thermal rays. It is essentially the same as the photophone. 1913 Webster]
2.a telephone using radio waves, rather than wires, to convey the voice signal. PJC]
Ra`di*oph"o*ny(r, n.(Physics)The art or practice of using the radiophone. 1913 Webster]
Ra`di*os"co*py(r, n.[Radio- + -scopy.]Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as x-rays. -- Ra`di*o*scop"ic(r, Ra`di*o*scop"ic*al(r, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*tel"e*gram(r, n.A message transmitted by radiotelegraph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*tel`e*graph"ic(r, a.Of or pertaining to radiotelegraphy; employing, or used or employed in, radiotelegraphy. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*te*leg"ra*phy(r, n.[Radio- + telegraphy.]Telegraphy using the radiant energy of radio waves; wireless telegraphy; -- the term adopted for use by the Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*tel"e*phone(r, n.A wireless telephone, in which the signal is conveyed by radio waves. -- Ra`di*o*te*leph"o*ny(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra`di*o*ther"a*py(r, n.[Radio- + therapy.](Med.)Treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactivity. Radiotherapy of cancer is based on the fact that cancer cells are more sensitive to radiation than most other cells in the body. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
ra`di*o*tho"ri*um(r, n.(Chem.)an earlier name for the thorium isotope thorium-228, given by its discoverer Otto Hahn. It is a radioactive substance formed as one of series of products in the chain of radioactive decay of thorium. Its immediate predecessor in the chain is Actinium-228, and it decays by alpha emission to radium-224 with a half-life of 1.91 years. The name radiothorium was given prior to the full understanding of the nature of isotopes of elements. PJC]
ra"di*ous(r, a.[L. radiosus.]1.Consisting of rays, as light. [R.] Berkeley. 1913 Webster]
2.Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] G. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
Rad"ish(r, n.[F. radis; cf. It. radice, Pr. raditz: all fr. L. radix, -icis, a root, an edible root, especially a radish, akin to E. wort. See Wort, and cf. Eradicate, Race a root, Radix.](Bot.)The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. 1913 Webster]
Radish fly(Zo\'94l.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larv\'91 burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly. --
Rat-tailed radish(Bot.), an herb (Raphanus caudatus) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten. --
Wild radish(Bot.), the jointed charlock. 1913 Webster]
Ra`di*um(r, n.[NL., fr. L. radius ray.](Chem.)An intensely radioactive metallic element found (combined) in minute quantities in pitchblende, and various other uranium minerals. Symbol, Ra; atomic weight, 226.4. Radium was discovered by M. and Mme. Curie, of Paris, who in 1902 separated compounds of it by a tedious process from pitchblende. Its compounds color flames carmine and give a characteristic spectrum. It is divalent, resembling barium chemically. The main isotope of radium found in pitchblende, radium-226, has a half-life of 1620 years, decaying first by alpha emission to radon.Radium preparations are remarkable for maintaining themselves at a higher temperature than their surroundings, and for their radiations, which are of three kinds: alpha rays, beta rays, and gamma rays (see these terms). The beta and gamma rays seen in radium preparations are in fact due to disintegration of decay products of radium rather than the radium itself. By reason of these rays they ionize gases, affect photographic plates, cause sores on the skin, and produce many other striking effects. Their degree of activity depends on the proportion of radium present, but not on its state of chemical combination or on external conditions. The radioactivity of radium is therefore an atomic property, and is due to an inherent instability of the atomic nucleus which causes its decay in a process whose rate is first order. The disintegration of the radium nucleus is only the first in a series of nuclear disintegrations leading to production of a series of elements and isotopes. The chain has at least seven stages; the successive main products have been studied and are radon, a gaseous radioactive element belonging chemically to the inert noble gas series (originally called radium emanation or exradio, radium A, radium B, radium C, etc. The successive products are unstable isotopes of several different elements, each with an atomic weight a little lower than its predecessor. Lead is the stable end product. At the same time, the light gas helium is formed, being generated when the expelled alpha particles (positively charged helium nuclei) acquire electrons. Radium, in turn, is formed in the pitchblende ore by a slow disintegration of uranium. Natural radium and also an isotope (radium-228, also called mesothorium I) formed by the decay of thorium, were at one time used to make a luminous paint for watch dials, until the danger of the radioactivity became fully appreciated, and use of such material in watches was discontinued. See also mesothorium. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ra"di*us(r, n.; pl. L. Radii(r; E. Radiuses(r.[L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See Ray a divergent line.]1.(Geom.)A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. 1913 Webster]
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3.(Bot.)A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The barbs of a perfect feather.(b)Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates. 1913 Webster]
5.The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Radius bar(Mach.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular arc. --
Radius of curvature. See under Curvature. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"di*us vec"tor(v. 1.(Math.)A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar co\'94rdinates. See Co\'94rdinate, n. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite. 1913 Webster]
Ra"dix(r, n.; pl. L. Radices(r, E. Radixes(r.[L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.]1.(Philol.)A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)(a)A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration.(b)(Alg.)A finite expression, from which a series is derived. [R.] Hutton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The root of a plant. 1913 Webster]
Ra"don(r, n.(Chem.)An intensely radioactive gaseous element produced by the radioactive decay of radium-226, which is the main isotope of radium found in pitchblende. Chemically it is an inert noble gas. Its atomic symbol is Rn. It has an atomic number of 86. The radon isotope produced by decay of radium has an atomic weight of 222.017, and this isotope decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 3.82 days. Numerous other isotopes have been observed, all radioactive and all having half-lives shorter than that of radon-222. Radon was discovered by M. and Mme. Curie, of Paris, in their studies of the radioactive substances in pitchblende. Radon was originally called radium emanation or exradio. PJC]
\'d8Rad"u*la(r, n.; pl.Radul\'91(r.[L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.](Zo\'94l.)The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore. 1913 Webster]
Raff(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Raffed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raffing.][OF. raffer, of German origin; cf. G. raffen; akin to E. rap to snatch. See Rap, and cf. Riffraff, Rip to tear.]To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.Carew. 1913 Webster]
Raff, n.1.A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. \'bdA raff of errors.\'b8 Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff. 1913 Webster]
3.A low fellow; a churl. 1913 Webster]
Raff merchant, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Raf`fa*el*esque"(r, a.Raphaelesque. 1913 Webster]
Raf"fi*a(r, n.(Bot.)A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). 1913 Webster]
Raf"fi*a palm(r. (a)A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks.(b)The jupati palm. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Raf"fi*nose`(r, n.[F. raffiner to refine.](Chem.)A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet. 1913 Webster]
Raff"ish(r, a.Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low. 1913 Webster]
A sad, raffish, disreputable character.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Raf"fle(r, n.[F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafler to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See Raff, v.]1.A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor. 1913 Webster]
2.A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Raf"fle(r, n.[See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.]Refuse; rubbish; raff. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Raf"fle, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Raffled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raffling(r.]To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. 1913 Webster]
Raf"fle, v. t.To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse. 1913 Webster]
Raf"fler(r, n.One who raffles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Raf*fle"si*a(r, n.[NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.](Bot.)A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet. 1913 Webster]
Raft(r, obs. imp. & p. p. of Reave.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Raft, n.[Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r\'befo, r\'bevo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r\'bef roof. Cf. Rafter, n.]1.A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float. 1913 Webster]
2.A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
3.[Perhaps akin to raff a heap.]A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] \'bdA whole raft of folks.\'b8 W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
Raft bridge. (a)A bridge whose points of support are rafts. (b)A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. --
Raft duck. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.](Zo\'94l.)(a)The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also flock duck. See Scaup.(b)The redhead. --
Raft port(Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber port. 1913 Webster]
Raft, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rafted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rafting.]To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber. 1913 Webster]
Raf"te(r, obs. imp. of Reave.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Raft"er(r, n.A raftsman. 1913 Webster]
Raft"er, n.[AS. r\'91fter; akin to E. raft, n. See Raft.](Arch.)Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post. 1913 Webster]
[Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, rafters, than in tapestry halls.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Raft"er, v. t.1.To make into rafters, as timber. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish with rafters, as a house. 1913 Webster]
3.(Agric.)To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Raft"ing, n.The business of making or managing rafts. 1913 Webster]
Rafts"man(r, n.; pl.Raftsmen(r.A man engaged in rafting. 1913 Webster]
Raf"ty(r, a.[Perhaps akin to G. reif hoarfrost.]Damp; musty. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Rag(r, v. t.[Cf. Icel. r\'91gja to calumniate, OHG. ruogen to accuse, G. r\'81gen to censure, AS. wr, Goth. wr to accuse.]To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge. 1913 Webster]
Rag, n.[OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. r\'94gg a tuft, shagginess, Sw. ragg rough hair. Cf. Rug, n.]1.A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. 1913 Webster]
Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, rags.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. 1913 Webster]
And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. 1913 Webster]
The other zealous rag is the compositor.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geol.)A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture. 1913 Webster]
5.(Metal Working)A ragged edge. 1913 Webster]
6.A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang] 1913 Webster]
Our ship was a clipper with every rag set.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Rag bolt, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in place. --
Rag carpet, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow strips of cloth sewed together, end to end. --
Rag dust, fine particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-mach\'82 and wall papers. --
Rag wheel. (a)A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel. (b)A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a mandrel. --
Rag wool, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine bits, shoddy. 1913 Webster]
Rag(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ragged(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ragging(r.]To become tattered. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rag, v. t.1.To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. 1913 Webster]
2.To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. 1913 Webster]
Rag, v. t.1.(Music)To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous. [Colloq. or Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rag`a*muf"fin(r, n.[Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries.]1.A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.A violent or raging wind. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after, or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; as, to be all the rage. 1913 Webster]
Rage, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Raged(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raging(r.][OF. ragier. See Rage, n.]1.To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be violently agitated with passion. \'bdWhereat he inly raged.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
When one so great begins to rage, he is hunted Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rage, rage against the dying of the light Dylan Thomas. PJC]
2.To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the raging sea or winds. 1913 Webster]
Why do the heathen rage?Ps. ii. 1. 1913 Webster]
The madding wheels raged; dire was the noise.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in Cairo. 1913 Webster]
4.To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To storm; fret; chafe; fume. 1913 Webster]
Rage, v. t.To enrage. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rage"ful(r, a.Full of rage; expressing rage. [Obs.] \'bdRageful eyes.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Rag"ged(r, a.[From Rag, n.]1.Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. 1913 Webster]
2.Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] \'bdA ragged noise of mirth.\'b8 Herbert. 1913 Webster]
4.Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. 1913 Webster]
5.Rough; shaggy; rugged. 1913 Webster]
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ragged lady(Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena). --
Ragged robin(Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (L. Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes. --
Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
-- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rag"lan(r, n.1.A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named after Lord Raglan, an English general who was an aide-de-camp to Wellington at Waterlooo. 1913 Webster]
2.An overcoat with raglan sleeves. PJC]
rag"lan sleeve`(r, n.A sleeve joined to the body of a garment by a long slanting seam starting at the neck and continuing around the armhole. Contrasted to a set-in sleeve. PJC]
Rag"man(r, n.; pl.Ragmen(r.A man who collects, or deals in, rags. 1913 Webster]
Rag"man, n.[See Ragman's roll.]A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Rag"man's roll`(r. [For ragman roll a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where ragman is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni a craven person, Sw. raggen the devil. Icel. ragmenni is fr. ragr cowardly (another form of argr, akin to AS. earg cowardly, vile, G. arg bad) + menni (in comp.) man, akin to E. man. See Roll, and cf. Rigmarole.]The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296.[Also written ragman-roll.] 1913 Webster]
{ Rag"na*rok"(r, \'d8Rag"na*r\'94k"(r }, n.[Icel., fr. regin, r\'94gn, gods + r\'94k reason, origin, history; confused with ragna-r\'94kr the twilight of the gods.](Norse Myth.)The so-called \'bdTwilight of the Gods\'b8 (called in German G\'94tterd\'84mmerung), the final destruction of the world in the great conflict between the \'92sir (gods) on the one hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra*gout"(r, n.[F. rago\'96t, fr. rago\'96ter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See Gust relish.]A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton. 1913 Webster]
Rag"pick`er(r, n.One who gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in the streets. 1913 Webster]
Rag"time`, n.(Mus.)a rhythm with a regular accompaniment in two-four time and a melody characterized by syncopation, first recognized in many negro melodies; also a style of American music in this rhythm. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
{ Ra*guled"(r, Rag*guled"(r, }a.[Cf. F. raguer to chafe, fret, rub, or E. rag.](Her.)Notched in regular diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge. 1913 Webster]
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Rag"weed`(r, n.(Bot.)A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisi\'91folia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed. 1913 Webster]
Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves. 1913 Webster]
Rag"work`(r, n.(Masonry)A kind of rubblework. In the United States, any rubblework of thin and small stones. 1913 Webster]
Rag"wort`(r, n.(Bot.)A name given to several species of the composite genus Senecio. 1913 Webster]
Senecio aureus is the golden ragwort of the United States; S. elegans is the purple ragwort of South Africa. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"ia(r, n.[L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of rays which includes the skates. See Skate. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"i\'91(r, n. pl.[NL. See Raia.](Zo\'94l.)The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also Raj\'91, and Rajii. 1913 Webster]
Raid(r, n.[Icel. rei a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.]1.A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. 1913 Webster]
Marauding chief! his sole delight raid, the morning fight.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids.H. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
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2.An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Raid, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Raided; p. pr. & vb. n.Raiding.]To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties. 1913 Webster]
Raid"er(r, n.One who engages in a raid. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Raif"fei`sen(r, a.(Economics)Designating, or pertaining to, a form of co\'94perative bank founded among the German agrarian population by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-88); as, Raiffeisen banks, the Raiffeisen system, etc. The banks are unlimited-liability institutions making small loans at a low rate of interest, for a designated purpose, to worthy members only. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rail(r, n.[OE. reil, re\'f4el, AS. hr\'91gel, hr\'91gl, a garment; akin to OHG. hregil, OFries. hreil.]An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Rail, v. i.[Etymol. uncertain.]To flow forth; to roll out; to course. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rail, n.[Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.]1.A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. 1913 Webster]
3.(Railroad)A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)(a)The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.(b)The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. 1913 Webster]
5.A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.a railing. PJC]
Rail fence. See under Fence. --
Rail guard. (a)A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail of obstructions. (b)A guard rail. See under Guard. --
Rail joint(Railroad), a splice connecting the adjacent ends of rails, in distinction from a chair, which is merely a seat. The two devices are sometimes united. Among several hundred varieties, the fish joint is standard. See Fish joint, under Fish. --
Rail train(Iron & Steel Manuf.), a train of rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms or billets. 1913 Webster]
Rail, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Railed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Railing.]1.To inclose with rails or a railing. 1913 Webster]
It ought to be fenced in and railed.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.To range in a line. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of horses in a cart.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rail, n.[F. r\'83le, fr. r\'83ler to have a rattling in the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See Rattle, v.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallid\'91, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. 1913 Webster]
Rallus aquaticus) is called also bilcock, skitty coot, and brook runner. The best known American species are the clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus longirostris, var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail (Rallus elegans) (called also fresh-water marshhen); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail (Rallus Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora. 1913 Webster]
Land rail(Zo\'94l.), the corncrake. 1913 Webster]
Rail, v. i.[F. railler; cf. Sp. rallar to grate, scrape, molest; perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. radiculare, fr. L. radere to scrape, grate. Cf. Rally to banter, Rase.]To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And rail at arts he did not understand.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Lesbia forever on me rails.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Rail(r, v. t.1.To rail at. [Obs.] Feltham. 1913 Webster]
2.To move or influence by railing. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rail the seal from off my bond.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rail"er(r, n.One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language. 1913 Webster]
Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them.2 Pet. ii. 11. 1913 Webster]
Rail"ing, n.1.A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a verticle drop to prevent falls. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Rails in general; also, material for making rails. 1913 Webster]
Rail"ing*ly, adv.With scoffing or insulting language. 1913 Webster]
Rail"ler*y(ror r, n.[F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. 1913 Webster]
Let raillery be without malice or heat.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.Addison. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rail`leur"(r, n.[F.]A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] Wycherley. 1913 Webster]
{ Rail"road`(r, Rail"way`(r, }n.1.A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. 1913 Webster]
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2.The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver. 1913 Webster]
Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the commoner word in the United States. 1913 Webster]
railroad and railway are used interchangeably: -- 1913 Webster]
Atmospheric railway,
Elevated railway, etc. See under Atmospheric, Elevated, etc. --
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable. --
Ferry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water course. --
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an elevated point by stationary engines. --
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or locomotives. --
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.] --
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.] --
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars. --
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer. --
Railway spine(Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till some months after the injury. --
Underground railroadrailway. (a)A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as beneath the streets of a city. (b)Formerly, a system of co\'94peration among certain active antislavery people in the United States, by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach Canada. [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was used.] \'bdTheir house was a principal entrep\'93t of the underground railroad.\'b8 W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
Rail"road`, v. t.To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rail"road`ing, n.The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Rai"ment(r, n.[Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See Array.]1.Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense. 1913 Webster]
Living, both food and raiment she supplies.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Rain(r, n. & v.Reign. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rain(r, n.[OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. bre`chein to wet, to rain.]Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. 1913 Webster]
Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops.Ray. 1913 Webster]
Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist. 1913 Webster]
Rain band(Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. --
Rain bird(Zo\'94l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies. --
Rain fowl(Zo\'94l.), the channel-bill cuckoo (Scythrops Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91) of Australia. --
Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms for measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. --
Rain goose(Zo\'94l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] --
Rain prints(Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. --
Rain quail. (Zo\'94l.)See Quail, n., 1. --
Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. 1913 Webster]
Rain, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rained(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raining.][AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan. See Rain, n.]1.To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; -- used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains. 1913 Webster]
The rain it raineth every day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears rained from their eyes. 1913 Webster]
Rain(r, v. t.1.To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. 1913 Webster]
Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you.Ex. xvi. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person. 1913 Webster]
Rain"bow`(r, n.[AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See Rain, and Bow anything bent.]A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain. 1913 Webster]
primary rainbow, which is formed by two refractions and one reflection, there is also another often seen exterior to it, called the secondary rainbow, concentric with the first, and separated from it by a small interval. It is formed by two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter than the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in the reverse order from those of the latter. 1913 Webster]
Lunar rainbow, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the moon. --
Marine rainbow, Sea bow, a similar bow seen in the spray of waves at sea. --
Rainbow trout(Zo\'94l.), a bright-colored trout (Salmo irideus), native of the mountains of California, but now extensively introduced into the Eastern States. Japan, and other countries; -- called also brook trout, mountain trout, and golden trout. --
Rainbow wrasse. (Zo\'94l.)See under Wrasse. --
Supernumerary rainbow, a smaller bow, usually of red and green colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or without the secondary rainbow, and in contact with them. 1913 Webster]
Rain"bowed`(r, a.Formed with or like a rainbow. 1913 Webster]
Rain"fall`(r, n.A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region. 1913 Webster]
Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and Singaleleh.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Rain"i*ness(r, n.The state of being rainy. 1913 Webster]
Rain"less(r, a.Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region. 1913 Webster]
Rain"-tight`(r, a.So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof. 1913 Webster]
Rain"y(r, a.[AS. regenig.]Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy day or season. 1913 Webster]
Raip(r, n.[Cf. Icel. reip rope. Cf. Rope.]A rope; also, a measure equal to a rod. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Rais(r, n.Same as 2d Reis. 1913 Webster]
Rais"a*ble(r, a.Capable of being raised. 1913 Webster]
Raise(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Raised(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raising.][OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r\'c6sa to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to raise.] 1913 Webster]
1.To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight. Hence, figuratively: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like. 1913 Webster]
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
(b)To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace. 1913 Webster]
(c)To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff. Hence: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse. 1913 Webster]
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.Job xiv. 12. 1913 Webster]
(b)To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite. 1913 Webster]
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.Ps. cvii. 25. 1913 Webster]
\'92neas . . . employs his pains, raise the Tuscan swains.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(c)To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to. 1913 Webster]
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ?Acts xxvi. 8. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like.Hence, specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones. 1913 Webster]
I will raise forts against thee.Isa. xxix. 3. 1913 Webster]
(b)To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like. \'bdTo raise up a rent.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
(c)To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle. \'bdHe raised sheep.\'b8 \'bdHe raised wheat where none grew before.\'b8 Johnson's Dict. 1913 Webster]
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raise is also commonly applied to the rearing or bringing up of children. 1913 Webster]
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North.Paulding. 1913 Webster]
(d)To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up. 1913 Webster]
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.Deut. xviii. 18. 1913 Webster]
God vouchsafes to raise another world Milton. 1913 Webster]
(e)To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt not raise a false report.Ex. xxiii. 1. 1913 Webster]
(f)To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up. 1913 Webster]
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(g)To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection. 1913 Webster]
4.To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread. 1913 Webster]
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)(a)To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.(b)To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
To raise a blockade(Mil.), to remove or break up a blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them. --
To raise a check,
note,
bill of exchange, etc., to increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is specified.<-- or money order --> --
To raise a siege, to relinquish an attempt to take a place by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be relinquished. --
To raise steam, to produce steam of a required pressure. --
To raise the wind, to procure ready money by some temporary expedient. [Colloq.] --
To raise Cain, To raise the devil, to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Raised(r, a.1.Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work. 1913 Webster]
2.Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread, cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of tartar, soda, etc. See Raise, v. t., 4. 1913 Webster]
Raised beach. See under Beach, n. 1913 Webster]
Rais"er(r, n.One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the verb). 1913 Webster]
Rai"sin(r, n.[F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]1.A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. 1913 Webster]
Raisin tree(Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rais"ing(r, n.1.The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]<-- e.g., barn raising --> 1913 Webster]
3.The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. 1913 Webster]
Raising bee, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee, n., 2. [U.S.] W. Irving. --
Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. --
Raising plate(Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rai`son`n\'82"(r, a.[F. raisonn\'82, p. p. of raisonner to reason.]Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue raisonn\'82. See under Catalogue. 1913 Webster]
Ra"jah(r, n.[Hind. r\'bej\'be, Skr. r\'bejan, akin to L. rex, regis. See Regal, a.]A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts. [India] 1913 Webster]
Ra"jah*ship, n.The office or dignity of a rajah. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Raj`poot", \'d8Raj`put" }(r, n.[Hind. r\'bej-p, Skr. r\'beja-putra king's son.]A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India. 1913 Webster]
Rake(r, n.[AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'ore`gein to stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.]1.An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth. 1913 Webster]
2.A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake. 1913 Webster]
3.[Perhaps a different word.](Mining)A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein. 1913 Webster]
Gill rakes. (Anat.)See under 1st Gill. 1913 Webster]
Rake, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Raked(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raking.][AS. racian. See 1st Rake.]1.To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves. 1913 Webster]
2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous tales; to rake together the rabble of a town. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed. 1913 Webster]
4.To search through; to scour; to ransack. 1913 Webster]
The statesman rakes the town to find a plot.Swift. 1913 Webster]
5.To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does. 1913 Webster]
Like clouds that rake the mountain summits.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mil.)To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck. 1913 Webster]
To rake up. (a)To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes. (b)To bring up; to search out and bring to notice again; as, to rake up old scandals. 1913 Webster]
Rake(r, v. i.1.To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely. 1913 Webster]
One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along. 1913 Webster]
Pas could not stay, but over him did rake.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Rake, n.[Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.]The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel. 1913 Webster]
Rake, v. i.To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft. 1913 Webster]
Raking course(Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it. 1913 Webster]
Rake, n.[OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering, unsettled, reika to wander.]A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a rou\'82. 1913 Webster]
An illiterate and frivolous old rake.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rake, v. i.1.[Icel. reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee.]To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.[See Rake a debauchee.]To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life.Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
To rake out(Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung; -- said of the hawk.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
Rake"hell`(r, n.[See Rakel.]A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake. 1913 Webster]
It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Ra"kel(r, a.[OE. See Rake a debauchee.]Hasty; reckless; rash. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ra"kel*ness, n. [Obs.]Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rak"er(r, n.[See 1st Rake.]1.One who, or that which, rakes; as: (a)A person who uses a rake.(b)A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other power.(c)A gun so placed as to rake an enemy's ship. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)See Gill rakers, under 1st Gill. 1913 Webster]
Rak"er*y(r, n.Debauchery; lewdness. 1913 Webster]
The rakery and intrigues of the lewd town.R. North. 1913 Webster]
Rake"stale`(r, n.[Rake the instrument + stale a handle.]The handle of a rake. 1913 Webster]
That tale is not worth a rakestele.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rake"-vein`(r, n.See Rake, a mineral vein. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Ra`ki", \'d8Ra`kee" }(r, n.[Turk. r\'beq\'c6 arrack.]A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rak"ing(r, n.1.The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake. 1913 Webster]
2.A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake. 1913 Webster]
The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rak"ish(r, a.(Naut.)Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Rak"ish*ly(r, adv.In a rakish manner. 1913 Webster]
Rak"ish*ness, n.The quality or state of being rakish. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"ku ware`(r. A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color. 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'83le(r, n.[F. r\'83le. Cf. Rail the bird.](Med.)An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ral`len*tan"do(r, a.[It.](Mus.)Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando. 1913 Webster]
Ral"li*ance(r, n.[Cf. OF. raliance. See Rally to reunite.]The act of rallying. 1913 Webster]
Ral"li*er(r, n.One who rallies. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ral"li\'82s"(r, n. pl.[F., p. p. pl. See Rally, v. t.]A French political group, also known as the Constitutional Right from its position in the Chambers, mainly monarchists who rallied to the support of the Republic in obedience to the encyclical put forth by Pope Leo XIII. in Feb., 1892. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ral"line(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the rails. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rallied(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rallying.][OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See Ra-, and 1st Ally.]To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly, v. i.1.To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite. 1913 Webster]
The Grecians rally, and their powers unite.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
2.To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate. 1913 Webster]
3.To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly, n.; pl.Rallies(r.1.The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word). 1913 Webster]
2.A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly, v. t.[F. railler. See Rail to scoff.]To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire. 1913 Webster]
Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain, rallied with disdain.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly(r, v. i.To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ly, n.Good-humored raillery. 1913 Webster]
Ralph(r, n.A name sometimes given to the raven. 1913 Webster]
Ral"ston*ite(r, n.[So named after J. G. Ralston of Norristown, Penn.](Min.)A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring with the Greenland cryolite in octahedral crystals. 1913 Webster]
Ram(r, n.[AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.]1.The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)(a)Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.(b)The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name. 1913 Webster]
3.An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: (a)In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.(b)A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak. 1913 Webster]
4.A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. 1913 Webster]
5.The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like. 1913 Webster]
6.The plunger of a hydraulic press. 1913 Webster]
Ram's horn. (a)(Fort.)A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.]Farrow.(b)(Paleon.)An ammonite. 1913 Webster]
Ram, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rammed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ramming.]1.To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc. 1913 Webster]
[They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fill or compact by pounding or driving. 1913 Webster]
A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ram`a*dan"(r, n.[Ar. rama, or ramaz\'ben, properly, the hot month.][Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.]1.The ninth Mohammedan month. 1913 Webster]
2.The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month. 1913 Webster]
Ram"age(r, n.[F., fr. L. ramus a branch.]1.Boughs or branches. [Obs.] Crabb. 1913 Webster]
2.Warbling of birds in trees. [Obs.] Drummond. 1913 Webster]
Ra*mage"(r, a.Wild; untamed. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ra*ma"gi*ous(r, a.Wild; not tame. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Now is he tame that was so ramagious.Remedy of Love. 1913 Webster]
Ra"mal(r, a.[L. ramus branch.]Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*ma"ya*na(r, n.[Skr. R\'bem\'beya.]The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita. 1913 Webster]
Ram"berge(r, n.[F., fr. rame oar + barge barge.]Formerly, a kind of large war galley. 1913 Webster]
Ram"ble(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rambled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rambling(r.][For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]1.To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world. 1913 Webster]
He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind?Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. 1913 Webster]
3.To extend or grow at random.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. 1913 Webster]
Ram"ble, n.1.A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. 1913 Webster]
Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. Rammel.](Coal Mining)A bed of shale over the seam.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
3.A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking. PJC]
4.a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble. PJC]
Ram"bler(r, n.One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer. 1913 Webster]
Ram"bling(r, a.Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building. 1913 Webster]
Ram"bling*ly(r, adv.In a rambling manner. 1913 Webster]
Ram"booze(r, n.A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Ram*bu"tan(r, n.[Malay ramb, fr. rambut hair of the head.](Bot.)A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan. 1913 Webster]
Ra"me*al(r, a.Same as Ramal.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Ra"me*an(r, n.A Ramist.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Ramed(r, a.Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the stocks. 1913 Webster]
Ram"ee(r, n.(Bot.)See Ramie. 1913 Webster]
Ram"e*kin(r, n.same as Ramequin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ram"ent(r, n.[L. ramenta, pl.]1.A scraping; a shaving. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Bot.)Ramenta.
\'d8Ra*men"ta(r, n. pl.[L., scrapings.](Bot.)Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns.Gray. 1913 Webster]
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Ram`en*ta"ceous(r, a.(Bot.)Covered with ramenta. 1913 Webster]
Ra"me*ous(r, a.[L. rameus, from ramus branch, bough.](Bot.)Ramal. 1913 Webster]
Ram"e*quin(r, n.[F.]1.(Cookery)A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread.[Written also ramekin.] 1913 Webster]
2.The porcelian or earthen mold in which ramequins are baked and served, by extension, any dish so used. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ram"ie(r, n.[From Malay.](Bot.)The grasscloth plant (B); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. 1913 Webster]
Ram`i*fi*ca"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]1.The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. 1913 Webster]
2.A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve. 1913 Webster]
3.A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme. 1913 Webster]
4.The production of branchlike figures.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
Ram`i*flo"rous(r, a.[L. ramus branch + flos, floris, flower.](Bot.)Flowering on the branches. 1913 Webster]
Ram"i*form(r, a.[L. ramus branch + -form.](Bot.)Having the form of a branch. 1913 Webster]
Ram"i*fy(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ramified(-f; p. pr. & vb. n.Ramifying(?).][F. ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme. 1913 Webster]
Ram"i*fy, v. i.1.To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant. 1913 Webster]
When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject. 1913 Webster]
Ra"mist(r, n.A follower of Pierre Ram\'82, better known as Ramus, a celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed the Aristotelians. 1913 Webster]
Ram"line(r, n.A line used to get a straight middle line, as on a spar, or from stem to stern in building a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Ram"mel(r, n.Refuse matter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Filled with any rubbish, rammel and broken stones.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Ram"mer(r, n.One who, or that which, rams or drives. Specifically: (a)An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a rammer for driving stones or piles, or for beating the earth to more solidity.(b)A rod for forcing down the charge of a gun; a ramrod.(c)(Founding)An implement for pounding the sand of a mold to render it compact. 1913 Webster]
Ram"mish(r, a.Like a ram; hence, rank; lascivious. \'bdTheir savor is so rammish.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ram"mish*ness, n.The quality of being rammish. 1913 Webster]
Ram"my(r, a.Like a ram; rammish.Burton. 1913 Webster]
Ram`ol*les"cence(r, n.[F. ramollir to make soft, to soften; pref. re- re- + amollir to soften; a (L. ad) + mollir to soften, L. mollire, fr. mollis soft.]A softening or mollifying. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ra*moon"(r, n.(Bot.)A small West Indian tree (Trophis Americana) of the Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder for cattle. 1913 Webster]
Ra*mose"(r, a.[L. ramosus, from ramus a branch.]Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of branches; ramifying; branching; branchy. 1913 Webster]
Ra"mous(r, a.Ramose. 1913 Webster]
Ramp(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ramped(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ramping.][F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.] 1913 Webster]
1.To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp. 1913 Webster]
2.To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. 1913 Webster]
Their bridles they would champ, ramp.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To climb, as a plant; to creep up. 1913 Webster]
With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height.Ray. 1913 Webster]
Ramp, n.1.A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. 1913 Webster]
The bold Ascalonite ramp.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly. 1913 Webster]
4.[F. rampe.](Arch.)(a)Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.(b)A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction. 1913 Webster]
5.[F. rampe.](Fort.)An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels. 1913 Webster]
Ramp"age(r, n.[See Ramp, v.]Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage. [Prov. or Low] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Ramp"age, v. i.To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage. [Prov. or Low] 1913 Webster]
Ram*pa"geous(r, a.Characterized by violence and passion; unruly; rampant. [Prov. or Low] 1913 Webster]
In the primitive ages of a rampageous antiquity.Galt. 1913 Webster]
Ram*pal"lian(r, n.[Cf. ramp a prostitute, or rabble.]A mean wretch. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ramp"an*cy(r, n.The quality or state of being rampant; excessive action or development; exuberance; extravagance. \'bdThey are come to this height and rampancy of vice.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
Ramp"ant(r, a.[F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See Ramp, v.]1.Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious. 1913 Webster]
The fierce lion in his kind rampant after his prey.Gower. 1913 Webster]
2.Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant. 1913 Webster]
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.(Her.)Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left. 1913 Webster]
Rampant arch. (a)An arch which has one abutment higher than the other. (b)Same as Rampant vault, below. --
Rampant gardant(Her.), rampant, but with the face turned to the front. --
Rampant regardant, rampant, but looking backward. --
Rampant vault(Arch.), a continuous wagon vault, or cradle vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming the ceiling of a stairway. 1913 Webster]
Ramp"ant*ly, adv.In a rampant manner. 1913 Webster]
Ram"part(r, n.[F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or intrench one's self; pref. re- re- + pref. en- (L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepare. See Pare.] 1913 Webster]
1.That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification.Mahan. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Bulwark; fence; security; guard. -- Rampart, Bulwark. These words were formerly interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has sprung up between them. The rampart of a fortified place is the enceinte or entire main embankment or wall which surrounds it. The term bulwark is now applied to peculiarly strong outworks which project for the defense of the rampart, or main work. A single bastion is a bulwark. In using these words figuratively, rampart is properly applied to that which protects by walling out; bulwark to that which stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel it. Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as the bulwark, not the rampart, of the state. This distinction, however, is often disregarded. 1913 Webster]
Ram"part, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ramparted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ramparting.]To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts. 1913 Webster]
Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, ramparted with rocks.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rampart gun(Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece. 1913 Webster]
Rampe(r, n.[In allusion to its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. See Ramp.](Bot.)The cuckoopint. 1913 Webster]
Ram"pier(r, n.See Rampart. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ram"pi*on(r, n.[Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. Rape a plant.](Bot.)A plant (Campanula Rapunculus) of the Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called ramps. 1913 Webster]
Phyteuma, herbs of the Bellflower family, and to the American evening primrose (), which has run wild in some parts of Europe. 1913 Webster]
Ram"pire(r, n.A rampart. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The Trojans round the place a rampire cast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ram"pire, v. t.To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. [Archaic] Chapman. \'bdRampired walls of gold.\'b8 R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Ram"rod`(r, n.The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. 1913 Webster]
Ram"shac*kle(r, a.[Etymol. uncertain.]Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair. 1913 Webster]
There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Ram"shac*kle, v. t.To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ram"son(r, n.[AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams, ramsl\'94k; cf. Gr. kro`myon onion.](Bot.)A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram. 1913 Webster]
Ram"sted(r, n.(Bot.)A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad flax. Called also Ramsted weed. 1913 Webster]
rRam"til(r, n.[Bengali ram-til.]A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds (called ramtil seedsorniger seeds) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ram"u*lose`(r, a.[L. ramulosus, fr. ramulus, dim. of ramus a branch.](Nat. Hist.)Having many small branches, or ramuli. 1913 Webster]
Ran, n.(Naut.)Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"na(r, n.[L., a frog.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs. 1913 Webster]
Ra"nal(r, a.(Bot.)Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants. 1913 Webster]
Ranal alliance(Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculace\'91, Magnoliace\'91, Papaverace\'91, and others related to them. 1913 Webster]
Rance(r, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]1.A prop or shore. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
2.A round between the legs of a chair; also called a spreader. 1913 Webster]
Ran*ces"cent(r, a.[L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to be rancid.]Becoming rancid or sour. 1913 Webster]
Ranch(r, v. t.[Written also raunch.][Cf. Wrench.]To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.] Dryden. \'bdHasting to raunch the arrow out.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ranch, n.[See Rancho.]A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ran`che*ri"a(r, n.[Sp. rancheria.]1.A dwelling place of a ranchero. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians. [Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ran*che"ro(r, n.; pl.Rancheros(r.[Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.] 1.A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho. 1913 Webster]
2.The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho. 1913 Webster]
Ranch"man(r, n.; pl.Ranchmen(r.An owner or occupant of, or laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman. [Western U. S.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ran"cho(r, n.; pl.Ranchos(r.[Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d Ranch.]1.A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night. 1913 Webster]
2.A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cid(r, a.[L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or rank.]Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter. 1913 Webster]
Ran*cid"i*ty(r, n.[Cf. F. rancidit\'82.]The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cid*ly(r, adv.In a rancid manner. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cid*ness, n.The quality of being rancid. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cor(r, n.[Written also rancour.][OE. rancour, OF. rancor, rancur, F. rancune, fr. L. rancor rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old grudge, rancor, fr. rancere to be rank or rancid.]The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. \'bdTo stint rancour and dissencioun.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
It would not be easy to conceive the passion, rancor, and malice of their tongues and hearts.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge; animosity; malignity. -- Rancor, Enmity. Enmity and rancor both describe hostile feelings; but enmity may be generous and open, while rancor implies personal malice of the worst and most enduring nature, and is the strongest word in our language to express hostile feelings. 1913 Webster]
Rancor will out; proud prelate, in thy face Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rancor is that degree of malice which preys upon the possessor.Cogan. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cor*ous(r, a.[OF. rancuros.]Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent. 1913 Webster]
So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ran"cor*ous*ly, adv.In a rancorous manner. 1913 Webster]
Rand(r, n.[AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r\'94nd, and probably to E. rind.]1.A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
3.A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel. 1913 Webster]
2.The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa. PJC]
The Rand, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated; also, the gold-mining district including this ridge. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rand, v. i.[See Rant.]To rant; to storm. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
R and D(, n.[research anddevelopment.]research and development; -- used mostly to refer to the division of a corporation responsible for performing research and developing new products; -- a commonly used abbreviation. Syn. -- R&D.
[PJC]
Ran"dall grass`(r. (Bot.)The meadow fescue (Festuca elatior). See under Grass. 1913 Webster]
Ran"dan(r, n.The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ran"dan, n.A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two. 1913 Webster]
Rand"ing(r, n.1.(Shoemaking)The act or process of making and applying rands for shoes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A kind of basket work used in gabions. 1913 Webster]
Ran"dom(r, n.[OE. randon, OF. randon force, violence, rapidity, randon, de randon, violently, suddenly, rapidly, prob. of German origin; cf. G. rand edge, border, OHG. rant shield, edge of a shield, akin to E. rand, n. See Rand, n.]1.Force; violence. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For courageously the two kings newly fought with great random and force.E. Hall. 1913 Webster]
2.A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard. 1913 Webster]
Counsels, when they fly At random, sometimes hit most happily.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
O, many a shaft, at random sent, Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining)The direction of a rake-vein.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Ran"dom, a.1.Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess. 1913 Webster]
Some random truths he can impart.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Statistics)of, pertaining to, or resulting from a process of selection from a starting set of items, in which the probability of selecting any one object in the starting set is equal to the probability of selecting any other. PJC]
3.(Construction)of unequal size or shape; made from components of unequal size or shape. PJC]
at randomin a manner so that all possible results have an equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each possible result is counted separately although the same type of result may occur more than once . --
Random courses(Masonry), courses of stone of unequal thickness. --
Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated. --
Random work(Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat beds. 1913 Webster]
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Ran"dom*ize, v. t.to arrange or rearrange so that there is no predetermined order; to select by a random process; to assign (members of a group) into subgroups by a random process. PJC]
Ran"dom*ly(r, adv.In a random manner. 1913 Webster]
Ran"force`(r, n.[Cf. F. renforcer.]See Re. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Rang(r, imp. of Ring, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Range(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ranged(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ranging(r.][OE. rengen, OF. rengier, F. ranger, OF. renc row, rank, F. rang; of German origin. See Rank, n.]1.To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line. 1913 Webster]
Maccabeus ranged his army by bands.2 Macc. xii. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc. 1913 Webster]
It would be absurd in me to range myself on the side of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding society.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.To separate into parts; to sift. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
4.To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species. 1913 Webster]
5.To rove over or through; as, to range the fields. 1913 Webster]
Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake.Gay. 1913 Webster]
6.To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast. 1913 Webster]
ranger une c\'93te. 1913 Webster]
7.(Biol.)To be native to, or to live in; to frequent. 1913 Webster]
Range, v. i.1.To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam. 1913 Webster]
Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees.Burton. 1913 Webster]
2.To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles. 1913 Webster]
3.To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank. 1913 Webster]
And range with humble livers in content.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; -- often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast. 1913 Webster]
Which way the forests range.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.(Biol.)To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll. 1913 Webster]
Range, n.[From Range, v.: cf. F. rang\'82e.]1.A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains. 1913 Webster]
2.An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class. 1913 Webster]
The next range of beings above him are the immaterial intelligences.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
3.The step of a ladder; a rung.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
4.A kitchen grate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He was bid at his first coming to take off the range, and let down the cinders.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
5.An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove. 1913 Webster]
6.A bolting sieve to sift meal. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
7.A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition. 1913 Webster]
He may take a range all the world over.South. 1913 Webster]
8.That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture. 1913 Webster]
9.Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority. 1913 Webster]
Far as creation's ample range extends.Pope. 1913 Webster]
The range and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled the whole circle of the arts.Bp. Fell. 1913 Webster]
A man has not enough range of thought.Addison. 1913 Webster]
10.(Biol.)The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives. 1913 Webster]
11.(Gun.)(a)The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.(b)Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile.(c)A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced. 1913 Webster]
12.In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart. 1913 Webster]
range 7, W., from the fifth principal meridian. 1913 Webster]
13.(Naut.)See Range of cable, below. 1913 Webster]
Range of accommodation(Optics), the distance between the near point and the far point of distinct vision, -- usually measured and designated by the strength of the lens which if added to the refracting media of the eye would cause the rays from the near point to appear as if they came from the far point. --
Range finder(Gunnery), an instrument, or apparatus, variously constructed, for ascertaining the distance of an inaccessible object, -- used to determine what elevation must be given to a gun in order to hit the object; a position finder. --
Range of cable(Naut.), a certain length of slack cable ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the anchor. --
Range work(Masonry), masonry of squared stones laid in courses each of which is of even height throughout the length of the wall; -- distinguished from broken range work, which consists of squared stones laid in courses not continuously of even height. --
To get the range of (an object) (Gun.), to find the angle at which the piece must be raised to reach (the object) without carrying beyond. 1913 Webster]
Range"ment(r, n.[Cf. F. rangement.]Arrangement. [Obs.] Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Ran"ger(r, n.1.One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber. 1913 Webster]
2.That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.] \'bdThe tamis ranger.\'b8 Holland. 1913 Webster]
3.A dog that beats the ground in search of game. 1913 Webster]
4.One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot. 1913 Webster]
5.The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc. [Eng.] Rangers in U.S. national parks and national monuments perform a similar function. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ran"ger*ship, n.The office of the keeper of a forest or park. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ran"gle(r, v. i.To range about in an irregular manner. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Ran"gy(r, a.[From Range, v. i.]Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable distances; apt or suited for much roving, -- chiefly used of cattle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ra"ni(r, n.[Hind. r\'ben\'c6, Skr. r\'bejn\'c6. See Rajah.]A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah.[Written also ranee.] [India] 1913 Webster]
Ra"nine(r, a.[L. rana a frog.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein. 1913 Webster]
Rank(r, a.[Compar.Ranker(r; superl.Rankest.][AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]1.Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. 1913 Webster]
And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.Gen. xli. 5. 1913 Webster]
2.Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. \'bdRank nonsense.\'b8 Hare. \'bdI do forgive thy rankest fault.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
4.Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
5.Strong to the taste. \'bdDivers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
6.Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rank modus(Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. --
To set (the iron of a plane, etc.)
rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Rank, n.[OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See Ring, and cf. Range, n. & v.]1.A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. 1913 Webster]
Many a mountain nigh ranks, and loftier still.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed to file. See 1st File, 1 (a). 1913 Webster]
Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, ranks and squadrons and right form of war.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral. 1913 Webster]
4.An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings. 1913 Webster]
5.Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank. 1913 Webster]
These all are virtues of a meaner rank.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank. 1913 Webster]
Rank and file. (a)(Mil.)The whole body of common soldiers, including also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff.<-- analogously, the lowest ranking members of any organization --> (b)See under 1st File. --
The ranks, the order or grade of common soldiers; as, to reduce a noncommissioned officer to the ranks. --
To fill the ranks, to supply the whole number, or a competent number. --
To take rank of, to have precedence over, or to have the right of taking a higher place than.<--
pull rank, to insist on one's own prerogative or plan of action, by right of a higher rank than that of one suggesting a different plan --> 1913 Webster]
Rank, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ranked(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ranking.]1.To place abreast, or in a line. 1913 Webster]
2.To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to classify. 1913 Webster]
Ranking all things under general and special heads.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers.Broome. 1913 Webster]
Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
3.To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rank, v. i.1.To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division. 1913 Webster]
Let that one article rank with the rest.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To have a certain grade or degree of elevation in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation. 1913 Webster]
Rank"er(r, n.One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges. 1913 Webster]
Ran"kle(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rankled(-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Rankling(-kl.][From Rank, a.]1.To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively. 1913 Webster]
A malady that burns and rankles inward.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom. 1913 Webster]
Ran"kle(r, v. t.To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Rank"ness, n.[AS. rancness pride.]The condition or quality of being rank. 1913 Webster]
Ran"nel(r, n.A prostitute. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ran"ny(r, n.[L. araneus mus, a kind of small mouse.](Zo\'94l.)The erd shrew. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Ran"sack(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ransacked(-s; p. pr. & vb. n.Ransacking.][OE. ransaken, Icel. rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r\'91sn plank, beam) + the root of s\'91kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Rest repose.]1.To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. 1913 Webster]
To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.South. 1913 Webster]
2.To plunder; to pillage completely. 1913 Webster]
Their vow is made ransack Troy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rich spoil of ransacked chastity.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ran"sack, v. i.To make a thorough search. 1913 Webster]
To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ran"sack, n.The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Even your father's house ransack.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Ran"som(r, n.[OE. raunson, raunsoun, OF. ran, raen, raan, F. ran, fr. L. redemptio, fr. redimere to redeem. See Redeem, and cf. Redemption.]1.The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit. 1913 Webster]
Thy ransom paid, which man from death redeems.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
3.(O. Eng. Law)A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Ransom bill(Law), a war contract, valid by the law of nations, for the ransom of property captured at sea and its safe conduct into port.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Ran"som, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ransomed(-s; p. pr. & vb. n.Ransoming.][Cf. F. ran. See Ransom, n.]1.To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy. 1913 Webster]
2.To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year.Berners. 1913 Webster]
Ran"som*a*ble(-, a.Such as can be ransomed. 1913 Webster]
Ran"som*er(-, n.One who ransoms or redeems. 1913 Webster]
Ran"som*less, a.Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rant(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ranted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ranting.][OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be enraged.]To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher. 1913 Webster]
Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rant, n.High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics. 1913 Webster]
This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man or reason of things.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Rant"er(r, n.1.A noisy talker; a raving declaimer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl. Hist.)(a)One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also Seekers. See Seeker.(b)One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt. 1913 Webster]
Rant"er*ism(r, n.(Eccl. Hist.)The practice or tenets of the Ranters. 1913 Webster]
Rant"ing*ly, adv.In a ranting manner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ran"u*la(r, n.[L., a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a frog.](Med.)A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland. 1913 Webster]
Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous(r, a.[See Ranunculus.](Bot.)Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Ranunculace\'91), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony. 1913 Webster]
Ra*nun"cu*lus(r, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses(r, L. Ranunculi(-l.[L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.](Bot.)A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (R. Asiaticus, R. aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ranz" des` vaches"(r. [F., the ranks or rows of cows, the name being given from the fact that the cattle, when answering the musical call of their keeper, move towards him in a row, preceded by those wearing bells.]The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the Alpine horn, and sometimes sung. 1913 Webster]
Rap(r, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Rap, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rapped(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rapping.][Akin to Sw. rappa to strike, rapp stroke, Dan. rap, perhaps of imitative origin.]To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door. 1913 Webster]
Rap, v. t.1.To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. 1913 Webster]
With one great peal they rap the door.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.(Founding)To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal. 1913 Webster]
Rap, n.A quick, smart blow; a knock. 1913 Webster]
Rap, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rapped(r, usually written Rapt; p. pr. & vb. n.Rapping.][OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry. The word has been confused with L. rapere to seize. Cf. Rape robbery, Rapture, Raff, v., Ramp, v.]1.To snatch away; to seize and hurry off. 1913 Webster]
And through the Greeks and Ilians they rapt Chapman. 1913 Webster]
From Oxford I was rapt by my nephew, Sir Edmund Bacon, to Redgrove.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
2.To hasten. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
3.To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration. 1913 Webster]
I'm rapt with joy to see my Marcia's tears.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rapt into future times, the bard begun.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Low] 1913 Webster]
5.To engage in a discussion, converse. PJC]
6.(ca. 1985)to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by some as a type of music; see rap music. PJC]
To rap and ren,
To rap and rend. [Perhaps fr. Icel. hrapa to hurry and r\'91na plunder, fr. r\'ben plunder, E. ran.]To seize and plunder; to snatch by violence.Dryden. \'bd[Ye] waste all that ye may rape and renne.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
All they could rap and rend and pilfer.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
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To rap out, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath. 1913 Webster]
A judge who rapped out a great oath.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rap, n.[Perhaps contr. fr. raparee.]A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value. 1913 Webster]
Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent.Mrs. Alexander. 1913 Webster]
Not to care a rap, to care nothing. --
Not worth a rap, worth nothing. 1913 Webster]
Rap, n.1.conversation; also, rapping. PJC]
2.(ca. 1985)a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap music. PJC]
\'d8Ra*pa"ces(r, n. pl.[NL. See Rapacious.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Accipitres. 1913 Webster]
Ra*pa"cious(r, a.[L. rapax, -acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away. See Rapid.] 1913 Webster]
1.Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force. \'bd The downfall of the rapacious and licentious Knights Templar.\'b8 Motley. 1913 Webster]
2.Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird. 1913 Webster]
-- Ra*pa"cious*ly, adv. -- Ra*pa"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ra*pac"i*ty(r, n.[L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacit\'82. See Rapacious.]1.The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves. 1913 Webster]
2.The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. \'bdThe rapacity of some ages.\'b8 Sprat. 1913 Webster]
Rap`a*ree"(r, n.See Rapparee. 1913 Webster]
Rape(r, n.[F. r\'83pe a grape stalk.]1.Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the must has been expressed in wine making. 1913 Webster]
3.A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying and perfecting malt, vinegar, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rape wine, a poor, thin wine made from the last dregs of pressed grapes. 1913 Webster]
Rape, n.[Akin to rap to snatch, but confused with L. rapere. See Rap to snatch.]1.The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.<-- [Rare] --> 1913 Webster]
And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Sexual connection with a woman without her consent. See Age of consent, under Consent, n.
<-- (b) Any sexual intercourse forced on a person, whether male or female (also called forcible rape, or sexual assault, and sometimes, as a euphemism, criminal assault); Any sexual intercourse performed with a person who is under the age of consent, whether male or female, is statutory rape. --> 1913 Webster]
3.That which is snatched away. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Where now are all my hopes? O, never more rapes restore.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
4.Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
5. (Fig., Colloq.) An action causing results harmful to a person or thing; as, the rape of the land by mining companies. PJC]
Rape, v. t.1.To commit rape upon; to ravish. 1913 Webster]
2. (Fig., Colloq.) To perform an action causing results harmful or very unpleasant to a person or thing; as, women raped first by their assailants, and then by the Justice system. Corresponds to 2nd rape, n. 5. PJC]
To rape and ren. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. 1913 Webster]
Rape, v. i.To rob; to pillage. [Obs.] Heywood. 1913 Webster]
Rape, n.[Icel. hreppr village, district; cf. Icel. hreppa to catch, obtain, AS. hrepian, hreppan, to touch.]One of six divisions of the county of Sussex, England, intermediate between a hundred and a shire. 1913 Webster]
Rape, n.[L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. "ra`pys, "ra`fys, G. r\'81be.](Bot.)A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds. 1913 Webster]
Brassica campestris of Europe, which by some is not considered distinct from the wild stock (B. oleracea) of the cabbage. See Cole. 1913 Webster]
Broom rape. (Bot.)See Broom rape, in the Vocabulary. --
Rape cake, the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from the rape seed. --
Rape root. Same as Rape. --
Summer rape. (Bot.)See Colza. 1913 Webster]
Rape"ful(r, a.1.Violent. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Given to the commission of rape.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Rap"ful*ly(r, adv.Violently. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Raph`a*el*esque"(r, a.Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting. 1913 Webster]
Raph"a*el*ism(r, n.The principles of painting introduced by Raphael, the Italian painter. 1913 Webster]
Raph"a*el*ite(r, n.One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism. 1913 Webster]
Raph"a*ny(r, n.[Cf. F. raphanie.](Med.)A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism. 1913 Webster]
Ra"phe(r, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or suture, fr. "ra`ptein to sew or stitch together.]1.(Anat.)A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Same as Rhaphe. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Raph"i*des(r, n. pl.[F. raphide.](Bot.)See Rhaphides. 1913 Webster]
Rap"id(r, a.[L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. 'arpa`zein: cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.] 1913 Webster]
1.Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. 1913 Webster]
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession. 1913 Webster]
3.Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. 1913 Webster]
Rap"id, n.[Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.]The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; -- usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, rapids are near, and the daylight's past.Moore. 1913 Webster]
{ Rap"id-fire`, Rap"id-fir`ing }, a.(a)(Gun.)Firing shots in rapid succession.(b)(Ordnance)Capable of being fired rapidly; -- applied to single-barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms, mounted so as to be quickly trained and elevated, with a quick-acting breech mechanism operated by a single motion of a crank or lever (abbr. R. F.);specif.: (1) In the United States navy, designating such a gun using fixed ammunition or metallic cartridge cases; -- distinguished from breech-loading (abbr. B. L.), applied to all guns loading with the charge in bags, and formerly from quick-fire. Rapid-fire guns in the navy also sometimes include automatic or semiautomatic rapid-fire guns; the former being automatic guns of not less than one inch caliber, firing a shell of not less than one pound weight, the explosion of each cartridge operating the mechanism for ejecting the empty shell, loading, and firing the next shot, the latter being guns that require one operation of the hand at each discharge, to load the gun. (2) In the United States army, designating such a gun, whether using fixed or separate ammunition, designed chiefly for use in coast batteries against torpedo vessels and the lightly armored batteries or other war vessels and for the protection of defensive mine fields; -- not distinguished from quick-fire. (3) In Great Britain and Europe used, rarely, as synonymous with quick-fire. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rapid-fire mount. (Ordnance)A mount permitting easy and quick elevation or depression and training of the gun, and fitted with a device for taking up the recoil. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ra*pid"i*ty(r, n.[L. rapiditas: cf. F. rapidit\'82.]The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the rapidity of a current; rapidity of speech; rapidity of growth or improvement. 1913 Webster]
Rap"id*ness, n.Quality of being rapid; rapidity. 1913 Webster]
Ra"pi*er(r, n.[F. rapi\'8are, perhaps for raspi\'8are, and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. rasp, v.]A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting. 1913 Webster]
Rapier fish(Zo\'94l.), the swordfish. [Obs.] Grew. 1913 Webster]
Ra"pi*ered(-, a.Wearing a rapier. \'bdScarletcoated, rapiered figures.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*pil"li(r, n. pl.[It.](Min.)Lapilli. 1913 Webster]
Rap"ine(r, n.[F. rapine; cf. Pr. & It. rapina; all fr. L. rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off by force. See Rapid, and cf. Raven rapine.]1.The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder. 1913 Webster]
Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the desire of rapine as by the desire of glory.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rap"ine, v. t.To plunder.Sir G. Buck. 1913 Webster]
Rap"i*nous(r, a.Given to rapine. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
rap` mu"sic(r, n.(ca. 1985)a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; same as 7th rap, n.. PJC]
Rap"page(r, n.(Founding)The enlargement of a mold caused by rapping the pattern. 1913 Webster]
Rap`pa*ree"(-p, n.A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.[Written also raparee.] 1913 Webster]
Rapped(r, imp. & p. p. of Rap, to strike. 1913 Webster]
Rapped, imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away. 1913 Webster]
Rap*pee"(r, n.[F. r\'83p\'82, fr. r\'83per to grate, to rasp. See Rasp, v.]A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves. 1913 Webster]
Rap"pel(r, n.[F. Cf. Repeal.](Mil.)The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. 1913 Webster]
Rap"per(r, n.[From Rap.]1.One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
2.A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] Bp. Parker. 1913 Webster]
3.A musician specializing in rap music. PJC]
Rap*port"(r, n.[F., fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. Report.]Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord. 1913 Webster]
'T is obvious what rapport there is between the conceptions and languages in every country.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
\'d8En` rap`port"([F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits influence or communication. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rap`proche`ment"(?), n.[F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again. See Re-; Approach.]Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of cordial relations. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
He had witnessed the gradual rapprochement between the papacy and Austria.Wilfrid Ward. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation. \'bdRapt in secret studies.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rapt, n.[From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt, a. See Rapt, a., and Rapid.]1.An ecstasy; a trance. [Obs.] Bp. Morton. 1913 Webster]
2.Rapidity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rapt, v. t.1.To transport or ravish. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.To carry away by force. [Obs.] Daniel. 1913 Webster]
Rap"tor(r, n.[L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid.]A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rap*to"res(r, n. pl.[NL. See Raptor.](Zo\'94l.)An order of birds, same as Accipitres. Called also Raptatores. 1913 Webster]
Rap*to"ri*al(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.(b)Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.(c)Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See Illust.(f) of Aves. 1913 Webster]
Rap"ture(r, n.[L. rapere, raptum, to carry off by force. See Rapid.]1.A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash rapture.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.The state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy. 1913 Webster]
Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the hearer great conceptions; it strengthens devotion, and advances praise into rapture.Addison. 1913 Webster]
You grow correct that once with rapture writ.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rude mechanicals that rare and late Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Rare, a.[Compar.Rarer(r; superl.Rarest.][Cf. AS. hr, or E. rare early. Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. 1913 Webster]
New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care rare.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
underdone is preferred. 1913 Webster]
Rare, a.[Compar.Rarer(r; superl.Rarest.][F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.]1.Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event. 1913 Webster]
2.Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found. 1913 Webster]
Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Thinly scattered; dispersed. 1913 Webster]
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations. 1913 Webster]
Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; extraordinary; incomparable. -- Rare, Scarce. We call a thing rare when but few examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities; as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce. 1913 Webster]
A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world.Burke. 1913 Webster]
When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rare"bit(r, n.A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit. 1913 Webster]
Rar"ee-show`(r, n.[Contr. fr. rarity-show.]A show carried about in a box; a peep show.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Rar`e*fac"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. rar\'82faction. See Rarefy.]The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air. 1913 Webster]
Rar"e*fi`a*ble(r, a.[Cf. F. rar\'82fiable.]Capable of being rarefied.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Rar"e*fy(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rarefied(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rarefying(r.][F. rar\'82fier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. See -fy.]To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense. 1913 Webster]
Rar"e*fy, v. i.To become less dense; to become thin and porous. \'bdEarth rarefies to dew.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rare"ly(r, adv.1.In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen. 1913 Webster]
2.Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2. 1913 Webster]
The person who played so rarely on the flageolet.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
The rest of the apartments are rarely gilded.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Rare"ness, n.The state or quality of being rare. 1913 Webster]
And let the rareness the small gift commend.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rare"ripe`(-r, a.[Rare early + ripe. Cf. Rathripe.]Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season. 1913 Webster]
Rare"ripe`, n.An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach. 1913 Webster]
Rar"i*ty(r, n.; pl.Rarities(r.[L. raritas: cf. F. raret\'82. See Rare.]1.The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases. 1913 Webster]
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2.That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its scarcity. 1913 Webster]
I saw three rarities of different kinds, which pleased me more than any other shows in the place.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Ras(r, n.See 2d Reis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`sante"(r, a.[F., p. pr. of raser to graze.](Fort.)Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them.H. L. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ras"cal(r, n.[OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See Rase, v.] 1913 Webster]
1.One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the rascal.Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19). 1913 Webster]
Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as huge as the rascal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster. 1913 Webster]
For I have sense to serve my turn in store, rascal who pretends to more.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ras"cal, a.Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base. \'bdThe rascal many.\'b8 Spencer. \'bdThe rascal people.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
While she called me rascal fiddler.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ras"cal*dom(-d, n.State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
1.The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud. 1913 Webster]
2.The poorer and lower classes of people. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The chief heads of their clans with their several rascalitiesT. Jackson. 1913 Webster]
Ras*cal"lion(r, n.[From Rascal]A low, mean wretch; a rogue; same as rascal, n.. 2; now disused, replaced by rapscalion. [archaic] [Written also rascalion.] 1913 Webster]
Ras"cal*ly(r, a.Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty. 1913 Webster]
Our rascally porter is fallen fast asleep.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Rase(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rased(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rasing.][F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. Raze, Razee, Razor, Rodent.]1.To rub along the surface of; to graze. [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and might not the bullet which rased his cheek have gone into his head?South. 1913 Webster]
Sometimes his feet rased the surface of the water, and at others the skylight almost flattened his nose.Beckford. 1913 Webster]
2.To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
Except we rase the faculty of memory, root and branch, out of our mind.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze.[In this sense raze is generally used.] 1913 Webster]
Till Troy were by their brave hands rased, Chapman. 1913 Webster]
rase, may be considered as nearly obsolete; graze, erase, and raze, having superseded it. 1913 Webster]
Rasing iron, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from the seams of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Rase, v. i.To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rase, n.1.A scratching out, or erasure. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A slight wound; a scratch. [Obs.] Hooker. 1913 Webster]
3.(O. Eng. Law)A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Rash(r, v. t.[For arace.]1.To pull off or pluck violently. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rashing off helms and riving plates asunder.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rash, n.[OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr. (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase, and cf. Rascal.](Med.)A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no elevation. 1913 Webster]
Canker rash. See in the Vocabulary. --
Nettle rash. See Urticaria. --
Rose rash. See Roseola. --
Tooth rash. See Red-gum. 1913 Webster]
Rash, n.[Cf. F. ras short-nap cloth, It. & Sp. raso satin (cf. Rase); or cf. It. rascia serge, G. rasch, probably fr. Arras in France (cf. Arras).]An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted. [Obs.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
Rash, a.[Compar.Rasher(-; superl.Rashest.][Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. rask quick, brisk, rash, Icel. r\'94skr vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. rasch quick, of uncertain origin.]1.Sudden in action; quick; hasty. [Obs.] \'bdStrong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
I scarce have leisure to salute you, rash.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of persons; as, a rash statesman or commander. 1913 Webster]
4.Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection; as, rash words; rash measures. 1913 Webster]
5.So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; inconsiderate; unwary. -- Rash, Adventurous, Foolhardy. A man is adventurous who incurs risk or hazard from a love of the arduous and the bold. A man is rash who does it from the mere impulse of his feelings, without counting the cost. A man is foolhardy who throws himself into danger in disregard or defiance of the consequences. 1913 Webster]
Was never known a more adventurous knight.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Her rash hand in evil hour Milton. 1913 Webster]
If any yet be so foolhardy Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Rash(r, v. t.To prepare with haste. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Rash"er(r, n.[In sense 1, probably fr. rash, a., as being hastily cooked.]1.A thin slice of bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ras*kol"nik(r, n.; pl. Raskolniki(r or Raskolniks(#). [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.]The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to the correctness of the translation of the religious books. The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are officially divided into three groups according to the degree of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as follows: I. \'bdMost obnoxious.\'b8 the
Judaizers; the
Molokane, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to take oaths; the
Dukhobortsy, or
Dukhobors, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears at intervals in living men; the
Khlysty, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics, practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage; the
Skoptsy, who practice castration; and a section of the
Bezpopovtsy, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. \'bdObnoxious:\'b8 the
Bezpopovtsy, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage. III. \'bdLeast obnoxious:\'b8 the
Popovtsy, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor points only.[Written also rascolnik.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ra*so"res(r, n. pl.[NL., fr. L. radere, rasum, to scratch. See Rase, v. t.](Zo\'94l.)An order of birds; the Gallin\'91. 1913 Webster]
Rasores was used in a wider sense, so as to include other birds now widely separated in classification. 1913 Webster]
Ra*so"ri*al(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Ra"sour(r, n.Razor. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rasp(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rasped(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rasping.][OF. rasper, F. r\'83per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to snatch.] 1913 Webster]
1.To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper. 1913 Webster]
Rasp, n.[OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r\'83pe. See Rasp, v.] 1913 Webster]
1.A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file. 1913 Webster]
2.The raspberry. [Obs.] \'bdSet sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be the smaller.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rasp palm(Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree (Iriartea exorhiza) which has strong a\'89rial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common name. 1913 Webster]
Rasp"a*to*ry(r, n.[LL. raspatorium: cf. F. raspatoir. See Rasp, v.]A surgeon's rasp.Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
Rasp"ber*ry(r, n.[From E. rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.](Bot.)(a)The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Id\'91us and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry.(b)The shrub bearing this fruit. 1913 Webster]
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Rasp"er(r, n.One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper. 1913 Webster]
Rasp"y(r, a.Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.R. D. Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Rasse(r, n.[Cf. Malay r\'besa taste, sensation.](Zo\'94l.)A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet. 1913 Webster]
Ra"sure(r, n.[L. rasura, fr. radere, rasum, to scrape, to shave. See Rase, v.]1.The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration. 1913 Webster]
2.A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Rat(r, n.[AS. r\'91t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r\'86tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf. Raccoon.]1.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
3.One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
rat) was first, as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the government of George the First, but has by degrees obtained a wider meaning, and come to be applied to any sudden and mercenary change in politics.\'b8 Lord Mahon. 1913 Webster]
Bamboo rat(Zo\'94l.), any Indian rodent of the genus Rhizomys. --
Beaver rat,
Coast rat. (Zo\'94l.)See under Beaver and Coast. --
Blind rat(Zo\'94l.), the mole rat. --
Cotton rat(Zo\'94l.), a long-haired rat (Sigmodon hispidus), native of the Southern United States and Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the crop. --
Ground rat. See Ground Pig, under Ground. --
Hedgehog rat. See under Hedgehog. --
Kangaroo rat(Zo\'94l.), the potoroo. --
Norway rat(Zo\'94l.), the common brown rat. See Rat. --
Pouched rat. (Zo\'94l.)(a)See Pocket Gopher, under Pocket.(b)Any African rodent of the genus Cricetomys.
Rat Indians(Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to the Athabascan stock. --
Rat mole. (Zo\'94l.)See Mole rat, under Mole. --
Rat pit, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport. --
Rat snake(Zo\'94l.), a large colubrine snake (Ptyas mucosus) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc. --
Spiny rat(Zo\'94l.), any South American rodent of the genus Echinomys. --
To smell a rat. See under Smell. --
Wood rat(Zo\'94l.), any American rat of the genus Neotoma, especially N. Floridana, common in the Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white. 1913 Webster]
Rat, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ratted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ratting.]1.In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union. 1913 Webster]
Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having ratted, solely by his inability to follow the friends of his early days.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.To catch or kill rats. 1913 Webster]
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Ra"ta(r, n.[Maori.](Bot.)A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs. 1913 Webster]
Rat`a*bil"i*ty(r, n.The quality or state of being ratable. 1913 Webster]
Rat"a*ble(r, a.1.Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value. 1913 Webster]
Twenty or\'91 were ratable to [at] two marks of silver.Camden. 1913 Webster]
2.Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate. 1913 Webster]
3.Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. -- Rat"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rat"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
rat"a*ble(r, n.a structure which may be rated, or set at a certain value, for the purpose of taxation, usually based on the value; as, with the deterioration of the center cities, the loss of ratables worsened the situation by removing valuable sources of tax revenue. PJC]
Rat`a*fi"a(r, n.[F., fr. Malay arak arrack + t\'bef\'c6a a spirit distilled from molasses.]A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, cura, etc.[Written also ratifia and ratafee.] 1913 Webster]
Ra*tan"(r, n.See Rattan. 1913 Webster]
Rat"a*ny(r, n.(Bot.)Same as Rhatany. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra`ta`plan"(r, n.[F.]The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse. 1913 Webster]
Ratch(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Rotche. 1913 Webster]
Ratch(r, n.[See Rack the instrument, Ratchet.]A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works. 1913 Webster]
Ratch"et(-, n.[Properly a diminutive from the same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d Ratch, Rack the instrument.]1.A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch. 1913 Webster]
Ratchet brace(Mech.), a boring brace, having a ratchet wheel and pawl for rotating the tool by back and forth movements of the brace handle. --
Ratchet drill, a portable machine for working a drill by hand, consisting of a hand lever carrying at one end a drill holder which is revolved by means of a ratchet wheel and pawl, by swinging the lever back and forth. --
Ratchet wheel(Mach.), a circular wheel having teeth, usually angular, with which a reciprocating pawl engages to turn the wheel forward, or a stationary pawl to hold it from turning backward. 1913 Webster]
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c slides over the teeth in one direction, but in returning, draws the wheel with it, while the pawl d prevents it from turning in the contrary direction. 1913 Webster]
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Rate(r, v. t. & i.[Perh. fr. E. rate, v. t., to value at a certain rate, to estimate, but more prob. fr. Sw. rata to find fault, to blame, to despise, to hold cheap; cf. Icel. hrat refuse, hrati rubbish.]To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently; to berate.Spenser. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming them from it, and rating them for it.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Rate(?), n.[OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. Reason.]1.Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. 1913 Webster]
The one right feeble through the evil rate Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum. 1913 Webster]
Heretofore the rate and standard of wit was different from what it is nowadays.South. 1913 Webster]
In this did his holiness and godliness appear above the rate and pitch of other men's, in that he was so . . . merciful.Calamy. 1913 Webster]
Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor come up soon enough.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation. 1913 Webster]
They come at dear rates from Japan.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates. 1913 Webster]
5.Order; arrangement. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thus sat they all around in seemly rate.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
7.(Horol.)The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)(a)The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.(b)The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rate, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rated; p. pr. & vb. n.Rating.]1.To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree. 1913 Webster]
To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.South. 1913 Webster]
You seem not high enough your joys to rate.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. 1913 Webster]
3.To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension. 1913 Webster]
4.To ratify. [Obs.] \'bdTo rate the truce.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
To rate a chronometer, to ascertain the exact rate of its gain or loss as compared with true time, so as to make an allowance or computation dependent thereon. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon. 1913 Webster]
Rate, v. i.1.To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line. 1913 Webster]
2.To make an estimate. 1913 Webster]
Rate"a*ble(-, a.See Ratable. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tel(r, n.[F.](Zo\'94l.)Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger. 1913 Webster]
M. Capensis) and the Indian ratel (M. Indica) are the best known. The back is gray; the lower parts, face, and tail are black. They are fond of honey, and rob the nests of wild bees. 1913 Webster]
Rate"pay`er(-p, n.One who pays rates or taxes. 1913 Webster]
Rat"er(r, n.One who rates or estimates. 1913 Webster]
Rat"er, n.One who rates or scolds. 1913 Webster]
Rat"fish`(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Rat-tail. 1913 Webster]
Rath(r, n.[Ir. rath.]1.A hill or mound. [Ireland] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland. 1913 Webster]
{ Rath, Rathe }(r, a.[AS. hr\'91\'eb, hr\'91d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hra\'ebr.]Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] 1913 Webster]
Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Too rathe cut off by practice criminal.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rath"er(r, a.[Compar. of Rath, a.]Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Now no man dwelleth at the rather town.Sir J. Mandeville. 1913 Webster]
Rath"er(r, adv.[AS. hra\'ebor, compar. of hra\'ebe, hr\'91\'ebe, quickly, immediately. See Rath, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A good mean to come the rather to grace.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.More readily or willingly; preferably. 1913 Webster]
My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.Job vii. 15. 1913 Webster]
3.On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead. 1913 Webster]
Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.Mark v. 26. 1913 Webster]
4.Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat. 1913 Webster]
He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain, rather feared her slain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.More properly; more correctly speaking. 1913 Webster]
This is an art rather, but Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp. 1913 Webster]
The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for particular cause. 1913 Webster]
You are come to me in happy time, The rather for I have some sport in hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Had rather, or
Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as, he had rather, or would rather go than stay. \'bdI had rather speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.\'b8 1 Cor. xiv. 19. See Had rather, under Had. 1913 Webster]
Rath"ripe`(r, a.Rareripe, or early ripe. -- n.A rareripe. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Such who delight in rathripe fruits.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Raths"kel`ler(r, n.[G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.]Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold; hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where liquors are served. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rat`i*fi*ca"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. ratification.]The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty. 1913 Webster]
Rat"i*fi`er(r, n.One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rat"i*fy(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ratified(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ratifying(r.][F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy.]To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination. 1913 Webster]
It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.South. 1913 Webster]
Rat`i*ha*bi"tion(-h, n.[L. ratihabitio; ratus fixed, valid + habere to hold.]Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ti*o(r, n.[L., fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think, judge. See Reason.]1.(Math.)The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a. 1913 Webster]
ratio as the quotient itself, making ratio equivalent to a number. 1913 Webster]
The term ratio is also sometimes applied to the difference of two quantities as well as to their quotient, in which case the former is called arithmetical ratio, the latter, geometrical ratio. The name ratio is sometimes given to the rule of three in arithmetic. See under Rule. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress. 1913 Webster]
Compound ratio,
Duplicate ratio,
Inverse ratio, etc.See under Compound, Duplicate, etc. --
Ratio of a geometrical progression, the constant quantity by which each term is multiplied to produce the succeeding one. 1913 Webster]
Ra`ti*oc"i*nate(r, v. i.[L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See Ratio.]To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument. 1913 Webster]
Ra`ti*oc`i*na"tion(r, n.[L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.]The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning. 1913 Webster]
Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive(r, a.[L. ratiocinativus.]Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process. 1913 Webster]
The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion(ror r, n.[F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]1.A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence. 1913 Webster]
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2.Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion, v. t.To supply with rations, as a regiment. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al(r, a.[L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See Ratio, Reason, and cf. Rationale.]1.Relating to the reason; not physical; mental. 1913 Webster]
Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
2.Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning. 1913 Webster]
It is our glory and happiness to have a rational nature.Law. 1913 Webster]
3.Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem.)Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formul\'91. See under Formula. 1913 Webster]
Rational horizon. (Astron.)See Horizon, 2 (b). --
Rational quantity(Alg.), one that can be expressed without the use of a radical sign, or in exact parts of unity; -- opposed to irrational or radical quantity. --
Rational symptom(Med.), one elicited by the statements of the patient himself and not as the result of a physical examination.
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Syn. -- Sane; sound; intelligent; reasonable; sensible; wise; discreet; judicious. -- Rational, reasonable. Rational has reference to reason as a faculty of the mind, and is opposed to irrational; as, a rational being, a rational state of mind, rational views, etc. In these cases the speculative reason is more particularly, referred to. Reasonable has reference to the exercise of this faculty for practical purposes, and means, governed or directed by reason; as, reasonable desires or plans; a reasonable charge; a reasonable prospect of success. 1913 Webster]
What higher in her society thou find'st rational, love still.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A law may be reasonable in itself, although a man does not allow it, or does not know the reason of the lawgivers.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Ra`tion*a"le(ror r, n.[L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See Rational, a.]An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ism(r, n.[Cf. F. rationalisme.]1.(Theol.)The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism.Fleming. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ist, n.[Cf. F. rationaliste.]One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under Reasonist. 1913 Webster]
{ Ra`tion*al*is"tic(r, Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al(-t, }a.Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of rationalism. -- Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Ra`tion*al"i*ty(r, n.; pl.-ties(-t.[F. rationalit\'82, or L. rationalitas.]The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. 1913 Webster]
When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure?Gov. of Tongue. 1913 Webster]
Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will never bear a rigid examination.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion(r, n.The act or process of rationalizing. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ize(r, v. t.1.To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism. 1913 Webster]
2.To interpret in the manner of a rationalist. 1913 Webster]
3.To form a rational conception of. 1913 Webster]
4.(Alg.)To render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ize, v. i.To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism. 1913 Webster]
Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief rationalizing doctor of antiquity.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ly, adv.In a rational manner. 1913 Webster]
Ra"tion*al*ness, n.The quality or state of being rational; rationality. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra*ti"t\'91(r, n. pl.[NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft.](Zo\'94l.)An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples. 1913 Webster]
Rat"i*tate(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Ratit\'91. 1913 Webster]
Rat"ite(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Ratit\'91. -- n.One of the Ratit\'91. 1913 Webster]
{ Rat"lines, Rat"lins }(r, n. pl.[Of uncertain origin.](Naut.)The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.[Written also ratlings, and rattlings.]Totten. 1913 Webster]
Rat"on(r, n.[Cf. Raccoon.]A small rat. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Ra*toon"(r, n.1.Same as Rattoon, n. 1913 Webster]
2.A rattan cane. [Obs.] Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Ra*toon", v. i.Same as Rattoon, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Rats"bane`(r, n.[Rat + bane.]Rat poison; white arsenic. 1913 Webster]
Rats"baned`(r, a.Poisoned by ratsbane. 1913 Webster]
Rat"-tail`(r, a.Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File. 1913 Webster]
Rat"-tail`, n.1.(Far.)pl.An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The California chim\'91ra. See Chim\'91ra.(b)Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2. 1913 Webster]
Rat"-tailed`(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. 1913 Webster]
Rat-tailed larva(Zo\'94l.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See Eristalis. --
Rat-tailed serpent(Zo\'94l.), the fer-de-lance. --
Rat-tailed shrew(Zo\'94l.), the musk shrew. 1913 Webster]
Rat*tan"(r, n.[Malay r.][Written also ratan.](Bot.)One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes. 1913 Webster]
Rat"ten(r, v. t.[Prov. E. ratten a rat, hence the verb literally means, to do mischief like a rat.]To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike. [Trades-union Cant] J. McCarthy. 1913 Webster]
Rat"ter(r, n.1.One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier. 1913 Webster]
Rat`ti*net"(-t, n.A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen. 1913 Webster]
Rat"ting(r, n.1.The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1.Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
2.The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rattled(-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Rattling(-tl.][Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr\'91tele a rattle, in hr\'91telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave. Cf. Rail a bird.]1.To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter. 1913 Webster]
And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.Addison. 1913 Webster]
'T was but the wind, rattling o'er the stony street.Byron. 1913 Webster]
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2.To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
3.To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle(r, v. t.1.To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. 1913 Webster]
2.To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. 1913 Webster]
Sound but another [drum], and another shall rattle the welkin's ear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
4.To scold; to rail at.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
To rattle off. (a)To tell glibly or noisily; as, to rattle off a story.(b)To rail at; to scold. \'bdShe would sometimes rattle off her servants sharply.\'b8 Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle, n.1.A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.Noisy, rapid talk. 1913 Webster]
All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit.Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
3.An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken. 1913 Webster]
The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea nearly enough resemble each other.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. 1913 Webster]
It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so much perspicuity, vivacity, and grace, should have been, whenever he took a part in conversation, an empty, noisy, blundering rattle.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] Heylin. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound. 1913 Webster]
rattle of a rattlesnake is composed of the hardened terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast off, and so modified in form as to make a series of loose, hollow joints. 1913 Webster]
7.The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R. 1913 Webster]
To spring a rattle, to cause it to sound. --
Yellow rattle(Bot.), a yellow-flowered herb (Rhinanthus Crista-galli), the ripe seeds of which rattle in the inflated calyx. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle*box`(r, n.1.A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.(b)Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle-pat`ed, a.Rattle-headed. \'bdA noisy, rattle-pated fellow.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tler(r, n.One who, or that which, rattles. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle*snake`(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus; sometimes also called rattler. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamondback rattlesnake (also called diamondback rattler, and diamondback) of the South and East (C. adamanteus) and West (C. atrox), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ground rattlesnake(Zo\'94l.), a small rattlesnake (Caudisona miliaria or Sistrurus miliaria) of the Southern United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large scales on its head. --
Rattlesnake fern(Bot.), a common American fern (Botrychium Virginianum) having a triangular decompound frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising from the middle of the frond. --
Rattlesnake grass(Bot.), a handsome American grass (Glyceria Canadensis) with an ample panicle of rather large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the rattlesnake. Sometimes called quaking grass. --
Rattlesnake plantain(Bot.), See under Plantain. --
Rattlesnake root(Bot.), a name given to certain American species of the composite genus Prenanthes (P. alba and P. serpentaria), formerly asserted to cure the bite of the rattlesnake. Called also lion's foot, gall of the earth, and white lettuce. --
Rattlesnake's master(Bot.)(a)A species of Agave (Agave Virginica) growing in the Southern United States. (b)An umbelliferous plant (Eryngium yucc\'91folium) with large bristly-fringed linear leaves. (c)A composite plant, the blazing star (Liatris squarrosa). --
Rattlesnake weed(Bot.), a plant of the composite genus Hieracium (H. venosum); -- probably so named from its spotted leaves. See also Snakeroot. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle*trap`(-tr, n.Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle*weed`(-w, n.(Bot.)Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tle*wort`(-w, n.[AS. hr\'91telwyrt.](Bot.)Same as Rattlebox. 1913 Webster]
Rat"tlings(r, n. pl.(Naut.)Ratlines. 1913 Webster]
Rat*toon"(r, n.[Sp. reto\'a4o.]One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane. 1913 Webster]
Rat*toon", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rattooned(-t; p. pr. & vb. n.Rattooning.][Cf. Sp. reto\'a4ar.]To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane from the root of the previous year's planting. 1913 Webster]
Rau"ci*ty(r, n.[L. raucitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucit\'82.]Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice. 1913 Webster]
Rav"age(r, n.[F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.]Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time. 1913 Webster]
Would one think 't were possible for love ravage in a noble soul?Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rav"age, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ravaged(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ravaging(r.][F. ravager. See Ravage, n.]To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume. 1913 Webster]
Already C\'91sar ravaged more than half the globe.Addison. 1913 Webster]
His lands were daily ravaged, his cattle driven away.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rav"a*ger(-, n.One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler. 1913 Webster]
Rave(r, obs. imp. of Rive. 1913 Webster]
Rave, n.[Prov. E. raves, or rathes, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.]One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh. 1913 Webster]
Rave(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Raved(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raving.][F. r\'88ver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. Rage, Reverie.]1.To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. 1913 Webster]
In our madness evermore we rave.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?Addison. 1913 Webster]
The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To rush wildly or furiously.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. 1913 Webster]
The hallowed scene rave of, though they know it not.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Rave, v. t.To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.Young. 1913 Webster]
Rave, n.1.An instance of raving. PJC]
2.A highly flattering or enthusiastic review of a play, book, etc. PJC]
3.A clamorous dance party, especially one featuring a band or disc jockey playing loud modern rock music oriented toward young people, held in a large room such as a warehouse, often organized by an informal or ad hoc sponsor. [originally British slang] PJC]
Rave"hook(r, n.(Shipbuilding)A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum. 1913 Webster]
Rav"el(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Raveled(-'ld) or Ravelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Raveling or Ravelling.][OD. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.]1.To separate or undo the texture of; to unravel; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking. 1913 Webster]
Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle. 1913 Webster]
3.To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve. 1913 Webster]
What glory's due to him that could divide raveled interests? has the knot untied?Waller. 1913 Webster]
The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or raveled and entangled in weak discourses!Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Rav"el, v. i.1.To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall into perplexity and confusion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Till, by their own perplexities involved, ravel more, still less resolved.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The humor of raveling into all these mystical or entangled matters.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Rav"el*er(-, n.[Also raveller.]One who ravels. 1913 Webster]
Rave"lin(r, n.[F.; cf. Sp. rebellin, It. revellino, rivellino; perhaps fr. L. re- again + vallum wall.](Fort.)A detached work with two embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune and half-moon. 1913 Webster]
Rav"el*ing(r, n.[Also ravelling.]1.The act of untwisting or of disentangling. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ven(r, n.[AS. hr\'91fn; akin to D. raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ko`rax. (Zo\'94l.)A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. 1913 Webster]
Sea raven(Zo\'94l.), the cormorant. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ven, a.Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. 1913 Webster]
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Rav"en(r, n.[OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.][Written also ravin, and ravine.]1.Rapine; rapacity.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. 1913 Webster]
Rav"en, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ravened(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ravening.][Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1913 Webster]
1.To obtain or seize by violence.Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
2.To devour with great eagerness. 1913 Webster]
Like rats that ravin down their proper bane.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rav"en, v. i.To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.[Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1913 Webster]
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf.Gen. xlix. 27. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rav`e*na"la(r, n.[Malagasy.](Bot.)A genus of plants related to the banana. 1913 Webster]
Ravenala Madagascariensis, the principal species, is an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing bases of the leafstalks collect and retain rain water, which flows freely when they are pierced with a knife, whence the plant is called traveler's tree. 1913 Webster]
Rav"en*er(r, n.1.One who, or that which, ravens or plunders.Gower. 1913 Webster]
2.A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Rav"en*ing, n.Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.Luke xi. 39. 1913 Webster]
Rav"en*ous(r, a.[From 2d Raven.]1.Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. 1913 Webster]
2.Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire. 1913 Webster]
-- Rav"en*ous*ly, adv. -- Rav"en*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ra"ven's-duck`(r, n.[Cf. G. ravenstuch.]A fine quality of sailcloth.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Rav"er(r, n.One who raves. 1913 Webster]
Rav"in(r, a.Ravenous. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
{ Rav"in, Rav"ine }(r, n.[See 2d Raven.]Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. \'bdFowls of ravyne.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Though Nature, red in tooth and claw ravine, shrieked against his creed.Tennyson.
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{ Rav"in, Rav"ine, }v. t. & i.See Raven, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Ra*vine"(r, n.[F., a place excavated by a torrent, a ravine, fr. ravir to snatch or tear away, L. rapere; cf. L. rapina rapine. See Ravish, and cf. Rapine, Raven prey.]1.A torrent of water. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft. 1913 Webster]
Rav"ing(r, a.Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic. -- Rav"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rav"ish(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ravished(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Ravishing.][OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, Rapid, and -ish.]1.To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. 1913 Webster]
These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Shak. 1913 Webster]
This hand shall ravish thy pretended right.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. \'bdRavished . . . for the joy.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Thou hast ravished my heart.Cant. iv. 9. 1913 Webster]
3.To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rav"ish*ing*ly, adv.In a ravishing manner. 1913 Webster]
Rav"ish*ment(-m, n.[F. ravissement. See Ravish.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of ravishing a woman; rape. 1913 Webster]
Rav"is*sant(r, a.[F.](Her.)In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey. 1913 Webster]
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Raw(r, a.[ComparRawer(r; superl.Rawest.][AS. hre\'a0w; akin to D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh, OHG. r, Icel. hr\'ber, Dan. raa, Sw. r\'86, L. crudus, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. Crude, Cruel.]1.Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna;specifically,not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit. 1913 Webster]
Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
3.Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought. Specifically: (a)Not distilled; as, raw water. [Obs.] Bacon.(b)Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.(c)Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits.(d)Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow.(e)Not tanned; as, raw hides.(f)Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. 1913 Webster]
4.Not covered; bare. Specifically: (a)Bald. [Obs.] \'bdWith skull all raw.\'b8 Spenser(b)Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.(c)Sore, as if by being galled. 1913 Webster]
And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Spenser. 1913 Webster]
5.Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind. \'bdA raw and gusty day.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Raw material, material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry. --
Raw pig, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. 1913 Webster]
Raw, n.A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw. 1913 Webster]
Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is a raw.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
And spoiling all her gears and goodly ray.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ray, n.[OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. Radius.]1.One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes.(b)One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physics)(a)A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.(b)One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light. 1913 Webster]
5.Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. 1913 Webster]
All eyes direct their rays Pope. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geom.)One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray. 1913 Webster]
Bundle of rays. (Geom.)See Pencil of rays, below. --
Extraordinary ray(Opt.), that one of two parts of a ray divided by double refraction which does not follow the ordinary law of refraction. --
Ordinary ray(Opt.)that one of the two parts of a ray divided by double refraction which follows the usual or ordinary law of refraction. --
Pencil of rays(Geom.), a definite system of rays. --
Ray flower, Ray floret(Bot.), one of the marginal flowers of the capitulum in such composite plants as the aster, goldenrod, daisy, and sunflower. They have an elongated, strap-shaped corolla, while the corollas of the disk flowers are tubular and five-lobed. --
Ray point(Geom.), the common point of a pencil of rays. --
R\'94ntgen ray(r(Phys.), a kind of ray generated in a very highly exhausted vacuum tube by the electrical discharge; now more commonly called X-ray. It is composed of electromagnetic radiation of wavelength shorter than that of ultraviolet light, and is capable of passing through many bodies opaque to light, and producing photographic and fluorescent effects by which means pictures showing the internal structure of opaque objects are made, called radiographs, sciagraphs, X-ray photographs, radiograms, or X-rays. So called from the discoverer, W. C. R\'94ntgen. --
X ray, the R\'94ntgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer because of its enigmatical character, x being an algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ray, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rayed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Raying.][Cf. OF. raier, raiier, rayer, L. radiare to irradiate. See Ray, n., and cf. Radiate.]1.To mark with long lines; to streak. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.[From Ray, n.]To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. [R.] Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ray, v. i.To shine, as with rays.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Ray, n.[F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.](Zo\'94l.)(a)Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai\'91, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.(b)In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. 1913 Webster]
Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (Stoasodon n\'85rinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. --
Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray (Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins. --
Devil ray. See Sea Devil. --
Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatid\'91, or \'92tobatid\'91. The common European species (Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller. --
Electric ray, or
Cramp ray, a torpedo. --
Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata). --
Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonid\'91 having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ra"yah(r, n.[Ar. ra'iyah a herd, a subject, fr. ra'a to pasture, guard.]A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. [Turkey.] 1913 Webster]
Ray" grass`(r. [Etymol. of ray is uncertain.](Bot.)A perennial European grass (Lolium perenne); -- called also rye grass, and red darnel. See Darnel, and Grass. 1913 Webster]
Italian ray grass or
Italian rye grass. See Darnel, and Grass. 1913 Webster]
Ray"less(r, a.Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes. 1913 Webster]
Ray"on(r, n.1.A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated cellulose, extruded from a solution of viscose. Called also viscose fiber and viscose rayon fiber. PJC]
2.a textile fabric made from rayon{1}. PJC]
Ray"on*nant(r, a.[F.](Her.)Darting forth rays, as the sun when it shines out. 1913 Webster]
Raze(r, n.[See Race.]A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Raze, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Razed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Razing.][F. raser. See Rase, v. t.][Written also rase.]1.To erase; to efface; to obliterate. 1913 Webster]
Razing the characters of your renown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish. 1913 Webster]
The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See Demolish. 1913 Webster]
Razed(r, a.Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] \'bdTwo Provincial roses on my razed shoes.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ra*zee"(r, n.[F. vaisseau ras\'82, fr. raser to raze, to cut down ships. See Raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.](Naut.)An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Ra*zee", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Razeed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Razeeing.]To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article. 1913 Webster]
Ra"zor(r, n.[OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See Raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.]1.A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a straight razor. \'bdTake thee a barber's razor.\'b8 Ezek. v. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with a very sharp edge; also called safety razor. Also a similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be discarded after the blade dulls -- called a disposable razor. PJC]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A tusk of a wild boar. 1913 Webster]
Razor fish. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A small Mediterranean fish (Coryph\'91na novacula), prized for the table. (b)The razor shell. --
Razor grass(Bot.), a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. --
Razor grinder(Zo\'94l.), the European goat-sucker. --
Razor shell(Zo\'94l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen ensis (or Ensatella ensis), and Solen Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also razor clam, razor fish, knife handle. --
Razor stone. Same as Novaculite. --
Razor strap, or
razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.<-- ##?? safety razor; disposable razor; electric razor --> 1913 Webster]
Ra"zor*a*ble(r, a.Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ra"zor-backed"(-b, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ra"zor*bill`(-b, n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.(b)See Cutwater, 3. 1913 Webster]
ra"zor-edgeda.having an edge as sharp as that of a razor; very sharp. PJC]
ra"zor-thina.as thin as a razor blade; very thin. PJC]
Ra"zure(r, n.[See Rasure.]1.The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure. 1913 Webster]
2.An erasure; a change made by erasing. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Raz"zi*a(r, n.[F., fr. Ar. gh\'bez\'c6a (pron. razia in Algeria).]A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid. 1913 Webster]
Re-(r. [L. re-, older form (retained before vowels) red-: cf. F. re-, r\'82-.]A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification. 1913 Webster]
Re(r. [It.](Mus.)A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second tone of any diatonic scale. 1913 Webster]
Re`ab*sorb"(r, v. t.To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids. 1913 Webster]
Re`ab*sorp"tion(r, n.The act or process of reabsorbing. 1913 Webster]
Re`ac*cess"(r, n.A second access or approach; a return.Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
Re`ac*cuse"(r, v. t.To accuse again.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Reach(r, v. i.To retch.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Reach, n.An effort to vomit. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Reach, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reached(r (Raught, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n.Reaching.][OE. rechen, AS. r, r, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen, and possibly to AS. r\'c6ce powerful, rich, E. rich. 1.To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Her tresses yellow, and long straughten, raughten.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side.John xx. 27. 1913 Webster]
Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to hand over; as, to reach one a book. 1913 Webster]
He reached me a full cup.2 Esd. xiv. 39. 1913 Webster]
3.To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear. 1913 Webster]
O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford, reach the beast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell. 1913 Webster]
5.Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as. 1913 Webster]
If these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let them examine.Locke. 1913 Webster]
6.To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river. 1913 Webster]
Thy desire . . . leads to no excess reaches blame.Milton. 1913 Webster]
7.To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as. 1913 Webster]
Before this letter reaches your hands.Pope. 1913 Webster]
8.To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be advanced to. 1913 Webster]
The best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration can reach, comes short of its reality.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
9.To understand; to comprehend. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Do what, sir? I reach you not.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
10.To overreach; to deceive. [Obs.] South. 1913 Webster]
Reach, v. i.1.To stretch out the hand. 1913 Webster]
Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste!Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To strain after something; to make efforts. 1913 Webster]
Reaching above our nature does no good.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. 1913 Webster]
And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven.Gen. xxviii. 12. 1913 Webster]
The new world reaches quite across the torrid zone.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. 1913 Webster]
To reach afterat, to make efforts to attain to or obtain. 1913 Webster]
He would be in the posture of the mind reaching after a positive idea of infinity.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Reach, n.1.The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot. 1913 Webster]
2.The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. 1913 Webster]
Drawn by others who had deeper reaches than themselves to matters which they least intended.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
Be sure yourself and your own reach to know.Pope. 1913 Webster]
And on the left hand, hell, reach, interposed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
I am to pray you not to strain my speech reach Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into the land. \'bdThe river's wooded reach.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
The coast . . . is very full of creeks and reaches.Holland. 1913 Webster]
5.An artifice to obtain an advantage. 1913 Webster]
The Duke of Parma had particular reaches and ends of his own underhand to cross the design.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward bolster of a wagon. 1913 Webster]
Reach"a*ble(-, a.Being within reach. 1913 Webster]
Unto a reachless pitch of praises hight.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*act"(r, v. t.To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome. 1913 Webster]
Re*act"(r, v. i.1.To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state. 1913 Webster]
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2.To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. 1913 Webster]
Re*act"ance(r, n.[React + -ance.](Elec.)The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating current passing through it, tending to choke or diminish the current, or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive resistance. Reactance is measured in ohms. The reactance of a circuit is equal to the component of the impressed electro-motive force at right angles to the current divided by the current, that is, the component of the impedance due to the self-inductance or capacity of the circuit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*ac"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82action.]1.Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mech.)The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction. 1913 Webster]
Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions.Sir I. Newton (3d Law of Motion). 1913 Webster]
5.(Politics)Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction. 1913 Webster]
The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame and fortune reached the highest point, predicted the coming reaction.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
6.(Psycophysics)A regular or characteristic response to a stimulation of the nerves. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.An action by a person or people in response to an event. The reaction may be primarily mental (\'bd a reaction of surprise\'b8) but is usually manifested by some activity. PJC]
Reaction time(Physiol.), in nerve physiology, the interval between the application of a stimulus to an end organ of sense and the reaction or resulting movement; -- called also physiological time. --
Reaction wheel(Mech.), a water wheel driven by the reaction of water, usually one in which the water, entering it centrally, escapes at its periphery in a direction opposed to that of its motion by orifices at right angles, or inclined, to its radii. 1913 Webster]
Re*act"ive(r, a.[Cf. F. r\'82actif.]Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. -- Re*act"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*act"ive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Read(r, n.Rennet. See 3d Reed. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Read(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Read(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reading.][OE. reden, r\'91den, AS. r to read, advise, counsel, fr. r advice, counsel, r (imperf. reord) to advise, counsel, guess; akin to D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. r\'be, Goth. r (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. r\'bedh to succeed. Riddle.]1.To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede. 1913 Webster]
Therefore, I read thee, get thee to God's word, and thereby try all doctrine.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
2.To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle. 1913 Webster]
3.To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But read how art thou named, and of what kin.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book. 1913 Webster]
Redeth [read ye] the great poet of Itaille.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Well could he rede a lesson or a story.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
5.Hence, to know fully; to comprehend. 1913 Webster]
Who is't can read a woman?Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation. 1913 Webster]
An armed corse did lie, read great magnanimity.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Those about her read the perfect ways of honor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read theology or law. 1913 Webster]
To read one's self in, to read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice. 1913 Webster]
Read, v. i.1.To give advice or counsel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To tell; to declare. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document. 1913 Webster]
So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense.Neh. viii. 8. 1913 Webster]
4.To study by reading; as, he read for the bar. 1913 Webster]
5.To learn by reading. 1913 Webster]
I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence.Swift. 1913 Webster]
6.To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts. 1913 Webster]
7.To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads queerly. 1913 Webster]
To read between the lines, to infer something different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning as distinguished from the apparent meaning. 1913 Webster]
Read, n.[AS. r counsel, fr. r to counsel. See Read, v. t.]1.Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read.Furnivall. 1913 Webster]
Read(r, imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Read(r, a.Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned. 1913 Webster]
A poet . . . well read in Longinus.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Read`a*bil"i*ty(r, n.The state of being readable; readableness. 1913 Webster]
Read"a*ble(r, a.Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting. -- Read"a*ble*ness, n. -- Read"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*dress"(r, v. t.To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. 1913 Webster]
He readdressed himself to her.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re`a*dept"(-, v. t.[Pref. re- + L. adeptus, p. p. of adipisci to obtain.]To regain; to recover. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Read"er(r, n.[AS. r.]1.One who reads.Specifically:(a)One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.(b)(University of Oxford, Eng.)One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.Lyell.(c)A proof reader.(d)One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit. 1913 Webster]
2.One who reads much; one who is studious. 1913 Webster]
3.A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book. 1913 Webster]
Read"er*ship, n.The office of reader.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
Read"i*ly(r, adv.1.In a ready manner; quickly; promptly.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; cheerfully. 1913 Webster]
How readily we wish time spent revoked!Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Read"i*ness, n.The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. 1913 Webster]
They received the word with all readiness of mind.Acts xvii. 11. 1913 Webster]
Read"ing(r, n.1.The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read. 1913 Webster]
2.Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading. 1913 Webster]
3.A lecture or prelection; public recital. 1913 Webster]
The Jews had their weekly readings of the law.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
4.The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version. 1913 Webster]
5.Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
6.An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer. 1913 Webster]
Reading of a bill(Legislation), its formal recital, by the proper officer, before the House which is to consider it. 1913 Webster]
Read"ing, a.1.Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading. 1913 Webster]
2.Addicted to reading; as, a reading community. 1913 Webster]
Reading book, a book for teaching reading; a reader. --
Reading desk, a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a church. --
Reading glass, a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc. --
Reading man, one who reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious student. --
Reading room, a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*journ"(r, v. t.To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*journ"ment(r, n.The act of readjourning; a second or repeated adjournment. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*just"(r, v. t.To adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or relation; to rearrange. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*just"er(r, n.One who, or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of the United States, one who advocates a refunding, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of the State debt without the consent of the State's creditors. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*just"ment(r, n.A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*mis"sion(r, n.The act of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted; as, the readmission of fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*mit"(-m, v. t.To admit again; to give entrance or access to again. 1913 Webster]
Whose ear is ever open, and his eye readmit the suppliant.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*mit"tance(-t, n.Allowance to enter again; a second admission. 1913 Webster]
Re`a*dopt"(r, v. t.To adopt again.Young. 1913 Webster]
Re`a*dorn"(-d, v. t.To adorn again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*vance"(r, v. i.To advance again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ad*vert"en*cy(r, n.The act of adverting to again, or of reviewing. [R.] Norris. 1913 Webster]
Read"y(r, a.[Compar.Readier(r; superl.Readiest.][AS. r; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar\'a0ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. Array, 1st Curry.]1.Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. \'bdWhen she redy was.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished. \'bdDinner was ready.\'b8 Fielding. 1913 Webster]
My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.Matt. xxii. 4. 1913 Webster]
3.Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed. 1913 Webster]
I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.Acts xxi. 13. 1913 Webster]
If need be, I am ready to forego Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. \'bdReady in devising expedients.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Gurth, whose temper was ready, though surly.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
5.Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy. \'bdThe readiest way.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, readiest weapon that his fury found.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive. 1913 Webster]
My heart is ready to crack.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mil.)A word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim. 1913 Webster]
All ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared. \'bd[I] am all redy at your hest.\'b8 Chaucer. --
Ready money, means of immediate payment; cash. \'bd'T is all the ready money fate can give.\'b8 Cowley. --
Ready reckoner, a book of tables for facilitating computations, as of interest, prices, etc. --
To make ready, to make preparation; to get in readiness. 1913 Webster]
Re`af*firm"(r, v. t.To affirm again. 1913 Webster]
{ Re`af*firm"ance(r, Re*af`fir*ma"tion(r, }n.A second affirmation. 1913 Webster]
Re`af*for"est(r, v. t.To convert again into a forest, as a region of country. 1913 Webster]
Re`af*for`es*ta"tion(-, n.The act or process of converting again into a forest. 1913 Webster]
Re*a"gent(r, n.(Chem.)A substance capable of producing with another a reaction, especially when employed to detect the presence of other bodies; a test. 1913 Webster]
Re*ag`gra*va"tion(r, n.(R. C. Ch.)The last monitory, published after three admonitions and before the last excommunication. 1913 Webster]
Re`a*gree"(r, v. i.To agree again. 1913 Webster]
Reak(r, n.[Wrack seaweed.]A rush. [Obs.] \'bdFeeds on reaks and reeds.\'b8 Drant. 1913 Webster]
Reak, n.[Cf. Icel. hrekkr, or E. wreak vengeance.]A prank. [Obs.] \'bdThey play such reaks.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Re"al(r, n.[Sp., fr. real royal, L. regalis. See Regal, and cf. Ree a coin.]A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system. 1913 Webster]
real of plate (coin) varied in value according to the time of its coinage, from 12real vellon, or money of account, was nearly equal to five cents, or 2 1913 Webster]
Re*al"(r, a.Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] \'bdThe blood real of Thebes.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re"al(r, a.[LL. realis, fr. L. res, rei, a thing: cf. F. r\'82el. Cf. Rebus.]1.Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life. 1913 Webster]
Whereat I waked, and found real, as the dream Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger.<-- split reason from objects. --> 1913 Webster]
Whose perfection far excelled real dignity.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Relating to things, not to persons. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable of the real part of business.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.(Alg.)Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary. 1913 Webster]
5.(Law)Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal or movable property. 1913 Webster]
Chattels real(Law), such chattels as are annexed to, or savor of, the realty, as terms for years of land. See Chattel. --
Real action(Law), an action for the recovery of real property. --
Real assets(Law), lands or real estate in the hands of the heir, chargeable with the debts of the ancestor. --
Real composition(Eccl. Law), an agreement made between the owner of lands and the parson or vicar, with consent of the ordinary, that such lands shall be discharged from payment of tithes, in consequence of other land or recompense given to the parson in lieu and satisfaction thereof.Blackstone. --
Real estateproperty, lands, tenements, and hereditaments; freehold interests in landed property; property in houses and land.Kent.Burrill. --
Real presence(R. C. Ch.), the actual presence of the body and blood of Christ in the eucharist, or the conversion of the substance of the bread and wine into the real body and blood of Christ; transubstantiation. In other churches there is a belief in a form of real presence, not however in the sense of transubstantiation. --
Real servitude, called also
Predial servitude(Civil Law), a burden imposed upon one estate in favor of another estate of another proprietor.Erskine.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Actual; true; genuine; authentic. -- Real, Actual. Real represents a thing to be a substantive existence; as, a real, not imaginary, occurrence. Actual refers to it as acted or performed; and, hence, when we wish to prove a thing real, we often say, \'bdIt actually exists,\'b8 \'bdIt has actually been done.\'b8 Thus its reality is shown by its actuality. Actual, from this reference to being acted, has recently received a new signification, namely, present; as, the actual posture of affairs; since what is now in action, or going on, has, of course, a present existence. An actual fact; a real sentiment. 1913 Webster]
For he that but conceives a crime in thought, actual fault.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the reality of things.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re*al"gar(r, n.[F. r\'82algar, Sp. rejalgar, Ar. rahj al gh\'ber powder of the mine.](Min.)Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an artificial product. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ism(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82alisme.]1.(Philos.)(a)As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).(b)As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative. 1913 Webster]
2.(Art & Lit.)Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact. 1913 Webster]
3.the practise of assessing facts and the probabilities of the consequences of actions in an objective manner; avoidance of unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealism, self-deception, overoptimism, overimaginativeness, or visionariness. PJC]
Re"al*ist, n.[Cf. F. r\'82aliste.]1.(Philos.)One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists. 1913 Webster]
2.(Art. & Lit.)An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work. See Realism, 2. 1913 Webster]
3.a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary. PJC]
Re`al*is"tic(-, a.Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination. 1913 Webster]
Re`al*is"tic*al*ly, adv.In a realistic manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*al"i*ty(r, n.; pl.Realities(-t.[Cf. F. r\'82alit\'82, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.]1.The state or quality of being real; actual being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact. 1913 Webster]
A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has objective existence, and is not merely an idea. 1913 Webster]
And to realities yield all her shows.Milton. 1913 Webster]
My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a reality to me.Beattie. 1913 Webster]
To express our reality to the emperor.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)See 2d Realty, 2. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*i`za*ble(r, a.Capable of being realized. 1913 Webster]
Re`al*i*za"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82alisation.]The act of realizing, or the state of being realized. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ize(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Realized(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Realizing(-.][Cf. F. r\'82aliser.]1.To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project. 1913 Webster]
We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighing a single grain against the globe of earth.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience. 1913 Webster]
Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek inscriptions] which realize ancient history to us.Jowett. 1913 Webster]
We can not realize it in thought, that the object . . . had really no being at any past moment.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
3.To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune. 1913 Webster]
4.To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation. 1913 Webster]
Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by diligent thrift realize a good estate.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ize, v. i.To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc. 1913 Webster]
Wary men took the alarm, and began to realize, a word now first brought into use to express the conversion of ideal property into something real.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*i`zer(-, n.One who realizes.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*i`zing(-z, a.Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, a realizing view of the danger incurred. -- Re"al*i`zing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re`al*lege"(-, v. t.To allege again.Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ly(r, adv.In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth. 1913 Webster]
Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Really is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an opinion or a declaration. 1913 Webster]
Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old.Young. 1913 Webster]
Realm(r, n.[OE. realme, ream, reaume, OF. reialme, roialme, F. royaume, fr. (assumed) LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See Regal.]1.A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. 1913 Webster]
The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually shone.Motley. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy. 1913 Webster]
Realm"less, a.Destitute of a realm.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ness(r, n.The quality or condition of being real; reality. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ty(-t, n.[OF. r\'82alt\'82, LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See Regal.]1.Royalty. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re"al*ty, n.[Contr. from 1st Reality.]1.Reality. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty; -- so written in legal language for reality.(b)Real estate; a piece of real property.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Ream(r, n.[AS. re\'a0m, akin to G. rahm.]Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Ream, v. i.To cream; to mantle. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ream, v. t.[Cf. Reim.]To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments. 1913 Webster]
Ream, n.[OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma), fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.<-- now 500 --> 1913 Webster]
Printer's ream, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Ream, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reamed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reaming.][Cf. G. r\'84umen to remove, to clear away, fr. raum room. See Room.]To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer. 1913 Webster]
Reame(r, n.Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ream"er(-, n.One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*am`pu*ta"tion(r, n.(Surg.)The second of two amputations performed upon the same member. 1913 Webster]
Re*an"i*mate(r, v. t.To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Re*an`i*ma"tion(r, n.The act or operation of reanimating, or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival. 1913 Webster]
Re`an*nex"(r, v. t.To annex again or anew; to reunite. \'bdTo reannex that duchy.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*an`nex*a"tion(-, n.Act of reannexing. 1913 Webster]
Re*an"swer(r, v. t. & i.To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends for. 1913 Webster]
Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow under.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Reap(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reaped(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reaping.][OE. repen, AS. r\'c6pan to seize, reap; cf. D. rapen to glean, reap, G. raufen to pluck, Goth. raupjan, or E. ripe.]1.To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. 1913 Webster]
When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field.Lev. xix. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions. 1913 Webster]
Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing reap nothing but repulse and hate?Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field. 1913 Webster]
4.To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Reaping hook, an implement having a hook-shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of serrated. 1913 Webster]
Reap, v. i.To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest. 1913 Webster]
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.Ps. cxxvi. 5. 1913 Webster]
Reap, n.[Cf. AS. r\'c6p harvest. See Reap, v.]A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Reap"er(r, n.1.One who reaps. 1913 Webster]
The sun-burned reapers wiping their foreheads.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.A reaping machine. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*par"el(r, v. t.To clothe again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*pear"(r, v. i.To appear again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*pear"ance(-, n.A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again. 1913 Webster]
Re*ap`pli*ca"tion(r, n.The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*ply"(r, v. t. & i.To apply again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*point"(-point"), v. t.To appoint again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*point"ment(-m, n.The act of reappointing, or the state of being reappointed. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*por"tion(-p, v. t.To apportion again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*por"tion*ment(-m, n.A second or a new apportionment. 1913 Webster]
Re`ap*proach"(r, v. i. & t.To approach again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear?Gay. 1913 Webster]
Rear, n.[OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.]1.The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front. 1913 Webster]
Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. 1913 Webster]
When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rear, a.Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. 1913 Webster]
Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral. --
Rear front(Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. --
Rear guard(Mil.), the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also figuratively. --
Rear line(Mil.), the line in the rear of an army. --
Rear rank(Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. --
Rear sight(Firearms), the sight nearest the breech. --
To bring up the rear, to come last or behind. 1913 Webster]
Rear(r, v. t.To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rear, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reared(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rearing.][AS. r to raise, rear, elevate, for r, causative of r\'c6san to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.]1.To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. 1913 Webster]
In adoration at his feet I fell reared me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
2.To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. 1913 Webster]
One reared a font of stone.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. 1913 Webster]
He wants a father to protect his youth, rear him up to virtue.Southern. 1913 Webster]
5.To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. 1913 Webster]
6.To rouse; to stir up. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And seeks the tusky boar to rear.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See the Note under Raise, 3 (c). 1913 Webster]
Rear, v. i.To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. 1913 Webster]
Rearing bit, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Rear"most`(-m, a.Farthest in the rear; last. 1913 Webster]
{ Rear"mouse`, Rere"mouse`(-mous`) }, n.[AS. hr; probably fr. hr to agitate, stir (akin to G. r\'81hren, Icel. hr\'91ra) + m mouse.](Zo\'94l.)The leather-winged bat (Vespertilio murinus).[Written also reermouse.] 1913 Webster]
Re`ar*range"(r, v. t.To arrange again; to arrange in a different way. 1913 Webster]
Re`ar*range"ment(-m, n.The act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged. 1913 Webster]
Rear"ward`(r, n.[Rear + ward.]The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rear"ward(-w, a. & adv.At or toward the rear. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*cend"(r, v. i.To rise, mount, or climb again. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*cend", v. t.To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending again. 1913 Webster]
He mounts aloft, and reascends the skies.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*cen"sion(-s, n.The act of reascending; a remounting. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*cent"(-s, n.A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son(r, n.[OE. resoun, F. raison, fr. L. ratio (akin to Goth. ra number, account, gara to count, G. rede speech, reden to speak), fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. Arraign, Rate, Ratio, Ration.]1.A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument. 1913 Webster]
I'll give him reasons for it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The reason of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch is by the motion of the next wheel.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
This reason did the ancient fathers render, why the church was called \'bdcatholic.\'b8Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things; but there is a natural and eternal reason for that goodness and virtue, and against vice and wickedness.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
2.The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive or ratiocinative faculty. 1913 Webster]
We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing anything divine or human, but by our five senses and our reason.P. Browne. 1913 Webster]
In common and popular discourse, reason denotes that power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood, and right from wrong, and by which we are enabled to combine means for the attainment of particular ends.Stewart. 1913 Webster]
Reason is used sometimes to express the whole of those powers which elevate man above the brutes, and constitute his rational nature, more especially, perhaps, his intellectual powers; sometimes to express the power of deduction or argumentation.Stewart. 1913 Webster]
By the pure reason I mean the power by which we become possessed of principles.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own peculiar operation, conceives; the reason, or rationalized understanding, comprehends.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
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3.Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice. 1913 Webster]
I was promised, on a time, reason for my rhyme.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
But law in a free nation hath been ever public reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which ought to be our law; interposing his own private reason, which to us is no law.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The most probable way of bringing France to reason would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish West Indies.Addison. 1913 Webster]
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of. \'bdSpain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the sterility of the soil.\'b8 Bacon. --
In reason,
In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right view. 1913 Webster]
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in reason, to doubt of its existence.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
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It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reasoned(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reasoning.][Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n.]1.To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue. 1913 Webster]
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord.1 Sam. xii. 7. 1913 Webster]
3.To converse; to compare opinions.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son, v. t.1.To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend. 1913 Webster]
When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well reasoned in every part, there is beauty in such a theory.T. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
2.To support with reasons, as a request. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan. 1913 Webster]
Men that will not be reasoned into their senses.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
4.To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion. 1913 Webster]
5.To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*a*ble(r, a.[OE. resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis. See Reason, n.]1.Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being. 1913 Webster]
2.Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men. 1913 Webster]
By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of any reasonable cause of doubting.Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a reasonable demand, amount, price. 1913 Webster]
Let . . . all things be thought upon reasonable swiftness, add Shak. 1913 Webster]
I have a reasonable good ear in music.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*a*ble*ness, n.Quality of being reasonable. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*a*bly, adv.1.In a reasonable manner. 1913 Webster]
2.Moderately; tolerably. \'bdReasonably perfect in the language.\'b8 Holder. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*er(r, n.One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*ing, n.1.The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument. 1913 Webster]
His reasoning was sufficiently profound.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Argumentation; argument. -- Reasoning, Argumentation. Few words are more interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there is a difference between them. Reasoning is the broader term, including both deduction and induction. Argumentation denotes simply the former, and descends from the whole to some included part; while reasoning embraces also the latter, and ascends from the parts to a whole. See Induction. Reasoning is occupied with ideas and their relations; argumentation has to do with the forms of logic. A thesis is set down: you attack, I defend it; you insist, I reply; you deny, I prove; you distinguish, I destroy your distinctions; my replies balance or overturn your objections. Such is argumentation. It supposes that there are two sides, and that both agree to the same rules. Reasoning, on the other hand, is often a natural process, by which we form, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience. 1913 Webster]
Such persons are now commonly called \'bdreasonists\'b8 and \'bdrationalists,\'b8 to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Rea"son*less, a.1.Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. 1913 Webster]
This proffer is absurd and reasonless.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sem"blage(r, n.Assemblage a second time or again. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sem"ble(r, v. t. & i.To assemble again. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sert"(r, v. t.To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so. 1913 Webster]
Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will reassert our claim to respectability in literature.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*ser"tion(r, n.A second or renewed assertion of the same thing. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sess"ment(r, n.A renewed or second assessment. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sign"(r, v. t.To assign back or again; to transfer back what has been assigned. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sign"ment(r, n.The act of reassigning. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sim"i*late(r, v. t. & i.To assimilate again. -- Re`as*sim`i*la"tion(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*so"ci*ate(r, v. t. & i.To associate again; to bring again into close relations. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sume"(r, v. t.To assume again or anew; to resume. -- Re`as*sump"tion(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sur"ance(r, n.1.Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated.Prynne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Same as Reinsurance. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sure"(r, v. t.1.To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror. 1913 Webster]
They rose with fear, . . . reassured the rest.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To reinsure. 1913 Webster]
Re`as*sur"er(r, n.One who reassures. 1913 Webster]
Reas"ty(r, a.[Etymol. uncertain.]Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. -- Reas"ti*ness(r, n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*a"ta(r, n.[Sp.]A lariat. 1913 Webster]
Re`at*tach"(r, v. t.To attach again.The object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Re`at*tach"ment(r, n.The act of reattaching; a second attachment. 1913 Webster]
Re`at*tain"(r, v. t.To attain again. 1913 Webster]
Re`at*tain"ment(r, n.The act of reattaining. 1913 Webster]
Re`at*tempt"(r, v. t.To attempt again. 1913 Webster]
Re"aume(r, n.Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
R\'82`au`mur"(r, a.Of or pertaining to Ren\'82 Antoine Ferchault de R\'82aumur; conformed to the scale adopted by R\'82aumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- n.A R\'82aumur thermometer or scale. 1913 Webster]
R\'82aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0Centigrade, and Fahrenheit. See Illust. of Thermometer. 1913 Webster]
Reave(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reaved(r, Reft(r, or Raft(r (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Reaving.][AS. re\'a0fian, from re\'a0f spoil, plunder, clothing, re\'a2fan to break (cf. bire\'a2fan to deprive of); akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj to break, violate, Goth. bir\'a0ub to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. Bereave, Rob, v. t., Robe, Rove, v. i., Rupture.]To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. \'bdTo reave his life.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
He golden apples raft of the dragon.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
If the wooers reave Chapman. 1913 Webster]
To reave the orphan of his patrimony.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Reav"er(r, n.One who reaves. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Re`a*wake"(r, v. i.To awake again. 1913 Webster]
Re*ban"ish(r, v. t.To banish again. 1913 Webster]
Re*bap"tism(r, n.A second baptism. 1913 Webster]
Re*bap`ti*za"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. rebaptisation.]A second baptism. [Obs.] Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Re`bap*tize"(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + baptize: cf. F. rebaptiser, L. rebaptizare.]To baptize again or a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re`bap*tiz"er(r, n.One who rebaptizes. 1913 Webster]
Re*bar"ba*rize(r, v. t.To reduce again to barbarism. -- Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious wars.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re*bate"(r, v. t.[F. rebattre to beat again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]1.To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. 1913 Webster]
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.Blount. 1913 Webster]
3.To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting of prices. PJC]
Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot. 1913 Webster]
Re*bate", v. i.To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Re*bate", n.1.Diminution. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
3.A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the purchaser. PJC]
Re*bate", n.[See Rabbet.]1.(Arch.)A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.Elmes. 1913 Webster]
3.An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.Elmes. 1913 Webster]
4.[Perhaps a different word.]A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.] Elmes. 1913 Webster]
Re*bate", v. t.To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v. 1913 Webster]
Re*bate"ment(r, n.[Cf. OF. rabatement, fr. rabatre to diminish, F. rabattre.]Same as 3d Rebate, v. 1913 Webster]
Re*ba"to(r, n.Same as Rabato.Burton. 1913 Webster]
Re"bec(r, n.[F., fr. It. ribeca, ribeba, fr. Ar. rab\'beb a musical instrument of a round form.]1.(Mus.)An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow.[Written also rebeck.]Milton. 1913 Webster]
He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reb"el(r, a.[F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See Rebel, v. i.]Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. 1913 Webster]
Whoso be rebel to my judgment.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Convict by flight, and rebel to all law.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Reb"el, n.[F. rebelle.]One who rebels. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Revolter; insurgent. -- Rebel, Insurgent. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them. 1913 Webster]
Re*bel"(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rebelled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rebelling.][F. rebeller, fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.]1.To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. 1913 Webster]
The murmur and the churls' rebelling.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord.Josh. xxii. 16. 1913 Webster]
2.To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. 1913 Webster]
How could my hand rebel against my heart? rebel against your reason?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Reb"el*dom(r, n.A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct or quality characteristic of rebels.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Re*bel"ler(r, n.One who rebels; a rebel. 1913 Webster]
Re*bel"lion(r, n.[F. r\'82bellion, L. rebellio. See Rebel, v. i. Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed war.]1.The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection. 1913 Webster]
No sooner is the standard of rebellion displayed than men of desperate principles resort to it.Ames. 1913 Webster]
2.Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority. 1913 Webster]
Commission of rebellion(Eng. Law), a process of contempt issued on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- now abolished.Wharton.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*bel"lious(r, a.Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. \'bdThy rebellious crew.\'b8 \'bdProud rebellious arms.\'b8 Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*bel"low(r, v. i.To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow. 1913 Webster]
The cave rebellowed, and the temple shook.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*bit"ing(r, n.(Etching)The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action of acid.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Re*bloom"(r, v. i.To bloom again.Crabbe. 1913 Webster]
Re*blos"som(r, v. i.To blossom again. 1913 Webster]
Re*bo"ant(r, a.[L. reboans, p. pr. of reboare; pref. re- re- + boare to cry aloud.]Rebellowing; resounding loudly. [R.] Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Re`bo*a"tion(r, n.Repetition of a bellow. [R.] Bp. Patrick. 1913 Webster]
Re*boil"(r, v. t. & i.[Pref. re- + boil: cf. F. rebouillir.]1.To boil, or to cause to boil, again. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Some of his companions thereat reboyleth.Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Re*born"(r, p. p.Born again. 1913 Webster]
Re*bound"(r, v. i.[Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]1.To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo. 1913 Webster]
Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
2.To give back an echo. [R.] T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
3.To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment. PJC]
Rebounding lock(Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer. 1913 Webster]
Re*bound", v. t.To send back; to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*bound", n.1.The act of rebounding; resilience. 1913 Webster]
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment. PJC]
\'d8Re*bo"zo(?), n.[Sp. rebozo.]A kind of mantilla worn by women over the head and shoulders, and sometimes over part of the face. [Mexico & Sp. Amer.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*brace"(r, v. t.To brace again.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Re*breathe"(r, v. t.To breathe again. 1913 Webster]
Re*bu"cous(r, a.Rebuking. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
She gave unto him many rebucous words.Fabyan. 1913 Webster]
Re*buff"(r, n.[It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.]1.Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. 1913 Webster]
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*buff", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rebuffed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rebuffing.]To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. 1913 Webster]
Re*build"(r, v. t.To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city. 1913 Webster]
Re*build"er(r, n.One who rebuilds.Bp. Bull. 1913 Webster]
Re*buk"a*ble(r, a.Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*buke"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rebuked(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rebuking.][OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish. 1913 Webster]
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, rebuke the rich offender feared.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See Reprove. 1913 Webster]
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Re*buke"(r, n.1.A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. 1913 Webster]
For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.Jer. xv. 15. 1913 Webster]
Why bear you these rebukes and answer not?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Check; rebuff. [Obs.] L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless. 1913 Webster]
Re*buke"ful(r, a.Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. [Obs.] -- Re*buke"ful*ly, adv. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*buk"er(r, n.One who rebukes. 1913 Webster]
Re*buk"ing*ly, adv.By way of rebuke. 1913 Webster]
Re`bul*li"tion(r, n.The act of boiling up or effervescing. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re*bur"y(r, v. t.To bury again.Ashmole. 1913 Webster]
Re"bus(r, n.; pl.Rebuses(r.[L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F. r\'82bus. Cf. 3d Real.]1.A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations. 1913 Webster]
Rose Hill, had, embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting. 1913 Webster]
Re"bus, v. t.To mark or indicate by a rebus. 1913 Webster]
He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*but"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rebutted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rebutting.][OF. rebouter to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st Butt, Boutade.] 1913 Webster]
1.To drive or beat back; to repulse. 1913 Webster]
Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, rebutted back.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
Re*but", v. i.1.To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. 1913 Webster]
The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which the defendant may rebut.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*but"ta*ble(r, a.Capable of being rebutted. 1913 Webster]
Re*but"tal(r, n.(Law)The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit. 1913 Webster]
Re*but"ter(r, n.(Law)The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. 1913 Webster]
Re*ca"den*cy(r, n.A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse.W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Re*cal"ci*trant(r, a.[L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. Inculcate.]Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory. 1913 Webster]
Re*cal"ci*trate(r, v. t.To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff. 1913 Webster]
The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his tricks.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Re*cal"ci*trate, v. i.To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition. 1913 Webster]
Re*cal`ci*tra"tion(r, n.A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness. 1913 Webster]
Re*call"(r, v. t.1.To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador. 1913 Webster]
If Henry were recalled to life again.Shak.
2.To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree. 1913 Webster]
Passed sentence may not be recall'd.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days. 1913 Webster]
Re*call", n.1.A calling back; a revocation. 1913 Webster]
'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
3.(Political Science)(a)The right or procedure by which a public official, commonly a legislative or executive official, may be removed from office, before the end of his term of office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters.(b)Short for
recall of judicial decisions, the right or procedure by which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in the platform of the Progressive party for certain cases involving the police power of the state. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*call"a*ble(r, a.Capable of being recalled. 1913 Webster]
Re*call"ment(r, n.Recall. [R.] R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Re*cant"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Recanting.][L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d Cant, Chant.]To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. 1913 Webster]
How soon . . . ease would recant Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See Renounce. 1913 Webster]
Re*cant", v. i.To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re`can*ta"tion(r, n.The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. 1913 Webster]
The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Re*cant"er(r, n.One who recants. 1913 Webster]
Re`ca*pac"i*tate(r, v. t.To qualify again; to confer capacity on again.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Re*ca*pit"u*late(r, v. t.[L. recapitulare, recapitulatum; pref. re- re- + capitulum a small head, chapter, section. See Capitulate.]To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize. 1913 Webster]
Re`ca*pit"u*late(r, v. i.To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance. 1913 Webster]
Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion(r, n.[LL. recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.]The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay. 1913 Webster]
Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor(r, n.One who recapitulates. 1913 Webster]
Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry(r, a.Of the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation. 1913 Webster]
Re*cap"per(r, n.(Firearms)A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it. 1913 Webster]
Re*cap"tion(r, n.(Law)The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Writ of recaption(Law), a writ to recover damages for him whose goods, being distrained for rent or service, are distrained again for the same cause.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Re*cap"tor(r, n.One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken. 1913 Webster]
Re*cap"ture(r, n.1.The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is captured back; a prize retaken. 1913 Webster]
Re*cap"ture, v. t.To capture again; to retake. 1913 Webster]
Re*car"bon*ize(r, v. t.(Metal.)To restore carbon to; as, to recarbonize iron in converting it into steel. 1913 Webster]
Re*car"ni*fy(r, v. t.To convert again into flesh. [Obs.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re*car"riage(r, n.Act of carrying back. 1913 Webster]
Re*car"ry(r, v. t.To carry back.Walton. 1913 Webster]
Re*cast"(r, v. t.1.To throw again.Florio. 1913 Webster]
2.To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play. 1913 Webster]
3.To compute, or cast up, a second time. 1913 Webster]
Rec"che(r, v. i.To reck. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*cede"(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Receded; p. pr. & vb. n.Receding.][L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec\'82der. See Cede.]1.To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. 1913 Webster]
Like the hollow roar receding from the insulted shore.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
2.To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition. 1913 Webster]
Re*cede"(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. i.]To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceipt"(r, n.[OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See Receive.]1.The act of receiving; reception. \'bdAt the receipt of your letter.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thy kind receipt of me.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
3.Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It has become a place of great receipt.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
4.Place of receiving. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom.Matt. ix. 9. 1913 Webster]
5.Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] \'bdIn a retired receipt together lay.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
6.A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake. 1913 Webster]
She had a receipt to make white hair black.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
7.A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid. 1913 Webster]
8.That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars. 1913 Webster]
Gross receipts. See under Gross, a. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceipt", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Receipted; p. pr. & vb. n.Receipting.]1.To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff. 1913 Webster]
2.To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceipt", v. i.To give a receipt, as for money paid. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceipt"ment(r, n.(O. Eng. Law)The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, after the commission of a felony.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceipt"or(r, n.One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty(r, n.The quality of being receivable; receivableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceiv"a*ble(r, a.[Cf. F. recevable.]Capable of being received. -- Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Bills receivable. See under 6th Bill. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceive"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Received(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Receiving.][OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref. re- re- + capere to take, seize. See Capable, Heave, and cf. Receipt, Reception, Recipe.]1.To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a message, or a letter. 1913 Webster]
Receyven all in gree that God us sent.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace. 1913 Webster]
Our hearts receive your warnings.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence or acceptance to. 1913 Webster]
Many other things there be which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots.Mark vii. 4. 1913 Webster]
4.To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc. 1913 Webster]
They kindled a fire, and received us every one.Acts xxviii. 2. 1913 Webster]
5.To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity for; to be able to take in. 1913 Webster]
The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings.1 Kings viii. 64. 1913 Webster]
6.To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or a blow; to receive damage. 1913 Webster]
Against his will he can receive no harm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
7.To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen. 1913 Webster]
8.(Lawn Tennis)To bat back (the ball) when served. 1913 Webster]
Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit. -- Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to dine with a friend. 1913 Webster]
Who, if we knew receive, would either not accept Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceive"(r, v. i.1.To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays. 1913 Webster]
2.(Lawn Tennis)To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceiv"ed*ness, n.The state or quality of being received, accepted, or current; as, the receivedness of an opinion.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceiv"er(r, n.[Cf. F. receveur.]1.One who takes or receives in any manner. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up its affairs, in certain cases.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
3.One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem.)(a)A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of distillation.(b)A vessel for receiving and containing gases. 1913 Webster]
5.(Pneumatics)The glass vessel in which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. Bell jar, and see Illust. of Air pump. 1913 Webster]
6.(Steam Engine)(a)A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine.(b)A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine. 1913 Webster]
7.That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter. 1913 Webster]
8.(Firearms)In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector, cut-off, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exhausted receiver(Physics), a receiver, as that used with the air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a vessel the interior of which is a more or less complete vacuum. 1913 Webster]
Re*ceiv"er's cer*tif"i*cate(?). An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the assets held by him, as for operating a railroad. Receivers' certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets, prior to that of bonds or other securities. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*ceiv"er*ship, n.The state or office of a receiver. 1913 Webster]
Re*cel"e*brate(r, v. t.To celebrate again, or anew. -- Re*cel`e*bra"tion(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Re"cen*cy(r, n.[LL. recentia, fr. L. recens. See Recent.]The state or quality of being recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the recency of a transaction, of a wound, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*cense"(r, v. t.[L. recensere; pref. re- again + censere to value, estimate: cf. F. recenser.]To review; to revise. [R.] Bentley. 1913 Webster]
Re*cen"sion(r, n.[L. recensio: cf. F. recension.]1.The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment. 1913 Webster]
3.The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version. 1913 Webster]
Re*cen"sion*ist, n.One who makes recensions; specifically, a critical editor. 1913 Webster]
Re"cent(r, a.[L. recens, -entis: cf. F. r\'82cent.]1.Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news. 1913 Webster]
The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of that country [Egypt] was recent, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells. 1913 Webster]
Re*cen"ter(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + center.]To center again; to restore to the center.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re"cent*ly(r, adv.Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as, advices recently received. 1913 Webster]
Re"cent*ness, n.Quality or state of being recent. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"ta*cle(r, n.[F. r\'82ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See Receive.]1.That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository. 1913 Webster]
O sacred receptacle of my joys!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.(b)The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.(c)An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.(d)A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants. 1913 Webster]
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Rec`ep*tac"u*lar(r, a.[Cf. F. r\'82ceptaculaire.](Bot.)Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rec`ep*tac"u*lum(r, n.; pl.Receptacula(r.[L.](Anat.)A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ep*ta*ry(r, a.Generally or popularly admitted or received. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ep*ta*ry, n.That which is received. [Obs.] \'bdReceptaries of philosophy.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty(r, n.1.The quality or state of being receptible; receivableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"ti*ble(r, a.[L. receptibilis.]Such as may be received; receivable. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"tion(r, n.[F. r\'82ception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.]1.The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being received. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception. 1913 Webster]
What reception a poem may find.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
4.Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine. 1913 Webster]
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"tive(r, a.[Cf. F. r\'82ceptif. See Receive.]Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind. 1913 Webster]
Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"tive*ness, n.The quality of being receptive. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82ceptivit\'82.]1.The state or quality of being receptive. 1913 Webster]
2.(Kantian Philos.)The power or capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external senses. 1913 Webster]
Re*cep"to*ry(r, n.[Cf. L. receptorium a place of shelter.]Receptacle. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Re*cess"(r, n.[L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]1.A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides. 1913 Webster]
Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation from rationality.South. 1913 Webster]
My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. 1913 Webster]
In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Good verse recess and solitude requires.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school; as, the children were allowed to play in the school yard during recess. 1913 Webster]
The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. 1913 Webster]
A bed which stood in a deep recess.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
5.A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. 1913 Webster]
Departure from this happy place, our sweet Recess, and only consolation left.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science; the deepest recesses of the mind.I. Watts. 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)A sinus. 1913 Webster]
Re*cess", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n.Recessing.]To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. 1913 Webster]
Re*cess", n.[G.]A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Re*cessed"(r, a.1.Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. 1913 Webster]
2.Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] \'bdComfortably recessed from curious impertinents.\'b8 Miss Edgeworth. 1913 Webster]
Recessed arch(Arch.), one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Re*ces"sion(r, n.[L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]1.The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.South. 1913 Webster]
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Economics)A period during which economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product, declines for at least two quarters in a row in a specific country. If the decline is severe and long, such as greater than ten percent, it may be termed a depression. PJC]
3.A procession in which people leave a ceremony, such as at a religious service. PJC]
Re*ces"sion, n.[Pref. re- + cession.]The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign. 1913 Webster]
Re*ces"sion*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal. 1913 Webster]
Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room; a recessional. 1913 Webster]
re*ces"sion*al(r, n.a hymn or other piece of music sung or played while a church congregation is leaving a service, or a choir is returning to the cloak room; a recessional hymn. PJC]
2.(Genetics)Not appearing in the phenotype unless both alleles of the organism have the same trait; -- of genetic characteristics, or of the genes coding for such characteristics, in diploid organisms. Opposite of dominant; hemophilia is a recessive trait. PJC]
Re*ces"sive(r, n.(Genetics)A genetic trait determined by a recessive{2} allele; a trait not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the organism have the same allele; also, an allele which is recessive{2}. PJC]
Re"chab*ite(r, n.(Jewish Hist.)One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors. 1913 Webster]
Re*change"(r, v. t. & i.To change again, or change back. 1913 Webster]
Re*charge"(r, v. t. & i.[Pref. re- + charge: cf. F. recharger.]1.To charge or accuse in return. 1913 Webster]
2.To attack again; to attack anew.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*char"ter(r, n.A second charter; a renewal of a charter.D. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Re*char"ter, v. t.To charter again or anew; to grant a second or another charter to. 1913 Webster]
Re*chase"(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + chase: cf. F. rechasser.]To chase again; to chase or drive back. 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'82`chauf`f\'82"(?), n.[F., orig. p.p. of r\'82chauffer 8warm over. See Chafe, v. t.]A dish of food that has been warmed again, hence, fig., something made up from old material; a rehash. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
It is merely a r\'82chauff\'82 of ancient philosophies.F. W. H. Myers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*cheat"(r, n.[F. requ\'88t\'82, fr. requ\'88ter to hunt anew. See Request.](Sporting)A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game. 1913 Webster]
Re*cheat", v. i.To blow the recheat.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*cher`ch\'82"(r, a.[F.]Sought out with care; choice.Hence:of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind. 1913 Webster]
Rech"less(r, a.Reckless. [Obs.] P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Re*choose"(r, v. t.To choose again. 1913 Webster]
Re*cid"i*vate(r, v. i.[LL. recidivare. See Recidivous.]To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*cid`i*va"tion(r, n.[LL. recidivatio.]A falling back; a backsliding.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Re*cid"i*vism(r, n.The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse,specif.(Criminology), a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits, esp. after conviction and punishment. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The old English system of recognizances, in which the guilty party deposits a sum of money, is an excellent guarantee to society against recidivism.Havelock Ellis. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*cid"i*vist(r, n.One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. -- Re*cid`i*vis"tic(r, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his life.Havelock Ellis. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*cid"i*vous(r, a.[L. recidivus, fr. recidere to fall back.]Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit. 1913 Webster]
Rec"i*pe(r, n.; pl.Recipes(r.[L., imperative of recipere to take back, take in, receive. See Receive.]A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt. 1913 Webster]
2.a prescription for medicine. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.a prescription for medicine. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
3.a set of directions for preparing food from its ingredients. PJC]
4.a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative sense, as, a recipe for disaster. PJC]
Re*cip"i*an`gle(r, n.[L. recipere to take + angulus angle.]An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles of fortifications. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*cip"i*ence(r, Re*cip"i*en*cy(r, }n.The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"i*ent(r, n.[L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. r\'82cipient. See Receive.]A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cal(r, a.[L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.]1.Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. 1913 Webster]
2.Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. 1913 Webster]
Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Mutually interchangeable. 1913 Webster]
These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gram.)Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. 1913 Webster]
5.(Math.)Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. 1913 Webster]
Reciprocal equation(Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. --
Reciprocal figures(Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. --
Reciprocal proportion(Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: : --
Reciprocal quantities(Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. --
Reciprocal ratio(Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of --
Reciprocal terms(Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Mutual; alternate. -- Reciprocal, Mutual. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cal, n.1.That which is reciprocal to another thing. 1913 Webster]
Corruption is a reciprocal to generation.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arith. & Alg.)The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus reciprocal of 4; 1/(a + b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty(r, n.The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cal*ly(r, adv.1.In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. 1913 Webster]
These two particles do reciprocally affect each other with the same force.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)In the manner of reciprocals. 1913 Webster]
Reciprocally proportional(Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cal*ness(r, n.The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cate(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reciprocated(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reciprocating.][L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See Reciprocal.]To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. 1913 Webster]
One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, reciprocating air.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Reciprocating engine, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. --
Reciprocating motion(Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip"ro*cate, v. t.To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip`ro*ca"tion(r, n.[L. reciprocatio: cf. F. r\'82ciprocation.]1.The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. 1913 Webster]
2.Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rec`i*proc"i*ty(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82ciprocit\'82. See Reciprocal.]1.Mutual action and reaction. 1913 Webster]
2.Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation. 1913 Webster]
Reciprocity treaty, Treaty of reciprocity, a treaty concluded between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in other respects. 1913 Webster]
Re*cip`ro*cor"nous(r, a.[L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal + cornu horn.](Zo\'94l.)Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. [R.] Ash. 1913 Webster]
Rec"i*prok(r, a.[F. r\'82ciproque, L. reciprocus.]Reciprocal. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Rec"i*proque(r, a. & n.[F. r\'82ciproque.]Reciprocal.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*ci"sion(r, n.[L. recisio, fr. recidere, recisum, to cut off; pref. re- re- + caedere to cut.]The act of cutting off.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Re*cit"al(r, n.[From Recite.]1.The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony. 1913 Webster]
2.A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is recited; a story; a narration. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital. 1913 Webster]
5.(Law)The formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation.Burn. 1913 Webster]
Rec`i*ta"tion(r, n.[L. recitatio: cf. F. r\'82citation. See Recite.]1.The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
2.The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered. 1913 Webster]
3.(Colleges and Schools)The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor. 1913 Webster]
Rec`i*ta*tive"(r, n.[It. recitativo, or F. r\'82citatif. See Recite.](Mus.)A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma. 1913 Webster]
Rec`i*ta*tive", a.Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative. -- Rec`i*ta*tive"ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*cite"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recited; p. pr. & vb. n.Reciting.][F. r\'82citer, fr. L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or name, to cite. See Cite.]1.To repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a written or printed document, or from recollection; to rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a deed or covenant. 1913 Webster]
2.To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage. 1913 Webster]
3.To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. 1913 Webster]
Re*cite", v. i.To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned. 1913 Webster]
Re*cite", n.A recital. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Re*cit"er(r, n.One who recites; also, a book of extracts for recitation. 1913 Webster]
Reck(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recked(r (obs. imp.Roughte); p. pr. & vb. n.Recking.][AS. reccan, r, to care for; akin to OS. r, OHG. ruochan, G. geruhen, Icel. r\'91kja, also to E. reckon, rake an implement. See Rake, and cf. Reckon.]1.To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
This son of mine not recking danger.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
And may you better reck the rede Burns. 1913 Webster]
2.To concern; -- used impersonally. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
What recks it them?Milton. 1913 Webster]
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Reck(r, v. i.To make account; to take heed; to care; to mind; -- often followed by of. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Then reck I not, when I have lost my life.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I reck not though I end my life to-day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Of me she recks not, nor my vain desire.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
-- Reck"less*ly, adv. -- Reck"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Reck"ling(r, a.Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child.H. Taylor. -- n.A weak child or animal.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Reck"on(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reckoned(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reckoning.][OE. rekenen, AS. gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rehhan (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
1.To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. 1913 Webster]
The priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain.Lev. xxvii. 18. 1913 Webster]
I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the outside of the church.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. 1913 Webster]
He was reckoned among the transgressors.Luke xxii. 37. 1913 Webster]
For him I reckon not in high estate.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. 1913 Webster]
Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.Rom. iv. 9. 1913 Webster]
Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for a crime.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
4.To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate; value; esteem; account; repute. See Calculate, Guess. 1913 Webster]
Reck"on, v. i.1.To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty. 1913 Webster]
\'bdParfay,\'b8 sayst thou, \'bdsometime he reckon shall.\'b8Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. \'bdIf they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it one day.\'b8 Bp. Sanderson. --
To reckon onupon, to count or depend on. --
To reckon with, to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally or figuratively. 1913 Webster]
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.Matt. xxv. 19. 1913 Webster]
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence, to reckon erroneously. 1913 Webster]
Reck"on*er(r, n.One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. 1913 Webster]
Reckoners without their host must reckon twice.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Reck"on*ing, n.1.The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. Specifically: (a)An account of time.Sandys.(b)Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc. 1913 Webster]
Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the way to make reckonings even is to make them often.South. 1913 Webster]
He quitted London, never to return till the day of a terrible and memorable reckoning had arrived.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.The charge or account made by a host at an inn. 1913 Webster]
A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a reckoning.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Esteem; account; estimation. 1913 Webster]
You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of an outward fading benefit nature bestowed.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
4.(Navigation)(a)The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation.(b)The position of a ship as determined by calculation. 1913 Webster]
To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship. --
day of reckoningthe day or time when one must pay one's debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's transgressions. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Re*claim"(r, v. t.To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of. 1913 Webster]
A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy.W. Coxe. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reclaimed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reclaiming.][F. r\'82clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See Claim.]1.To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting. 1913 Webster]
The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals. \'bdAn eagle well reclaimed.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed land, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform. 1913 Webster]
It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
6.To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial.Sir E. Hoby. 1913 Webster]
7.To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"(r, v. i.1.To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions. 1913 Webster]
Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton.Bain. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform. 1913 Webster]
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim", n.The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"a*ble(r, a.That may be reclaimed. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"ant(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82clamant, p. pr.]One who reclaims; one who cries out against or contradicts.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"er(r, n.One who reclaims. 1913 Webster]
Re*claim"less, a.That can not be reclaimed. 1913 Webster]
Rec`la*ma"tion(r, n.[F. r\'82clamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.]1.The act or process of reclaiming. 1913 Webster]
2.Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. 1913 Webster]
I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Re*clasp"(r, v. i.To clasp or unite again. 1913 Webster]
Re*clin"ant(r, a.[L. reclinans, p. pr. See Recline.]Bending or leaning backward. 1913 Webster]
Rec"li*nate(r, a.[L. reclinatus, p. p.](Bot.)Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base. 1913 Webster]
Rec`li*na"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82clinaison.]1.The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. 1913 Webster]
2.(Dialing)The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
3.(Surg.)The act or process of removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the lower one.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Re*cline"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reclined(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reclining.][L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.]To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. 1913 Webster]
The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*cline", v. i.1.To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. 1913 Webster]
2.To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. 1913 Webster]
Re*cline", a.[L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.]Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] 1913 Webster]
They sat, recline Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*clined"(r, a.(Bot.)Falling or turned downward; reclinate. 1913 Webster]
Re*clin"er(r, n.1.One who, or that which, reclines. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:An armchair with a back that can be adjusted to lean backward, and a footrest that can be moved up to support the legs, or folded under the chair when the person is sitting up; the back and footrest are often geared so that they move together, allowing the chair to be conveniently adjusted either for sitting up or for lying back; also called a reclining chair. PJC]
Re*clin"ing, a.(Bot.)(a)Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular.(b)Recumbent. 1913 Webster]
Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck(Math. Dict.). 1913 Webster]
Re*close"(r, v. t.To close again.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*clothe"(r, v. t.To clothe again. 1913 Webster]
Re*clude"(r, v. t.[L. recludere to unclose, open; pref. re- again, back, un- + claudere to shut.]To open; to unclose. [R.] Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Re*cluse"(r, a.[F. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life 1913 Webster]
In meditation deep, recluse J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Re*cluse", n.[F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]1.A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries. 1913 Webster]
2.The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Re*cluse", v. t.To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*cluse"ly, adv.In a recluse or solitary manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*cluse"ness, n.Quality or state of being recluse. 1913 Webster]
Re*clu"sion(r, n.[LL. reclusio: cf. F. reclusion.]A state of retirement from the world; seclusion. 1913 Webster]
Re*clu"sive(r, a.1.Affording retirement from society. \'bdSome reclusive and religious life.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Disposed to avoid the company of other people; living like a recluse{1}; not sociable; -- of people. PJC]
Re*clu"so*ry(r, n.[LL. reclusorium.]The habitation of a recluse; a hermitage. 1913 Webster]
Re*coct"(r, v. t.[L. recoctus, p. p. of recoquere to cook or boil over again. See Re-, and 4th Cook.]To boil or cook again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to reconstruct. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*coc"tion(r, n.A second coction or preparation; a vamping up. 1913 Webster]
Rec`og*ni"tion(r, n.[L. recognitio: cf. F. recognition. See Recognizance.]The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice. 1913 Webster]
The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Re*cog"ni*tor(r, n.[LL.](Law)One of a jury impaneled on an assize.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*cog"ni*to*ry(r, a.Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty(r, n.The quality or condition of being recognizable. 1913 Webster]
Rec"og*ni`za*ble(r, a.Capable of being recognized.[Written also recognisable.] -- Rec"og*ni`za*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*cog"ni*zance(r, n.[F. reconnaissance, OF. recognoissance, fr. recognoissant, p. pr. of recognoistre to recognize, F. reconna\'8ctre, fr. L. recognoscere; pref. re- re- + cognoscere to know. See Cognizance, Know, and cf. Recognize, Reconnoissance.][Written also recognisance.]1.(Law)(a)An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal.(b)The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
g in this and the related words (except recognize) is usually silent. 1913 Webster]
2.A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge. 1913 Webster]
That recognizance and pledge of love Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition. 1913 Webster]
Rec"og*nize(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recognized(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Recognizing(r.][From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.][Written also recognise.]1.To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. 1913 Webster]
Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.Harte. 1913 Webster]
2.To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul. 1913 Webster]
3.To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like. 1913 Webster]
4.To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial. 1913 Webster]
5.To review; to re\'89xamine. [Obs.] South. 1913 Webster]
6.To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge. 1913 Webster]
Rec"og*nize, v. i.(Law)To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.[Written also recognise.] 1913 Webster]
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Re*cog`ni*zee"(r, n.(Law)The person in whose favor a recognizance is made.[Written also recognisee.]Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rec"og*ni`zer(r, n.One who recognizes; a recognizor.[Written also recogniser.] 1913 Webster]
Re*cog`ni*zor"(r, n.(Law)One who enters into a recognizance.[Written also recognisor.]Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rec"og*nosce(r, v. t.[L. recognoscere. See Recognizance.]To recognize. [R. & Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil"(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Recoiled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Recoiling.][OE. recoilen, F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re- re- + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil.] 1913 Webster]
1.To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. 1913 Webster]
Evil on itself shall back recoil.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] \'bdTo your bowers recoil.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil"(r, v. t.To draw or go back. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil", n.1.A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. 1913 Webster]
2.The state or condition of having recoiled. 1913 Webster]
The recoil from formalism is skepticism.F. W. Robertson. 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged. 1913 Webster]
Recoil dynamometer(Gunnery), an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm. --
Recoil escapement. See the Note under Escapement. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil"er(r, n.One who, or that which, recoils. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil"ing*ly, adv.In the manner of a recoil. 1913 Webster]
Re*coil"ment, n.[Cf. F. reculement.]Recoil. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*coin"(r, v. t.To coin anew or again. 1913 Webster]
Re*coin"age(r, n.1.The act of coining anew. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is coined anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`-col*lect"(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + collect.]To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops. 1913 Webster]
God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ol*lect"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recollected; p. pr. & vb. n.Recollecting.][Pref. re- + collect: cf. L. recolligere, recollectum, to collect. Cf. Recollet.] 1913 Webster]
1.To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember. 1913 Webster]
2.Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle. 1913 Webster]
The Tyrian queen . . . recollected stood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ol*lect(r, n.[See Recollet.](Eccl.)A friar of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans.[Written also Recollet.]Addis & Arnold. 1913 Webster]
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Rec`ol*lec"tion(r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82collection.]1.The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance. 1913 Webster]
2.The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. \'bdOne of his earliest recollections.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.Robertson. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ol*lect"ive(-l?k"t?v), a.Having the power of recollecting.J. Foster. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ol*let(r?k"?l*l?t; F. r?`k?`l?"), n.[F. r\'82collet, fr. L. recollectus, p. p. of recolligere to gather again, to gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp. for religious contemplation.](Eccl.)Same as Recollect, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*col`o*ni*za"tion(r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), n.A second or renewed colonization. 1913 Webster]
Re*col"o*nize(r?*k?l"?*n?z), v. t.To colonize again. 1913 Webster]
Re*com`bi*na"tion(r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), n.Combination a second or additional time. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*bine"(r?`k?m*b?n"), v. t.To combine again. 1913 Webster]
Re*com"fort(r?*k?m"f?rt), v. t.[Pref. re- + comfort: cf. F. r\'82conforter.]To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Gan her recomfort from so sad affright.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*com"for*ture(-f?r*t?r;135), n.The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*mence"(r?`k?m*m?ns"), v. i.1.To commence or begin again.Howell. 1913 Webster]
2.To begin anew to be; to act again as. [Archaic.] 1913 Webster]
He seems desirous enough of recommencing courtier.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*mence", v. t.[Pref. re- + commence: cf. F. recommencer.]To commence again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*mence"ment(-m, n.A commencement made anew. 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*mend"(r?k`?m*m?nd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recommended; p. pr. & vb. n.Recommending.][Pref. re- + commend: cf. F. recommander.]1.To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body. 1913 Webster]
M\'91cenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to posterity.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To make acceptable; to attract favor to. 1913 Webster]
A decent boldness ever meets with friends, recommends.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To commit; to give in charge; to commend. 1913 Webster]
Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.Acts xv. 40. 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*mend"a*ble(-?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. recommandable.]Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable.Glanvill. -- Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rec`om*mend"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*men*da"tion(r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. recommandation.]1.The act of recommending. 1913 Webster]
2.That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient.Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*mend"a*tive(-m?nd"?*t?v), n.That which recommends; a recommendation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry(-?*t?*r?), a.Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Rec`om*mend"er(-?r), n.One who recommends. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*mis"sion(r?`k?m*m?sh?n), v. t.To commission again; to give a new commission to. 1913 Webster]
Officers whose time of service had expired were to be recommissioned.Marshall. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*mit"(-m?t"), v. t.To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee. 1913 Webster]
{ Re`com*mit"ment(-m, Re`com*mit"tal(-?l), }n.A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*pact"(-p?kt"), v. t.To compact or join anew. \'bdRecompact my scattered body.\'b8 Donne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Scots Law)Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff. 1913 Webster]
Rec"om*pense(r\'cbk"\'cem*p\'cbns), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recompensed(-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n.Recompensing(-p?n`s?ng).][F. r\'82compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See Compensate.]1.To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. 1913 Webster]
He can not recompense me better.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. 1913 Webster]
God recompenseth the gift.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
To recompense Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Recompense to no man evil for evil.Rom. xii. 17. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate. 1913 Webster]
Rec"om*pense(r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i.To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rec"om*pense, n.[Cf. F. r\'82compense.]An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. 1913 Webster]
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense.Deut. xxii. 35. 1913 Webster]
And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward.Heb. ii. 2. 1913 Webster]
Rec"om*pen`ser(-p?n`s?r), n.One who recompenses. 1913 Webster]
A thankful recompenser of the benefits received.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Rec"om*pen`sive(-s?v), a.Of the nature of recompense; serving to recompense.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*com`pi*la"tion(r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion), n.A new compilation. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*pile"(r\'c7`k\'cem*p\'c6l"), v. t.To compile anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*pile"ment(-m, n.The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*pose"(-p?z"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recomposed(-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Recomposing.][Pref. re- + compose: cf. F. recomposer.]1.To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or repeatedly. 1913 Webster]
The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to recompose the mind.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re`com*pos"er(-p?z"?r), n.One who recomposes. 1913 Webster]
Re*com`po*si"tion(r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n), n.[Cf. F. recomposition.]The act of recomposing. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*con`cen*tra"do(?), n.[Sp., p.p. of reconcentrar to inclose, to reconcentrate.]Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns themselves. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re`con*cen"trate(?), v. t. & i.To concentrate again; to concentrate thoroughly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*con`cen*tra"tion(?), n.The act of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns and villages for convenience in political or military administration, as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rec"on*ci`la*ble(r?k"?n*s?`l?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. r\'82conciliable.]Capable of being reconciled; as, reconcilable adversaries; an act reconciable with previous acts. 1913 Webster]
The different accounts of the numbers of ships are reconcilable.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
-- Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, n. -- Rec"on*ci`la*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rec"on*cile`(-s?l`), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reconciled(-s?ld`); p. pr. & vb. n.Reconciling.][F. r\'82concilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare to bring together, to unite. See Conciliate.]1.To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. 1913 Webster]
Propitious now and reconciled by prayer.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God.2 Cor. v. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions. 1913 Webster]
3.To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to. 1913 Webster]
The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, reconciles to form and grace.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. 1913 Webster]
Rec"on*ci`ler(-s?`l?r), n.One who reconciles. 1913 Webster]
Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion(-s?l`?*?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82conciliation, L. reconciliatio.]1.The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. 1913 Webster]
Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment.S. Miller. 1913 Webster]
2.Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony. 1913 Webster]
A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture.D. Rogers. 1913 Webster]
Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry(-s?l"?*?*t?*r?), a.Serving or tending to reconcile.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*con`den*sa"tion(r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n), n.The act or process of recondensing. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*dense"(r, v. t.To condense again. 1913 Webster]
Rec"on*dite(r?k"?n*d?t , a.[L. reconditus, p. p. of recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re- re- + condere to bring or lay together. See Abscond.]1.Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things. 1913 Webster]
2.Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies. \'bdRecondite learning.\'b8 Bp. Horsley. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"di*to*ry(r?k?n"d?*t?*r?), n.[LL. reconditorium.]A repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] Ash. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*duct"(r, v. t.To conduct back or again. \'bdA guide to reconduct thy steps.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*firm"(-f?rm"), v. t.[Pref. re- + confirm: cf. F. reconfirmer.]To confirm anew.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*fort"(-f?rt"), v. t.[F. r\'82conforter.]To recomfort; to comfort. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*join"(r?`k?n*join"), v. t.To join or conjoin anew.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*con"nois*sance, Re*con"nais*sance }(r?-k?n"n?s-s?ns), n.[F. See Recognizance.]The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a)(Geol.)An examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character.(b)(Engin.)An examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work.(c)(Mil.)An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition. 1913 Webster]
Reconnoissance in force(Mil.), a demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering the position and strength of an enemy. 1913 Webster]
{ Rec`on*noi"ter, Rec`on*noi"tre }(r?k`?n*noi"t?r), v. t.[F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconna\'8ctre. See Recognize.]1.To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations. 1913 Webster]
2.To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"quer(r?*k?n"k?r), v. t.[Pref. re- + conquer: cf. F. reconqu\'82rir.]To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"quest(-kw?st), n.A second conquest. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"se*crate(-k?n"s?*kr?t), v. t.To consecrate anew or again. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*sid"er(r?`k?n*s?d"?r), v. t.1.To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject. 1913 Webster]
2.(Parliamentary Practice)To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*sid`er*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"so*late(r?*k?n"s?*l?t), v. t.To console or comfort again. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*sol"i*date(r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t), v. t.To consolidate anew or again. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*sol`i*da"tion(-d?"sh?n), n.The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*struct"(-str?kt"), v. t.To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*struc"tion(-str?k"sh?n), n.1.The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed. 1913 Webster]
2.(U.S. Politics)The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of re\'89stablishing their constitutional relations to the national government, after the close of the Civil War. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*struct"ive(-str?k"t?v), a.Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*tin"u*ance(-t?n"?*?ns), n.The act or state of recontinuing. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*tin"ue(-?), v. t. & i.To continue anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*vene"(r?`k?n*v?n"), v. t. & i.To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*ven"tion(-v?n"sh?n), n.(Civil Law)A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.Burrill. Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*ver"sion(-v?r"sh?n), n.A second conversion. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*vert"(-v?rt"), v. t.To convert again.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*con"vert(r?*k?n"v?rt), n.A person who has been reconverted.Gladstone. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*vert"i*ble(r?`k?n*v?rt"?*b'l), a.(Chem.)Capable of being reconverted; convertible again to the original form or condition. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*vey"(-v?"), v. t.1.To convey back or to the former place; as, to reconvey goods. 1913 Webster]
2.To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate. 1913 Webster]
Re`con*vey"ance(-v?"?ns), n.Act of reconveying. 1913 Webster]
Re*cop"y(r?*k?p"?), v. t.To copy again. 1913 Webster]
Re*cord"(r?*k?rd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recorded; p. pr. & vb. n.Recording.][OE. recorden to repeat, remind, F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- + cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]1.To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate. [Obs.] \'bdI it you record.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
3.To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events. 1913 Webster]
Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the chronicles of the kings.1 Esd. i. 42. 1913 Webster]
To record a deed,
mortgage,
lease, etc., to have a copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of the public. 1913 Webster]
Re*cord", v. i.1.To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Whether the birds or she recorded best.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ord(r, n.[OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See Record, v. t.]1.A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record. 1913 Webster]
2. Especially: (a)An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes.(b)An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law.(c)An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.(d)The various legal papers used in a case, together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is not permissible to allege facts not in the record. 1913 Webster]
3.Testimony; witness; attestation. 1913 Webster]
John bare record, saying.John i. 32. 1913 Webster]
4.That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial. 1913 Webster]
5.That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record. 1913 Webster]
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6.That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race. 1913 Webster]
Court of record(pron. rin Eng.), a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or in books for a perpetual memorial. --
Debt of record, a debt which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a cognizance. --
Trial by record, a trial which is had when a matter of record is pleaded, and the opposite party pleads that there is no such record. In this case the trial is by inspection of the record itself, no other evidence being admissible.Blackstone. --
To beat, break,
the record(Sporting), to surpass any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match. 1913 Webster]
Rec`or*da"tion(r?k`?r*d?"sh?n), n.[L. recordatio: cf. F. recordation. See Record, v. t.]Remembrance; recollection; also, a record. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*cord"er(r?*k?rd"?r), n.1.One who records; specifically, a person whose official duty it is to make a record of writings or transactions. 1913 Webster]
2.The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)A kind of wind instrument resembling the flageolet. [Obs.] \'bdFlutes and soft recorders.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*cord"er*ship, n.The office of a recorder. 1913 Webster]
Re*cord"ing, a.Keeping a record or a register; as, a recording secretary; -- applied to numerous instruments with an automatic appliance which makes a record of their action; as, a recording gauge or telegraph. 1913 Webster]
Re`cor*por`i*fi*ca"tion(r?`k?r*p?r`?*f?*k?"sh?n), n.The act of investing again with a body; the state of being furnished anew with a body. [R.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*couch"(r?*kouch"), v. i.[Pref. re- + couch: cf. F. recoucher.]To retire again to a couch; to lie down again. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re*count"(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + count.]To count or reckon again. 1913 Webster]
Re*count", n.A counting again, as of votes. 1913 Webster]
Re*count"(r, v. t.[F. raconter to relate, to recount; pref. re- again + ad.) + conter to relate. See Count, v.]To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his praises.Milton. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*coup", Re*coupe" }(-k??p"), v. t.[F. recouper; pref. re- re- + couper to cut.]1.(Law)To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction. 1913 Webster]
2.To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market. 1913 Webster]
3.To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive. 1913 Webster]
Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost.Froude. 1913 Webster]
Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by extensive custom.Duke of Argyll. 1913 Webster]
Re*coup"er(r?*k??p"?r), n.One who recoups.Story. 1913 Webster]
Re*coup"ment(-m, n.The act of recouping. 1913 Webster]
Recoupment applies to equities growing out of the very affair from which thw principal demand arises, set-off to cross-demands which may be independent in origin.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
Re*course"(r?*k?rs"), n.[F. recours, L. recursus a running back, return, fr. recurrere, recursum, to run back. See Recur.]1.A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence. [Obs.] \'bdSwift recourse of flushing blood.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Unto my first I will have my recourse.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the healthy, or the recourse thereof in the valetudinary.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access or application for aid; resort. 1913 Webster]
Thus died this great peer, in a time of great recourse unto him and dependence upon him.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Our last recourse is therefore to our art.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Access; admittance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Give me recourse to him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Without recourse(Commerce), words sometimes added to the indorsement of a negotiable instrument to protect the indorser from liability to the indorsee and subsequent holders. It is a restricted indorsement. 1913 Webster]
Re*course", v. i.1.To return; to recur. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The flame departing and recoursing.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.To have recourse; to resort. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er(r?*k?v"?r), v. t.[Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.]To cover again.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er(r?*k?v"?r), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recovered(-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Recovering. ][OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.Recuperate.] 1913 Webster]
1.To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. 1913 Webster]
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away.1. Sam. xxx. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. \'bdLoss of catel may recovered be.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
3.To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. 1913 Webster]
The wine in my bottle will recover him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. 1913 Webster]
I do hope to recover my late hurt.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
When I had recovered a little my first surprise.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
5.To rescue; to deliver. 1913 Webster]
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him.2. Tim. ii. 26. 1913 Webster]
6.To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The forest is not three leagues off; recover that, we're sure enough.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.Hales. 1913 Webster]
7.(Law)To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. 1913 Webster]
Recover arms(Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of \'bdaim\'b8 to that of \'bdready.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er(r?*k?v"?r), v. i.1.To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright. 1913 Webster]
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease.2 Kings i. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er, n.Recovery.Sir T. Malory. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er*a*ble(-?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. recouvrable.]Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. 1913 Webster]
A prodigal course recoverable.Shak. 1913 Webster]
If I am recoverable, why am I thus?Cowper. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re cov"er*ance(-, n.Recovery. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*cov`er*ee"(-, n.(Law)The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er*er(r?*k?v"?r*?r), n.One who recovers. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov`er*or"(-?r), n.(Law)The demandant in a common recovery after judgment.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Re*cov"er*y(r?*k?v"?r*?), n.1.The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession. 1913 Webster]
2.Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court. 1913 Webster]
4.The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.] \'bdHelp be past recovery.\'b8 Tusser. 1913 Webster]
5.In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke. 1913 Webster]
6.Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.(Fencing, Sparring, etc.)Act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Common recovery(Law), a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America.Burrill. Warren. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*an*cy(-an*s?), n.The quality or state of being recreant. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*ant(-ant), a.[OF., cowardly, fr. recroire, recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See Creed.]1.Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. \'bdThis recreant knight.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Apostate; false; unfaithful. 1913 Webster]
Who, for so many benefits received, recreant to God, ingrate and false.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*ant, n.One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
You are all recreants and dastards!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`-cre*ate"(r?`kr?*?t"), v. t.[Pref. re- + create.]To create or form anew. 1913 Webster]
On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of re\'89nforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army.Marshall. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*ate(rk"r*t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recreated(-`td); p. pr. & vb. n.Recreating.][L. recreatus, p. p. of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- + creare to create. See Create.]To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify. 1913 Webster]
Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than any.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*ate, v. i.To take recreation.L. Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82cr\'82ation, L. recreatio.]The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime. 1913 Webster]
Re`-cre*a"tion(r?`kr?*?sh?n), n.[See Re-create.]A forming anew; a new creation or formation. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*a`tive(r?k"r?*?`t?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82cr\'82atif. See Recreate.]Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. 1913 Webster]
Let the music of them be recreative.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
--- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, adv. -- Rec"re*a`tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rec"re*ment(r?k"r?*ment), n.[L. recrementum; pref. re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F. r\'82cr\'82ment.]1.Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)(a)Excrement. [Obs.] (a)A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it. 1913 Webster]
Rec`re*men*ti"tial(-m?n*t?sh"al), a.[Cf. F. r\'82cr\'82mentitiel.](Med.)Of the nature of a recrement. See Recrement, 2 (b). \'bdRecrementitial fluids.\'b8 Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Rec`re*men*ti"tious(-t?sh"?s), a.Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or dross.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*crim"i*nate(r?*kr?m"?*n?t), v. i.[Pref. re- + criminate: cf. F. r\'82criminer, LL. recriminare.]To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser. 1913 Webster]
It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Re*crim"i*nate, v. t.To accuse in return.South. 1913 Webster]
Re*crim`i*na"tion(-n?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82crimination, LL. recriminatio.]The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. 1913 Webster]
Accusations and recriminations passed backward and forward between the contending parties.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*crim"i*na`tor(-n?`t?r), n.One who recriminates. 1913 Webster]
Re*crim"i*na*to*ry(-n?*t?*r?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82criminatoire.]Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating. 1913 Webster]
Re*cross"(r?*kr?s";115), v. t.To cross a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*cru"den*cy(r, n.Recrudescence. 1913 Webster]
Re`cru*desce"(?), v. i.[See Recrudescent.]To be in a state of recrudescence; esp., to come into renewed freshness, vigor, or activity; to revive.
The general influence . . . which is liable every now and then to recrudesce in his absence.Edmund Gurney. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Re`cru*des"cence(r?`kr?*d?s"sens), Re`cru*des`cen*cy(-d?s"sen*s?), }n.[Cf. F. recrudescence.] 1913 Webster]
1.The state or condition of being recrudescent. 1913 Webster]
A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic poverty and waste.Duke of Argyll. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Re`cru*des"cent(-sent), a.[L. recrudescens, -entis, p. pr. of recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re- re- + crudescere to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.]1.Growing raw, sore, or painful again. 1913 Webster]
2.Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic. 1913 Webster]
Re*cruit"(r?*kr?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Recruited; p. pr. & vb. n.Recruiting.][F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro, p. p. recr, to grow again) from an older recluter, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl kerchief, E. clout.]1.To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. 1913 Webster]
Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate. 1913 Webster]
3.To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Re*cruit", v. i.1.To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. 1913 Webster]
2.To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops. 1913 Webster]
Re*cruit", n.1.A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a re\'89nforcement. 1913 Webster]
The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its distempers.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier. 1913 Webster]
Re*cruit"er, n.One who, or that which, recruits. 1913 Webster]
Re*cruit"ment(-m, n.The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment of men for an army. 1913 Webster]
Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion(r, n.(Chem. & Min.)The process or recrystallizing. 1913 Webster]
Re*crys"tal*lize(r, v. i. & t.(Chem. & Min.)To crystallize again.Henry. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tal(r?k"tal), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of the rectum. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tan`gle(r?k"t??`g'l), n.[F., fr. L. rectus right + angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.](Geom.)A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram. 1913 Webster]
rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that is, ab. 1913 Webster]
Rec*tan"gu*lar(r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), a.[CF. F. rectangulaire.]Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly(r, adv. -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty(-l?r"?*t?), n.The quality or condition of being rectangular, or right-angled. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti-(r?k"t?*). [L. rectus straight.]A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*fi`a*ble(r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), a.1.Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Math.)Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight line equal in length to any definite portion of the curve. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion(r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n.[Cf. F. rectification.]1.The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. 1913 Webster]
After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. 1913 Webster]
Rectification of a globe(Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor(r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r), n.(Chem.)That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*fi`er(r?k"t?*f?`?r), n.1.One who, or that which, rectifies. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: (a)(Naut.) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b)(Chem.) A rectificator.<-- (Elec.) A device to convert alternating current to direct current. --> 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*fy(-f?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rectified(-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Rectifying(-f?`?ng).][F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Right, and -fy.]1.To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders. 1913 Webster]
I meant to rectify my conscience.Shak. 1913 Webster]
This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have rectified.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added. 1913 Webster]
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To rectify a globe, to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend. 1913 Webster]
{ Rec`ti*lin"e*al(-l?n"?*al), Rec`ti*lin"e*ar(-l?n"?*?r), }a.[Recti- + lineal, linear.]Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly, adv. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty(-?r"?*t?), n.The quality or state of being rectilinear.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*nerved`(r?k"t?*n?rrvd`), a.[Recti- + nerve.](Bot.)Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tion(r?k"sh?n), n.[L. rectio, fr. regere to rule or govern.](Gram.)See Government, n., 7.Gibbs. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ti*ros"tral(r?k`t?*r?s"tral), a.[Recti- + rostral.](Zo\'94l.)Having a straight beak. 1913 Webster]
Rec`ti*se"ri*al(-s?"r?*al), a.[Recti- + serial.](Bot.)Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems of many kinds; -- opposed to curviserial. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rec*ti"tis(r?k*t?"t?s), n.[NL. See Rectum, and -itis.](Med.)Proctitis.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Rec"ti*tude(r?k"t?*t?d), n.[L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.]1.Straightness. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice. 1913 Webster]
3.Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Justice. 1913 Webster]
Rec"to-(r?k"t?*). A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical. 1913 Webster]
Rec"to, n.[Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See Right.](Law)A writ of right. 1913 Webster]
Rec"to, n.[Cf. F. recto.](Print.)The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tor(r?k"t?r), n.[L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to rule: cf. F. recteur. See Regiment, Right.] 1913 Webster]
1.A ruler or governor. [R.] 1913 Webster]
God is the supreme rector of the world.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.(a)(Ch. of Eng.)A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar.Blackstone.(b)(Prot. Epis. Ch.)A clergyman in charge of a parish. 1913 Webster]
3.The head master of a public school. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
4.The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford. 1913 Webster]
5.(R. C. Ch.)The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tor*al(-al), a.[CF. F. rectoral.]Pertaining to a rector or governor. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tor*ate(-?t), n.[LL. rectoratus: cf. F. rectorat.]The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tor*ess, n.1.A governess; a rectrix.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.The wife of a rector.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Rec*to"ri*al(r?k*t?"r?*al), a.Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; rectoral.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
2.The office or rank of a rector; rectorate. 1913 Webster]
Rec"to*ry(-t?*r?), n.; pl.Rectories(-r.[Cf. OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]1.The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. 1913 Webster]
2.A rector's mansion; a parsonage house. 1913 Webster]
Rec`to-u"ter*ine(-?"t?r*?n or *?n), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus. 1913 Webster]
Rec`to*vag"i*nal(r?k`t?*v?j"?*nal), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the vagina. 1913 Webster]
Rec`to-ves"i*cal(-v?s"?*kal), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rec"trix(-tr?ks), n.; pl.Rectrices(-tr.[L., fem. of rector.]1.A governess; a rectoress. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Rec"tum(-t?m), n.[NL. (sc. intestinum), fr. L. rectus straight. See Right.](Anat.)The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rec"tus(-t?s), n.; pl.Recti(-t.[NL., fr. L. regere to keep straight.](Anat.)A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye. 1913 Webster]
Rec`u*ba"tion(r?k`?*b?"sh?n), n.[L. recubare to lie upon the back.]Recumbence. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*cule"(r?*k?l"), v. i.To recoil. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*cumb"(-k?m"), v. i.[L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.]To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] J. Allen (1761). 1913 Webster]
Re*cum"bence(r?*k?m"bens), n.The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent. 1913 Webster]
Re*cum"bent(-bet), a.[L. recumbens, -entis, p. pr. of recumbere. See Recumb, Incumbent.]Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. -- Re*cum"bent*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"per*a*ble(r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l), a.[Cf.F. r\'82cup. See Recover.]Recoverable.Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"per*ate(-?t), v. i.[imp. &. p. p.Recuperated(-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Recuperating.][L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again.]To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"per*ate, v. t.To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu`per*a"tion(-?`sh?n), n..[L. recuperatio: cf. F. r\'82cup.]Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*cu"per*a*tive(-?*t?v), Re*cu"per*a*to*ry(-?*t?*r?), }a.[L. recuperativus, recuperatorius.]Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"per*a`tor(r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), n.[Cf. L. recuperator a recoverer.](Steel Manuf.)Same as Regenerator. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"(r?*k?r"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Recurred(-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Recurring.][L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]1.To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. 1913 Webster]
When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night. 1913 Webster]
3.To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. 1913 Webster]
If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the \'bdpunctum stans\'b8 of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Recurring decimal(Math.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. --
Recurring series(Math.), an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in one uniform manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*cure"(r?*k?r"), v. t.[Cf. Recover.]1.To arrive at; to reach; to attain. [Obs.] Lydgate. 1913 Webster]
2.To recover; to regain; to repossess. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
When their powers, impaired through labor long, recured well.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the like; to repair. 1913 Webster]
In western waves his weary wagon did recure.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To be a cure for; to remedy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But whom he hite, without recure he dies.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Re*cure"less, a.Incapable of cure. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*cur"rence(r?*k?r"rens), Re*cur"ren*cy(-ren*s?), }n.[Cf. F. r\'82currence.]The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return; resort; recourse. 1913 Webster]
I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"rent(-rent), a.[L. recurrens, -entis, p. pr. of recurrere: cf.F. r\'82current. See Recur.]1.Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or artery. 1913 Webster]
Recurrent fever. (Med.)See Relapsing fever, under Relapsing. --
Recurrent pulse(Physiol.), the pulse beat which appears (when the radial artery is compressed at the wrist) on the distal side of the point of pressure through the arteries of the palm of the hand. --
Recurrent sensibility(Physiol.), the sensibility manifested by the anterior, or motor, roots of the spinal cord (their stimulation causing pain) owing to the presence of sensory fibers from the corresponding sensory or posterior roots. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"sant(r?*k?r"sant), a.[L. recursans, -antis, p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See Recure.](Her.)Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"sion(-sh?n), n.[L. recursio. See Recur.]The act of recurring; return. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
<-- (Math.) The calculation of a mathematical expression (or a quantity) by repeating an operation on another expression which was derived by application of the same operation, on an expression which itself was the result of similar repeated applications of that same operation on prior results. The series of operations is terminated by specifying an initial or terminal condition. 1913 Webster]
(Computers) A programming technique in which a function calls itself as a subfunction. Such calls may be repeated in series to arbitrary depth, provided that a terminating condition is given so that the final (deepest) call will return a value (rather than continue to recurse), which then permits the next higher call to return a value, and so forth, until the original call returns a value to the calling program. --> 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"vate(r?*k?r"v?t), a.[L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.](Bot.)Recurved. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur"vate(-v?t), v. t.To bend or curve back; to recurve.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
Re`cur*va"tion(r?`k?r*v?"sh?n), n.The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward. 1913 Webster]
Re*curve"(r?*k?rv"), v. t.To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down. 1913 Webster]
Re*curved"(r?*k?rvd"), a.Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur`vi*ros"ter(r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r), n.[L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. r\'82curvirostre.](Zool.)A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. 1913 Webster]
Re*cur`vi*ros"tral(-tral), a.[See Recurviroster.](Zo\'94l.)Having the beak bent upwards. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"san*cy(r?*k?"zan*s? , n.The state of being recusant; nonconformity.Coke. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"sant(-zat; 277), a.[L. recusans, -antis, p. pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a cause, pretext: cf. F. r\'82cusant. See Cause, and cf. Ruse.]Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord. 1913 Webster]
It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re*cu"sant, n.1.One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion. 1913 Webster]
The last rebellious recusants among the European family of nations.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Hist.)A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
3.One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist. 1913 Webster]
All that are recusants of holy rites.Holyday. 1913 Webster]
Rec`u*sa"tion(r?k`?*z?"sh?n), n.[L. recusatio: cf. F. r\'82cusation.]1.Refusal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Old Law)The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
re*cuse"(r?*k?z"), v. t.[F. r\'82cuser, or L. recusare. See Recusant.](Law)To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
re*cuse"(r?*k?z"), v. i.To withdraw oneself from serving as a judge or other decision-maker in order to avoid a real or apparent conflict of interest; -- often used with the reflexive; as, the judge recused himself due to a financial interest in the matter. PJC]
Re*cus"sion(r?*k?sh"?n), n.[L. recutire, recussum, to beat back; pref. re- re- + quatere to shake.]The act of beating or striking back. 1913 Webster]
Red(r, obs. imp. & p. p. of Read.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Red, v. t.To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Red, a.[Compar.Redder(-d?r); superl.Reddest.][OE. red, reed, AS. re\'a0d, re\'a2d; akin to OS. r, OFries. r, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r, Dan. & Sw. r\'94d, Icel. rau, rj, Goth. r\'a0uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy, Russet, Rust.]Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. \'bdFresh flowers, white and reede.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. 1913 Webster]
Red admiral(Zo\'94l.), a beautiful butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and nettle butterfly. --
Red ant. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests houses. (b)A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. --
Red antimony(Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral(b), under Kermes. --
Red ash(Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.Cray. --
Red bass. (Zo\'94l.)See Redfish(d). --
Red bay(Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. --
Red beard(Zo\'94l.), a bright red sponge (Microciona prolifera), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] --
Red birch(Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood.Gray. --
Red blindness. (Med.)See Daltonism. --
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] --
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II.Brande & C. --
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. --
Red bug. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b)A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris, especially the European species (P. apterus), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.(c)See Cotton stainder, under Cotton. --
Red cedar. (Bot.)An evergreen North American tree (Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood.(b)A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in India. <-- p. 1203 --> --
Red chalk. See under Chalk. --
Red copper(Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. --
Red coral(Zo\'94l.), the precious coral (Corallium rubrum). See Illusts. of Coral and Gorgonlacea. --
Red cross. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English.(b)The Geneva cross. See Geneva convention, and Geneva cross, under Geneva. --
Red currant. (Bot.)See Currant. --
Red deer. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The common stag (Cervus elaphus), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti.(b)The Virginia deer. See Deer. --
Red duck(Zo\'94l.), a European reddish brown duck (Fuligula nyroca); -- called also ferruginous duck. --
Red ebony. (Bot.)See Grenadillo. --
Red empress(Zo\'94l.), a butterfly. See Tortoise shell. --
Red fir(Bot.), a coniferous tree (Pseudotsuga Douglasii) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American Abies magnifica and A. nobilis. --
Red fire. (Pyrotech.)See Blue fire, under Fire. --
Red flag. See under Flag. --
Red fox(Zo\'94l.), the common American fox (Vulpes fulvus), which is usually reddish in color. --
Red grouse(Zo\'94l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under Ptarmigan. --
Red gum, Red gum-tree(Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus amygdalina, resinifera, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See Eucalyptus. --
Red hand(Her.), a left hand appaum\'82, fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also Badge of Ulster. --
Red herring, the common herring dried and smoked.<-- Fig. something that merely distracts attention from the basic issue; esp. something irrelevant to the issue at hand, or something which is not true or does not exist. --> --
Red horse. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species. (b)See the Note under Drumfish. --
Red lead. (Chem) See under Lead, and Minium. --
Red-lead ore. (Min.)Same as Crocoite. --
Red liquor(Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant. --
Red maggot(Zo\'94l.), the larva of the wheat midge. --
Red manganese. (Min.)Same as Rhodochrosite. --
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. --
Red maple(Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See Maple. --
Red mite. (Zo\'94l.)See Red spider, below. --
Red mulberry(Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color (Morus rubra). --
Red mullet(Zo\'94l.), the surmullet. See Mullet. --
Red ocher(Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. --
Red perch(Zo\'94l.), the rosefish. --
Red phosphorus. (Chem.)See under Phosphorus. --
Red pine(Bot.), an American species of pine (Pinus resinosa); -- so named from its reddish bark. --
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate. --
Red Republican(European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] --
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. --
Red sanders. (Bot.)See Sanders. --
Red sandstone. (Geol.)See under Sandstone. --
Red scale(Zo\'94l.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. --
Red silver(Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver. --
Red snapper(Zo\'94l.), a large fish (Lutlanus aya ) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. --
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga (Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. --
Red softening(Med.)a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. --
Red spider(Zo\'94l.), a very small web-spinning mite (Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also red mite. --
Red squirrel(Zo\'94l.), the chickaree. --
Red tape, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.<--excessive bureaucratic paperwork --> --
Red underwing(Zo\'94l.), any species of noctuid moths belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange. --
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. 1913 Webster]
Red(r?d), n.1.The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. \'bdCelestial rosy red, love's proper hue.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A red pigment. 1913 Webster]
3.(European Politics)An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(Med.)The menses.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
<-- 5. Informal name for a Communist. --> 1913 Webster]
English red, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian red. --
Hypericum red, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum. --
Indian red. See under Indian, and Almagra. 1913 Webster]
Re*dact"(r?*d?kt"), v. t.[L. redactus, p. p. of redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in motion, to drive.]To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. 1913 Webster]
Re*dac"tion(r?*d?k"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82daction.]The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest. 1913 Webster]
Re*dac"tor(-t?r), n.One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*dan"(r?*d?n"), n.[F., for OF. redent a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref. re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. Redented.][Written sometimes redent and redens.]1.(Fort.)A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy. 1913 Webster]
2.A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level. 1913 Webster]
Red*ar"gue(r?d*?r"g?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Redargued(-g?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Redarguing.][L. redarguere; pref. red-, re- re- + arguere to accuse, charge with: cf. F. r\'82darguer.]To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to convict. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness?Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external objects has, as far as I know, been redargued in three different ways.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Red`ar*gu"tion(r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), n.[L. redargutio.]The act of redarguing; refutation. [Obs. or R.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Red`ar*gu"to*ry(-t?*r?), a.Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Red"breast`(-br?st`), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The European robin.(b)The American robin. See Robin.(c)The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish. 1913 Webster]
Red"bud`(-b?d`), n.(Bot.)A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas. 1913 Webster]
Red"cap`, n.1.(Zo\'94l)The European goldfinch. 1913 Webster]
2.A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Red"coat`(-k, n.One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British soldier. 1913 Webster]
Red Cross. 1.The crusaders or the cause they represented. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A hospital or ambulance service established as a result of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of 1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid and relief during great calamities; also, a member or worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of neutrality; the Geneva cross.In islamic countries, a similarly motivated affiliated organization is called the Red Crescent. The American Red Cross was founded in 1881, largely due to the initiative of Clara Barton. The American Red Cross maintains a web page on the internet, where additional information can be found. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Red"de(-de), obs. imp. of Read, or Rede.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Red"den(r?d"d'n), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reddened(-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Reddening.][From Red, a.]To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to. 1913 Webster]
Red"den, v. i.To grow or become red; to blush. 1913 Webster]
Appius reddens at each word you speak.Pope. 1913 Webster]
He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued.Sir W. SCott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Red*den"dum(r?d*d?n"d?m), n.[Neut. of L. reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See Reddition.](Law)A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease.Cruise. 1913 Webster]
Red"dish(r?d"d?sh), a.Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Red*di"tion(r?d*d?sh"?n), n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See Render.] 1913 Webster]
The reddition or application of the comparison.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Red"di**tive(r?d"d?*t?v), a.[L. redditivus.](Gram.)Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words. 1913 Webster]
Red"dle(r?d"d'l), n.[From Red; cf. G. r\'94thel. Cf. Ruddle.](Min.)Red chalk. See under Chalk. 1913 Webster]
{ Red dog, orRed`-dog" flour }. The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm animals. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
There was none other remedy ne reed.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] \'bdThis rede is rife.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*deem"(r?*d?m"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Redeemed. (-dp. pr. & vb. n. Redeeming.][F. r\'82dimer, L. redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. em (in comp.), Lith. imti. Cf. Assume, Consume, Exempt, Premium, Prompt, Ransom.]1.To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. 1913 Webster]
If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold.Lev. xxv. 29. 1913 Webster]
2. Hence, specifically: (a)(Law)To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage.(b)(Com.)To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin. 1913 Webster]
3.To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.Ps. xxv. 22. 1913 Webster]
The Almighty from the grave redeemed.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
4.(Theol.)Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. 1913 Webster]
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us.Gal. iii. 13. 1913 Webster]
5.To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's promises. 1913 Webster]
I will redeem all this on Percy's head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as, to redeem an error. 1913 Webster]
Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem Milton. 1913 Webster]
It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To redeem the time, to make the best use of it. 1913 Webster]
Re*deem"a*ble(-?*b;l), a.1.Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeemable. 1913 Webster]
2.Subject to an obligation of redemtion; conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due; as, bonds, promissory notes, etc. , redeemabble in gold, or in current money, or four months after date. 1913 Webster]
Re*deem"a*ble*ness(r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s), n.The quality or state of being redeemable; redeemability. 1913 Webster]
Re*deem"er(r?*d?m"?r), n.1.One who redeems. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. 1913 Webster]
Rede"less(r?d"l?s), a.Without rede or counsel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re`de*lib"er*ate(r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t), v. t. & i.To deliberate again; to reconsider. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*liv"er(r?`d?*l?v"?r), v. t.1.To deliver or give back; to return.Ay 1913 Webster]
2.To deliver or liberate a second time or again. 1913 Webster]
3.To report; to deliver the answer of. [R.] \'bdShall I redeliver you e'en so?\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*liv"er*ance(-ans), n.A second deliverance. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*liv"er*y(-?), n.1.Act of delivering back. 1913 Webster]
2.A second or new delivery or liberation. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*mand"(r?`d\'b5-m?nd"), v. t.[Pref. re- back, again + demand: cf. F. redemander.]To demand back; to demand again. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*mand", n.A demanding back; a second or renewed demand. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*mise"(-m?z"), v. t.To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*mise", n.(Law)The transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it; reconveyance; as, the demise and redemise of an estate. See under Demise. 1913 Webster]
Re*dem"on*strate(r?*d?m"?n*str?t , v. t.To demonstrate again, or anew. 1913 Webster]
Every truth of morals must be redemonstrated in the experience of the individual man before he is capable of utilizing it as a constituent of character or a guide in action.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Re-demp"tion(-sh?n), n.[F. r\'82demption, L. redemptio. See Redeem, and cf. Ransom.]The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo. Specifically: (a)(Law)The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and re\'89ntering upon an estate mortgaged. See Equity of redemption, under Equity.(b)(Com.)Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder.(c)(Theol.)The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. 1913 Webster]
In whom we have redemption through his blood.Eph. i. 7. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"tion*a*ry(-?*r?), n.One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.] Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"tion*er(-?r), n.1.One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"tion*ist, n.(R.C.Ch.)A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"tive(-t?v), a.Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"tor*ist(-t?r*?st), n.[F. r\'82demptoriste, fr. L. redemptor redeemer, from redinere. See Redeem.](R.C.Ch.)One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth. 1913 Webster]
Re*demp"to*ry(-t?*r?), a.Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. \'bdHector's redemptory price.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Re*dent"ed(r?*d?nt"?d), a.[From OF. redent. See Redan.]Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*pos"it(r?`d?*p?z"?t), v. t.To deposit again. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*scend"(-s?nd"), v. i.[Pref. re- + descend: cf. F. redescendre.]To descend again.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re`de*vel"op(?), v. t. & i.1.To develop again;specif.(Photog.), to intensify (a developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent. 1913 Webster]
2.to rebuild an urban area, usually commercial but sometimes residential; -- typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure. PJC]
-- Re`de*vel"op*er(#), n. -- Re`de*vel"op*ment(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re`de*vel"op*ment(?), n.the rebuilding of an urban area, usually a commercial district but sometimes residential or industrial, and typically involving some portion of government involvement and expenditure; to organize a municipal redevelopment agency. PJC]
Red"eye`(r, n.1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The rudd.(b)Same as Redfish(d).(c)The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
2.A scheduled public conveyance, such as a train or airplane, which travels late at night or overnight. [Colloq.] PJC]
Red"fin`(-f?n`), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small North American dace (Minnilus cornutus, or Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner. Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley. 1913 Webster]
Red"finch`(-f, n.(Zo\'94l.)The European linnet. 1913 Webster]
Red"fish`(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also nerka. See Blueback(b).(b)The rosefish.(c)A large California labroid food fish (Trochocopus pulcher); -- called also fathead.(d)The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under Drumfish. 1913 Webster]
Red"-gum`(-g?m`), n.[OE. reed gounde; AS. re\'a0d red + gund matter, pus.]1.(Med.)An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus.Good. 1913 Webster]
2.A name of rust on grain. See Rust. 1913 Webster]
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{ Red"-hand`(r?d"h?nd`), Red"-hand`ed(-h?nd`?d), }a. Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed.
<-- usu. caught red-handed --> 1913 Webster]
Red"head`(-h?d`), n.1.A person having red hair. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard.(b)The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine. 1913 Webster]
Red`hi*bi"tion(r?d`h?*b?sh"?n), n.[L. redhibitio a taking back.](Civil Law)The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect. 1913 Webster]
Red*hib"i*to*ry(r?d*h?b"?*t?*r?), a.[L. redhibitorius.](Civil Law)Of or pertaining to redhibition; as, a redhibitory action or fault. 1913 Webster]
Red"hoop`(r?d"h??p`), n.(Zo\'94l.)The male of the European bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Red"horn`(-h?rn`), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of a tribe of butterflies (Fugacia) including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The antenn\'91 are usually red. 1913 Webster]
Red"-hot`(-h?t`), a.Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot radical.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re"di*a(r?"d?*?), n.; pl. L. Redi\'91 (-Redias (-.[NL.; of uncertain origin.](Zo\'94l.)A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of redi\'91, or else cercari\'91 within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Re"di*ent(r?"d?-ent), a.[L. rediens, p. pr. of redire to return; pref. red- + ire to go.]Returning. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*dif"(?), n.[Turk. red\'c6f, fr. rad\'c6f, orig., he who rides behind another on the same beast, fr. radaf to follow.]A reserve force in the Turkish army, or a soldier of the reserve. See Army organization, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re`di*gest"(r?`d?*j?st"), v. t.To digest, or reduce to form, a second time.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Re`di*min"ish(-m?n"?sh), v. t.To diminish again. 1913 Webster]
Red"in*gote(r, n.[F., corrupted from E. riding coat.]A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women. 1913 Webster]
Re*din"te*grate(r?*d?n"t?*gr?t), a.[L. redintegratus, p. p. of redintegrare to restore; pref. red-, re-, re- + integrare to make whole, to renew, fr. integer whole. See Integer.]Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*din"te*grate(-gr?t), v. t.To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or soundness. 1913 Webster]
The English nation seems obliterated. What could redintegrate us again?Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re*din`te*gra"tion(-gr?"sh?n), n.[L. redintegratio.]1.Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its former nature and state. [Achaic.] Coxe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Psychology)The law that objects which have been previously combined as part of a single mental state tend to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association of ideas. 1913 Webster]
Re`di*rect"(r?`d?*r?kt"), a.(Law)Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the cross-examination. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*burse"(r?`d?s*b?rs"), v. t.To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*cov"er(-k?v"?r), v. t.To discover again. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*pose"(-p?z"), v. t.To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange.A. Baxter. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*seize"(-s?z"), v. t.(Law)To disseize anew, or a second time.[Written also redisseise.] 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*sei"zin(-s?"z?n), n.(Law)A disseizin by one who once before was adjudged to have dassezed the same person of the same lands, etc.; also, a writ which lay in such a case.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*sei"zor(-z?r), n.(Law)One who redisseizes. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*solve"(r?`d?z*z?lv"), v. t.To dissolve again. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*till"(r?`d?s*t?l"), v. t.To distill again. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*train"er(-tr?n"?r), n.One who distrains again. 1913 Webster]
Re`dis*trib"ute(-tr?b"?t), v. t.To distribute again. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*dis`tri*bu"tion(-tr, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*dis"trict(-tr?kt), v. t.To divide into new districts. 1913 Webster]
Re*di"tion(r?*d?sh"?n), n.[L. reditio, fr. redire. See Redient.]Act of returning; return. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Re`di*vide"(r?`d?*v?d"), v. t.To divide anew. 1913 Webster]
Red"-let`ter(-l?t`t?r), a.Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters. 1913 Webster]
Red-letter day, a day that is fortunate or auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters. 1913 Webster]
Red-light district. A district or neighborhood in which houses of prostitution are located; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front of many such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Red light. 1.an electrically operated set of lights at a road intersection which has different lights visible to traffic from different directions, designed to control vehicle traffic through the intersection. Each set of lights typically has a colored red light and also green and amber lights; the color of the light which is lighted at any one time changes automatically to control the flow of traffic through the intersection, allowing flow from different directions in alternating succession. Also called traffic light, traffic signal or stop light. When the red light is illuminated the signal means to stop; green means to go; and amber means to stop or procede through the intersection with caution. In simple intersections of two roads, a red light visible to traffic on one road will usually be accompanied by a green light visible to traffic on the intersecting road. In some locations the lights may be set to be illuminated in other sequences or combinations; a blinking red light is typically equivalent to a \'bdstop\'b8 sign, and a blinking amber light typically means \'bdprocede with caution\'b8. PJC]
2.the condition of a traffic light when the signal visible to the driver of a vehicle is red, signalling that the vehicle must stop and not enter the intersection; I got seven red lights on the way to work. PJC]
3.figuratively, a sign or signal that one must stop doing what one is presently doing; as, a fatal side effect is often a red light to continuation of a clinical trial. PJC]
Red"ly, adv.In a red manner; with redness. 1913 Webster]
Red"mouth`(-mouth`), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis, or H\'91mulon, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also flannelmouth, and grunt. 1913 Webster]
Red"ness, n.[AS. re. See Red.]The quality or state of being red; red color. 1913 Webster]
{ Red"o*lence(r?d"?*lens), Red"o*len*cy(-len*s?), }n.The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance. 1913 Webster]
Red"o*lent(-lent), a.[L. redolens, -entis, p. pr. of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-, re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See Odor.]Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. \'bdHoney redolent of spring.\'b8 Dryden. -- Red"o*lent*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Re*dou"ble(r?*d?b"'l), v. t.[Pref. re- + double: cf. F. redoubler. Cf. Reduplicate.]To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply. 1913 Webster]
So they redoubled strokes upon the foe.Shak. 1913 Webster]
<-- v. t. 2. (Contract bridge) To bid a redouble. 1913 Webster]
n. An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled. This bid increases the score for successfully making the contract, and increases the penalties for failing. The score or penalty depends on the number of tricks over or under the contract, according to a defined schedule, and depending on the vulnerability of the side attempting the contract. --> 1913 Webster]
Re*dou"ble, v. i.To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles. 1913 Webster]
Re*doubt"(r?*dout"), n.[F. redoute, fem., It. ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. r\'82duit, also fr. LL. reductus. See Reduce, and cf. Reduct, R\'82duit, Ridotto.](Fort.)(a)A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory.(b)In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin.[Written also redout.] 1913 Webster]
Re*doubt", v. t.[F. redouter, formerly also spelt redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL., to fear. See Doubt.]To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*doubt"a*ble(-?*b'l), a.[F. redoutable, formerly also spelt redoubtable.]Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.[Written also redoutable.] 1913 Webster]
In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*dound"(r?*dound"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Redounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Redounding.][F. redonder, L. redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or surges, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate, and cf. Redundant.]1.To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to conduce; to contribute; to result. 1913 Webster]
The evil, soon redounded as a flood on those Milton. 1913 Webster]
The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small use redound from them to that manufacture.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to overflow. 1913 Webster]
For every dram of honey therein found, redound.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*dound", n.1.The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital. 1913 Webster]
We give you welcome; not without redound Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Red"ow*a(r?d"?*?), n.[F., fr. Bohemian.]A Bohemian dance of two kinds, one in triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like a polka. The former is most in use. 1913 Webster]
Red"pole`(r?d"p?l`), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Redpoll. 1913 Webster]
Red"poll`(-p?l`), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly \'92giothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species (A. linarius) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet.(b)The common European linnet.(c)The American redpoll warbler (Dendroica palmarum). 1913 Webster]
Re*draft"(r, v. t.To draft or draw anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*draft", n.1.A second draft or copy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, in order to recover the amount of the protested bill with costs and charges. 1913 Webster]
Re*draw"(r?*dr?"), v. t.[imp.Redrew(-dr?");p. p.Redrawn(-dr\'b5n"); p. pr. & vb. n.Redrawing.]To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft. 1913 Webster]
Re*draw", v. i.(Com.)To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"(r?*dr?s"), v. t.[Pref. re- + dress.]To dress again. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"(r?*dr?s"), v. t.[F. redresser to straighten; pref. re- re- + dresser to raise, arrange. See Dress.] 1913 Webster]
1.To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The common profit could she redress.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
In yonder spring of roses intermixed redress till noon.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Your wish that I should redress a certain paper which you had prepared.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. 1913 Webster]
Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . . redress.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon. \'bd'T is thine, O king! the afflicted to redress.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye?Byron. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress", n.1.The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A few may complain without reason; but there is occasion for redress when the cry is universal.Davenant. 1913 Webster]
3.One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser. 1913 Webster]
Fair majesty, the refuge and redress Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"al(r?*dr?s"al), n.Redress. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"er(-?r), n.One who redresses. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"i*ble(-?*b'l), a.Such as may be redressed. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"ive(-?v), a.Tending to redress.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"less, a.Not having redress; such as can not be redressed; irremediable.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Re*dress"ment(-ment), n.[Cf. F. redressement.]The act of redressing; redress.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
Red"-rib`and(r?d"r?b`and), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European red band fish, or fireflame. See Rend fish. 1913 Webster]
Red"root`(r?d"r?t`), n.(Bot.)A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey tea (see under Tea), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the Lachnanthes tinctoria, an endogenous plant found in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to Florida. 1913 Webster]
Red`sear"(r?d`s?r"), v. i.To be brittle when red-hot; to be red-short.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
Red"shank`(r?d"sh?nk`), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee.(b)The fieldfare. 1913 Webster]
2.A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Red"-short`(-sh?rt`), a.(Metal.)Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron. -- Red"-short`ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Red"skin`(-sk?n`), n.A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin.Cooper. 1913 Webster]
<-- 2. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins. --> 1913 Webster]
Red"start`(-st?rt`), n.[Red + start tail.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla ph\'d2nicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India.(b)An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches. 1913 Webster]
Red"streak`(-str?k`), n.1.A kind of apple having the skin streaked with red and yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.Cider pressed from redstreak apples. 1913 Webster]
Red"tail`(-t?l`), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The red-tailed hawk.(b)The European redstart. 1913 Webster]
Red"-tailed`(-t?ld`), a.Having a red tail. 1913 Webster]
Red-tailed hawk(Zo\'94l.), a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard. 1913 Webster]
Red"-tape`(-t?p`), a.Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a. 1913 Webster]
Red`-tap"ism(r?d`t?p"?z'm), n.Strict adherence to official formalities.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Red`-tap"ist, n.One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Red"throat`(r?d"thr?t`), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small Australian singing bird (Phyrrhol\'91mus brunneus). The upper parts are brown, the center of the throat red. 1913 Webster]
Red"top`(-t?p`), n.(Bot.)A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides. 1913 Webster]
Re*dub"(r?*d?b"), v. t.[F. radouber to refit or repair.]To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It shall be good that you redub that negligence.Wyatt. 1913 Webster]
God shall give power to redub it with some like requital to the French.Grafton. 1913 Webster]
Re*duce"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reduced(-d,; p. pr. & vb. n.Reducing(-d.][L. reducere, reductum; pref. red-. re-, re- + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Redoubt, n.]1.To bring or lead back to any former place or condition. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And to his brother's house reduced his wife.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the great Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his delegates reduce and direct us.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to reduce the intensity of heat. \'bdAn ancient but reduced family.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something belonging to it, to reduce it.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Having reduced Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
3.To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort. 1913 Webster]
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4.To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp. 1913 Webster]
It were but right reduce me to my dust.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules. 1913 Webster]
6.(Arith.)(a)To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and hours.(b)To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc. 1913 Webster]
7.(Chem.)To bring to the metallic state by separating from impurities; hence, in general, to remove oxygen from; to deoxidize; to combine with, or to subject to the action of, hydrogen; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron; or metals are reduced from their ores; -- opposed to oxidize. 1913 Webster]
8.(Med.)To restore to its proper place or condition, as a displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a fracture, or a hernia. 1913 Webster]
Reduced iron(Chem.), metallic iron obtained through deoxidation of an oxide of iron by exposure to a current of hydrogen or other reducing agent. When hydrogen is used the product is called also iron by hydrogen. --
To reduce an equation(Alg.), to bring the unknown quantity by itself on one side, and all the known quantities on the other side, without destroying the equation. --
To reduce an expression(Alg.), to obtain an equivalent expression of simpler form. --
To reduce a square(Mil.), to reform the line or column from the square. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"cent(r?*d?"sent), a.[L. reducens, p. pr. of reducere.]Tending to reduce. -- n.A reducent agent. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"cer(-s?r), n.1.One who, or that which, reduces. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)(a)A contrivance for reducing the dimensions of one part so as to fit it to another, as a reducing coupling, or a device for holding a drilling a chuck.(b)A reducing motion.(c)A reducing valve.(d)A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit the load from the hydraulic support of the lower shackle to the lever weighing apparatus in some kinds of heavy testing machines. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(Photog.)A reducing agent, either a developer or an agent for reducing density. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.(Chem.)a reducing agent. PJC]
Re*du"ci*ble(-s?*b'll), a.Capable of being reduced. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"ci*ble*ness, n.Quality of being reducible. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"cing(r?*d?"s?ng), a & n. from Reduce. 1913 Webster]
Reducing furnace(Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. --
Reducing pipe fitting, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. --
Reducing valve, a device for automatically maintaining a diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe, or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in which the pressure is higher than is desired in the receiver. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"cing a`gent(?), n.(Chem.)a substance that causes reduction of another substance in a chemical reaction, as by donating electrons or adding hydrogen atoms; as, lithium hydride is a powerful reducing agent. PJC]
Re*duct"(r?*d?kt"), v. t..[L. reductus, p. p. of reducere. See Reduce.]To reduce. [Obs.] W. Warde. 1913 Webster]
Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty(r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?), n.The quality of being reducible; reducibleness. 1913 Webster]
Re*duc"tion(r?*d?k"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82duction, L. reductio. See Reduce.]1.The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arith. & Alq.)The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)(a)The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.(b)The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result. 1913 Webster]
4.The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
5.(Logic)The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure. 1913 Webster]
6.(Chem. & Metal.)The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol. 1913 Webster]
7.(Med.)The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place. 1913 Webster]
Reduction ascending(Arith.), the operation of changing numbers of a lower into others of a higher denomination, as cents to dollars. --
Reduction descending(Arith.), the operation of changing numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination, as dollars to cents. 1913 Webster]
Re*duc"tive(-t?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82ductif.]Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing. -- n.A reductive agent.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*duc"tive*ly, adv.By reduction; by consequence. 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'82`duit"(r?`dw?"), n.[F. See Redoubt, n. ](Fort.)A central or retired work within any other work. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*dun"dance(r?*d?n"dans), Re*dun"dan*cy(-dan*s?), }n.[L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] 1913 Webster]
1.The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant. 1913 Webster]
Labor . . . throws off redundacies.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. 1913 Webster]
Re*dun"dant(-dant), a.[L. redundans, -antis, p. pr. of redundare: cf. F. redondant. See Redound.]1.Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food. 1913 Webster]
Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; pleonastic. 1913 Webster]
Where an suthor is redundant, mark those paragraphs to be retrenched.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; -- said of the 1913 Webster]
Re*du"pli*cate(-k?t), v. t.[Cf. LL. reduplicare.] 1913 Webster]
1.To redouble; to multiply; to repeat. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)To repeat the first letter or letters of (a word). See Reduplication, 3. 1913 Webster]
Re*du`pli*ca"tion(-k?sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82duplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]1.The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pros.)A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding verse. 1913 Webster]
3.(Philol.)The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed, intensifying the meaning, or making the word more imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli; poposci. 1913 Webster]
Re*du"pli*ca*tive(-k?*t?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82duplicatif.]Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Red"u*vid(r?d"?*v?d), n.[L. reduvia a hangnail.](Zo\'94l.)Any hemipterous insect of the genus Redivius, or family Reduvid\'91. They live by sucking the blood of other insects, and some species also attack man. 1913 Webster]
Red"weed`(r, n.(Bot.)The red poppy (Papaver Rh\'d2as).Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Red"wing`(-w?ng`), n.(Zo\'94l.)A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius ph) of the family Icterid\'91. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird. 1913 Webster]
Red"withe`(r?d"w?th`), n.(Bot.)A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets. 1913 Webster]
Red"wood`(-w, n.(Bot.)(a)A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia.(b)An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus, C\'91salpinia Sappan, and several other trees. 1913 Webster]
Pterocarpus dalbergioides; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium. 1913 Webster]
Ree(r, n.[Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real the money.]See Rei. 1913 Webster]
Ree, v. t.[Cf. Prov. G. r, raden, raiten. Cf. Riddle a sieve.]To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Ree"bok`(r?"b?k`), n.[D., literally, roebuck.](Zo\'94l.)The peele.[Written also rehboc and rheeboc.] 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89ch"o(r, v. t.To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills re\'89cho the roar of cannon. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89ch"o, v. i.To give echoes; to return back, or be reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to be resonant. 1913 Webster]
And a loud groan re\'89choes from the main.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89ch"o, n.The echo of an echo; a repeated or second echo. 1913 Webster]
Reed, v. & n.Same as Rede. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reed, n.The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Reed, n.[AS. hre; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried, OHG. kriot, riot.]1.(Bot.)A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the common reed of Europe and North America (Phragmites communis). 1913 Webster]
2.A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe. 1913 Webster]
Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.An arrow, as made of a reed.Prior. 1913 Webster]
4.Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.)(a)A small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube.(b)One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon, harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets or registers of pipes in an organ. 1913 Webster]
6.(Weaving)A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mining)A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting. 1913 Webster]
8.(Arch.)Same as Reeding. 1913 Webster]
Egyptian reed(Bot.), the papyrus. --
Free reed(Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of the organ and clarinet. --
Meadow reed grass(Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall grass found in wet places. --
Reed babbler. See Reedbird. --
Reed bunting(Zo\'94l.)A European sparrow (Emberiza sch) which frequents marshy places; -- called also reed sparrow, ring bunting.(b)Reedling. --
Reed canary grass(Bot.), a tall wild grass (Phalaris arundinacea). --
Reed grass. (Bot.)(a)The common reed. See Reed, 1. (b)A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under Bur. --
Reed organ(Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc. --
Reed pipe(Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed. --
Reed stop(Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with reeds. --
Reed warbler. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus); -- called also reed wren.(b)Any one of several species of Indian and Australian warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe, and Arundinax. They are excellent singers. --
Sea-sand reed(Bot.), a kind of coarse grass (Ammophila arundinacea). See Beach grass, under Beach. --
Wood reed grass(Bot.), a tall, elegant grass (Cinna arundinacea), common in moist woods. 1913 Webster]
Reed"bird`(r?d"b?rd`), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The bobolink.(b)One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera Sch and Eurycercus; -- called also reed babbler.Reed"buck"(-b?k`), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Rietboc. 1913 Webster]
Reed"ed, a.1.Civered with reeds; reedy.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
2.Formed with channels and ridges like reeds. 1913 Webster]
Reed"en(r?d"'n), a.Consisting of a reed or reeds. 1913 Webster]
Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89d`i*fi*ca"tion(r?*?d`?*f?*k?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82\'82dification. See Re\'89dify.]The act re\'89difying; the state of being re\'89dified. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89d"i*fy(r?*?d"?*ff?), v. t.[Pref. re- + edify: cf. F. r\'82\'82difier, L. reaedificare.]To edify anew; to build again after destruction. [R.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Reed"ing(r?d"?ng), n.[From 4th Reed.]1.(Arch.)A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust.(i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting. 1913 Webster]
reedings are often placed together, parallel to each other, either projecting from, or inserted into, the adjining surface. The decoration so produced is then called, in general, reeding. 1913 Webster]
2.The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling. 1913 Webster]
Reed"less, a.Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks. 1913 Webster]
Reed"ling(-l?ng), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird. 1913 Webster]
Reed"work`(-w?rk`), n.(Mus.)A collective name for the reed stops of an organ. 1913 Webster]
Reed"y(-?), a.1.Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. \'bdA reedy pool.\'b8 Thomson . 1913 Webster]
2.Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, 1913 Webster]
Reef(r?f), n.[Akin to D. rif, G. riff, Icel. rif, Dan. rev; cf. Icel. rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive, bear. Cf. Rift, Rive.]1.A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining.)A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. 1913 Webster]
Reef builder(Zo\'94l.), any stony coral which contributes material to the formation of coral reefs. --
Reef heron(Zo\'94l.), any heron of the genus Demigretta; as, the blue reef heron (D. jugularis) of Australia. 1913 Webster]
Reef, n.[Akin to D. reef, G. reff, Sw. ref; cf. Icel. rif reef, rifa to basten together. Cf. Reeve, v. t., River.](Naut.)That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. 1913 Webster]
first reef; from this to the next is the second reef; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Close reef, the last reef that can be put in. --
Reef band. See Reef-band in the Vocabulary. --
Reef knot, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss. See Illust. under Knot. --
Reef line, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.Totten. --
Reef points, pieces of small rope passing through the eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail. --
Reef tackle, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing.Totten. --
To take a reef in, to reduce the size of (a sail) by folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar. 1913 Webster]
Reef, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reefed(r\'c7ft); p. pr. & vb. n.Reefing.](Naut.)To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.Totten. 1913 Webster]
To reef the paddles, to move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply. 1913 Webster]
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Reef"-band`(r?f"b?nd`), n.(Naut.)A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Reef"er(-?r), n.1.(Naut.)One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
2.A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth. 1913 Webster]
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Reef"ing, n.(Naut.)The process of taking in a reef. 1913 Webster]
Reefing bowsprit, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters. 1913 Webster]
Reef"y(-?), a.Full of reefs or rocks. 1913 Webster]
Reek(r, n.A rick. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Reek, n.[AS. r; akin to OFries. r, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. r\'94g, Sw. r\'94k, Icel. reykr, and to AS. re to reek, smoke, Icel. rj, G. riechen to smell.]Vapor; steam; smoke; fume. 1913 Webster]
As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Reek, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reeked(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Reeking.][As. r. See Reek vapor.]To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale. 1913 Webster]
Few chimneys reeking you shall espy.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
I found me laid reeking moisture fed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Reek"y(-?), a.[From 2d Reek; cf. Reechy.]1.Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Emitting reek. \'bdReeky fen.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Reel(r, n.[Gael. righil.]A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel. 1913 Webster]
Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States for the old English \'bdcountry dance,\'b8 or contradance (contredanse).Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Reel(r, n.[AS. hre: cf. Icel. hr a weaver's reed or sley.]1.A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel. 1913 Webster]
2.A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
3.(Agric.)A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives. 1913 Webster]
Reel oven, a baker's oven in which bread pans hang suspended from the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a horizontal axis.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Reel(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reeled(r?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Reeling. ]1.To roll. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread. 1913 Webster]
Reel(r, v. i.[Cf. Sw. ragla. See 2d Reel.]1.To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger. 1913 Webster]
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man.Ps. cvii. 27. 1913 Webster]
He, with heavy fumes oppressed, Reeled from the palace, and retired to rest.Pope. 1913 Webster]
The wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy. 1913 Webster]
In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Reel(r, n.The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89*lect"(r?`?*l?kt"), v. t.To elect again; as, to re\'89lect the former governor. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89*lec"tion(-l?k"sh?n), n.Election a second time, or anew; as, the re\'89lection of a former chief. 1913 Webster]
Reel"er(r?l"?r), n.1.One who reels. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89l"i*gi*ble(r, a.Eligible again; capable of re\'89lection; as, re\'89ligible to the same office. -- Re*\'89l`i*gi*bil"i*ty(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Reem(r?m), n.[Heb.](Zo\'94l.)The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus. 1913 Webster]
unicorn; in the Revised Version,wild ox. Job xxxix. 9. 1913 Webster]
Reem, v. t.[Cf. Ream to make a hole in.](Naut.)To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them. 1913 Webster]
Reeming iron(Naut.), an iron chisel for reeming the seams of planks in calking ships. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89m*bark"(r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i.To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark again. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89m`bar*ka"tion(r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n), n.A putting, or going, on board a vessel again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89m*bod"y(r?`?m*b?d"?), v. t.To embody again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89m*brace"(-br?s"), v. i.To embrace again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89*merge"(r?`?*m?rj"), v. i.To emerge again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89*mer"gence(-m?r"jens), n.Act of re\'89merging. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*act"(r?`?n*?kt"), v. t.To enact again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*ac"tion(-?k"sh?n), n.The act of re\'89nacting; the state of being re\'89nacted. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*act"ment(-?kt"ment), n.The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*cour"age(-k?r"?j;), v. t.To encourage again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*dow"(-dou"), v. t.To endow again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*force"(-f?rs"), v. t.[Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F. renforcer.]1.To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to re\'89nforce an argument; to re\'89nforce a garment;especially,to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.[Written also reinforce.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Psychology)To increase the likelihood that (a specific behavior) will be repeated by giving a reward or punishment to a person or animal; as, to reenforce the students' willingness to study by giving awards for good grades. PJC]
Re`\'89n*force", n.[See Re\'89nforce, v., and cf. Ranforce, Reinforce.]Something which re\'89nforces or strengthens.Specifically:(a)That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon.(b)An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.[Written also reinforce.] 1913 Webster]
Re\'89nforced concrete. Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as Ferro-concrete. Syn. -- reinforced concrete.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.+PJC]
Re`\'89n*force"ment(r?`?n*f?rs"ment), n.1.The act of re\'89nforcing, or the state of being re\'89nforced. 1913 Webster]
2.That which re\'89nforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet. 1913 Webster]
3.(Psychology)A reward or punishment which is given to a person or animal in order to increase the likelihood that a specific behavior will be repeated. PJC]
Re`\'89n*gage"(-g?j), v. t. & i.To engage a second time or again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*gage"ment(-ment), n.A renewed or repeated engagement. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*grave"(-gr?v"), v. t.To engrave anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*joy"(-joi"), v. i.To enjoy anew.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*slave"(-sl?v"), v. t.To enslave again. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"ter(r?*?n"t?r), v. t.1.To enter again. 1913 Webster]
2.(Engraving)To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the plate has become worn in printing. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"ter, v. i.To enter anew or again. 1913 Webster]
Re\'89ntering angle, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. --
Re\'89ntering polygon, a polygon having one or more re\'89ntering angles. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"ter*ing, n.(Calico Printing.)The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*throne"(-thr?n"), v. t.To enthrone again; to replace on a throne. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89n*throne"ment(-ment), n.A second enthroning. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"trance(r?*?n"trans), n.The act entereing again; re Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"trant(-trant), a.Re\'89ntering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a re angle. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89n"try(-tr?), n.1.A second or new entry; as, a re\'89ntry into public life. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Card of re\'89try, (Whist), a card that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89*rect"(r?`?*r?kt"), v. t.To erect again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89s*tab"lish(r?`?s*t?b"l?sh), v. t.To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to re\'89stablish a covenant; to re\'89stablish health. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89s*tab"lish*er(-?r), n.One who establishes again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89s*tab"lish*ment(-mnt), n.The act re\'89stablishing; the state of being re\'89stablished.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89s*tate"(-t?t), v. t.To re\'89stablish. [Obs.] Walis. 1913 Webster]
Reeve(r?v), n.(Zo\'94l.)The female of the ruff. 1913 Webster]
Reeve, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rove(r?v); p. pr. & vb. n.Reeving.][Cf. D. reven. See Reef, n. & v. t.](Naut.)To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Reeve, n.[OE. reve, AS. ger. Cf. Sheriff.]an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.Chaucer.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*am"i*na*ble(r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l), a.Admitting of being re\'89xamined or reconsidered.Story. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*am`i*na"tion(-?*n?"sh?n), n.A repeated examination. See under Examination. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*am"ine(--?n), v. t.To examine anew.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*change"(r?`?ks*ch?nj"), v. t.To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous exchange). 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*change"n.1.A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country, and returned to the country in which it was made or indorsed, and then taken up.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
The rate of re\'89xchange is regulated with respect to the drawer, at the course of exchange between the place where the bill of exchange was payable, and the place where it was drawn. Re\'89xchange can not be cumulated.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*hib"it(r?`?gz*?b"?t , v. t.To exhibit again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*pel"(r?`?ks*p?l"), v. t.To expel again. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*pe"ri*ence(-p?`r?-ens), n.A renewed or repeated experience. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*port"(-p?rt"), v. t.To export again, as what has been imported. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89x"port(r?*?ks"p?rt), n.Any commodity re\'89xported; -- chiefly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Re*\'89x`por*ta"tion(-p?r*t?"sh?n), n.The act of re\'89xporting, or of exporting an import.A. Smith. 1913 Webster]
Re`\'89x*pul"sion(r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n), n.Renewed or repeated expulsion.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*fait"(?), n.[F.](Card Playing)A drawn game;specif.(Trente et quarante), A state of the game in which the aggregate pip value of cards dealt to red equals that of those dealt to black. All bets are then off; unless the value is 31, in which case the banker wins half the stakes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*far"(r?*f?r"), v. t.[Cf. F. refaire to do over again.]To go over again; to repeat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To him therefore this wonder done refar.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Re*fash"ion(r?*f?sh"?n), v. t.To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.MacKnight. 1913 Webster]
Re*fash"ion*ment(-ment), n.The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned. [R.] Leigh Hunt. 1913 Webster]
Re*fas"ten(r?*f?s"'n), v. t.To fasten again. 1913 Webster]
Re*fect"(r?*f?kt), v. t.[L. refectus, p. p. of reficere; pref. re- re- + facere to make.]To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh. [Archaic] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*fec"tion(r?*f?k"sh?n), n.[L. refectio: cf. F. r\'82fection. See Refect, Fact.]Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch. 1913 Webster]
Re*fec"tive, n.That which refreshes. 1913 Webster]
Re*fec"to*ry(-, n.; pl.; Refectories(-r.[LL. refectorium: cf. F. r\'82fectoire. See Refection.]A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents. 1913 Webster]
r, especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries. 1913 Webster]
Re*fel"(r?*f?l"), v. t.[L. refellere; pref. re- re- + fallere to deceive.]To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How he refelled me, and how I replied.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*fer"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Referred(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Referring.][F. r\'82f\'82rer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See Bear to carry.]1.To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal. 1913 Webster]
3.To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances. 1913 Webster]
To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I'll refer me to all things sense.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*fer", v. i.1.To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary. 1913 Webster]
In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of trust.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote. 1913 Webster]
Of those places that refer to the shutting and opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
3.To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election. 1913 Webster]
4.To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To allude; advert; suggest; appeal.Refer, Allude, Advert. We refer to a thing by specifically and distinctly introducing it into our discourse. We allude to it by introducing it indirectly or indefinitely, as by something collaterally allied to it. We advert to it by turning off somewhat abruptly to consider it more at large. Thus, Macaulay refers to the early condition of England at the opening of his history; he alludes to these statements from time to time; and adverts, in the progress of his work, to various circumstances of peculiar interest, on which for a time he dwells. \'bdBut to do good is . . . that that Solomon chiefly refers to in the text.\'b8 Sharp. \'bdThis, I doubt not, was that artificial structure here alluded to.\'b8 T. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Now to the universal whole advert: Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Ref"er*a*ble(r?f"?r*?*b'l), a.Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable.[Written also referrible.] 1913 Webster]
It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which obtain between bodies are referable to one general cause.W. Nicholson. 1913 Webster]
Ref`er*ee"(-, n.One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge. 1913 Webster]
Ref"er*ence(r?f"?r-ens), n.[See Refer.]1.The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. 1913 Webster]
2.That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book. 1913 Webster]
3.Relation; regard; respect. 1913 Webster]
Something that hath a reference to my state.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.One who, or that which, is referred to.Specifically;(a)One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.(b)A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred. 1913 Webster]
5.(Law)(a)The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.(b)(Equity)The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court. 1913 Webster]
6.Appeal. [R.] \'bdMake your full reference.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text. 1913 Webster]
Ref`er*en"da*ry(r?f`?r*?n"d?*r?), n.[LL. referendarius, fr. L. referendus to be referred, gerundive of referre: cf. F. r\'82f\'82rendaire. See Refer.]1.One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. \'bdReferendaries, or masters of request.\'b8 Harmar. 1913 Webster]
3.Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ref`er*en"dum(r?f`?r*?n"d?m), n.; pl. -da(#)[Gerundive fr. L. referre. See Refer.]1.A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point. 1913 Webster]
2.The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed upon by a legislature. 1913 Webster]
3.The principle or practice of referring measures passed upon by the legislative body to the body of voters, or electorate, for approval or rejection, as in the Swiss cantons (except Freiburg) and in various local governments in the United States, and also in the local option laws, etc.; also, the right to so approve or reject laws, or the vote by which this is done. Referendum is distinguished from the mandate, or instruction of representatives by the people, from direct government by the people, in which they initiate and make the laws by direct action without representation, and from a plebiscite, or popular vote taken on any measure proposed by a person or body having the initiative but not constituting a representative or constituent body. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ref`er*en"tial(-shal), a.Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use. -- Ref`er*en"tial*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*fer"ment(r?*f?r"ment), n.The act of referring; reference.Laud. 1913 Webster]
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Re`-fer*ment"(r, v. t. & i.To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Re*fer"rer(r?*f?r"r?r), n.One who refers. 1913 Webster]
Re*fig"ure(r?*f?g"?r), v. t.To figure again.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*fill"(r?*f?l"), v. t. & i.To fill, or become full, again. 1913 Webster]
Re*find"(r?*f?nd), v. t.To find again; to get or experience again.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Re*fine"(r?*f?n"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refined(-find"); p. pr. & vb. n.Refining.][Pref. re- + fine to make fine: cf. F. raffiner.]1.To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar. 1913 Webster]
I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined.Zech. xiii. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings. 1913 Webster]
Love refines Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble. 1913 Webster]
Re*fine", v. i.1.To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter. 1913 Webster]
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains, refines.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. 1913 Webster]
Chaucer refined on Boccace, and mended his stories.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
But let a lord once own the happy lines, refines!Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. \'bdHe makes another paragraph about our refining in controversy.\'b8 Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Re*fined"(-f?nd"), a.Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. 1913 Webster]
Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens.Peacham. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*fin"ed*ly(r, adv. -- Re*fin"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*fine"ment(r?*f?n"ment), n.[Cf. F. raffinement.]1.The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. 1913 Webster]
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they.Norris. 1913 Webster]
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. \'bdThe refinements of irregular cunning.\'b8 Rogers. 1913 Webster]
Re*fin"er(-f?n"?r), n.One who, or that which, refines. 1913 Webster]
Re*fin"er*y(-?), n.; pl.Refineries(-.[Cf. F. raffinerie.]1.The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. 1913 Webster]
2.A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. 1913 Webster]
Re*fit"(r?*f?t"), v. t.1.To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To fit out or supply a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*fit", v. i.To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit. 1913 Webster]
Re*fit"ment(-ment), n.The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted. 1913 Webster]
Re*fix"(r?*f?ks"), v. t.To fix again or anew; to establish anew.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*flame"(r?*fl?m"), v. i.To kindle again into flame. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"(r?*fl?kt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reflected; p. pr. & vb. n.Reflecting.][L. reflectere, reflexum; pref. re- re- + flectere to bend or turn. See Flexible, and cf. Reflex, v.]1.To bend back; to give a backwaas, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat. 1913 Webster]
Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our quotations.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Bodies close together reflect their own color.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror. 1913 Webster]
Nature is the glass reflecting God, reflected is the sun.Young. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"v. i.1.To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams. 1913 Webster]
2.To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return. 1913 Webster]
Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules. 1913 Webster]
We can not be said to reflect upon any external object, except so far as that object has been previously perceived, and its image become part and parcel of our intellectual furniture.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
All men are concious of the operations of their own minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there few who reflect upon them, or make them objects of thought.Reid. 1913 Webster]
As I much reflected, much I mourned.Prior. 1913 Webster]
4.To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor. 1913 Webster]
Errors of wives reflect on husbands still.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of his late majesty.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"ed, a.1.Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory was reflected glory. 1913 Webster]
3.Bent backward or outward; reflexed. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"ent(r?*fl?kt"ent), a.[L. reflectens, p. pr. of reflectere. See Reflect.]1.Bending or flying back; reflected. \'bdThe ray descendent, and the ray reflectent flying with so great a speed.\'b8 Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
2.Reflecting; as, a reflectent body.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"i*ble(-?*b'l), a.Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"ing, a.1.Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface. 1913 Webster]
2.Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a reflecting mind. 1913 Webster]
Reflecting circle, an astronomical instrument for measuring angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in having an entire circle. --
Reflecting galvanometer, a galvanometer in which the deflections of the needle are read by means of a mirror attached to it, which reflects a ray of light or the image of a scale; -- called also mirror galvanometer. --
Reflecting goniometer. See under Goniometer. --
Reflecting telescope. See under Telescope. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"ing*ly, adv.With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*flec"tion(r?*fl?k"sh?n), n.[L. reflexio: cf. F. r\'82flexion. See Riflect.][Written also reflexion.]1.The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a)The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below. 1913 Webster]
The eye sees not itself, reflection, by some other things.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard. 1913 Webster]
By reflection, . . . I would be understood to mean, that notice which the mind takes of its own operations, and the manner of them, by reason whereof there come to be ideas of these operations in the understanding.Locke. 1913 Webster]
This delight grows and improves under thought and reflection.South. 1913 Webster]
2.Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is produced by reflection. Specifically: (a)An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart. 1913 Webster]
As the sun water we can bear, reflection, there.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(b)A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.(c)Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth. 1913 Webster]
Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same time afflict and encourage him.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
4.Censure; reproach cast. 1913 Webster]
He died; and oh! may no reflection shed Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.(Physiol.)The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex. 1913 Webster]
Angle of reflection, the angle which anything, as a ray of light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the perpendicular to the surface. --
Angle of total reflection. (Opt.)Same as Critical angle, under Critical. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"ive(r?*fl?kt"?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82flectif. Cf. Reflexive.]1.Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. 1913 Webster]
In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.Prior. 1913 Webster]
His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development.Motley. 1913 Webster]
3.Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gram.)Reflexive; reciprocal. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*flect"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*flect"ive*ness, n. \'bdReflectiveness of manner.\'b8 J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Re*flect"or(-, n.[Cf. F. r\'82flecteur.]1.One who, or that which, reflects.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)(a)Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.(b)A reflecting telescope.(c)A device for reflecting sound. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*flet"(r, n.[F., reflection. See Reflect.]Luster; special brilliancy of surface; -- used esp. in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustered pottery such as majolica; as, silver reflet; gold reflet. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re"flex(r?"fl?ks), a.[L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere: cf. F. r\'82flexe. See Reflect.]1.Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective. 1913 Webster]
The reflex act of the soul, or the turning of the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol.)Of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or excitation without the necessary intervention of consciousness. 1913 Webster]
Reflex action(Physiol.), any action performed involuntarily in consequence of an impulse or impression transmitted along afferent nerves to a nerve center, from which it is reflected to an efferent nerve, and so calls into action certain muscles, organs, or cells. --
Reflex nerve(Physiol.), an excito-motory nerve. See Exito-motory. 1913 Webster]
Re"flex(r?"fl?ks; formerly r?*fl?ks"), n.[L. reflexus a bending back. See Reflect.]1.Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade. 1913 Webster]
Yon gray is not the morning's eye, reflex of Cynthia's brow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
On the depths of death there swims reflex of a human face.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)An involuntary movement produced by reflex action. 1913 Webster]
Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee. 1913 Webster]
Re*flex"(r?*fl?ks"), v. t.[L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere. See Reflect.]1.To reflect. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To bend back; to turn back.J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Re*flexed"(r?*fl?kst"), a.Bent backward or outward. 1913 Webster]
Re*flex`i*bil"i*ty(r?*fl?ks`?*b?l"?*t?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82flexibilit\'82.]The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
Re*flex"i*ble(r?*fl?ks"?*b'l), a.[CF. F. r\'82flexible.]Capable of being reflected, or thrown back. 1913 Webster]
The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and reflexible.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Re*flex"i*ty(r?*fl?ks"?*t?), n.The state or condition of being reflected. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*flex"ive(-?v), a.1.[Cf. F. r\'82flexif.]Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past. 1913 Webster]
Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
2.Implying censure. [Obs.] \'bdWhat man does not resent an ugly reflexive word?\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gram.)Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*flex"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*flex"ive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*flex"ly, adv.In a reflex manner; reflectively. 1913 Webster]
{ Ref"lu*ence(r?f"l?-ens), Ref"lu*en*cy(-en*s?), }n.The quality of being refluent; a flowing back. 1913 Webster]
Ref"lu*ent(-ent), a.[L. refluens, p. pr. of refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See Flurent.]Flowing back; returning; ebbing.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
And refluent through the pass of fear Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re"flux`, n.[F. reflux. See Refluent, Flux.]A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides. 1913 Webster]
All from me reflux on me redound.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*foc"il*late(r?*f?s"?l*l?t), v. t.[L. refocillatus, p. p. of refocillare; pref. re- re- + focillare to revive by warmth.]To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Aubrey. 1913 Webster]
Re*foc`il*la"tion(-l?"sh?n), n.Restoration of strength by refreshment. [Obs.] Middleton. 1913 Webster]
Re*fold"(r?*f?ld"), v. t.To fold again. 1913 Webster]
Re`fo*ment"(r?`f?*m?nt"), v. t.To foment anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*for"est(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reforested(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reforesting.]To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re`for*est*a"tion(?), nreplanting with trees; reconversion into a forest; the act of reforesting. PJC]
Re*for`est*i*za`tion(r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n), n.The act or process of reforestizing. 1913 Webster]
Re*for"est*ize(r?*f?r"?st*?z), v. t.To convert again into a forest; to plant again with trees. 1913 Webster]
Re*forge"(r?*f?rj"), v. t.[Pref. re- + forge: cf. F. reforger.]To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over.Udall. 1913 Webster]
Re*for"ger(r?*f?r"j?r), n.One who reforges. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"(r?*f?rm"), v. t.[F. r\'82former, L. reformare; pref. re- re- + formare to form, from forma form. See Form.]To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals. 1913 Webster]
The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*form", v. i.To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform. 1913 Webster]
Re*form", n.[F. r\'82forme.]Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government. 1913 Webster]
Civil service reform. See under Civil. --
Reform acts(Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular representation in Parliament. --
Reform school, a school established by a state or city government, for the confinement, instruction, and reformation of juvenile offenders, and of young persons of idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See Reformation. 1913 Webster]
Re-form"(r?*f?rm"), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Re-formed(-f?rmd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Re-forming.]To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to re-form the line after a charge. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"a*ble(r?*f?rm"?*b'l), a.Capable of being reformed.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Ref`or*ma"do(-m?"d?), n.[Sp., fr. reformar, L. reformare. SEe Reform, v. t.]1.A monk of a reformed order. [Obs.] Weever. 1913 Webster]
2.An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*form"al*ize(r?*f?rm"al*?z), v. i.To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ref`or*ma"tion(r?f`?r*m?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82formation, L. reformatio.]1.The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses. 1913 Webster]
Satire lashes vice into reformation.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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2.Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various Protestant churches. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Reform; amendment; correction; rectification. -- Reformation, Reform. Reformation is a more thorough and comprehensive change than reform. It is applied to subjects that are more important, and results in changes which are more lasting. A reformation involves, and is followed by, many particular reforms. \'bdThe pagan converts mention this great reformation of those who had been the greatest sinners, with that sudden and surprising change which the Christian religion made in the lives of the most profligate.\'b8 Addison. \'bdA variety of schemes, founded in visionary and impracticable ideas of reform, were suddenly produced.\'b8 Pitt. 1913 Webster]
Re`-for*ma"tion(r?`f?r*m?"sh?n), n.The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"a*tive(r?*f?rm"?*t?v), a.Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.Good. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"a*to*ry(-t?*r?), a.Tending to produce reformation; reformative. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"a*to*ry, n.; pl.-ries(-r.An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. 1913 Webster]
Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons.Eng. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Re*formed"(r?*f?rmd"), a.1.Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches. 1913 Webster]
The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Re*form"er(r?*f?rm"?r), n.1.One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.Hist.)One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"ist, n.[Cf. F. r\'82formiste.]A reformer. 1913 Webster]
Re*form"ly, adv.In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of reform. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion(r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n), n.A fortifying anew, or a second time.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Re*for"ti*fy(r?*f?r"t?*f?), v. t.To fortify anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*fos"sion(r?*f?sh"?n), n.[L. refodere, refossum, to dig up again. See Fosse.]The act of digging up again. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*found"(r?*found"), v. t.[Pref. re- + found to cast; cf. F. refondare. Cf. Refund.]1.To found or cast anew. \'bdAncient bells refounded.\'b8 T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
2.To found or establish again; to re 1913 Webster]
Re*found", imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Re*found"er(-?r), n.One who refounds. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"(r?*fr$kt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Refracting.][L. refractus, p. p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F. r\'82fracter. SEe FRacture, and cf. Refrain, n.]1.To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off. 1913 Webster]
2.To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"a*ble(-?*b'l), a.Capable of being refracted. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"ed, a.1.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf. 1913 Webster]
2.Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"ing, a.Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. 1913 Webster]
Refracting angle of a prism(Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light. --
Refracting telescope. (Opt.)See under Telescope. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"tion(r?*fr?k"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82fraction.]1.The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted. 1913 Webster]
2.The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a different density from that through which it has previously moved. 1913 Webster]
Refraction out of the rarer medium into the denser, is made towards the perpendicular.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)(a)The change in the direction of a ray of light, and, consequently, in the apparent position of a heavenly body from which it emanates, arising from its passage through the earth's atmosphere; -- hence distinguished as atmospheric refraction, or astronomical refraction.(b)The correction which is to be deducted from the apparent altitude of a heavenly body on account of atmospheric refraction, in order to obtain the true altitude. 1913 Webster]
Angle of refraction(Opt.), the angle which a refracted ray makes with the perpendicular to the surface separating the two media traversed by the ray. --
Conical refraction(Opt.), the refraction of a ray of light into an infinite number of rays, forming a hollow cone. This occurs when a ray of light is passed through crystals of some substances, under certain circumstances. Conical refraction is of two kinds; external conical refraction, in which the ray issues from the crystal in the form of a cone, the vertex of which is at the point of emergence; and internal conical refraction, in which the ray is changed into the form of a cone on entering the crystal, from which it issues in the form of a hollow cylinder. This singular phenomenon was first discovered by Sir W. R. Hamilton by mathematical reasoning alone, unaided by experiment. --
Differential refraction(Astron.), the change of the apparent place of one object relative to a second object near it, due to refraction; also, the correction required to be made to the observed relative places of the two bodies. --
Double refraction(Opt.), the refraction of light in two directions, which produces two distinct images. The power of double refraction is possessed by all crystals except those of the isometric system. A uniaxial crystal is said to be optically positive (like quartz), or optically negative (like calcite), or to have positive, or negative, double refraction, according as the optic axis is the axis of least or greatest elasticity for light; a biaxial crystal is similarly designated when the same relation holds for the acute bisectrix. --
Index of refraction. See under Index. --
Refraction circle(Opt.), an instrument provided with a graduated circle for the measurement of refraction. --
Refraction of latitude,
longitude,
declination,
right ascension, etc., the change in the apparent latitude, longitude, etc., of a heavenly body, due to the effect of atmospheric refraction. --
Terrestrial refraction, the change in the apparent altitude of a distant point on or near the earth's surface, as the top of a mountain, arising from the passage of light from it to the eye through atmospheric strata of varying density. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"ive(r?*fr?kt"?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82fractif. See Refract.]Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. 1913 Webster]
Refractive index. (Opt.)See Index of refraction, under Index. --
Absolute refractive index(Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum. --
Relative refractive index (of two media) (Opt.), the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the media into the other. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"ive*ness, n.The quality or condition of being refractive. 1913 Webster]
Re`frac*tom"e*ter(r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), n.[Refraction + -meter.](Opt.)A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of light. 1913 Webster]
Re*fract"or(r, n.Anything that refracts; specifically: (Opt.)A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"to*ri*ly(r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?), adv.In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"to*ri*ness, n.The quality or condition of being refractory. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"to*ry(-r?), a.[L. refractorius, fr. refringere: cf. F. refractaire. See Refract.]1.Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast. 1913 Webster]
Raging appetites that are refractory.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore. 1913 Webster]
3.OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"ture(r?*fr?k"t?r;135), n.(Surg.)A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon. 1913 Webster]
Re*frac"ture, v. t.(Surg.)To break again, as a bone. 1913 Webster]
Ref"ra*ga*ble(r?f"r?*g?*b'l), a.[LL. refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose.]Capable of being refuted; refutable. [R.] -- Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. [R.] -- Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty(-b, n. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ref"ra*gate(-g?t), v. i.[L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor.]To oppose. [R.] Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Re*frain"(r?*fr?n"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refrained(-fr?nd"); p. pr. & vb/ n.Refraining.][OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L. refringere to break up, break (see Refract). L. refrenare is fr. pref. re- back + frenum bridle; cf. Skr. dh to hold.]1.To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern. 1913 Webster]
His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Refrain thy foot from their path.Prov. i. 15. 1913 Webster]
2.To abstain from [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other counsel than to refrain cold drink.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*frain", v. i.To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. 1913 Webster]
Refrain from these men, and let them alone.Acts v. 38. 1913 Webster]
They refrained therefrom [eating flesh] some time after.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold. 1913 Webster]
Re*frain", n.[F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr. refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See Refract,Refrain, v.]The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. 1913 Webster]
We hear the wild refrain.Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Re*frain"er(r?*fr?n"?r), n.One who refrains. 1913 Webster]
Re*frain"ment(-ment), n.Act of refraining. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*frame"(r?*fr?m), v. t.To frame again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty(r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82frangibilit\'82.]The quality of being refrangible. 1913 Webster]
Re*fran"gi*ble(-fr?n"j?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. r\'82frangible. See Refract.]Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light. -- Re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ref`re*na"tion(r?f`r?*n?"sh?n), n.[L. refrenatio. See Refrain, v. t.]The act of refraining. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*fresh"(r?*fr?sh"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refreshed(-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n.Refreshing.][OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.]1.To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours.1 Cor. xvi. 18. 1913 Webster]
And labor shall refresh itself with hope.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To make as if new; to repair; to restore. 1913 Webster]
The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. 1913 Webster]
Re*fresh"ment(-ment), n.[CF. OF. refreschissement, F. rafra.]1.The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression. 1913 Webster]
2.That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink. 1913 Webster]
Re*fret"(r?*fr?t"), n.[OF. refret, L. refractus, p. p. See Refrain, n., Refract.]Refrain. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Re*freyd"(r?*fr?d"), v. t.[OF. refreidier.]To chill; to cool. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Refreyded by sickness . . . or by cold drinks.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ref`ri*ca"tion(r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), n.[L. refricare to rub again.]A rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A continual refrication of the memory.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*frig"er*ant(r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a.[L. refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r\'82frig\'82rant. See Refrigerate.]Cooling; allaying heat or fever.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*frig"er*ant, n.That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively.Holland. \'bdA refrigerant to passion.\'b8 Blair. 1913 Webster]
Re*frig"er*ate(-, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refrigerated(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Refrigerating.][L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See Frigid.]To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool. 1913 Webster]
Re*frig`er*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82frig\'82ration, L. refrigeratio.]The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being cooled. 1913 Webster]
Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*frig"er*a`tor(-?`t?r), n.That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically: (a)A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice.<-- now by a mechanical cooling mechanism. --> (b)An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc. 1913 Webster]
Refrigerator car(Railroad), a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.<-- or by mechanical refrigeration --> 1913 Webster]
Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, n.; pl.-ries(-fr.[CF. F. r\'82frig\'82ratoire.]That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically: (a)In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed.(b)The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine. 1913 Webster]
Re*frin"gen*cy(r?*fr?n"jen*s?), n.The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different refringencies.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Re*frin"gent(-jent), a.[L. refringens, p. pr. of refringere. See Refract.]Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Reft(r?ft), imp. & p. p.of Reave. Bereft. 1913 Webster]
Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn.Heber. 1913 Webster]
Reft, n.A chink; a rift. See Rift.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Ref"uge(r?f"?j), n.[F. r\'82fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe Fugitive.] 1913 Webster]
1.Shelter or protection from danger or distress. 1913 Webster]
Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these refuge.Milton. 1913 Webster]
We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.Heb. vi. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy. 1913 Webster]
The high hills are a refuger the wild goats.Ps. civ. 18. 1913 Webster]
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.Ps. ix. 9. 1913 Webster]
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3.An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance. 1913 Webster]
Their latest refuge Shak. 1913 Webster]
Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Cities of refuge(Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan.Josh. xx. --
House of refuge, a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted. 1913 Webster]
Ref"uge(r?f"?j), v. t.To shelter; to protect. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ref`u*gee"(r?f`?*j?"), n.[F. r\'82fugi\'82, fr. se r\'82fugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]1.One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*ful"gence(r?*f?l"jens), Re*ful"gen*cy(-jen*s?), }n.[L. refulgentia. See Refulgent.]The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance. 1913 Webster]
Re*ful"gent(r?*f?l"j, a.[L. refulgens, p. pr. of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re- re- + fulgere to shine. See Fulgent.]Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams. -- Re*ful"gent*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
So conspicuous and refulgent a truth.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*fund"(r?*f?nd"), v. t.[Pref. re- + fund.]To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan. 1913 Webster]
Re*fund"(r?*f?nd"), v. t.[L. refundere; pref. re- re- + fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See Fuse to melt, and cf. Refound to cast again, 1st Refuse.]1.To pour back. [R. & Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.To give back; to repay; to restore. 1913 Webster]
A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
3.To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*fund"er(-?r), n.One who refunds. 1913 Webster]
Re*fund"ment(-ment), n.The act of refunding; also, that which is refunded. [R.] Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Re*fur"bish(r?*f?r"b?sh), v. t.To furbish anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*fur"nish(-n?sh), v. t.To furnish again. 1913 Webster]
Re*fur"nish*ment(-ment), n.The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished. 1913 Webster]
The refurnishment was in a style richer than before.L. Wallace. 1913 Webster]
Re*fus"a*ble(r?*f?z"?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. refusable. See Refuse.]Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal. 1913 Webster]
Re*fus"al(-al), n.1.The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance. 1913 Webster]
Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, refusal, to distress me more?Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment. 1913 Webster]
Re*fuse"(r?*f?z"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refused(-f?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Refusing.][F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]1.To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant. 1913 Webster]
That never yet refused your hest.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops aras, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks. 1913 Webster]
3.To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor. 1913 Webster]
The cunning workman never doth refuse Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Ref`use(r?f"?s;277), n.[F. refus refusal, also, that which is refused. See Refuse to deny.]That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter. 1913 Webster]
Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty(r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?), n.The quality of being refutable. 1913 Webster]
Re*fut"a*ble(r?*f?t"?*b'l;277), a.[Cf. F. r\'82futable.]Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous. 1913 Webster]
Re*fut"al(r?*f?t"al), n.Act of refuting; refutation. 1913 Webster]
Ref`u*ta"tion(r?f`?*t?"sh?n), n.[L. refutatio: cf. F. r\'82futation.]The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof. 1913 Webster]
Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*fut"a*to*ry(r?*f?t"?*t?*r?), a.[L. refutatorius: cf. F. r\'82futatoire.]Tending tu refute; refuting. 1913 Webster]
Re*fute"(r?*F3t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n.Refuting.][F. r\'82futer, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. Confute, Refuse to deny.]To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant. 1913 Webster]
There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible to refute such multitudes.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To confute; disprove. See Confute. 1913 Webster]
Re*fut"er(-f?t"?r), n.One who, or that which, refutes. 1913 Webster]
Re*gain"(r?*g?n"), v. t.[Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner.]To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve. 1913 Webster]
Re"gal(r?"gal), a.[L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king. See Royal, and cf. Rajah, Realm, Regalia.]Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway. \'bdThe regal title.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He made a scorn of his regal oath.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Kingly; royal. See Kingly. 1913 Webster]
Re"gal, n.[F. r\'82gale, It. regale. CF. Rigoll.](Mus.)A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*ga"le(r?*g?"l?), n.[LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. r\'82gale. See Regal.]A prerogative of royalty. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re*gale"(r?*g?l), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regaled(-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.Regaling.][F. r\'82galer, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff. Gelatin), or cf. Sp. gala graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. Gala), or most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.]To enertaas, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear. 1913 Webster]
Re*gale", v. i.To feast; t 1913 Webster]
Re*gale", n.[F. r\'82gal. See Regale, v. t.]A sumptuous repast; a banquet.Johnson. Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale.E. E. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*gale"ment(-ment), n.The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment. 1913 Webster]
Re*gal"er(-g?l"?r), n.One who regales. 1913 Webster]
Re*ga"li*a(r?*g?"l?*?), n. pl.[LL., from L. regalisregal. See Regal.]1.That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc. 1913 Webster]
Regalia of a church, the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Re*ga"li*a, n.A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. 1913 Webster]
Re*ga"li*an(-an), a.Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Re"gal*ism(r?"gal*?z'm), n.The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy. [R.] Cardinal Manning. 1913 Webster]
Re*gal"i*ty(r?*g?l"?*t?), n.[LL. regalitas, from L. regalis regal, royal. See Regal, and cf. Royality.] 1913 Webster]
1.Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. 1913 Webster]
[Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re"gal*ly(r?"gal*l?), adv.In a regal or royal manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*gard"(r?*g?rd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Regarding.][F. regarder; pref. re- re + garder to guard, heed, keep. See Guard, and cf. Reward.]1.To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon. 1913 Webster]
Your niece regards me with an eye of favor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It is peninsula which regardeth the mainland.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the assregarding the river.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly. 1913 Webster]
If much you note him, regard him not.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy. 1913 Webster]
5.To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike. 1913 Webster]
His associates seem to have regarded him with kindness.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
6.To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem. 1913 Webster]
He that regardeth thae day, regardeth it into the LOrd.Rom. xiv. 6. 1913 Webster]
Here's Beaufort, that regards nor God nor king.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition. \'bdNether regarding that she is my child, nor fearing me as if II were her father.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; esteem; estimate; value. See Attend. 1913 Webster]
Re*gard"(r?*g?rd"), v. i.To look attentively; to consider; to notice. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*gard", n.[F. regard See Regard, v. t.]1.A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. 1913 Webster]
But her, with stern regard, he thus repelled.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice. 1913 Webster]
Full many a lady regard.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural. 1913 Webster]
He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable regards.A. Smith. 1913 Webster]
Save the long-sought regards of woman, nothing is sweeter than those marks of childish preference.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
4.State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account. 1913 Webster]
A man of meanest regard amongst them, neither having wealth or power.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Sad pause and deep regard become the sage.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Matter for consideration; account; condition. [Obs.] \'bdReason full of good regard.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Respect; relation; reference. 1913 Webster]
Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with regard to themselves; in justice and goodness with regard to their neighbors; and piefy toward God.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
in regard of was formerly used as equivalent in meaning to on account of, but in modern usage is often improperly substituted for in respect to, or in regard to.G. P. Marsh. 1913 Webster]
Change was thought necessary in regard of the injury the church did receive by a number of things then in use.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
In regard of its security, it had a great advantage over the bandboxes.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
8.Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Throw out our eyes for brave Othello, regard.Shak. 1913 Webster]
At regard of, in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] \'bdBodily penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell.\'b8 Chaucer. --
Court of regard, a forest court formerly held in England every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running after deer; -- called also survey of dogs.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*gard"less*ly, adv. -- Re*gard"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*gath"er(r?*g?th"?r), v. t.To gather again. 1913 Webster]
Re*gat"ta(r?*g?t"t?), n.; pl.Regattas(-t.[It. regatta, regata.]Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races. 1913 Webster]
Re"ge*late(r?"j?*l?t , v. i.(Physics)To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice. 1913 Webster]
Re`ge*la"tion(-l?"sh?n), n.[Pref. re- + L. gelatio a freezing.](Physics)The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice. 1913 Webster]
Re"gen*cy(r?*jen*s?), n.; pl.Regencies(-s.[CF. F. r\'82gence, LL. regentia. See Regent, a.]1.The office of ruler; rule; authority; government. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability. 1913 Webster]
A council or regency consisting of twelve persons.Lowth. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*a*cy(r?*j?n"?r*?*s?), n.[See Regenerate.]The state of being regenerated.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*ate(-?t), a.[L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]1.Reproduced. 1913 Webster]
The earthly author of my blood, regenerate, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state. 1913 Webster]
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Re*gen"er*ate(r?*j?n"?r*?t), v. t.1.To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. 1913 Webster]
Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*ate*ness(-?t*n?s), n.The quality or state of being rgenerate. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen`er*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.[L. regeneratio: cf. F. r\'82g\'82neration.]1.The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart. 1913 Webster]
He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Chost.Tit. iii. 5. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physiol.)(a)The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle.(b)The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*a*tive(r?*j?n"?r*?*t?v), a.Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, regenerative influences.H. Bushnell. 1913 Webster]
Regenerative furnace(Metal.), a furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly, adv.So as to regenerate. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*a`tor(-?`t?r), n.1.One who, or that which, regenerates. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas. 1913 Webster]
Re*gen"er*a*to*ry(-?*t?*r?), a.Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; regenerating.G. S. Faber. 1913 Webster]
A continued regenesis of dissenting sects.H. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re"gent(r?"jent), a.[L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r\'82gent. See Regiment.]1.Ruling; governing; regnant. \'bdSome other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul.\'b8 Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re"gent, n.[F. r\'82gent. See Regent, a.]1.One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. 1913 Webster]
3.One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eng.Univ.)A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools. 1913 Webster]
Regent bird(Zo\'94l.), a beautiful Australian bower bird (Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III. --
The Regents of the University of the State of New York, the members of a corporate body called the University of New York. They have a certain supervisory power over the incorporated institution for Academic and higher education in the State. 1913 Webster]
Re"gent di"a*mond. A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137 carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re"gent*ship, n.The office of a regent; regency. 1913 Webster]
Re*ger"mi*nate(r?*j?r"m?*n?t), v. i.[Pref. re- + germinate: cf. L. regerminare.]To germinate again. 1913 Webster]
Perennial plants regerminate several years successively.J. Lee. 1913 Webster]
Re*ger`mi*na"tion(-n?"sh?n), n.[L. regerminatio.]A germinating again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*gest"(r?*j?st"), n.[L. regesta, pl.: cf. OF. regestes, pl. See Register.]A register. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*get"(r?*g?t"), v. t.To get again. 1913 Webster]
Re"gi*an(r?"j?-an), n.[L. regius regal.]An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*ble(r?j"?*b'l), a.[L. regibilis, from regere to rule.]Governable; tractable. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*ci`dal(r?j"?*s?`dal), a.Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*cide(r, n.[F. r\'82gicide; L. rex, regis, a king + caedere to kill. Cf. Homicide.]1.One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death. 1913 Webster]
2.The killing or the murder of a king. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`gi*dor"(?), n.; pl. -dores(#). [Sp., fr. regir to rule, L. regere.]One of a body of officers charged with the government of Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English alderman. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8R\'82`gie"(?), n.[F.]1.Direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account; -- opposed to the contract system. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Specif.:The system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds, as distinguished from the ancient system of farming them out. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.Any kind of government monopoly (tobacco, salt, etc.) used chiefly as a means of taxation. Such monopolies are largely employed in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*gild"(r?*g?ld"), v. t.To gild anew. 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'82`gime"(r?`zh?m"), n.[F. See Regimen.]1.Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system. 1913 Webster]
I dream . . . of the new r\'82gime which is to come.H. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hydraul.)The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform r\'82gime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections. 1913 Webster]
The ancient r\'82gime, Ancien r\'82gime[F.], the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; especially, the political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of 1789. 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*men(r?j"?*m?n), n.[L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, R\'82gime, Regiment.]1.Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
2.Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gram.)(a)A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.(b)The word or words governed. 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*ment(-ment), n.[F. r\'82giment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regimen.]1.Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] Spenser. \'bdRegiment of health.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
But what are kings, when regiment is gone, Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment.Hocker. 1913 Webster]
2.A region or district governed. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. 1913 Webster]
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Regiment of the line(Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Reg"i*ment(-m, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n.Regimenting.]1.To form into a regiment or into regiments.Washington. 1913 Webster] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like.
The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units.J. W. Powell. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. PJC]
Reg`i*men"tal(-m, a.Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers, clothing. 1913 Webster]
Regimental school, in the British army, a school for the instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, and their children, in the rudimentary branches of education. 1913 Webster]
Reg`i*men"tal*ly, adv.In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops classified regimentally. 1913 Webster]
Reg`i*men"tals(-talz), n. pl.(Mil.)The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same sense.Colman. 1913 Webster]
Re*gim"i*nal(r?*j?m"?*nal), a.Of or relating to regimen; as, regiminal rules. 1913 Webster]
Re"gion(r?"j?n), n.[F. r\'82gion, from L. regio a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. regere to guide, direct. See Regimen.]1.One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract. 1913 Webster]
If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, region.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. \'bdThough the fork invade the region of my heart.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis.Luke iii. 1. 1913 Webster]
3.The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Anon the dreadful thunder region.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.The inhabitants of a district.Matt. iii. 5. 1913 Webster]
5.Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
He is of too high a region.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re"gion*al(-al), a.Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*ter(r?j"?s*t?r), n.[OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re- re- + gerere to carry. See Jest, and cf. Regest.]1.A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule. 1913 Webster]
As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the register of your own.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)(a)A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district.(b)A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. LL. registrarius. Cf. Regisrar.]One who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds. 1913 Webster]
4.That which registers or records. Specifically: (a)(Mech.)A contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process.(b)(Teleg.)The part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received.(c)A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale. 1913 Webster]
5.A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation. 1913 Webster]
6.(Print.)(a)The inner part of the mold in which types are cast.(b)The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet.(c)The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)(a)The compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register. 1913 Webster]
thick register properly extends below from the F on the lower space of the treble staff. The thin register extends an octave above this. The small register is above the thin. The voice in the thick register is called the chest voice; in the thin, the head voice. Falsetto is a kind off voice, of a thin, shrull quality, made by using the mechanism of the upper thin register for tones below the proper limit on the scale.E. Behnke. 1913 Webster]
(b)A stop or set of pipes in an organ. 1913 Webster]
Parish register, A book in which are recorded the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a parish. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*ter(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Registere(-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Registering.][Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See Register, n.]1.To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. 1913 Webster]
2.To enroll; to enter in a list. 1913 Webster]
Such follow him as shall be registered.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Securities)To enter the name of the owner of (a share of stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record book. A registered security is transferable only on the written assignment of the owner of record and on surrender of his bond, stock certificate, or the like. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Registered letter, a letter, the address of which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with particular care. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*ter, v. i.1.To enroll one's name in a register. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)To correspond in relative position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , register when the corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is necessary. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*ter*ing, a.Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an apparatus which registers; as, a registering thermometer. See Recording. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*ter*ship, n.The office of a register. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*trant(-trant), n.[L. registrans, p. pr.]One who registers; esp., one who , by virtue of securing an official registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as to a trade-mark. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*trar(-tr?r), n.[LL. registrarius, or F. r\'82gistraire. See Register.]One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. See Register, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Reg"is*trar*ship, n.The office of a registrar. 1913 Webster]
Reg"let(r?g"l?t), n.[F. r\'82glet, dim. of r\'8agle a rule, L. regula. See Rule.]1.(Arch.)A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reg"ma(r?g"m?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle. 1913 Webster]
Reg"ma*carp(-k?rp), n.[Regma + Gr. (Bot.)Any dry dehiscent fruit. 1913 Webster]
Reg"nal(r?g"nal), a.[L. regnum reign.]Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years. 1913 Webster]
Reg"nan*cy(-nan*s?), n.The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Reg"nant(-nant), a.[L. regnans, -antis, p. pr. of regnare to reign: cf. F r\'82gnant. See Reign.]1.Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. \'bdA traitor to the vices regnant.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
Regne(r?n), n. & v.See Reign. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*gorge"(r?*g?rj"), v. t.[F. regorder; re- + gorger to gorge. Cf. Regurgitate.]1.To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
2.To swallow again; to swallow back. 1913 Webster]
Tides at highest mark regorge the flood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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Re*grade"(r?*gr?d"), v. i.[L. re- re- + gradi to go. Cf. Regrede. ]To retire; to go back. [Obs.] W. Hales. 1913 Webster]
Re*graft"(r?*gr?ft"), v. t.To graft again. 1913 Webster]
Re*grant"(r?*gr?nt"), v. t.To grant back; to grant again or anew.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Re*grant", n.1.The act of granting back to a former proprietor. 1913 Webster]
2.A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly. 1913 Webster]
Re*grate"(r?*gr?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Regrating.][F. regratter, literally, to scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, v. t.]1.(Masonry)To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance. 1913 Webster]
2.To offend; to shock. [Obs.] Derham. 1913 Webster]
Re*grate", v. t.[F. regratter to regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.](Eng.Law)To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense. 1913 Webster]
Re*grat"er(-?r), n.[F. regrattier.]One who regrates. 1913 Webster]
Re*grat"er*y, n.The act or practice of regrating. 1913 Webster]
Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry(r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), n.A returning or giving of thanks. [Obs.] Skelton. 1913 Webster]
Re*grat"or(r?*gr?t"?r), n.One guilty of regrating. 1913 Webster]
Re*grede"(r?*gr?d"), v. i.[L. regredi to go back. Cf. Regrade, Regress.]To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit. [R.] Todhunter. 1913 Webster]
Re*gre"di*ence(r?*gr?"d?-ens), n.A going back; a retrogression; a return. [R.] Herrick. 1913 Webster]
Re*greet"(r?*gr?t"), v. t.To greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to greet.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*greet", n.A return or exchange of salutation. 1913 Webster]
Re"gress(r?"gr?s), n.[L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.]1.The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. \'bdThe progress or regress of man\'b8.F. Harrison. 1913 Webster]
2.The power or liberty of passing back.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*gress"(r?*gr?s"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Regressed(-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n.Regressing.]To go back; to return to a former place or state.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*gres"sion(r?*gr?sh"?n), n.[L. regressio: cf. F. r\'82gression.]The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Edge of regression (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a cuspidal edge. --
Regression point(Geom.), a cusp. 1913 Webster]
Re*gress"ive(r?*gr?s"?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82gressif.] 1913 Webster]
1.Passing back; returning. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive. 1913 Webster]
Re*gress"ive*ly, adv.In a regressive manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*gret"(r?*gr?t"), n.[F., fr. regretter. See Regret, v.]1.Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction. \'bdA passionate regret at sin.\'b8 Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
What man does not remember with regret the first time he read Robinson Crusoe?Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for the loss of a servant.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance; penitence; self-condemnation. -- Regret, Remorse, Compunction, Contrition, Repentance. Regret does not carry with it the energy of remorse, the sting of compunction, the sacredness of contrition, or the practical character of repentance. We even apply the term regret to circumstance over which we have had no control, as the absence of friends or their loss. When connected with ourselves, it relates rather to unwise acts than to wrong or sinful ones.C. J. Smith. 1913 Webster]
Re*gret", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regretted(-t; p. pr. & vb. n.Regretting.][F. regretter, OF. regreter; L. pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. gr to weep, Icel. gr. See Greet to lament.]To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends. 1913 Webster]
Calmly he looked on either life, and here regret, or there to fear.Pope. 1913 Webster]
In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret their slavery, and to murmur against their leader.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had been violently taken.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*gret"ful(-f?l), a.Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*grow"(r?*gr?"), v. i. & t.To grow again. 1913 Webster]
The snail had power to regrow them all [horns, tongue, etc.]A. B. Buckley. 1913 Webster]
Re*growth"(r?*gr?th"), n.The act of regrowing; a second or new growth.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off.A. B. Buckley. 1913 Webster]
Re*guard"ant(r?*g?rd"ant), a.(Her.)Same as Regardant. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*la*ble(r?g"?*l?*b'l), a.Capable of being regulated. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lar(-l?r), a.[L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r\'82gulier. See Rule.] 1913 Webster]
1.Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building. 1913 Webster]
2.Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits. 1913 Webster]
3.Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops. 1913 Webster]
4.Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy. 1913 Webster]
5.Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin. 1913 Webster]
7.(Crystallog.)Same as Isometric. 1913 Webster]
Regular polygon(Geom.), a plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular. --
Regular polyhedron(Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. --
Regular sales(Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction. --
Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; -- opposed to militia.<-- or opposed to reserves --> 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lar(r, n.[LL. regularis: cf. F. r\'82gulier. See Regular, a.]1.(R. C. Ch.)A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.Bp. Fitzpatrick. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reg`u*la"ri*a(r, n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins. 1913 Webster]
Reg`u*lar"i*ty(-l?r"?*t?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82gularit\'82.]The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lar*ize(r, v. t.To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lar*ly, adv.In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lar*ness, n.Regularity.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*late(-l, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Regulated(-l; p. pr. & vb. n.Regulating.][L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.]1.To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. 1913 Webster]
The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
2.To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances. 1913 Webster]
3.To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc. 1913 Webster]
To regulate a watchclock, to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time. 1913 Webster]
Reg`u*la"tion(-l?"sh?n), n.1.The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated. 1913 Webster]
The temper and regulation of our own minds.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school. 1913 Webster]
Regulation sword,
cap,
uniform, etc.(Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*la*tive(r?g"?*l?*t?v), a.1.Tending to regulate; regulating.Whewell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metaph.)Necessarily assumed by the mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing fundamental principles; as, the regulative principles, or principles a priori; the regulative faculty.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
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Reg"u*la`tor(-l?`t?r), n.1.One who, or that which, regulates. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as:(a)The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance.(b)The governor of a steam engine.(c)A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive. 1913 Webster]
3.A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock(a), under Clock. 1913 Webster]
4.A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the Regulators.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*line(r?g"?*l?n), a.[Cf. F. r\'82gulin. See Regulus.](Chem. & Metal.)Of or pertaining to regulus. 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lize(-l?z), v. t.(Old Chem.)To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from extraneous matter; as, to regulize antimony. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Reg"u*lus(-l?s), n.; pl. E. Reguluses (-Reguli (-l.[L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex, regis, a king: cf. F. r\'82gule. See Regal.]1.A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem. & Metal.)The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores. 1913 Webster]
little king; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's stone.Ure. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the Lion's Heart. 1913 Webster]
Re*gur"gi*tate(r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t.[LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.]To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity. 1913 Webster]
Re*gur"gi*tate, v. i.To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. 1913 Webster]
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth.Quain. 1913 Webster]
Re*gur`gi*ta"tion(-t?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82gurgitation.]1.The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body.Quain. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of swallowing again; reabsorption. 1913 Webster]
Re`ha*bil"i*tate(r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rehabilitated(-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Rehabilitating.][Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. r\'82habiliter.]To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of civil and canon law. 1913 Webster]
Restoring and rehabilitating the party.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion(-t?"sh?n), n.[Cf. LL. rehabilitatio, F. R\'82habilitation.]The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.Bouvier. Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Re*hash"(r?*h?sh"), v. t.To hash over again; to prepare or use again; as, to rehash old arguments. 1913 Webster]
Re*hash", n.Something hashed over, or made up from old materials. 1913 Webster]
Re*hear"(r?*h?r"), v. t.To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in Chancery. 1913 Webster]
Re*hears"al(r?*h?rs"a), n.The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Dress rehearsal(Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume. 1913 Webster]
Re*hearse"(r?*h?rs"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rehearsed(-h?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Rehearsing.][OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re- re- + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See Hearse.]1.To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul.1 Sam. xvii. 31. 1913 Webster]
2.To narrate; to relate; to tell. 1913 Webster]
Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord.Judg. . v. 11. 1913 Webster]
3.To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy. 1913 Webster]
4.To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.] 1913 Webster]
He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Re*hearse", v. i.To recite or repeat something for practice. \'bdThere will we rehearse.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*hears"er(-?r), n.One who rehearses. 1913 Webster]
Re*heat"(r?*h?t"), v. t.1.To heat again. 1913 Webster]
2.To revive; to cheer; to cherish. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Re`hi*bi"tion(r?`h?*b?sh"?n), n.[Pref. re- + L. habere to have.](Law)The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand. 1913 Webster]
Re*hib"i*to*ry(r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), a.(Law)Of or relating to rehibition; as, a rehibitory action. 1913 Webster]
Re*hire"(r?*h?r"), v. t.To hire again. 1913 Webster]
Re`hy*poth"e*cate(r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t.(Law)To hypothecate again. -- Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion, n. 1913 Webster]
Rei(r?), n.;pl.Reis(ror r.[Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real a coin.]A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a cent.[Spelt also ree.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reichs"rath`(r?ks"r?t), n.[G]The parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of Representatives. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reichs"stand`(r?ks"st?t`), n.[G.]A free city of the former German empire. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reichs"tag`(r?ks"t?g`), n.[G.]1. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The Diet, or House of Representatives, of the German empire (and of the Weimar Republic), which was composed of members elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. This term is no longer (in 1997) applied to the German parliament. See also Bundesrath. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The national representative body of Hungary, consisting of a House of Magnates (including archdukes, peers, high officials of the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant Churches, and certain other dignitaries) and a House of Representatives (in 1912 consisting of 453 members). See Legislative, Diet. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rei"gle(r?"g'l), n.[F. r\'8agle a rule, fr. L. regula. See Rule.]A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.Carew. 1913 Webster]
Rei"gle, v. t.To regulate; to govern. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reign(r, n.[OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. r\'8agne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]1.Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. 1913 Webster]
He who like a father held his reign.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
[God] him bereft the regne that he had.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth. 1913 Webster]
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Reign(r?n), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reigned(r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Reigning.][OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. r\'82gner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.]1.To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
We will not have this man to reign over us.Luke xix. 14. 1913 Webster]
Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. \'bdPestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. 1913 Webster]
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body.Rom. vi. 12. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail. 1913 Webster]
Reign"er(r?n"?r), n.One who reigns. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re`il*lume"(r?`?l*l?m"), v. t.To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to reillumine. \'bdThou must reillume its spark.\'b8 J. R. Drake. 1913 Webster]
Re`il*lu"mi*nate(-l?"m?*n?t), v. t.To enlighten again; to reillumine. 1913 Webster]
Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion(-n?"sh?n), n.The act or process of enlightening again. 1913 Webster]
Re`il*lu"mine(-l?"m?n), v. t.To illumine again or anew; to reillume. 1913 Webster]
Reim(r?m), n.[D. riem, akin to G riemen; CF. Gr. A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc. [South Africa] Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*bark"(r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i.See Re\'89mbark. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*bod"y(-b?d"?), v. t. & i.[See Re\'89mbody.]To imbody again.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*burs"a*ble(r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), a.[CF. F. remboursable.]Capable of being repaid; repayable. 1913 Webster]
A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, reimbursable in ten years.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*burse"(-b?rs"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reimbursed(-b?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reimbursing.][Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.]1.To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war. 1913 Webster]
2.To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation.Paley. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*burse"ment(-b?rs"ment), n.[Cf. F. rembursement.]The act reimbursing.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*burs"er(-b?rs"?r), n.One who reimburses. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*plant"(-pl?nt"), v. t.To implant again. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*port"(-p?rt"), v. t.[Pref. re- + import: cf. F. remporter.]To import again; to import what has been exported; to bring back.Young. 1913 Webster]
Re*im`por*ta"tion(r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), n.The act of reimporting; also, that which is reimported. 1913 Webster]
Re*im`por*tune"(-p?r*t?n"), v. t.To importune again. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*pose"(r?`?m*p?z), v. t.To impose anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*preg"nate(-pr?g"n?t), v. t.To impregnate again or anew.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*press"(-pr?s"), v. t.To impress anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*pres"sion(-pr?sh"?n), n.A second or repeated impression; a reprint. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*print"(-pr?nt"), v. t.To imprint again. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*pris"on(-pr?z'n), v. t.To imprison again. 1913 Webster]
Re`im*pris"on*ment(-ment), n.The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned. 1913 Webster]
Rein(r?n), n.[F. r, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.]1.The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse. 1913 Webster]
This knight laid hold upon his reyne.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. \'bdLet their eyes rove without rein.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
To give rein,
To give the rein to, to give license to; to leave withouut restrain. --
To take the reins, to take the guidance or government; to assume control. 1913 Webster]
Rein, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reined(r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Reining.]1.To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. 1913 Webster]
He mounts and reins his horse.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.To restrain; to control; to check. 1913 Webster]
Being once chafed, he can not reined again to temperance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To rein inrein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. 1913 Webster]
Rein, v. i.To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*au"gu*rate, v. t.To inaugurate anew. 1913 Webster]
Re"in*cit"(-s?t"), v. t.To incite again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*cor"po*rate, v. t.To incorporate again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*crease"(-kr?s"), v. t.To increase again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*cur"(-k?r"), v. t.To incur again. 1913 Webster]
Rein"deer`(r?n"d?r), n.[Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.][Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.](Zool.)Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. 1913 Webster]
R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Gr\'d2nlandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. 1913 Webster]
Reindeer moss(Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. --
Reindeer period(Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*duce"(r?`?n*d?s"), v. t.To induce again. 1913 Webster]
Rei*nette"(r?*n?t"), n.[F. See 1st Rennet.](Bot.)A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*fect"(r?`?n*f?kt), v. t.[Pref. re- + infect: cf. F. r\'82infecter.]To infect again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*fec"tious(-f?k"sh?s), a.Capable of reinfecting. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*force"(-f?rs"), v. t.See Re\'89nforce, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*force", n.See Re\'89nforce, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*forced con"crete. Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as Ferro-concrete.[Also spelled reenforced concrete.] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Re`in*fund"(-f?nd"), v. i.[Pref. re- + L. infundere to pour in.]To flow in anew. [Obs.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*gra"ti*ate(-gr?"sh?*?t), v. t.To ingratiate again or anew.Sir. T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*hab"it(-h?b"?t), v. t.To inhabit again.Mede. 1913 Webster]
Rein"less(r?n"l?s), a.Not having, or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or restrained. 1913 Webster]
Reins(r, n. pl.[F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.]1.The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins. 1913 Webster]
2.The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are. 1913 Webster]
My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.Prov. xxiii. 16. 1913 Webster]
I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.Rev. ii. 23. 1913 Webster]
Reins of a vault(Arch.), the parts between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*sert"(r?`?n*s?rt"), v. t.To insert again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*ser"tion(-s?r"sh?n), n.The act of reinserting. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*spect"(-sp?kt"), v. t.To inspect again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*spec"tion(-sp?k"sh?n), n.The act of reinspecting. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*spire"(-sp?r"), v. t.To inspire anew.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*spir"it(-sp`r"?t), v. t.To give fresh spirit to. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*stall"(-st?l"), v. t.[Pref. re- + install: cf. F. r\'82installer.]To install again.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*state"(-st?t"), v. t.To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. 1913 Webster]
For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*state"ment(-ment), n.The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re 1913 Webster]
Re`in*struct"(-str?kt"), v. t.To instruct anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*sur"ance(-sh?r"ans), n.1.Insurance a second time or again; renewed insurance. 1913 Webster]
2.A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody else. See Reassurance. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*sure"(-sh?r"), v. t.1.To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on. 1913 Webster]
2.To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an insurance risk upon it. 1913 Webster]
The innsurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other persons.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*sur"er(-sh?r"?r), n.One who gives reinsurance. 1913 Webster]
Re*in"te*grate(r?*?n"t?*gr?t), v. t.[Pref. re- + integrate. Cf. Redintegrate.]To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore; to bring again together into a whole, as the parts off anything; to reestablish; as, to reintegrate a nation.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*in`te*gra"tion(-gr?"sh?n), n.A renewing, or making whole again. See Redintegration. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*ter"(r?`?n*t?r"), v. t.To inter again. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*ter"ro*gate(-t?r"r?*g?t), v. t.To interrogate again; to question repeatedly.Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*throne"(-thr?n"), v. t.See Re\'89nthrone. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*thron"ize(-?z), v. t.To enthrone again. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*in`tro*duce"(r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), v. t.To introduce again. -- Re*in`tro*duc"tion(-d, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*vest"(r?`?n*v?st"), v. t.To invest again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*ves"ti*gate(-v?s"t?*g?t), v. t.To investigate again. -- Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion(-g, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*vest"ment(-v?st"ment), n.The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*vig"or*ate(-v?g"?r*?t), v. t.To invigorate anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`in*volve"(-v?lv"), v. t.To involve anew. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`is(r?"?s , n.[Pg., pl. of real, an ancient Portuguese coin.]The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents. 1913 Webster]
Reis(r, n.[Ar. ra head, chief, prince.]A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship.[Written also rais and ras.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Reis` Ef*fen"di(r?s` ?f*f?n"d?). [See 2d Reis, and Effendi.]A title formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers of state. He was chancellor of the empire, etc. 1913 Webster]
Reiss"ner's mem"brane(r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n). [Named from E. Reissner, A German anatomist.](Anat.)The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear. 1913 Webster]
Re*is"su*a*ble(r?*?sh"?*?*b'l), a.Capable of being reissued. 1913 Webster]
Re*is"sue(r?*?sh"?), v. t. & i.To issue a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*is"sue, n.A second or repeated issue. 1913 Webster]
Reit(r?t), n.Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rei"ter(r?"t?r), n.[G., rider.]A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 1913 Webster]
Re*it"er*ate(-, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reiterated(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Reiterating.][Pref. re- + iterate: cf. F. r\'82it\'82rer, LL. reiterare to question again.]To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat. 1913 Webster]
That with reiterated crimes he might Milton. 1913 Webster]
You never spoke what did become you less reiterate were sin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse. 1913 Webster]
Re*it`er*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82it\'82ration.]The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated. 1913 Webster]
Re*it"er*a*tive(r?-?t"?r-?-t?v), n.1.(Gram.)A word expressing repeated or reiterated action. 1913 Webster]
2.A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally. 1913 Webster]
Reiv"er(r, n.See Reaver.Ruskin. 1913 Webster]
Re*ject"(r?-j?kt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rejected; p. pr. & vb. n.Rejecting.][L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1913 Webster]
1.To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. 1913 Webster]
Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
Reject me not from among thy children.Wisdom ix. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. 1913 Webster]
That golden scepter which thou didst reject.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.Hos. iv. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. 1913 Webster]
Re*ject"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*jec`ta*men"ta(r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. rejectare, v. intens. fr. rejicere. See Reject.]Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a living organism.J. Fleming. 1913 Webster]
Re`jec*ta"ne*ous(r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), a.[L. rejectaneus.]Not chosen or received; rejected. [Obs.] \'bdProfane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people.\'b8 Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Re*ject"er(r?-j?kt"?r), n.One who rejects. 1913 Webster]
Re*jec"tion(r?-j?k"sh?n), n.[L. rejectio: cf. F. r\'82jection.]Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. 1913 Webster]
Re`jec*ti"tious(r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), a.Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Re*ject"ive(r?-j?kt"?v), a.Rejecting, or tending to reject. 1913 Webster]
Re*ject"ment(-ment), n.Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away.Eaton. 1913 Webster]
Re*joice"(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rejoiced(-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n.Rejoicing(-joi"s?ng).][OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F. r\'82jouir; pref. re- re- + OF. esjouir, esjoir, F. \'82jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir, F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See Joy.]To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. \'bdO, rejoice beyond a common joy.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy.Ps. xxxi. 7. 1913 Webster]
Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph. 1913 Webster]
Re*joice", v. t.1.To enjoy. [Obs.] Bp. Peacock. 1913 Webster]
2.To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden. 1913 Webster]
I me rejoysed of my liberty.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
While she, great saint, rejoices heaven.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight. 1913 Webster]
Re*joice", n.The act of rejoicing.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to our neighbors.R. Nelson. 1913 Webster]
2.The expression of joy or gladness. 1913 Webster]
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous.Ps. cxviii. 15. 1913 Webster]
3.That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy. 1913 Webster]
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.Ps. cxix. 111. 1913 Webster]
Re*joi"cing*ly, adv.With joi or exultation. 1913 Webster]
Re*join"(r?-join"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rejoined(-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n.Rejoining.][F. rejoindre; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.]1.To join again; to unite after separation. 1913 Webster]
2.To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. 1913 Webster]
Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause. 1913 Webster]
Re*join", v. i.1.To answer to a reply. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication. 1913 Webster]
Re*join"der(-d?r), n.[From F. rejoindre, inf., to join again. See Rejoin.]1.An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Reply; answer; replication. See Reply. 1913 Webster]
Re*join"der, v. i.To make a rejoinder. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Re*join"dure(-d?r), n.Act of joining again. [Obs.] \'bdBeguiles our lips of all rejoindure\'b8 (i.e., kisses).Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*joint"(r, v. t.1.To reunite the joints of; to joint anew.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically (Arch.), to fill up the joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged by age and the action of the weather.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
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Re*jolt"(r?-j?lt"), n.A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [R.] 1913 Webster]
These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind.South. 1913 Webster]
Re*jolt", v. t.To jolt or shake again.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re*journ"(r?-j?rn"), v. t.[Cf. F. r\'82ajourner. See Adjourn.]To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*judge"(r?-j?j"), v. t.To judge again; to re\'89xamine; to review; to call to a new trial and decision. 1913 Webster]
Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*ju"ve*nate(r?-j?"v?-n?t), v. t.[Pref. re- re- + L. juventis young, youthful.]To render young again. 1913 Webster]
Re*ju"ve*na`ted(?), p. a.from Rejuvenate.1.Rendered young again; as, rejuvenated life. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Phys. Geog.)(a)Stimulated by uplift to renewed erosive activity; -- said of streams.(b)Developed with steep slopes inside a district previously worn down nearly to base level; -- said of topography, or features of topography, as valleys, hills, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*ju`ve*nes"cence(-n?s"sens), n.1.A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A method of cell formation in which the entire protoplasm of an old cell escapes by rupture of the cell wall, and then develops a new cell wall. It is seen sometimes in the formation of zo\'94spores, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*ju`ve*nes"cent(-sent), a.Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; rejuvenating. 1913 Webster]
Re*ju`ve*nize(r?-j?"v?-n?z), v. t.To rejuvenate. 1913 Webster]
Re*kin"dle(r?-k?n"d'l), v. t. & i.To kindle again. 1913 Webster]
Rek"ne(r?k"ne), v. t.To reckon. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*lade"(r, v. t.To lade or load again. 1913 Webster]
Re*laid"(r, imp. & p. p. of Relay. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*lais"(r, n.[F. See Relay, n.](Fort.)A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
Re*land"(r?-l?nd"), v. t.To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or embarked. 1913 Webster]
Re*land", v. i.To go on shore after having embarked; to land again. 1913 Webster]
Re*lapse"(r?-l?ps"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Relapsed(-l?pst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Relapsing.][L. relapsus, p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse; pref. re- re- + labi to fall, slip, slide. See Lapse.]1.To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed. 1913 Webster]
That task performed, [preachers] relapse into themselves.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide. 1913 Webster]
They enter into the justified state, and so continue all along, unless they relapse.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Re*lapse", n.[For sense 2 cf. F. relaps. See Relapse, v.]1.A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back. 1913 Webster]
Alas! from what high hope to what relapse Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*laps"er(-l?ps"?r), n.One who relapses.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*laps"ing, a.Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state. 1913 Webster]
Relapsing fever(Med.), an acute, epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia, and some other regions. It is marked by one or two remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains, and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral bacterium (Spiroch\'91te) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. Called also famine fever, and recurring fever. 1913 Webster]
Re*late"(r?-l?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Related; p. pr. & vb. n.Relating.][F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See Elate, and cf. Refer.]1.To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again relate.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
3.To recount; to narrate; to tell over. 1913 Webster]
This heavy act with heavy heart relate.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To ally by connection or kindred. 1913 Webster]
To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*late", v. i.1.To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to. 1913 Webster]
All negative or privative words relate positive ideas.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*lat"ed(-l?t"?d), p. p. & a.1.Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree. 1913 Webster]
2.Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related. 1913 Webster]
3.Narrated; told. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)Same as Relative, 4. 1913 Webster]
Re*lat"ed*ness, n.The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity. [R.] Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Re*lat"er(-?r), n.One who relates or narrates. 1913 Webster]
Re*la"tion(r?-l?"sh?n), n.[F. relation, L. relatio. See Relate.]1.The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. 1913 Webster]
relation doth well figure them.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. 1913 Webster]
Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.Reference; respect; regard. 1913 Webster]
I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. 1913 Webster]
Relations dear, and all the charities Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. 1913 Webster]
For me . . . my relation does not care a rush.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)(a)The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation.(b)The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.Wharton. Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*la"tion*al(r?-l?"sh?n-al), a.1.Having relation or kindred; related. 1913 Webster]
We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems.Tooke. 1913 Webster]
2.Indicating or specifying some relation. 1913 Webster]
Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc.R. Morris. 1913 Webster]
Re*la"tion*ist, n.A relative; a relation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*la"tion*ship, n.The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.Mason. 1913 Webster]
Rel"a*tive(r?l"?-t?v), a.[F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]1.Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. 1913 Webster]
I'll have grounds relative than this.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute. 1913 Webster]
Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole.South. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gram.)Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
Relative clause(Gram.), a clause introduced by a relative pronoun. --
Relative term, a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative. 1913 Webster]
Rel"a*tive, n.One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. Specifically: (a)A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. \'bdConfining our care . . . to ourselves and relatives.\'b8 Bp. Fell.(b)(Gram.)A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives \'bdwho\'b8, \'bdwhich\'b8, \'bdthat\'b8. 1913 Webster]
Rel"a*tive*ly, adv.In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. 1913 Webster]
Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Rel"a*tive*ness, n.The state of being relative, or having relation; relativity. 1913 Webster]
Rel`a*tiv*ist"ic(?), a.1.of, pertaining to, or in conformity with the theory of relativity; as, the relativistic increase of mass with velocity. PJC]
2.moving at a speed sufficiently high that the changes of mass or time dilation predicted by the theory of relativity may be observed; moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light; as, relativistic electrons.br/
[PJC]
Rel`a*tiv*ist"ic mass e*qua"tion(?), n.(physics)an equation expressing the mass of an object as a function of its velocity: as the velocity v of an object increases, its mass m increases from its rest mass m0 according to the equation:
m = m0/1 - v2/c2
where c is the speed of light in a vacuum. If the speed of an object were to become equal to that of light, it can be seen that the mass would be infinite, from which it follows that nothing can accelerate up to or beyond the speed of light. PJC]
relativistic mass equation asserts that such particles can never decelerate to or below the speed of light. Such hypothetical particles are referred to as
tachyons. PJC]
rel`a*tiv"i*ty(-t?v"?-t?), n.1.The state of being relative; as, the relativity of a subject.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.One of two theories (also called theory of relativity) proposed by Albert Einstein, the special theory of relativity, or the general theory of relativity. The special theory of relativity or special relativity is based on the proposition that the speed of light is a constant no matter how observed, and is independent of the motion of the observer. From this follows several principles, such as the increase of mass with velocity (which has been confirmed: see relativistic mass equation) and the impossibility of acceleration to a speed greater than that of light; the equivalence of mass and energy, expressed by the famous equation E = mc2; and time dilation, which is the apparent slowing of a clock in a system, as observed by an observer in a system moving relative to the clock. The general theory of relativity is based on the proposition that there is no physical difference between gravitational force and the force produced by acceleration. From this follow several results, of which the bending of light rays in a gravitational field and the equivalence of the inertial and gravitational masses have been verified. The possible existence of black holes (believed by many astronomers to have been adequately proven) is another consequence of the theory. PJC]
Re*lat"or(r?-l?t"?r), n.[ L.: cf. F. relateur. See Relate.]1.One who relates; a relater. \'bdThe several relators of this history.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed. 1913 Webster]
Re*lax"(r?-l?ks"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relaxed(-l?kst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Relaxing.][L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, n., Release.]1.To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. 1913 Webster]
Horror . . . all his joints relaxed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nor served it to relax their serried files.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. 1913 Webster]
The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. 1913 Webster]
4.To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. 1913 Webster]
Re*lax"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being relaxed. 1913 Webster]
Re*lax"ant(r?-l?ks"ant), n.[L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare.](Med.)A medicine that relaxes; a laxative. 1913 Webster]
Re`lax*a"tion(r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), n.[L. relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.]1.The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law. 1913 Webster]
2.Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement. \'bdHours of careless relaxation.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*lax"a*tive(r?-l?ks"?-t?v), a.Having the quality of relaxing; laxative. -- n.A relaxant.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Re*lay"(r?-l?"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relaid(-l?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Relaying.][Pref. re- + lay, v.]To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement. 1913 Webster]
Re*lay"(r?-l?"), n.[F. relais (cf. OF. relais relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief, rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr. L. relaxare. See Relax.]1.A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief. Specifically: (a)A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay.(b)A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way.(c)A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work. 1913 Webster]
2.(Elec.)In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local battery for performing the work of making the record; also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit is made to open or close another circuit in which a current is passing. 1913 Webster]
Relay battery(Elec.), the local battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay. 1913 Webster]
Re*lay", a.(Mach.)Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an auxiliary apparatus put into action by a feeble force but itself capable of exerting greater force, used to control a comparatively powerful machine or appliance. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Relay cylinder. In a variable expansion central-valve engine, a small auxiliary engine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the load on the main engine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Relay governor. A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying the relay principle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rel"bun(r?l"b?n), n.The roots of the Chilian plant Calceolaria arachnoidea, -- used for dyeing crimson. 1913 Webster]
Re*leas"a*ble(r?-l?s"?-b'l), a.That may be released. 1913 Webster]
Re*lease"(r?-l?s"), v. t.[Pref. re + lease to let.]To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. 1913 Webster]
Re*lease"(r?-l?s"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Released(r?*l?st"); p. pr. & vb. n.Releasing.][OE. relessen, OF. relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay, n., Relax, and cf. Release to lease again.]1.To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. 1913 Webster]
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.Mark xv. 6. 1913 Webster]
2.To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit. 1913 Webster]
4.To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] Hooker. 1913 Webster]
A sacred vow that none should aye release.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; let go; quit; acquit. 1913 Webster]
Re*lease", n.1.The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. \'bdWho boast'st release from hell.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Relief from care, pain, or any burden. 1913 Webster]
3.Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
5.(Steam Engine)The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mach.)A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required;specif.: (Elec.)A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit; also, the catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, which acts in case of an overload. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.(Phon.)The act or manner of ending a sound. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.(Railroads)In the block-signaling system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lease and release. (Law)See under Lease. --
Out of release, without cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See Death. 1913 Webster]
Re*leas`ee"(-?"), n.One to whom a release is given. 1913 Webster]
Re*lease"ment(r?-l?s"ment), n.The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*leas"er(-?r), n.One who releases, or sets free. 1913 Webster]
Re*leas"or(-?r), n.One by whom a release is given. 1913 Webster]
Rel"e*gate(r?l"?-g?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relegated(-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Relegating.][L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.]To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. 1913 Webster]
It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Rel`e*ga"tion(-g?"sh?n), n.[L. relegatio: cf. F. rel\'82gation.]The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile. 1913 Webster]
Re*lent"(r?-l?nt"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Relented; p. pr. & vb. n.Relenting.][F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]1.To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He stirred the coals till relente gan Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
When opening buds salute the welcome day, relenting, feels the genial ray.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. 1913 Webster]
Can you . . . behold relent?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*lent", v. t.1.To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And oftentimes he would relent his pace.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nor rested till she came without relent Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*lent"less, a.Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism. 1913 Webster]
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . . relentless in his ire.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*lent"ment(-m, n.The act or process of relenting; the state of having relented.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*lesse"(r?-l?s"), v. t.To release. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re-let"(r?-l?t"), v. t.To let anew, as a house. 1913 Webster]
{ Rel"e*vance(r?l"?*vans), Rel"e*van*cy(-van*s?), }n.1.The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. 1913 Webster]
Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore.Poe. 1913 Webster]
2.(Scots Law)Sufficiency to infer the conclusion. 1913 Webster]
Rel"e*vant(-vant), a.[F. relevant, p. pr. of relever to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.]1.Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.] Pownall. 1913 Webster]
2.Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable. 1913 Webster]
Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions.Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
3.(Scots Law)Sufficient to support the cause. 1913 Webster]
Rel"e*vant*ly, adv.In a relevant manner. 1913 Webster]
Rel`e*va"tion(-v?"sh?n), n.[L. relevatio, fr. relevare. See Relieve.]A raising or lifting up. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*li`a*bil"i*ty(r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), n.The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"a*ble(r?-l?"?-b'l), a.Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. \'bdA reliable witness to the truth of the miracles.\'b8 A. Norton. 1913 Webster]
The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by \'bdunknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs.\'b8W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons, as reliable is to things, such as an account, statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh; available, fit or able to be availed of, from the neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other examples might be added. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*li"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*li"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"ance(-ans), n.[From Rely.]1.The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. 1913 Webster]
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance.Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"ant(-ant), a.Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ic(r?l"?k), n.[F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.][Formerly written also relique.]1.That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.Chaucer. Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
The relics of lost innocence.Kebe. 1913 Webster]
The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. 1913 Webster]
There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. 1913 Webster]
The pearls were spilt; relics kept.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ic*ly, adv.In the manner of relics. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rel"ict(-?kt), n.[L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. 1913 Webster]
Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli.South. 1913 Webster]
Re*lict"ed(r?-l?kt"?d), a.[L. relictus, p. p.](Law)Left uncovered, as land by recession of water.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Re*lic"tion(r?-l?k"sh?n), n.[L. relictio a leaving behind.](Law)A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*lief"(r?-l?f"), n.[OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, Rilievi.]1.The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. 1913 Webster]
He sees the dire contagion spread so fast, relief is vain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. 1913 Webster]
For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay. 1913 Webster]
4.(Feudal Law)A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. 1913 Webster]
5.(Sculp. & Arch.)The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed. 1913 Webster]
Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
6.(Paint.)The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure. 1913 Webster]
7.(Fort.)The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
8.(Physical Geog.)The elevations and surface undulations of a country.Guyot. 1913 Webster]
Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve. 1913 Webster]
Re*lief"less, a.Destitute of relief; also, remediless. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"er(r?-l?"?r), n.[From Rely.]One who relies. 1913 Webster]
Re*liev"a*ble(r?-l?v"?-b'l), a.Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*lieve"(r?-l?v"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relieved(-l?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Relieving.][OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- + levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf. Relevant, Relief.]1.To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast. 1913 Webster]
Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky; seemed almost of supernatural height.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. 1913 Webster]
The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor. 1913 Webster]
5.To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town. 1913 Webster]
Now lend assistance and relieve the poor.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty. 1913 Webster]
Who hath relieved you?Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right. 1913 Webster]
Re*lieve"ment(-ment), n.The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release. [Archaic.] 1913 Webster]
Re*liev"er(-?r), n.One who, or that which, relieves. 1913 Webster]
Re*liev"ing, a.Serving or tending to relieve. 1913 Webster]
Relieving arch(Arch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. t. --
Relieving tackle. (Naut.)(a)A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes. (b)A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in righting her.Totten.Craig. 1913 Webster]
Re*light"(r?-l?t"), v. t.To light or kindle anew. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Re*li`gi`euse"(r, n. f.\'d8Re*li`gi`eux"(r, n. m. }[F.]A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gion(r, n.[F., from L. religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein to heed, have a care. Cf. Neglect.]1.The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers. 1913 Webster]
An orderly life so far as others are able to observe us is now and then produced by prudential motives or by dint of habit; but without seriousness there can be no religious principle at the bottom, no course of conduct from religious motives; in a word, there can be no religion.Paley. 1913 Webster]
Religion [was] not, as too often now, used as equivalent for godliness; but . . . it expressed the outer form and embodiment which the inward spirit of a true or a false devotion assumed.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Religions, by which are meant the modes of divine worship proper to different tribes, nations, or communities, and based on the belief held in common by the members of them severally. . . . There is no living religion without something like a doctrine. On the other hand, a doctrine, however elaborate, does not constitute a religion.C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit.). 1913 Webster]
Religion . . . means the conscious relation between man and God, and the expression of that relation in human conduct.J. K\'94stlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc.) 1913 Webster]
After the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.Acts xxvi. 5. 1913 Webster]
The image of a brute, adorned religions full of pomp and gold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.This definition is from the 1913 Webster, which was edited by Noah Porter, a theologian. His bias toward the Christion religion is evident not only in this definition, but in others as well as in the choice of quations or illustrative phrases. Caveat lector. - PJC 1913 Webster]
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.Washington. 1913 Webster]
Religion will attend you . . . as a pleasant and useful companion in every proper place, and every temperate occupation of life.Buckminster. 1913 Webster]
3.(R. C. Ch.)A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.Trench. 1913 Webster]
A good man was there of religion.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Those parts of pleading which in ancient times might perhaps be material, but at this time are become only mere styles and forms, are still continued with much religion.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Religion, as distinguished from theology, is subjective, designating the feelings and acts of men which relate to God; while theology is objective, and denotes those ideas which man entertains respecting the God whom he worships, especially his systematized views of God. As distinguished from morality, religion denotes the influences and motives to human duty which are found in the character and will of God, while morality describes the duties to man, to which true religion always influences. As distinguished from piety, religion is a high sense of moral obligation and spirit of reverence or worship which affect the heart of man with respect to the Deity, while piety, which first expressed the feelings of a child toward a parent, is used for that filial sentiment of veneration and love which we owe to the Father of all. As distinguished from sanctity, religion is the means by which sanctity is achieved, sanctity denoting primarily that purity of heart and life which results from habitual communion with God, and a sense of his continual presence. 1913 Webster]
Natural religion, a religion based upon the evidences of a God and his qualities, which is supplied by natural phenomena. See Natural theology, under Natural. --
Religion of humanity, a name sometimes given to a religion founded upon positivism as a philosophical basis. --
Revealed religion, that which is based upon direct communication of God's will to mankind; especially, the Christian religion, based on the revelations recorded in the Old and New Testaments. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gion*ism(-?z'm), n.1.The practice of, or devotion to, religion. 1913 Webster]
2.Affectation or pretense of religion. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gion*ist, n.One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot. 1913 Webster]
The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan religionists.Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodoreligionists, was to be scourged out of the town.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gion*ize(-?z), v. t.To bring under the influence of religion. [R.] Mallock. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gion*less, a.Destitute of religion. 1913 Webster]
Re*lig`i*os"i*ty(-l?j`?-?s"?-t?), n.[L. religiositas: cf. F. religiosit.]The quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; religiousness. [R.] M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gious(r?-l?j"?s), a.[OF. religius, religious, F. religieux, from L. religiosus. See Religion.]1.Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars. 1913 Webster]
Our law forbids at their religious rites Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a religious man, life, behavior, etc. 1913 Webster]
Men whose lives Religious titled them the sons of God.Mlton 1913 Webster]
3.Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict. 1913 Webster]
Thus, Indianlike, Religious in my error, I adore Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gious, n.A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gious*ly, adv.In a religious manner.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Re*li"gious*ness, n.The quality of being religious. 1913 Webster]
Re*lin"quent(r?-l?n"kwent), a.[L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere. See Relinquish.]Relinquishing. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*lin"quent, n.One who relinquishes. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*lin"quish(-kw?sh), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relinquished(-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n.Relinquishing.][OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.] 1913 Webster]
1.To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. 1913 Webster]
We ought to relinquish such rites.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
2.To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. 1913 Webster]
Re*lin"quish*er(-r?r), n.One who relinquishes. 1913 Webster]
Re*lin"quish*ment(-ment), n.The act of relinquishing. 1913 Webster]
Rel"i*qua*ry(r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl.-ries(-r.[LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire. See Relic.]A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*liq"ui*\'91(r?-l?k"w?-?), n. pl.[L. See Relic.] 1913 Webster]
1.Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Same as Induvi\'91. 1913 Webster]
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Re*liq"ui*an(r?-l?k"w?-an), a.Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*liq"ui*date(r?-l?k"w?-d?t), v. t.To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*liq`ui*da"tion(-d\'b5"sh?n), n.A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ish(r?l"?sh), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relished(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Relishing.][Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l. See Lecher, Lick.]1.To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. 1913 Webster]
Now I begin to relish thy advice.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. 1913 Webster]
A savory bit that served to relish wine.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ish, v. i.To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. 1913 Webster]
Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ish, n.1.A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. 1913 Webster]
Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained relish, tasting.Milton. 1913 Webster]
When liberty is gone, relish.Addison. 1913 Webster]
A relish for whatever was excelent in arts.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j Cowper. 1913 Webster]
4.That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ish, n.(Carp.)The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Rel"ish*a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying. 1913 Webster]
Re*live"(r?-l?v"), v. i.To live again; to revive. 1913 Webster]
Re*live", v. t.To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*load"(r?-l?d"), v. t.To load again, as a gun. 1913 Webster]
Re*loan"(r?-l?n"), n.A second lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan. 1913 Webster]
Re*lo"cate(r?-l?"k?t), v. t.To locate again. 1913 Webster]
Re`lo*ca"tion(r?`l\'b5-k?"sh?n), n.1.A second location. 1913 Webster]
2.(Roman & Scots Law)Renewal of a lease. 1913 Webster]
Re*lodge"(r?-l?j"), v. t.To lodge again. 1913 Webster]
Re*love"(-l?v"), v. t.To love in return. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*lu"cent(r?-l?"sent), a.[L. relucens, p. pr. relucere. See Lucent.]Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid. 1913 Webster]
Gorgeous banners to the sun expand relucent gold.Glover. 1913 Webster]
Re*luct"(r?-l?kt"), v. i.[L. reluctari, p. p. reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle, fr. lucia a wresting.]To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance. 1913 Webster]
Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion].Walton. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*luc"tance(r?-l?k"tans), Re*luc"tan*cy(-tan-s?), }n.[See Reluctant.]1.The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. \'bdTempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.\'b8 Dryden. Syn. See Dislike. 1913 Webster]
He had some reluctance to obey the summons.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Elec.)Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*luc"tant(-tant), a.[L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]1.Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. 1913 Webster]
Reluctant, but in vain.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
2.Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Re*luc"tant*ly, adv.In a reluctant manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*luc"tate(-t?t), v. i.[See Reluct.]To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] \'bdTo delude their reluctating consciences.\'b8 Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*lume"(r?-l?m"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relumed(-l?md"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reluming.][OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re- re- + luminare to light. Cf. Reillume.]To rekindle; to light again. 1913 Webster]
Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new.Pope. 1913 Webster]
I know not where is that Promethean heat relume.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*lu"mine(r?-l?"m?n), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Relumined(-m?nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Relumining.][See Relume.]1.To light anew; to rekindle.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To illuminate again. 1913 Webster]
Re*ly"(r?-l?"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Relied(-l?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.Relying.][Pref. re- + lie to rest.]To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in. 1913 Webster]
Go in thy native innocence; rely Milton. 1913 Webster]
On some fond breast the parting soul relies.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To trust; depend; confide; repose. 1913 Webster]
Re*made"(r?-m?d"), imp. & p. p. of Remake. 1913 Webster]
Re*main"(r?-m?n"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Remained(-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Remaining.][OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.] 1913 Webster]
1.To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. 1913 Webster]
Gather up the fragments that remain.John vi. 12. 1913 Webster]
Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.1 Cor. xv. 6. 1913 Webster]
That . . . remains to be proved.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. 1913 Webster]
Remain a widow at thy father's house.Gen. xxxviii. 11. 1913 Webster]
Re*main", v. t.To await; to be left to. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The easier conquest now remains thee.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*main"n.1.State of remaining; stay. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Which often, since my here remain in England, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural. \'bdThe remains of old Rome.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.Specif., in the plural:(a)That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. 1913 Webster]
Old warriors whose adored remains Pope. 1913 Webster]
(b)The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil'sRemains. 1913 Webster]
Re*main"der(r?-m?n"d?r), n.[OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]1.Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. \'bdThe last remainders of unhappy Troy.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder. 1913 Webster]
Re*main"der, a.Remaining; left; left over; refuse. 1913 Webster]
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*main"der-man(- m, n.; pl.Remainder-men(-m.(Law)One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See Remainder, n., 3.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*make"(r?-m?k"), v. t.To make anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*mand"(r?-m?nd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Remanding.][F. remander to send word again, L. remandare; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send word. See Mandate.]To recommit; to send back. 1913 Webster]
Remand it to its former place.South. 1913 Webster]
Then were they remanded to the cage again.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
Re*mand", n.The act of remanding; the order for recommitment. 1913 Webster]
Re*mand"ment(-ment), n.A remand. 1913 Webster]
{ Rem"a*nence(r?m"?*nens), Rem"a*nen*cy(-nen*s?), }n.[Cf. OF. remanence, LL. remanentia, fr. L. remanens. See Remanent, a.]The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rem"a*nent(-nent), n.[See Remanent, a.]That which remains; a remnant; a residue. 1913 Webster]
Rem"a*nent, a.[L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See Remain, and cf. Remnant.]Remaining; residual. 1913 Webster]
That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Remanent magnetism(Physics), magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also residual magnetism. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rem"a*net(-n?t), n.[L., it remains.](Legal Practice)A case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed case. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Re-mark"(r?-m?rk"), v. t.[Pref. re- + mark.]To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*mark"(r?-m?rk"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remarked(-m?rkt"); p. pr. & vb. n.Remarking.][F. remarquer; pref. re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin, akin to E. mark. See Mark, v.& n.]1.To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.Ford. 1913 Webster]
His manacles remark him; there he sits.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker. 1913 Webster]
3.To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say. -- Remark, Observe, Notice. To observe is to keep or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come up. To notice implies still less continuity of attention. When we turn from these mental states to the expression of them in language, we find the same distinction. An observation is properly the result of somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not always maintained as to remark and observe, which are often used interchangeably. \'bdObserving men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and proportion.\'b8 I. Watts. \'b8He can not distinguish difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar remarks.\'b8 Collier. \'b8The thing to be regarded, in taking notice of a child's miscarriage, is what root it springs from.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re*mark"(r?-m?rk"), v. i.To make a remark or remarks; to comment. 1913 Webster]
Re*mark", n.[Cf. F. remarque.]1.Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation. 1913 Webster]
The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude remark, however shrewd.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*mark"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*mark"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*mark"er(-?r), n.One who remarks. 1913 Webster]
Re*marque"(?), n. Also Remark. (Engraving)(a)A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate.(b)A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a Remarque proof. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*mar"riage(r?-m?r"r?j), n.A second or repeated marriage. 1913 Webster]
Re*mar"ry(r?-m?r"rr?), v. t. & i.To marry again. 1913 Webster]
Re*mast"(r?-m?st"), v. t.To furnish with a new mast or set of masts. 1913 Webster]
Re*mas"ti*cate(r?-m?s"t?-k?t), v. t.To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud. 1913 Webster]
Re*mas`ti*ca"tion(-k?"sh?n), n.The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rem`blai"(r?n`bl?"), n.[F., fr. remblayer to fill up an excavation, to embank.](Fort. & Engin.)Earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated. 1913 Webster]
Rem"ble(r, v. t.[Cf. OF. embler to steal, fr. L. involare to fly into or at, to carry off.]To remove. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Reme(r, n.Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*mean"(r, v. t.To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret. [Obs.] Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
Re"me*ant(rant), a.[L. remeans, -antis, p. pr. of remeare to go or come back.]Coming back; returning. [R.] \'bdLike the remeant sun.\'b8 C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Re*meas"ure(r?-m?zh"?r; 135), v. t.To measure again; to retrace. 1913 Webster]
They followed him . . . remeasured right.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Re*me"di*a*ble(r?-m?"d?-?-b'l), a.[L. remediabilis: cf. F. rem\'82diable.]Capable of being remedied or cured. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*me"di*a*ble*ness, n. -Re*me"di*a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*me"di*al(-al), a.[L. remedialis.]Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment. 1913 Webster]
Statutes are declaratory or remedial.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial, not conservative.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*me"di*al*ly, adv.In a remedial manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*med"i*less(r?-m?d"?-l?s , a.1.Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. \'bdChains remedilesse.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Forced to forego the attempt remediless.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rem"e*dy(r?m"?-d?), n.; pl.Remedies(-d.[L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem\'8ade remedy, rem\'82dier to remedy. See Medical.] 1913 Webster]
1.That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout. 1913 Webster]
2.That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. 1913 Webster]
What may else be remedy or cure Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. 1913 Webster]
Civil remedy. See under Civil. --
Remedy of the mint(Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance. 1913 Webster]
Rem"e*dy, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remedied(-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Remedying.][L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem\'82dier. See Remedy, n.]To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. 1913 Webster]
I will remedy this gear ere long.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*melt"(r?-m?lt"), v. t.To melt again. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"ber(r?-m?m"b?r), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remembered(-b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Remembering.][OF. remebrer, L. rememorari; pref. re- re- + memorare to bring to remembrance, from memor mindful. See Memory, and cf. Rememorate.]1.To have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates. 1913 Webster]
We are said to remember anything, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion. 1913 Webster]
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.Ex. xx. 8. 1913 Webster]
That they may have their wages duly paid 'em, remember me by.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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3.To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally. [Obs.] \'bdRemembering them the trith of what they themselves known.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
My friends remembered me of home.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Remember you of passed heaviness.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And well thou wost [knowest] if it remember thee.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.To mention. [Obs.] \'bdAs in many cases hereafter to be remembered.\'b8 Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
5.To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"ber(r?-m?m"b?r), v. i.To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"ber*a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable or worthy of being remembered. -- Re*mem"ber*a*bly, adv.
<-- = memorable --> 1913 Webster]
The whole vale of Keswick is so rememberable.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"ber*er(-?r), n.One who remembers. 1913 Webster]
1.The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection. 1913 Webster]
Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory; recollection. 1913 Webster]
This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered. 1913 Webster]
And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, remembrance of his dying Lord.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Something to be remembered; counsel; admoni [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period over which one's memory extends. 1913 Webster]
Thee I have heard relating what was done remembrance.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Recollection; reminiscence. See Memory. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"bran*cer(-bran-s?r), n.1.One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. 1913 Webster]
Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers.Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver.). 1913 Webster]
2.A term applied in England to several officers, having various functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the proper time. \'bdThe remembrancer of the lord treasurer in the exchequer.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"o*rate(-?-r?t), v. i.[L. rememoratus, p. p. of rememorari. See Remember.]To recall something by means of memory; to remember. [Obs.] Bryskett. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem`o*ra"tion(-r?"sh?n), n.[F. rem\'82moration, or L. rememoratio.]A recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance. [Obs. & R.] Bp. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Re*mem"o*ra*tive(r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v), a.Tending or serving to remind. [R.] 1913 Webster]
{ Re*mer"cie, Re*mer"cy }(r, v. t.[F. remercier; pref. re- re- + OF. mercier to thank, from OF. & F. merci. See Mercy.]To thank. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
She him remercied as the patron of her life.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*merge"(r?-m?rj"), v. i.To merge again. \'bdRemerging in the general Soul.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*meve"(r?-mEv"), Re*mewe"(r?-m?") }, v. t. & i.To remove. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rem"i*form(r?m"?*f?rm), a.[L. remus oar + -form.]Shaped like an oar. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rem"i*ges(r?m"?*j?z), n. pl.; sing. Remex. (r. [L. remex, -igis, an oarsman.](Zo\'94l.)The quill feathers of the wings of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Rem"i*grate(r?m"?-gr?t , v. i.[L. remigrare. See Re-, and Migrate.]To migrate again; to go back; to return.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Rem`i*gra"tion(r?m`?-gr?"sh?n), n.Migration back to the place from which one came.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*mind"(r?-m?nd"), v. t.To put (one) in mind of something; to bring to the remembrance of; to bring to the notice or consideration of (a person). 1913 Webster]
When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin to arrest, seize, and remind us of our mortality.South. 1913 Webster]
Re*mind"er(-?r), n.One who, or that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken remembrance. 1913 Webster]
Re**mind"ful(f?l), a.Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Rem`i*nis"cence(r?m`?-n?s"sens), n.[F. r\'82miniscence, L. reminiscentia.]1.The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. 1913 Webster]
The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered.South. 1913 Webster]
I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or painful reminiscences. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Remembrance; recollection. See Memory. 1913 Webster]
Rem`i*nis"cent(-sent), a.[L. reminiscens, -entis, p. pr. of reminisci to recall to mind, to recollect; pref. re- re + a word akin to mens mind, memini I remember. See Mind.]Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something. 1913 Webster]
Some other of existence of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Rem`i*nis"cent(r?m`?-n?s"sent), n.One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences. 1913 Webster]
Rem`i*nis*cen"tial(-n?s-s?n"shal), a.Of or pertaining to reminiscence, or remembrance.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rem"i*ped(r?m"?-p?d), a.[L. remus oar + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. r\'82mip\'8ade.](Zo\'94l.)Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain crustaceans and insects. 1913 Webster]
Rem"i*ped, n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)An animal having limbs like oars, especially one of certain crustaceans.(b)One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water beetle. 1913 Webster]
Re*mise"(r?-m?z"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remised(-m?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Remising.][F. remise delivery, surrender, fr. remettre to put back, deliver, L. remittere. See Remit.]To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*mise", n.(Law)A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim. 1913 Webster]
Re*mise"(?), n.1.A house for covered carriages; a chaise house.Sterne. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; -- so called because kept in a remise.Cooper. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*miss"(r?-m?s"), a.[L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.]Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. 1913 Webster]
Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness.Milton. 1913 Webster]
These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
Its motion becomes more languid and remiss.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Re*miss", n.The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] \'bdRemisses of laws.\'b8 Puttenham. 1913 Webster]
Re*miss"ful(-f?l), a.Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty(r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?), n.The state or quality of being remissible.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*mis"si*ble(r?-m?s"s?-b'l), a.[L. remissibilis: cf. F. r\'82missible. See Remit.]Capable of being remitted or forgiven.Feltham. 1913 Webster]
Re*mis"sion(r?-m?sh"?n), n.[F. r\'82mission, L. remissio. See Remit.]1.The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up. 1913 Webster]
2.Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc. 1913 Webster]
This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.Matt. xxvi. 28. 1913 Webster]
That ples, therefore, . . . remission.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement. 1913 Webster]
5.The act of sending back. [R.] Stackhouse. 1913 Webster]
6.Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance. 1913 Webster]
Re*mis"sive(r?-m?s"s?v), a.[L. remissivus. See Remit.]Remitting; forgiving; abating.Bp. Hacket. 1913 Webster]
Re*miss"ly(r?-m?s"l?), adv.In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly. 1913 Webster]
Re*miss"ness, n.Quality or state of being remiss. 1913 Webster]
Re*mis"so*ry(r?-m?s"s?-r?), a.Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive. \'bdA sacrifice expiatory or remissory.\'b8 Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"(r?-m?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Remitting.][L. remittere, remissum, to send back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.]1.To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign. 1913 Webster]
In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to their prince.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
The prisoner was remitted to the guard.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To restore. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail. 1913 Webster]
4.To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. \'bdRemitting them . . . to the works of Galen.\'b8 Sir T. Elyot.(b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision. \'bdWhether the counsel be good I remit it to the wise readers.\'b8 Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
5.To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. 1913 Webster]
So willingly doth God remit his ire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.To forgive; to pardon; to remove. 1913 Webster]
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them.John xx. 23. 1913 Webster]
7.To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation. \'bdThe sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit", v. i.1.To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits. 1913 Webster]
2.To send money, as in payment.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"ment(-ment), n.The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission. 1913 Webster]
Disavowing the remitment of Claudius.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"tal(-tal), n.A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"tance(r?-m?t"tans), n.1.The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, esp. to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation. 1913 Webster]
2.The sum or thing remitted.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit`tee"(r?-m?t`t?"), n.(Com.)One to whom a remittance is sent. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"tent(r?-m?t"tent), a.[L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. r\'82mittent.]Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. 1913 Webster]
Remittent fever(Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarial fever, under Malarial. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"ter(-t?r), n.1.One who remits.Specifically:(a)One who pardons.(b)One who makes remittance. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*mit"ti*tur(-t?-t?r), n.[L., (it) is remitted.](Law)(a)A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages.(b)A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Re*mit"tor(-t?r), n.(Law)One who makes a remittance; a remitter. 1913 Webster]
Re*mix"(r?-m?ks"), v. t.To mix again or repeatedly. 1913 Webster]
Rem"nant(r?m"nant), a.[OF. remanant, p. pr. of remanoir, remaindre. See Remanent, Remain.]Remaining; yet left. [R.] \'bdBecause of the remnant dregs of his disease.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
And quiet dedicate her remnant life Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rem"nant, n.[OF. remanant. See Remnant, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The remnant that are left of the captivity.Neh. i. 3. 1913 Webster]
The remnant of my tale is of a length Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap. 1913 Webster]
Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*mod"el(r?-m?d"?l), v. t.To model or fashion anew; to change the form of. 1913 Webster]
The corporation had been remodeled.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion(-?-f?-k?"sh?n), n.The act of remodifying; the state of being remodified. 1913 Webster]
Re*mod"i*fy(r?-m?d"?-f?), v. t.To modify again or anew; to reshape. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8R\'82`mo`lade"(r?`m?`l?d"), \'d8R\'82`mou`lad"(r?`m??`l?d"), }n.[F.]1.A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling mayonnaise. 1913 Webster]
2.An ointment used in farriery. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Re*mold", Re*mould" }(r, v. t.To mold or shape anew or again; to reshape. 1913 Webster]
Re*mol"lient(r?-m?l"yent ent), a.[L. remolliens, p. pr. of remollire to mollify: cf. F. r\'82mollient. See Mollient.]Mollifying; softening. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion(r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n , n.The act of remonetizing. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"e*tize(-t?z), v. t.To restore to use as money; as, to remonetize silver. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strance(-m?n"strans), n.[Cf. OF. remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See Remonstrate.]1.The act of remonstrating; as: (a)A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
You may marvel why I . . . would not rather remonstrance of my hidden power Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation. 1913 Webster]
2.(R.C.Ch.)Same as Monstrance. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strant(-strant), a.[LL. remonstranc, -antis, p. pr. of remonstrare: cf. OF. remonstrant, F. remontrant.]Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strant, n.One who remonstrates; specifically (Eccl. Hist.), one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strant*ly, adv.In a remonstrant manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strate(-str?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remonstrated(-str; p. pr. & vb. n.Remonstrating.][LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re- + monstrare to show. See Monster.]To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
I will remonstrate to you the third door.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"strate, v. i.To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. 1913 Webster]
It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Expostulate, Remonstrate. These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"stra*tive(r?*m?n"str?*t?v), a.Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance. 1913 Webster]
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Re*mon"stra*tor(r?*m?n"str?*t?r), n.One who remonstrates; a remonsrant.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Re*mon"tant(-tant), a.[F.](Hort.)Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*mon`toir"(re-m?n"tw?r"; E. r?-m?n"tw?r), n.[F.](Horology)See under Escapement. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rem"o*ra(r?m"?*r?), n.[L.: cf. F. r\'82mora.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish. 1913 Webster]
Echeneis naucrates), and the swordfish remora (Remora brachyptera), are common American species. 1913 Webster]
3.(Surg.)An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Rem"o*rate(-r?t), v. t.[L. remoratus, p. p. of remorari; pref. re- re- + morari to delay.]To hinder; to delay. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re*mord"(r?-m?rd"), v. t.[L. remordere to bite again, to torment: cf. F. remordre. See Remorse.]To excite to remorse; to rebuke. [Obs.] Skelton. 1913 Webster]
Re*mord", v. i.To feel remorse. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Re*morse"(r?*m?rs"), n.[OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel.]1.The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. \'bdNero will be tainted with remorse.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*morse"less, a.Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. \'bdRemorseless adversaries.\'b8 South. \'bdWith remorseless cruelty.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*morse"less*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*mote"(r?-m?t"), a.[Compar.Remoter(-?r); superl.Remotest.][L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]1.Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. 1913 Webster]
Places remote enough are in Bohemia.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Remote from men, with God he passed his days.Parnell. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a)Not agreeing; alien; foreign. \'bdAll these propositions, how remote soever from reason.\'b8 Locke.(b)Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity.(c)Separate; abstracted. \'bdWherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies.\'b8 Locke.(d)Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. \'bdFrom the effect to the remotest cause.\'b8 Granville.(e)Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Separated by intervals greater than usual. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*mote"ly, adv. -- Re*mote"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*mo"tion(r?-m?"sh?n), n.[L. remotio. See Remove.]1.The act of removing; removal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
This remotion of the duke and her Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the enormity of their remotion.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Re*mould"(r, v. t.See Remold. 1913 Webster]
Re*mount"(r?-mount"), v. t. & i.To mount again. 1913 Webster]
Re*mount", n.The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give one a remount. 1913 Webster]
Re*mov"a*ble(r?-m??v"?-b'l), a.Admitting of being removed.Ayliffe. -- Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty(-, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*mov"al(-al), n.The act of removing, or the state of being removed. 1913 Webster]
Re*move"(r?-m??v"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Removed(-m??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Removing.][OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to move. See Move.]1.To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark.Deut. xix. 14. 1913 Webster]
When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally ordered the table to be removed.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. \'bdKing Richard thus removed.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters. 1913 Webster]
Remove, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Re*move"(r?-m??v"), v. i.To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another. 1913 Webster]
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, Shak. 1913 Webster]
remove, in some of its application, is synonymous with move, but not in all. Thus we do not apply remove to a mere change of posture, without a change of place or the seat of a thing. A man moves his head when he turns it, or his finger when he bends it, but he does not remove it. Remove usually or always denotes a change of place in a body, but we never apply it to a regular, continued course or motion. We never say the wind or water, or a ship, removes at a certain rate by the hour; but we say a ship was removed from one place in a harbor to another. Move is a generic term, including the sense of remove, which is more generally applied to a change from one station or permanent position, stand, or seat, to another station. 1913 Webster]
Re*move", n.1.The act of removing; a removal. 1913 Webster]
This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship.Milton. 1913 Webster]
And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move. 1913 Webster]
It is an English proverb that three removes are as bad as a fire.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being removed.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else. 1913 Webster]
5.The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year. 1913 Webster]
A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.(Far.)The act of resetting a horse's shoe.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*moved"(r?-m??vd"), a.1.Changed in place. 1913 Webster]
2.Dismissed from office. 1913 Webster]
3.Distant in location; remote. \'bdSomething finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*mov"ed*ness(r, n.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*mov"er(-?r), n.One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*mu"a*ble(r?-m?"?-b'l), a.[F.]That may be removed; removable. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Re*mue"(r?-m?"), v. t.[F. remuer. See Mew to molt.]To remove. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*mu"gi*ent(r?-m?"j?-ent), a.[L. remugiens, p. pr. of remugire. See Mugient.]Rebellowing.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re**mu"ner*a*ble(r?-m?"n?r-?-b'l), a.[See Remunerate.]Admitting, or worthy, of remuneration. -- Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty(r, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*mu"ner*ate(-?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Remunerated(-?"t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Remunerating.][L. remuneratus, p. p. of remunerare, remunerari; pref. re- re- + munerare, munerari, to give, present, from munus, muneris, a gift, present. Cf. Munificent.]To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense, or other sacrifice; to recompense; to requite; as, to remunerate men for labor. 1913 Webster]
Re*mu"ner*a*tive(r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v), a.[Cf.F. r\'82mun.]Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for services; a remunerative business. -Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry(-t?-r?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82mun.]Remunerative.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re*mur"mur(r?-m?r"m?r), v. t. & i.[Pref. re- + murmur: cf. F. remurmurare.]To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs. 1913 Webster]
The trembling trees, in every plain and wood, remurmur to the silver flood.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Ren(r?n), v. t. & i.See Renne. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*nais`sance"(F. r, n.[F., fr. rena to be born again. Cf. Renascence.]A new birth, or revival. Specifically: (a)The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries.(b)The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. 1913 Webster]
The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in medi\'91val ideas by the light of classic arts and letters.J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit.). 1913 Webster]
Re*nais"sant(r?-n?s"sant), a.Of or pertaining to the Renaissance. 1913 Webster]
Re"nal(r, a.[L. renalis, fr. renes the kidneys or reins: cf. F. r\'82nal. See Reins.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys. 1913 Webster]
Renal capsulesor
Renal glands, the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule. --
Renal casts,
Renal colic. (Med.)See under Cast, and Colic. 1913 Webster]
Renal calculus(Med.), an abnormal concretion formed in the excretory passages of the kidney, composed primarily of calcium oxalates and phosphates; -- also called kidney stone, nephrolith, and nephritic calculus (an obsolete term). PJC]
Re"nal-por`tal(r?"nal-p?r"tal), a.(Anat.)Both renal and portal. See Portal. 1913 Webster]
Re*name"(r?*n?m"), v. t.To give a new name to. 1913 Webster]
Ren"ard(r?n"?rd), n.[F. renard the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G. Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See Hard.]A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry.[Written also reynard.] 1913 Webster]
Ren"ard*ine(-?n), a.Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned. 1913 Webster]
Re*nas"cence(r?-n?s"sens), n.[See Renascent, and cf. Renaissance.]1.The state of being renascent. 1913 Webster]
Read the Phrenascence is varied.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Renaissance. 1913 Webster]
The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, produced such splendid fruits.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Re*nas"cen*cy(-sen-s?), n.State of being renascent. 1913 Webster]
Re*nas"cent(-sent), a.[L. renascens, p. pr. of renasci to be born again; pref. re- re- + nasci to be born. See Nascent.]1.Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced. 1913 Webster]
2.See Renaissant. 1913 Webster]
Re*nas"ci*ble(-s?-b'l), a.[LL. renascibilis, from L. renasci to be born again.]Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into being. 1913 Webster]
Re*nate"(r?-n?t"), a.[L. renatus, p. p. of renasci.]Born again; regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Re*nav"i*gate(r?-n?v"?-g?t), v. t.To navigate again. 1913 Webster]
Re*nay"(r?-n?"), v. t.[OF. reneier, F. renier, F. renier; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See Renegade.]To deny; to disown. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ren*con"tre(r?n-k?n"t?r; F. r?N`k?n"tr'), n.[F.]Same as Rencounter, n. 1913 Webster]
Ren*coun"ter(r?n-koun"t?r), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rencountered(-t?rd); p. pr. & vb/ n.Rencountering.][F. rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See Encounter.]1.To meet unexpectedly; to encounter. 1913 Webster]
2.To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ren*coun"ter, v. i.To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish. 1913 Webster]
Ren*coun"ter, n.[F. rencontre, from renconter to meet.]1.A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement. 1913 Webster]
The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join.Granville. 1913 Webster]
2.A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties. 1913 Webster]
The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Rend(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rent(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rending.][AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor. ranna.]1.To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. 1913 Webster]
The dreadful thunder rend the region.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. 1913 Webster]
An empire from its old foundations rent.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I will surely rend the kingdom from thee.1 Kings xi. 11. 1913 Webster]
To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. 1913 Webster]
Rend, v. i.To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Rend"er(-?r), n.[From Rend.]One who rends. 1913 Webster]
Ren"der(r?n"d?r), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rendered(-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n.Rendering.][F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See Datetime, and cf. Reddition, Rent.]1.To return; to pay back; to restore. 1913 Webster]
Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. 1913 Webster]
I will render vengeance to mine enemies.Deut. xxxii. 41. 1913 Webster]
3.To give up; to yield; to surrender. 1913 Webster]
I 'll make her render up her page to me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, to furnish; to contribute. 1913 Webster]
Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
5.To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. 1913 Webster]
6.To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure. 1913 Webster]
7.To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. 1913 Webster]
8.To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. 1913 Webster]
He did render him the most unnatural Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 1913 Webster]
10.To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. 1913 Webster]
Ren"der, v. i.1.To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way.Totten. 1913 Webster]
In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demains.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
3.An account given; a statement. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Ren"der*a*ble(r?n"d?r-?-b'l), a.Capable of being rendered. 1913 Webster]
Ren"der*er(-?r), n.1.One who renders. 1913 Webster]
2.A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered. 1913 Webster]
Ren"der*ing, n.The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: (a)A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text.Lowth.(b)In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part.(c)The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework.(d)The coat of plaster thus laid on.Gwilt.(e)The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat. 1913 Webster]
Ren"dez*vous(r?n"d?*vr?n"-; 277), n.; pl.Rendezvouses(r.[Rare in the plural.][F. rendez-vous, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.]1.A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet. 1913 Webster]
An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment. 1913 Webster]
The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.A meeting by appointment.Sprat. 1913 Webster]
4.Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ren"dez*vous(r, v. i.[imp. &. p. p.Rendezvoused(-v; p. pr. & vb. n.Rendezvousing(-v.]To assemble or meet at a particular place. 1913 Webster]
Ren"dez*vous, v. t.To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.Echard. 1913 Webster]
Rend"i*ble(r?nd"?-b'l), a.[From Rend.]Capable of being rent or torn. 1913 Webster]
Ren"di*ble(r?n"d?-b'l), a.[See Render.]Capable, or admitting, of being rendered. 1913 Webster]
Ren*di"tion(r?n-d?sh"?n), n.[LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio. See Render, and cf. Reddition.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war. 1913 Webster]
The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.Translation; rendering; version. 1913 Webster]
This rendition of the word seems also most naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse.South. 1913 Webster]
Rend"rock`(r?nd"r?k`), n.A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Ren"e*gade(r?n"?-g?d), n.[Sp. renegado, LL. renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See Negation, and cf. Runagate.]One faithless to principle or party. Specifically: (a)An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith. 1913 Webster]
James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
(b)One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.Arbuthnot.(c)A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow. 1913 Webster]
Re*nege"(r?-n?j" , v. t.[LL. renegare. See Renegade.]To deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Sylvester. 1913 Webster]
Re*nege", v. i.1.To deny. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise. PJC]
3.(Card Playing)To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. [R.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Re*nerve"(r?-n?rv"), v. t.To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate. 1913 Webster]
Re*new"(r?-n?"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reneved(-n?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.Renewing.][Pref. re- + new. Cf. Renovate.]1.To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re 1913 Webster]
In such a night renew old Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent. 1913 Webster]
3.To begin again; to recommence. 1913 Webster]
The last great age . . . renews its finished course.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To repeat; to go over again. 1913 Webster]
The birds-their notes renew.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Theol.)To make new spiritually; to regenerate. 1913 Webster]
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.Rom. xii. 2. 1913 Webster]
Re*new", v. i.To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again. 1913 Webster]
Re*new`a*bil"i*ty(-?-b?l"?-t?), n.The quality or state of being renewable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*new"a*ble(r?-n?"?-b'l), a.Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*new"al(-al), n.The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty. 1913 Webster]
Re*new"ed*ly, adv.Again; once more. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Re*new"ed*ness, n.The state of being renewed. 1913 Webster]
Re*new"er(-?r), n.One who, or that which, renews. 1913 Webster]
Re*neye"(r?-n?"), v. t.[See Renay.]To deny; to reject; to renounce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For he made every man reneye his law.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reng(r?ng), n.[See Rank, n.]1.A rank; a row. [Obs.] \'bdIn two renges fair.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion(r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), n.(Zo\'94l.)The act of rebuilding a nest. 1913 Webster]
Ren"i*form(r?n"?-f?rm; 277), a.[L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. r\'82niforme.]Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*ni"tence(r?-n?"tens), Re*ni"ten*cy(-te-s?), }n.[Cf. F. r\'82nitence.]The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants.E. Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Re*ni"tent(-tent), a.[L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. r\'82nitent.]1.Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force. \'bd[Muscles] soft and yet renitent.\'b8 Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.Persistently opposed. 1913 Webster]
Ren"ne(r?n"ne), v. t.To plunder; -- only in the phrase \'bdto rape and renne.\'b8 See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ren"ne, v. i.To run. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ren"net(r?n"n?t), n.[F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr. raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf. Ranunculus.](Bot.)A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Ren"net, n.[AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle, coagulate. Run, v.]1.The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant. 1913 Webster]
2.an infusion or preparation of the calf stomach lining, used for coagulating milk. The active principle in this coagulating action is the enzyme rennin.[Written also runnet.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Cheese rennet. (Bot.)See under Cheese. --
Rennet ferment(Physiol. Chem.), the enzyme rennin, present in rennet and in variable quantity in the gastric juice of most animals, which has the power of curdling milk. The enzyme presumably acts by changing the casein of milk from a soluble to an insoluble form. --
Rennet stomach(Anat.), the fourth stomach, or abomasum, of ruminants. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ren"net*ed, a.Provided or treated with rennet. [R.] \'bdPressed milk renneted.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Ren"net*ing, n.(Bot.)Same as 1st Rennet. 1913 Webster]
Ren"nin(r, n.(Biochem.)A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also called chymosin, rennase, and abomasal enzyme.[Merck Man. 11] 1913 Webster]
Re*nounce"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Renounced(-nounst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Renouncing(-noun"s?ng).][F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re- re- + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuncius, a messenger. See Nuncio, and cf. Renunciation.]1.To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne. 1913 Webster]
2.To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear. 1913 Webster]
This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Card Playing)To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit. 1913 Webster]
To renounce probate(Law), to decline to act as the executor of a will.Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To cast off; disavow; disown; disclaim; deny; abjure; recant; abandon; forsake; quit; forego; resign; relinquish; give up; abdicate. -- Renounce, Abjure, Recant. -- To renounce is to make an affirmative declaration of abandonment. To abjure is to renounce with, or as with, the solemnity of an oath. To recant is to renounce or abjure some proposition previously affirmed and maintained. 1913 Webster]
From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace renounce the honor of my race.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Either to die the death, or to abjure Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ease would recant Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*nounce", v. i.1.To make renunciation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He of my sons who fails to make it good, renounces to my blood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters. 1913 Webster]
Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10.W. D. Christie. 1913 Webster]
Re*nounce", n.(Card Playing)Act of renouncing. 1913 Webster]
Re*nounce"ment(-ment), n.[Cf. F. renoncement.]The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*noun"cer(r?-noun"s?r), n.One who renounces. 1913 Webster]
Ren"o*vate(r?n"?-v?t), v. t.[L. renovatus, p. p. of renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New, and Renew.]To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew. 1913 Webster]
All nature feels the reniovating force Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ren`o**va"tion(-v?"sh?n), n.[L. renovatio: cf. F. r\'82novation.]The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world.Rabbler. 1913 Webster]
Ren"o*va`tor(r?n"?-v?`t?r), n.[L.: cf. F. r\'82novateur.]One who, or that which, renovates.Foster. 1913 Webster]
Re*nov"el(r?-n?v"el), v. t.[F. renouveler to renew.]To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*nown"(r?-noun"), n.[F. renom. See Noun, and cf. Renown, v.]1.The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense. 1913 Webster]
Nor envy we renown, nor grudge thy victory.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Report of nobleness or exploits; praise. 1913 Webster]
This famous duke of Milan, renown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*nown"(r?-noun"), v. t.[F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare , fr. nomen a name. See Noun.]To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For joi to hear me so renown his son.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*nowned"(r?-nound"), a.Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. \'bdSome renowned metropolis with glistering spires.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
These were the renowned of the congregation.Num. i. 61. 1913 Webster]
Rens"se*laer*ite(r?ns"se-l?r-?t), n.(Min.)A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles. 1913 Webster]
Rent(r, v. i.To rant. [R. & Obs.] Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Rent(r, imp. & p. p. of Rend. 1913 Webster]
Rent(r, n.[From Rend.]1.An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear. 1913 Webster]
See what a rent the envious Casca made.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church. 1913 Webster]
Rent(r, v. t.To tear. See Rend. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rent(r, n.[F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita, fem. sing. or neut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give back, pay. See Render.]1.Income; revenue. See Catel. [Obs.] \'bdCatel had they enough and rent.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
[Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent Gower. 1913 Webster]
So bought an annual rent or two, Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Death, that taketh of high and low his rent.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc. 1913 Webster]
rent is also popularly applied to compensation for the use of certain personal chattels, as a piano, a sewing machine, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Polit. Econ.)(a)That portion of the produce of the earth paid to the landlord for the use of the \'bdoriginal and indestructible powers of the soil;\'b8 the excess of the return from a given piece of cultivated land over that from land of equal area at the \'bdmargin of cultivation.\'b8 Called also economic rent, orRicardian rent. Economic rent is due partly to differences of productivity, but chiefly to advantages of location; it is equivalent to ordinary or commercial rent less interest on improvements, and nearly equivalent to ground rent.(b)Loosely, a return or profit from a differential advantage for production, as in case of income or earnings due to rare natural gifts creating a natural monopoly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Black rent. See Blackmail, 3. --
Forehand rent, rent which is paid in advance; foregift. --
Rent arrear, rent in arrears; unpaid rent. Blackstone. --
Rent charge(Law), a rent reserved on a conveyance of land in fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; -- so called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the land is charged with a distress for the payment of it.Bouvier. --
Rent roll, a list or account of rents or income; a rental. --
Rent seck(Law), a rent reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress was made incident to rent seck by Statute 4 George II. c. 28. --
Rent service(Eng. Law), rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; -- so called from such service being incident to it. --
White rent, a quitrent when paid in silver; -- opposed to black rent. 1913 Webster]
Rent, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rented; p. pr. & vb. n.Renting.][F. renter. See Rent, n.]1.To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.<-- = rent out; to let --> 1913 Webster]
2.To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner. 1913 Webster]
Rent, v. i.To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year. 1913 Webster]
Rent"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being rented, or suitable for renting. 1913 Webster]
Rent"al(-al), n.[LL. rentale, fr. renta. See Rent income.]1.A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll. 1913 Webster]
2.A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand dollars a year. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rente(r, n.[F. See Rent income.]In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness. 1913 Webster]
Rent"er(r?nt"?r), n.One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant. 1913 Webster]
Ren"ter(r?n"t?r), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rentered(-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rentering.][F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in + trahere to draw.]1.To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 1913 Webster]
2.To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry. 1913 Webster]
Ren"ter*er(-?r), n.One who renters. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ren`tier"(r?N`ty?"), n.[F. See 5th Rent.]One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Re*nu"mer*ate(r?-n?"m?r-?t), v. t.[L. renumeratus, p. p. of renumerare to count over, count up; pref. re- re- + numerare to count. See Numerate.]To recount. 1913 Webster]
Re*nun`ci*a"tion(r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n , n.[Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]1.The act of renouncing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. 1913 Webster]
Re*nun"ci*a*to*ry(r?-n?n"sh?-?-t?-r?), a.[Cf. LL. renuntiatorius.]Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, renunciatory vows. 1913 Webster]
Ren*verse"(r?n-vErs"), v. t.[F. renverser; L. pref. re- re- + in in, into + versare, v. intens. fr. vertere to turn.]To reverse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Whose shield he bears renverst.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
{ Ren*verse"(r?n*v?rs"), \'d8Ren`ver`s\'82" (r?n`v?r`s?") }, a.[F. renvers\'82, p. p. ](Her.)Reversed; set with the head downward; turned contrary to the natural position. 1913 Webster]
Re`ob*tain"(r?`?b-t?n"), v. t.To obtain again. 1913 Webster]
Re`ob*tain"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.That may be reobtained. 1913 Webster]
Re*oc"cu*py(r?-?k"k?-p?), v. t.To occupy again. 1913 Webster]
Re*om"e*ter(r?-?m"?-t$r), n.Same as Rheometer. 1913 Webster]
Re*o"pen(r?-?"p'n), v. t. & i.To open again. 1913 Webster]
Re`op*pose"(r?`?p-p?z"), v. t.To oppose again. 1913 Webster]
Re`or*dain"(r?`?r-d?n"), v. t.[Pref. re- re- + ordain: cf. F. r\'82ordonner.]To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Re*or"der(r?-?r"d?r), v. t.To order a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*or`di*na"tion, n.A second ordination. 1913 Webster]
Re*or`gan*i*za"tion(-gan-?-z?"sh?n), n.The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops. 1913 Webster]
Re*or"gan*ize(r?-?r"gan-?z), v. t. & i.To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an army. 1913 Webster]
Rep(r, n.[Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. 1913 Webster]
Rep(r, a.Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk. 1913 Webster]
Re*pace"(r?-p?s"), v. t.To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction. 1913 Webster]
Re*pac"i*fy(r?-p?s"?-f?), v. t.To pacify again. 1913 Webster]
Re*pack"(r?-p?k"), v. t.To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; to repack a trunk. 1913 Webster]
Re*pack"er(-?r), n.One who repacks. 1913 Webster]
Re*pa"gan*ize(r?-p?"gan-?z), v. t.To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism. 1913 Webster]
Re*paid"(r?-p?d"), imp. & p. p. of Repay. 1913 Webster]
Re*paint"(r?-p?nt"), v. t.To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair"(r?-p?r"), v. i.[OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater father. See Father, and cf. Repatriate.]1.To return. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I thought . . . that he repaire should again.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair", n.[OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.]1.The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
2.Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.] 1913 Webster]
There the fierce winds his tender force assail repair.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repaired(-p?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repairing.][F. r\'82parer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.]1.To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. 1913 Webster]
Secret refreshings that repair his strength.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Do thou, as thou art wont, repair Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. 1913 Webster]
I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair", n.1.Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. 1913 Webster]
Sunk down and sought repair Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair"er(-?r), n.One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends. 1913 Webster]
Re*pair"ment, n.Act of repairing. 1913 Webster]
Re*pand"(r?*p?nd), a.[L. repandus bent backward, turned up; pref. re- re- + pandus bent, crooked.](Bot. & Zool.)Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves. 1913 Webster]
Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty(r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), n.The quality or state of being reparable. 1913 Webster]
Rep"a*ra*ble(r?p"?-r?-b'l), a.[L. reparabilis: cf. F. r\'82parable.]Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury. 1913 Webster]
Rep"a*ra*bly, adv.In a reparable manner. 1913 Webster]
Rep`a*ra"tion(-r?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82paration, L. reparatio. See Repair to mend.]1.The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.
<-- usu. in the phrase
make reparation . --> 1913 Webster]
I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*par"a*tive(r?-p?r"?-t?v), a.Repairing, or tending to repair.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*par"a*tive, n.That which repairs.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re*par"el(-?l), n.[Cf. Reapparel.]A change of apparel; a second or different suit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Rep`ar*tee"(r?p`3r-t?"), n.[F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part.]A smart, ready, and witty reply. 1913 Webster]
Cupid was as bad as he; repartee.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Retort; reply. See Retort. 1913 Webster]
Rep`ar*tee", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reparteed(-t?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reparteeing.]To make smart and witty replies. [R.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`par*ti`mi*en"to(r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?), n.[Sp., fr. repartir to divide.]A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an assessment of taxes.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Re`par*to"tion(r?-p?r-t?sh"?n), n.Another, or an additional, separation into parts. 1913 Webster]
Re*pass"(r?-p?s"), v. t.[Pref. re- + pass: cf. F. repasser. Cf. Repace.]To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; to repass the sea. 1913 Webster]
Re*pass", v. i.To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing and repassing before our eyes. 1913 Webster]
Re*pas"sage(r?-p?s"s?j;48), n.The act of repassing; passage back.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Re*pas"sant(r?-p?s"sant), a.[Cf. F. repassant, p. pr.](Her.)Counterpassant. 1913 Webster]
Re*past"(r?-p?st"), n.[OF. repast, F. repas, LL. repastus, fr. L. repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- + pascere, pastum, to pasture, feed. See Pasture.]1.The act of taking food. 1913 Webster]
From dance to sweet repast they turn.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. \'bdSleep . . . thy best repast.\'b8 Denham. 1913 Webster]
Go and get me some repast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*past", v. t. & i.To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] \'bdRepast them with my blood.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*past"er(-?r), n.One who takes a repast. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Food for his rage, repasture for his den.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pa"tri*ate(r?-p?"tr?-?t), v. t.[L. repatriare. See 1st Repair.]To restore to one's own country. 1913 Webster]
Re*pa`tri*a"tion(-?"sh?n), n.[Cf. LL. repatriatio return to one's country.]Restoration to one's country. 1913 Webster]
Re*pay"(r?-p?"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repaid(-p?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repaying.][Pref. re- + pay: cf. F. repayer.]1.To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. 1913 Webster]
If you repay me not on such a day, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. 1913 Webster]
Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
3.To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. 1913 Webster]
Re*pay"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being, or proper to be, repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind. 1913 Webster]
Re*pay"ment(-ment), n.1.The act of repaying; reimbursement.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.The money or other thing repaid. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal"(r?-p?l"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repealed(-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repealing.][OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel.]1.To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law. 1913 Webster]
3.To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Whence Adam soon repealed Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal", n.1.Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people repeal, as hasty Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty(-?-b?l"?-t?), n.The quality or state of being repealable. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal"a*ble(r?-p?l"?-b'l), a.Capable of being repealed. -- Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal"er(-?r), n.One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. 1913 Webster]
Re*peal"ment(-ment), n.Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*peat"(-p?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repeated; p. pr. & vb. n.Repeating.][F. r\'82p\'82ter, L. repetere; pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See Petition.] 1913 Webster]
1.To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem. \'bdI will repeat our former communication.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
Not well conceived of God; who, though his power repeat, yet would be loth Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.] Waller. 1913 Webster]
3.(Scots Law)To repay or refund (an excess received). 1913 Webster]
To repeat one's self, to do or say what one has already done or said. --
To repeat signals, to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse; recapitulate. See Reiterate. 1913 Webster]
Re*peat"(r?-p?t"), n.1.The act of repeating; repetition. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.). 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance. 1913 Webster]
Re*peat"ed*ly, adv.More than once; again and again; indefinitely. 1913 Webster]
Re*peat"er(-?r), n.One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: (a)A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.(b)A repeating firearm.(c)(Teleg.)An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point.<-- or a telephone signal --> (d)A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.] (e)See Circulating decimal, under Decimal.(f)(Naut.)A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Re*peat"ing, a.Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. 1913 Webster]
Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3. --
Repeating decimal(Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. --
Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a)A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired.(b)A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine.<-- also called automatic weapon --> --
Repeating instruments(Astron. & Surv.), instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation. --
Repeating watch. See Repeater(a) 1913 Webster]
Rep"e*da"tion(r?p`?-da"sh?n), n.[L. repedare to step back; pref. re- re- + pes, pedis, foot.]A stepping or going back. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re**pel"(r?-p?l"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repelled(-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repelling.][L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]1.To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. 1913 Webster]
Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide.Pope. 1913 Webster]
They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. 1913 Webster]
[He] gently repelled their entreaties.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse. 1913 Webster]
Re*pel", v. i.To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*pel"lence(-lens), Re*pel"len*cy(-len-s?), }n.The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion. 1913 Webster]
Re*pel"lent(-lent), a.[L. repellens, -entis, p. pr. ]Driving back; able or tending to repel. 1913 Webster]
Re*pel"lent, n.1.That which repels. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind of waterproof cloth.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Re*pel"ler(-l?r), n.One who, or that which, repels. 1913 Webster]
Re"pent(r?"p?nt), a.[L. repens, -entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.]1.(Bot.)Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Reptant. 1913 Webster]
Re*pent"(r?-p?nt"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Repented; p. pr. & vb. n.Repenting.][F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.]1.To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do. 1913 Webster]
First she relents repents.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction. 1913 Webster]
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.Ex. xiii. 17. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. 1913 Webster]
Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish.Luke xii. 3. 1913 Webster]
Re*pent", v. t.1.To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. 1913 Webster]
I do repent it from my very soul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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2.To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. 1913 Webster]
My father has repented him ere now.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. [Archaic] \'bdAnd it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth.\'b8 Gen. vi. 6. 1913 Webster]
Re*pent"ance(r, n.[F. repentance.]The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation.2. Cor. vii. 20. 1913 Webster]
Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Repentance is the relinquishment of any practice from the conviction that it has offended God. Sorrow, fear, and anxiety are properly not parts, but adjuncts, of repentance; yet they are too closely connected with it to be easily separated.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Re*peo"ple(r, v. t.[Pref. re- + people: cf. F. repeupler.]To people anew. 1913 Webster]
Re`per*cep"tion(r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n), n.The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the same object. 1913 Webster]
No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary reperception and ratification of what is fine.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Re`per*cuss"(-k, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repercussed(-k?st");p. pr. & vb. n.Repercussing.][L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re- + percutere. See Percussion.]To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Re`per*cus"sion(-k?sh"?n), n.[L. repercussio: cf. F. r\'82percussion.]1.The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. 1913 Webster]
Ever echoing back in endless repercussion.Hare. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Rapid reiteration of the same sound. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
4.(Obstetrics)In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger. 1913 Webster]
Re`per*cuss"ive(-k?s"?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82percussif.] 1913 Webster]
1.Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound.W. Pattison. 1913 Webster]
2.Repellent. [Obs.] \'bdBlood is stanched by astringent and repercussive medicines.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rep`er*ti"tious(r?p`?r-t?sh"?s), a.[L. reperticius. See Repertory.]Found; gained by finding. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'82`per`toire"(F. r, n.[F. See Repertory.]A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform. 1913 Webster]
Rep"er*to*ry(r?p"?r-t?-r?), n.[L. repertorium, fr. reperire to find again; pref. re- re + parire, parere, to bring forth, procure: cf. F. r\'82pertoire. Cf. Parent.] 1913 Webster]
1.A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like. 1913 Webster]
2.A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse. 1913 Webster]
3.Same as R\'82pertoire. 1913 Webster]
Re`pe*rus"al(r?`p?-r?z"al), n.A second or repeated perusal. 1913 Webster]
Re`pe*ruse"(-r?z"), v. t.To peruse again.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Rep`e*tend(r?p`?-t?nd"), n.[L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.](Math.)That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7<2dot/8<3dot/), the repetend is 283. 1913 Webster]
Rep`e*ti"tion(r, n.[L. repetitio: cf. F. r\'82p\'82tition. See Repeat.]1.The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. 1913 Webster]
I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Recital from memory; rehearsal. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note. 1913 Webster]
4.(Rhet.)Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience. 1913 Webster]
5.(Astron. & Surv.)The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Iteration; rehearsal. See Tautology. 1913 Webster]
{ Rep`e*ti"tion*al(-al). Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry(-?-r?) }, a.Of the nature of, or containing, repetition. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rep`e*ti"tion*er(-?r), n.One who repeats. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rep`e*ti"tious(-t?sh"?s), a.Repeating; containing repetition. [U.S.] Dr. T. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
Re*place"(r?-pl?s"), v. t.[Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]1.To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The earl . . . was replaced in his government.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed. 1913 Webster]
3.To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document. 1913 Webster]
With Israel, religion replaced morality.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
4.To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of. 1913 Webster]
This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.Whewell. 1913 Webster]
5.To put in a new or different place. 1913 Webster]
replace instead of displace, supersede, take the place of, as in the third and fourth definitions, is often disputed on account of etymological discrepancy; but the use has been sanctioned by the practice of careful writers. 1913 Webster]
Replaced crystal(Crystallog.), a crystal having one or more planes in the place of its edges or angles. 1913 Webster]
Re*place`a*bil"i*ty(-?-b?l"?-t?), n.The quality, state, or degree of being replaceable. 1913 Webster]
Re*place"a*ble(r?-pl?s"?-b'l), a.1.Capable or admitting of being put back into a place. 1913 Webster]
2.Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or an equivalent; as, the lost book is replaceable. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)Capable of being replaced (by), or of being exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is replaceable by metals or by basic radicals. 1913 Webster]
Re*place"ment(-ment), n.1.The act of replacing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Crystallog.)The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes. 1913 Webster]
Re*plait"(r?-pl?t"), v. t.To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again. 1913 Webster]
Re*plant"(rE-pl?nt"), v. t.To plant again. 1913 Webster]
Re*plant"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.That may be planted again. 1913 Webster]
Re`plan*ta"tion(r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), n.The act of planting again; a replanting. [R.] Hallywell. 1913 Webster]
Re*plead"(r?-pl?d"), v. t. & i.To plead again. 1913 Webster]
Re*plead"er(-?r), n.(Law)A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of pleading again. 1913 Webster]
Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*plen"ish(r?-pl?n"?sh), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Replenished(-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n.Replenishing.][OE. replenissen, OF. replenir; L. pref. re- re- + plenus full. See Full, -ish, and cf. Replete.]1.To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound. 1913 Webster]
Multiply and replenish the earth.Gen. i. 28. 1913 Webster]
The waters thus replenished, and the air with fowl.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
We smothered replenished sweet work of nature.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*plen"ish, v. i.To recover former fullness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The humors will not replenish so soon.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*plen"ish*er(-?r), n.One who replenishes. 1913 Webster]
Re*plen"ish*ment(-ment), n.1.The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished. 1913 Webster]
2.That which replenishes; supply.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re*plete"(r?-pl?t"), a.[L. repletus, p. p. of replere to fill again, fill up; pref. re- re- + plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. replet corpulent. See Plenty, Replenish.]Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. \'bdHis words replete with guile.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
When he of wine was replet at his feast.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
In heads replete with thoughts of other men.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re*plete", v. t.To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*plete"ness, n.The state of being replete. 1913 Webster]
Re*ple"tion(r?-pl?"sh?n), n.[L. repletio a filling up: cf. F. r\'82pl\'82tion. See Replete.]1.The state of being replete; superabundant fullness. 1913 Webster]
The tree had too much repletion, and was oppressed with its own sap.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Repleccioun [overeating] ne made her never sick.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Fullness of blood; plethora. 1913 Webster]
Re*ple"tive(-t?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82pl\'82tif.]Tending to make replete; filling. -- Re*ple"tive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"i*a*ble(r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l), a.[See Replevy.](Law)Capable of being replevied. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"in(-?n), n.[LL. replevina. See Replevy, and cf. Plevin.]1.(Law)A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
2.The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"in, v. t.(Law)To replevy. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"i*sa*ble(-?-s?-b'l), a.[OF. replevisable.]Repleviable.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"y(-?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Replevied(-?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Replevying.][OF. replevir, LL. replevire. See Pledge, Replevin.]1.(Law)To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied. 1913 Webster]
2.(Old Eng. Law)To bail.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*plev"y(r?-pl?v"?), n.Replevin.Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rep"li*ca(r?p"l?-k?), n.[It. See Reply, v. & n.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Fine Arts)A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Repetition. 1913 Webster]
Rep"li*cant(r?p"l?-kant), n.One who replies. 1913 Webster]
Rep"li*cate(-?-k?t), v. t.To reply. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
{ Rep"li*cate(l?-k?t), Rep"li*ca`ted(-k?`t?d), }a.[L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.]Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell. 1913 Webster]
Rep`li*ca"tion(-k?"sh?n), n.[L. replicatio. See Reply.]1.An answer; a reply.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Withouten any repplicacioun.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law Pleadings)The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. 1913 Webster]
3.Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. 1913 Webster]
To hear the replication of your sounds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A repetition; a copy. 1913 Webster]
5.(Biochem.)The copying, by enzymes, of a cell's genome, i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, so as to form an identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of one cell into two. This differs from transcription, which is the copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's genome into RNA, as in the processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or ribosomal RNA. PJC]
Re*pli"er(r?-pl?"?r), n.One who replies.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re"plum(r?"pl?m), n.[L., doorcase.](Bot.)The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Re*ply"(r?-pl?"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Replied(-pl?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.Replying.][OE. replien, OF. replier, F. r\'82pliquer, fr. L. replicare to fold back, make a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Replica.]1.To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer. 1913 Webster]
O man, who art thou that repliest against God?Rom. ix. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To answer a defendant's plea. 1913 Webster]
3.Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To answer; respond; rejoin. 1913 Webster]
Re*ply", v. t.To return for an answer.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Lords, vouchsafe reply.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*ply", n.; pl.Replies(-pl.[See Reply, v. i., and cf. Replica.]That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Answer; rejoinder; response. -- Reply, Rejoinder, Answer. A reply is a distinct response to a formal question or attack in speech or writing. A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy. The word answer is used in two senses, namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere response; as, the answer to a question; or (2), in the sense of a decisive and satisfactory confutation of an adversary's argument, as when we speak of a triumphant answer to the speech or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun corresponds to a frequent use of the verb, as when we say. \'bdThis will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;\'b8 \'bdIt answers the purpose.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Re*pol"ish(r?-p?l"?sh), v. t.To polish again. 1913 Webster]
Re*pone"(r?-p?n"), v. t.[L. reponere; pref. re- re- + ponere to place.]To replace.R. Baillie. 1913 Webster]
Re*pop`u*la"tion(r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n), n.The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"(r?-p?rt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reported; p. pr. & vb. n. Reporting.][F. reporter to carry back, carry (cf. rapporter; see Rapport), L. reportare to bear or bring back; pref. re- re- + portare to bear or bring. See Port bearing, demeanor.]1.To refer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like unto him that we report the reader to the character of King Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress. 1913 Webster]
There is no man that may reporten all.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is reported.Shak. 1913 Webster]
It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.Neh. vi. 6. 1913 Webster]
4.To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and expenditures. 1913 Webster]
5.To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] \'bdA church with windows only from above, that reporteth the voice thirteen times.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.(Parliamentary Practice)To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry. 1913 Webster]
7.To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker. 1913 Webster]
8.To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse race. 1913 Webster]
9.To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to his employer. 1913 Webster]
To be reported, To be reported of, to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably.Acts xvi. 2. --
To report one's self, to betake one's self, as to a superior or one to whom service is due, and be in readiness to receive orders or do service. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"(r?-p?rt"), v. i.1.To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication. 1913 Webster]
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3.To present one's self, as to a superior officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the general for duty; to report weekly by letter. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"(r, n.[Cf. F. rapport. See Report.v. t.]1.That which is reported. Specifically: (a)An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation. \'bdFrom Thetis sent as spies to make report.\'b8 Waller.(b)A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation. 1913 Webster]
It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.1 Kings x. 6. 1913 Webster]
Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among all the nation of the Jews.Acts x. 22. 1913 Webster]
(c)Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon.(d)An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like.(e)An account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports.(f)A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The corridors worse, having no report to the wings they join to.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"a*ble(-, a.Capable or admitting of being reported. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"age(-, n.SAme as Report. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*port"er(-, n.One who reports.Specifically:(a)An officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates.(b)One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.<-- ##?? add other media --> 1913 Webster]
Of our tales judge and reportour.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*port"ing*ly, adv.By report or common fame. 1913 Webster]
Re`por*to"ri*al(r, a.Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"al(r, n.[From Repose.]1.The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That on which one reposes. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"ance(-ans), n.Reliance. [Obs.] John Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*pose"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reposed(-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reposing.][F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause, Pose, v.]1.To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But these thy fortunes let us straight repose Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch. 1913 Webster]
All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
After the toil of battle to repose Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. 1913 Webster]
The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pose", v. i.1.To lie at rest; to rest. 1913 Webster]
Within a thicket I reposed.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. 1913 Webster]
It is upon these that the soul may repose.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. 1913 Webster]
Re*pose", n.[F. repos. See Repose, v.]1.A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. 1913 Webster]
Shake off the golden slumber of repose.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment. 1913 Webster]
3.(Poetic)A rest; a pause. 1913 Webster]
4.(Fine Arts)That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose. 1913 Webster]
Angle of repose(Physics), the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves. 1913 Webster]
Re*posed"(r*p, a.Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.Bacon. -- Re*pos"ed*ly(r, adv. -- Re*pos"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*pose"ful(r, a.Full of repose; quiet. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"er(r, n.One who reposes. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"it(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reposited; p. pr. & vb. n.Repositing.][L. repositus, p. p. of reponere to put back; pref. re- re- + ponere to put. See Position.]To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store. 1913 Webster]
Others reposit their young in holes.Derham. 1913 Webster]
Re`po*si"tion(r, n.[L. repositio.]The act of repositing; a laying up. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"i*tor(r, n.(Surg.)An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part. 1913 Webster]
Re*pos"i*to*ry(r, n.[L. repositorium, repostorium: cf. OF. repositoire.]A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re`pos*sess"(ror r, v. t.1.To possess again; as, to repossess the land.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: To take possession of, for failure of the possessor to make payments owed for purchase of; -- used of real estate subject to mortgage payments and of other objects purchased on a time-payment plan, which may be taken back (repossessed) by the original vendor if the payments are not made on time. PJC]
To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost). 1913 Webster]
Re`pos*ses"sion(r?`p?z-z?sh"?n , n.The act or the state of possessing again. 1913 Webster]
In the reposure of most soft content.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Re*pour"(r?-p?r"), v. t.To pour again. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*pous`sage"(?), n.[F. See Repouss\'82.](Art)Art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side: (1) in producing repouss\'82 work; (2) in leveling up any part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Re*pous`s\'82"(re -p??`s?"), a.[F., p. p. of repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See Push.](a)Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.(b)Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n.Repouss\'82 work. 1913 Webster]
Repouss\'82 work, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*hend"(r?p`r?-h?nd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.Reprehending.][L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See Prehensile, and cf. Reprisal. ]To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Pardon me for reprehending thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely reprehended.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I nor advise nor reprehend the choice.J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*hend"er(-?r), n.One who reprehends. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*hen"si*ble(-h?n"s?-b'l), a.[L. reprehensibilis: cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hensible.]Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. -- Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- Rep`re*hen"si*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret reprehension that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See Admonition. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*hen"sive(-h?n"s?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hensif.]Containing reprehension; conveying reproof.South. 1913 Webster]
Re`-pre*sent"(r?`pr?-z?nt"), v. t.To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"(r?p`r?-z?nt"), v. t.[F. repr\'82senter, L. repraesentare, repraesentatum; pref. re- re- + preesentare to place before, present. See Present, v. t.]1.To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. 1913 Webster]
Before him burn representing Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like. 1913 Webster]
3.To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet. 1913 Webster]
4.To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress. 1913 Webster]
5.To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe. 1913 Webster]
He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand.Robertson. 1913 Webster]
This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, and the managers of it have been represented as a second kind of senate.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things. 1913 Webster]
7.To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present. 1913 Webster]
Among these. Fancy next represent, Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.(Metaph.)To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3. 1913 Webster]
The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the power of evoking out of unconsciousness one portion of our retained knowledge in preference to another, we posses the faculty of representing in consciousness what is thus evoked . . . This representative Faculty is Imagination or Phantasy.Sir. W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being represented. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"ant(-ant), a.[Cf. F. repr.]Appearing or acting for another; representing. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"ant, n.[F. representant.]A representative. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sen*ta"tion(-z?n-t?"sh?n), n.[F. repr, L. representatio.]1.The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. 1913 Webster]
2.That which represents. Specifically: (a)A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like.(b)A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet.(c)A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.(d)The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress.(e)(Insurance Law)Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced. 1913 Webster]
Re-pres`en*ta"tion(r?-prez`?n-t?"sh?n), n.[See Re-present.]The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"a*tive(-z?nt`?-t?v), a.[Cf. F. repr.]1.Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude. 1913 Webster]
2.Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or others; as, a council representative of the people.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government. 1913 Webster]
4.(Nat.Hist.)(a)Serving or fitted to present the full characters of the type of a group; typical; as, a representative genus in a family.(b)Similar in general appearance, structure, and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species and varieties. 1913 Webster]
5.(Metaph.)Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8. 1913 Webster]
1.One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude. 1913 Webster]
A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was the representative of Credulity.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Difficulty must cumber this doctrine which supposes that the perfections of God are the representatives to us of whatever we perceive in the creatures.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)One who represents, or stands in the place of, another. 1913 Webster]
representative of a deceased person, and is sometimes called the legal representative, or the personal representative. The heir is sometimes called the real representative of his deceased ancestor. The heirs and executors or administrators of a deceased person are sometimes compendiously described as his real and personal representatives.Wharton. Burrill. 1913 Webster]
4.A member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or in the national Congress. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
5.(Nat.Hist.)(a)That which presents the full character of the type of a group.(b)A species or variety which, in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly, adv.In a representative manner; vicariously. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness, n.The quality or state of being representative. 1913 Webster]
Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with consciousness and representativeness.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Rep`re*sent"er(-?r), n.1.One who shows, exhibits, or describes.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*press"(r?-pr?s"), v. t.[Pref. re- + press.]To press again. 1913 Webster]
Re*press"(r?-pr?s"), v. t.[Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.]1.To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. 1913 Webster]
Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . repress.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*prieve(r?-pr?v"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reprieved(-pr?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reprieving.][OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il reprueve), F. r\'82prouver to disapprove, fr. L. reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try, prove. See Prove, and cf. Reprove, Reprobate.] 1913 Webster]
1.To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. 1913 Webster]
He reprieves the sinnner from time to time.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
2.To relieve for a time, or temporarily. 1913 Webster]
Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience.South. 1913 Webster]
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Re*prieve"(r?-pr?v"), n.1.A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. 1913 Webster]
The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to suspend the execution for three days.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
2.Interval of ease or relief; respite. 1913 Webster]
All that I ask is but a short reprieve, Denham. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ri*mand(r?p"r?-m?nd), n.[F. r\'82primande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to press. See Press, and cf. Repress.]Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. 1913 Webster]
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ri*mand, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Reprimanding.][Cf. F. r\'82primander. See Reprimand, n.]1.To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. 1913 Webster]
Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ri*mand`er(-m?nd`?r), n.One who reprimands. 1913 Webster]
Re*prim"er(r?-pr?m"?r), n.(Firearms)A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again. 1913 Webster]
Re*print"(r?-pr?nt"), v. t.1.To print again; to print a second or a new edition of. 1913 Webster]
2.To renew the impression of. 1913 Webster]
The whole business of our redemption is . . . to reprint God's image upon the soul.South. 1913 Webster]
Re"print`(r?"pr?nt`), n.A second or a new impression or edition of any printed work; specifically, the publication in one country of a work previously published in another. 1913 Webster]
Re*print"er(r?-pr?nt"?r), n.One who reprints. 1913 Webster]
Re*pris"al(r?-priz"al), n.[F. repr, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere, reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.]1.The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. 1913 Webster]
Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for an act of inhumanity.Vattel (Trans.) 1913 Webster]
4.Any act of retaliation.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque. 1913 Webster]
Re*prise"(r?-pr?z"), n.[F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.] 1913 Webster]
1.A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Law)Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like.[Written also reprizes.]Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. 1913 Webster]
Re*prise", v. t.[Written also reprize.]1.To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To recompense; to pay. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*pris"tin*ate(r?-pr?s"t?n-?t), v. t.[Pref. re- + pristine.]To restore to an original state. [R.] Shedd. 1913 Webster]
Re*pris`ti*na"tion(-t?-n?"sh?n), n.Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. [R.] R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Re*prive"(r?-pr?v"), v. t.[Pref. re- + L. privare to deprive.]To take back or away. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*prive", v. t.To reprieve. [Obs.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re*prize"(-pr?z"), v. t.See Reprise. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*priz"es(-pr?z"?z), n. pl.(Law)See Reprise, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
Re*proach"(r?-pr?ch"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reproached(-pr?cht"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reproaching.][F. reprocher, OF. reprochier, (assumed) LL. reproriare; L. pref. re- again, against, back + prope near; hence, originally, to bring near to, throw in one's teeth. Cf. Approach.]1.To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, reproach your life.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid. 1913 Webster]
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ.1 Peter iv. 14. 1913 Webster]
That this newcomer, Shame, reproach us as unclean.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed reproached their shameful flight. Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Re*proach", n.[F. reproche. See Reproach, v.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach. 1913 Webster]
No reproaches even, even when pointed and barbed with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Give not thine heritage to reproach.Joel ii. 17. 1913 Webster]
2.A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace. 1913 Webster]
3.An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision. 1913 Webster]
Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.Neh. ii. 17. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ro*bate, n.One morally abandoned and lost. 1913 Webster]
I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a traitor to the king.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ro*bate(-b?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reprobated(-b?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Reprobating.]1.To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. 1913 Webster]
Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed appears.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was reprobated by the other.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ro*bate*ness, n.The state of being reprobate. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ro*ba`ter(-b?`t?r), n.One who reprobates. 1913 Webster]
Rep`ro*ba"tion(-b?`sh?n), n.[F. r\'82probation, or L. reprobatio.]1.The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. 1913 Webster]
The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation.Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. 1913 Webster]
Rep`ro*ba"tion*er(-?r), n.(Theol.)One who believes in reprobation. See Reprobation, 2.South. 1913 Webster]
Rep"ro*ba*tive(-b?-t?v), a.Of or pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation. 1913 Webster]
Re`pro*duce"(r?`pr?-d?s"), v. t.To produce again. Especially: (a)To bring forward again; as, to reproduce a witness; to reproduce charges; to reproduce a play.(b)To cause to exist again. 1913 Webster]
Those colors are unchangeable, and whenever all those rays with those their colors are mixed again they reproduce the same white light as before.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
(c)To produce again, by generation or the like; to cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or nature as another thing); to generate or beget, as offspring; as, to reproduce a rose; some animals are reproduced by gemmation.(d)To make an image or other representation of; to portray; to cause to exist in the memory or imagination; to make a copy of; as, to reproduce a person's features in marble, or on canvas; to reproduce a design. 1913 Webster]
Re`pro*du"cer(-d?"s?r), n.1.One who, or that which, reproduces.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re`pro*duc"tion(-d?k"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. reproduction.]1.The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced; specifically(Biol.), the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring. 1913 Webster]
asexual reproduction (agamogenesis) and sexual reproduction (gamogenesis). In both cases the new individual is developed from detached portions of the parent organism. In asexual reproduction (gemmation, fission, etc.), the detached portions of the organism develop into new individuals without the intervention of other living matter. In sexual reproduction, the detached portion, which is always a single cell, called the female germ cell, is acted upon by another portion of living matter, the male germ cell, usually from another organism, and in the fusion of the two (impregnation) a new cell is formed, from the development of which arises a new individual. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is reproduced. 1913 Webster]
Re`pro*duc"tive(-t?v), a.[Cf. F. reproductif.]Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
--Re*prov"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*prov"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re prov"al(-al), n.Reproof.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Re*prove"(r?-pr??v"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reproved(-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reproving.][F. r\'82prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve, Reprobate, and cf. Reproof.]1.To convince. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.John xvi. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.To disprove; to refute. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reprove my allegation, if you can.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. 1913 Webster]
4.To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. 1913 Webster]
He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.Udall. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. -- Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty. 1913 Webster]
Re*prov"er(r?-pr??v"?r), n.One who, or that which, reproves. 1913 Webster]
Re*prov"ing*ly, adv.In a reproving manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*prune"(r, v. t.To prune again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Yet soon reprunes her wing to soar anew.Young. 1913 Webster]
Rep"-sil`ver(r?p"s?l`v?r), n.[See Reap.]Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain. 1913 Webster]
Rep"tant(r?p"tant), a.[L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See Reptile.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)Same as Repent. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rep*tan"ti*a(r?p-t?n"sh?-?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A division of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata. 1913 Webster]
Rep*ta"tion(r?p-t?"sh?n), n.[L. reptatio, from reptare: cf. F. reptation.](Zo\'94l.)The act of creeping. 1913 Webster]
Rep"tile(r?p"t?l;277), a.[F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. Serpent.]1.Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. 1913 Webster]
There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear.Burke. 1913 Webster]
And dislodge their reptile souls Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rep"tile, n.1.(Zo\'94l.)An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like. 1913 Webster]
An inadvertent step may crush the snail reptile live.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia. 1913 Webster]
reptiles, though much more closely allied to the fishes. 1913 Webster]
3.A groveling or very mean person. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rep*til"i*a(r?p-t?l"?-?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young is the same as that of birds. 1913 Webster]
Testidunata or Chelonia (turtles), Crocodilia, Lacertilla (lizards), Ophidia (serpents), and Rhynchocephala; the chief extinct orders are Dinosauria, Theremorpha, Mosasauria, Pterosauria, Plesiosauria, Ichtyosauria. 1913 Webster]
Rep*til"i*an(-an), a.Belonging to the reptiles. 1913 Webster]
Reptilian age(Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also the Secondary or Mezozoic age. 1913 Webster]
Rep*til"i*an, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Reptilia; a reptile. 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"lic(r?-p?b"l?k), n.[F. r\'82publique, L. respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus, publica, public. See Real, a., and Public.] 1913 Webster]
1.Common weal. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. 1913 Webster]
aristocracy. In some there was a division of authority between an aristocracy and the whole body of the people except slaves. No existing republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery. 1913 Webster]
Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or learned men.
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Re*pub"lic*an(-l?-kan), a.[F. r\'82publicain.]1.Of or pertaining to a republic. 1913 Webster]
The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners. 1913 Webster]
Republican party. (U.S. Politics)(a)An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great leader.(b)One of the existing great parties. It was organized in 1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president. 1913 Webster]
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Re*pub"lic*an(r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.1.One who favors or prefers a republican form of government. 1913 Webster]
2.(U.S.Politics)A member of the Republican party. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.(b)A South African weaver bird (Philet\'91rus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw. 1913 Webster]
Red republican. See under Red. 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"lic*an*ism(-?z'm), n.[Cf. F. r\'82publicanisme.]1.A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government. 1913 Webster]
2.Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.The principles and policy of the Republican party, so called [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"lic*an*ize(-?z), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Republicanized(-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n.Republicanizing(-?`z?ng).][Cf. F. r\'82publicaniser.]To change, as a state, into a republic; to republican principles; as, France was republicanized; to republicanize the rising generation.D. Ramsay. 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"li*cate(r?*p?b"l?*k?t), v. t.[Cf. LL. republicare.]To make public again; to republish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*pub`li*ca"tion(r?-p?b`l?-k?"sh?n), n.A second publication, or a new publication of something before published, as of a former will, of a volume already published, or the like; specifically, the publication in one country of a work first issued in another; a reprint. 1913 Webster]
If there be many testaments, the last overthrows all the former; but the republication of a former will revokes one of a later date, and establishes the first.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"lish(r?-p?b"l?sh), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Republished(-l?sht); p. pr. & vb. n.Republishing.]To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published in another); also, to revive (a will) by re 1913 Webster]
Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republished his will.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*pub"lish*er(-?r), n.One who republishes. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu"di*a*ble(r?-p?"d?-?-b'l), a.[See Repudilate.]Admitting of repudiation; fit or proper to be put away. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu"di*ate(-?t), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repudiated(-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Repudiating.][L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref. re- re- + pudere to be ashamed.] 1913 Webster]
1.To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject. 1913 Webster]
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care.Prynne. 1913 Webster]
2.To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry. 1913 Webster]
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward.Bolingbroke. 1913 Webster]
3.To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu`di*a"tion(-\'b5"sh?n), n.[Cf.F. r\'82pudiation, L. repudiatio.]The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu`di*a"tion, n.One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu"di*a`tor(r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), n.[L., a rejecter, contemner.]One who repudiates. 1913 Webster]
Re*pugn"(r?-p?n"), v. t.[F. r\'82pugner, L. repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See Pugnacious.]To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Stubbornly he did repugn the truth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pug"na*ble(r?-p?g"n?-b'l), a.Capable of being repugned or resisted. [R.] Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*pug"nance(-nans), Re*pug"nan*cy(-nan-s?), }n.[F. r\'82pugnance, L. repugnantia.]The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like. 1913 Webster]
That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Let the foes quietly cut their throats, repugnancy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pug"nant(-nant), a.[F. r\'82pugnant, or L. repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See Repugn.]Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature. 1913 Webster]
[His sword] repugnant to command.Shak. 1913 Webster]
There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself.Perkins. 1913 Webster]
Re*pug"nant*ly, adv.In a repugnant manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*pug"nate(-n?t), v. t.[From L. repugnare. See Repugn.]To oppose; to fight against. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*pugn"er(r?-p?n"?r), n.One who repugns. 1913 Webster]
Re*pul"lu*late(r?-p?l"l?-l?t), v. i.[L. repullulare, repullulatum. See Pullulate.]To bud again. 1913 Webster]
Though tares repullulate, there is wheat still left in the field.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re*pul`lu*la"tion(r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n), n.The act of budding again; the state of having budded again. 1913 Webster]
Re*pulse"(r?-p?ls"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Repulsed(-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repulsing.][L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]1.To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. 1913 Webster]
Complete to have discovered and repulsed Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. 1913 Webster]
Re*pulse"less, a.Not capable of being repulsed. 1913 Webster]
Re*puls"er(-?r), n.One who repulses, or drives back. 1913 Webster]
Re*pul"sion(r?-p?l"sh?n), n.[L. repulsio: cf. F. r\'82pulsion.]1.The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled. 1913 Webster]
2.A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physics)The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion. 1913 Webster]
Re*pul"sive(-s?v), a.[Cf. F. r\'82pulsif.]1.Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. 1913 Webster]
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*pur"chase(r?*p?r"ch?s; 48), v. t.To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*pur"chase, n.The act of repurchasing. 1913 Webster]
Re*pu"ri*fy(r?-p?"r?-f?), v. t.To purify again. 1913 Webster]
Rep"u*ta*ble(r?p"?-t?-b'l), a.[From Repute.]Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. 1913 Webster]
In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one.Broome. 1913 Webster]
-- Rep"u ta*ble*ness, n. -- Rep"u*ta*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rep`u*ta"tion(-t?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82putation, L. reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See Repute, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
1.The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute. 1913 Webster]
The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life.Ames. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case. 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name. 1913 Webster]
I see my reputation is at stake.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The security of his reputation or good name.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
4.Account; value. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
[/Christ] made himself of no reputation.Phil. ii. 7. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. See the Note under Character. 1913 Webster]
Re*pute"(r?-p?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reputed; p. pr. & vb. n.Reputing.][F. r\'82puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See Putative.]To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon. 1913 Webster]
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?Job xviii. 3. 1913 Webster]
The king your father was reputed for Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*pute", n.1.Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. 1913 Webster]
He who regns repute.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute. \'bdDead stocks, which have been of repute.\'b8 F. Beaumont. 1913 Webster]
Re*put"ed*ly(r?-p?t"?d-l?), adv.In common opinion or estimation; by repute. 1913 Webster]
Re*pute"less, a.Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*quere"(r?--kw?r"), v. t.To require. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*quest"(r, n.[OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See Require, and cf. Quest.]1.The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. 1913 Webster]
I will marry her, sir, at your request.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is asked for or requested. \'bdHe gave them their request.\'b8 Ps. cvi. 15. 1913 Webster]
I will both hear and grant you your requests.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand. 1913 Webster]
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Court of Requests. (a)A local tribunal, sometimes called Court of Consience, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished. (b)A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Re*quest"(r?-kw?st"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Requested; p. pr. & vb. n.Requesting.][Cf. OF. requester, F. requ.]1.To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor. 1913 Webster]
2.To address with a request; to ask. 1913 Webster]
I request you Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg. 1913 Webster]
Re*quest"er(-?r), n.One who requests; a petitioner. 1913 Webster]
Re*quick"en(r?-kw?k"'n), v. t.To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re"qui*em(r?"kw?-?m;277), n.[Acc. of L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being \'bdRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,\'b8 give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet, n., and cf. Requin.]1.(R.C.Ch.)A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul. 1913 Webster]
We should profane the service of the dead requiem and such rest to her Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person. 1913 Webster]
3.Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept, Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Re*qui"e*to*ry(r?-kw?"?-t?-r?), n.[L. requietorium, fr. requiescere, requietum, to rest. See Re-, and Quiesce.]A sepulcher. [Obs.] Weever. 1913 Webster]
Re"quin(r?"kw?n), n.[F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.](Zo\'94l.)The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung. 1913 Webster]
Re*quir"a*ble(r?-kw?r"?-b'l), a.Capable of being required; proper to be required.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Re*quire"(r?-kw?r"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Required(-kw?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Requiring.][OE. requeren, requiren, OF. requerre, F. requ; L. pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask; cf. L. requirere. See Query, and cf. Request, Requisite.]1.To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. 1913 Webster]
Shall I say to C\'91sar require of him?Shak. 1913 Webster]
By nature did what was by law required.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. 1913 Webster]
Just gave what life required, and gave no more.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
The two last [biographies] require to be particularly noticed.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
3.To ask as a favor; to request. 1913 Webster]
I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way.Ezra viii. 22. 1913 Webster]
Re*quire"ment(-ment), n.1.The act of requiring; demand; requisition. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need. 1913 Webster]
One of those who believe that they can fill up every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness.J. M. Mason. 1913 Webster]
God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its nature and requirements.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Re*quir"er(-kw?r"?r), n.One who requires. 1913 Webster]
Req"ui*site(r?k"w?-z?t), n.That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable. 1913 Webster]
God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know.Wake. 1913 Webster]
Req"ui*site, a.[L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See Require.]Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable. 1913 Webster]
All truth requisite for men to know.Milton. 1913 Webster]
-- Req"ui*site*ly, adv. -- Req"ui*site*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Req`ui*si"tion(r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82quisition, L. requisitio a searching.]1.The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: (a)(International Law)A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.Kent.(b)(Law)A notarial demand of a debt.Wharton.(c)(Mil.)A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.Farrow.(d)A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. 1913 Webster]
3.A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Req`ui*si"tion, v. t.1.To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops. 1913 Webster]
2.To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Req`ui*si"tion*ist, n.One who makes or signs a requisition. 1913 Webster]
Re*quis"i*tive(r?-kw?z"?-t?v), a.Expressing or implying demand. [R.] Harris. 1913 Webster]
Re*quis"i*tive, n.One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*quis"i*tor(-t?r), n.One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts. 1913 Webster]
Re*quis"i*to*ry(-t?-r?), a.Sought for; demanded. [R.] Summary on Du Bartas (1621). 1913 Webster]
Re*quit"a*ble(-kw?t"?-b'l), a.That may be requited. 1913 Webster]
Re*quit"al(-al), n.[From Requite.]The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds. 1913 Webster]
No merit their aversion can remove, requital can efface their love.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Re"quite"(r?-kw?t"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Requited; p. pr. & vb. n.Requiting.][Pref. re- + quit.]To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. 1913 Webster]
He can requite thee; for he knows the charma Milton. 1913 Webster]
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand.Ps. x. 14. 1913 Webster]
Re*quite"ment(-ment), n.Requital [Obs.] E. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*quit"er(-kw?t"?r), n.One who requites. 1913 Webster]
Rere"brace`(r?r"br?s"), n.[F. arri.](Anc. Armor)Armor for the upper part of the arm.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Rere`de*main"(-d?-m?n"), n.[F. arri back + de of + main hand.]A backward stroke. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rere"dos(r?r"d?s), n.[From rear + F. dos back, L. dorsum. Cf. Dorsal.](Arch.)(a)A screen or partition wall behind an altar.(b)The back of a fireplace.(c)The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.[Also spelt reredosse.]Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
Rere"fief`(r?r"f?f`), n.[F. arri\'8are-fief. See Rear hinder, and Fief.](Scots Law)A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*reign"(r?-r?n"), v. i.To reign again. 1913 Webster]
Re`-re*it"er*ate(r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), v. t.To reiterate many times. [R.] \'bdMy re-reiterated wish.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Re`sa*lute"(r?`s?-l?t"), v. t.To salute again. 1913 Webster]
Re*saw"(r, v. t.To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc. 1913 Webster]
Res"cat(r?s"k?t), v. t.[Sp. rescattar.]To ransom; to release; to rescue. [Obs.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re*scind"(r?-s?nd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rescinded; p. pr. & vb. n.Rescinding.][L. rescindere, rescissum; pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See Shism.]1.To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. 1913 Webster]
The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment. 1913 Webster]
Re*scind"a*ble(-?-b'l), a.Capable of being rescinded. 1913 Webster]
Re*scind"ment(-ment), n.The act of rescinding; rescission. 1913 Webster]
Re*scis"sion(r?-s?zh"?n), n.[L. rescissio: cf. F. rescission. See Rescind.]The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment. 1913 Webster]
Re*scis"so*ry(r?-s?z"?-r? , a.[L. rescissorius: cf. F. rescisoire.]Tending to rescind; rescinding. 1913 Webster]
To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Res"cous(r?s"k?s), n.[OE., fr. OF. rescousse, fr. rescourre, p. p. rescous, to rescue. See Rescue.]1.Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)See Rescue, 2. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Res"cowe(r?s"kou), v. t.To rescue. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*scribe"(r?-skr?b"), v. t.[L. rescribere; pref. re- re- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]1.To write back; to write in reply.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.To write over again.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Re"script(r?"skr?pt), n.[L. rescriptum: cf. F. rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See Rescribe,v. t.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Rom.Antiq.)The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. 1913 Webster]
In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number.Hare. 1913 Webster]
2.(R.C.Ch.)The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals. 1913 Webster]
3.A counterpart.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Re*scrip"tion(r?-skr?p"sh?n), n.[L. rescriptio: cf. F. rescription. See Rescribe.]A writing back; the answering of a letter.Loveday. 1913 Webster]
Re*scrip"tive(-t?v), a.Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining. 1913 Webster]
Res"cu*a*ble(r?s"k?-?-b'l), a.That may be rescued. 1913 Webster]
Res"cue(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rescued(-k?d);p. pr. & vb. n.Rescuing.][OE. rescopuen, OF. rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; L. pref. re- re- + excutere to shake or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake. See Qtash to crush, Rercussion.]To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction. 1913 Webster]
Had I been seized by a hungry lion, rescue me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
1.The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. 1913 Webster]
Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained.(b)The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment.(c)The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rescue grass. [Etymol. uncertain.](Bot.)A tall grass (Ceratochloa unioloides) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States. 1913 Webster]
Res"cue*less, a.Without rescue or release. 1913 Webster]
Res"cu*er(-k?-?r), n.One who rescues. 1913 Webster]
Res`cus*see"(r?s`k?s-s?"), n.(O.Eng. Law)The party in whose favor a rescue is made.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
Res*cus"sor(r?s-k?s"s?r), n.[LL.](O.Eng.Law)One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer.Burril. 1913 Webster]
Rese(r, v. i.To shake; to quake; to tremble. [Obs.] \'bdIt made all the gates for to rese.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re-search"(r?-s?rch"), v. t.[Pref. re- + search.]To search again; to examine anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*search"(r?-s?rch"), n.[Pref. re- + search: cf OF. recerche, F. recherche.]1.Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. 1913 Webster]
The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; -- also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase \'bdresearch and development\'b8 (R&D).The distinctive characteristic of scientific research is the maintenance of records and careful control or observation of conditions under which the phenomena are studied so that others will be able to reproduce the observations. When the person conducting the research varies the conditions beforehand in order to test directly the effects of changing conditions on the results of the observation, such investigation is called
experimental research or
experimentation or
experimental science; it is often conducted in a laboratory. If the investigation is conducted with a view to obtaining information directly useful in producing objects with commercial or practical utility, the research is called
applied research. Investigation conducted for the primary purpose of discovering new facts about natural phenomena, or to elaborate or test theories about natural phenomena, is called
basic research or
fundamental research. Research in fields such as astronomy, in which the phenomena to be observed cannot be controlled by the experimenter, is called
observational research.
Epidemiological research is a type of observational research in which the researcher applies statistical methods to analyse patterns of occurrence of disease and its association with other phenomena within a population, with a view to understanding the origins or mode of transmission of the disease. PJC]
Re*seat"(r?-s?t"), v. t.1.To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8R\'82`seau"(r, n.[F.]A network;specif.: (a)(Astron.)A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate with star images to facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc.(b)In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes, like network. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*sect"(r?-s?kt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resected;p. pr. & vb. n.Resecting.][L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. 1913 Webster]
Re*sec"tion(r?-s?k"sh?n), n.[L. resectio: cf. F. r\'82section.]1.The act of cutting or paring off.Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.(Surg.)The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. 1913 Webster]
Re*se"da(r?-s?"d?), n.[L. , a kind of plant.]1.(Bot.)A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette. 1913 Webster]
2.A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette. 1913 Webster]
Re*seek"(r?-s?k"), v. t.To seek again.J. Barlow. 1913 Webster]
Re*seize"(r?-s?z"), v. t.[Pref. re- + seize: cf. F. ressaisir.]1.To seize again, or a second time. 1913 Webster]
2.To put in possession again; to reinstate. 1913 Webster]
And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was again.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. 1913 Webster]
The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till the arrival of the justices of assize.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*seiz"er(-s?z"?r), n.1.One who seizes again. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Law)The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of law. 1913 Webster]
Re*sei"zure(r, n.A second seizure; the act of seizing again.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*sell"(r?-s?l"), v. t.To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"bla*ble(r?-z?m"bl?-b'l), a.[See Resemble.]Admitting of being compared; like. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"blance(-blans), n.[Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.]1.The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. 1913 Webster]
One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. 1913 Webster]
These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
3.A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"blant(-blant), a.[F., a . and p. pr. fr. ressembler to resemble. See Resemble.]Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. [R.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"ble(r?-z?m"b'l), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resembled(-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Resembling(-bl?ng).][F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like, similar. See Similar.]1.To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. 1913 Webster]
We will resemble you in that.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The other . . . resemble to his lady bright.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] \'bdThey can so well resemble man's speech.\'b8 Holland. 1913 Webster]
4.To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] H. Bushnell. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"bler(r?-z?m"bl?r), n.One who resembles. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"bling*ly(-bl?ng-l?), adv.So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness. 1913 Webster]
Re*sem"i*nate(-s?m"?-n?t), v. t.[L. pref. re- again + seminatus, p. p. of seminare to sow.]To produce again by means of seed. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*send"(r?-s?nd"), v. t.1.To send again; as, to resend a message. 1913 Webster]
2.To send back; as, to resend a gift. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Telegraphy)To send on from an intermediate station by means of a repeater. 1913 Webster]
Re*sent"(r?-z?nt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resented; p. pr. & vb. n.Resenting.][F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- + sentire to feel. See Sense.]1.To be sensible of; to feel; as: (a)In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
(b)In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at. 1913 Webster]
2.To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts. 1913 Webster]
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely.Bolingbroke. 1913 Webster]
3.To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*sent", v. i.1.To feel resentment.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of human invention.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*sent"er(-?r), n.One who resents.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re*sent"ful(-f?l), a.Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable. -- Re*sent"ful*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*sent"ment(-ment), n.[F. ressentiment.]1.The act of resenting. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He retains vivid resentments of the more solid morality.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little resentment of their danger.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The Council taking notice of the many good services performed by Mr. John Milton, . . . have thought fit to declare their resentment and good acceptance of the same.The Council Book (1651). 1913 Webster]
4.In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced. 1913 Webster]
Resentment . . . is a deep, reflective displeasure against the conduct of the offender.Cogan. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Anger; irritation; vexation; displeasure; grudge; indignation; choler; gall; ire; wrath; rage; fury. -- Resentment, Anger. Anger is the broader term, denoting a keen sense of disapprobation (usually with a desire to punish) for whatever we feel to be wrong, whether directed toward ourselves or others. Resentment is anger exicted by a sense of personal injury. It is, etymologically, that reaction of the mind which we instinctively feel when we think ourselves wronged. Pride and selfishness are apt to aggravate this feeling until it changes into a criminal animosity; and this is now the more common signification of the term. Being founded in a sense of injury, this feeling is hard to be removed; and hence the expressions bitter or implacable resentment. See Anger. 1913 Webster]
Anger is like Shak. 1913 Webster]
Can heavently minds such high resentment show, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Res"er*ate(r?s"?r-?t), v. t.[L. reseratus, p. p. of reserare to unlock.]To unlock; to open. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Res`er*va"tion(r?z`?r-v?"sh?n), n.[Cf. F. r\'82servation, LL. reservatio. See Reserve.]1.The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.A. Smith. 1913 Webster]
With reservation of an hundred knights.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Make some reservation of your wrongs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not given up or brought forward.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A tract of the public land reserved for some special use, as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
4.The state of being reserved, or kept in store.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.(Law)(a)A clause in an instrument by which some new thing is reserved out of the thing granted, and not in esse before.(b)A proviso.Kent. 1913 Webster]
exception, the technical distinction being disregarded. 1913 Webster]
6.(Eccl.)(a)The portion of the sacramental elements reserved for purposes of devotion and for the communion of the absent and sick.(b)A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices. 1913 Webster]
7.an agreement to have some space, service or other acommodation, as at a hotel, a restaurant, or on a public transport system, held for one's future use; also, the record or receipt for such an agreement, or the contractual obligation to retain that accommodation; as, a hotel reservation; a reservation on a flight to Dallas; to book a reservation at the Ritz. PJC]
Mental reservation, the withholding, or failing to disclose, something that affects a statement, promise, etc., and which, if disclosed, would materially change its import. 1913 Webster]
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Re*serv"a*tive(r?-z?rv"?-t?v), a.Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving. 1913 Webster]
Re*serv"a*to*ry(-t?-r?), n.[LL. reservatorium,fr. L. resservare. See Reserve, v. t., and cf. Reservior.]A place in which things are reserved or kept.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Re*serve"(r?-z?rv"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reserved. (zp. pr. & vb. n. Reserving.][F. r\'82server, L. reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See Serve.]1.To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose. \'bdI have reserved to myself nothing.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain; to make a reservation{7}.Gen. xxvii. 35.In cases where one person or party makes a request to an agent that some accommodation (such as a hotel room or place at a restaurant) be kept (reserved) for their use at a particular time, the word reserve applies both to the action of the person making the request, and to the action of the agent who takes the approproriate action (such as a notation in a book of reservations) to be certain that the accommodation is available at that time. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble?Job xxxviii. 22,23. 1913 Webster]
Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To make an exception of; to except. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*serve", n.[F. r\'82serve.]1.The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. 1913 Webster]
However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. 1913 Webster]
The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a continual supply.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is excepted; exception. 1913 Webster]
Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a reserve.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
4.Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. 1913 Webster]
My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined, reserve, and all the sex, behind.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
5.A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mil.)(a)A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.(b)troops trained but released from active service, retained as a formal part of the military force, and liable to be recalled to active service in cases of national need (see Army organization, above). 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.(Banking)Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. 1913 Webster]
8.(Finance)(a)That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it;specif.: (b)(Banking)Usually, the uninvested cash kept on hand for this purpose, called the real reserve. In Great Britain the ultimate real reserve is the gold kept on hand in the Bank of England, largely represented by the notes in hand in its own banking department; and any balance which a bank has with the Bank of England is a part of its reserve. In the United States the reserve of a national bank consists of the amount of lawful money it holds on hand against deposits, which is required by law (in 1913) to be not less than 15 per cent (U. S. Rev. Stat. secs. 5191, 5192), three fifths of which the banks not in a reserve city (which see) may keep deposited as balances in national banks that are in reserve cities (U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5192).(c)(Life Insurance)The amount of funds or assets necessary for a company to have at any given time to enable it, with interest and premiums paid as they shall accure, to meet all claims on the insurance then in force as they would mature according to the particular mortality table accepted. The reserve is always reckoned as a liability, and is calculated on net premiums. It is theoretically the difference between the present value of the total insurance and the present value of the future premiums on the insurance. The reserve, being an amount for which another company could, theoretically, afford to take over the insurance, is sometimes called the
reinsurance fund or the
self-insurance fund. For the first year upon any policy the net premium is called the
initial reserve, and the balance left at the end of the year including interest is the
terminal reserve. For subsequent years the initial reserve is the net premium, if any, plus the terminal reserve of the previous year. The portion of the reserve to be absorbed from the initial reserve in any year in payment of losses is sometimes called the
insurance reserve, and the terminal reserve is then called the
investment reserve. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9.In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the recipient will get a prize if another should be disqualified. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11.A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reserve city. (Banking)In the national banking system of the United States, any of certain cities in which the national banks are required (U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities (specifically called central reserve cities) are required to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these banks (U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In reserve, in keeping for other or future use; in store; as, he has large quantities of wheat in reserve; he has evidence or arguments in reserve. --
Reserve air. (Physiol.)Same as Supplemental air, under Supplemental. 1913 Webster]
Re*served"(-z?rvd"), a.1.Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. 1913 Webster]
2.Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank. 1913 Webster]
To all obliging, yet reserved to all.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Nothing reserved or sullen was to see.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*serv"ed*ly(r, adv. -- Re*serv"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Res`er*vee"(r, n.One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with reservor. 1913 Webster]
Re*serv"er(r, n.One who reserves. 1913 Webster]
Re*serv"ist, n.A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Res"er*voir`(r, n.[F. r\'82servoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See Reservatory.]1.A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)a large quantity of infectious microorganisms resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of being transmitted to humans. PJC]
3.(Med.)a large quantity of infectious microorganisms or parasites resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of being transmitted to humans; especially, such organisms in animals where they do little or no harm to the host. PJC]
4.a large supply or stock of anything which may be rapidly put to use; a reserve. PJC]
Receiving reservoir(Water Works), a principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply. 1913 Webster]
Re*serv"or(r?-z?rv"?r , n.One who reserves; a reserver. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"(r?-s?t"), v. t.To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond. 1913 Webster]
Re"set(r?"s?t), n.1.The act of resetting. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)That which is reset; matter set up again. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"(r?-s?t"), n.[OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.](Scots Law)The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw.Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Re*set", v. t.(Scots Law)To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. 1913 Webster]
We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here.Sir. W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"ter(-t?r), n.(Scots Law)One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"ter(r?-S?t"t?r), n.One who resets, or sets again. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"tle(r?-s?t"t'l), v. t.To settle again.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"tle, v. i.To settle again, or a second time. 1913 Webster]
Re*set"tle*ment(-ment), n.Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees. 1913 Webster]
The resettlement of my discomposed soul.Norris. 1913 Webster]
Re*shape"(r?-sh?p"), v. t.To shape again. 1913 Webster]
Re*ship"(r?-sh?p"), v. t.To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise. 1913 Webster]
Re*ship", v. i.To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel after having been discharged. 1913 Webster]
Re*ship"ment(-ment), n.The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped. 1913 Webster]
Re*ship"per(-p?r), n.One who reships. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*ant(-ant), a.[OF. reseant, resseant, L. residens. See Resident.]Resident; present in a place. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*ant, n.A resident. [Obs.] Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*side"(r?-z?d"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Resided; p. pr. & vb. n.Residing.][F. r\'82sider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit. ]1.To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time. 1913 Webster]
At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In no fixed place the happy souls reside.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. 1913 Webster]
In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
3.To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*dence(r?z"?-dens), n.[F. r\'82sidence. See Resident.]1.The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. 1913 Webster]
The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. \'bdNear the residence of Posthumus.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Johnson took up his residence in London.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.(Eng. Eccl. Law)The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence. 1913 Webster]
4.The place where anything rests permanently. 1913 Webster]
But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then, . . . fights against his own majesty and kingship.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`si*den"cia(?), n.[Sp.]In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a predecessor. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*dent(-dent), a.[F. r\'82sident, L. residens, -entis, p. pr. of residere. See Reside.]1.Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country. 1913 Webster]
2.Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] \'bdStable and resident like a rock.\'b8 Jer. TAylor. 1913 Webster]
One there still resident as day and night.Davenant. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*dent, n.1.One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. 1913 Webster]
2.A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*dent*er(-$r), n.A resident. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Res`i*den""tial(-d?n"shal), a.1.Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as, residential trade; a residential part of town. 1913 Webster]
2.Residing; residentiary. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Res`i*den"tia*ry(-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a.[LL. residentiaris.]Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Res`i*den"tia*ry, n.1.One who is resident. 1913 Webster]
The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence. 1913 Webster]
Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship, n.The office or condition of a residentiary. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*dent*ship(r?z"?-dent-sh?p), n.The office or condition of a resident. 1913 Webster]
Re*sid"er(r?-z?d"?r), n.One who resides in a place. 1913 Webster]
Re*sid"u*al(r?-z?d"?-al), a.[See Residue.]Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. 1913 Webster]
Residual air(Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. Supplemental air, under Supplemental. --
Residual error. (Mensuration)See Error, 6 (b). --
Residual figure(Geom.), the figure which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one. --
Residual magnetism(Physics), remanent magnetism. See under Remanent. --
Residual product, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc. --
Residual quantity(Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b. --
Residual root(Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as . 1913 Webster]
Re*sid"u*al, n.(Math.)(a)The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula.(b)The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them. 1913 Webster]
Re*sid"u*a*ry(-?-r?), a.[See Residue.]Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Residuary clause(Law), that part of the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is disposed of. --
Residuary devise(Law), the person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will. --
Residuary legatee(Law), the person to whom the residue of personal estate is bequeathed. 1913 Webster]
Res"i*due(r?z"?-d?), n.[F. r\'82sidu, L. residuum, fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to remain behind. See Reside, and cf. Residuum.]1.That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder. 1913 Webster]
The residue of them will I deliver to the sword.Jer. xv. 9. 1913 Webster]
If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a residue of English liberty would have been saved.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; a moiety or group; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense. 1913 Webster +PJC]
radical is sometimes restricted to groups containing carbon, the term residue and moiety being applied to the others. 1913 Webster]
4.(Theory of Numbers)Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues. 1913 Webster]
Re*sid"u*um(-?m), n.[L. See Residue.]That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue. 1913 Webster]
\'bdI think so,\'b8 is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue.L. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*siege"(r?-s?j"), v. t.[Pref. re- + siege a seat.]To seat again; to reinstate. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re-sign"(r?-s?n"), v. t.[Pref. re- + sign.]To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again. 1913 Webster]
Re*sign"(r?-z?n"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resigned(-z?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Resigning.][F. r\'82signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re- re- + signare to seal, stamp. See Sign, and cf. Resignation.] 1913 Webster]
1.To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively. 1913 Webster]
I here resign my government to thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign Milton. 1913 Webster]
What more reasonable, than that we should in all things resign up ourselves to the will of God?Tiilotson. 1913 Webster]
2.To relinquish; to abandon. 1913 Webster]
He soon resigned his former suit.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, resigned and concredited to the conduct of such as they call governors.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce. -- Resign, Relinquish. To resign is to give up, as if breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured; hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To relinquish is less formal, but always implies abandonment and that the thing given up has been long an object of pursuit, and, usually, that it has been prized and desired. We resign what we once held or considered as our own, as an office, employment, etc. We speak of relinquishing a claim, of relinquishing some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of relinquishing seme right, privilege, etc. \'bdMen are weary with the toil which they bear, but can not find it in their hearts to relinquish it.\'b8 Steele. See Abdicate. 1913 Webster]
Re sign", n.Resignation. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Res`ig*na"tion(r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82signation. See Resign.]1.The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God. 1913 Webster]
Res`ign*ee"(r?z`?-n?"), n.One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made. 1913 Webster]
Re*sign"er(r?-z?n"?r), n.One who resigns. 1913 Webster]
Re*sign"ment(-ment), n.The act of resigning. 1913 Webster]
Re*sile"(r?-z?l"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Resiled(-z?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n.Resiling.][L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient.]To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.J. Ellis. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*sil"i*ence(r?-z?l"?-ens), Re*sil"i*en*cy(-en-s?), }n.1.The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech. & Engyn.)The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain. 1913 Webster]
Re*sil"i*ent(-ent), a.[L. resiliens, p. pr.]Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling. 1913 Webster]
Res"in(r?z"?n), n.[F. r\'82sine, L. resina; cf. Gr. "rhti`nh Cf. Rosin.]Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin). 1913 Webster]
Resins exude from trees in combination with essential oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are supposed to be formed by the oxidation of the essential oils. Copal, mastic, guaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they form balsams, or oleoresins. 1913 Webster]
Highgate resin(Min.), a fossil resin resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London. --
Resin bush(Bot.), a low composite shrub (Euryops speciosissimus) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin. 1913 Webster]
Res`in*a"ceous(-?"sh?s), a.Having the quality of resin; resinous. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*ate(r?z"?n-?t), n.(Chem.)Any one of the salts the resinic acids. 1913 Webster]
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Re*sin"ic(r?-z?n"?k), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic acids. 1913 Webster]
Res`in*if"er*ous(r?z`?n-?f"?r-?s), a.[Resin + -ferous: cf. F. r\'82sinif\'8are.]Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*i*form(r?z"?n-?-f?rm), a.[Resin + -form: cf. F. r\'82siniforme.]Having the form of resin. 1913 Webster]
Res`in*o-e*lec"tric(-?-?-l?k"tr?k), a.(Elec.)Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*oid(r?z"?n-oid), a.Somewhat like resin. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*ous(-?s), a.[L. resinous: cf. F. r\'82sineux. See Resin.]Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin. 1913 Webster]
Resinous electricity(Elec.), electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity, under Negative. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*ous*ly, adv.By means, or in the manner, of resin. 1913 Webster]
Res"in*ous*ness, n.The quality of being resinous. 1913 Webster]
Res`i*pis"cence(r?s`?-p?s"sens), n.[L. resipiscentia, from resipiscere to recover one's senses: cf. F. r\'82sipiscence.]Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [R.] Bp. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"(r?-z?st"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Resisting.][F. r\'82sister, L. resistere, pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See Stand.]1.To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct. 1913 Webster]
That mortal dint, resist.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. 1913 Webster]
God resisteth the proud.James iv. 6. 1913 Webster]
Contrary to his high will resist.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. 1913 Webster]
4.To be distasteful to. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist", v. i.To make opposition.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist", n.1.(Calico Printing)A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers; -- also called reserve. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.F. C. Calvert. 1913 Webster]
2.(Technology)Something that resists or prevents a certain action;specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, or of a silicon wafer, to prevent the action on it of acid, other chemical agents, or any other process such as irradiation or deposition, which would modify the surface if not protected. The resist is usually applied or in some way formed into a pattern so that the underlying surface may be modified in a complementary pattern. PJC]
Re*sist"ance(-ans), n.[F. r\'82sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, -entis, p. pr. See Resist.]1.The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. 1913 Webster]
When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces.1. Macc. xi. 38. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles. 1913 Webster]
3.A means or method of resisting; that which resists. 1913 Webster]
Unfold to us some warlike resistance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Elec.)A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm. 1913 Webster]
Resistance box(Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. --
Resistance coil(Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. --
Solid of least resistance(Mech.), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"ance frame`. (Elec.)A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*sist"ant(-ant), a.[F. r\'82sistant: cf. L. resistens. See Resist.]Making resistance; resisting. -- n.One who, or that which, resists.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"er(-?r), n.One who resists. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"ful(-f?l), a.Making much resistance. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty(-?-b?l"?-t?), n..1.The quality of being resistible; resistibleness. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality of being resistant; resitstance. 1913 Webster]
The name \'bdbody\'b8 being the complex idea of extension and resistibility together in the same subject.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"i*ble(r?-z?st"?-b'l), a.[Cf. F. r\'82sistible.]Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force.Sir M. Hale. -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n. -- Re*sist"i*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"ive(-?v), a.Serving to resist.B. Jonsosn. 1913 Webster]
Re*sist"less, a.1.Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. 1913 Webster]
Masters' commands come with a power resistless Milton. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*sist"less*ly, adv. -- Re*sist"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*lu*ble(r?z"?-l?-b'l), a.[L. resolubolis: cf. F. r\'82soluble. See Resolve, and cf. Resolvable.]Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; as, bodies resoluble by fire.Boyle. -- Res"o*lu*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*lute(r?z"?-l?t), a.[Cf. F. r\'82solu. The L. resolutus (p. p. of resolvere) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See Resolve, v. t. & i.]1.Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*lute*ly, adv.In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance. 1913 Webster]
Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely denies.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*lute*ness, n.The quality of being resolute. 1913 Webster]
Res`o*lu"tion(-l?"sh?n), n.[F. r\'82solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See Resolve.]1.The act, operation, or process of resolving.Specifically:(a)The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts.(b)The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem. 1913 Webster]
The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. 1913 Webster]
Be it with resolution then to fight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting. 1913 Webster]
5.The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania.Holland. 1913 Webster]
6.(Math.)The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem. 1913 Webster]
7.(Med.)A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. 1913 Webster]
8.(Mus.)The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. 1913 Webster]
9.(Technical)The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured. PJC]
10.(Technical)a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power. PJC]
Joint resolution. See under Joint, a. --
Resolution of a forcemotion(Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of composition of a force. --
Resolution of a nebula(Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. 1913 Webster]
Res`o*lu"tion*er(-?r), n.One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in the Scottish Church in the 17th century. 1913 Webster]
He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Res`o*lu"tion*ist, n.One who makes a resolution. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*lu`tive(r?z"?-lu`t?v), a.[Cf.F. r\'82solutif.]Serving to dissolve or relax. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty(r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?), n.The quality or condition of being resolvable; resolvableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"a*ble(r?-z?lv"?-b'l), a.[See Resolve, and cf. Resoluble.]Admitting of being resolved; admitting separation into constituent parts, or reduction to first principles; admitting solution or explanation; as, resolvable compounds; resolvable ideas or difficulties. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"a*ble*ness, n.The quality of being resolvable; resolvability. 1913 Webster]
Re*solve"(r?*z?lv"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resolved(-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Resolving.][L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r\'82soudare to resolve. See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute, Resolution.]1.To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve. 1913 Webster]
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, resolve itself into a dew!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ye immortal souls, who once were men, resolved to elements again.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle. \'bdResolve my doubt.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain. 1913 Webster]
Sir, be resolved. I must and will come.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Pope. 1913 Webster]
In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be equaled by any region.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event. 1913 Webster]
5.To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money). 1913 Webster]
6.To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole. 1913 Webster]
7.(Math.)To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of.Hutton. 1913 Webster]
8.(Med.)To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor. 1913 Webster]
9.(Mus.)To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord. 1913 Webster]
10.To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
To resolve a nebula.(Astron.)See Resolution of a nebula, under Resolution. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle. 1913 Webster]
Re*solve"(r?-z?lv"), v. i.[The sense \'bdto be convinced, to determine\'b8 comes from the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts, analyzing, hence, determining.] 1913 Webster]
1.To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution. 1913 Webster]
2.To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid. 1913 Webster]
When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline.Arbuthhnot. 1913 Webster]
3.To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Let men resolve of that as they plaease.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To determine; decide; conclude; purpose. 1913 Webster]
Re*solve", n.1.The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution. \'bdTo give a full resolve of that which is so much controverted.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. 1913 Webster]
Nor is your firm resolve unknown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
C\'91sar's approach has summoned us together, resolves.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Re*solved"(r?-z?lvd"), p. p. & a.Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich. 1913 Webster]
That makes him a resolved enemy.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
I am resolved she shall not settle here.Fielding. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"ed*ly(r?z?lv"?d-l?), adv.1.So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; clearly. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of that, and all the progress, more or less, Resolvedly more leisure shall express.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"ed*ness, n.Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"ent(-ent), a.Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"ent, n.[L. resolvens, p. pr. of resolvere: cf. F. r\'82solvant. See Resolve.]1.That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.Coxe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math.)An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends. 1913 Webster]
Re*solv"er(r?-z?lv"?r), n.1.That which decomposes, or dissolves.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the mind certain or determined.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
3.One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*nance(r?z"?-nans), n.[Cf. F. r\'82sonance, L. resonantia an echo.]1.The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant. 1913 Webster]
2.(Acoustics)A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physics)A phenomenon in which a vibration or other cyclic process (such as tide cycles) of large amplitude is produced by smaller impulses, when the frequency of the external impulses is close to that of the natural cycling frequency of the process in that system.The shattering of a glass object when impinged upon by sound of a certain frequency is one example of this phenomenon; another is the very large tides in certain basins such as that of the Bay of Fundy, which has a natural cycling frequency close to that of the tidal cycle. PJC]
4.(Electronics)An electric phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic resonance, due to the existance of certain relations of the capacity, inductance, resistance, and frequency of an alternating circuit; the tuning of a radio transmitter or receiver to send or detect waves of specific frequencies depends on this phenomenon. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Pulmonary resonance(Med.), the sound heard on percussing over the lungs. --
Vocal resonance(Med.), the sound transmitted to the ear when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*nan*cy(-nan-s?), n.Resonance. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*nant(-nant), a.[L. resonans, p. pr. of resonare to resound: cf. F. r\'82sonnant. See Resound.]1.Returning, or capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back. 1913 Webster]
Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets were resonant with female parties of young and old.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.(Elec.)Adjusted as to dimensions (as an electric circuit) so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Res"o*nant*ly, adv.In a resonant manner. 1913 Webster]
Res"o*na`tor(-n?`t?r), n.[NL. & G.]1.(Acoustics)Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that resounds or resonates;specif.: (a)(Teleg.)An open box for containing a sounder and designed to concentrate and amplify the sound.(b)(Elec.)Any of various apparatus for exhibiting or utilizing the effects of resonance in connection with open circuits, as a device having an oscillating circuit which includes a helix of bare copper wire, a variable number of coils of which can be connected in circuit with a condenser and spark gap excited with an induction coil. It is used to create high-frequency electric brush discharges.(c)(Wireless Teleg.)The antenna system and other high-frequency circuits of a receiving apparatus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*sorb"(r?-s?rb"), v. t.[L. reorbere; pref. re- re- + sorbere to suck or drink in.]1.To swallow up. 1913 Webster]
Now lifted by the tide, and now resorbed.Young. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)to absorb (something which has been secreted or exuded by the same organism). PJC]
Re*sorb"ent(-ent), a.[L. resorbens, p. pr. of resorbere.]Swallowing up.Wodhull. 1913 Webster]
Res*or"cin(r?z-?r"s?n), n.[Resin + orcin. So called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.](Chem.)A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthale\'8bn, fluoresce\'8bn, and eosin. 1913 Webster]
Res`or*cyl"ic(r?z`?r-s?l"?k), a.(Chem.)Of, or pertaining to, or producing, resorcin; as, resorcylic acid. 1913 Webster]
Re*sorp"tion(r?*s?rp"sh?n), n.1.The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption. 1913 Webster]
2.(Petrography)The redissolving wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. The dissolved material may again solidify, giving rise to a mass of small crystals, usually of a different kind. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*sort"(r?*z?rt"), n.[F. ressort.]Active power or movement; spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that can not sink into the main of it.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*sort", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Resorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Resorting.][OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F. ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re- re- + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot. See Sort. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then to gain by appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to appeal, go for protection or refuge.]1.To go; to repair; to betake one's self. 1913 Webster]
What men name resort to him?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall back; to revert. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any of her ancestors.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
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3.To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage. 1913 Webster]
The king thought it time to resort to other counsels.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Re*sort"(r?*z?rt"), n.[Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction. See Resort, v.]1.The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force. 1913 Webster]
Join with me to forbid him her resort.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt. 1913 Webster]
Far from all resort of mirth.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. 1913 Webster]
Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal. 1913 Webster]
Re*sort"er(-?r), n.One who resorts; a frequenter. 1913 Webster]
Re*soun", v. i. & t.To resound. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Re-sound"(r?*sound"), v. t. & i.[Pref. re- + sound.]To sound again or anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*sound"(r?*zound"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Resounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Resounding.][OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. r\'82sonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.]1.To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far. 1913 Webster]
2.To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song. 1913 Webster]
3.To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. \'bdCommon fame . . . resounds back to them again.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
4.To be mentioned much and loudly.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise. 1913 Webster]
Re*sound", v. t.1.To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
Albion's cliffs resound the rur Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of. 1913 Webster]
The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, resound.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To echo; re\'89cho; reverberate; sound. 1913 Webster]
Re*sound", n.Return of sound; echo.Beaumont. 1913 Webster]
Re*source"(r?*s?rs"), n.[F. ressource, fr. OF. ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re- re- + sourdre to spring forth. See Source.]1.That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient. 1913 Webster]
Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind. 1913 Webster]
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re*speak"(r?*sp?k"), v. t.1.To speak or utter again. 1913 Webster]
2.To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*spect"(r?*sp?kt"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Respected; p. pr. & vb. n.Respecting.][L. respectare, v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect; pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F. respecter. See Spy, and cf. Respite.]1.To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed. 1913 Webster]
Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. \'bdI do respect thee as my soul.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so respect the Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
4.To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, respected him to death.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
5.To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce. 1913 Webster]
As respects, as regards; with regard to; as to.Macaulay. --
To respect the personpersons, to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. \'bdYe shall not respect persons in judgment.\'b8 Deut. i. 17. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate. 1913 Webster]
Re*spect", n.[L. respectus: cf. F. respect. See Respect, v., and cf. Respite.]1.The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution. 1913 Webster]
But he it well did ward with wise respect.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Seen without awe, and served without respect.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little respect.R. Nelson. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another. 1913 Webster]
4.Reputation; repute. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Many of the best respect in Rome.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Relation; reference; regard. 1913 Webster]
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the various benefits men received from him, had several titles.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
4.Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects. 1913 Webster]
Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in many respects.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
In one respect I'll be thy assistant.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] \'bdWhatever secret respects were likely to move them.\'b8 Hooker. 1913 Webster]
To the publik good respects must yield.Milton. 1913 Webster]
In respect, in comparison. [Obs.] Shak. --
In respect of. (a)In comparison with. [Obs.] Shak.(b)As to; in regard to. [Archaic] \'bdMonsters in respect of their bodies.\'b8 Bp. Wilkins. \'bdIn respect of these matters.\'b8 Jowett. (Thucyd.) --
In, ,
respect to, in relation to; with regard to; as respects.Tillotson. --
To have respect of persons, to regard persons with partiality or undue bias, especially on account of friendship, power, wealth, etc. \'bdIt is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.\'b8 Prov. xxiv. 23. 1913 Webster]
Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty(r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n.The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect. 1913 Webster]
Re*spect"a*ble(-, a.[F. respectable, LL. respectabilis.]1.Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. \'bdThe respectable quarter of Sicca.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable.Madison. 1913 Webster]
2.Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. 1913 Webster]
With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
With thy equals familiar, yet respective.Lord Burleigh. 1913 Webster]
Re*spec"tive*ly, adv.1.As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man respectively perform his duty. 1913 Webster]
The impressions from the objects or the senses do mingle respectively every one with its kind.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
3.Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*spect"less(r?*sp?kt"l?s), a.Having no respect; without regard; regardless. 1913 Webster]
Rather than again respectless, their so moving c Chapman. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*spect"less*ness, n. [R.]Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Re*spec"tu*ous(r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135), a.1.Respectful; as, a respectuous silence. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.Respectable. [Obs.] Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Re*spell"(r?*sp?l"), v. t.To spell again. 1913 Webster]
Re*sperse"(r?*sp?rs"), v. t.[L. respersus, p. p. of respergere; pref. re- re- + spargere to srew, sprinkle.]To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*sper"sion(r?*sp?r"sh?n), n.[L. respersio.]The act of sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty(r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? , n.[Cf. F. respirabilit.]The quality or state of being respirable; respirableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*spir"a*ble(r?*sp?r"?*b'l , a.[Cf. F. respirable.]Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- Re*spir"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Res`pi*ra"tion(r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), n.[L. respiratio: cf. F. respiration. See Respire.]1.The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath. 1913 Webster]
2.Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Till the day respiration to the just Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physiol.)The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed. 1913 Webster]
a) Internal respiration, or the interchange of oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body and the bathing them, which in one sense is a process of nutrition. (b) External respiration, or the gaseous interchange taking place in the special respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes respiration proper. Gamgee. 1913 Webster]
In the respiration of plants oxygen is likewise absorbed and carbonic acid exhaled, but in the light this process is obscured by another process which goes on with more vigor, in which the plant inhales and absorbs carbonic acid and exhales free oxygen. 1913 Webster]
Res`pi*ra"tion*al(r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-al), a.Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirational difficulties. 1913 Webster]
Re*spir"a*tive(r?*sp?*r?*t?v), a.Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirative organs. 1913 Webster]
Res"pi*ra`tor(r?s"p?*r?`t?r), n.[Cf. F. respirateur.]A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors. 1913 Webster]
Re*spir"a*to*ry(r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? , a.(Physiol.)Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. 1913 Webster]
Respiratory foods. (Physiol.)See 2d Note under Food, n., 1. --
Respiratory tree(Zo\'94l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. 1913 Webster]
Re*spire"(r?*sp?r), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Respired(-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n.Respiring.][L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See Spirit.]1.To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Here leave me to respire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
From the mountains where I now respire.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. 1913 Webster]
Re*spire", v. t.1.To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. 1913 Webster]
A native of the land where I respire Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Res"pite(r?s"p?t), n.[OF. respit, F. r\'82pit, from L. respectus respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of a day. See Respect.]1.A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay. 1913 Webster]
I crave but four day's respite.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. \'bdWithout more respite.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Some pause and respite only I require.Denham. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)(a)Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.(b)The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term. 1913 Webster]
Res"pite, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Respited; p. pr. & vb. n.Respiting.][OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See Respite, n.]To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a)To delay or postpone; to put off.(b)To keep back from execution; to reprieve. 1913 Webster]
Forty days longer we do respite you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(c)To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. \'bdTo respite his day labor with repast.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*splen"dence(r?*spl?n"dens), Re*splen"den*cy(-den*s?), }n.[L. resplendentia.]The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. 1913 Webster]
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold resplendence, heir of all my might.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The resplendency of his own almighty goodness.Dr. J. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re*splen"dent(-dent), a.[L. resplendens, -entis, p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- + splendere to shine. See Splendid.]Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. -- Re*splen"dent*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
With royal arras and resplendent gold.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*split"(r?*spl?t"), v. t. & i.To split again. 1913 Webster]
Re*spond"(r?*sp?nd"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Responded; p. pr. & vb. n.Responding.][OF. respondre, F. r\'82pondre, fr. L. respondere, responsum; pref. re- re- + spondere to promise. See Sponsor.]1.To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument. 1913 Webster]
2.To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit. 1913 Webster]
A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of human woe.Buckminster. 1913 Webster]
To every theme responds thy various lay.Broome. 1913 Webster]
3.To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To answer; reply; rejoin. See Reply. 1913 Webster]
Re*spond", v. t.1.To answer; to reply. 1913 Webster]
2.To suit or accord with; to correspond to. [R.] 1913 Webster]
For his great deeds respond his speeches great.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Re*spond", n.1.An answer; a response. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.Oxf. Gloss. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*spond"ence(-?ns), Re*spond"en*cy(-en*s?), }n.The act of responding; the state of being respondent; an answering.A. Chalmers. 1913 Webster]
The angelical soft trembling voice made respondence meet.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re*spond"ent(-ent), a.[L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.]Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. 1913 Webster]
Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*spond"ent, n.[Cf. F. r\'82pondant.]One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a)(Law)One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant.(b)One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished from opponent.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Re`spon*den"ti*a(r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), n.[NL. See Respondence.](Commercial Law)A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"sal, n.[Cf.LL. resposalis.]1.One who is answerable or responsible. [Obs.] Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Response. [Obs.] Brevint. 1913 Webster]
Re*sponse"(r?*sp?ns"), n.[OF. response, respons, F. r\'82ponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See Respond.]1.The act of responding. 1913 Webster]
2.An answer or reply. Specifically: (a)Reply to an objection in formal disputation.I. Watts.(b)(Eccl.)The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.(c)(R.C.Ch.)A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.(d)(Mus.)A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.Busby. 1913 Webster]
Re*sponse"less, a.Giving no response. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty(r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.; pl.-ties(-t.[Cf. F. responsabilit\'82.]1.The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation. 1913 Webster]
2.That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power. 1913 Webster]
3.Ability to answer in payment; means of paying. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"si*ble(r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), a.[Cf. F. responsable. See Respond.]1.Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office. 1913 Webster]
2.Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety. 1913 Webster]
3.Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. -- Re*spon"si*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"sion(-sh?n), n.[L. responsio. See Respond.]1.The act of answering. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(University of Oxford)The first university examination; -- called also little go. See under Little, a. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"sive(-s?v), a.[Cf. F. resposif.]1.That responds; ready or inclined to respond. 1913 Webster]
2.Suited to something else; correspondent. 1913 Webster]
The vocal lay responsive to the strings.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Responsible. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*spon"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*spon"sive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re`spon*so"ri*al(r?`sp?n*s?"r?-al), a.Responsory; antiphonal.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"so*ry(r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.Containing or making answer; answering.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Re*spon"so*ry, n.; pl.-ries(-r.[LL. responsorium.]1.(Eccl.)(a)The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.(b)A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. 1913 Webster]
Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)An antiphonary; a response book. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Res"sal*dar(?), n.[Hind. ris\'beld\'ber, fr. ris\'belt\'betroop of horse + Per. d\'ber holding.](Mil.)In the Anglo-Indian army, a native commander of a ressala. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rest(r, v. t.[For arrest.]To arrest. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rest, n.[AS. rest, r, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r\'94st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf. Ransack.]1.A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Sleep give thee all his rest!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. 1913 Webster]
And the land had rest fourscore years.Judges iii. 30. 1913 Webster]
How sleep the brave who sink to rest, Collins. 1913 Webster]
4.That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. 1913 Webster]
He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.1 Kings vi. 6. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anc. Armor)A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. 1913 Webster]
Their visors closed, their lances in the rest.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. \'bdHalfway houses and travelers' rests.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
In dust our final rest, and native home.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.Deut. xii. 9. 1913 Webster]
7.(Pros.)A short pause in reading verse; a c 1913 Webster]
8.The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. \'bdAn account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual rests.\'b8 Abbott. 1913 Webster]
9.A set or game at tennis. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
10.(Mus.)Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc. 1913 Webster]
Rest house, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. [India] --
To set one's restor
To set up one's rest, to have a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. [Obs.] Shak.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; peace. -- Rest, Repose. Rest is a ceasing from labor or exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are commonly interchangeable. 1913 Webster]
Rest(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rested; p. pr. & vb. n.Resting.][AS. restan. See Rest, n.]1.To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. 1913 Webster]
God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.Gen. ii. 2. 1913 Webster]
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest.Ex. xxiii. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. 1913 Webster]
There rest, if any rest can harbor there.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. 1913 Webster]
4.To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. 1913 Webster]
5.To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. 1913 Webster]
Fancy . . . then retries rests.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. 1913 Webster]
On him I rested, after long debate, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.To be satisfied; to acquiesce. 1913 Webster]
To rest in Heaven's determination.Addison. 1913 Webster]
To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide. 1913 Webster]
Rest, v. t.1.To lay or place at rest; to quiet. 1913 Webster]
Your piety has paid rest my wandering shade.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. 1913 Webster]
Her weary head upon your bosom rest.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Rest, n.[F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article.) 1.That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. 1913 Webster]
Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
2.Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. \'bdPlato and the rest of the philosophers.\'b8 Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.DRyden. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Res"tant(r?s"tant), a.[L. restans, p. pr. of restare: cf. F. restant. See Rest remainder.](Bot.)Persistent. 1913 Webster]
Re*state"(r?*st?t"), v. t.To state anew.Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
Res"tau*rant(r?s"t?*r?nt;277), n.[F., fr. restaurer. See Restore.]An eating house. 1913 Webster]
Res"tau*rate(r?s"t?*r?t), v. t.[L. restauratus, p. p. of restaurare. See Restore.]To restore. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`stau`ra`teur"(r?`st?`r?`t?r"), n.[F.]The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant. 1913 Webster]
Res`tau*ra"tion(r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n.[LL. restauratio: cf. F. restauration.]Restoration. [Obs.] Cower. 1913 Webster]
Rest cure. (Med.)Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*stem"(r?*st?m"), v. t.1.To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current. 1913 Webster]
Rest"ful(r?st"f?l), a.1.Being at rest; quiet.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc. 1913 Webster]
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry.Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Rest"ful*ly, adv. -- Rest"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rest"-har`row(-h?r`r?), n.(Bot.)A European leguminous plant (Ononis arvensis) with long, tough roots. 1913 Webster]
Rest"iff, a.Restive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rest"iff, n.A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Res"ti*form(r?s"t?*f?rm), a.[L. restis rope + -form.](Anat.)Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata. 1913 Webster]
Rest"i*ly(r?st"?*l?), adv.In a resty manner. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*stinc"tion(r?*st?nk"sh?n), n.[L. restinctio. See Restinguish.]Act of quenching or extingishing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rest"i*ness(r?st`, n.The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The snake by restiness and lying still all winter.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Rest"ing, a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Resting spore(Bot.), a spore in certain orders of alg\'91, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time.C. E. Bessey. 1913 Webster]
Re*stin"guish(r?*st?n"gw?sh), v. t.[L. restinquere, restinctum; pref. re- re- + stinquere to quench.]To quench or extinguish. [Obs.] R. Field. 1913 Webster]
Res"ti*tute(r?s"t?*t?t), v. t.[L. restitutus, p. p. of restituere; pref. re- re- + statuere to put, place. See Statute.]To restore to a former state. [R.] Dyer. 1913 Webster]
Res"ti*tute, n.That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Res`ti*tu"tion(r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), n.[F. restitution, L. restitutio. See Restitute, v.]1.The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. 1913 Webster]
A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
He restitution to the value makes.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physics)The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)The movement of rotetion which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labor. 1913 Webster]
Res"ti*tu`tor(r?s"t?*t?`t?r), n.[L.: cf. F. restituteur.]One who makes restitution. [R]. 1913 Webster]
Rest"ive(r?st"?v), a.[OF. restif, F. r\'82tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See Rest remainder, and cf. Restiff.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. 1913 Webster]
Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going forward, as some horses do.E. Philips (1658). 1913 Webster]
The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows became restive, and went back.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
3.Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory. 1913 Webster]
4.Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.Trench. 1913 Webster]
-- Rest"ive, adv. -- Rest"ive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rest"less, a.[AS. restle\'a0s.]1.Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.Chaucer. \'bdRestless revolution day by day.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. \'bdRestless at home , and ever prone to range.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Deprived of rest or sleep. 1913 Webster]
Restless he passed the remnants of the night.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. 1913 Webster]
5.Not affording rest; as, a restless chair.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
-- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*stor"a*ble(r?*st?r"?*b'l), a.Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land.Swift. -- Re*stor"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Res`to*ra"tion(r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n.[OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore.]1.The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; re\'89stablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. 1913 Webster]
Behold the different climes agree, restoration.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is restored or renewed. 1913 Webster]
The restoration(Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the re\'89stablishment of monarchy. --
Universal restoration(Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. 1913 Webster]
Res`to*ra"tion*ism(-?z'm), n.The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists. 1913 Webster]
Res`to*ra"tion*ist, n.One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist. 1913 Webster]
Re*stor"a*tive(r?*st?r"?*t?v), a.[Cf. F. restoratif.]Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore. 1913 Webster]
Re-store"(r?*st?r"), v. t.[Pref. re- + store.]To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored. 1913 Webster]
Re*store"(r?*st?r"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Restored(r?-st?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Restoring.][OE. restoren, OF. restorer, F. restaurer, fr. L. restaurare; pref. re- re- + an unused word; cf. Gr. sth fixed, firm. Cf. Restaurant, Store.]To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. \'bdTo restore and to build Jerusalem.\'b8 Dan. ix. 25. 1913 Webster]
Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions.Prior. 1913 Webster]
And his hand was restored whole as the other.Mark iii. 5. 1913 Webster]
2.To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. 1913 Webster]
Now therefore restore the man his wife.Gen. xx. 7. 1913 Webster]
Loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The father banished virtue shall restore.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To renew; to re\'89stablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance. 1913 Webster]
4.To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. 1913 Webster]
He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.Ex. xxii. 1. 1913 Webster]
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5.To make good; to make amends for. 1913 Webster]
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, restored, and sorrows end.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Fine Arts)(a)To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc.(b)To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Re*stor"er(?), n.One who, or that which, restores. 1913 Webster]
Re*strain"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Restrained(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Restraining.][OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr. L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf. Restrict.]1.To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. 1913 Webster]
Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. 1913 Webster]
Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
4.To limit; to confine; to restrict.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
5.To withhold; to forbear. 1913 Webster]
Thou restrained prayer before God.Job. xv. 4. 1913 Webster]
Re*strain"er(?), n.One who, or that which, restrains. 1913 Webster]
Re*strain"ment(?), n.The act of restraining. 1913 Webster]
Re*straint"(?), n.[OF. restraincte, fr. restrainct, F. restreint, p. p. of restraindre, restrendre. See Restrain.]1.The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental. 1913 Webster]
No man was altogether above the restrains of law, and no man altogether below its protection.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being restrained. 1913 Webster]
3.That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. 1913 Webster]
For one restraint, lords of the world besides.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*strength"en(?), v. t.To strengthen again; to fortify anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*strict"(?), a.[L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.]Restricted. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*strict", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n.Restricting.]To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. 1913 Webster]
Re*stric"tion(?), n.[F. restriction, L. restrictio.]1.The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds. 1913 Webster]
This is to have the same restriction with all other recreations,that it be made a divertisement.Giv. of Tonque. 1913 Webster]
2.That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade. 1913 Webster]
Re*strict"ive(?), a.[Cf. F. restrictif.] 1913 Webster]
1.Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. 1913 Webster]
2.Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
--Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*stringe"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Restringed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Restringing(?).][L. restringere. See Restrain.]To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*strin"gen*cy(?), n.Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [Obs.] Sir W. Petty. 1913 Webster]
Re*strin"gent(?), a.[L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F. restringent.]Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n.A restringent medicine. [Obs.] Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Where the master is too resty or too rich to say his own prayers.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re`sub*jec"tion, n.A second subjection. 1913 Webster]
Re`sub*lime"(?), v. t.To sublime again.Newton. -- Re*sub`li*ma"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Re`su*da"tion(?), n.[L. resudare to sweat again. See Sudation.]Act of sweating again. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Resulted; p. pr. & vb. n.Resulting.][F. r\'82sulter, fr. L. resultare, resultarum, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. resilire. See Resile.]1.To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The huge round stone, resulting with a bound.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil. 1913 Webster]
3.To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor. 1913 Webster]
Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Resulting trust(Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc.Bouvier. --
Resulting use(Law), a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation. 1913 Webster]
If our proposals once again were heard, result.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree. 1913 Webster]
Then of their session ended they bid cry result.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"ance(?), n.The act of resulting; that which results; a result.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"ant(?), a.[L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r\'82sultant.]Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. 1913 Webster]
Resultant forcemotion(Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"ant, n.That which results. Specifically: (a)(Mech.)A reultant force or motion.(b)(Math.)An eliminant. 1913 Webster]
The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n variables is that function of their coefficients which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the possibility of their existence.Sylvester. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"ate(?), n.[L. resultatus, p. p. ]A result. [Obs.] \'bdThe resultate of their counsil.\'b8 BAcon. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"ful(?), a.HAving results or effects. 1913 Webster]
Re*sult"less, a.Being without result; as, resultless investigations. 1913 Webster]
Re*sum"a*ble(?), a.Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed.Sir M. HAle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`su"m\'82"(?), n.[F. See Resume.]A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation. 1913 Webster]
The exellent little r\'82sum\'82 thereof in Dr. Landsborough's book.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Re*sume"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resumed(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Resuming.][L. resumere, resumptum; pref. re- re- + sumere to take: cf. F. r\'82sumer. See Assume, Redeem.]1.To take back. 1913 Webster]
The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, resumes the light he gave.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.To enter upon, or take up again. 1913 Webster]
Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse. 1913 Webster]
Re*sum"mon(?), v. t.To summon again. 1913 Webster]
Re*sum"mons(?), n.A second summons. 1913 Webster]
Re*sump"tion(?), n.[cf. F. r\'82sumption, L. resumptio restoration, recovery, fr. resumere. See Resume.]1.The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng.Law)The taking again into the king's hands of such lands or tenements as he had granted to any man on false suggestions or other error. 1913 Webster]
Re*sump"tive(?), a.[cf. L. resumptivus restorative.]Taking back; resuming, or tending toward resumption; as, resumptive measures. 1913 Webster]
Re*su"pi*nate(?), a.[L. resupinatus, p. p. of resupinare to bend back. See Resupine.]Inverted in position; appearing to be upside down or reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some plants. 1913 Webster]
Re*su"pi*na`ted(?), a.Resupinate. 1913 Webster]
Re*su`pi*na"tion(?), n.The state of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed. 1913 Webster]
Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Re`su*pine"(?), a.[L. resupinus; pref. re- re- + supinus bent backward, supine.]Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine, Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re`sup*ply"(?), v. t.To supply again. 1913 Webster]
Re*sur"gence(?), n.The act of rising again; resurrection. 1913 Webster]
Re*sur"gent(?), a.[L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of resurgere. See Resurrection.]Rising again, as from the dead.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re*sur"gent, n.One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
Res`ur*rect"(?), v. t.[See Resurrection.]1.To take from the grave; to disinter. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
2.To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which was forgotten or lost). [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Res`ur*rec"tion(?), n.[F. r\'82surrection, L. resurrectio, fr. resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref. re- re- + surgere to rise. See Source.]1.A rising again; the resumption of vigor. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of Judgment. 1913 Webster]
Nor after resurrection shall he stay Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.State of being risen from the dead; future state. 1913 Webster]
In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage.Matt. xxii. 30. 1913 Webster]
4.The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead. 1913 Webster]
I am the resurrection, and the life.John xi. 25. 1913 Webster]
Cross of the resurrection, a slender cross with a pennant floating from the junction of the bars. --
Resurrection plant(Bot.), a name given to several species of Selaginella (as Selaginella convoluta and Selaginella lepidophylla), flowerless plants which, when dry, close up so as to resemble a bird's nest, but revive and expand again when moistened. The name is sometimes also given to the rose of Jericho. See under Rose. 1913 Webster]
Res`ur*rec"tion*ist(?), n.One who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Res`ur*rec"tion*ize(?), v. t.To raise from the dead. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Re`sur*vey"(?), v. t.To survey again or anew; to review.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*sur"vey(?), n.A second or new survey. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*ta*ble(?), a.Capable of resuscitation; as, resuscitable plants.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*tant(?), n.One who, or that which resuscitates. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*tate(?), a.[L. resuscitatus, p. p. of resuscitare; pref. re- re- + suscitare to raise, rouse. See Suscitate.]Restored to life. [R.] Bp. Gardiner. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*tate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Resuscitated(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Resuscitating.]To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*tate, v. i.To come to life again; to revive. 1913 Webster]
These projects, however often slain, always resuscitate.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus`ci*ta"tion(?), n.[L. resuscitatio.]The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated. 1913 Webster]
The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*ta*tive(?), a.Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying. 1913 Webster]
Re*sus"ci*ta`tor(?), n.[L.]One who, or that which, resuscitates. 1913 Webster]
Ret(?), v. t.See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ret, v. t.[Akin to rot.]To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Re*ta"ble(?), n.(Eccl.)A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re"tail(?), n.[F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.]The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand. 1913 Webster]
Re"tail, a.Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer. 1913 Webster]
Re*tail"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retailed(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Retailing.][Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, n., Tailor, and cf. Detail.]1.To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries. 1913 Webster]
2.To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander. \'bdTo whom I will retail my conquest won.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*tail"er(?), n.One who retails anything; as, a retailer of merchandise; a retailer of gossip. 1913 Webster]
Re*tail"ment(?), n.The act of retailing. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retained(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retaining.][F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold, keep. See Tenable, and cf. Rein of a bridle, Retention, Retinue.]1.To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. \'bdThy shape invisibleretain.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Be obedient, and retain Milton. 1913 Webster]
An executor may retain a debt due to him from the testator.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. 1913 Webster]
A Benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of their order to write in its defense.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Retaining wall(Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also retain wall. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To keep; hold; retrain. See Keep. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain", v. i.1.To belong; to pertain. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being retained. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain"al(?), n.The act of retaining; retention. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, retains. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)(a)The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.(b)The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.(c)A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee.Bouvier.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
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5.The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re*tain"ment(?), n.The act of retaining; retention.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*take"(?), v. t.1.To take or receive again. 1913 Webster]
2.To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners. 1913 Webster]
Re*tak"er(?), n.One who takes again what has been taken; a recaptor.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Re*tal"i*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retaliated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retaliating.][L. retaliatus, p. p. of retaliare to retaliate; pref. re- re- + a word akin to talio talion, retaliation. Cf. Talion.]To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.] 1913 Webster]
One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Re*tal"i*ate, v. i.To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy. 1913 Webster]
Re*tal`i*a"tion(?), n.The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 1913 Webster]
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation.Calamy. 1913 Webster]
Re*tal"i*a*tive(?), a.Same as Retaliatory. 1913 Webster]
Re*tal"i*a*to*ry(?), a.Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures. 1913 Webster]
Re*tard"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Retarding.][L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re- re- + tardare to make slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F. retarder. See Tardy.]1.To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate. 1913 Webster]
2.To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations. 1913 Webster]
Re*tard", v. i.To stay back. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*tard", n.1.Retardation; delay. 1913 Webster]
2.A mentally retarded person. [Colloq. and disparaging] PJC]
3.a person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations. [Colloq. and disparaging] PJC]
Retard of the tide, or
Age of the tide, the interval between the transit of the moon at which a tide originates and the appearance of the tide itself. It is found, in general, that any particular tide is not principally due to the moon's transit immediately proceeding, but to a transit which has occured some time before, and which is said to correspond to it. The retard of the tide is thus distinguished from the lunitidal interval. See under Retardation.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Re`tar*da"tion(?), n.[L. retardatio: cf. F. retardation.]1.The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration. 1913 Webster]
The retardations of our fluent motion.De Quinsey. 1913 Webster]
2.That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. 1913 Webster]
Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; -- differing from suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards. 1913 Webster]
4.The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay. 1913 Webster]
Retardation of the tide. (a)The lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon at the time of high tide any port; the interval between the transit of the moon and the time of high tide next following. (b)The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under Retard, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*tard"a*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. retardatif.]Tending, or serving, to retard. 1913 Webster]
Re*tard"ed, n.having a limited or below normal mental ability; same as
mentally retarded; -- used especially in relation to performance in academic tasks. PJC]
Re*tard"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, retards. 1913 Webster]
2.(Steam Boiler)Any of various devices, as a helix of flat metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the heating effect of the fire. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(Photog.)A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*tard"ment(?), n.[Cf. F. retardement.]The act of retarding; retardation.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Retch(ror r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Retched(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Retching.][AS. hr to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.[Written also reach.] 1913 Webster]
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! retching.)Byron. 1913 Webster]
Retch, v. t. & i.[See Reck.]To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
--- Retch"less*ly, adv. -- Retch"less*ness, n. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re"te(?), n.[L., a net.](Anat.)A net or network; a plexus; particularly, a network of blood vessels or nerves, or a part resembling a network. 1913 Webster]
Re*tec"tion(?), n.[L. retegere, retectum, to uncover; pref. re- + tegere to cover.]Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*tell(?), v. t.To tell again. 1913 Webster]
Ret"ene(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in certain fossil resins. 1913 Webster]
Re*tent"(?), n.[L. retentum, fr. retentus, p. p. See Retain.]That which is retained.Hickok. 1913 Webster]
Re*ten"tion(?), n.[L. retentio: cf. F. r\'82tention. See Retain.]1.The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 1913 Webster]
2.The power of retaining; retentiveness. 1913 Webster]
No woman's heart retention.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Place of custody or confinement. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.Erskine. Craig. 1913 Webster]
Retention cyst(Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions. 1913 Webster]
Re*ten"tive(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82tentif.]Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. 1913 Webster]
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, retentive to the strength of spirit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*ten"tive, n.That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*ten"tive*ly, adv.In a retentive manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*ten"tive*ness, n.The quality of being retentive. 1913 Webster]
Re`ten*tiv"i*ty(?), n.The power of retaining; retentive force; as, the retentivity of a magnet. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*ten"tor(?), n.[L., a retainer.](Zo\'94l.)A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata. 1913 Webster]
Re`te*pore(?), n.[L. rete a net + porus pore.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus Retepora. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds. 1913 Webster]
Re*tex"(?), v. t.[L. retexere, lit., to unweave; pref. re- re + texere to weave. ]To annual, as orders. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. 1913 Webster]
Re*tex"ture(?), n.The act of weaving or forming again.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Reth"or(?), n.[Cf. F. rh\'82teur. See Rhetor.]A rhetorician; a careful writer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If a rethor couthe fair endite.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re`ti*a"ri*us(?), n.[L., fr. rete a net.](Rom.Antiq.)A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him. 1913 Webster]
Re"ti*a*ry(?), n.[See Retiarius.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. 1913 Webster]
This work is in retiary, or hanging textures.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders. 1913 Webster]
3.Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. 1913 Webster]
Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*cence(?), n.[L. reticentia: cf. F. r\'82ticence.]1.The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness. 1913 Webster]
Such fine reserve and noble reticence.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rhet.)A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*cen*cy(?), n.Reticence. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*cent(?), a.[L. reticens, p. pr. of reticere to keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent. See Tacit.]Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*cle(?), n.[See Reticule.]1.A small net. 1913 Webster]
2.A reticule. See Reticule, 2. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*tic"u*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82ticulaire. See Reticule.]1.Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with interstices; retiform; as, reticular cartilage; a reticular leaf. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to a reticulum. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*tic`u*la"ri*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Reticular.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive division of rhizopods in which the pseudopodia are more or less slender and coalesce at certain points, forming irregular meshes. It includes the shelled Foraminifera, together with some groups which lack a true shell. 1913 Webster]
Re*tic`u*la"ri*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l). One of the Reticularia. 1913 Webster]
Re*tic"u*lar*ly, adv.In a reticular manner. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*tic"u*late(?), Re*tic"u*la`ted(?) }, a.[L. reticulatus. See Reticule.]1.Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure. 1913 Webster]
2.Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. 1913 Webster]
Reticulated glass, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane. --
Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece. --
Reticulated work(Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally. 1913 Webster]
Re*tic`u*la"tion(?), n.The quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net. 1913 Webster]
The particular net you occupy in the great reticulation.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*cule(?), n..[F. r\'82ticule, L. reticulum, dim. of rete a net. Cf.Retina, Reticle.]1.A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*tic`u*lo"sa(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Reticularia. 1913 Webster]
Re*tic"u*lose`(?), a.Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated sructure. 1913 Webster]
Reticulose rhizopod(Zo\'94l.), a rhizopod in which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*tic"u*lum(?), n.;pl.Reticula(#).[L. dim. of rete a net.](Anat.)(a)The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach.(b)The neuroglia. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*form(?), a.[L. rete a net + -form. cf. F. r\'82tiforme.]Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*na(?), n.[NL., from L. rete a net. Cf. Reticule.](Anat.)The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye. 1913 Webster]
Jacob's membrane), containing the rods and cones, is on the back side, next the choroid coat. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ret`i*nac"u*lum(?), n.; pl.Retinacula(#).[L., a holdfast, a band. See Retain.]1.(Anat.)(a)A connecting band; a fr\'91num; as, the retinacula of the ileoc\'91cal and ileocolic valves.(b)One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l)One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nal(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the retina. 1913 Webster]
Retinal purple(Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nal(?), n.(Chem.)A retinoid compound (C20H28O), closely related to vitamin A, which is a component of the visual pigments in the eye. It is also called retinaldehyde and vitamin A aldehyde. PJC]
Re*tin"a*lite(?), n.[Gr. -lite.](Min.)A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nerved`(?), a.[L. rete a net + E. nerve.](Bot.)Having reticulated veins. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ret`i*ne"um(?), n.; pl.Retinea(#).[NL. See Retina.](Zo\'94l.)That part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate. 1913 Webster]
Re*tin"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Min. Chem.)Of or pertaining to resin; derived from resin; specifically, designating an acid found in certain fossil resins and hydrocarbons. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nite(?), n.[Gr.r\'82tinite.](Min.)An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal. 1913 Webster]
Ret`i*ni"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + -tis.](Med.)Inflammation of the retina. 1913 Webster]
Ret`in*o"ic ac"id(?), n.(Chem.)A retinoid compound (C20H28O2), closely related to vitamin A. It is also called tretinoin and vitamin A acid. PJC]
Ret"i*noid(?), a.[Gr. -oid.]Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nol(?), n.[Gr. oleum oil.]1.(Chem.)A hydrocarbon oil C32H16, obtained by the distillation of resin, -- used as a solvent, as an antiseptic, and in printer's ink. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.One of the compounds which function as vitamin A. Called also vitamin A, vitamin A1 and vitamin A alcohol. See vitamin A1. PJC]
\'d8Ret`i*noph"o*ra(?), n.; pl.Retiniphor\'91(#).[NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrill\'91. See Illust. under Ommatidium. 1913 Webster]
Ret`i*noph"o*ral(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to retinophor\'91. 1913 Webster]
Ret`i*nos"co*py(?), n.[Retina + -scopy.](Physiol.)The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*nue(?), n.[OE. retinue, OF. retinue, fr. retenir to retain, engage, hire. See Retain.]The body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite. 1913 Webster]
Others of your insolent retinue.Shak. 1913 Webster]
What followers, what retinue canst thou gain?Milton. 1913 Webster]
To have at one's retinue, to keep or employ as a retainer; to retain. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*tin"u*la(?), n.; pl.Retinul\'91(#).[NL., dim. of NL. & E. retina.](Zo\'94l.)One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophor\'91 of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium. 1913 Webster]
Re*tin"u*late(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having, or characterized by, retinul 1913 Webster]
Ret`i*ped(?), n.[L. rete a net + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. r\'82tinop\'8ade.](Zo\'94l.)A bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi. 1913 Webster]
Re*tir"a*cy(?), n.Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way. [U.S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
What one of our great men used to call dignified retiracy.C. A. Bristed. 1913 Webster]
Ret`i*rade"(?), n.[F.; cf. Sp. retirada retreat. See Retire.](Fort.)A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a re\'89ntering angle. 1913 Webster]
Re*tire"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retired(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retiring.][F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.]1.To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. 1913 Webster]
He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
As when the sun is present all the year, retire his golden ray.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
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2.To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer. 1913 Webster]
Re*tire"(?), v. i.1.To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. 1913 Webster]
To Una back he cast him to retire.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, retire.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
2.To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. 1913 Webster]
Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.2 Sam. xi. 15. 1913 Webster]
3.To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. 1913 Webster]
And from Britannia's public posts retire.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. 1913 Webster]
5.To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. 1913 Webster]
Re*tire", n.1.The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The battle and the retire of the English succors.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. 1913 Webster]
Re*tired"(?), a.1.Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. 1913 Webster]
A retired part of the peninsula.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. 1913 Webster]
Retired flank(Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work. --
Retired list(Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. 1913 Webster]
-- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*tire"ment(?), n.[Cf. F. retirement.]1.The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. 1913 Webster]
O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Re*tir"ing, a.1.Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement. 1913 Webster]
Retiring board(Mil.), a board of officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for active service. --
Retiring pension, a pension granted to a public officer on his retirement from office or service. 1913 Webster]
Ret"i*stene(?), n.(Chem.)A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ret`i*te"l\'91(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. rete a net + tela a web.](Zo\'94l.)A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also Retitelari\'91. 1913 Webster]
Re*told"(?), imp. & p. p. of Retell. 1913 Webster]
Re*tor"sion(?), n.Same as Retortion. 1913 Webster]
Re*tort"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retorting.][L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. Retort, n., 2.]1.To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. 1913 Webster]
With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.Southey. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. 1913 Webster]
As when his virtues, shining upon others, retort that heat again Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. 1913 Webster]
And with retorted scorn his back he turned.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*tort", v. i.To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*tort", n.[See Retort, v. t.]1.The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. 1913 Webster]
This is called the retort courteous.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. retorte (cf. Sp. retorta), fr. L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere. So named from its bent shape. See Retort, v. t.](Chem. & the Arts)A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works. 1913 Webster]
Tubulated retort(Chem.), a retort having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Repartee; answer. -- Retort, Repartee. A retort is a short and pointed reply, turning back on an assailant the arguments, censure, or derision he had thrown out. A repartee is usually a good-natured return to some witty or sportive remark. 1913 Webster]
Re*tort"er(?), n.One who retorts. 1913 Webster]
Re*tor"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82torsion. See Retort, v. t.]1.Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.[Written also retorsion.] 1913 Webster]
It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re*toss"(?), v. t.To toss back or again. 1913 Webster]
Re*touch"(?), v. t.[Pref. re- + touch: cf. F. retoucher.]1.To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay. 1913 Webster]
2.(Photog.)To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork. 1913 Webster]
Re*touch", n.(Fine Arts)A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Re*touch"er(?), n.One who retouches. 1913 Webster]
Re*trace"(?), v. t.[Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer. Cf. Retract.]1.To trace back, as a line. 1913 Webster]
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, Driden. 1913 Webster]
2.To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings. 1913 Webster]
3.To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retracting.][F. r\'82tracter, L. retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr. retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See Retreat.]1.To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle. 1913 Webster]
2.To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion. 1913 Webster]
I would as freely have retracted this charge of idolatry as I ever made it.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
3.To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke. [Obs.] Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract", v. i.1.To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation. 1913 Webster]
2.To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration. 1913 Webster]
She will, and she will not; she grants, denies, retracts, advances, and then files.Granville. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract", n.(Far.)The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"a*ble(r, a.[Cf. F. r\'82tractable.]Capable of being retracted; retractile. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"ate(r, v. t.[L. retractatus, p. p. of retractare. See Retract.]To retract; to recant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re`trac*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82tractation, L. retractatio a revision, reconsideration. ]The act of retracting what has been said; recantation. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"i*ble(r, a.Retractable. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"ile(r, a.[Cf. F. -r\'82tractile.](Physiol.)Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile. 1913 Webster]
Re*trac"tion(r, n.[Cf. F. r\'82traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.]1.The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation. 1913 Webster]
Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all my either retractions or concessions.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol.)(a)The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew.(b)The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"ive(r, a.Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. -- Re*tract"ive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"ive, n.That which retracts, or withdraws. 1913 Webster]
Re*tract"or(r, n.One who, or that which, retracts.Specifically:(a)In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.(b)(Surg.)An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.(c)(Surg.)A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.(d)(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactol\'91mata. 1913 Webster]
Re*trait"(r, n.[It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.]A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re`trans*form"(?), v. t.To transform anew or back. -- Re`trans*for*ma"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Re`trans*late"(?), v. t.To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Re*trax"it(?), n.[L., (he) has withdrawn. See Retract.](O. Eng. Law)The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*tread"(?), v. t. & i.To tread again. 1913 Webster]
Re*treat"(?), n.[F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw, L. retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace.]1.The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. 1913 Webster]
In a retreat he o Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. 1913 Webster]
He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil. & Naval.)(a)The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.(b)The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.(c)A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action. 1913 Webster]
retreat is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it differs from a flight. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eccl.)(a)A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.(b)A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat. 1913 Webster]
Re*treat"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Retreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Retreating.]To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field. 1913 Webster]
The rapid currents drive retreating sea their furious tide.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*treat"ful(?), a.Furnishing or serving as a retreat. [R.] \'bdOur retreatful flood.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Re*treat"ment(?), n.The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira. [R.] D'Urfey. 1913 Webster]
Re*trench"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retrenched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retrenching.][OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher; pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See Trench.]1.To cut off; to pare away. 1913 Webster]
Thy exuberant parts retrench.Denham. 1913 Webster]
2.To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. 1913 Webster]
But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To confine; to limit; to restrict.Addison. 1913 Webster]
These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation?I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.(Fort.)To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge. 1913 Webster]
Re*trench", v. i.To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. 1913 Webster]
Re*trench"ment(?), n.[Cf. F. retrenchment.]1.The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. 1913 Webster]
The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that Walpole. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation. 1913 Webster]
Re*tri"al(?), n.A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person. 1913 Webster]
Re*trib"ute(?), v. t.[L. retributus, p. p. ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow, assign, pay. See Tribute.]To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal. [Obs. or R.] Locke. 1913 Webster]
Re*trib"u*ter(?), n.One who makes retribution. 1913 Webster]
Ret`ri*bu"tion(?), n.[L. retributio: cf. F. r\'82tribution.]1.The act of retributing; repayment. 1913 Webster]
In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinching and niggardly.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong. 1913 Webster]
All who have their reward on earth, . . . retribution, empty as their deeds.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment. 1913 Webster]
It is a strong argument for a state of retribution hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are very often unfortunate, and vicious persons prosperous.Addison. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*trib"u*tive(?), Re*trib"u*to*ry }, a.[Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.]Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, retributive justice; retributory comforts. 1913 Webster]
Re*triev"a*ble(?), a.[From Retrieve.]That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval. -- Re*triev"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*triev"a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re*trieve"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retrieved(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retrieving.][OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver; pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See Trover.]1.To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence. 1913 Webster]
With late repentance now they would retrieve Dryden 1913 Webster]
2.To recall; to bring back. 1913 Webster]
To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.Berkeley. 1913 Webster]
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3.To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge. 1913 Webster]
Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.Prior. 1913 Webster]
There is much to be done . . . and much to be retrieved.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore. 1913 Webster]
Re*trieve"(?), v. i.(Sport.)To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Re*trieve", n.1.A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term. [Obs.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
Re*trieve"ment(?), n.Retrieval. 1913 Webster]
Re*triev"er(?), n.1.One who retrieves. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been killed or wounded. 1913 Webster]
Retro-. [L. retro, adv., backward, back. Cf. Re-.]A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*act"(?), v. i.[Pref. retro- + act.]To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*ac"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82troaction.]1.Action returned, or action backward. 1913 Webster]
2.Operation on something past or preceding. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*act"ive(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82troactif.]Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective.Beddoes. 1913 Webster]
Retroactive lawstatute(Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*act"ive*ly, adv.In a retroactive manner. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*cede(?), v. t.[Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. r\'82troc\'82der.]To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*cede, v. i.[L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede.]To go back. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*ced"ent(?), a.[L. retrocedens, p. pr.]Disposed or likely to retrocede; -- said of diseases which go from one part of the body to another, as the gout. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*ces"sion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82trocession. See Retrocede.]1.The act of retroceding. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being retroceded, or granted back. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*choir(?), n.[Pref. retro- + choir.](Eccl. Arch.)Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*cop"u*lant(?), a.[See Retrocopulation.]Copulating backward, or from behind. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion(?), n.[Pref. retro- + copulation.]Copulation from behind.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*duc"tion(?), n.[L. retroducere, retroductum, to lead or bring back; retro backward + ducere to lead.]A leading or bringing back. 1913 Webster]
{ Re"tro*flex(?), Re"tro*flexed(?), }a.[Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*flex"ion(?), n.The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion. 1913 Webster]
{ Re"tro*fract(?), Re"tro*fract`ed, }a.[Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.](Bot.)Refracted; as, a retrofract stem. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive(?), a.[Pref. retro- + generative.]Begetting young by retrocopulation. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*gra*da"tion(?), n.[F. r\'82trogradation or L. retrogradatio. See Retrograde.]1.The act of retrograding, or moving backward. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being retrograde; decline. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*grade(?), a.[L. retrogradus, from retrogradi, retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf. F. r\'82trograde. See Grade.]1.(Astron.)Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.Hutton. 1913 Webster]
And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he retrograde.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to progressive. \'bdProgressive and not retrograde.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
It is most retrograde to our desire.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*grade, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Retrograded(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Retrograding.][L. retrogradare, retrogradi: cf. F. r\'82trograder.]1.To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*gra`ding*ly(?), adv.By retrograding; so as to retrograde. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*gress(?), n.[Cf. L. retrogressus.]Retrogression. [R.] H. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*gres"sion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82trogression. See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]1.The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*gres"sive, a.[Cf. F. r\'82trogressif.]1.Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*gres"sive*ly, adv.In a retrogressive manner. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*min"gen*cy(?), n.The quality or state of being retromingent.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*min"gent(?), a.[Pref. retro- + L. mingens, p. pr. of mingere to urinate.]Organized so as to discharge the urine backward. -- n.(Zo\'94l.)An animal that discharges its urine backward. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*pul"sive(?), a.[Pref. retro- + L. pellere, pulsum, to impel.]Driving back; repelling. 1913 Webster]
Re*trorse"(?), a.[L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.]Bent backward or downward. -- Re*trorse"ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*spect(?), v. i.[L. retrospicere; retro back + specere, spectum, to look. See Spy, and cf. Expect.]To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. 1913 Webster]
It may be useful to retrospect to an early period.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*spect, n.A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*spec"tion(?), n.The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*spec"tive(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82trospectif.]1.Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view. 1913 Webster]
The sage, with retrospective eye.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law. 1913 Webster]
Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*spec"tive*ly, adv.By way of retrospect. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion(?), n.(Med.)The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus. 1913 Webster]
Re`tro*ver"sion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82troversion. See Retrovert.]A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus. 1913 Webster]
retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in retroflexion it is abrupt or angular. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*vert(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retroverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Retroverting.][Pref. retro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrorse.]To turn back. 1913 Webster]
Re"tro*vert*ed, a.In a state of retroversion. 1913 Webster]
Re*trude"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Retruded; p. pr. & vb. n.Retruding.][L. retrudere; re- + trudere to thrust.]To thrust back. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*truse"(?), a.[L. retrusus concealed, p. p. of retrudere.]Abstruse. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Re*tru"sion(?), n.The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded. 1913 Webster]
In virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the constituent cause.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Re*try"(?), v. t.To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person. 1913 Webster]
Rette(?), v. t.See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ret"ter*y(?), n.A place or establishment where flax is retted. See Ret.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ret"ting(?), n.1.The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.A place where flax is retted; a rettery.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Re*tund"(?), v. t.[L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- + tundere to beat.]To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence.Ray. Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Re-turn"(?), v. t. & i.To turn again. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Returned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Returning.][OE. returnen, retournen, F. retourner; pref. re- re- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]1.To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition. \'bdReturn to your father's house.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
On their embattled ranks the waves return.Milton. 1913 Webster]
If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a state of freedom.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.Gen. iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
2.To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again. 1913 Webster]
With the year return; but not me returns Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To speak in answer; to reply; to respond. 1913 Webster]
He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To revert; to pass back into possession. 1913 Webster]
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.1Kings xii. 26. 1913 Webster]
5.To go back in thought, narration, or argument. \'bdBut to return to my story.\'b8 Fielding. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn", v. t.1.To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed book, or a hired horse. 1913 Webster]
Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To repay; as, to return borrowed money. 1913 Webster]
3.To give in requital or recompense; to requite. 1913 Webster]
The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head.1 Kings ii. 44. 1913 Webster]
4.To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks. 1913 Webster]
5.To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie. 1913 Webster]
If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me, that I affect to be thought more impartial than I am.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.To report, or bring back and make known. 1913 Webster]
And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.Ex. xix. 8. 1913 Webster]
7.To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an election. 1913 Webster]
8.Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
9.To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ. 1913 Webster]
10.To convey into official custody, or to a general depository. 1913 Webster]
Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and return the same to the treasurer for his majesty's use.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
11.(Tennis)To bat (the ball) back over the net. 1913 Webster]
12.(Card Playing)To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club. 1913 Webster]
To return a lead(Card Playing), to lead the same suit led by one's partner. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn"(?), n.1.The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. 1913 Webster]
At the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.1 Kings xx. 22. 1913 Webster]
His personal return was most required and necessary.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis. 1913 Webster]
You made my liberty your late request: return due from a grateful breast?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is returned. Specifically: (a)A payment; a remittance; a requital. 1913 Webster]
I do expect return Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)An answer; as, a return to one's question.(c)An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.(d)The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc. 1913 Webster]
The fruit from many days of recreation is very little; but from these few hours we spend in prayer, the return is great.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south. 1913 Webster]
5.(Law)(a)The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court.(b)The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document.(c)The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.(d)A day in bank. See Return day, below.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mil. & Naval)An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc. 1913 Webster]
7.pl.(Fort. & Mining)The turnings and windings of a trench or mine. 1913 Webster]
Return ball, a ball held by an elastic string so that it returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a plaything. --
Return bend, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one above another. --
Return day(Law), the day when the defendant is to appear in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his proceedings. --
Return flue, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their previous movement in another flue. --
Return pipe(Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back toward the boiler. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn"a*ble(?), a.1.Capable of, or admitting of, being returned. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Legally required to be returned, delivered, given, or rendered; as, a writ or precept returnable at a certain day; a verdict returnable to the court. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn"er(?), n.One who returns. 1913 Webster]
Re*turn"less, a.Admitting no return.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Re*tuse"(?), a.[L. retusus, p. p. : cf. F. r\'82tus. See Retund.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse leaf. 1913 Webster]
Reule(?), n.& v.Rule. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reume(?), n.Realm. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*un"ion(?), n.[Pref. re- + union: cf. F. r\'82union.]1.A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects. 1913 Webster]
2.An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a family, or the members of a disbanded regiment; an assembly so composed. 1913 Webster]
Re`u*nite"(?), v. t. & i.To unite again; to join after separation or variance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Re`u*nit"ed*ly(?), adv.In a reunited manner. 1913 Webster]
Re`u*ni"tion(?), n.A second uniting. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*urge"(?), v. t.To urge again. 1913 Webster]
Re*vac"ci*nate(?), v. t.To vaccinate a second time or again. -- Re*vac`ci*na"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Rev`a*les"cence(?), n.The act of growing well; the state of being revalescent. 1913 Webster]
Would this prove that the patient's revalescence had been independent of the medicines given him?Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rev`a*les"cent(?), a.[L. revalescens, -entis, p. pr. of revalescere; pref. re- re- + valescere, v. incho. fr. valere to be well.]Growing well; recovering strength. 1913 Webster]
Re*val`u*a"tion(?), n.A second or new valuation. 1913 Webster]
Re*vamp"(?), v. t.To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to reconstruct. 1913 Webster]
Reve(?), v. t.To reave. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reve, n.[See Reeve.]An officer, steward, or governor.[Usually written reeve.] [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Re*veal"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revealed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revealing.][F. r\'82v\'82ler, L. revelare, revelatum, to unveil, reveal; pref. re- re- + velare to veil; fr. velum a veil. See Veil.]1.To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show. 1913 Webster]
Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, reveal her own.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency). 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; open; discover; impart; show. See Communicate. -- Reveal, Divulge. To reveal is literally to lift the veil, and thus make known what was previously concealed; to divulge is to scatter abroad among the people, or make publicly known. A mystery or hidden doctrine may be revealed; something long confined to the knowledge of a few is at length divulged. \'bdTime, which reveals all things, is itself not to be discovered.\'b8 Locke. \'bdA tragic history of facts divulged.\'b8 Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Re*veal", n.1.A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.[Written also revel.] 1913 Webster]
Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality or state of being revealable; revealableness. 1913 Webster]
Re*veal"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being revealed. -- Re*veal"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Re*veal"er(?), n.One who, or that which, reveals. 1913 Webster]
Re*veal"ment(?), n.Act of revealing. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*veg"e*tate(?), v. i.To vegetate anew. 1913 Webster]
Re*veil"le(?), n.[F. r\'82veil, fr. r\'82veiller to awake; pref. re- re- + pref. es- (L. ex) + veiller to awake, watch, L. vigilare to watch. The English form was prob. taken by mistake from the French imper. r\'82veillez,2d pers. pl. See Vigil.](Mil.)The beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging. \'bdSound a reveille.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
For at dawning to assail ye reveille.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Rev"el, n.[OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. 1913 Webster]
This day in mirth and revel to dispend.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Master of the revels,
Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord. 1913 Webster]
Rev"el, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Reveled(?) or Revelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Reveling or Revelling.][OF. reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.]1.To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. \'bdWhere joy most revels.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*vel"(?), v. t.[L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.]To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Rev"e*late(?), v. t.[L. revelatus, p. p. of revelare to reveal.]To reveal. [Obs.] Frith. Barnes. 1913 Webster]
Rev`e*la"tion(?), n.[F. r\'82v\'82lation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.]1.The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is revealed. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)(a)The act of revealing divine truth.(b)That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. 1913 Webster]
By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words.Eph. iii. 3. 1913 Webster]
4.Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation or The Revelation of Saint John. 1913 Webster]
Rev"e*la`tor(?), n.[L.]One who makes a revelation; a revealer. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rev"el*er(?), n.[Written also reveller.]One who revels. \'bdMoonshine revelers.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*vel"lent(?), a.[L. revellens, p. pr. of revellere. See Revel, v. t.]Causing revulsion; revulsive. -- n.(Med.)A revulsive medicine. 1913 Webster]
Rev"el*ment(?), n.The act of reveling. 1913 Webster]
Rev"el*ous(?), a.[OF. reveleus.]Fond of festivity; given to merrymaking or reveling. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Companionable and revelous was she.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rev"el*ry(?), n.[See Revel, v. i. & n.]The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. 1913 Webster]
And pomp and feast and revelry.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*ven"di*cate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revendicated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revendicating.][Cf. F. revendiquer. See Revenge.]To reclaim; to demand the restoration of. [R.] Vattel (Trans.). 1913 Webster]
Re*venge"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revenged(?), p. pr. & vb. n.Revenging(.][OF. revengier, F. revancher; pref. re- re- + OF. vengier to avenge, revenge, F. venger, L. vindicare. See Vindicate, Vengerance, and cf. Revindicate.]1.To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer. 1913 Webster]
To revenge the death of our fathers.Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To avenge; vindicate. See Avenge. 1913 Webster]
Re*venge", v. i.To take vengeance; -- withupon. [Obs.] \'bdA bird that will revenge upon you all.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*venge", n.1.The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. 1913 Webster]
Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury. 1913 Webster]
Revenge now goes Shak. 1913 Webster]
The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel.Kames. 1913 Webster]
Re*venge"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being revenged; as, revengeable wrong.Warner. 1913 Webster]
Rev"e*nue(?), n.[F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.]1.That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income. 1913 Webster]
Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know what you are worth.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise. 1913 Webster]
3.The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use. 1913 Webster]
Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc. 1913 Webster]
Re*verb"(?), v. t.To echo. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*ant(?), a.[L. reverberans, p. pr. : cf. F. r\'82verb\'82rant. See Reverberate.]Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*ate(?), a.[L. reverberatus, p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.]1.Reverberant. [Obs.] \'bdThe reverberate hills.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reverberated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reverberating.]1.To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat. 1913 Webster]
Who, like an arch, reverberates Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] \'bdReverberated into glass.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*ate, v. i.1.To resound; to echo. 1913 Webster]
2.To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver`ber*a"tion(?), n.[CF. F. r\'82verb\'82ration.]The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or re\'89choing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*a*tive(?), a.Of the nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate; reflective. 1913 Webster]
This reverberative influence is that which we have intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its centers.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*a`tor(?), n.One who, or that which, produces reverberation. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry(?), a.Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. 1913 Webster]
Reverberatory furnace. See the Note under Furnace. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"dure(?), v. t.To cover again with verdure.Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
Re*vere"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revering.][L. revereri; pref. re- re- + vereri to fear, perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r\'82v\'82rer.]To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. 1913 Webster]
Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner in the empire.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To venerate; adore; reverence. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*ence(?), n.[F. r\'82v\'82rence, L. reverentia. See Reverent.]1.Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration. 1913 Webster]
If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
reverence denoted \'bdrespect\'b8 \'bdhonor\'b8, without awe or fear. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an obeisance. 1913 Webster]
Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
And each of them doeth all his diligence reverence.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. 1913 Webster]
I am forced to lay my reverence by.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your; sometimes poetically to a father.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Save your reverence,
Saving your reverence, an apologetical phrase for an unseemly expression made in the presence of a priest or clergyman. --
Sir reverence, a contracted form of Save your reverence. 1913 Webster]
Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. \'bdSir reverence.\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
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To do reverence, to show reverence or honor; to perform an act of reverence. 1913 Webster]
Now lies he there, to do him reverence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread. -- Awe, Reverence, Dread, Veneration. Reverence is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment. Veneration is reverence in its strongest manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*ence, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reverenced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reverencing(?).]To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate. 1913 Webster]
Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.Eph. v. 33. 1913 Webster]
Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*en*cer(?), n.One who regards with reverence. \'bdReverencers of crowned heads.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*end(?), a.[F. r\'82v\'82rend, L. reverendus, fr. revereri. See Revere.]Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable. 1913 Webster]
A reverend sire among them came.Milton. 1913 Webster]
They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
reverend; a dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most reverend. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*ent(?), a.[L. reverens, -entis, p. pr. of revereri. See Revere.]1.Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; humble; respectful; as, reverent disciples. \'bdThey . . . prostrate fell before him reverent.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rev`er*en"tial(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82v\'82renciel. See Reverence.]Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe. \'bdA reverential esteem of things sacred.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
Rev`er*en"tial*ly, adv.In a reverential manner. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*ent*ly, adv.In a reverent manner; in respectful regard. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"er(?), n.One who reveres. 1913 Webster]
{ Rev"er*ie(?), Rev"er*y(?), }n.; pl.Reveries(#).[F. r\'82verie, fr. r\'88ver to dream, rave, be light-headed. Cf. Rave.]1.A loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream. \'bdRapt in nameless reveries.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.] 1913 Webster]
There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish minds].Addison.
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\'d8Re*vers"(rcolloq. r, n. sing & pl.[F. See Reverse, n.](Dressmaking, Tailoring, etc.)A part turned or folded back so as to show the inside, or a piece put on in imitation of such a part, as the lapel of a coat. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Re*ver"sal, n.[From Reverse.]1.The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. 1913 Webster]
2.A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*verse"(?), a.[OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]1.Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. \'bdA vice reverse unto this.\'b8 Gower. 1913 Webster]
He found the sea diverse reverse.Gower. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Reversed; as, a reverse shell. 1913 Webster]
Reverse bearing(Surv.), the bearing of a back station as observed from the station next in advance. --
Reverse curve(Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed of two curves bending in opposite directions. --
Reverse fire(Mil.), a fire in the rear. --
Reverse operation(Math.), an operation the steps of which are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or similar steps are taken in another operation considered as direct; an operation in which that is sought which in another operation is given, and that given which in the other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding the time of vibration from the length. 1913 Webster]
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Re*verse"(r, n.[Cf. F. revers. See Reverse, a.]1.That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction. 1913 Webster]
He did so with the reverse of the lance.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And then mistook reverse of wrong for right.Pope. 1913 Webster]
To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as easy as to destroy.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse. 1913 Webster]
The strange reverse of fate you see; Dryden. 1913 Webster]
By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
4.The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse. 1913 Webster]
5.A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Surg.)A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. 1913 Webster]
Re*verse", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reversed(r;p. pr. & vb. n.Reversing.][See Reverse, a., and cf. Revert.]1.To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. 1913 Webster]
And that old dame said many an idle verse, reverse.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And to his fresh remembrance did reverse Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To change totally; to alter to the opposite. 1913 Webster]
Reverse the doom of death.Shak. 1913 Webster]
She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.To turn upside down; to invert. 1913 Webster]
A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
5.Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. 1913 Webster]
These can divide, and these reverse, the state.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree. 1913 Webster]
Reverse arms(Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an angle of 45\'f8, and is held as in the illustration. --
To reverse an enginea machine, to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite direction. 1913 Webster]
Re*verse", v. i.1.To return; to revert. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To become or be reversed. 1913 Webster]
Re*versed"(r, a.1.Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary;specifically(Bot. & Zo\'94l.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed judgment or decree. 1913 Webster]
Reversed positivenegative(Photog.), a picture corresponding with the original in light and shade, but reversed as to right and left.Abney. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers"ed*ly(?), adv.In a reversed way. 1913 Webster]
Re*verse"less, a.Irreversible. [R.] A. Seward. 1913 Webster]
Re*verse"ly, adv.In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the opposite.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers"er(?), n.One who reverses. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being reversible.Tyndall. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers"i*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82versible revertible, reversionary.]1.Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics. 1913 Webster]
Reversible lock, a lock that may be applied to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb. --
Reversible process. See under Process. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers"i*bly, adv.In a reversible manner. 1913 Webster]
Re*vers"ing, a.Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed. 1913 Webster]
Reversing engine, a steam engine having a reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either direction at will. --
Reversing gear(Mach.), gear for reversing the direction of rotation at will. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"sion(r, n.[F. r\'82version, L. reversio a turning back. See Revert.]1.The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he brought with him.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The small reversion of this great navy which came home might be looked upon by religious eyes as relics.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The returning of an estate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him.Kent. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, a right to future possession or enjoyment; succession. 1913 Webster]
For even reversions are all begged before.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.(Annuities)A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
6.(Biol.)A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism. 1913 Webster]
Reversion of series(Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To revert a series, under Revert, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"sion*a*ry(?), a.(Law)Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"sion*a*ry, n.(Law)That which is to be received in reversion. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"sion*er(?), n.(Law)One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Re*ver"sis(?), n.[F.]A certain game at cards. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Reverting.][L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See Verse, and cf. Reverse.]1.To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse. 1913 Webster]
Till happy chance revert the cruel scence.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The tumbling stream . . . Reverted, plays in undulating flow.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)To change back. See Revert, v. i. 1913 Webster]
To revert a series(Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx + cx2 + etc., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in powers of y. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert", v. i.1.To return; to come back. 1913 Webster]
So that my arrows reverted to my bow again.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)To return, wholly or in part, towards some pre\'89xistent form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem.)To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert", n.One who, or that which, reverts. 1913 Webster]
An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather reverts, to the faith.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"ed, a.Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"ent(?), n.(Med.)A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system. [Obs.] E. Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, reverts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Reversion.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"i*ble(?), a.Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as, a revertible estate. 1913 Webster]
Re*vert"ive(?), a.Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. -- Re*vert"ive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
The tide revertive, unattracted, leaves Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Rev"er*y(?), n.Same as Reverie. 1913 Webster]
Re*vest"(r, v. t.[OF reverstir, F. rev\'88tir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry, and cf. Revet.]1.To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. 1913 Webster]
Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter revest and decked with due habiliments.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority. 1913 Webster]
Re*vest", v. i.To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation. 1913 Webster]
Re*ves"ti*a*ry(?), n.[LL. revestiarium: cf. F. revestiaire. See Revest.]The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, etc., are kept; -- now contracted into vestry. 1913 Webster]
Re*ves"try(?), n.Same as Revestiary. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*vest"ture(?), n.Vesture. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Richrevesture of cloth of gold.E. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*vet"(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revetted;p. pr. & vb. n.Revetting.][See Revetment.](Mil. & Civil Engineering)To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material. 1913 Webster]
Re*vet"ment(?), n.[F. rev\'88tement the lining of a ditch, fr. rev\'88tir to clothe, L. revestire. See Revest, v. t.](Fort. & Engin.)A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.[Written also rev\'88tement(.] 1913 Webster]
Re*vi"brate(?), v. i.To vibrate back or in return. -- Re`vi*bra"tion(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Re*vict"(?), v. t.[L. revictus, p. p. of revincere to conquer.]To reconquer. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Re*vic"tion(?), n.[From L. revivere, revictum, to live again; pref. re- re- + vivere to live.]Return to life. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Re*vict"ual(?), v. t.To victual again. 1913 Webster]
Re*vie"(?), v. t.1.To vie with, or rival, in return. 1913 Webster]
2.(Card Playing)To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Re*vie", v. i.1.To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*view"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Review (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reveiwing.][Pref. re- + view. Cf. Review, n. ]1.To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] \'bdI shall review Sicilia.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically: (a)To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition.(b)To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel.(c)To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment.(d)(Law)To re\'89xamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one. 1913 Webster]
3.To retrace; to go over again. 1913 Webster]
Shall I the long, laborious scene review?Pope. 1913 Webster]
Re*view", v. i.To look back; to make a review. 1913 Webster]
Re*view", n.[F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to see again, L. revidere; pref. re- re- + videre to see. See View, and cf. Revise.]1.A second or repeated view; a re\'89xamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life. 1913 Webster]
2.An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works. 1913 Webster]
3.A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique. 1913 Webster]
4.A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher. 1913 Webster]
7.A lesson studied or recited for a second time. 1913 Webster]
Bill of review(Equity), a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled.Wharton. --
Commission of review(Eng. Eccl. Law), a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates. 1913 Webster]
Re*view"er(?), n.One who reviews or re\'89xamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books. 1913 Webster]
Re*vig"or*ate(?), a.[LL. revigoratus, p. p. of revigorare; L. re- + vigor vigor.]Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Re*vig"or*ate(?), v. t.To give new vigor to. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*vile"(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Reviled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reviling.][Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; \'85 (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. \'bdAnd did not she herself revile me there?\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again.1 Pet. ii. 23. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate. 1913 Webster]
Re*vince"(?), v. t.[See Revict.]To overcome; to refute, as error. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Re*vin"di*cate(?), v. t.[Pref. re- + vindicate. Cf. Revindicate, Revenge.]To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Rev`i*res"cence(?), n.[L. revirescens, p. pr. of revirescere to grow green again.]A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Re*vis"a*ble(?), a.That may be revised. 1913 Webster]
Re*vis"al(?), n.[From Revise.]The act of revising, or reviewing and re\'89xamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty. 1913 Webster]
Re*vise"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revised(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revising.][F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review, View.]1.To look at again for the detection of errors; to re\'89xamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type. 1913 Webster]
3.To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. 1913 Webster]
The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under Authorized. 1913 Webster]
Re*vise", n.1.A review; a revision.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. 1913 Webster]
Re*vis"er(?), n.One who revises. 1913 Webster]
Re*vi"sion(?), n.[F. r\'82vision, L. revisio.]1.The act of revising; re\'89xamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes. 1913 Webster]
{ Re*vi"sion*al(?), Re*vi"sion*a*ry(?), }a.Of or pertaining to revision; revisory. 1913 Webster]
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Re*vis"it(?), v. t.1.To visit again.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To revise. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
Re*vis`it*a"tion(?), n.The act of revisiting. 1913 Webster]
Re*vi"so*ry(?), a.Having the power or purpose to revise; revising.Story. 1913 Webster]
Re*vi"tal*ize(?), v. t.To restore vitality to; to bring back to life.L. S. Beale. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"a*ble(?), a.That may be revived. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"al(?), n.[From Revive.]The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. Specifically: (a)Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.(b)Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.(c)Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.(d)Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.(e)Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.(f)Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.(g)(Law)Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.(h)Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"al*ism(?), n.The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"al*ist, n.A clergyman or layman who promotes revivals of religion; an advocate for religious revivals; sometimes, specifically, a clergyman, without a particular charge, who goes about to promote revivals. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv`al*is"tic(?), a.Pertaining to revivals. 1913 Webster]
Re*vive"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Revived(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reviving.][F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re- re- + vivere to live. See Vivid.]1.To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into again, and he revived.1 Kings xvii. 22. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century. 1913 Webster]
3.(Old Chem.)To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal. 1913 Webster]
Re*vive", v. t.[Cf. F. reviver. See Revive, v. i.]1.To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. 1913 Webster]
Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be revived.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
2.To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension. 1913 Webster]
Those gracious words revive my drooping thoughts.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Your coming, friends, revives me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning. 1913 Webster]
4.To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken. \'bdRevive the libels born to die.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
The mind has a power in many cases to revive perceptions which it has once had.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.(Old Chem.)To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination. 1913 Webster]
Re*vive"ment(?), n.Revival. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"er(?), n.One who, or that which, revives. 1913 Webster]
Re`vi*vif"i*cate(?), v. t.[Pref. re- + vivificate: cf. L. revivificare, revivificatum. Cf. Revivify.]To revive; to recall or restore to life. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. r\'82vivification.]1.Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life. 1913 Webster]
2.(Old Chem.)The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"i*fy(?), v. t.[Cf. F. r\'82vivifier, L. revivificare. See Vivify.]To cause to revive. 1913 Webster]
Some association may revivify it enough to make it flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"ing(?), a. & n.Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.Milton. -- Re*viv"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
{ Rev`i*vis"cence(?), Rev`i*vis"cen*cy(?), }n.The act of reviving, or the state of being revived; renewal of life. 1913 Webster]
In this age we have a sort of reviviscence, not, I fear, of the power, but of a taste for the power, of the early times.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rev`i*vis"cent(?), a.[L. reviviscens, p. pr. ofreviviscere to revive; pref. re- re- + viviscere, v. incho. fr. vivere to live.]Able or disposed to revive; reviving.E. Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Re*viv"or(?), n.(Eng. Law)Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being revocable; as, the revocability of a law. 1913 Webster]
Rev"o*ca*ble(?), a.[L. revocabilis: cf. F. r\'82vocable. See Revoke.]Capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant. 1913 Webster]
-- Rev"o*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Rev"o*ca*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rev"o*cate(?), v. t.[L. revocatus, p. p. of revocare. See Revoke.]To recall; to call back. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*ca"tion(?), n.[L. revocatio: cf. F. r\'82vocation.]1.The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. 1913 Webster]
One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of an edict, a power, a will, or a license. 1913 Webster]
Rev"o**ca*to*ry(?), a.[L. revocatorius: cf. F. r\'82vocatoire.]Of or pertaining to revocation; tending to, or involving, a revocation; revoking; recalling. 1913 Webster]
Re*voice"(?), v. t.To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as to restore its tone. 1913 Webster]
Re*voke"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revoked(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Revoking.][F. r\'82voquer, L. revocare; pref. re- re- + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See Voice, and cf. Revocate.]1.To call or bring back; to recall. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The faint sprite he did revoke again, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[She] still strove their sudden rages to revoke.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
5.To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A man, by revoking and recollecting within himself former passages, will be still apt to inculcate these sad memoris to his conscience.South. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish. 1913 Webster]
Re*voke"(?), v. i.(Card Playing)To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Re*voke", n.(Card Playing)The act of revoking. 1913 Webster]
She [Sarah Battle] never made a revoke.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Re*vok"ing*ly, adv.By way of revocation. 1913 Webster]
Re*volt"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Revolted; p. pr. & vb. n.Revolting.][Cf. F. r\'82voller, It. rivoltare. See Revolt, n.]1.To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. 1913 Webster]
But this got by casting pearl to hogs, revolt when trith would set them free.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel. 1913 Webster]
Our discontented counties do revolt.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Plant those that have revolted in the van.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty. 1913 Webster]
Re*volt", v. t.1.To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings. 1913 Webster]
This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds.Burke. 1913 Webster]
To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure revolted his conscience and offended his reason.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Re*volt", n.[F. r\'82volte, It. rivolta, fr. rivolto, p. p. fr. L. revolvere, revolutum. See Revolve.]1.The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire. 1913 Webster]
Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rev"o*lu*ble(?), a.[L. revolubilis that may be rolled back. See Revolve.]Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Us, then, to whom the thrice three year revoluble orb since our arrival here, Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Rev"o*lute(?), a.[L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Rolled backward or downward. 1913 Webster]
revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda polifilia. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion(?), n.[F. r\'82volution, L. revolutio. See Revolve.]1.The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral. 1913 Webster]
That fear revolution, Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The space measured by the regular return of a revolving body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a succession of similar events. \'bdThe short revolution of a day.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astron.)The motion of any body, as a planet or satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it returns to the same point again, or to a point relatively the same; -- designated as the annual, anomalistic, nodical, sidereal, or tropical revolution, according as the point of return or completion has a fixed relation to the year, the anomaly, the nodes, the stars, or the tropics; as, the revolution of the earth about the sun; the revolution of the moon about the earth. 1913 Webster]
rotation. 1913 Webster]
5.(Geom.)The motion of a point, line, or surface about a point or line as its center or axis, in such a manner that a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a surface (called a surface of revolution), and a moving surface a solid (called a solid of revolution); as, the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of its sides generates a cone; the revolution of a semicircle about the diameter generates a sphere. 1913 Webster]
6.A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's circumstances or way of living. 1913 Webster]
The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily produced a complete revolution throughout the department.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
7.(Politics)A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed. 1913 Webster]
The violence of revolutions is generally proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which has produced them.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
a) The English Revolution in 1689, when William of Orange and Mary became the reigning sovereigns, in place of James II. (b) The American Revolution, beginning in 1775, by which the English colonies, since known as the United States, secured their independence. (c) The revolution in France in 1789, commonly called the French Revolution, the subsequent revolutions in that country being designated by their dates, as the Revolution of 1830, of 1848, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82volutionnaire.]Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators. 1913 Webster]
Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a revolutionary.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion*er(?), n.One who is engaged in effecting a revolution; a revolutionist.Smollett. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion*ism(?), n.The state of being in revolution; revolutionary doctrines or principles. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion*ist, n.One engaged in effecting a change of government; a favorer of revolution.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Rev`o*lu"tion*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Revolutioniezed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revolutionizing(?).]To change completely, as by a revolution; as, to revolutionize a government.Ames. 1913 Webster]
The gospel . . . has revolutionized his soul.J. M. Mason. 1913 Webster]
Re*vol"u*tive(?), a.Inclined to revolve things in the mind; meditative. [Obs.] Feltham. 1913 Webster]
Re*volv"a*ble(?), a.That may be revolved. 1913 Webster]
Re*volve"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Revolved(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revolving.][L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re- + volvere to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf. Revolt, revolution.]1.To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense. 1913 Webster]
If the earth revolve thus, each house near the equator must move a thousand miles an hour.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve. 1913 Webster]
4.To return; to pass. [R.] Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Re*volve", v. t.1.To cause to turn, as on an axis. 1913 Webster]
Then in the east her turn she shines, Revolved on heaven's great axile.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. 1913 Webster]
This having heard, straight I again revolved Milton. 1913 Webster]
Re*volve"ment(?), n.Act of revolving. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Re*volv"en*cy(?), n.The act or state of revolving; revolution. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Its own revolvency upholds the world.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re*volv"er(?), n.One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater. 1913 Webster]
Re*volv"ing, a.Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution of the earth. 1913 Webster]
But grief returns with the revolving year.Shelley. 1913 Webster]
Revolving seasons, fruitless as they pass.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Revolving firearm. See Revolver. --
Revolving light, a light or lamp in a lighthouse so arranged as to appear and disappear at fixed intervals, either by being turned about an axis so as to show light only at intervals, or by having its light occasionally intercepted by a revolving screen. 1913 Webster]
Re*vulse"(?), v. t.[L. revulsus, p. p. of revellere.]To pull back with force. [R.] Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Re*vul"sion(?), n.[F. r\'82vulsion, L. revulsio, fr. revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf. Convulse.]1.A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. \'bdRevulsions and pullbacks.\'b8 SSir T. Brovne. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the feelings. 1913 Webster]
A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation. 1913 Webster]
Re*vul"sive(?), a.[Cf. F. r\'82vulsif.]Causing, or tending to, revulsion. 1913 Webster]
Re*vul"sive, n.That which causes revulsion; specifically (Med.), a revulsive remedy or agent. 1913 Webster]
Rew(?), n.[See Row a series.]A row. [Obs.] Chaucer. \'bdA rew of sundry colored stones.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Re*wake""(?), v. t. & i.To wake again. 1913 Webster]
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Re*ward"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rewarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Rewarding.][OF. rewarder, another form of regarder, of German origin. The original sense is, to look at, regard, hence, to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See Ward, Regard.]To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate. 1913 Webster]
After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward, Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.1 Sam. xxiv. 17. 1913 Webster]
I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.Deut. xxxii. 41. 1913 Webster]
God rewards those that have made use of the single talent.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Take reward of thine own value.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital. 1913 Webster]
Thou returnest reward.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly done well or ill.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works. 1913 Webster]
The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward.Eccl. ix. 5. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Re*ward"less, a.Having, or affording, no reward. 1913 Webster]
Rewe(r, v. t. & i.To rue. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rew"el bone`(?). [Perh. from F. rouelle, dim. of roue a wheel, L. rota.]An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or polished bone. 1913 Webster]
His saddle was of rewel boon.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To play rex, to play the king; to domineer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Reyn(?), n.Rain or rein. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rey"nard(?), n.An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard. 1913 Webster]
Reyse(?), v. t.To raise. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reyse, v. i.[Cf. G. reisen to travel.]To go on a military expedition. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rez`-de-chaus`s\'82e"(?), n.[F., lit., level of the street. See Raze, v. t., and Causey.](Arch.)The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.
Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little shops which form the rez-de-chauss\'82e.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rha*bar"ba*rate(?), a.[From NL. rhabarbarum, an old name of rhubarb. See Rhubarb.]Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.Floyer. 1913 Webster]
Rhab"dite(?), n.[Gr. "ra`bdos a rod.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of insects. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhab`do*c\'d2"la(r, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + koi^los hollow.](Zo\'94l.)A suborder of Turbellaria including those that have a simple cylindrical, or saclike, stomach, without an intestine. 1913 Webster]
Rhab`do*c\'d2"lous(r, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Rhabdoc\'d2la. 1913 Webster]
Rhab*doid"al(?), a.See Sagittal. 1913 Webster]
Rhab"do*lith(?), n.[Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -lith.]A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous alga. 1913 Webster]
Rhab*dol"o*gy(?), n.Same as Rabdology. 1913 Webster]
Rhab"dom(r, n.[Gr. "ra`bdwma a bundle of rods, fr. "ra`bdos a rod.](Zo\'94l.)One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinul\'91 in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust. under Ommatidium. 1913 Webster]
Rhab"do*man`cy(?), n.Same as Rabdomancy. 1913 Webster]
Rhab"do*mere(?), n.[Rhabdom + -mere.](Zo\'94l.)One of the several parts composing a rhabdom. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhab*doph"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + (Zo\'94l.)An extinct division of Hydrozoa which includes the graptolities. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhab`do*pleu"ra(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + (Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the tentacles are borne on a bilobed lophophore. It is the type of the order Pterobranchia, or Podostomata 1913 Webster]
Rhab"do*sphere(?), n.[Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E. sphere.]A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths. 1913 Webster]
Rha*chid"i*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhach`i*glos"sa(?), n. pl.[NL. See Rhachis, and Glossa.](Zo\'94l.)A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in the Appendix. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rha*chil"la(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis the spine.](Bot.)A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses. 1913 Webster]
Rha"chi*o*dont(?), a.[Gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + (Zo\'94l.)Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebr\'91, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rha"chis(?), n.; pl. E. Rhachises(#), L. Rhachides(#).[See Rachis.][Written also rechis.]1.(Anat.)The spine. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.(b)The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.(b)The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.(c)The median part of the radula of a mollusk.(d)A central cord of the ovary of nematodes. 1913 Webster]
Rhad`a*man"thine(?), a.Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment. 1913 Webster]
Rhad`a*man"thus(?), prop. n.[L., fr. Gr. (Greek Mythol.)One of the three judges of the infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge. 1913 Webster]
Rh(?), a & n.Rhetain. 1913 Webster]
Rh(?), a.[L. Rhaeticus Rhetian.](Geol.)Pertining to, or of the same horizon as, certain Mesozoic strata of the Rhetian Alps. These strata are regarded as closing the Triassic period. See the Chart of Geology. 1913 Webster]
Rh(?), n.[So called from L. Rhaetia, Raetia, the Rhetian Alps, where it is found.](Min.)A variety of the mineral cyanite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rham`a*dan"(?), n.See Ramadan. 1913 Webster]
Rham*na"ceous(?), a.(Bot.)Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnace\'91, or Rhamne\'91) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rham"nus(?), n.[NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.](Bot.)A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purshianus and the European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rham`pho*rhyn"chus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ra`mfos a beak + (Paleon.)A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rham`pho*the"ca(?), n.; pl.Rhamphothec\'91(#).[NL., fr. Gr "ra`mnos a beak + (Zo\'94l.)The horny covering of the bill of birds. 1913 Webster]
Rha"phe(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam.[Written also raphe.]Gray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhaph"i*des(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. raphides.](Bot.)Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants.[Written also raphides.] 1913 Webster]
Rha*pon"ti*cine(, n.[L. rhaponticum rhubarb. See Rhubarb.](Chem.)Chrysophanic acid. 1913 Webster]
{ Rhap*sod"ic(?), Rhap*sod"ic(?) }, a.[Gr. "rapsw,diko`s: cf. F. rhapsodique.]Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Rhap"so*dist(?), n.[From Rhapsody.]1.Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore. 1913 Webster]
The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite Ariosto.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
3.One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Rhap"so*dize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rhapsodized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rhapsodizing.]To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsodySterne. 1913 Webster]
Rhap"so*dize, v. i.To utter rhapsodies.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
Rhap"so*do*man`cy(?), n.[Rhapsody + -mancy.]Divination by means of verses. 1913 Webster]
Rhap"so*dy(?), n.; pl.Rhapsodies(#).[F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist; "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See Ode.]1.A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book. 1913 Webster]
2.A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. \'bdA rhapsody of words.\'b8 Shak. \'bdA rhapsody of tales.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's \'bdHungarian Rhapsodies.\'b8 1913 Webster]
{ Rhat"a*ny, Rhat"an*hy }(?), n.[Sp. ratania, rata\'a4a, Peruv. rata\'a4a.]The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port wine.[Written also ratany.] 1913 Webster]
Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria Ixina, a native of New Granada. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"a(?), n.(Bot.)The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"a, n.[L., a proper name.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. 1913 Webster]
Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia Darwinii), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhe"\'91(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas. 1913 Webster]
Rhee"boc(?), n.[D. reebok roebuck.](Zo\'94l.)The peele.[Written also reebok.] 1913 Webster]
Rhe"ic(?), a.[NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr. Rhubarb.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb (Rheum). [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
Rhein"ber*ry(?), n.[G. rheinbeere.](Bot.)One of the berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn itself. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*mat"ic(?), a.[Gr. Rhetoric.](Gram.)Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; as, rhematic adjectives.Ftzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*mat"ic, n.The doctrine of propositions or sentences.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Rhemish(?), a.Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France. 1913 Webster]
Rhemish Testament, the English version of the New Testament used by Roman Catholics. See Douay Bible. 1913 Webster]
Rhen"ish(?), a.[L. Rhenus the Rhine. ]Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n.Rhine wine. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*chord(?), n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + (Elec.)A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*crat(?), n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + kratei^n to rule.](Elec.)A kind of motor speed controller permitting of very gradual variation in speed and of reverse. It is especially suitable for use with motor driven machine tools. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rhe*om"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.][Written also reometer.]1.(Physics)An instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries. 1913 Webster]
Rhe`o*met"ric(?), a.Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry.Lardner. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*om"e*try(?), n.1.The measurement of the force or intensity of currents. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*mo`tor(r, n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + E. motor.](Elec.)Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*phore(r, n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + (Elec.)(a)A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current.(b)One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*scope(r, n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + -scope.](Physics)An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*stat(r, n.[Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.](Elec.)A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will.Wheatstone. --Rhe`o*stat"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*tome(r, n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + te`mnein to cut.](Elec.)An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric current.Wheatstone. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"o*trope(?), n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + (Elec.)An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.[Written also reotrope.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhe"sus(?), n.[L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A monkey; the bhunder. 1913 Webster]
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Rhe"ti*an(?), a.[L. Rhaetius, Raetius: cf. F. rh\'82tien.]Pertaining to the ancient Rh\'91ti, or Rh\'91tians, or to Rh\'91tia, their country; as, the Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"tic(?), a.(Min.)Same as Rh\'91tic. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"ti*zite(?), n.(Min.)Same as Rh\'91tizite. 1913 Webster]
Rhe"tor(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. A rhetorician. [Obs.] Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Rhet"o*ric(?), n.[F. rh\'82torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. word; cf. 1.The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. 1913 Webster]
2.Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling. 1913 Webster]
4.Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. 1913 Webster]
Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes.Daniel. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*tor"ic*al(?), a.[L. rhetoricus, Gr. Rhetoric.]Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. 1913 Webster]
They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*tor"i*cate(?), v. i.[L. rhetoricari. See Rhetoric.]To play the orator. [Obs.] South. 1913 Webster]
Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. rh\'82torication.]Rhetorical amplification. [Obs.] Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Rhet`o*ri"cian(?), n.[Cf. F. rh\'82toricien.]1.One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric. 1913 Webster]
The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a mere rhetorician.F. W. Robertson. 1913 Webster]
2.A teacher of rhetoric. 1913 Webster]
The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine eloquence; a declaimer.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rhet`o*ri"cian, a.Suitable to a master of rhetoric. \'bdWith rhetorician pride.\'b8 Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Rhet"o*rize(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rhetorized(-r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rhetorizing(-r.]To play the orator.Colgrave. 1913 Webster]
Rhet"o*rize, v. t.To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.Milton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhe"um(r, n.[NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.](Bot.)A genus of plants. See Rhubarb. 1913 Webster]
Rheum(r, n.[OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. "rei^n to flow, akin to E. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.](Med.)A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. 1913 Webster]
I have a rheum in mine eyes too.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Salt rheum. (Med.)See Salt rheum, in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
Rheu*mat"ic(?), a.[Gr. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum, Rheumatism.]1.Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day. 1913 Webster]
That rheumatic diseases do abound.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rheu*mat"ic, n.One affected with rheumatism. 1913 Webster]
Rheu"ma*tism(?), n.[L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum.](Med.)A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart. 1913 Webster]
Inflammatory rheumatism(Med.), acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful. --
Rheu`ma*tis"mal(?), a.(Med.)Of or pertaining to rheumatism. 1913 Webster]
Rheu`ma*tis"moid(?), a.[Rheumatism + -oid.](Med.)Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism. 1913 Webster]
Rheum"ic(?), a.(Med.)Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum. 1913 Webster]
Rheumic diathesis. See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rheu"mi*des(?), n. pl.[NL. See Rheum.](Med.)The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous. 1913 Webster]
Rheum"y(?), a.Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum. 1913 Webster]
His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rhig"o*lene(?), n.[Gr. oleum oil.](Chem.)A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purification of crude petroleum, and is used as a refregerant. 1913 Webster]
Rhime(?), n.See Rhyme. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rhi"nal(?), a.[Gr (Anat.)Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi*nas"ter(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)The borele. 1913 Webster]
Rhine(?), n.[AS. ryne. See Run.]A water course; a ditch.[Written also rean.] [Prov. Eng.] Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon(?), n.; pl.Rhinencephala(#).[NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. 1913 Webster]
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Rhine"stone`(?), n.[Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz.]A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi*ni"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. -itis.](Med.)Infllammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*no(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]Gold and silver, or money. [Cant] W. Wagstaffe. 1913 Webster]
As long as the rhino lasted.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"no-. A combining form from Greek the nose, as in rhinolith, rhinology. 1913 Webster]
{ Rhi`no*ce"ri*al(?), Rhi`no*cer"ic*al(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*noc"e*ros(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. rhinoc\'82ros. See Horn.](Zo\'94l.)Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotid\'91, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. 1913 Webster]
Rhinoceros Indicus and R. Sondaicus) have incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or three African species belong to Atelodus, and have two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian, two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and Keitloa. 1913 Webster]
Rhinoceros auk(Zo\'94l.), an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill. --
Rhinoceros beetle(Zo\'94l.), a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head. --
Rhinoceros bird. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See Hornbill. (b)An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*noc"e*rote(?), n.A rhinoceros. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [R.] 1913 Webster]
{ Rhi"no*lite(?), Rhi"no*lith(?), }n.[Rhino- + -lite, -lith.](Med.)A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose. 1913 Webster]
Rhi`no*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to rhinology. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*nol"o*gist(?), n.One skilled in rhinology. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*nol"o*gy(?), n.[Rhino- + -logy.]The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*nol"o*phid(?), n.[Rhino- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophid\'91, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*nol"o*phine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"no*phore(?), n.[Rhino- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia. 1913 Webster]
Rhi`no*plas"tic(?), a.[Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F. rhinoplastique.](Surg.)Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"no*plas`ty(?), n.[Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F. rhinoplastie.]Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"no*pome(?), n.[Rhino- + Gr. pw^ma a lid. ](Zo\'94l.)Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma(?), n.[Rhino- + scleroma.](Med.)A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat.J. V. Shoemaker. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"no*scope(?), n.[Rhino- + -scope.]A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy. 1913 Webster]
Rhi`no*scop"ic(?), a.(Physiol.)Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*nos"co*py(?), n.[Rhino- + -scopy.](Physiol.)The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi`no*the"ca(?), n.; pl.Rhinothec\'91(#).[NL., from gr. (Zo\'94l.)The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*pip"ter(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the Rhipiptera, a group of insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*pip"ter*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Rhipipter. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*zan"thous(?), a.[Gr. (Bot.)Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root. 1913 Webster]
Rhi"zine(?), n.[Gr. (Bot.)A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid. 1913 Webster]
Rhi`zo*car"pous(?), a.[Gr. (Bot.)Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; -- said of all perennial herbs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Rhiz"o*dont(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile. 1913 Webster]
Rhiz"o*gan(?), a.[Gr. -gen: cf. F. rhizog\'8ane.](Bot.)Prodicing roots. 1913 Webster]
Rhiz"o*gen, n.(Bot.)One of a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the roots of other plants and destitute of green foliage. 1913 Webster]
Rhiz"o*pod(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Rhizopoda. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Rhi*zop"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. -poda.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or AmProtozoa. 1913 Webster]
Rhi*zop"o*dous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the rhizopods. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A suborder of Medus\'91 which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Rhiz"o*stome(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Rhizostomata. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Rhi`zo*tax"is(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)The arrangement of the roots of plants. 1913 Webster]
Rhob(r, n.See 1st Rob. 1913 Webster]
Rho`dam*mo"ni*um(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; -- said of certain complex compounds. 1913 Webster]
Rho"da*nate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate. [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
Rho*dan"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red color with ferric salts. [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
Rho`de*o*re"tin(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)Same as Convolvuln. 1913 Webster]
Rho"di*an(?), a.[L. Rhodius: cf. F. rhodien.]Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Rhodes. 1913 Webster]
Rho"dic(?), a.(Chem.)Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium. 1913 Webster]
Rho"di*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ro`don the rose. So called from the rose-red color of certain of its solutions. See Rhododendron.](Chem.)A rare element of the light platinum group. It is found in platinum ores, and obtained free as a white inert metal which it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic weight 104.1. Specific gravity 12. 1913 Webster]
Rho`di*zon"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid) obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones. It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts. 1913 Webster]
Rho`do*chro"site(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don the rose + (Min.)Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite. 1913 Webster]
Rho*doc"ri*nite(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don rose + (Paleon.)A rose encrinite. 1913 Webster]
Rho`do*den"dron(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron, literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See Rose.](Bot.)A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay. 1913 Webster]
Rho"don*ite(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don the rose. ](Min.)Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone. 1913 Webster]
Rho"do*phane(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don the rose + (Physiol.)The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.W. K\'9ahne. 1913 Webster]
Rho*dop"sin(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.](Physiol.)The visual purple. See under Visual. 1913 Webster]
Rho"do*sperm(?), n.[Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.](Bot.)Any seaweed with red spores. 1913 Webster]
Rhodosperms, or Rhodosperme\'91, is synonymous with Floride\'91 (which see.) 1913 Webster]
Rhomb(ror r, n.[L. rhombus, Gr. "ro`mbos rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. "re`mbein to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F. rhombe. Cf. Rhombus, Rhumb.]1.(Geom.)An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square.
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2.(Geom.)A rhombohedron. 1913 Webster]
Fresnel's rhomb(Opt.), a rhomb or oblique parallelopiped of crown or St. Gobain glass so cut that a ray of light entering one of its faces at right angles shall emerge at right angles at the opposite face, after undergoing within the rhomb, at other faces, two reflections. It is used to produce a ray circularly polarized from a plane-polarized ray, or the reverse.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Rhom"bic(?), a.1.Shaped like a rhomb. 1913 Webster]
2.(Crystallog.)Same as Orthorhombic. 1913 Webster]
Rhom`bo*ga"noid(?), n.[Rhomb + ganoid.](Zo\'94l.)A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Ginglymodi. 1913 Webster]
Rhom"bo*gene(r, n.[Rhomb + root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.](Zo\'94l.)A dicyemid which produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to nematogene. See Dicyemata.[Written also rhombogen.] 1913 Webster]
Rhom`bo*he"dral(?), a.(Geom. & Crystallog.)Related to the rhombohedron; presenting the form of a rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a rhombohedron; relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and scalenohedron. 1913 Webster]
Rhombohedral iron ore(Min.)See Hematite. --
Rhombohedral system(Crystallog.), a division of the hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rhom`bo*he"dron(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Geom. & Crystallog.)A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped. 1913 Webster]
Rhom"boid(r, n.[Gr. e'i^dos shape: cf. F. rhombo\'8bde.](Geom.)An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different. 1913 Webster]
Rhom"boid(r, a.Same as Rhomboidal. 1913 Webster]
Rhom*boid"al(?), a.[Cf. F. rhombo\'8bdal.]Having, or approaching, the shape of a rhomboid. 1913 Webster]
Rhom`boid-o"vate(?), a.Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape. 1913 Webster]
Rhomb" spar`(?). (Min.)A variety of dolomite. 1913 Webster]
Rhom"bus(?), n.[L.]Same as Rhomb, 1. 1913 Webster]
Rhon`chal(?), a.(Med.)Rhonchial. 1913 Webster]
Rhon"chi*al(?), a.(Med.)Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi. 1913 Webster]
Rhonchial fremitus. [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring.](Med.)A vibration of the chest wall that may be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes. 1913 Webster]
Rhon*chis"o*nant(?), a.[L. rhonchus a snoring + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhon"chus(?), n.; pl.Rhonchi(#).[L., a snoring, a croaking.](Med.)An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to r\'83le in its widest sense. See R\'83le. 1913 Webster]
Rho*pal"ic(?), a.[Gr. rhopalique.](Pros.)Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rho*pa"li*um(?), n.; pl.Rhopalia(#).[NL.](Zo\'94l.)One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus\'91 belonging to the Discophora. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhop`a*loc"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antenn\'91. 1913 Webster]
Rho"ta*cism(?), n.[Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter r (rhotacisme.]An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were. 1913 Webster]
Rhu"barb(?), n.[F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. Barbarous, Rhaponticine.]1.(Bot.)The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus Rheum and order Polygonace\'91. 1913 Webster]
2.The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)The root of several species of Rheum, used much as a cathartic medicine. 1913 Webster]
Monk's rhubarb. (Bot.)See under Monk. --
Turkey rhubarb(Med.), the roots of Rheum Emodi. 1913 Webster]
Rhu"barb*y(?), a.Like rhubarb. 1913 Webster]
Rhumb(?), n.[F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. Rhomb.](Navigation)A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. 1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhus(?), n.[L., sumac, fr. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac. 1913 Webster]
Rhus"ma(?), n.[See Rusma.]A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, -- used in the depilation of hides.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Rhyme(?), n.[OE. ryme, rime, AS. r\'c6m number; akin to OHG. r\'c6m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.][The Old English spelling rime is becoming again common. See Note under Prime.]1.An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language. \'bdRailing rhymes.\'b8 Daniel. 1913 Webster]
A ryme I learned long ago.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
He knew rime.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pros.)Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any. 1913 Webster]
For rhyme with reason may dispense, Prior. 1913 Webster]
3.Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes. 1913 Webster]
4.A word answering in sound to another word. 1913 Webster]
Female rhyme. See under Female. --
Male rhyme. See under Male. --
Rhyme or reason, sound or sense. --
Rhyme royal(Pros.), a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme. 1913 Webster]
Rhyme(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rhymed(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Rhyming.][OE. rimen, rymen, AS. r\'c6man to count: cf. F. rimer to rhyme. See Rhyme, n.]1.To make rhymes, or verses. \'bdThou shalt no longer ryme.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side, rhymed for hire, and patronized for pride.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To accord in rhyme or sound. 1913 Webster]
And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rhyme, v. t.1.To put into rhyme.Sir T. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
2.To influence by rhyme. 1913 Webster]
Hearken to a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Rhyme"less, a.Destitute of rhyme.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Rhym"er(?), n.One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster. 1913 Webster]
This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our common rhymers and playwriters be.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rhym"er*y(?), n.The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt. 1913 Webster]
Rhyme"ster(?), n.A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry.Bp. Hall. Byron. 1913 Webster]
Rhym"ic(?), a.Pertaining to rhyme. 1913 Webster]
Rhym"ist, n.A rhymer; a rhymester.Johnston. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn`chob*del"le*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + (Zo\'94l.)A suborder of leeches including those that have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine is the type. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + kefalh` head.](Zo\'94l.)An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebr\'91, immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See Hatteria. Called also Rhynchocephalia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"la(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + koi`los hollow.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Nemertina. -- Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"lous(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn`cho*nel"la(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn*choph"o*ra(, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + fe`rein to carry.](Zo\'94l.)A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils. 1913 Webster]
Rhyn"cho*phore(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Rhynchophora. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rhyn*cho"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Hemiptera.[Written also Rhyncota.] 1913 Webster]
Rhy"o*lite(?), n.[Gr. "rei^n to flow + -lite.](Min.)A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. -- Rhy`o*lit"ic, (#), a. 1913 Webster]
Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to write, paint.]In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures. 1913 Webster]
Rhy*sim"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.]An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rhythm(?), n.[F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. "rei^n to flow. See Stream.]1.In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent.Moore (Encyc.) 1913 Webster]
3.A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. 1913 Webster]
4.The harmonious flow of vocal sounds. 1913 Webster]
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Rhyth"mer(ror r, n.One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter. [R.] 1913 Webster]
One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted for a poet.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
{ Rhyth"mic(-m, Rhyth"mic*al(-m, }a.[Gr. rhythmicus, F. rhythmique.]Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm 1913 Webster]
Day and night rhythmic thought.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Ri"al(, n.A Spanish coin. See Real. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ri*al", a.Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ri"al(?), n.[From Royal.]A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen shillings in the reign of Elizabeth.[Spelt also ryal.]Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri`ant"(?), a.[F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L. ridere.]Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape. 1913 Webster]
In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and riant.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Rib(?), n.[AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.]1.(Anat.)One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. 1913 Webster]
sternal, or true, ribs. The remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false, ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are called floating ribs. See Thorax. 1913 Webster]
2.That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: (a)(Shipbuilding)One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.(b)(Mach. & Structures)A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.(c)One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.(d)A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.(e)A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.(b)Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)(a)In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.(b)A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mining)(a)Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.(b)An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
6.A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar & Sportive] 1913 Webster]
How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own rib.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Chuck rib, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. See Chuck. --
Fore ribs, a cut of beef immediately in front of the sirloin. --
Middle rib, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the fore ribs. --
Rib grass. (Bot.)Same as Ribwort. 1913 Webster]
Rib, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ribbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ribbing.]1.To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. 1913 Webster]
2.To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. 1913 Webster]
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It [lead] were too gross rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing. 1913 Webster]
Rib"ald(?), n./[OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hr\'c6pa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald.]A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.Spenser. Pope. 1913 Webster]
Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Rib"ald*ish, a.Like a ribald.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Rib"ald*rous(?), a.Of a ribald quality. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rib"ald*ry(?), n.[OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.]The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct. 1913 Webster]
The ribaldry of his conversation moved Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rib"aud(?), n.A ribald. [Obs.] P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri*bau"de*quin(?), n.[F.]1.An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon. 1913 Webster]
2.A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins. 1913 Webster]
Rib"band`(?), n.[Rib + band.][Written also riband, and ribbon.](Shipbuilding)A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework. 1913 Webster]
Rib-band lines, oblique longitudinal sections of the hull of a vessel.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Ribbed(?), a.1.Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Rib"bing(?), n.An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Rib"bon(?), n.[OE. riban, OF. riban, F. ruban, probably of German origin; cf. D. ringband collar, necklace, E. ring circle, and band.][Written also riband, ribband.]1.A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes. 1913 Webster]
2.A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons. 1913 Webster]
3.(Shipbuilding)Same as Rib-band. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.Driving reins. [Cant] London Athen\'91um. 1913 Webster]
5.(Her.)A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide. 1913 Webster]
6.(Spinning)A silver. 1913 Webster]
The blue ribbon, and The red ribbon, are phrases often used to designate the British orders of the Garter and of the Bath, respectively, the badges of which are suspended by ribbons of these colors. See Blue ribbon, under Blue. 1913 Webster]
Ribbon fish. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped marine fish of the family Trachypterid\'91, especially the species of the genus Trachypterus, and the oarfish (Regelecus Banksii) of the North Atlantic, which is sometimes over twenty feet long. (b)The hairtail, or bladefish. (c)A small compressed marine fish of the genus Cepola, having a long, slender, tapering tail. The European species (C. rubescens) is light red throughout. Called also band fish. --
Ribbon grass(Bot.), a variety of reed canary grass having the leaves stripped with green and white; -- called also Lady's garters. See Reed grass, under Reed. --
Ribbon seal(Zo\'94l.), a North Pacific seal (Histriophoca fasciata). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously banded and striped with yellowish white. --
Ribbon snake(Zo\'94l.), a common North American snake (Eutainia saurita). It is conspicuously striped with bright yellow and dark brown. --
Ribbon Society, a society in Ireland, founded in the early part of the 19th century in antagonism to the Orangemen. It afterwards became an organization of tennant farmers banded together to prevent eviction by landlords. It took its name from the green ribbon worn by members as a badge. --
Rib"bon, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ribboned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ribboning.]To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons. 1913 Webster]
Rib"bon*ism(?), n.The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon. 1913 Webster]
Rib"bon*man(?), n.; pl.-men.A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under Ribbon. 1913 Webster]
Rib"bon*wood`(?), n.(Bot.)A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri"bes(?), n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r\'c6b\'bes a plant with an acid juice.](Bot.)A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds. 1913 Webster]
Rib"ibe(?), n.[See Rebec.]1.A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
2.An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Rib"i*ble(?), n.[See Ribibe.]A small threestringed viol; a rebec.Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
All can be play on gittern or ribible.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rib"less, a.Having no ribs. 1913 Webster]
Rib"roast`(?), v. t.To beat soundly. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Rib"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain. 1913 Webster]
-ric(?). [AS r\'c6ce kingdom, dominion. See Rich.]A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority. 1913 Webster]
Rice(?), n.[F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. br\'c6zi, akin to Skr. vr\'c6hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.](Bot.)A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed. 1913 Webster]
Ant rice. (Bot.)See under Ant. --
French rice. (Bot.)See Amelcorn. --
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass (Zizania aquatica), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc. --
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. --
Rice bunting. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Ricebird. --
Rice hen(Zo\'94l.), the Florida gallinule. --
Rice mouse(Zo\'94l.), a large dark-colored field mouse (Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States. --
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper. --
Rice troupial(Zo\'94l.), the bobolink. --
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. --
Rice-water discharge(Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera. --
Rice weevil(Zo\'94l.), a small beetle (Calandra, ) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil. 1913 Webster]
Rice"-shell`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella. 1913 Webster]
Rich, (r, a.[Compar.Richer(; superl.Richest.][OE. riche, AS. r\'c6ce rich, powerful; akin to OS. r\'c6ki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. r\'c6hhi, Icel. r\'c6kr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. Right, and cf. Derrick, Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal.]1.Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor. \'bdRich merchants.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The rich [person] hath many friends.Prov. xiv. 20. 1913 Webster]
As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash rich burgher.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. 1913 Webster]
If life be short, it shall be glorious; rich in some great action.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
The gorgeous East with richest hand Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine. 1913 Webster]
4.Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents. 1913 Webster]
Like to rich and various gems.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. 1913 Webster]
Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India.Baker. 1913 Webster]
6.Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color. 1913 Webster]
7.Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music. 1913 Webster]
8.Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery. 1913 Webster]
9.Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained. 1913 Webster]
Rich"es(?), n. pl.[OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche rich, of German origin. See Rich,a.]1.That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence. 1913 Webster]
Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion, than our neighbors.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Richesse, the older form of this word, was in the singular number. The form riches, however, is plural in appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural. 1913 Webster]
Against the richesses of this world shall they have misease of poverty.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
In one hour so great riches is come to nought.Rev. xviii. 17. 1913 Webster]
And for that riches where is my deserving?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rich"esse(?), n.[F. See Riches.]Wealth; riches. See the Note under Riches. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Some man desireth for to have richesse.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The richesse of all heavenly grace.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rich"ly(?), adv.In a rich manner. 1913 Webster]
Rich"ness, n.The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective). 1913 Webster]
Rich"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed. 1913 Webster]
Ric`in*e`la*id"ic(?), a.[Ricinoleic + elaidic.]Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid. 1913 Webster]
Ric`in*e*la"i*din(?), n.(Chem.)The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid. 1913 Webster]
Ri*cin"ic(?), a.[L. ricinus castor-oil plant.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called ricinoleicacid. 1913 Webster]
Ric"i*nine(?), n.[L. ricinus castor-oil plant.](Chem.)A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant. 1913 Webster]
Ric`in*o"le*ate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called palmate. 1913 Webster]
Ric`in*o"le*ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, Cricinolic. 1913 Webster]
Ric`in*o"le*in(?), n.[L. ricinus castor-oil plant + oleum oil.](Chem.)The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ric"i*nus(, n.[L., the castor-oil plant.](Bot.)A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi. 1913 Webster]
Rick(?), n.[OE. reek, rek, AS. hre\'a0c a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching. 1913 Webster]
Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Rick, v. t.To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rick"er(?), n.A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat. 1913 Webster]
Rick"ets(?), n. pl.[Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.](Med.)A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis.
<-- also, infantile or juvenile osteomalacia. Deficient calcification of bone causing skeletal abnormalities. It is caused by vitamin D deficiency. --> 1913 Webster]
Rick"et*y(?), a.1.Affected with rickets. 1913 Webster]
2.Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky. 1913 Webster]
Rick"rack`(?), n.A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid. 1913 Webster]
Rick"stand`(?), n.A flooring or framework on which a rick is made. 1913 Webster]
Ric`o*chet"(?), n.[F.]A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. 1913 Webster]
Ricochet firing(Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground. 1913 Webster]
Ric`o*chet"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ricochetting.]To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ric`o*chet", v. i.To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See Ricochet, n. 1913 Webster]
Ric"tal(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the rictus; as, rictal bristles. 1913 Webster]
Ric"ture(?), n.[L. ringi, rictus, to open wide the mouth, to gape.]A gaping. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ric"tus(?), n.[L., the aperture of the mouth.]The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth. 1913 Webster]
Rid(?), imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Rid, v. t.[imp. & p. p.RidRidded; p. pr. & vb. n.Ridding.][OE. ridden, redden, AS. hreddan to deliver, liberate; akin to D. & LG. redden, G. retten, Dan. redde, Sw. r\'84dda, and perhaps to Skr. to loosen.]1.To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Deliver the poor and needy; rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Ps. lxxxii. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of. \'bdRid all the sea of pirates.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
In never ridded myself of an overmastering and brooding sense of some great calamity traveling toward me.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
3.To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to destroy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I will red evil beasts out of the land.Lev. xxvi. 6. 1913 Webster]
Death's men, you have rid this sweet young prince!Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish. [R.] \'bdWillingness rids way.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves were at our tails.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
To be rid of, to be free or delivered from. --
To get rid of, to get deliverance from; to free one's self from. 1913 Webster]
Rid"a*ble(?), a.Suitable for riding; as, a ridable horse; a ridable road. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dance(?), n.1.The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field.Lev. xxiii. 22. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. \'bdRiddance from all adversity.\'b8 Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Rid"den(?), p. p. of Ride. 1913 Webster]
Rid"der(?), n.One who, or that which, rids. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dle(?), n.[OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin to G. reiter, L. cribrum, and to Gr. rein clean. See Crisis, Certain.]1.A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand. 1913 Webster]
2.A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Riddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Riddling(?).]1.To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel. 1913 Webster]
2.To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many holes in; as, a house riddled with shot. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dle, n.[For riddels, s being misunderstood as the plural ending; OE. ridels, redels. AS. rraadsel, G. r\'84thsel; fr. AS. r to counsel or advise, also, to guess. Read.]Something proposed to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an ambiguous proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling. 1913 Webster]
To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret, riddle which I had proposed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
'T was a strange riddle of a lady.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dle, v. t.To explain; to solve; to unriddle. 1913 Webster]
Riddle me this, and guess him if you can.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dle, v. i.To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. \'bdLysander riddels very prettily.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dler(?), n.One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.). 1913 Webster]
Rid"dler, n.One who speaks in, or propounds, riddles. 1913 Webster]
Rid"dling(?), a.Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle. \'bdRiddling triplets.\'b8 Tennyson. -- Rid"dling, adv. 1913 Webster]
Ride(?), v. i.[imp.Rode(r (Rid [rarchaic); p. p.Ridden( (Rid, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n.Riding(.][AS. r\'c6dan; akin to LG. riden, D. rijden, G. reiten, OHG. r\'c6tan, Icel. r\'c6, Sw. rida, Dan. ride; cf. L. raeda a carriage, which is from a Celtic word. Cf. Road.]1.To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse. 1913 Webster]
To-morrow, when ye riden by the way.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Let your master ride on before, and do you gallop after him.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below. 1913 Webster]
The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by riding in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of servants.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie. 1913 Webster]
Men once walked where ships at anchor ride.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To be supported in motion; to rest. 1913 Webster]
Strong as the exletree rides.Shak. 1913 Webster]
On whose foolish honesty ride easy!Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To manage a horse, as an equestrian. 1913 Webster]
He rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast. 1913 Webster]
To ride easy(Naut.), to lie at anchor without violent pitching or straining at the cables. --
To ride hard(Naut.), to pitch violently. --
To ride out. (a)To go upon a military expedition. [Obs.] Chaucer.(b)To ride in the open air. [Colloq.] --
To ride to hounds, to ride behind, and near to, the hounds in hunting. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Drive. -- Ride, Drive. Ride originally meant (and is so used throughout the English Bible) to be carried on horseback or in a vehicle of any kind. At present in England, drive is the word applied in most cases to progress in a carriage; as, a drive around the park, etc.; while ride is appropriated to progress on a horse. Johnson seems to sanction this distinction by giving \'bdto travel on horseback\'b8 as the leading sense of ride; though he adds \'bdto travel in a vehicle\'b8 as a secondary sense. This latter use of the word still occurs to some extent; as, the queen rides to Parliament in her coach of state; to ride in an omnibus. 1913 Webster]
\'bdWill you ride over or drive?\'b8 said Lord Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that morning.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
Ride, v. t.1.To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. 1913 Webster]
[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To manage insolently at will; to domineer over. 1913 Webster]
The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, cobblers, and brewers.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding. 1913 Webster]
Tue only men that safe can ride Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.(Surg.)To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured fragments. 1913 Webster]
To ride a hobby, to have some favorite occupation or subject of talk. --
To ride and tie, to take turn with another in labor and rest; -- from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance, and then ties him for the use of the other, who is coming up on foot.Fielding. --
To ride down. (a)To ride over; to trample down in riding; to overthrow by riding against; as, to ride down an enemy. (b)(Naut.)To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail. --
To ride out(Naut.), to keep safe afloat during (a storm) while riding at anchor or when hove to on the open sea; as, to ride out the gale.
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to ride the lightning, (Colloq.) to be executed by electrocution in an electric chair. --> 1913 Webster]
Ride, n.1.The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle. 1913 Webster]
3.A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding. 1913 Webster]
Ri*deau"(r, n.[F.]A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge. 1913 Webster]
Rid"en(r, obs. imp. pl. & p. p. of Ride.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ri"dent(r, a.[L. ridens, p. pr. of ridere to laugh.]Laughing. [R.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Rid"er(r, n.1.One who, or that which, rides. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.One who breaks or manages a horse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed. 1913 Webster]
After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer.A. S. Hardy. 1913 Webster]
5.(Math.)A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper. 1913 Webster]
6.[D. rijder.]A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it. 1913 Webster]
His moldy money ! half a dozen riders.J. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mining)Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it. 1913 Webster]
8.(Shipbuilding)An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.Totten. 1913 Webster]
9.(Naut.)The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold. 1913 Webster]
10.A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard. 1913 Webster]
11.A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drummond. 1913 Webster]
Rider's bone(Med.), a bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in riding. 1913 Webster]
Rid"er*less, a.Having no rider; as, a riderless horse.H. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
ride the lightning(?), v. i.to be executed by electrocution in the electric chair. [jocose slang] PJC]
Ridge(r, n.[OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. r\'9acken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. 1.The back, or top of the back; a crest.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
2.A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys. \'bdThe frozen ridges of the Alps.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault. 1913 Webster]
5.(Fort.)The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.Stocqueler. 1913 Webster]
Ridge, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ridged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ridging.]1.To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges. 1913 Webster]
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To form into ridges with the plow, as land. 1913 Webster]
3.To wrinkle. \'bdWith a forehead ridged.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Ridge"band`(?), n.The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also ridgerope, and ridger.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Ridg"el(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Ridgelling. 1913 Webster]
Ridge"let(?), n.A little ridge. 1913 Webster]
Ridge"ling(?), n.[Prov. E. riggilt, riggot, ananimal half castrated, a sheep having only one testicle; cf. Prov. G. rigel, rig, a barrow hog, rigler a cock half castrated.](Zo\'94l.)A half-castrated male animal. 1913 Webster]
Rid"i*cule(?), n.[F. ridicule, L. ridiculum a jest, fr. ridiculus. See Ridiculous.]1.An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter. 1913 Webster]
[Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made him the ridicule of his contemporaries.Buckle. 1913 Webster]
To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a ridicule.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision. 1913 Webster]
We have in great measure restricted the meaning of ridicule, which would properly extend over whole region of the ridiculous, -- the laughable, -- and we have narrowed it so that in common usage it mostly corresponds to \'bdderision\'b8, which does indeed involve personal and offensive feelings.Hare. 1913 Webster]
Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, ridicule alone.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To see the ridicule of this practice.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; irony; satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer; ribbing. -- Ridicule, Derision, mockery, ribbing: All four words imply disapprobation; but ridicule and mockery may signify either good-natured opposition without manifest malice, or more maliciously, an attempt to humiliate. Derision is commonly bitter and scornful, and sometimes malignant. ribbing is almost always good-natured and fun-loving. 1913 Webster]
Rid"i*cule, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ridiculed(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Ridiculing.]To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting. 1913 Webster]
I 've known the young, who ridiculed his rage.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; lampoon. See Deride. 1913 Webster]
This action . . . became so ridicule.Aubrey. 1913 Webster]
Rid"i*cu`ler(?), n.One who ridicules. 1913 Webster]
Ri*dic"u*lize(?), v. t.To make ridiculous; to ridicule. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty(?), n.The quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; also, something ridiculous. [Archaic] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Ri*dic"u*lous(?), a.[L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]1.Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. 1913 Webster]
Agricola, discerning that those little targets and unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to handy strokes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.] 1913 Webster]
[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling.Shak. 1913 Webster]
--- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rid"ing(r, n.[For thriding, Icel. the third part, fr. third, akin to E. third. See Third.]One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Rid"ing, a.1.Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk. \'bdOne riding apparitor.\'b8 Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
2.Used for riding on; as, a riding horse. 1913 Webster]
3.Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a riding whip; a riding habit; a riding day. 1913 Webster]
Riding clerk. (a)A clerk who traveled for a commercial house. [Obs. Eng.] (b)One of the \'bdsix clerks\'b8 formerly attached to the English Court of Chancery. --
Riding hood. (a)A hood formerly worn by women when riding. (b)A kind of cloak with a hood. --
Riding master, an instructor in horsemanship. --
Riding rhyme(Pros.), the meter of five accents, with couplet rhyme; -- probably so called from the mounted pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales.Dr. Guest. --
Riding school, a school or place where the art of riding is taught. 1913 Webster]
Rid"ing, n.1.The act or state of one who rides. 1913 Webster]
2.A festival procession. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
When there any riding was in Cheap.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.Same as Ride, n., 3.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
4.A district in charge of an excise officer. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri*dot"to(?), n.[It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.]1.A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
2.(Music)An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ri*dot"to, v. i.To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper. 1913 Webster]
Rie(?), n.See Rye. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Rie grass. (Bot.)(a)A kind of wild barley (Hordeum pratense). Dr. Prior.(b)Ray grass.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rief(?), n.[See Reave.]Robbery. [Obs. or Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Riet"boc(?), n.[D. riet reed + bok buck.](Zo\'94l.)The reedbuck, a South African antelope (Cervicapra arundinacea); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri*fa`ci*men"to(?), n.; pl. Rifacimenti(#). [It.]A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary work or musical composition. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rife(?), a.[AS. r\'c6f abundant, or Icel. r\'c6fr munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]1.Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. 1913 Webster]
Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Even now the tumult of loud mirth rife, and perfect in may listening ear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
What! I am rife a little yet.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
-- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rif"fle(r, n.[CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.]1.(Mining)A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple. 1913 Webster]
2.A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U. S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock and are on the riffle or just below it.James A. Henshall. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rif"fler(?), n.[See Riffle.]A curved file used in carving wool and marble. 1913 Webster]
Riff"raff`(?), n.[OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf. CF. Raff, and 1stRifle.]Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rifled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rifling(?).][F. rifler to rifle, sweep away; of uncertain origin. CF. Raff.]1.To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. 1913 Webster]
Till time shall rifle every youthful grace.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To strip; to rob; to pillage.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: rifle you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To raffle. [Obs.] J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle, v. i.1.To raffle. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.To commit robbery. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle, n.[Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb\'94sse, a rifle gun, rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer, groove), and E. rive. See Rive, and cf. Riffle, Rivel.]1.A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Mil.)A body of soldiers armed with rifles. 1913 Webster]
3.A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes. 1913 Webster]
Rifle pit(Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle(?), v. t.1.To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon. 1913 Webster]
2.To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle*bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora, allied to the paradise birds. 1913 Webster]
Ptiloris paradisea of Australia. Its general color is rich velvety brown, glossed with lilac; the under parts are varied with rich olive green, and the head, throat, and two middle tail feathers are brilliant metallic green. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fle*man(?), n.; pl.Rifleman(.(Mil.)A soldier armed with a rifle. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fler(?), n.One who rifles; a robber. 1913 Webster]
Ri"fling(?), n.(a)The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.(b)The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. 1913 Webster]
Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves. 1913 Webster]
Rift(?), obs. p. p. of Rive.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rift, n.[Written also reft.][Dan. rift, fr. rieve to rend. See Rive.]1.An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A shallow place in a stream; a ford. 1913 Webster]
Rift, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rifted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rifting.]To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
To dwell these rifted rocks between.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Rift, v. i.1.To burst open; to split.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rig(?), n.[See Ridge.]A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.] 1913 Webster]
Rig, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rigged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rigging(?).][Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wr\'c6han to cover.]1.To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. 1913 Webster]
2.To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out. 1913 Webster]
Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
To rig a purchase, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc. --
To rig a ship(Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards. 1913 Webster]
Rig, n.1.(Naut.)The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
2.Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rig, n.[Cf. Wriggle.]1.A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic. 1913 Webster]
3.A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed.Burke. 1913 Webster]
To run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming. 1913 Webster]
He little dreamt when he set out running such a rig.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Rig, v. i.To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. \'bdRigging and rifling all ways.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Rig, v. t.To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or Prov.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
To rig the market(Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
Rig`a*doon"(?), n.[F. rigadon, rigaudon.]A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence in France.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Whose dancing dogs in rigadoons excel.Wolcott. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ga fir`(?), [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.](Bot.)A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and red . It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia. 1913 Webster]
Ri"gel(?), n.[Ar. rijl, properly, foot.](Astron.)A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion.[Written also Regel.] 1913 Webster]
Ri*ges"cent(?), a.[L. rigescens, p. pr. fr. rigescere to grow stiff.]Growing stiff or numb. 1913 Webster]
Rig"ger(?), n.1.One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship. 1913 Webster]
2.A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.] 1913 Webster]
3.(Painting)A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine lines, etc.; -- said to be so called from its use by marine painters for drawing the lines of the rigging. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rig"ging(?), n.Dress; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. 1913 Webster]
Running rigging(Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. --
Standing rigging(Naut.), the shrouds and stays. 1913 Webster]
Rig"gish(?), a.Like a rig or wanton. [Obs.] \'bdRiggish and unmaidenly.\'b8 Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Rig"gle(?), v. i.See Wriggle. 1913 Webster]
Rig"gle, n.The European lance fish. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Right(r, a.[OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r\'84tt, Icel. r\'89ttr, Goth. ra\'a1hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. straight, right. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.]1.Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. \'bdRight as any line.\'b8 Chaucer 1913 Webster]
2.Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone. 1913 Webster]
3.Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true. 1913 Webster]
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.Whately. 1913 Webster]
2.Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford. 1913 Webster]
5.Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. \'bdHis right wife.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith. 1913 Webster]
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.Shak. 1913 Webster]
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, \'bdLet us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.\'b8Locke. 1913 Webster]
7.Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. 1913 Webster]
The lady has been disappointed on the right side.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
8.Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals. 1913 Webster]
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
right and left are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction of the current's flow. 1913 Webster]
9.Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done. 1913 Webster]
10.Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth. 1913 Webster]
At right angles, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly. --
Right and left, in both or all directions. [Colloq.] --
Right and left coupling(Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly. --
Right angle. (a)The angle formed by one line meeting another perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC.(b)(Spherics)A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular to each other. --
Right ascension. See under Ascension. --
Right Center(Politics), those members belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political questions. See Center, n., 5. --
Right cone,
Right cylinder,
Right prism,
Right pyramid(Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base. --
Right line. See under Line. --
Right sailing(Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both.Ham. Nav. Encyc. --
Right sphere(Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the equator. 1913 Webster]
Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you say is right, true. 1913 Webster]
\'bdRight,\'b8 cries his lordship.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide. 1913 Webster]
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Let thine eyes look right on.Prov. iv. 25. 1913 Webster]
Right across its track there lay, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Came he right now to sing a raven's note?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right. 1913 Webster]
5.According to any rule of art; correctly. 1913 Webster]
You with strict discipline instructed right.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
6.According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. \'bdRight at mine own cost.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
7.In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. \'bdHe was not right fat\'b8. Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For which I should be right sorry.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
[I] return those duties back as are right fit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
right honorable; right reverend. 1913 Webster]
Right honorable, a title given in England to peers and peeresses, to the eldest sons and all daughters of such peers as have rank above viscounts, and to all privy councilors; also, to certain civic officers, as the lord mayor of London, of York, and of Dublin. 1913 Webster]
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Right is used in composition with other adverbs, as upright, downright, forthright, etc. 1913 Webster]
Right along, without cessation; continuously; as, to work right along for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.] --
Right away, or
Right off, at once; straightway; without delay. [Colloq. U.S.] \'bdWe will . . . shut ourselves up in the office and do the work right off.\'b8 D. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Right(?), n.[AS. right. See Right, a.]1.That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a)The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.(b)A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact. 1913 Webster]
Seldom your opinions err; right.Prior. 1913 Webster]
(c)A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity. 1913 Webster]
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, right.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.That to which one has a just claim.Specifically:(a)That which one has a natural claim to exact. 1913 Webster]
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
(b)That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.(c)That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership. 1913 Webster]
Born free, he sought his right.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hast thou not right to all created things?Milton. 1913 Webster]
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.Burke. 1913 Webster]
(d)Privilege or immunity granted by authority. 1913 Webster]
3.The right side; the side opposite to the left. 1913 Webster]
Led her to the Souldan's right.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5. 1913 Webster]
5.The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. 1913 Webster]
At all right, at all points; in all respects. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
Bill of rights, a list of rights; a paper containing a declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under Bill. --
By right,
By rights, or
By good rights, rightly; properly; correctly. 1913 Webster]
He should himself use it by right.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I should have been a woman by right.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Divine right, Divine right of kings, a name given to the patriarchal theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience of the people. --
To rights. (a)In a direct line; straight. [R.] Woodward.(b)At once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Swift. --
To set to rights,
To put to rights, to put in good order; to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order. --
Writ of right(Law), a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Right, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Righted; p. pr. & vb. n.Righting.][AS. rihtan. See Right, a.]1.To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct. 1913 Webster]
2.To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate. 1913 Webster]
So just is God, to right the innocent.Shak. 1913 Webster]
All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
To right a vessel(Naut.), to restore her to an upright position after careening. --
To right the helm(Naut.), to place it in line with the keel. 1913 Webster]
Right, v. i.1.To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening. 1913 Webster]
Right"-a*bout`(?), n.[Right, adv. + about, adv.]A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the right-about. 1913 Webster]
To send to the right-about, to cause to turn toward the opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause to turn and retreat. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Right"-an`gled(?), a.Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle. 1913 Webster]
Right"en(?), v. t.To do justice to. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed.Isa. i. 17. 1913 Webster]
Right"eous(?), a.[OE. rightways, rightwise, AS. rightw\'c6s; riht right + w\'c6s wise, having wisdom, prudent. See Right, a., Wise, a.]Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous retribution. 1913 Webster]
Fearless in his righteous cause.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Right"eous*ly(?), adv.[AS. rightw\'c6sl\'c6ce.]In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously. 1913 Webster]
Right"eous*ness, n.[AS. rihtw\'c6snes.]1.The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude. 1913 Webster]
Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law. 1913 Webster]
2.A righteous act, or righteous quality. 1913 Webster]
All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.Isa. lxiv. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or conduct of one who is righteous. 1913 Webster]
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.Ps. cvi. 3. 1913 Webster]
4.(Theol.)The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification. 1913 Webster]
There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.Westminster Catechism. 1913 Webster]
Right"er(?), n.One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Right"ful(?), a.1.Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause. 1913 Webster]
3.Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king. 1913 Webster]
4.Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority. 1913 Webster]
We fail of perfect rightfulness.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Right"-hand`(?), a.1.Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road. 1913 Webster]
2.Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable. 1913 Webster]
Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man in the troop.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Right-hand rope, a rope which is laid up and twisted with the sun, that is, in the same direction as plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage. 1913 Webster]
Right"-hand`ed, a.1.Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a revolving object looked at from a given direction. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See Illust. of Scalaria. 1913 Webster]
Right-handed screw, a screw, the threads of which, like those of a common wood screw, wind spirally in such a direction that the screw advances away from the observer when turned with a right-handed movement in a fixed nut. 1913 Webster]
Right"-hand`ed*ness, n.The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity. 1913 Webster]
Right"-heart`ed(?), a.Having a right heart or disposition. -- Right"-heart`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Right"less, a.Destitute of right.Sylvester. 1913 Webster]
Right"-lined`(?), a.Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle. 1913 Webster]
Right"ly, adv.[AS. richtlice.]1.Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed. 1913 Webster]
Right"ward(?), adv.Toward the right. 1913 Webster]
Rightward and leftward rise the rocks.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Right" whale`(?). (Zo\'94l.)(a)The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Bal\'91na mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained.(b)Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Bal\'91na cisarctica), and the Pacific right whale (B. Sieboldii); a bone whale. 1913 Webster]
Pygmy right whale(Zo\'94l.), a small New Zealand whale (Neobal\'91na marginata) which is only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough, whalebone. 1913 Webster]
In doom and eke in rightwisnesse.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rig"id(?), a.[L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf. Rigor. ]1.Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence. 1913 Webster]
The more rigid order of principles in religion and government.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Ri*gid"i*ty(?), n.[L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidit\'82. See Rigid.]1.The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness. 1913 Webster]
2.Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Rig"id*ly(?), v.In a rigid manner; stiffly. 1913 Webster]
Rig"id*ness, n.The quality or state of being rigid. 1913 Webster]
Ri*gid"u*lous(?), a.[Dim. from rigid.](Bot.)Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle. 1913 Webster]
Rig"let(?), n.(Print.)See Reglet. 1913 Webster]
Rig"ma*role(?), n.[For ragman roll. See Ragman's roll.]A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Rig"ma*role, a.Consisting of rigmarole; frivolous; nonsensical; foolish. 1913 Webster]
Rig"ol(?), n.[OE. also ringol. Cf. Ring.]A circle; hence, a diadem. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rig`o*lette"(r, n.[Prob. fr. Rigolette, name of a girl in Eugene Sue's novel \'bdMyst\'8ares de Paris.\'b8]A woman's light scarflike head covering, usually knit or crocheted of wool. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rig"oll(?), n.[Corrupted fr. regal.]A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end.Moore (Encyc. of Music.). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri"gor(?), n.[L. See Rigor., below.]1.Rigidity; stiffness. 1913 Webster]
2.(ed.)A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rigor caloris( [L., rigor of heat](Physiol.), a form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is heated to about 50 --
\'d8Rigor mortis( [L. , rigor of death], death stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle fibers. 1913 Webster]
Rig"or(?), n.[OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See Rigid.][Written also rigour.]1.The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. 1913 Webster]
The rest his look rigor not to move.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)See 1st Rigor, 2. 1913 Webster]
3.Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter. 1913 Webster]
4.Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty. 1913 Webster]
All his rigor is turned to grief and pity.Denham. 1913 Webster]
If I shall be condemn'd rigor and not law.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity. 1913 Webster]
6.Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification. 1913 Webster]
The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor and austerity of a capuchin.Addison. 1913 Webster]
7.Violence; force; fury. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could stay.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rig"or*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. rigorisme.]1.Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity. 1913 Webster]
2.Severity, as of style, or the like.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Ethics)Strictness in ethical principles; -- usually applied to ascetic ethics, and opposed to ethical latitudinarianism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rig"or*ist, n.[Cf. F. rigoriste.]One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist. 1913 Webster]
Rig"or*ous(?), a.[F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See Rigor.]1.Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration. 1913 Webster]
He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock rigorous hands.Shak. 1913 Webster]
We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rigs"da`ler(?), n.[Dan. See Rix-dollar.]A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former unit of value in Denmark. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rig`-Ve"da(?). See Veda. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Riks"da`ler(?), n.[Sw. See Rix-dollar.]A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden. 1913 Webster]
Rile(r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Riled(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Riling.][See Roil.]1.To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil. 1913 Webster]
2.To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ri*lie"vo(?), n.[It. See Relief.](Sculp. & Arch.)Same as Relief, n., 5. 1913 Webster]
Rill(r, n.[Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. 1.A very small brook; a streamlet. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)See Rille. 1913 Webster]
Rill, v. i.To run a small stream. [R.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rille(r, n.[G. rille a furrow.](Astron.)One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon. 1913 Webster]
Rim(?), n.[As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.]1.The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin. 1913 Webster]
2.The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Arch rim(Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. --
Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.)See under Cartridge. --
Rim lock. See under Lock. 1913 Webster]
Rim, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rimmed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rimming.]To furnish with a rim; to border. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri"ma(?), n.; pl.Rim\'91(#).[L.](Anat.)A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri"mau da"han(?). [From the native Oriental name.](Zo\'94l.)The clouded tiger cat (Felis marmorata) of Southern Asia and the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
Rim"base`(?), n.(Mil.)A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon. 1913 Webster]
Rime(?), n.[L. rima.]A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Rime, n.[AS. hr\'c6m; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hr\'c6m, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. r\'c6fo, hr\'c6fo.]White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. 1913 Webster]
The trees were now covered with rime.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Rime, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rimed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Riming.]To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost. 1913 Webster]
Rime, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A step or round of a ladder; a rung. 1913 Webster]
Rime, n.Rhyme. See Rhyme.Coleridge.Landor. 1913 Webster]
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Rime, v. i. & t.To rhyme. See Rhyme. 1913 Webster]
Rim"er(?), n.A rhymer; a versifier. 1913 Webster]
Rim"er, n.A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder. 1913 Webster]
Rim"ey(?), v. t.[Cf. OF. rimoier. See Ryime.]To compose in rhyme; to versify. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[Lays] rimeyed in their first Breton tongue.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rim"-fire`(?), a.Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; -- said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rim"mer(?), n.An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Ri*mose"(?), a.[L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F. rimeux.]1.Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks. 1913 Webster]
2.(Nat. Hist.)Having long and nearly parallel clefts or chinks, like those in the bark of trees. 1913 Webster]
Ri*mose"ly, adv.In a rimose manner. 1913 Webster]
Ri*mos"i*ty(?), n.State of being rimose. 1913 Webster]
Rim"ous(?), a.Rimose. 1913 Webster]
Rim"ple(?), n.[AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.]A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple. 1913 Webster]
Rim"ple, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Rimpled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rimpling(?).]To rumple; to wrinkle. 1913 Webster]
Rim"y(?), a.Abounding with rime; frosty. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rin*con"(?), n.; pl. Rincones(#). [Sp. rinc\'a2n.]An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, or the like. [Western & Southern U. S.] D. S. Jordan. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rind(r, n.[AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.]The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. 1913 Webster]
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind rind Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rind, v. t.To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rin"der*pest(r, n.[G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain. 1913 Webster]
Rin"dle(r, n.[AS. rynele. Run.]A small water course or gutter.Ash. 1913 Webster]
Rind"less(r, a.Destitute of a rind. 1913 Webster]
Rind"y(r, a.Having a rind or skin.Ash. 1913 Webster]
Rine(r, n.See Rind. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rined(?), a.Having a rind [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rin`for*zan"do(?), a.[It., fr. rinforzare to re\'89nforce, strengthen.](Mus.)Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando. 1913 Webster]
Ring(r, v. t.[imp.Rang(r or Rung(r; p. p.Rung; p. pr. & vb. n.Ringing.][AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. 1.To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell. 1913 Webster]
2.To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. 1913 Webster]
The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, rung night's yawning peal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. 1913 Webster]
To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells. --
To ring the changes upon. See under Change. --
To ring inout, to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and ring in the new.Tennyson. --
To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ring, v. i.1.To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. 1913 Webster]
Now ringen trompes loud and clarion.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Why ring not out the bells?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To practice making music with bells.Holder. 1913 Webster]
3.To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound. 1913 Webster]
With sweeter notes each rising temple rung.Pope. 1913 Webster]
The hall with harp and carol rang.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
My ears still ring with noise.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. 1913 Webster]
The assertion is still ringing in our ears.Burke. 1913 Webster]
5.To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame. 1913 Webster]
Ring, n.1.A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell. 1913 Webster]
2.Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated. 1913 Webster]
The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears.Bacon 1913 Webster]
3.A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. 1913 Webster]
As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ring(?), n.[AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.]A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. 1913 Webster]
Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The dearest ring in Venice will I give you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. 1913 Webster]
Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, E. Smith. 1913 Webster]
4.An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting. \'bdThe road was an institution, the ring was an institution.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
5.A circular group of persons. 1913 Webster]
And hears the Muses in a ring Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geom.)(a)The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles.(b)The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. 1913 Webster]
7.(Astron. & Navigation)An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. 1913 Webster]
8.(Bot.)An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium. 1913 Webster]
9.A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc. 1913 Webster]
The ruling ring at Constantinople.E. A. Freeman. 1913 Webster]
Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See Ring mail, below, and Chain mail, under Chain. --
Ring blackbird(Zo\'94l.), the ring ousel. --
Ring canal(Zo\'94l.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms. --
Ring dotterel, Ringed dotterel. (Zo\'94l.)See Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster. --
Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being worthless. --
Ring fence. See under Fence. --
Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage. --
Ring formula(Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under Benzene. --
Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth. --
Ring micrometer. (Astron.)See Circular micrometer, under Micrometer. --
Saturn's rings. See Saturn. --
Ring ousel. (Zo\'94l.)See Ousel. --
Ring parrot(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially Pal\'91ornis torquatus, common in India, and P. Alexandri of Java. --
Ring plover. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The ringed dotterel. (b)Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover (\'92gialitis semipalmata). --
Ring snake(Zo\'94l.), a small harmless American snake (Diadophis punctatus) having a white ring around the neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange red. --
Ring stopper. (Naut.)See under Stopper. --
Ring thrush(Zo\'94l.), the ring ousel. --
The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively. --
The ring. (a)The body of sporting men who bet on horse races. [Eng.] (b)The prize ring. 1913 Webster]
Ring, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ringed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ringing.]1.To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. \'bdRing these fingers.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hort.)To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots. 1913 Webster]
3.To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. 1913 Webster]
Ring, v. i.(Falconry)To rise in the air spirally. 1913 Webster]
Ring armature. (Elec.)An armature for a dynamo or motor having the conductors wound on a ring. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ring"bill`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup. 1913 Webster]
Ring"bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called also ring bunting. 1913 Webster]
Ring"bolt`(?), n.An eyebolt having a ring through the eye. 1913 Webster]
Ring"bone`(?), n.(Far.)A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones.J. H. Walsh. 1913 Webster]
Ring"dove`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat. 1913 Webster]
Ringed(?), a.1.Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings. 1913 Webster]
Ringed seal(Zo\'94l.), a North Pacific seal (Phoca f\'d2tida) having ringlike spots on the body. --
Ringed snake(Zo\'94l.), a harmless European snake (Tropidonotus natrix) common in England. --
Ringed worm(Zo\'94l.), an annelid. 1913 Webster]
Rin"gent(?), a.[L. ringens, -entis, p. pr. of ringi to open wide the mouth: cf. F. ringent.](Bot.)Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla. 1913 Webster]
Ring"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)A crowbar.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Ring"er(?), n.(Horse Racing)A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it. 1913 Webster]
Ring"head`(?), n.(Cloth Manuf.)An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth. 1913 Webster]
Ring"ing, a & n. from Ring, v. 1913 Webster]
Ringing engine, a simple form of pile driver in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes. 1913 Webster]
Ring"ing*ly, adv.In a ringing manner. 1913 Webster]
Ring"lead`er(?), n.1.The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. 1913 Webster]
A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and imprisoned.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rin"gle*stone`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The ringed dotterel, or ring plover. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ring"let(?), n.[Ring + -let.]1.A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. 1913 Webster]
You demi-puppets, that ringlets make, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A curl; especially, a curl of hair. 1913 Webster]
[Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ring"man(?), n.; pl.Ringmen(.The ring finger. [Obs.] Ascham 1913 Webster]
Ring"mas`ter(?), n.One in charge of the performances (as of horses) within the ring in a circus. 1913 Webster]
Ring"neck`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus \'92gialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (\'92. semipalmata) and the piping plover (\'92. meloda) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The ring-necked duck. 1913 Webster]
Ring"-necked`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. 1913 Webster]
Ring-necked duck(Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya collaris). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female. Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead, ringbill, tufted duck, and black jack. 1913 Webster]
Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.Gen. xxx. 39. 1913 Webster]
Ring"-streaked`(?), a.Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats. 1913 Webster]
Ring"tail`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail. 1913 Webster]
Ringtail boom(Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail. 1913 Webster]
Ring"-tailed`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color. 1913 Webster]
Ring-tailed cat(Zo\'94l.), the cacomixle. --
Ring-tailed eagle(Zo\'94l.), a young golden eagle. 1913 Webster]
Ring"toss`(?), n.A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an upright stick. 1913 Webster]
Ring winding. (Elec.)Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical core. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ring"worm"(?), n.(Med.)A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).<-- a fungal infection --> 1913 Webster]
Rink(?), n.[Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race; probably fr. AS. hring a ring. See Ring.]1.The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling. 1913 Webster]
2.An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with roller skates, or a building with such a floor. 1913 Webster]
Rink"er, n.One who skates at a rink. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rink"ing, n.Skating in a rink. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rinse(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rinsed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rinsing.][OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser, ra\'8bncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]1.To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing. 1913 Webster]
2.To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. \'bdLike a glass did break i' the rinsing.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rinse, n.The act of rinsing. 1913 Webster]
Rins"er(?), n.One who, or that which, rinses. 1913 Webster]
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Ri"ot(?), n.[OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.]1.Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. 1913 Webster]
His headstrong riot hath no curb.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. 1913 Webster]
Venus loveth riot and dispense.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. 1913 Webster]
To run riot, to act wantonly or without restraint. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ot(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rioting.][OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.]1.To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess. 1913 Webster]
Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.Daniel. 1913 Webster]
No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ot, v. t.To spend or pass in riot. 1913 Webster]
[He] had rioted his life out.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ot*er(?), n.1.One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)One who engages in a riot. See Riot, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ot*ous(?), a.[OF. rioteux.]1.Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious. 1913 Webster]
The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.Luke xv. 13. 1913 Webster]
2.Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious. 1913 Webster]
-- Ri"ot*ous*ly, adv. -- Ri"ot*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ri"ot*ry(?), n.The act or practice of rioting; riot. \'bdElectioneering riotry.\'b8 Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Rip(?), n.[Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. corb. Cf. Ripier.]A wicker fish basket. 1913 Webster]
Rip, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ripped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ripping.][Cf. AS. r, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. Raff, Ripple of flax.]1.To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off. 1913 Webster]
2.To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. 1913 Webster]
He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.Granville. 1913 Webster]
3.To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up. 1913 Webster]
They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber. 1913 Webster]
Ripping chisel(Carp.), a crooked chisel for cleaning out mortises.Knight. --
Ripping iron. (Shipbuilding)Same as Ravehook. --
Ripping saw. (Carp.)See Ripsaw. --
To rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an oath. [Colloq.] See To rap out, under Rap, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Rip, n.1.A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration. 1913 Webster]
2.[Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.]A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse. [Slang.] 1913 Webster]
3.A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or currents. 1913 Webster]
Ri*pa"ri*an(?), a.[L. riparius, fr. ripa a bank. See River, and cf. Arrive.]Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, riparian rights. 1913 Webster]
Ri*pa"ri*ous(?), a.[L. riparius.]Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian. 1913 Webster]
Rip cord. 1.(A\'89ronautics)A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a cord which, when pulled, opens a parachute. PJC]
Ripe(r, n.[L. ripa.]The bank of a river. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ripe(r, a.[Compar.Riper(r; superl.Ripest.][AS. r\'c6pe; akin to OS. r\'c6pi, D. rijp, G. rief, OHG. r\'c6ft; cf. AS. r\'c6p harvest, r\'c6pan to reap. Cf. Reap.]1.Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain. 1913 Webster]
So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine. 1913 Webster]
3.Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate. \'bdRipe courage.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.Ready for action or effect; prepared. 1913 Webster]
While things were just ripe for a war.Addison. 1913 Webster]
I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies.Burke. 1913 Webster]
6.Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Mature; complete; finished. See Mature. 1913 Webster]
Ripe, v. i.[AS. r\'c6pian.]To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ripe, v. t.To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ripe"ly, adv.Maturely; at the fit time.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rip"en(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ripened(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Ripening.]1.To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun. 1913 Webster]
2.To approach or come to perfection. 1913 Webster]
Rip"en, v. t.1.To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn. 1913 Webster]
2.To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment. 1913 Webster]
When faith and love, which parted from thee never, ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ripe"ness(?), n.[AS. r\'c6pness.]The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment. 1913 Webster]
Time, which made them their fame outlive, ripeness give.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Ri*pid"o*lite(?), n.[Gr. -lite.](Min.)A translucent mineral of a green color and micaceous structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron; -- called also clinochlore.
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Ri*pi*e"nist(?), n.(Mus.)A player in the ripieno portion of an orchestra. See Ripieno. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri*pi*e"no(?), a.[It.](Mus.)Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato. 1913 Webster]
{ Rip"ler(?), Rip"per(?), }n.[Cf. Rip a basket, or Riparian.](O.E. Law)One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But what's the action we are for now ? ripper of his fish.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Ri*post", Ri*poste"(?), n.[F. riposte.]1.In fencing, a return thrust after a parry. 1913 Webster]
2.A quick and sharp refort; a repartee.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Rip"per(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool. 1913 Webster]
2.A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.] 1913 Webster]
{ Rip"per actorRip"per bill }. An act or a bill conferring upon a chief executive, as a governor or mayor, large powers of appointment and removal of heads of departments or other subordinate officials. [Polit. Cant, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rip"ping cord. (A\'89ronautics)same as Rip cord. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ripping panel. (A\'89ronautics)A long patch, on a balloon, to be ripped off, by the rip cord, at landing, in order to allow the immediate escape of gas and instant deflation of the bag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ripping strip. same as Ripping panel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rip"ple(?), n.[From Rip, v.]An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rip"ple, v. t.1.To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to scratch or tear.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Rip"ple, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rippled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rippling(?).][Cf. Rimple, Rumple.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. 1913 Webster]
Rip"ple, 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. 1913 Webster]
Rip"ple, n.1.The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. 1913 Webster]
2.A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Rip"pling*ly(?), adv.In a rippling manner. 1913 Webster]
Rip"ply(?), a.Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling the sound of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Rip"rap`(?), n.[Cf. Rap.](Masonry)A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom, or in a river channel. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Rip"rap`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Riprapped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Riprapping.]To form a riprap in or upon. 1913 Webster]
Rip"saw`(?), [See Rip, v. t., 4.](Carp.)A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the grain (the fiber); -- called also ripping saw. 1913 Webster]
Rip"tow*el(?), n.[AS. r\'c6p. harvest + a word of uncertain etymology.](Feud. Law)A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ris(?), n.[AS. hr\'c6s; akin to D. rils, G. reis, OHG. hr\'c6s.]A bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As white as is the blossom upon the ris.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rise(r, v. i.[imp.Rose(r; p. p.Risen(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rising.][AS. r\'c6san; akin to OS. r\'c6san, D. rijzen, OHG. r\'c6san to rise, fall, Icel. r\'c6sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. Arise, Raise, Rear, v.]1.To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait. 1913 Webster]
(b)To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like. 1913 Webster]
(c)To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air. 1913 Webster]
(d)To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet. 1913 Webster]
(e)To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer. 1913 Webster]
(f)To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall. 1913 Webster]
(g)To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early. 1913 Webster]
He that would thrive, must rise by five.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
(h)To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea. 1913 Webster]
(i)To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction. \'bdA rising ground.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(j)To retire; to give up a siege. 1913 Webster]
He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
(k)To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like. 1913 Webster]
2.To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. \'bdHe maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good.\'b8 Matt. v. 45. 1913 Webster]
(b)To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore. 1913 Webster]
(c)To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower. 1913 Webster]
(d)To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs. 1913 Webster]
A scepter shall rise out of Israel.Num. xxiv. 17. 1913 Webster]
Honor and shame from no condition rise.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax. Specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion. \'bdHigh winde . . . began to rise, high passions -- anger, hate.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
(b)To become of higher value; to increase in price. 1913 Webster]
Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce.Locke. 1913 Webster]
(c)To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like. 1913 Webster]
(d)To increase in intensity; -- said of heat. 1913 Webster]
(e)To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. 1913 Webster]
(f)To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations. 1913 Webster]
4.In various figurative senses. Specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
(a)To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel. 1913 Webster]
At our heels all hell should rise Milton. 1913 Webster]
No more shall nation against nation rise.Pope. 1913 Webster]
(b)To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed. 1913 Webster]
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(c)To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest. 1913 Webster]
(d)To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. 1913 Webster]
A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
(e)To come; to offer itself. 1913 Webster]
There chanced to the prince's hand to rise An ancient book.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
5.To ascend from the grave; to come to life. 1913 Webster]
But now is Christ risen from the dead.1. Cor. xv. 20. 1913 Webster]
6.To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report. 1913 Webster]
It was near nine . . . before the House rose.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
7.To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone. 1913 Webster]
8.(Print.)To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. -- Rise, Appreciate. Some in America use the word appreciate for \'bdrise in value;\'b8 as, stocks appreciate, money appreciates, etc. This use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there. It is undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so entirely different. 1913 Webster]
Rise(?), n.1.The act of rising, or the state of being risen. 1913 Webster]
2.The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step. 1913 Webster]
3.Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
4.Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream. 1913 Webster]
All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart.R. Nelson. 1913 Webster]
5.Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like. 1913 Webster]
The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
7.Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice. 1913 Webster]
The ordinary rises and falls of the voice.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
8.Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone. 1913 Webster]
9.The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water. 1913 Webster]
Rise(?), v. t.[See Rise, v. i.]1.To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to raise.
Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.W. C. Russell. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ris"en(?). 1.p. p. & a. from Rise. \'bdHer risen Son and Lord.\'b8 Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.Obs. imp. pl. of Rise.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ris"er(?), n.1.One who rises; as, an early riser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)(a)The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. Hence: (b)Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mining)A shaft excavated from below upward. 1913 Webster]
4.(Founding)A feed head. See under Feed, n. 1913 Webster]
Rish(?), n.A rush (the plant). [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ris`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.[CF. F. risibilit\'82.]The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species. 1913 Webster]
A strong and obvious disposition to risibility.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ris"i*ble(?), a.[F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere, risum, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.]1.Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. 1913 Webster]
Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
2.Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. \'bdRisible absurdities.\'b8 Johnson. 1913 Webster]
I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles. 1913 Webster]
Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to control one's risibles. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- Risible, Ludicrous, Ridiculous.Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus; ludicrous expressing that which is playful and sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter. Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies something contemptuous, and risible does not. 1913 Webster]
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--Ris"i*ble*ness(#), n. -- Ris"i*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Ris"ing(?), a.1.Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon. 1913 Webster]
2.Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character. 1913 Webster]
Among the rising theologians of Germany.Hare. 1913 Webster]
3.Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation. 1913 Webster]
Ris"ing, prep.More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Ris"ing, n.1.The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense). 1913 Webster]
2.That which rises; a tumor; a boil.Lev. xiii. 10. 1913 Webster]
Rising main(Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir. 1913 Webster]
Risk(?), n.[F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg. risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.]1.Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. 1913 Webster]
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. 1913 Webster]
To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. 1913 Webster]
Risk, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Risked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Risking.][CF. F. risquer. See Risk, n.]1.To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication. 1913 Webster]
2.To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard. 1913 Webster]
Risk"er(?), n.One who risks or hazards.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Risk"ful(?), a.Risky. [R.] Geddes. 1913 Webster]
Risk"y(?), a.Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. \'bdA risky matter.\'b8 W. Collins. 1913 Webster]
Generalization are always risky.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Ri*so"ri*al(?), a.[L. ridere, risum, to laugh.]Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; as, the risorial muscles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri*sot"to(?), n.[It.]A kind of pottage. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Ris`qu\'82", a. masc., \'d8Ris`qu\'82e", a. fem. }, (r. [F., p.p. of risquer to risk.]Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqu\'82 story.Henry Austin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Risse(?), obs. imp. of Rise.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Ris"soid(?), n.[NL. Rissoa, the typical genus ( fr. A. Risso, an Italian naturalist) + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of very numerous species of small spiral gastropods of the genus Rissoa, or family Rissoid\'91, found both in fresh and salt water. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ris`sole"(?), n.[F., fr. rissoler to fry meat till it is brown.](Cookery)A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and fried. 1913 Webster]
Rist(?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rit(?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ri`tar*dan"do(?), a.[It.](Mus.)Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado. 1913 Webster]
Rite(?), n.[L. ritus; cf. Skr. r\'c6ti a stream, a running, way, manner, ri to flow: cf. F. rit, rite. CF. Rivulet.]The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry. 1913 Webster]
He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms of ecclesiastical polity.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
{ Rit`or*nelle"(?), \'d8Ri`tor*nel"lo(?), }n.[It. ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to return: cf. F. ritournelle.](Mus.)(a)A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song.(a)A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude. 1913 Webster]
Rit"u*al(?), a.[L. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. F. rituel.]Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law. 1913 Webster]
Rit"u*al, n.[Cf. F. rituel.]1.A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons. 1913 Webster]
3.A book containing the rites to be observed. 1913 Webster]
Rit"u*al*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. ritualisme.]1.A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically :(a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England. 1913 Webster]
Rit"u*al*ist(?), n.[CF. F. ritualiste.]One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism. 1913 Webster]
Rit`u*al*is"tic(?), a.Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to ritualism. 1913 Webster]
Rit"u*al*ly, adv.By rites, or by a particular rite. 1913 Webster]
Riv"age(?), n.[F., fr. L. ripa bank, shore.]1.A bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
From the green rivage many a fall Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(O.Eng.Law)A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val(?), n.[F. rival (cf. It. rivale), L. rivales two neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. Rivulet, Rete.]1.A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown. 1913 Webster]
Rivals, in the primary sense of the word, are those who dwell on the banks of the same stream. But since, as all experience shows, there is no such fruitful source of coutention as a water right, it would continually happen that these occupants of the opposite banks would be at strife with one another in regard of the periods during which they severally had a right to the use of the stream . . . And thus 'rivals' . . . came to be used of any who were on any grounds in more or less unfriendly competition with one another.\'b8Trench. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val, a.Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions. 1913 Webster]
The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival confederacies of statesmen.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rivaled(?) or Rivalled; p. pr. & vb. n.Rivaling or Rivalling.]1.To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love. 1913 Webster]
2.To strive to equal or exel; to emulate. 1913 Webster]
To rival thunder in its rapid course.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val, v. i.To be in rivalry. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ri*val"i*ty(?), n.[L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalit\'82.]1.Rivalry; competition. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Equality, as of right or rank. [Obs.] hak. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val*ry(?), n.; pl.Rivalries(.The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. \'bdKeen contention and eager rivalries.\'b8 Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation. 1913 Webster]
Ri"val*ship, n.Rivalry. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Rive(?), v. t.[imp.Rived(?); p. p.Rived or Riven(; p. pr. & vb. n.Riving.][Icel. r\'c6fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. Reef of land, Rifle a gun, Rift, Rivel.]To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles. 1913 Webster]
I shall ryve him through the sides twain.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Brutus hath rived my heart.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rive, v. i.To be split or rent asunder. 1913 Webster]
Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Rive, n.A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Riv"el(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Riveled(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Riveling.][AS. gerifled, geriflod, gerifod, wrinkled, geriflian, gerifian, to wrinkle. See Rifle a gun, Rive.]To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers. [Obs.] Pope. \'bdRiveled parchments.\'b8 Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Riv"el, n.A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Riv"en(?), p. p. & a. from Rive. 1913 Webster]
Riv"er(?), n.One who rives or splits. 1913 Webster]
Riv"er(?), n.[F. riv\'8are a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. Arrive, Riparian.]1.A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook. 1913 Webster]
Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil. 1913 Webster]
River chub(Zo\'94l.), the hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes. --
River crab(Zo\'94l.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the genus Thelphusa, as T. depressa of Southern Europe. --
River dragon, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king of Egypt. --
River driver, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers.Bartlett. --
River duck(Zo\'94l.), any species of duck belonging to Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck. --
River god, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity. --
River herring(Zo\'94l.), an alewife. --
River hog. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any species of African wild hogs of the genus Potamoch. They frequent wet places along the rivers.(b)The capybara. --
River horse(Zo\'94l.), the hippopotamus. --
River jack(Zo\'94l.), an African puff adder (Clotho nasicornis) having a spine on the nose. --
River limpet(Zo\'94l.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell. --
River pirate(Zo\'94l.), the pike. --
River snail(Zo\'94l.), any species of fresh-water gastropods of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See Pond snail, under Pond. --
River tortoise(Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx. 1913 Webster]
Riv"er(?), v. i.To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Riv"ered(?), a.Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country. 1913 Webster]
Riv"er*side`(?), n.The side or bank of a river. 1913 Webster]
Riv"er*y(?), a.Having rivers; as, a rivery country.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Riv"et(?), n.[F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. Reef part of a sail.]A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends. 1913 Webster]
With busy hammers closing rivets up.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rivet joint, Riveted joint, a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets. 1913 Webster]
Riv"et, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Riveted; p. pr. & vb. n.Riveting.]1.To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. 1913 Webster]
2.To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. 1913 Webster]
Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers!Congreve. 1913 Webster]
Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Riv"et*er(?), n.One who rivets. 1913 Webster]
Riv"et*ing, n.1.The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. 1913 Webster]
2.The whole set of rivets, collectively.Tomlinsin. 1913 Webster]
Butt riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint. --
Chain riveting, riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other. --
Crossed riveting, riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row. --
Double riveting, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint. --
Lap riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted together. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ri`vi\'8are"(?), n.[F.]A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, esp. one of several strings. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ri*vose"(?), a.[From L. rivus a brook, channel.]Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows. 1913 Webster]
Riv"u*let(?), n.[Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. Rival, Rite.]A small stream or brook; a streamlet. 1913 Webster]
By fountain or by shady rivulet Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rix*a"tion(?), n.[L. rixari, p. p. rixatus, to brawl, fr. rixa a quarrel.]A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rix*a"trix(?), n.[L.](Old Eng. Law)A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rix"da`ler(?), n.A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00. 1913 Webster]
Rix"-dol`lar(?), n.[Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler, or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar. See Rich, Dollar.]A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler. 1913 Webster]
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Riz"zar(?), v. t.[Etymol. uncertain.]To dry in the sun; as, rizzared haddock. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Rn, n.(Chem.)the symbol for the chemical element radon. PJC]
Roach(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A cockroach. 1913 Webster]
Roach, n.[OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.]1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.(b)An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.(c)The redfin, or shiner. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. 1913 Webster]
As sound as a roach[roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock], perfectly sound. 1913 Webster]
Roach, v. t.1.To cause to arch. 1913 Webster]
2.To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright. 1913 Webster]
Roach"-backed`(?), a.Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve. 1913 Webster]
Road(?), n.[AS. r\'bed a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. r\'c6dan to ride. See Ride, and cf. Raid.]1.A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
With easy roads he came to Leicester.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.An inroad; an invasion; a raid. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another. 1913 Webster]
The most villainous house in all the London road.Shak. 1913 Webster]
highway, street, and lane. 1913 Webster]
4.[Possibly akin to Icel. rei\'ebi the rigging of a ship, E. ready.]A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, rode [road].Spenser. 1913 Webster]
On, Upon,
the road, traveling or passing over a road; coming or going; on the way. 1913 Webster]
My hat and wig will soon be here, upon the road.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
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Road agent, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly called.The century. 1913 Webster]
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Road book, a guidebook in respect to roads and distances. --
Road metal, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads. --
Road roller, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact. -- often driven by steam. --
Road runner(Zo\'94l.), the chaparral cock. --
Road steamer, a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads. --
To go on the road, to engage in the business of a commercial traveler. [Colloq.] --
To take the road, to begin or engage in traveling. --
To take to the road, to engage in robbery upon the highways. 1913 Webster]
Road"bed`(?), n.In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel. 1913 Webster]
Road"less, a.Destitute of roads. 1913 Webster]
Road"mak`er(?), n.One who makes roads. 1913 Webster]
Road"side`, n.Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road or highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively. 1913 Webster]
Road"stead(?), n.[Road, 4 + stead a place.]An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4. 1913 Webster]
Moored in the neighboring roadstead.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Road"ster(?), n.1.(Naut.)A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
2.A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road, or is suitable for use on ordinary roads. 1913 Webster]
A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
3.A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the racing track. 1913 Webster]
4.One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
5.A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.] 1913 Webster]
Road"way`(?), n.A road; especially, the part traveled by carriages.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Roam(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roamed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Roaming.][OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. \'ber to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r to strive after, OHG. r\'bemen. But the word was probably influenced by Rome; cf. OF. romier a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero. Cf. Ramble.]To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander. 1913 Webster]
He roameth to the carpenter's house.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble. 1913 Webster]
Roam, v. t.To range or wander over. 1913 Webster]
And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Roam, n.The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Roam"er(?), n.One who roams; a wanderer. 1913 Webster]
Roan(?), a.[F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano, roano.]1.Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse. 1913 Webster]
Give my roan a drench.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding. 1913 Webster]
Roan antelope(Zo\'94l.), a very large South African antelope (Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya, equine antelope, and bastard gemsbok. 1913 Webster]
Roan, n.1.The color of a roan horse; a roan color. 1913 Webster]
2.A roan horse. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.DeColange. 1913 Webster]
Roan tree. (Bot.)See Rowan tree. 1913 Webster]
Roar(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roared(?); p. pr. & vvb. n.Roaring.][OE. roren, raren, AS. r\'berian; akin to G. r\'94hten, OHG. r. 1.To cry with a full, loud, continued sound. Specifically: (a)To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast. 1913 Webster]
Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
(b)To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger. 1913 Webster]
Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief Roared out for anguish, and indulged his grief.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
He scorned to roar under the impressions of a finite anger.South. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar.Milton. 1913 Webster]
How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar.Gay. 1913 Webster]
3.To be boisterous; to be disorderly. 1913 Webster]
It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
4.To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes. 1913 Webster]
5.To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See Roaring, 2. 1913 Webster]
Roaring boy, a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name given, at the latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous fellows who raised disturbances in the street. \'bdTwo roaring boys of Rome, that made all split.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. --
Roaring forties(Naut.), a sailor's name for the stormy tract of ocean between 40 1913 Webster]
Roar, v. t.To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. 1913 Webster]
This last action will roar thy infamy.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Roar(?), n.The sound of roaring. Specifically: (a)The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion.(b)The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.(c)A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean. 1913 Webster]
Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening roar!Byron. 1913 Webster]
(d)A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth. 1913 Webster]
Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Roar"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, roars. Specifically: (a)A riotous fellow; a roaring boy. 1913 Webster]
A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
(b)(Far.)A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Roar"ing, n.1.A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Far.)An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See Roar, v. i., 5. 1913 Webster]
Roar"ing for"ties(?). (Naut.)The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50\'f8 S. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roar"ing*ly, adv.In a roaring manner. 1913 Webster]
Roast(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Roasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Roasting.][OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r\'93tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r, G. r\'94sten, fr. OHG. r, r, gridiron, G. rost; cf. AS. hyrstan to roast.]1.To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. 1913 Webster]
2.To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. 1913 Webster]
In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned.BAcon. 1913 Webster]
3.To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. \'bdRoasted in wrath and fire.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.(Metal.)To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. 1913 Webster]
Roast"er(?), n.1.One who roasts meat. 1913 Webster]
2.A contrivance for roasting. 1913 Webster]
3.A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting. 1913 Webster]
Roast"ing, a. & n., from Roast, v. 1913 Webster]
Roasting ear, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted. --
Roasting jack, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. 1913 Webster]
Rob(?), n.[F.; cf. Sp. rob, It. rob, robbo, Pg. robe, arrobe, Ar. rubb, robb, Per. rub.]The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.[Written also rhob, and rohob.] 1913 Webster]
Rob, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Robbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Robbing.][OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roub, G. rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. Reave,and cf. Robe.]1.To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from. 1913 Webster]
Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, Milton. 1913 Webster]
He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, robbed at all.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To be executed for robbing a church.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear. 1913 Webster]
3.To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight. 1913 Webster]
I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rob, v. i.To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence. 1913 Webster]
I am accursed to rob in that thief's company.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rob"a*lo(?), n.[Sp. r\'a2balo.]Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and tropical America constituting the family Oxylabracid\'91, esp. the largest species (Oxylabrax undecimalis, syn. Centropomus undecimalis), a valuable food fish called also snook, the smaller species being called Rob`a*li"to(. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rob"and(?), n.(Naut.)See Roperand. 1913 Webster]
Rob"ber(?), n.One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. 1913 Webster]
Some roving robber calling to his fellows.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Robber fly. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Hornet fly, under Hornet. --
Robber gull(Zo\'94l.), a jager gull. 1913 Webster]
Rob"ber*y(?), n.; pl.Robberies(#).[OF. roberie.]1.The act or practice of robbing; theft. 1913 Webster]
Thieves for their robbery have authority Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2. 1913 Webster]
Robbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is committed by stealth, or privately. 1913 Webster]
Rob"bin(?), n.(Com.)A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Rob"bin, n.(Naut.)See Ropeband. 1913 Webster]
Robe(?), n.[F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, v. t., and cf. Rubbish.]1.An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes. --
Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes. 1913 Webster]
Robe(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Robed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Robing.]To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green. 1913 Webster]
The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Such was his power over the expression of his countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest smiles of spring.Wirt. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Robe`-de-cham"bre(?), n.[F., lit., a chamber gown.]A dressing gown, or morning gown. 1913 Webster]
{ Rob"erds*man(?), Rob"erts*man(?), }n.; pl.-men. ((Old Statutes of Eng.)A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood. 1913 Webster]
Rob"ert(?), n.(Bot.)See Herb Robert, under Herb. 1913 Webster]
Rob"in(?), n.[Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr glory, fame, Goth. hr victorius) + beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.(b)An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.(c)Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).(d)Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below. 1913 Webster]
Beach robin(Zo\'94l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot. --
Blue-throated robin. (Zo\'94l.)See Bluethroat. --
Canada robin(Zo\'94l.), the cedar bird. --
Golden robin(Zo\'94l.), the Baltimore oriole. --
Ground robin(Zo\'94l.), the chewink. --
Indian robin(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. --
Magrie robin(Zo\'94l.), an Asiatic singing bird (Corsycus saularis), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. --
Ragged robin. (Bot.)See under Ragged. --
Robin accentor(Zo\'94l.), a small Asiatic singing bird (Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin. --
Robin redbreast. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The European robin. (b)The American robin. (c)The American bluebird. --
Robin snipe. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b)The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. --
Robin's plantain. (Bot.)See under Plantain. --
Sea robin. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European gurnard.(b)The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] --
Water robin(Zo\'94l.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India. 1913 Webster]
Rob"i*net(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.(b)The European robin. 1913 Webster]
2.A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones. 1913 Webster]
Rob"ing(?), n.The act of putting on a robe. 1913 Webster]
Robing room, a room where official robes are put on, as by judges, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rob"in Good"fel`low(?). A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro*bin"i*a(?), n.[NL. So called after Jean Robin, a French herbalist.](Bot.)A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro"ble(?), n.[Sp., oak.](Bot.)The California white oak (Quercus lobata). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rob"o*rant(?), a.[L. roborans, p. pr. See Roborate.]Strengthening. -- n.(Med.)A strengthening medicine; a tonic. 1913 Webster]
Rob"o*rate(?), v. t.[L. roboratus, p. pr. of roborare to strengthen, fr. robur, roboris, strength.]To give strength or support to; to confirm. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Rob`o*ra"tion(?), n.[LL. roboratio.]The act of strengthening. [Obs.] Coles. 1913 Webster]
{ Ro*bo"re*an(?), Ro*bo"re*ous(?), }a.[L. roboreus.]Made of oak. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*bust"(?), a.[L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.]1.Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health. 1913 Webster]
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2.Violent; rough; rude. 1913 Webster]
While romp-loving miss robust.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
3.Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty; vigorous; forceful; sound. -- Robust, Strong. Robust means, literally, made of oak, and hence implies great compactness and toughness of muscle, connected with a thick-set frame and great powers of endurance. Strong denotes the power of exerting great physical force. The robust man can bear heat or cold, excess or privation, and toil on through every kind of hardship; the strong man can lift a great weight, can give a heavy blow, and a hard gripe. \'bdRobust, tough sinews bred to toil.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong, That nothing may sustain his furious force.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ro*bus"tious(?), a.[Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner.Milton. 1913 Webster]
-- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ro*bust"ly, adv.In a robust manner. 1913 Webster]
Ro*bust"ness, n.The quality or state of being robust. 1913 Webster]
Roc(?), n.[Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.]A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology.[Written also rock, and rukh.]Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro`caille"(?), n.[F. Cf. Rock a stone.](Art)(a)Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.(b)The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roc"am*bole(?), n.[F.][Written also rokambole.](Bot.)A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and A. Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot. 1913 Webster]
Roc*cel"lic(?), a.[F. roccellique, fr. roccelle archil, It. & NL. roccella, fr. It. rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4. 1913 Webster]
Roc*cel"lin(?), n.A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol. 1913 Webster]
Roche" al`um(?). (Chem.)A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called rock alum. 1913 Webster]
Roche"lime`(?), n.[F. roche rock + E. lime.]Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*chelle"(?), n.A seaport town in France. 1913 Webster]
Rochelle powders. Same as Seidlitz powders. --
Rochelle salt(Chem.), the double tartrate of sodium and potassium, a white crystalline substance. It has a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste and is employed as a mild purgative. It was discovered by Seignette, an apothecary of Rochelle, and is called also Seignete's salt. 1913 Webster]
Roch"et(?), n.[F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.]1.(Eccl.)A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
They see no difference between an idler with a hat and national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a rochet.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Roch"et, n.[Probably corrupted fr. F. rouget the red gurnet, from rouge red. CF. Rouge.](Zo\'94l.)The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard. 1913 Webster]
Roch"ing cask`(?). [Probably from F. roche a rock.]A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution. 1913 Webster]
Rock(?), n.See Roc. 1913 Webster]
Rock, n.[OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken, OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. Rocket a firework.]A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rock, n.[OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.]1.A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone. 1913 Webster]
Come one, come all! this rock shall fly Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 1913 Webster]
3.That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. 1913 Webster]
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress.2 Sam. xxii. 2. 1913 Webster]
4.Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)The striped bass. See under Bass. 1913 Webster]
rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Rock alum. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.]Same as Roche alum. --
Rock barnacle(Zo\'94l.), a barnacle (Balanus balanoides) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. --
Rock bass. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The stripped bass. See under Bass. (b)The goggle-eye.(c)The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. --
Rock builder(Zo\'94l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. --
Rock butter(Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. --
Rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. --
Rock cavy. (Zo\'94l.)See Moco. --
Rock cod(Zo\'94l.)(a)A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b)A California rockfish. --
Rock cook. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus). (b)A rockling. --
Rock cork(Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. --
Rock crab(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus Cancer, as the two species of the New England coast (C. irroratus and C. borealis). See Illust. under Cancer. --
Rock cress(Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as Arabis petr\'91a, A. lyrata, etc. --
Rock crystal(Min.), limpid quartz. See Quartz, and under Crystal. --
Rock dove(Zo\'94l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also rock doo. --
Rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. --
Rock duck(Zo\'94l.), the harlequin duck. --
Rock eel. (Zo\'94l.)See Gunnel. --
Rock goat(Zo\'94l.), a wild goat, or ibex. --
Rock hopper(Zo\'94l.), a penguin of the genus Catarractes. See under Penguin. --
Rock kangaroo. (Zo\'94l.)See Kangaroo, and Petrogale. --
Rock lobster(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera Panulirus and Palinurus. They have no large claws. Called also spiny lobster, and sea crayfish. --
Rock meal(Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. --
Rock milk. (Min.)See Agaric mineral, under Agaric. --
Rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear. --
Rock oil. See Petroleum. --
Rock parrakeet(Zo\'94l.), a small Australian parrakeet (Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. --
Rock pigeon(Zo\'94l.), the wild pigeon (Columba livia) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under Pigeon. --
Rock pipit. (Zo\'94l.)See the Note under Pipit. --
Rock plover. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b)The rock snipe. --
Rock ptarmigan(Zo\'94l.), an arctic American ptarmigan (Lagopus rupestris), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. --
Rock rabbit(Zo\'94l.), the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman. --
Rock ruby(Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. --
Rock salt(Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. --
Rock seal(Zo\'94l.), the harbor seal. See Seal. --
Rock shell(Zo\'94l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. --
Rock snake(Zo\'94l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake (Python regia) of Africa, and the rock snake of India (P. molurus). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus Morelia. --
Rock snipe(Zo\'94l.), the purple sandpiper (Tringa maritima); -- called also rock bird, rock plover, winter snipe. --
Rock soap(Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. --
Rock sparrow. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus Petronia, as P. stulla, of Europe.(b)A North American sparrow (Puc\'91a ruficeps). --
Rock tar, petroleum. --
Rock thrush(Zo\'94l.), any Old World thrush of the genus Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock thrush (M. saxatilis), and the blue rock thrush of India (M. cyaneus), in which the male is blue throughout. --
Rock tripe(Bot.), a kind of lichen (Umbilicaria Dillenii) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. --
Rock trout(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Hexagrammus, family Chirad\'91, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also sea trout, boregat, bodieron, and starling. --
Rock warbler(Zo\'94l.), a small Australian singing bird (Origma rubricata) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also cataract bird. --
Rock wren(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. 1913 Webster]
Rock(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rocked(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Rocking.][AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r\'81cken to move, push, pull.]1.To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. 1913 Webster]
A rising earthquake rocked the ground.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet. \'bdSleep rock thy brain.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements. It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended. 1913 Webster]
Rock, v. i.1.To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter. 1913 Webster]
The rocking town J. Philips . 1913 Webster]
2.To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair. 1913 Webster]
Rock"a*way(?), [Probably from Rockaway beach, where it was used.]Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side. 1913 Webster]
Rock"er, n.1.One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle. 1913 Webster]
It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks. 1913 Webster]
3.Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water. 1913 Webster]
4.A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse. 1913 Webster]
5.A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair. 1913 Webster]
6.A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mach.)Same as Rock shaft. 1913 Webster]
Rocker arm(Mach.), an arm borne by a rock shaft.
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To be off one's rocker, to be insane. --> 1913 Webster]
Rock"ered(?), a.(Naut.)Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel. 1913 Webster]
Rock"er*y(?), n.(Gardening)A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with plants. 1913 Webster]
Rock"et(?), n.[F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.](Bot.)(a)A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.(b)Damewort.(c)Rocket larkspur. See below. 1913 Webster]
Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.)See Dyer's broom, under Broom. --
Rocket larkspur(Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers in long racemes (Delphinium Ajacis). --
Sea rocket(Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants (Cakile maritima and C. Americana) found on the seashore of Europe and America. --
Yellow rocket(Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow flowers (Barbarea vulgaris). 1913 Webster]
Rock"et(?), n.[It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]1.An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display. 1913 Webster]
2.A blunt lance head used in the joust. 1913 Webster]
3.any flying device propelled by the reactive force of hot gases expelled in the direction opposite its motion. The fuel used to generate the expelled gases in rockets may be solid or liquid; rockets propelled by liquid fuels typically have a combustible fuel (such as hydrogen or kerosene) which is combined inside the rocket engine with an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen. Single liquid fuels (called monopropellants) are also known. Since rocket engines do not depend on a surrounding fluid medium to generate their thrust, as do airplanes with propellers or jet engines, they may be used for propulsion in the vacuum of space. PJC]
Congreve rocket, a powerful form of rocket for use in war, invented by Sir William Congreve. It may be used either in the field or for bombardment; in the former case, it is armed with shells or case shot; in the latter, with a combustible material inclosed in a metallic case, which is inextinguishable when kindled, and scatters its fire on every side. 1913 Webster]
Rock"et, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n.Rocketing.](Sporting)To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me.H. R. Haggard. 1913 Webster]
Rock"et*er(?), n.(Sporting)A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Rock"et sci"en*tist(?), n.a very intelligent person; -- used mostly in the phrases: \'bdyou don't have to be a rocket scientist to . . .\'b8 and \'bdit doesn't take a rocket scientist to . . .\'b8, meaning that the subject that follows is easy to understand. PJC]
Rock"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any one of several California scorp\'91noid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa.(b)The striped bass. See Bass.(c)Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus Epinephelus.(d)An American fresh-water darter; the log perch. 1913 Webster]
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Rock"i*ness(?), n.[From Rocky.]The state or quality of being rocky. 1913 Webster]
Rock"ing, a.Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking. 1913 Webster]
Rocking shaft. (Mach.)See Rock shaft. 1913 Webster]
Rock"ing-chair`(?), n.A chair mounted on rockers, in which one may rock. 1913 Webster]
Rock"ing-horse`(?), n.The figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to ride. 1913 Webster]
Rock"ing-stone`(?), n.A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force. 1913 Webster]
Rock"less, a.Being without rocks.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rock"ling(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels. 1913 Webster]
Rock"rose`(?), n.(Bot.)A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European Helianthemum vulgare and the American frostweed, Helianthemum Canadense. 1913 Webster]
Cretan rockrose, a related shrub (Cistus Creticus), one of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called ladanum. 1913 Webster]
Rock" shaft`(?). [Cf. Rock, v. i.](Mach.)A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker, rocking shaft, and way shaft. 1913 Webster]
Rock" staff`(?). [Cf. Rock, v. i.]An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge. 1913 Webster]
Ro"coa(?), n.[Cf. F. rocou, roicou, Pg. & Braz, uruc\'a3.]The orange-colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical plant Bixa Orellana, from which annotto is prepared. See Annoto. 1913 Webster]
Ro*co"co(?), n.[F.; of uncertain etymology.]A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century. 1913 Webster]
Ro*co"co, a.Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic. 1913 Webster]
Rod(?), n.[The same word as rood. See Rood.]1.A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: (a)An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. 1913 Webster]
He that spareth his rod hateth his son.Prov. xiii. 24. 1913 Webster]
(b)A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. \'bdThe rod, and bird of peace.\'b8 Shak.(c)A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.Gay.(d)(Mach. & Structure)A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. (e)An instrument for measuring. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. 1913 Webster]
Black rod. See in the Vocabulary. --
Rods and cones(Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical. 1913 Webster]
Rode, n.See Rood, the cross. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ro"dent(?), a.[L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum.]1.Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Gnawing.(b)Of or pertaining to the Rodentia. 1913 Webster]
Ro"dent, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Rodentia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro*den"ti*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Rodent, a.](Zo\'94l.)An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ro*de"o(?), n.[SP., a going round.]A round-up. See Round-up. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rod"o*mel(?), n.[Gr. Juice of roses mixed with honey.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Rod"o*mont(?), n.[F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the \'bdOrlando Furioso\'b8 of Ariosto, and the \'bdOrlando Innamorato\'b8 of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L. mons. See Rotary, Mount, n.]A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Rods"man(?), n.; pl.Rodsmen(.One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.G. W. Cable. 1913 Webster]
Ro"dy(?), a.Ruddy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Roe(?), n.[OE. ro, AS. r\'beh; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. r\'be, SW. r\'86.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A roebuck. See Roebuck.(b)The female of any species of deer. 1913 Webster]
Roe, n.[For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. gravel.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male. 1913 Webster]
2.A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany. 1913 Webster]
Roe"buck`(?), n.[1st roe + buck.](Zo\'94l.)A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capr\'91a) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds. 1913 Webster]
Roe, Richard. (Law)A fictious name for a party, real or fictious, to an act or proceeding. Other names were formerly similarly used, as John-a-Nokes, John o', or of the, Nokes, or Noakes, John-a-Stiles, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roed(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Filled with roe. 1913 Webster]
Roentgen raythe Anglicised spelling of R\'94ntgen ray. Same as X ray. PJC]
Roe"stone`(?), n.(Min.)Same as O\'94lite. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ga"tion(?), n.[L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. Abrogate, Arrogant, Probogue.]1.(Rom. Antiq.)The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)Litany; supplication. 1913 Webster]
He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Rogation days(Eccl.), the three days which immediately precede Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. --
Rogation flower(Bot.), a European species of milkwort (Polygala vulgaris); -- so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation week.Dr. Prior. --
Rogation week, the second week before Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur. 1913 Webster]
Rog"a*to*ry(?), a.[See Rogation.]Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission.Woolsey. 1913 Webster]
Rog"er(?), n.[From a proper name Roger.]A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used by pirates; -- called also Jolly Roger and pirate flag. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rogue(?), n.[F. rogue proud, haughty, supercilious; cf. Icel. hr a rook, croaker (cf. Rook a bird), or Armor. rok, rog, proud, arogant.]1.(Eng.Law)A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. 1913 Webster]
rogues and vagabonds is applied to a large class of wandering, disorderly, or dissolute persons. They were formerly punished by being whipped and having the gristle of the right ear bored with a hot iron. 1913 Webster]
2.A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. 1913 Webster]
The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment. 1913 Webster]
Ah, you sweet little rogue, you!Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage. 1913 Webster]
5.(Hort.)A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some choice variety. 1913 Webster]
Rogues' gallery, a collection of portraits of rogues or criminals, for the use of the police authorities. --
Rogue's march, derisive music performed in driving away a person under popular indignation or official sentence, as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment. --
Rogue's yarn, yarn of a different twist and color from the rest, inserted into the cordage of the British navy, to identify it if stolen, or for the purpose of tracing the maker in case of defect. Different makers are required to use yarns of different colors. 1913 Webster]
Rogue, v. i.To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rogue, v. t.1.To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry. [Obs.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hort.)To destroy (plants that do not come up to a required standard). 1913 Webster]
Rogu"er*y(?), n.1.The life of a vargant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. 1913 Webster]
'Tis no scandal grown, roguery to quit the town.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Arch tricks; mischievousness. 1913 Webster]
Rogue"ship(?), n.The quality or state of being a rogue. [Jocose] \'bdYour rogueship.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ro"hob(?), n.An inspissated juice. See Rob. 1913 Webster]
Roi"al(?), a.Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Roil(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Roiled; p. pr. & vb. n.Roiling.][Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF. roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See Roll, v., and cf. Rile.]1.To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to roil wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to roil a spring. 1913 Webster]
2.To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex. 1913 Webster]
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.R. North. 1913 Webster]
rile. 1913 Webster]
Roil, v. i.1.To wander; to roam. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roin, n.[F. rogne. See Roynish.]A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roin"ish, a.See Roynish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roint(?), interj.See Aroint. 1913 Webster]
Roist(?), v. i.See Roister. 1913 Webster]
Roist"er(?), v. i.[Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.]To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent. 1913 Webster]
I have a roisting challenge sent amongst Shak. 1913 Webster]
R\'93le(?), n.[F. See Roll.]A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the r\'93le of philanthropist. 1913 Webster]
Title r\'93le, the part, or character, which gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name. 1913 Webster]
Roll(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rolled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rolling.][OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr. L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. Control, Roll, n., Rotary.]1.To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel. 1913 Webster]
2.To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball. 1913 Webster]
3.To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel. 1913 Webster]
4.To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean. 1913 Webster]
The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
5.To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences. 1913 Webster]
Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
6.To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc. 1913 Webster]
7.To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. 1913 Webster]
8.To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. 1913 Webster]
9.(Geom.)To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. 1913 Webster]
10.To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. 1913 Webster]
Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
<-- 11. To rob, usu. a person unable to resist, as an unconscious, drunk, or sleeping person, by removing valuables on his person; as, to roll a drunk. --> 1913 Webster]
To roll one's self, to wallow. --
To roll the eye, to direct its axis hither and thither in quick succession. --
To roll one's r's, to utter the letter r with a trill. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Roll, v. i.1.To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. 1913 Webster]
And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street. \'bdThe rolling chair.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well. 1913 Webster]
4.To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice. 1913 Webster]
5.To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away. 1913 Webster]
6.To turn; to move circularly. 1913 Webster]
And his red eyeballs roll with living fire.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression. 1913 Webster]
What different sorrows did within thee roll.Prior. 1913 Webster]
8.To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about. 1913 Webster]
Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled.Pope. 1913 Webster]
9.To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls. 1913 Webster]
10.To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well. 1913 Webster]
11.To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear. 1913 Webster]
12.To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls. 1913 Webster]
To roll about, to gad abroad. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Roll, n.[F. r\'93le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. R\'93le, Rouleau, Roulette.]1.The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves. 1913 Webster]
2.That which rolls; a roller. Specifically: (a)A heavy cylinder used to break clods.Mortimer.(b)One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc. Specifically: (a)A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll. 1913 Webster]
Busy angels spread roll, recording what we say.Prior. 1913 Webster]
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(b)Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list. 1913 Webster]
The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
The roll and list of that army doth remain.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
(c)A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.(d)A cylindrical twist of tobacco. 1913 Webster]
4.A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching. 1913 Webster]
6.A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder. 1913 Webster]
7.The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear. 1913 Webster]
Long roll(Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to arrange themselves in line. --
Master of the rolls. See under Master. --
Roll call, the act, or the time, of calling over a list names, as among soldiers. --
Rolls of court,
of parliament (or of any public body), the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and which constitute the records of such public body. --
To call the roll, to call off or recite a list or roll of names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from those present. 1913 Webster]
Roll"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being rolled. 1913 Webster]
Roll"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts. 1913 Webster]
2.A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. 1913 Webster]
4.A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel. 1913 Webster]
5.(Print.)A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.W. Savage. 1913 Webster]
6.A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man. 1913 Webster]
7.A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.(Zo\'94l.)ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix. 1913 Webster]
9.[CF. F. rollier.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciad\'91. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or \'bdtumbling\'b8 in flight. 1913 Webster]
Coracias garrula) has the head, neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the oriental roller (E. orientalis), and the Australian roller, or dollar bird (E. Pacificus). The latter is dark brown on the head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright blue on the throat, base of the tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white spot on the middle of each wing.<-- also the lilac-breasted roller of Africa --> 1913 Webster]
10.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Ground roller(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground. --
Roller bolt, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.] --
Roller gin, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for separating the seeds from the fiber. --
Roller mill. See under Mill. --
Roller skate, a skate which has small wheels in the place of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.<-- roller blades, a type of roller skate --> 1913 Webster]
Roll"er blade. [from Rollerblade, a trade name.]a type of roller skate having more than two wheels, aligned in a single row rather than in two rows. PJC]
Roller coaster. An amusement railroad of varying design in which open cars coast by gravity over a long winding track in a closed circuit, with steep pitches and ascents, and in some cases loops in which the cars are briefly upside-down; typically, the cars are pulled by a chain device to the top of the first peak, after which gravity and momentum provide the only propulsive forces. In some cases, the cars are suspended from a monorail rather than resting on a track, and such cars may be made to swing outward at an angle near to the horizontal. It is a popular amusement at many amusement parks, but is sufficiently frightening to some people that they refuse to ride in one. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Roll"er skate. 1.a shoe with a set of wheels attached so that the wearer can glide over a flat surface. To move on such a device is reverred to as to skate or to rollerskate. To rollerskate is a form of recreation or sport. PJC]
2.a metal frame of the size of a shoe, with a set of wheels attached, and with adjustable clamps and straps that permit a shoe to be reversibly fastened to the frame. It serves the same purpose as the roller skate having the shoe permanently attached, but is typically less expensive. PJC]
Roll"er*skate. to glide on roller skates, as one might on ice skates. PJC]
Roll"ey(-, n.[Probably fr. roll.]A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine.Tomlison. 1913 Webster]
Rol"lic(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rollicked(-l; p. pr. & vb. n.Rollicking.][Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.]To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
He described his friends as rollicking blades.T. Hook. 1913 Webster]
Rol"li*che(?), n. [Also Rol"le*jee(, Rol"li*chie.][D. rolletje a little roll.]A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roll"ing(?), a.1.Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 1913 Webster]
2.Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 1913 Webster]
3.Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. --
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.J. Bourne. --
Rolling fire(Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. --
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. --
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. --
Rolling press. (a)A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b)A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. --
Rolling stock, Rolling plant, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. --
Rolling tackle(Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily.R. H. Dana, Jr. 1913 Webster]
Roll"ing-pin`(?), n.A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness. 1913 Webster]
Roll"way`(?), n.A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream. 1913 Webster]
Roll"y-po`ly(?), n.A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a.Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout.[Written also roly-poly.] 1913 Webster]
Roll"y-pool`y(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.[Written also rouly-pouly.] 1913 Webster]
Ro"ly-po`ly(?), n. & a.Rolly-poly. 1913 Webster]
Rom"age(?), n. & v.See Rummage. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ma"ic(?), a.[NGr. roma\'8bque. See Roman.]Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n.The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic. 1913 Webster]
"Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ma*ji*ka`i(?), n.[Jap. r\'d3majikai, Roman character association.]An association, including both Japanese and Europeans, having for its object the changing of the Japanese method of writing by substituting Roman letters for Japanese characters. Laso known as Hyojun Romajikai. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ro"man(?), a.[L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.]1.Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion. 1913 Webster]
3.(Print.)(a)Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.(b)Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc. 1913 Webster]
Roman alum(Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron. --
Roman balance, a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1. --
Roman candle, a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited. --
Roman Catholic, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church. --
Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement. --
Roman law. See under Law. --
Roman nose, a nose somewhat aquiline. --
Roman ocher, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists.Ure. --
Roman order(Arch.), the composite order. See Composite, a., 2. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man, n.1.A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred. 1913 Webster]
2.Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics. 1913 Webster]
Roman calendar. The calendar of the ancient Romans, from which our modern calendars are derived. It is said to have consisted originally of ten months, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December, having a total of 304 days. Numa added two months, Januarius at the beginning of the year, and Februarius at the end, making in all 355 days. He also ordered an intercalary month, Mercedinus, to be inserted every second year. Later the order of the months was changed so that January should come before February. Through abuse of power by the pontiffs to whose care it was committed, this calendar fell into confusion. It was replaced by the Julian calendar. In designating the days of the month, the Romans reckoned backward from three fixed points, the calends, the nones, and the ides. The calends were always the first day of the month. The ides fell on the 15th in March, May, July (Quintilis), and October, and on the 13th in other months. The nones came on the eighth day (the ninth, counting the ides) before the ides. Thus, Jan. 13 was called the ides of January, Jan. 12, the day before the ides, and Jan. 11, the third day before the ides (since the ides count as one), while Jan. 14 was the 19th day before the calends of February. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ro*mance"(?), n.[OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]1.A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like. \'bdRomances that been royal.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those known as romances. These, such as we now know them, and such as display the characteristics above mentioned, were originally metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the north of France.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
2.An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance. 1913 Webster]
3.A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance. 1913 Webster]
4.The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages). 1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.)A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza. 1913 Webster]
6.a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their deep affection openly, by romantic gestures. PJC]
Ro*mance", a.Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance. 1913 Webster]
Ro*mance", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Romanced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Romancing(?).]To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories. 1913 Webster]
A very brave officer, but apt to romance.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"cer(?), n.One who romances. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"cist(?), n.A romancer. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"cy(?), a.Romantic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ro`man*esque"(?), a.[F. romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.]1.(Arch.)Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful. 1913 Webster]
Romanesque style(Arch.), that which grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic architecture. 1913 Webster]
Ro`man*esque", n.Romanesque style. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"ic(?), a.[L. Romanicus. See Romance, n.]1.Of or pertaining to Rome or its people. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues. 1913 Webster]
Romanic spelling, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*ish(?), a.Pertaining to Romanism. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*ism(?), n.The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*ist, n.One who adheres to Romanism. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Romanized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Romanizing(?).]1.To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To convert to the Roman Catholic religion. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*ize, v. i.1.To use Latin words and idioms. \'bdApishly Romanizing.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech. 1913 Webster]
Ro"man*i`zer(?), n.One who Romanizes. 1913 Webster]
Ro*mansch"(?), n.[Grisons rumansch, rumonsch, romonsch. See Romance.]The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin.[Written also Romansch, and Rumonsch.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*mant"(?), n.A romaunt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"tic(?), a.[F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See Romance.]1.Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. 1913 Webster]
Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion?South. 1913 Webster]
Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind. 1913 Webster]
3.Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets. 1913 Webster]
4.Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. 1913 Webster]
The romantic drama. See under Drama. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"tic*al(?), a.Romantic. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"tic*al*y, adv.In a romantic manner. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"ti*cism(?), n.[CF. It. romanticismo, F. romantisme, romanticisme.]A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi 1913 Webster]
He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously the founder of romanticism.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Ro*man"ti*cist(?), n.One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.J. R. Seeley. 1913 Webster]
Rom*bow"line(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Naut.)Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.[Written also rumbowline.] 1913 Webster]
{ Ro"me*ine(?), Ro"me*ite(?), }n.[F. rom\'82ine. So calledafter the French mineralogist Rom\'82 L'Isle.](Min.)A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium. 1913 Webster]
{ Rome" pen`ny(?), Rome" scot` (?) }. See Peter pence, under Peter. 1913 Webster]
Rome"ward(?), adv.Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church. 1913 Webster]
Rome"ward, a.Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church. 1913 Webster]
To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in its Romeward aspect.Gladstone. 1913 Webster]
Rom"ic(?), n.A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common Roman-letter alphabet. It is like the pal\'91otype of Mr. Ellis in the general plan, but simpler. 1913 Webster]
Rom"ish(?), a.Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense; as, the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual, or ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
Rom"ist, n.A Roman Catholic. [R.] South. 1913 Webster]
Romp(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Romped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Romping.][A variant of ramp. See Ramp to leap, Rampallian.]To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play. 1913 Webster]
Romp, n.1.A girl who indulges in boisterous play. 1913 Webster]
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2.Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport. 1913 Webster]
While romp-loving miss Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Romp"ing(?), a.Inclined to romp; indulging in romps. 1913 Webster]
A little romping girl from boarding school.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Romp"ing*ly, adv.In a romping manner. 1913 Webster]
Romp"ish, a.Given to rude play; inclined to romp. 1913 Webster]
--- Romp"ish, adv. -- Romp"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rom"pu(?), a.[F. rompu, p. p. of rompre to breeak, L. rumpere. See Rupture.](Her.)Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Ron`ca*dor"(?), n.[Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of California sci\'91noid food fishes, especially Roncador Stearnsi, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (Corvina, ). 1913 Webster]
Ron"chil(?), n.[Cf. Sp. ronquillo slightly hoarse.](Zo\'94l.)An American marine food fish (Bathymaster signatus) of the North Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish.[Written also ronquil.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ronde(?), n.[F.](Print.)A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look. 1913 Webster]
Ron*deau"(?), n.[F. See Roundel.][Written also rondo.]1.A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule. 1913 Webster]
rondeau was called the rondel it was mostly written in fourteen octosyllabic lines of two rhymes, as in the rondels of Charles d'Orleans. . . . In the 17th century the approved form of the rondeau was a structure of thirteen verses with a refrain.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)See Rondo, 1. 1913 Webster]
Ron"del(?), n.[Cf. Rondeau, Roundel.]1.(Fort.)A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.[F.](a)Same as Rondeau.(b)Specifically, a particular form of rondeau containing fourteen lines in two rhymes, the refrain being a repetition of the first and second lines as the seventh and eighth, and again as the thirteenth and fourteenth.E. W. Gosse. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ron`de*le"ti*a(?), n.[NL. So named after William Rondelet, a French naturalist.](Bot.)A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers. 1913 Webster]
2.A round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible. 1913 Webster]
Ron"do(?), n.[It. rond\'95, fr. F. rondeau. See Rondeau.]1.(Mus.)A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. \'bdThe Rondo-form was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical construction.\'b8 Grove. 1913 Webster]
2.(Poetry)See Rondeau, 1. 1913 Webster]
Ron"dure(?), n.[Cf. F. rondeur roundness.]1.A round; a circle. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Roundness; plumpness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown rondure, like the rose half-blown.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Rong(?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Ring.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rong, n.Rung (of a ladder). [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ron`geur"(?), n.[F., fr. ronger to gnaw.](Surg.)An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro"nin"(?), n.[Jap. r\'d3-nin, fr. Chin. lang profligate, lawless + j\'88n (old sound n\'c6n) man.]In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized and had become a wanderer without a lord; an outcast; an outlaw. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
R\'94nt"gen, Roent"gen(?), a.Of or pertaining to the German physicist Wilhelm Konrad R\'94ntgen, or the rays discovered by him; as, R\'94ntgen apparatus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
R\'94nt"gen*ize(?), v. t.(Physics)To render (air or other gas) conducting by the passage of R\'94ntgen rays. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
R\'94ntgen ray, Roentgen ray. [see R\'94ntgen.](Physics)an X-ray; any of the rays produced when cathode rays strike upon surface of a solid (as the wall of the vacuum tube). R\'94ntgen rays are noted for their penetration of many opaque substances, as wood and flesh, their action on photographic plates, and their fluorescent effects. They were called X rays by their discoverer, W. K. R\'94ntgen. They also ionize gases, but cannot be reflected, or polarized, or deflected by a magnetic field. They are regarded as nonperiodic, transverse pulses in the ether. They are used in examining opaque objects, as for locating fractures or bullets in the human body. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rood(r, n.[AS. r a cross; akin to OS. r, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. Rod a measure.]1.A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it. 1913 Webster]
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Savior, in thine image seen rood.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. 1913 Webster]
By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. \'bdNo, by the rood, not so.\'b8 Shak. --
Rood beam(Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. --
Rood loft(Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view.Gwilt. --
Rood screen(Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, over which the rood was placed.Fairholt. --
Rood tower(Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was called also rood steeple.Weale. --
Rood tree, the cross. [Obs.] \'bdDied upon the rood tree.\'b8 Gower. 1913 Webster]
Roo"de*bok(?), n.[D. rood red + bok buck.](Zo\'94l.)The pallah. 1913 Webster]
Rood"y(?), a.Rank in growth. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Roof(?), n.[OE. rof, AS. hr top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr roof, Goth. hr. Cf. Roost.]1.(Arch.)The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering. 1913 Webster]
2.That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth. 1913 Webster]
The flowery roof Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mining.)The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. 1913 Webster]
Bell roof,
French roof, etc. (Arch.) See under Bell, French, etc. --
Flat roof. (Arch.)(a)A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b)A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination. --
Rook(r, n.Mist; fog. See Roke. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rook, v. i.To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rook, n.[F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car. Cf. Roll.](Chess)One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle. 1913 Webster]
Rook, n.[AS. hr; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species. 1913 Webster]
The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
2.A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.Wycherley. 1913 Webster]
Rook, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Rooked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rooking.]To cheat; to defraud by cheating. \'bdA band of rooking officials.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Rook"er*y(?), n.; pl.Rookeries(.1.The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals. 1913 Webster]
4.A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings. 1913 Webster]
Light thickens, and the crow rooky wood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Room(r, n.[OE. roum, rum, space, AS. r; akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. r, D. ruim, G. raum, OHG. r, Sw. & Dan. rum, Goth. r, and to AS. r, adj., spacious, D. ruim, Icel. r, Goth. r; and prob. to L. rus country (cf. Rural), Zend rava wide, free, open, ravan a plain.]1.Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room. 1913 Webster]
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.Luke xiv. 22. 1913 Webster]
There was no room for them in the inn.Luke ii. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat. 1913 Webster]
If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse.Overbury. 1913 Webster]
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room.Luke xiv. 8. 1913 Webster]
3.Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber. 1913 Webster]
I found the prince in the next room.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and vacated. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod.Matt. ii. 22. 1913 Webster]
Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Let Bianca take her sister's room.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope. 1913 Webster]
There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Room and space(Shipbuilding), the distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the next rib; space being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, and room the width of a rib. --
To give room, to withdraw; to leave or provide space unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated. --
To make room, to open a space, way, or passage; to remove obstructions; to give room. 1913 Webster]
Make room, and let him stand before our face.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Room"y(?), a.Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a roomy mansion; a roomy deck.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Roon(?), a. & n.Vermilion red; red. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Her face was like the lily roon.J. R. Drake. 1913 Webster]
Roop(?), n.See Roup. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
{ Roor"back, Roor"bach }(?), n.A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Roorbach.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Roo"sa oil`(?). The East Indian name for grass oil. See under Grass. 1913 Webster]
Roost(?), n.Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Roost(?), v. t.See Roust, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Roost, n.[AS. hr\'d3st; akin to OD. roest roost, roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. Roof.]1.The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. 1913 Webster]
He clapped his wings upon his roost.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A collection of fowls roosting together. 1913 Webster]
At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest. 1913 Webster]
Roost, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roosted; p. pr. & vb. n.Roosting.]1.To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. 1913 Webster]
O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, roost and nestle there.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Roost"cock`(?), n.The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Roost"er(?), n.The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Nor, when they [the Skinners and Cow Boys] wrung the neck of a rooster, did they trouble their heads whether he crowed for Congress or King George.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Root(?), v. i.[AS. wr\'d3tan; akin to wr\'d3t a snout, trunk, D. wroeten to root, G. r\'81ssel snout, trunk, proboscis, Icel. r\'d3ta to root, and perhaps to L. rodere to gnaw (E. rodent) or to E. root, n.]1.To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely. 1913 Webster]
Root, v. t.To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth. 1913 Webster]
Root, n.[Icel. r\'d3t (for vr\'d3t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See Wort.]1.(Bot.)(a)The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.(b)The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some epiphytic orchids. 1913 Webster]
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2.An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop. 1913 Webster]
3.That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like. Specifically: (a)An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a stem. 1913 Webster]
They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people.Locke. 1913 Webster]
(b)A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms employed in language; a word from which other words are formed; a radix, or radical.(c)The cause or occasion by which anything is brought about; the source. \'bdShe herself . . . is root of bounty.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver.) 1913 Webster]
(d)(Math.)That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.(e)(Mus.)The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.Busby. 1913 Webster]
(f)The lowest place, position, or part. \'bdDeep to the roots of hell.\'b8 Milton. \'bdThe roots of the mountains.\'b8 Southey. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astrol.)The time which to reckon in making calculations. 1913 Webster]
When a root is of a birth yknowe [known].Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A\'89rial roots. (Bot.)(a)Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of trees, etc., serve to support the plant.(b)Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of Mangrove. --
Multiple primary root(Bot.), a name given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the squash. --
Primary root(Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root, from which the rootlets are given off. --
Root and branch, every part; wholly; completely; as, to destroy an error root and branch. --
Root-and-branch men, radical reformers; -- a designation applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation under Radical, n., 2. --
Root barnacle(Zo\'94l.), one of the Rhizocephala. --
Root hair(Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.Gray. --
Root leaf(Bot.), a radical leaf. See Radical, a., 3 (b). --
Root louse(Zo\'94l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the grapevine. See Phylloxera. --
Root of an equation(Alg.), that value which, substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation. --
Root of a nail(Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin. --
Root of a tooth(Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in the socket and consisting of one or more fangs. --
Secondary roots(Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the plant above the radicle. --
To strike root,
To take root, to send forth roots; to become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. \'bdThe bended twigs take root.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Root(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rooted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rooting.]1.To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. 1913 Webster]
In deep grounds the weeds root deeper.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.To be firmly fixed; to be established. 1913 Webster]
If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misappehensions, he gave them not leave to root and fasten by concealment.Bp. Fell. 1913 Webster]
Root, v. i.[Cf. Rout to roar.]To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly for the success of some one or the happening of some event, with the superstitious notion that this action may have efficacy; -- usually with for; as, the crowd rooted for the home team. [Slang or Cant, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Root, v. t.1.To plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth; to implant firmly; hence, to make deep or radical; to establish; -- used chiefly in the participle; as, rooted trees or forests; rooted dislike. 1913 Webster]
2.To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up, out, or away. \'bdI will go root away the noisome weeds.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The Lord rooted them out of their land . . . and cast them into another land.Deut. xxix. 28. 1913 Webster]
Root"cap`(r, n.(Bot.)A mass of parenchymatous cells which covers and protects the growing cells at the end of a root; a pileorhiza. 1913 Webster]
Root"ed, a.Having taken root; firmly implanted; fixed in the heart. \'bdA rooted sorrow.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Root"ed*ly, adv. -- Root"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rooter(?), n.1.One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots. 1913 Webster]
2.One who roots, or applauds. [Slang, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Root"er*y, n.A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in gardening. 1913 Webster]
Root"less, a.Destitute of roots. 1913 Webster]
Root"let(?), n.A radicle; a little root. 1913 Webster]
Root"stock`(?), n.(Bot.)A perennial underground stem, producing leafly s 1913 Webster]
Root"y(?), a.Full of roots; as, rooty ground. 1913 Webster]
Ro*pal"ic(?), a.See Rhopalic. 1913 Webster]
Rope(?), n.[AS. r\'bep; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop, Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip latchet.]1.A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. 1913 Webster]
2.A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds. 1913 Webster]
Rope ladder, a ladder made of ropes. --
Rope mat., a mat made of cordage, or strands of old rope. --
Rope of sand, something of no cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied upon. --
Rope pump, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope. --
Rope transmission(Mach.), a method of transmitting power, as between distant places, by means of endless ropes running over grooved pulleys. --
Rope's end, a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash in inflicting punishment. --
To give one rope, to give one liberty or license; to let one go at will uncheked. 1913 Webster]
Rope(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Roping.]To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality. 1913 Webster]
Let us not hang like ropingicicles Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rope, v. t.1.To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods. Hence: -- 1913 Webster]
2.To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. 1913 Webster]
3.To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd. 1913 Webster]
4.To lasso (a steer, horse). [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
5.To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters. [Slang, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
6.To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. [Racing Slang, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Rope"band`(?), n.(Naut.)A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.[Written also roband, and robbin.] 1913 Webster]
Rope"dan`cer(?), n.One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height. -- Rope"dan`cing, n. 1913 Webster]
Rop"er(?), n.1.A maker of ropes.P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.One who ropes goods; a packer. 1913 Webster]
3.One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] Douce. 1913 Webster]
Rop"er*y(?), n.1.A place where ropes are made. 1913 Webster]
2.Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] \'bdSaucy merchant . . . so full of his ropery.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rope's"-end`(?), v. t.To punish with a rope's end. 1913 Webster]
Rope"walk`(?), a.A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are manufactured. 1913 Webster]
Rope"walk`er(?), n.A ropedancer. 1913 Webster]
Rope"-yarn`(?), n.the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. 1913 Webster]
Rop"i*ly(?), adv.In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner. 1913 Webster]
Rop"i*ness, n.Quality of being ropy; viscosity. 1913 Webster]
Rop"ish, a.Somewhat ropy. 1913 Webster]
Rop"y(?), a.capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees. 1913 Webster]
Roque(r, n.[Abbr. fr. Croquet.]A form of croquet modified for greater accuracy of play. The court has a wood border often faced with rubber, used as a cushion in bank shots. The balls are 3 Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Roque`fort" cheese, Roque`fort" }(?), n.A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roq"ue*laure(?; 277), n.[F.; so called after Duc de Roquelaure, in the reign of Louis XIV.]A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century.[Written also roquelo.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*quet"(?), v. t.[Etymol. uncertain](Croquet)To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball. 1913 Webster]
Ro*quet", v. i.To hit another's ball with one's own. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ral(?), a.[L. ros, roris, dew.]Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy. [R.] M. Green. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ra"tion(?), n.[L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew.]A falling of dew. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ro"ric(?), a.[L. ros, roris, dew.]Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy. 1913 Webster]
Roric figures(Physics), figures which appear upon a polished surface, as glass, when objects which have been near to, or in contact with, the surface are removed and the surface breathed upon; -- called also Moser's images. 1913 Webster]
Ro*rif"er*ous(?), a.[L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to bear: cf. F. rorif\'8are.]generating or producing dew. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ro*rif"lu*ent(?), a.[L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p. pr. of fluere to flow.]Flowing with dew. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ror"qual(?), n.[Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.](Zo\'94l.)A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Bal\'91noptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback. 1913 Webster]
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Ro"ru*lent(?), a.[L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew.]1.Full of, or abounding in, dew. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Having the surface appearing as if dusty, or covered with fine dew. 1913 Webster]
And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Ro*sa"ceous(?), a.[L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.]1.(Bot.)(a)Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosace\'91) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces.(b)Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla. 1913 Webster]
2.Of a pure purpish pink color. 1913 Webster]
Ro*sac"ic(?), a.[See Rosaceous.](Old med. Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See Uric. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro*sa"li*a(?), n.[Cf. F. rosalie.](Mus.)A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence. 1913 Webster]
Ros*an"i*line(? , n.[Rose + aniline.](Chem.)A complex nitrogenous base, C20H21N3O, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline proper. 1913 Webster]
Ro*sa"ri*an(?), n.A cultivator of roses. 1913 Webster]
Ro"sa*ry(?), n.; pl.Rosaries(#).[LL. rosarium a string of beads, L. rosarium a place planted with roses, rosa a rose: cf. F. rosaire. See Rose.]1.A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. \'bdThick rosaries of scented thorn.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(R.C.Ch.)A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. 1913 Webster]
His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers.Milton. 1913 Webster]
rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded by a Paternoster, marked by a larger bead, and concluded by a Gloria Patri. Five decades make a chaplet, a third part of the rosary.Bp. Fitzpatrick. 1913 Webster]
3.A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections. 1913 Webster]
Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny. 1913 Webster]
Rosary shell(Zo\'94l.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly. 1913 Webster]
Ros"coe*lite(?), n.[From an English chemist, H.E. Roscoe + -lite.](Min.)A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium. 1913 Webster]
Rose(?), imp. of Rise. 1913 Webster]
Rose, n.[AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]1.A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere 1913 Webster]
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 1913 Webster]
2.A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.Sha. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)A rose window. See Rose window, below. 1913 Webster]
4.A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump. 1913 Webster]
5.(Med.)The erysipelas.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
6.The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 1913 Webster]
7.The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 1913 Webster]
8.A diamond. See Rose diamond, below. 1913 Webster]
Cabbage rose,
China rose, etc. See under Cabbage, China, etc. --
Corn rose(Bot.)See Corn poppy, under Corn. --
Infantile rose(Med.), a variety of roseola. --
Jamaica rose. (Bot.)See under Jamaica. --
Rose acacia(Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub (Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. --
Rose aniline. (Chem.)Same as Rosaniline. --
Rose apple(Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. --
Rose beetle. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also rose bug, and rose chafer.(b)The European chafer. --
Rose bug. (Zo\'94l.)same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer. --
Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. --
Rose camphor(Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. --
Rose campion. (Bot.)See under Campion. --
Rose catarrh(Med.), rose cold. --
Rose chafer. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also rose beetle, and rose fly. (b) The rose beetle (a). --
Rose cold(Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See Hay fever, under Hay. --
Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. <-- p. 1252 --> --
Rose de Pompadour,
Rose du Barry, names succesively given to a delicate rose color used on S\'8avres porcelain. --
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf. Brilliant, n. --
Rose ear. See under Ear. --
Rose elder(Bot.), the Guelder-rose. --
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines.Craig. --
Rose family(Bot.)the Rosece\'91. See Rosaceous. --
Rose fever(Med.), rose cold. --
Rose fly(Zo\'94l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer. --
Rose gall(Zo\'94l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See Bedeguar. --
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette. --
Rose lake,
Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis.Fairholt. --
Rose mallow. (Bot.)(a)A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.(b)the hollyhock. --
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head. --
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III., and current at 6s. 8d.Sir W. Scott. --
Rose of China. (Bot.)See China rose(b), under China. --
Rose of Jericho(Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant (Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection plant. --
Rose of Sharon(Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or possibly the great lotus flower. --
Rose oil(Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of roses. --
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also, the color of the pigment. --
Rose quartz(Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red. --
Rose rash. (Med.)Same as Roseola. --
Rose slug(Zo\'94l.), the small green larva of a black sawfly (Selandria ros\'91). These larv\'91 feed in groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often abundant and very destructive. --
Rose window(Arch.), a circular window filled with ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel. --
Summer rose(Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola. --
Under the rose[a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be divulged. --
Wars of the Roses(Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster. 1913 Webster]
Rose(?), v. t.1.To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Poetic] \'bdA maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Ro"se*al(?), a.[L. roseus, fr. rosa a rose.]resembling a rose in smell or color. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Ro"se*ate(?), a.[Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from roses. See Roseal, Rose.]1.Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers. 1913 Webster]
2.resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate lips. 1913 Webster]
Roseate tern(Zo\'94l.), an American and European tern (Sterna Dougalli) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season. 1913 Webster]
Rose"bay`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)the oleander. [Obs.] (b)Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron. [U.S.] (c)An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also great willow herb. 1913 Webster]
Rose"bud`(?), n.The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open. 1913 Webster]
Rose"bush`(?), n.The bush or shrub which bears roses. 1913 Webster]
Rose"-col`ored(?), a.1.Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink color. 1913 Webster]
2.Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations. 1913 Webster]
Rose"-cut`(?), a.Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n. 1913 Webster]
Rose"drop`, n.1.A lozenge having a rose flavor. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of earring.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking ardent spirits; a grog blossom. 1913 Webster]
Rose"finch(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera Carpodacus, and Propasser, and allied genera, in which the male is more or less colored with rose red. 1913 Webster]
Rose"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A large marine scorp\'91noid food fish (Sebastes marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt. 1913 Webster]
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Rose"head`(?), n.1.See Rose, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
2.A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a nail with such a head. 1913 Webster]
Ro"se*ine(? , n.See Magenta. 1913 Webster]
Ro"se*lite(?), n.[From the German mineralogist G. Rose + -lite.](Min.)A hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in small red crystals, allied to erythrite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro"sel"la(?), n.[NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.](Zo\'94l.)A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow. 1913 Webster]
Ro*selle"(?), n.(Bot.)a malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) cultivated in the east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink. 1913 Webster]
Rose`mal"oes(?), n.[From the native name; cf. Malay rasam\'bela the name of the tree.]The liquid storax of the East Indian Liquidambar orientalis. 1913 Webster]
Rose"ma*ry(?), n.[OE. rosmarine, L. rosmarinus; ros dew (cf. Russ. rosa, Lith. rasa, Skr. rasa juice) + marinus marine: cf. F. romarin. In English the word has been changed as if it meant the rose of Mary. See Marine.]A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or constancy. 1913 Webster]
There's rosemary, that's for remembrance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Marsh rosemary. (a)A little shrub (Andromeda polifolia) growing in cold swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary. (b)See under Marsh. --
Rosemary pine, the loblolly pine. See under Loblolly. 1913 Webster]
Ros"en(?), a.Consisting of roses; rosy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ro"sen*m\'81l`ler's or"gan(?). [So named from its first describer, J. C. Rosenm\'81ller, a German anatomist.](Anat.)The parovarium. 1913 Webster]
Ro"se*o-(?). (Chem.)A prefix (also used adjectively) signifying rose-red; specifically used to designate certain rose-red compounds (called roseo-cobaltic compounds) of cobalt with ammonia. Cf. Luteo-. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro*se"o*la(?), n.[NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.](med.)A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also rose rash. -- Ro*se"o*lous(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Rose"-pink`(?), a.1.Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called rose pink. See Rose pink, under Rose. 1913 Webster]
2.Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. \'bdRose-pink piety.\'b8 C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Ros"er(?), n.A rosier; a rosebush. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rose"-red`(?), a.Red as a rose; specifically (Zo\'94l.), of a pure purplish red color.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rose"-ri`al(?), n.[See Rose, and Royal.]A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different values; a rose noble. 1913 Webster]
Rose"root`(?), n.(Bot.)A fleshy-leaved herb (Rhodiola rosea); rosewort; -- so called because the roots have the odor of roses. 1913 Webster]
Ros"er*y(?), n.A place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See Rosary, 1. 1913 Webster]
Ro"set(?), n.[F. rosette. See Rosette.]A red color used by painters.Peacham. 1913 Webster]
Ro-set"ta stone`(?). A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Ro*set"ta wood`(?). An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinetwork.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ro*sette(?), n.[F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. Roset.]1.An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration. 1913 Webster]
3.A red color. See Roset. 1913 Webster]
4.A rose burner. See under Rose. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.(b)A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard. 1913 Webster]
Rose" wa`ter(?). Water tinctured with roses by distillation. 1913 Webster]
Rose"-wa`ter, a.Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. \'bdRose-water philanthropy.\'b8 Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Rose"wood(?), n.A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Mach\'91rium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra. 1913 Webster]
African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. --
Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina). --
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa. 1913 Webster]
Rose"worm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially Cac\'91cia rosaceana, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds. 1913 Webster]
Rose"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)Roseroot.(b)Any plant nearly related to the rose.Lindley. 1913 Webster]
Ros`i*cru"cian(?), n.[The name is probably due to a German theologian, Johann Valentin Andre\'84, who in anonymous pamphlets called himself a knight of the Rose Cross (G. Rosenkreuz), using a seal with a St. Andrew's cross and four roses.)]One who, in the 17th century and the early part of the 18th, claimed to belong to a secret society of philosophers deeply versed in the secrets of nature, -- the alleged society having existed, it was stated, several hundred years. 1913 Webster]
brothers of the Rosy Cross, Rosy-cross Knights, Rosy-cross philosophers, etc. Among other pretensions, they claimed to be able to transmute metals, to prolong life, to know what is passing in distant places, and to discover the most hidden things by the application of the Cabala and science of numbers. 1913 Webster]
Ros`i*cru"cian(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts. 1913 Webster]
Ros"ied(?), a.Decorated with roses, or with the color of roses. 1913 Webster]
Ro"sier(?), n.[F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf. Rosary.]A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ros"i*ly(?), adv.In a rosy manner.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Ros"in(?), n.[A variant of resin.]The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. 1913 Webster]
Rosin oil, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ros"in, v. t.To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. 1913 Webster]
Or with the rosined bow torment the string.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Ros"i*ness(?), n.The quality of being rosy. 1913 Webster]
Ros"in*weed`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)The compass plant. See under Compass.(b)A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell. 1913 Webster]
Ros"in*y(?), a.like rosin, or having its qualities. 1913 Webster]
Ros"land(?), n.[W. rhos a meadow, a moor + E. land.]heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery land. [prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ros"ma*rine`(?), n.[OE. See Rosemary.]1.Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That purer brine rosmarine.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.Rosemary. [Obs.] Spenser. \'bdBiting on anise seed and rosmarine.\'b8 Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ros"ma*rine, n.[Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.]A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew. 1913 Webster]
And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ro*sol"ic(?), a.[Rose + carbolic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, C20H16O3, which forms weak salts with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also methyl aurin, and, formerly, corallin. 1913 Webster]
Ross(?); 115), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Ross, v. t.To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Ros"tel(?), n.[L. rostellum, dim. of rostrum a beak: cf. F. rostelle.]same as Rostellum. 1913 Webster]
Ros*tel"lar(?), a.Pertaining to a rostellum. 1913 Webster]
Ros"tel*late(?), a.[NL. rostellatus.]Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating in a beak. 1913 Webster]
Ros*tel"li*form(?), a.Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ros*tel"lum(?), n.; pl.Rostella(#).[L. See Rostel.]A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm. 1913 Webster]
Ros"ter(?), n.[Perhaps a corruption of register; or cf. roll.](Mil.)A register or roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve. 1913 Webster]
Ros"tra(?), n. pl.See Rostrum, 2. 1913 Webster]
Ros"tral(?), a.[L. rostralis, fr. rostrum a beak; cf. F. rostral.]Of or pertaining to the beak or snout of an animal, or the beak of a ship; resembling a rostrum, esp., the rostra at Rome, or their decorations. 1913 Webster]
[Monuments] adorned with rostral crowns and naval ornaments.Addison. 1913 Webster]
{ Ros"trate(?), Ros"tra*ted(?) }, a.[L. rostratus, fr. rostrum a beak. See Rostrum.]1.Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate. 1913 Webster]
2.Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ros*trif"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. rostrum beak + ferre to bear.](Zo\'94l.)A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head prolonged into a snout which is not retractile. 1913 Webster]
Ros"tri*form(?), a.[L. rostrum a beak + -form: cf. F. rostrifarme.]Having the form of a beak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ros"tru*lum(-tr, n.; pl.Rostrula(#).[NL., dim. of L. rostrum a beak.]A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect. 1913 Webster]
Ros"trum(-tr, n.; pl. L. Rostra(#), E. Rostrums(#).[L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to gnaw. See Rodent.]1.The beak or head of a ship. 1913 Webster]
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2.pl. (Rostra) (Rom. Antiq.)The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker. 1913 Webster]
Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds.(b)The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.(c)The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of Littorina.(d)The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the prawn. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)Same as Rostellum. 1913 Webster]
6.(Old Chem.)The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic.Quincy. 1913 Webster]
7.(Surg.)A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form. [Obs.] Coxe. 1913 Webster]
Ro"su*late(?), a.[NL. rosulatus, fr. L. rosa a rose.](Bot.)Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- said of leaves and bracts. 1913 Webster]
Ros"y(?), a.[Compar.Rosier(?); superl.Rosiest.]Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses. 1913 Webster]
A smile that glowed rosy-red, love's proper hue.Milton. 1913 Webster]
While blooming youth and gay delight rosy cheeks confessed.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of selfrosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted. 1913 Webster]
Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n. 1913 Webster]
Rot(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rotting.][OE. rotien, AS. rotian; akin to D. rotten, Prov. G. rotten, OHG. rozz, G. r\'94sten to steep flax, Icel. rotna to rot, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne, Icel. rottin rotten. Ret, Rotten.]1.To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving off usually in some stages of the process more or less offensive odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to decay. 1913 Webster]
Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot, rot.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become corrupt. 1913 Webster]
Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Rot, poor bachelor, in your club.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil. 1913 Webster]
Rot, v. t.1.To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber. 1913 Webster]
2.To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. 1913 Webster]
Rot, n.1.Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. G. rotz glanders.]A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2. 1913 Webster]
His cattle must of rot and murrain die.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Bitter rot(Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the fungus Gl\'91osporium fructigenum.F. L. Scribner. --
Black rot(Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus L\'91stadia Bidwellii.F. L. Scribner. --
Dry rot(Bot.)See under Dry. --
Grinder's rot(Med.)See under Grinder. --
Potato rot. (Bot.)See under Potato. --
White rot(Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniothyrium diplodiella.F. L. Scribner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro"ta(?), n.[L. rota wheel. The name is said to allude to the design of the floor of the room in which the court used to sit, which was that of a wheel. See Rotary.]1.An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Hist.)A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta(?), n.(Mus.)A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*cism(?), n.See Rhotacism. 1913 Webster]
Ro"tal(?), a.Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*lite(?), n.[L. rota wheel + -lite.](Paleon.)Any fossil foraminifer of the genus Rotalia, abundant in the chalk formation. See Illust. under Rhizopod. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*ry(?), a.[L. rota a wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. barouche, Rodomontade, Rou\'82, Round, a., Rowel.]Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. 1913 Webster]
Rotary engine, steam engine in which the continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also rotatory engine. --
Rotary pump, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or pistons. --
Rotary shears, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. --
Rotary valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the four-way cock. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*scope(?), n.[L. rota a wheel + -scope.]Same as Gyroscope, 1. 1913 Webster]
Ro"tate(?), a.[L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Roue.]Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one. 1913 Webster]
Ro"tate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rotated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rotating.]1.To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve. 1913 Webster]
2.To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office. 1913 Webster]
Ro"tate, v. i.1.To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office. [Colloq.] \'bdBoth, after a brief service, were rotated out of office.\'b8 Harper's Mag. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*ted(?), a.Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ta"tion(?), n.[L. rotatio: cf. F. rotation.]1.The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution. 1913 Webster]
2.Any return or succesion in a series. 1913 Webster]
Moment of rotation. See Moment of inertia, under Moment. --
Rotation in office, the practice of changing public officers at frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. --
Rotation of crops, the practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different crops on the same land. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ta"tion(?), a.Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. rotatif.]turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational. 1913 Webster]
This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere.Siemens. 1913 Webster]
Rotative engine, a steam engine in which the reciprocating motion of the piston is transformed into a continuous rotary motion, as by means of a connecting rod, a working beam and crank, or an oscillating cylinder. 1913 Webster]
Ro*ta"tor(?), n.[L.]1.(Anat.)that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro`ta*to"ri*a(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Rotifera. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ta*to*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. rotatoire. See Rotate, Rotary.]1.Turning as on an axis; rotary. 1913 Webster]
2.Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Opt.)Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Rotche(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove. 1913 Webster]
Rotch"et(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European red gurnard (Trigla pini). 1913 Webster]
Rote(?), n.A root. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rote(?), n.[OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of violin.](Mus.)A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy. 1913 Webster]
Well could he sing and play on a rote.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Rote, n.[Cf. Rut roaring.]The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut. 1913 Webster]
Rote, n.[OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route, and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.]A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.Swift. 1913 Webster]
till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rote, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Roted; p. pr. & vb. n.Roting.]To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rote, v. i.To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.]
<-- = rotate out? --> Z. Grey. 1913 Webster]
Ro*tel"la(?), n.[NL., dim. of rota wheel; cf. LL. rotella a little whell.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of small, polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus Rotella, native of tropical seas. 1913 Webster]
ro"te*none(?), n.A chemical substance (C23H22O6) extracted from the root of the derris (Derris elliptica, Derris malaccensis, and other species), used in treatment of scabies and as an insecticide for external infestation by chiggers in human medicine, and in veterinary medicine for the treatment of infestations with fleas, ticks, and lice. PJC]
rot"gut(?), n.1.Bad small beer. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
2.Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Rother beasts, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] Golding. --
Rother soil, the dung of rother beasts. 1913 Webster]
Roth"er, n.[OE. See Rudder.]A rudder. 1913 Webster]
Rother nail, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights. 1913 Webster]
Ro"ti*fer(?; 277), n.[NL. see Rotifera.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro*tif"e*ra(?), n.; pl.[NL., from L. rota ferre to bear.](Zo\'94l.)An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in form and habits. 1913 Webster]
Ro"to*graph(?), n.(Photography)A photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of sensitized paper is automatically fed over the negative so that a series of prints are made, and are then developed, fixed, cut apart, and washed at a very rapid rate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ro"tor(?), n.(Elec.)The rotating part of a generator or motor. Contrasted with stator, the stationary part. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rot"ta(?), n.(Mus.)See Rota. 1913 Webster]
Rot"ten(?), a.[Icel. rotinn; akin to Sw. rutten, Dan. radden. See Rot.]Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat. Hence: (a)Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. 1913 Webster]
You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate rotten fens.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone. \'bdThe deepness of the rotten way.\'b8 Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Rotten borough. See under Borough. --
Rotten stone(Min.), a soft stone, called also Tripoli (from the country from which it was formerly brought), used in all sorts of finer grinding and polishing in the arts, and for cleaning metallic substances. The name is also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to like uses. 1913 Webster]
Ro*tun"da(?), n.[Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round. See Rotund, a.](Arch.)A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. 1913 Webster]
Ro*tund"ate(?), a.Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ro`ture(?), n.[F.]1.The condition of being a roturier. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Fr. & Canadian Law)A feudal tenure of lands by one who has no privileges of nobility, but is permitted to discharge all his obligations to his feudal lord or superior by a payment of rent in money or kind and without rendering any personal services. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ro`tu`rier"(?), n.[F.]A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land. 1913 Webster]
Rot"y(?), v. t.[See Rot.]To make rotten. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard, roty all the remenant.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rou"ble(?), n.A coin. See Ruble. 1913 Webster]
Rouche(?), n.See Ruche. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rou`\'82"(?), n.[F., properly p. p. of rouer to break upon the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See Rotate, Rotary.]One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rou`et"(?), n.[F.]A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
Rouge(?), a.[F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be red, ruber red. See Red.]red. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rouge et noir( [F., red and black], a game at cards in which persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so called because the table around which the players sit has certain compartments colored red and black, upon which the stakes are deposited.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Rouge, n.[F.]1.(Chem.)A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Rouge, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rouged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rouging .]To paint the face or cheeks with rouge. 1913 Webster]
Rouge, v. t.To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks. 1913 Webster]
Rouge`croix"(? , n.[F., literally, red cross.](Her.)One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. 1913 Webster]
Rouge" drag`on(?), n.[F., literally, red dragon.](Her.)One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. 1913 Webster]
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Rough(?), a.[Compar.Rougher(?); superl.Roughest.][OE. rou, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. Rug, n.]1.Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth. Specifically: (a)Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road. \'bdRough, uneven ways.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.(c)Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water. 1913 Webster]
More unequal than the roughest sea.T. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
(d)Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat. \'bdA visage rough.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdRoughsatyrs.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.Specifically:(a)Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper. 1913 Webster]
A fiend, a fury, pitiless and rough.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A surly boatman, rough as wayes or winds.Prior. 1913 Webster]
(b)Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions. 1913 Webster]
On the rough edge of battle.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A quicker and rougher remedy.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which rough and imperious usage often produces.Locke. 1913 Webster]
(c)Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.Pope. 1913 Webster]
(d)Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.(e)Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day. 1913 Webster]
He stayeth his rough wind.Isa. xxvii. 8. 1913 Webster]
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(f)Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught. 1913 Webster]
Rough diamond, an uncut diamond; hence, colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior.<-- = diamond in the rough --> --
Rough and ready. (a)Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. \'bdThe rough and ready understanding.\'b8 Lowell. 1913 Webster]
(b)Produced offhand. \'bdSome rough and ready theory.\'b8 Tylor. 1913 Webster]
Rough"ing-in`(?), n.The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it. 1913 Webster]
Rough"ings(?), n. pl.Rowen. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Rough"ish, a.Somewhat rough. 1913 Webster]
Rough"leg`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough-legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard. 1913 Webster]
Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (Sancti-johannis). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (Archibuteo ferrugineus) inhabits Western North America. 1913 Webster]
Rough"-legged`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Rough"ness, n.The quality or state of being rough. 1913 Webster]
Rough"rid`er(?), n.1.One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the riding master. 1913 Webster]
2.An officer or enlisted man in the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment raised for the Spanish war of 1898, composed mostly of Western cowboys and hunters and Eastern college athletes and sportsmen, largely organized, and later commanded, by Theodore Roosevelt. Sometimes, locally, a member of any of various volunteer cavalry commands raised in 1898. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rough"scuff(?), n.[Rough + scuff.]A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the riffraff. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rough"set`ter(?), n.A mason who builds rough stonework. 1913 Webster]
Rough"shod(?), a.Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. 1913 Webster]
To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.
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Rough"strings`(?), n. pl.(Capr.)Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support. 1913 Webster]
Rought(?), obs. imp. of Reach. 1913 Webster]
Rought, obs. imp. of Reck, to care.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rough"tail`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltid\'91; -- so called from their rough tails. 1913 Webster]
Rough"work`(?), v. t.To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
Rough"wrought`(?), a.Wrought in a rough, unfinished way; worked over coarsely. 1913 Webster]
Rouk(?), v. i.See 5th Ruck, and Roke. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rou`lade"(?), n.[F.](Mus.)A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rou`leau"(?), n.; pl. F. Rouleaux(F. , E. Rouleaus(#).[F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. r\'93le, formerly also spelt roulle. See Roll.]A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. 1913 Webster]
Rou*lette"(?), n.[F., properly, a little wheel or ball. See Rouleau, Roll.]1.A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fine Arts)(a)A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.(b)A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geom.)the curve traced by any point in the plane of a given curve when the latter rolls, without sliding, over another fixed curve. See Cycloid, and Epycycloid. 1913 Webster]
4.A small toothed wheel used to make short incisions in paper, as a sheet of postage stamps to facilitate their separation. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rou*lette", v. t.To make short incisions in with a roulette; to separate by incisions made with a roulette; as, to roulette a sheet of postage stamps. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rou*ma"ni*an(?), a.[Written also Rumanian and Romanian.][From Roumania, the name of the country, Roumanian Rom\'83nia, fr. Rom\'83n Roumanian, L. Romanus Roman.]Of or pertaining to Roumania. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rou*ma"ni*an, n.An inhabitant of Roumania; also, the language of Roumania, one of the Romance or Romanic languages descended from Latin, but containing many words from other languages, as Slavic, Turkish, and Greek.[Written also Rumanian and Romanian.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Roun, Rown(?) }, v. i. & t.[AS. r, fr. r a rune, secret, mystery; akin to G. raunen to whisper. See Rune.]To whisper. [obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Another rouned to his fellow low.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rounce(rouns), n.[Cf. F. ronce bramble, brier, thorn, ranche a round, step, rack, or E. round.](Print.)The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; -- sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen. 1913 Webster]
Roun"ce*val(?), a.[F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.]Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roun"ce*val, n.A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also marrowfat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roun"cy(?), n.A common hackney horse; a nag. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
he rode upon a rouncy as he could.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Round(?), v. i. & t.[From Roun.]To whisper. [obs.] Shak. Holland. 1913 Webster]
The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, \'bdYe are not a wise man,\'b8 . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, \'bdWherefore brought ye me here?\'b8Calderwood. 1913 Webster]
Round, a.[OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Rotund, roundel, Rundlet.]1.Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. \'bdThe big, round tears.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Upon the firm opacous globe round world.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round. 1913 Webster]
3.Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. \'bdTheir round haunches gored.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. 1913 Webster]
Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
6.Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note. 1913 Webster]
7.(Phonetics)Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
8.Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. \'bdThe round assertion.\'b8 M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Sir Toby, I must be round with you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.Peacham. 1913 Webster]
10.Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. 1913 Webster]
Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
At a round rate, rapidly.Dryden. --
In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels. --
Round bodies(Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. --
Round clam(Zo\'94l.), the quahog. --
Round danceone which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc. --
Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account. --
Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand. --
Round robin. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.](a)A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. \'bdNo round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.\'b8 De Quincey.(b)(Zo\'94l.)The cigar fish. --
Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. --
Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight. --
Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet. --
Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot.Addison. --
Round turn(Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc. --
To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Round(?), n.1.Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. \'bdThe golden round\'b8 [the crown].Shak. 1913 Webster]
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures. 1913 Webster]
3.A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle. 1913 Webster]
Women to cards may be compared: we play round or two; which used, we throw away.Granville. 1913 Webster]
The feast was served; the bowl was crowned; round.Prior. 1913 Webster]
4.A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated. 1913 Webster]
the trivial round, the common task.Keble. 1913 Webster]
5.A circular dance. 1913 Webster]
Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, round.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of applause. 1913 Webster]
7.Rotation, as in office; succession.Holyday. 1913 Webster]
8.The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair. 1913 Webster]
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
9.A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat; especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also, the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round; the rounds of the postman. 1913 Webster]
10.(Mil.)(a)A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.(b)A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.(c)Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once; as, twenty rounds of ammunition were given out. 1913 Webster]
11.(Mus.)A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison. 1913 Webster]
12.The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout. 1913 Webster]
13.A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole. 1913 Webster]
14.A vessel filled, as for drinking. [R.] 1913 Webster]
15.An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians.Addison. 1913 Webster]
16.(Naut.)See Roundtop. 1913 Webster]
17.Same as Round of beef, below. 1913 Webster]
<-- 18. A complete set of plays in a game or contest covering a standard number of individual plays or parts; as, a round of golf, a round of tennis. Sim. to def. 3, without the seating. 1913 Webster]
19. One set of games in a tournament. --> 1913 Webster]
Gentlemen of the round. (a)Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds. See 10 (a), above.(b)Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
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Round of beef, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of beef. --
Round steak, a beefsteak cut from the round. --
Sculpture in the round, sculpture giving the full form, as of man; statuary, distinguished from relief. 1913 Webster]
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Round, adv.1.On all sides; around. 1913 Webster]
Round he throws his baleful eyes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a wheel turns round. 1913 Webster]
3.In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round. 1913 Webster]
4.From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, -- that is, to change sides or opinions. 1913 Webster]
5.By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back to the starting point. 1913 Webster]
6.Through a circle, as of friends or houses. 1913 Webster]
The invitations were sent round accordingly.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
All round, over the whole place; in every direction. --
All-round, of general capacity; as, an all-round man. [Colloq.] --
To bring one round. (a)To cause one to change his opinions or line of conduct. (b)To restore one to health. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Round(?), prep.On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass. 1913 Webster]
The serpent Error twines round human hearts.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Round about, an emphatic form for round or about. \'bdMoses . . . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle.\'b8 Num. xi. 24. --
To come round, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Round, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Rounding.]1.To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. 1913 Webster]
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To surround; to encircle; to encompass. 1913 Webster]
The inclusive verge round my brow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion. 1913 Webster]
We are such stuff rounded with a sleep.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn. 1913 Webster]
5.To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing.Swift. 1913 Webster]
To round in(Naut.)To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.Totten.(b)To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as on cattle ranches<-- round up -->. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Round, v. i.1.To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection. 1913 Webster]
The queen your mother rounds apace.Shak. 1913 Webster]
So rounds he to a separate mind, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To go round, as a guard. [Poetic]<-- = make the rounds --> 1913 Webster]
They . . . nightly rounding walk.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To go or turn round; to wheel about.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To round to(Naut.), to turn the head of a ship toward the wind. 1913 Webster]
Round"a*bout`, n.1.A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a carousel. [British] Smart. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A dance performed in a circle.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
3.A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
5.a traffic circle. [Chiefly British] PJC]
Round"a*bout`ness, n.The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness. 1913 Webster]
Round"-arm`(?), a.(Cricket)Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally.R. A. Proctor. 1913 Webster]
Round"-backed`(?), a.Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered. 1913 Webster]
Round"ed, a.(Phonetics)Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Roun"del(?), n.[OF. rondel a roundelay, F. rondel, rondeau, a dim. fr. rond; for sense 2, cf. F. rondelle a round, a round shield. See Round, a., and cf. Rondel, Rondelay.]1.(Mus.)A rondelay. \'bdSung all the roundel lustily.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Come, now a roundel and a fairy song.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. 1913 Webster]
The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a flying march to Calais.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Specifically: (a)A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.(b)(Her.)A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a small circle.(c)(Fort.)A bastion of a circular form. 1913 Webster]
Round"e*lay(?), n.[OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.]1.(Poetry)See Rondeau, and Rondel. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)(a)A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively.Spenser.Tennyson.(b)A dance in a circle. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything having a round form; a roundel. 1913 Webster]
Round"er(?), n.1.One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly. 1913 Webster]
2.A tool for making an edge or surface round. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football. 1913 Webster]
Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's base.Bagehot. 1913 Webster]
Round"fish(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes.(b)A lake whitefish (Coregonus quadrilateralis), less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska. 1913 Webster]
Round"head`(?), n.(Eng. Hist.)A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.Toone. 1913 Webster]
Round"head`ed, a.Having a round head or top. 1913 Webster]
Round"house`(?), n.1.A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)(a)A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach.(b)A privy near the bow of the vessel. 1913 Webster]
3.A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. 1913 Webster]
Round"ing, a.Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. 1913 Webster]
Round"ing, n.1.(Naut.)Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service. 1913 Webster]
2.(Phonetics)Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Round"ish, a.Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Round"let(?), n.A little circle.J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Round"ly, adv.1.In a round form or manner. 1913 Webster]
He affirms everything roundly.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Briskly; with speed.locke. 1913 Webster]
Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.Completely; vigorously; in earnest.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers roundly. 1913 Webster]
In speaking roundly of this period.H. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Round"ness, n.1.The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone. 1913 Webster]
3.Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion. 1913 Webster]
Round"ridge`(?), v. t.(Agric.)To form into round ridges by plowing.B. Edwards. 1913 Webster]
Round"-shoul`dered(?), a.Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed. 1913 Webster]
Rounds"man(?), n.; pl.Roundsmen(.A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen. 1913 Webster]
Round"top`(?), n.(Naut.)A top; a platform at a masthead; -- so called because formerly round in shape. 1913 Webster]
Round"-up`(?), n.1.The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
2.A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a round-up of criminals. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Round up"(?), v. t.to collect or gather together scattered animals, persons, or things. \'bdRound up the usual suspects.\'b8 [Casablanca] PJC]
Roun"dure(?; 135), n.[Cf. Rondure.]Roundness; a round or circle. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Round"y(?), a.Round. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Roup(?), v. i. & t.[Cf. AS. hrrufen, Goth. hr. Cf. Roop.]To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Roup, n.1.An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
To roup, that is, the sale of his crops, was over.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
2.A disease in poultry. See Pip. 1913 Webster]
Rous"ant(?), a.(her.)Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude of rising; also, sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed. 1913 Webster]
Rouse(rouz , v. i. & t.[Perhaps the same word as rouse to start up, \'bdbuckle to.\'b8](Naut.)To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. 1913 Webster]
Rouse(rouz), n.[Cf. D. roes drunkeness, icel. r, Sw. rus, G. rauchen, and also E. rouse, v.t., rush, v.i. Cf. Row a disturbance.]1.A bumper in honor of a toast or health. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic. 1913 Webster]
Fill the cup, and fill the can, rouse before the morn.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Rouse, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Roused(rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rousing.][Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre\'a2san to fall, rush. Cf. Rush, v.]1.To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase. 1913 Webster]
Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly. 1913 Webster]
3.To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions. 1913 Webster]
To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
4.To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. 1913 Webster]
Blustering winds, which all night long roused the sea.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rouse, v. i.1.To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Night's black agents to their preys do rouse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To awake from sleep or repose. 1913 Webster]
Morpheus rouses from his bed.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention. 1913 Webster]
Rous"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rouses. 1913 Webster]
2.Something very exciting or great. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
3.(Brewing)A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort. 1913 Webster]
Rous"ing(?), a.1.Having power to awaken or excite; exciting. 1913 Webster]
I begin to feel rousing motions in me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rous"ing*ly, adv.In a rousing manner. 1913 Webster]
Rous*sette"(?), n.[F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish. 1913 Webster]
Roust(roust), v. t.To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Roust, n.[Cf. Icel. r\'94st an estuary.]A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.[Written also rost, and roost.]Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Roust"a*bout`(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rout(rout), v. i.[AS. hr.]To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
This new book the whole world makes such a rout about.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
\'bdMy child, it is not well,\'b8 I said, rout.\'b8Trench. 1913 Webster]
Rout, v. t.[A variant of root.]To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. 1913 Webster]
To rout out(a)To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find. (b)To turn out by force or compulsion; as, to rout people out of bed. [Colloq.]
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Rout, v. i.To search or root in the ground, as a swine.Edwards. 1913 Webster]
Rout, n.[OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See Rupture, reave, and cf. Rote repetition of forms, Route. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.][Formerly spelled also route.]1.A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng. [Obs.] \'bdA route of ratones [rats].\'b8 Piers Plowman. \'bdA great solemn route.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And ever he rode the hinderest of the route.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A rout of people there assembled were.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people. 1913 Webster]
the endless routs of wretched thralls.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
The ringleader and head of all this rout.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nor do I name of men the common rout.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete. 1913 Webster]
thy army . . . rout, betook them all to fly.Daniel. 1913 Webster]
To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those.pope. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
5.A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. \'bdAt routs and dances.\'b8 Landor. 1913 Webster]
To put to rout, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow and put to flight. 1913 Webster]
Rout, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Routed; p. pr. & vb. n.Routing.]To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout. 1913 Webster]
That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally routed and defeated their whole army, that they fied.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow. 1913 Webster]
Rout, v. i.To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company. [obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
In all that land no Christian[s] durste route.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rout" cake`(?). A kind of rich sweet cake made for routs, or evening parties.
Twenty-four little rout cakes that were lying neglected in a plate.Thackeray. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Route(r, n.[OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See Rout, and cf. Rut a track.]The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march. 1913 Webster]
Wide through the furzy field their route they take.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Rout"er(?), n.1.(Carp.)(a)A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.(b)A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A machine with a rapidly revolving vertical spindle and cutter for scooping out the surface of wood or metal, as between and around the engraved parts of an electrotype. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rou"ti*na*ry(?), a.Involving, or pertaining to, routine; ordinary; customary. [R.] Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Rou*tine"(?), n.[F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]1.A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning. 1913 Webster]
2.Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit. 1913 Webster]
Rou*tin""ism(?), n.the practice of doing things with undiscriminating, mechanical regularity. 1913 Webster]
Rou*tin"ist, n.One who habituated to a routine. 1913 Webster]
Rout"ous*ly(?), adv.(Law)With that violation of law called a rout. See 5th Rout, 4. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Roux(?), n.[F. beurre roux brown butter.](Cookery)A thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies. 1913 Webster]
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Rove(r, v. t.[perhaps fr. or akin to reeve.]1.To draw through an eye or aperture. 1913 Webster]
2.To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
3.To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning. 1913 Webster]
Rove(r, n.1.A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building. 1913 Webster]
2.A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving. 1913 Webster]
Rove, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roved(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Roving.][Cf. D. rooven to rob; akin to E. reave. See Reave, Rob.]1.To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy. [Obs.] Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise. 1913 Webster]
For who has power to walk has power to rove.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
3.(Archery)To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range). 1913 Webster]
Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart rove.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll. 1913 Webster]
Rove, v. t.1.To wander over or through. 1913 Webster]
Roving the field, I chanced milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together. 1913 Webster]
Rove, n.The act of wandering; a ramble. 1913 Webster]
In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt.Young. 1913 Webster]
Rove beetle(Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family Staphylinid\'91, having short elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely. They are rapid runners, and seldom fly. 1913 Webster]
Rov"er(?), n.[D. roover a robber. See Rove, v. i.]1.One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate. 1913 Webster]
Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for scouring the seas, and taking from the rovers 846 sail of ships.Holland. 1913 Webster]
2.One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, a fickle, inconstant person. 1913 Webster]
4.(Croquet)A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball. 1913 Webster]
5.(Archery)(a)Casual marks at uncertain distances.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
(b)A sort of arrow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
All sorts, flights, rovers, and butt shafts.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
At rovers, at casual marks; hence, at random; as, shooting at rovers. See def. 5 (a) above.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Bound down on every side with many bands because it shall not run at rovers.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
Rov"ing, n.1.The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine. 1913 Webster]
2.A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2. 1913 Webster]
Roving frame,
Roving machine, a machine for drawing and twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the spinning machine. 1913 Webster]
Rov"ing, n.The act of one who roves or wanders. 1913 Webster]
Rov"ing*ly, adv.In a wandering manner. 1913 Webster]
Rov"ing*ness, n.The state of roving. 1913 Webster]
Row(?), a. & adv.[See Rough.]Rough; stern; angry. [Obs.] \'bdLock he never so row.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Row, n.[Abbrev. fr. rouse, n.]A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl. [Colloq.] Byron. 1913 Webster]
Row(?), n.[OE. rowe, rawe, rewe, AS. r\'bew, r; probably akin to D. rij, G. reihe; cf. Skr. r a line, stroke.]A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns. 1913 Webster]
And there were windows in three rows.1 Kings vii. 4. 1913 Webster]
The bright seraphim in burning row.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Row culture(Agric.), the practice of cultivating crops in drills. --
Row of points(Geom.), the points on a line, infinite in number, as the points in which a pencil of rays is intersected by a line. 1913 Webster]
Row(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rowing.][AS. r; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r\'81ejen, Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r, L. remus oar, Gr. aritra. Rudder.]1.To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat. 1913 Webster]
2.To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge. 1913 Webster]
Row, v. i.1.To use the oar; as, to row well. 1913 Webster]
2.To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily. 1913 Webster]
Row, n.The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat. 1913 Webster]
Row"a*ble(?), a.That may be rowed, or rowed upon. \'bdThat long barren fen, once rowable.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Row"an(?), n.Rowan tree. 1913 Webster]
Rowan barry, a barry of the rowan tree. 1913 Webster]
Row"an tree`(?). [Cf. Sw. r\'94nn, Dan. r\'94nne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.](Bot.)A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia). 1913 Webster]
Row"boat`(?), n.A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails. 1913 Webster]
Row"dy(?), n.; pl.Rowdies(#).[From Rout, or Row a brawl.]One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Row"dy*ish, a.Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy. 1913 Webster]
Row"dy*ism(?), n.the conduct of a rowdy. 1913 Webster]
Rowed(?), a.Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-rowed ear of corn. 1913 Webster]
Row"el(?), n.[OF. roele, rouele, properly, a little wheel, F. rouelle collop, slice, LL. rotella a little wheel, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See Roll, and cf. Rota.]1.The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. 1913 Webster]
With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits. 1913 Webster]
The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.(Far.)A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery. 1913 Webster]
Row"el, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Roweled(?) or Rowelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Roweling or Rowelling.](Far.)To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Row"el bone`(?). See rewel bone. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Row"en(?), n.[Cf. E. rough, OE. row, rowe.] [Called also rowet, rowett, rowings, roughings.] 1.A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle. 1913 Webster]
Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens till snow comes.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Row"er(?), n.One who rows with an oar. 1913 Webster]
Row"ett(?), n.See Rowen. 1913 Webster]
Row"lock(? colloq. , n.[For oarlock; AS. \'b5rloc, where the second part is skin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See Oar, and Lock.](Naut.)A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar. 1913 Webster]
Rown(?), v. i. & t.see Roun. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Row"port(?), n.(Naut.)An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather. 1913 Webster]
Rox"burgh(?; Scot. , n.[From the third duke of Roxburgh (Scotland), a noted book collector who had his books so bound.]A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut. 1913 Webster]
Roy(roi), n.[F. roi.]A king. [obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roy, a.Royal. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al(?), a.[OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]1.Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 1913 Webster]
How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. 1913 Webster]
Battle royal. See under Battle. --
Royal bay(Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.) --
Royal eagle. (Zo\'94l.)See Golden eagle, under Golden. --
Royal fern(Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See Osmund. --
Royal mast(Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast. --
Royal metal, an old name for gold. --
Royal palm(Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree (Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida. --
Royal pheasant. See Curassow. --
Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. --
Royal tern(Zo\'94l.), a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima). --
Royal tiger. (Zo\'94l.)See Tiger. --
Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al, n.1.Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper, n. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail.Totten. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gun.)A small mortar. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mil.)One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots. 1913 Webster]
6.An old English coin. See Rial. 1913 Webster]
7.(Auction Bridge)A royal spade. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roy"al*et(?), n.A petty or powerless king. [R.] 1913 Webster]
there were at this time two other royalets, as only kings by his leave.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. royalisme.]the principles or conduct of royalists. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al*ist, n.[Cf. F. royaliste.]An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. 1913 Webster]
Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Roy`al*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of making loyal to a king. [R.] Saintsbury. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al*ize(?), v. t.to make royal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Roy"al*ly(?), adv.In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king. 1913 Webster]
His body shall be royally interred.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Royal spade. (Auction Bridge)A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9; -- usually in pl. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roy"al*ty(?), n.; pl.Royalties(#).[OF. roialt\'82, royault\'82, F. royaut\'82. See Royal, and cf. Regality.]1.The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. 1913 Webster]
Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.Holyday. 1913 Webster]
2.The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty. 1913 Webster]
For thus his royalty doth speak.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Wherefore do I assume royalties, and not refuse to reign?Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Kingliness; spirit of regal authority. 1913 Webster]
In his royalty of nature Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Domain; province; sphere.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
6.That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality. 1913 Webster]
7.A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property. 1913 Webster]
8.Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it. 1913 Webster]
Royne(roin), v. t.[F. rogner, OF. rooignier, to clip, pare, scare, fr. L. rotundus round See Rotund.]To bite; to gnaw.[Written also roin.] [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
{ Roys"ter(?), Roys"ter*er(?) }, n.same as Roister, Roisterer. 1913 Webster]
Roys"ton crow`(?). [So called from Royston, a town in England.](Zo\'94l.)See Hooded crow, under Hooded. 1913 Webster]
Roy"te*let(?), n.[F. roitelet, dim. of roi king.]A little king. [Archaic] Heylin. Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
Roy"tish(?), a.[Prob. for riotish, from riot, like Scot. roytous for riotous.]Wild; irregular. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rub(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rubbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rubbing.][Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.]1.To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper. 1913 Webster]
It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth.Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
2.To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body. 1913 Webster]
Two bones rubbed hard against one another.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
4.To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. 1913 Webster]
The smoothed plank, . . . rubbed with balm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver. 1913 Webster]
The whole business of our redemption is to rub over the defaced copy of the creation.South. 1913 Webster]
6.To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.] 1913 Webster]
'T is the duke's pleasure, rubbed nor stopped.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To rub down. (a)To clean by rubbing; to comb or curry; as, to down a horse. (b)To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, to rub down the rough points. --
To rub off, to clean anything by rubbing; to separate by friction; as, to rub off rust. --
To rub out, to remove or separate by friction; to erase; to obliterate; as, to rub out a mark or letter; to rub out a stain. --
To rub up. (a)To burnish; to polish; to clean. (b)To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action; as, to rub up the memory. 1913 Webster]
Rub, v. i.1.To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. 1913 Webster]
2.To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. 1913 Webster]
3.To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. 1913 Webster]
To rub along or
on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rub, n.[Cf. W. rhwb. See Rub, v,t,]1.The act of rubbing; friction. 1913 Webster]
2.That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch. 1913 Webster]
Every rub is smoothed on our way.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Upon this rub, the English ambassadors thought fit to demur.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have been ordained for us by a wise Providence.W. Besant. 1913 Webster]
3.Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub. 1913 Webster]
Flight shall leave no Greek a rub.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
7.A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. 1913 Webster]
Rub iron, an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much. --
Rub of the green(Golf), anything happening to a ball in motion, such as its being deflected or stopped by any agency outside the match, or by the fore caddie. 1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rub"a-dub(?), n.The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter. 1913 Webster]
The rubadub of the abolition presses.D. Webster. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*bai*yat"(?), n. pl.; sing.Rubai(. [Ar. rub\'be'iy\'beh quatrian, pl. of rub\'be'iy having four radicals, fr. rub\'be' four.]Quatrians; as, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Sometimes in pl. construed as sing., a poem in such stanzas. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Temple rubato. [It.](Mus.)Borrowed time; -- a term applied to a style of performance in which some tones are held longer than their legitimate time, while others are proportionally curtailed. 1913 Webster]
Rub"bage(?; 48), n.Rubbish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rub"ber(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a)An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.(b)A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.(c)A whetstone; a rubstone.(d)An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.(e)The cushion of an electrical machine.(f)One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.(g)Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.Beaconsfield. \'bdA rubber of cribbage.\'b8 Dickens. 1913 Webster]
3.India rubber; caoutchouc. 1913 Webster]
4.An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
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Antimony rubber, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide as an important constituent. --
Hard rubber, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc. --
India rubber, caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc. --
Rubber cloth, cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding water or moisture. --
Rubber dam(Dentistry), a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth. 1913 Webster]
Rub"ber*ize(?), v. t.To coat or impregnate with rubber or a rubber solution or preparation, as silk. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rub"bish(?), n.[OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl. of rubble. See Robe, and cf. Rubble.]Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; d\'82bris. 1913 Webster]
What rubbish and what offal!Shak. 1913 Webster]
he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rubbish pulley. See Gin block, under Gin. 1913 Webster]
Rub"bish(?), a.Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Rub"ble(?), n.[From an assumed Old French dim. of robe See Rubbish.]1.Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls. 1913 Webster]
Inside [the wall] there was rubble or mortar.Jowett (Thucyd.). 1913 Webster]
2.Rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed portion of a mass of stone; brash.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geol.)A mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc. [Prov. Eng.] Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Coursed rubble, rubble masonry in which courses are formed by leveling off the work at certain heights. 1913 Webster]
Rub"ble*stone`(?), n.See Rubble, 1 and 2. 1913 Webster]
Rub"ble*work`(?), n.Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape. 1913 Webster]
Rub"bly(?), a.Relating to, or containing, rubble. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bed"i*nous(?), a.[L. rubedo redness, fr. rubere to be red.]Reddish. [R.] M. Stuart. 1913 Webster]
Ru`be*fa"cient(?), a.[L. rubefaciens, p. pr. of rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.]Making red. -- n.(Med.)An external application which produces redness of the skin. 1913 Webster]
Ru`be*fac"tion(?), n.The act or process of making red. 1913 Webster]
ru"be*let(r, n.A little ruby.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
\'d8ru*bel"la(?), n.[NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.](Med.)An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; -- called also German measles. The infective virus is called Rubella virus, or Rubivirus. If contracted by a woman during the first several months of pregnancy, rubella may cause serious abnormalities in the fetus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
ru*bel"la vi"rus(?), n.The virus that causes rubella. PJC]
Ru*belle"(?), n.[L. rubellus reddish.]A red color used in enameling.Weale. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bel*lite(?), n.[L. rubellus reddish, dim. of ruber red.](Min.)A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*be"o*la(?), n.[NL., fr. L. ruber red.](Med.)(a)the measles.(b)Rubella. 1913 Webster]
Ru`ber*y*thrin"ic(?), a.[L. ruber red + erythrin.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from madder root. It is a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bes"cence(?), n.The quality or state of being rubescent; a reddening; a flush. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bes"cent(?), a.[L. rubescens, -entis, p. pr. of rubescere to grow red, v. incho from rubere to be red: cf. F. rubescent. See Ruby.]Growing or becoming red; tending to redness. 1913 Webster]
Ru`bi*a"ceous(?), a.[L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.](Bot.)Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiace\'91) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*a*cin(?), n.[L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.](Chem)A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*an(?), n.[L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.](Chem.)One of several color-producing glycosides found in madder root. 1913 Webster]
Ru`bi*an"ic(?), a.(Chem.)pertaining to, or derived from, rubian; specifically, designating an acid called also ruberythrinic acid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*can(?), a.[F.]Colored a prevailing red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or gray especially on the flanks; -- said of horses.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*celle(?), n.[Cf. F. rubacelle, rubicelle, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish.](Min.)A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*con(?), n.(Anc. geog.)A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C\'91sar. 1913 Webster]
to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*cund(?), a.[L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red, akin to ruber red. See Red.]Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. \'bdHis rubicund face.\'b8 Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Ru`bi*cun"di*ty(?), n.[LL. rubicunditas.]The quality or state of being rubicund; ruddiness. 1913 Webster]
To parade your rubicundity and gray hairs.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bid"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*dine(? , n.(Chem.)A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H17N; also, any one of the group od metameric compounds of which rubidine is the type. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bid"i*um(?), n.[NL., fr. L. rubidus red, fr. rubere to be red. So called from two dark red spectroscopic lines by means of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, Moravia. See Rubicund.](Chem.)A rare metallic element of the alkali metal series, atomic number 37. It occurs quite widely, but in small quantities, and always combined. It is isolated as a soft yellowish white metal, analogous to potassium in most of its properties. Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.48. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bif"ic(?), a.[L. ruber red + facere to make.]Making red; as, rubific rays.Grew. 1913 Webster]
Ru`bi*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. rubification.]The act of making red.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*form(?), a.[L. ruber red + -form.]Having the nature or quality of red; as, the rubiform rays of the sun. [R.] Sir I. newton. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*fy(?), v. t.[Cf. F. rub\'82fier. See Rubific.]To redden. [R.] \'bdWaters rubifying.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
{ Ru*big"i*nose`(?), Ru*big"i*nous(?) }, a.[L. rubiginosus, fr. rubigo, robigo, rust: cf. F. rubigineux.](Bot.)Having the appearance or color of iron rust; rusty-looking. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*bi"go(?), n.[L. rubigo, robigo, rust of metals, rust, blight.](bot.)same as Rust, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bin(?), n.[Cf. LL. rubinus, It. rubino. See Ruby.]A ruby. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bi*ous(?), a.[L. rubeus, fr. rubere to be red. See Rouge.]Red; ruddy. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ru`bi*re"tin(?), n.[Rubian + Gr. (Chem.)One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ble(?), n.[Russ. ruble.]The unit of monetary value in Russia. <-- and, 1917-1992, in the Soviet Union --> It is divided into 100 copecks, and in the gold coin of the realm (as in the five and ten ruble pieces) is worth about 77 cents. The silver ruble is a coin worth about 60 cents.[Written also rouble.]<-- After the severe inflation of 1992-1996, the ruble is now exchanged at 5000 rubles to the dollar. The Kopeck is no longer minted or used in trade, the smallest coin (1996) being the ruble. --> 1913 Webster]
<-- ##?? rubout -->
Ru"bric(?), n.[OE. rubriche, OF. rubriche, F. rubrique ( cf. it. rubrica), fr. L. rubrica red earth for coloring, red chalk, the title of a law (because written in red), fr. ruber red. See red.]That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. Hence, specifically: (a)A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when printed in red.(b)(Law books)The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters.Bell.(c)(Liturgies)The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural. 1913 Webster]
All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics.Hook. 1913 Webster]
(d)Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
<-- category, class, classification
under the rubric of, (See def. (b)) in the category of --> 1913 Webster]
Ru"bric, v. t.To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
{ Ru"bric(?), Ru"bric*al(?) }, a.1.Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics. 1913 Webster]
What though my name stood rubric on the walls Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. \'bdRubrical eccentricities.\'b8 C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Ru"bri*cate(?), a.[L. rubricatus p. p. of rubricare to color red. See Rubric, n.]Marked with red.Sp 1913 Webster]
Ru"bri*cate(?), v. t.To mark or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric; to establish in a settled and unchangeable form.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men were to be classed and rubricated forever after.Hare. 1913 Webster]
{ Ru*bri"cian(?), Ru"bri*cist(?) }, n.One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, the rubric or rubrics. 1913 Webster]
Ru*bric"i*ty(?), n.Redness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Rub"stone`(?), n.A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru"bus(?), n.[L.](Bot.)A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry. 1913 Webster]
Ru"by(?), n.; pl.Rubies(#).[F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi), LL. rubinus, robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber. See Rouge, red.]1.(Min.)A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum. 1913 Webster]
Oriental ruby above defined, there are the balas ruby, or ruby spinel, a red variety of spinel, and the rock ruby, a red variety of garnet.
<-- artificially produced variants are used in jewelry and in lasers. --> 1913 Webster]
Of rubies, sapphires, and pearles white.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint. 1913 Webster]
The natural ruby of your cheeks.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle. 1913 Webster]
4.(Print.)See Agate, n., 2. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytol\'91ma. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast. 1913 Webster]
Ruby of arsenic,
Ruby of sulphur(Chem.), a glassy substance of a red color and a variable composition, but always consisting chiefly of the disulphide of arsenic; -- called also ruby sulphur. --
Ruby of zinc(Min.), zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc blende or sphalerite. --
Ruby silver(Min.), red silver. See under Red. 1913 Webster]
Ru"by, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rubied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rubying.]To make red; to redden. [R.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
Ru"by*tail`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A European gold wasp (Chrysis ignita) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees. 1913 Webster]
Ru"by-tailed`(?), a.Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red. 1913 Webster]
Ru"by*throat`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris). 1913 Webster]
Ru"by*wood`(?), n.red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood. 1913 Webster]
Ru*cer"vine(?), a.[NL. Rucervus, the genus, fr. NL. Rusa a certain genus of deer (Malay r deer) + Cervus.](Zo\'94l.)Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rucervus, which includes the swamp deer of India. 1913 Webster]
Ruche(?), n.[F. ruche ruche, beehive, OF. rusche a beehive, which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W. rhisg, rhisgl, bark, gael. rusg bark, rind.]1.A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.[Written also rouche.] 1913 Webster]
2.A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. 1913 Webster]
Ruch"ing, n.A ruche, or ruches collectively. 1913 Webster]
Ruck(?), n.A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Ruck, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Rucked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rucking.][Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Ruck, n.[Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.]A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework. 1913 Webster]
Ruck, v. i.[Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Gower. South. 1913 Webster]
The sheep that rouketh in the fold.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
The ruck in society as a whole.Lond. Sat. Rev. 1913 Webster]
Ruc*ta"tion(?), n.[L. ructatio, fr. ructare to belch: cf. F. ructation.]The act of belching wind. 1913 Webster]
Ruc"tion(?), n.An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Rud(?), n.[AS. rudu, akin to re\'a0d red. Red, and cf. Ruddy.]1.Redness; blush. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Ruddle; red ocher. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The rudd. 1913 Webster]
Rud, v. t.To make red. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Rud*beck"i*a(?), n.[NL. So named after Olaf Rudebeck, a Swedish botanist.](Bot.)A genus of composite plants, the coneflowers, consisting of perennial herbs with showy pedunculate heads, having a hemispherical involucre, sterile ray flowers, and a conical chaffy receptacle. There are about thirty species, exclusively North American. Rudbeckia hirta, the black-eyed Susan, is a common weed in meadows. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rudd(?), n.[See Rud, n.](Zo\'94l.)A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der(?), n.A riddle or sieve. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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Rud"der(?), n.[OE. rother, AS. r a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. Row to propel with an oar, and cf. Rother. ]1.(Naut.)The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course. 1913 Webster]
For rhyme the rudder is of verses.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
3.In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Balance rudder(Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. --
Drop rudder(Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. --
Rudder chain(Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken. --
Rudder coat(Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole. --
Rudder fish. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The pilot fish. (b)The amber fish (Seriola zonata), which is bluish having six broad black bands. (c)A plain greenish black American fish (Leirus perciformis); -- called also black rudder fish, logfish, and barrel fish. The name is also applied to other fishes which follow vessels. --
Rudder pendants(Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder chains. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der*head`(?), n.(Naut.)The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der*hole(?), n.(Naut.)The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der*less, a.Without a rudder. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der*post(?), n.(Naut.)The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. 1913 Webster]
Rud"der*stock`(?), n.(Naut.)The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Rud"died(?), a.Made ruddy or red. 1913 Webster]
Rud"di*ly(?), adv.In a ruddy manner.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Rud"di*ness, n.The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the cheeks or the sky. 1913 Webster]
Rud"dle(?), v. t.To raddle or twist. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rud"dle, n.A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Rud"dle, n.[See Rud; cf. Reddle.](Min.)A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher. 1913 Webster]
Rud"dle, v. t.To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. \'bdTheir ruddled cheeks.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
A fair sheep newly ruddled.Lady M. W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Rud"dock(?), n.[AS. ruddic; cf. W. rhuddog the redbreast. Rud, n.][Written also raddock.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The European robin. \'bdThe tame ruddock and the coward kite.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks.Florio. 1913 Webster]
Rud"dy(?), a.[Compar.Ruddier(?); superl.Ruddiest.][AS. rudig. See Rud, n.]1.Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.Milton. 1913 Webster]
They were more ruddy in body than rubies.Lam. iv. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ruddy duck(Zo\'94l.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc. --
Rud"dy, v. t.To make ruddy. [R.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Rude(?), a.[Compar.Ruder(?); superl.Rudest.][F., fr. L. rudis.]1.Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. 1913 Webster]
Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2. Hence, specifically: (a)Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship. \'bdRude was the cloth.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Rude and unpolished stones.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
The heaven-born child rude manger lies.Milton. 1913 Webster]
(b)Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like. \'bdMine ancestors were rude.\'b8
<-- impolite. --> Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
He was but rude in the profession of arms.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.Gray. 1913 Webster]
(c)Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter. 1913 Webster]
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
(d)Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.(e)Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like. \'bdThe rude Irish books.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rude am I in my speech.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Unblemished by my rude translation.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Rude"ly(#), adv. -- Rude"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ru"den*ture(?; 135), n.[F., fr. L. rudens a rope.](Arch.)Cabling. See Cabling.gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Ru"de*ra*ry(?), a.[L. ruderarius, fr. rudus, ruderis, stones crushed and mixed with lime, old rubbish.]Of or pertaining to rubbish.. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
R\'81"des*heim`er(?), n.A German wine made near R\'81desheim, on the Rhine. 1913 Webster]
Ru"di*ment(?), n.[L. rudimentum, fr. rudis unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. rudiment. See Rude.]1.That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. 1913 Webster]
but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit rudiments, and see before thine eyes Milton. 1913 Webster]
the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step. 1913 Webster]
This boy is forest-born, rudiments Shak. 1913 Webster]
There he shall first lay down the rudiments Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed. 1913 Webster]
Ru"di*ment, v. t.To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.Gayton. 1913 Webster]
Ru`di*men"ta*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. rudimentaire.]1.Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic. 1913 Webster]
Rud"ish(?), a.Somewhat rude.Foote. 1913 Webster]
Ru*dis"tes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. rudis rough.](Paleon.)An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite. 1913 Webster]
Rud"mas*day(?), n.[See Rood, Mass, Day.](R.C.Ch.)Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, annually. 1913 Webster]
Ru*dolph"ine(?), a.Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany. 1913 Webster]
Rue(?), n.[F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. r.]1.(Bot.)A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. 1913 Webster]
Then purged with euphrasy and rue Milton. 1913 Webster]
They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. --
Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe. 1913 Webster]
Rue, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rued(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruing.][OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre\'a2wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug sorrow. Ruth.]1.To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I wept to see, and rued it from my heart.Chapmen. 1913 Webster]
Thy will rues.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] \'bdGod wot, it rueth me.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Rue, v. i.1.To have compassion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them.Ridley. 1913 Webster]
2.To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. 1913 Webster]
Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Rue, n.[AS. hre\'a2w. See Rue, v. t.]Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rue"ful(?), a.1.Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. 1913 Webster]
Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
-- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ell bone`(?). See rewel bone. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ru*elle"(, n.[F. ruelle a narrow street, a lanrue a street.]A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ru*fes"cent(?), a.[L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.]Reddish; tinged with red. 1913 Webster]
Ruff(?), n.[F. ronfle; cf. It. ronfa, Pg. rufa, rifa.](Card Playing)(a)A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.Nares. 1913 Webster]
(b)The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led. 1913 Webster]
Ruff, v. i. & t.(Card Playing)To trump. 1913 Webster]
Ruff, n.[Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. r rough, uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp, curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E. rough. Ruffle to wrinkle.]1.A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children. 1913 Webster]
Here to-morrow with his best ruff on.Shak. 1913 Webster]
His gravity is much lessened since the late proclamation came out against ruffs; . . . they were come to that height of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be paid for starching of a ruff.Howell. 1913 Webster]
2.Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name. 1913 Webster]
I reared this flower; . . . ruff its leaves I spread.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.An exhibition of pride or haughtiness. 1913 Webster]
How many princes . . . in the ruff of all their glory, have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to the wheel of the victor's chariot!L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
4.Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mil.)A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mach.)A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar. 1913 Webster]
7.(Zo\'94l.)A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird. 1913 Webster]
8.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, ) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve.(b)A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck. 1913 Webster]
Ruff, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruffed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruffing.]1.To ruffle; to disorder.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. 1913 Webster]
3.(Hawking)To hit, as the prey, without fixing it. 1913 Webster]
{ Ruff, Ruffe }(?), n.[OE. ruffe.](Zo\'94l.)A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, . 1913 Webster]
Ruffed(?), a.Furnished with a ruff. 1913 Webster]
Ruffed grouse(Zo\'94l.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. --
ruffed lemur(Zo\'94l.), a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fian(? , n.[F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.]1.A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians.Bp. Reynolds. 1913 Webster]
2.A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. 1913 Webster]
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian?Shak. 1913 Webster]
His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
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Ruf"fle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruffled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruffling(?).][From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.]1.To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt. 1913 Webster]
3.To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. 1913 Webster]
The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled the placid bosom of the Nile.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
She smoothed the ruffled seas.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To erect in a ruff, as feathers. 1913 Webster]
[the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mil.)To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. 1913 Webster]
6.To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. 1913 Webster]
These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
But, ever after, the small violence done ruffled all his heart.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
7.To throw into disorder or confusion. 1913 Webster]
Where best ruffled foe infest.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
8.To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I ruffled up falen leaves in heap.Chapman 1913 Webster]
To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to irritate. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fle(?), v. i.[Perhaps of different origin from ruffle to wrinkle; cf. OD. roffeln, roffen, to pander, LG. raffein, Dan. ruffer a pimp. Cf. Rufflan.]1.To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The night comes on, and the bleak winds ruffle.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. 1913 Webster]
On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined, Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. 1913 Webster]
They would ruffle with jurors.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fle, n.[See Ruffle, v. t. & i.]1.That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill. 1913 Webster]
2.A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff.H. L. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)The connected series of large egg capsules, or o\'94thec\'91, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See O\'94theca. 1913 Webster]
Ruffle of a boot, the top turned down, and scalloped or plaited.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fle*less, a.Having no ruffle. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fle*ment(?), n.The act of ruffling. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ruf"fler(?), n.1.One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian. 1913 Webster]
Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of rufflers.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles. 1913 Webster]
Ru`fi*gal"lic(?), a.[Rufiopin + gallic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene. 1913 Webster]
Ru`fi*o"pin(?), n.[L. rufus reddish + opianic.](Chem.)A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ru"fol(?), n.[L. rufus reddish + -ol.](Chem.)A phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone. 1913 Webster]
Ru"fous(?), a.[L. rufus.]Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; tawny. 1913 Webster]
Ruf"ter*hood(?), n.[Cf. Ruff a plaited collar.](Falconry)A kind of hood for a hawk. 1913 Webster]
Rug(?), n.[Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a.]1.A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. 1913 Webster]
They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had been a bear, would fain have baited him.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a poti\'8are, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. 1913 Webster]
Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.B. Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Rug, v. t.To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru"ga(?), n.; pl.Rug\'91(#).[L.](Nat. Hist.)A wrinkle; a fold; as, the rug\'91 of the stomach. 1913 Webster]
Ru"gate(?), a.[L. rugatus, p. p. of rugare to wrinkle, fr. ruga a wrinkle.]Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.Dana. 1913 Webster]
Rug"ged(?), a.[See Rug, n.]1.Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. 1913 Webster]
The rugged bark of some broad elm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not neat or regular; uneven. 1913 Webster]
His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. \'bdThe rugged Russian bear.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. 1913 Webster]
Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever.South. 1913 Webster]
Ru"gine(?), n.[F.](Surg.)An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory. 1913 Webster]
Ru"gine, v. t.[F. ruginer to scrape.]To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale. [R.] Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*go"sa(?), n. pl.[NL. See Rugose.](Paleon.)An extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them of large size. They are characteristic of the Paleozoic formations. The radiating septs, when present, are usually in multiples of four. See Cyathophylloid. 1913 Webster]
Ru*gose"(?), a.[L. rugosus, r. ruga a wrinkle.]Wrinkled; full of wrinkles;specifically(Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound. 1913 Webster]
Ru*gos"i*ty(?), n.[L. rugositas: cf. F. rugosit\'82.]The quality or state of being rugose. 1913 Webster]
Ru"gous(?), a.[Cf. F. rugueux.]Wrinkled; rugose. 1913 Webster]
Ru`gu*lose"(?), a.Somewhat rugose. 1913 Webster]
Ruhm"korff's coil`(?). [So called from its inventor, Ruhmkorff, a german physicist.](Elec.)See Induction coil, under Induction. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in(?), n.[OE. ruine, F. ruine, fr. L. ruina, fr. ruere, rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.]1.The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] \'bdHis ruin startled the other steeds.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes. \'bdRuin seize thee, ruthless king!\'b8 Gray. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, ruins lay.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.Buckminster. 1913 Webster]
4.The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin. 1913 Webster]
5.That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. 1913 Webster]
The errors of young men are the ruin of business.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruined(?);p. pr. & vb. n.Ruining.][Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See Ruin, n.]To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow. 1913 Webster]
this mortal house I'll ruin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
By thee raised, I ruin all my foes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
By the fireside there are old men seated, ruined cities in the ashes.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in, v. i.To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Though he his house of polished marble build, ruin like the moth's frail cell.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, we shall ruin the faster.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being ruined. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*ate(?), v. t.[LL. ruinatus, p. p. of ruinare to ruin. See Ruin.]1.To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin. 1913 Webster]
I will not ruinate my f Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.Burton. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to fall; to cast down. 1913 Webster]
On the other side they saw that perilous rock ruinate.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*ate, v. i.To fall; to tumble. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*ate(?), a.[L. ruinatus, p. p.]Involved in ruin; ruined. 1913 Webster]
My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, ruinate.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Ru`in*a"tion(?), n.[LL. ruinatio.]The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*er(?), n.One who, or that which, ruins. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*i*form(?), a.[Ruin + -form: cf. F. ruiniforme.]Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of certain minerals. 1913 Webster]
Ru"in*ous(?), a.[L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See Ruin.]1.Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. 1913 Webster]
After a night of storm so ruinous.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. 1913 Webster]
3.Composed of, or consisting in, ruins. 1913 Webster]
Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.Isa. xvii. 1. 1913 Webster]
-- Ru"in*ous*ly(#), adv. -- Ru"in*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rukh(?), n.[Srr Roc.]1.The roc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rul"a*ble(?), a.That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Rule(?), n.[OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r\'82gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See Right, a., and cf. Regular.]1.That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket. 1913 Webster]
We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact rules for the government of our lives.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
2. Hence: (a)Uniform or established course of things. 1913 Webster]
'T is against the rule of nature.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.(c)Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.(d)Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
This uncivil rule; she shall know of it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. 1913 Webster]
Obey them that have the rule over you.Heb. xiii. 17. 1913 Webster]
His stern rule the groaning land obeyed.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Math.)A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root. 1913 Webster]
6.(Gram.)A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but \'bdman\'b8 forms its plural \'bdmen\'b8, and is an exception to the rule. 1913 Webster]
7.(a)A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.(b)A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. 1913 Webster]
A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his rule.South. 1913 Webster]
8.(Print.)(a)A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.(b)A composing rule. See under Conposing. 1913 Webster]
As a rule, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he behaves well, as a rule. --
Board rule,
Caliber rule, etc.See under Board, Caliber, etc. --
Rule joint, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when the connected pieces come in line with each other, and thus permit folding in one direction only. --
Rule of the road(Law), any of the various regulations imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rule of the road that land travelers passing in opposite directions shall turn out each to his own right, and generally that overtaking persons or vehicles shall turn out to the left; in England the rule for vehicles (but not for pedestrians) is the opposite of this. --
Rule of three(Arith.), that rule which directs, when three terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the first; proportion. See Proportion, 5 (b). --
Rule of thumb, any rude process or operation, like that of using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment and practical experience as distinguished from scientific knowledge. 1913 Webster]
Rule, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruling.][Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See Rule, n., and cf. Regulate.]1.To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection.1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. 1913 Webster]
I think she will be ruled Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. 1913 Webster]
That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 1913 Webster]
5.To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. 1913 Webster]
Ruled surface(Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a scroll. 1913 Webster]
Rule, v. i.1.To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over. 1913 Webster]
By me princes rule, and nobles.Prov. viii. 16. 1913 Webster]
We subdue and rule over all other creatures.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.Burril. Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before. 1913 Webster]
Rule"less, a.Destitute of rule; lawless.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Rule"-mon`ger(?), n.A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] Hare. 1913 Webster]
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Rul"er(r, n.1.One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. 1913 Webster]
And he made him ruler over all the land.Gen. xli. 43. 1913 Webster]
A prince and ruler of the land.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a)<-- usu. marked with graduations so that it can be used to measure distances -->. 1913 Webster]
Parallel ruler. See under Parallel. 1913 Webster]
Rul"ing, a.1.Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign. 1913 Webster]
2.Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen. 1913 Webster]
Rul"ing, n.1.The act of one who rules; ruled lines. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence. 1913 Webster]
Rul"ing*ly, adv.In a ruling manner; so as to rule. 1913 Webster]
Rul"li*chies(r, n. pl.[Cf. D. rolletje a little roll.]Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried. [Local, New York] 1913 Webster]
Rum(?), n.[probably shortened from Prov. E. rumbullion a great tumult, formerly applied in the island of Barbadoes to an intoxicating liquor.]A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor. 1913 Webster]
Rum bud, a grog blossom. [Colloq.] --
Rum shrub, a drink composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, with some flavoring extract. 1913 Webster]
Rum, a.[Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy.]Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow. [Slang] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Rum, n.A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. [Slang, Obs.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Rum"ble(?), v. i.[OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.]1.To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance. 1913 Webster]
In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore.Surrey. 1913 Webster]
The people cried and rombled up and down.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To murmur; to ripple. 1913 Webster]
To rumble gently down with murmur soft.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
<--3. to engage in a fight, usu. between street gangs.--> 1913 Webster]
Delighting ever in rumble that is new.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train. 1913 Webster]
Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Merged in the rumble of awakening day.H. James. 1913 Webster]
3.A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. 1913 Webster]
Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
4.A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. 1913 Webster]
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rumble seat, a seat in the rear of an automobile, outside the passenger cabin, which folds out from the body. --> 1913 Webster]
Rum"ble, v. t.To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Rum"bler(?), n.One who, or that which, rumbles. 1913 Webster]
Rum"bling(?), a. & n. from Rumble, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Rum"bling*ly, adv.In a rumbling manner. 1913 Webster]
Rum"bo(?), n.Grog. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Rum*bow"line(?), n.(Naut.)Same as Rombowline. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru"men(?), n.[L. rumen, - inis, the throat.]1.(Anat.)The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below. <-- ! PCP --> 1913 Webster]
2.The cud of a ruminant. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*cin(?), n.(Chem.)A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*nant(?), a.[L. ruminans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. ruminant. See Ruminate.](Zo\'94l.)Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*nant, n.(Zo\'94l.)A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru`mi*nan"ti*a(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and allies. 1913 Webster]
<-- Letters refer to the Illustration, "Stomach of a ruminant." --> r). It afterwards passes into the second (n), where it is moistened, and formed into pellets which the animal has the power of bringing back to the mouth to be chewed again, after which it is swallowed into the third stomach (m), whence it passes to the fourth (s), where it is finally digested. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*nant*ly(?), adv.In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*nate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ruminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruminating.][L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. roccettan.]1.To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. \'bdCattle free to ruminate.\'b8 Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven?I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*nate(?), v. t.1.To chew over again. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. 1913 Webster]
Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
What I know ruminated, plotted, and set down.Shak. 1913 Webster]
{ Ru"mi*nate(?), Ru"mi*na`ted(?) }, a.(Bot.)Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. 1913 Webster]
Ru`mi*na"tion(?), n.[L. ruminatio: cf. F. rumination.]1.The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. 1913 Webster]
Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. 1913 Webster]
Retiring full of rumination sad.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol.)The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*na*tive(?), a.Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mi*na`tor(?), n.[L.]One who ruminates or muses; a meditator. 1913 Webster]
Rum"kin(?), n.[Cf. Rummer, and see -kin.]A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rum"mage(?; 48), n.[For roomage, fr. room; hence originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See Room.]1.(Naut.)A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over. 1913 Webster]
He has made such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Rummage sale, a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Rum"mage, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rummaged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rummaging(?).]1.(Naut.)To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They might bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take pain in the romaging.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
2.To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf. 1913 Webster]
He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so rummageth all his closets and trunks.Howell. 1913 Webster]
What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account!M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Rum"mage, v. i.To search a place narrowly. 1913 Webster]
I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane.Swift. 1913 Webster]
[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . rummaged like a rat.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Rum"ma*ger(?), n.1.One who rummages. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Rum"mer(, n.[D. roemer, romer, akin to G. r\'94mer, Sw. remmare; perhaps properly, Roman.]A large and tall glass, or drinking cup. [Obs.] J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Rum"my(?), a.Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor. 1913 Webster]
Rum"my, n.; pl.Rummies(.One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low] 1913 Webster]
<-- Rummy, a game of cards.
Gin rummy, a type of rummy. --> 1913 Webster]
Rum"ney(?), n.A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ru"mor(?), n.[F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.][Written also rumour.]1.A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. 1913 Webster]
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.Luke vii. 17. 1913 Webster]
Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Rumored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rumoring.]To report by rumor; to tell. 1913 Webster]
'T was rumored Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mor*er(?), n.A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports. <-- = rumor-monger --> Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ru"mor*ous(?), a.[Cf. OF. rumoreux, It. rumoroso, romoroso.]1.Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
2.Famous; notorious. [Obs.] Bale. 1913 Webster]
3.Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Rump(?), n.[OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump, tail.]1.The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks. 1913 Webster]
2.Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef. 1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant. 1913 Webster]
Rump Parliament, The Rump(Eng. Hist.), the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659. 1913 Webster]
The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints Cromwell governed.Swift. 1913 Webster]
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Rump steak, a beefsteak from the rump.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Rump"er(?), n.A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament.I. Disraeli. 1913 Webster]
Rump"-fed(?), a.A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps \'bdfattened in the rump, pampered.\'b8 \'bdThe rump-fed ronyon.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Rum"ple(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Rumpledp. pr. & vb. n.Rumpling(.][Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. r\'81mpfen to wrinkle, MHG. r\'81mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat. 1913 Webster]
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Rum"ple, n.A fold or plait; a wrinkle.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rump"less(?), a.Destitute of a rump. 1913 Webster]
Rum"ply(?), a.Rumpled.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Rum"pus(?), n.A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Rum"sell`er(?), n.One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail. 1913 Webster]
Run(?), v. i.[imp.Ran(?) or Run; p. p.Run; p. pr. & vb. n.Running.][OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D. runnen, rennen, OS. & OHG. rinnan, G. rinnen, rennen, Icel. renna, rinna, Sw. rinna, r\'84nna, Dan. rinde, rende, Goth. rinnan, and perh. to L. oriri to rise, Gr. Origin), or perh. to L. rivus brook (cf. Rival). \'fb11. Cf. Ember, a., Rennet.]1.To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. Specifically: -- 1913 Webster]
2. Of voluntary or personal action: (a)To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten. 1913 Webster]
\'bdHa, ha, the fox!\'b8 and after him they ran.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
(b)To flee, as from fear or danger. 1913 Webster]
As from a bear a man would run for life.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(c)To steal off; to depart secretly. 1913 Webster]
(d)To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress. 1913 Webster]
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.1 Cor. ix. 24. 1913 Webster]
(e)To pass from one state or condition to another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with in or into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt. 1913 Webster]
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief and run distracted?Addison. 1913 Webster]
(f)To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run through life; to run in a circle.(g)To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as, to run from one subject to another. 1913 Webster]
Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts foreign to his subject.Addison. 1913 Webster]
(h)To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- with on.(i)To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with on.(j)To creep, as serpents. 1913 Webster]
3. Of involuntary motion: (a)To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold.(b)To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread. 1913 Webster]
The fire ran along upon the ground.Ex. ix. 23. 1913 Webster]
(c)To become fluid; to melt; to fuse. 1913 Webster]
As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
(d)To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round.(e)To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to Albany; the train runs to Chicago.(f)To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. 1913 Webster]
She saw with joy the line immortal run, Pope. 1913 Webster]
(g)To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage runs between the hotel and the station.<-- same as (e)? --> (h)To make progress; to proceed; to pass. 1913 Webster]
As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad in most part of our lives that it ran much faster.Addison. 1913 Webster]
(i)To continue in operation; to be kept in action or motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill runs six days in the week. 1913 Webster]
When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.Swift. 1913 Webster]
(j)To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west. 1913 Webster]
Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Little is the wisdom, where the flight runs against all reason.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(k)To be in form thus, as a combination of words. 1913 Webster]
The king's ordinary style runneth, \'bdOur sovereign lord the king.\'b8Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
(l)To be popularly known; to be generally received. 1913 Webster]
Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in Rome.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
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(m)To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly. 1913 Webster]
If the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
(n)To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline. 1913 Webster]
A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Temperate climates run into moderate governments.Swift. 1913 Webster]
(o)To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing. 1913 Webster]
In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near the borders they run into one another.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
(p)To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land. 1913 Webster]
Customs run only upon our goods imported or exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest runs as well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid.Sir J. Child. 1913 Webster]
(q)To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has thirty days to run.(r)To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs.(s)To be played on the stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece ran for six months.(t)(Naut.)To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels. 1913 Webster]
4.Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in the air under the body.Stillman (The Horse in Motion). 1913 Webster]
5.(Athletics)To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition. 1913 Webster]
As things run, according to the usual order, conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. --
To let run(Naut.), to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. --
To run after, to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as, to run after similes.Locke. --
To run away, to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or guidance. --
To run away with. (a)To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or elopement.(b)To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse runs away with a carriage. --
To run down. (a)To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc.<-- batteries --> (b)To decline in condition; as, to run down in health. --
To run down a coast, to sail along it. --
To run for an office, to stand as a candidate for an office. --
To run ininto. (a)To enter; to step in. (b)To come in collision with. --
To run in trust, to run in debt; to get credit. [Obs.] --
To run in with. (a)To close; to comply; to agree with. [R.] T. Baker.(b)(Naut.)To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as, to run in with the land. --
To run mad,
To run mad afteron. See under Mad. --
To run on. (a)To be continued; as, their accounts had run on for a year or two without a settlement.(b)To talk incessantly. (c)To continue a course. (d)To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on. (e)(Print.)To be continued in the same lines, without making a break or beginning a new paragraph. --
To run out. (a)To come to an end; to expire; as, the lease runs out at Michaelmas.(b)To extend; to spread. \'bdInsectile animals . . . run all out into legs.\'b8 Hammond.(c)To expatiate; as, to run out into beautiful digressions.(d)To be wasted or exhausted; to become poor; to become extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will soon run out. 1913 Webster]
And had her stock been less, no doubt run out.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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To run over. (a)To overflow; as, a cup runs over, or the liquor runs over.(b)To go over, examine, or rehearse cursorily. (c)To ride or drive over; as, to run over a child. --
To run riot, to go to excess. --
To run through. (a)To go through hastily; as to run through a book.(b)To spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate. --
To run to seed, to expend or exhaust vitality in producing seed, as a plant; figuratively and colloquially, to cease growing; to lose vital force, as the body or mind. --
To run up, to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as, accounts of goods credited run up very fast. 1913 Webster]
But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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To run with. (a)To be drenched with, so that streams flow; as, the streets ran with blood.(b)To flow while charged with some foreign substance. \'bdIts rivers ran with gold.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Run(, v. t.1.To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. 1913 Webster]
2.To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. 1913 Webster]
To run the world back to its first original.South. 1913 Webster]
I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and run it up to its \'bdpunctum saliens.\'b8Collier. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through the body; to run a nail into the foot. 1913 Webster]
You run your head into the lion's mouth.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Having run his fingers through his hair.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
4.To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven. 1913 Webster]
They ran the ship aground.Acts xxvii. 41. 1913 Webster]
A talkative person runs himself upon great inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's secrets.Ray. 1913 Webster]
Others, accustomed to retired speculations, run natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the like. 1913 Webster]
The purest gold must be run and washed.Felton. 1913 Webster]
6.To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to run a line. 1913 Webster]
7.To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods. 1913 Webster]
Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of running goods.Swift. 1913 Webster]
8.To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a certain career. 1913 Webster]
9.To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
10.To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below. \'bdHe runneth two dangers.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
<-- "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." Quail. --> 1913 Webster]
11.To put at hazard; to venture; to risk. 1913 Webster]
He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his fortune with them.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
12.To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water. 1913 Webster]
At the base of Pompey's statua, ran blood, great C\'91sar fell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
13.To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the rivers ran blood. 1913 Webster]
14.To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
15.To tease with sarcasms and ridicule. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
16.To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time. 1913 Webster]
17.To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn. 1913 Webster]
18.(Golf)To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To run a blockade, to get to, or away from, a blockaded port in safety. --
To run down. (a)(Hunting)To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted; as, to run down a stag. (b)(Naut.)To run against and sink, as a vessel. (c)To crush; to overthrow; to overbear. \'bdReligion is run down by the license of these times.\'b8 Berkeley.(d)To disparage; to traduce.F. W. Newman. --
To run hard. (a)To press in competition; as, to run one hard in a race.(b)To urge or press importunately. (c)To banter severely. --
To run into the ground, to carry to an absurd extreme; to overdo. [Slang, U.S.]<-- also, to operate a machine (as a car) without maintenance, until it malfunctions or becomes useless --> --
To run off, to cause to flow away, as a charge of molten metal from a furnace. --
To run on(Print.), to carry on or continue, as the type for a new sentence, without making a break or commencing a new paragraph. --
To run out. (a)To thrust or push out; to extend.(b)To waste; to exhaust; as, to run out an estate.(c)(Baseball)To put out while running between two bases. Also called
to run out. --
To run the chancesor
To run one's chances, to encounter all the risks of a certain course. --
To run through, to transfix; to pierce, as with a sword. \'bd[He] was run through the body by the man who had asked his advice.\'b8 Addison. --
To run up. (a)To thrust up, as anything long and slender.(b)To increase; to enlarge by additions, as an account.<-- e.g. to incur a debt, as to run up a bill --> (c)To erect hastily, as a building. 1913 Webster]
Run(?), n.1.The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. 1913 Webster]
2.A small stream; a brook; a creek. 1913 Webster]
3.That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard. 1913 Webster]
4.A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck. 1913 Webster]
They who made their arrangements in the first run of misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.Burke. 1913 Webster]
5.State of being current; currency; popularity. 1913 Webster]
It is impossible for detached papers to have a general run, or long continuance, if not diversified with humor.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a run of a hundred successive nights. 1913 Webster]
A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
7.A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes. 1913 Webster]
8.A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.Howitt. 1913 Webster]
9.(Naut.)(a)The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter.(b)The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run of fifty miles.(c)A voyage; as, a run to China. 1913 Webster]
10.A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I think of giving her a run in London.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
11.(Mining)The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes. 1913 Webster]
12.(Mus.)A roulade, or series of running tones. 1913 Webster]
13.(Mil.)The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed. 1913 Webster]
14.The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning. 1913 Webster]
15.In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs. 1913 Webster]
The \'bdruns\'b8 are made from wicket to wicket, the batsmen interchanging ends at each run.R. A. Proctor. 1913 Webster]
16.A pair or set of millstones. 1913 Webster]
17.(Piquet, Cribbage, etc.)A number of cards of the same suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
18.(Golf)(a)The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.(b)The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
At the long run, now, commonly,
In the long run, in or during the whole process or course of things taken together; in the final result; in the end; finally. 1913 Webster]
[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he surpasses them in the long run.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
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Home run. (a)A running or returning toward home, or to the point from which the start was made. Cf. Home stretch. (b)(Baseball)See under Home. --
The run, The common run, etc., ordinary persons; the generality or average of people or things; also, that which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or kind. 1913 Webster]
I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to the common run of men.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
His whole appearance was something out of the common run.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
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To let go by the run(Naut.), to loosen and let run freely, as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail. 1913 Webster]
Run, a.1.Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run butter; run iron or lead. 1913 Webster]
2.Smuggled; as, run goods. [Colloq.] Miss Edgeworth. 1913 Webster]
Run steel, malleable iron castings. See under Malleable.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Run"a*gate(?), n.[F. ren\'82gat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See Renegade.]A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Renegade.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
Wretched runagates from the jail.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Who has not been a runagate from duty?Hare. 1913 Webster]
Run"-a*round`, n.(Med.)A whitlow running around the finger nail, but not affecting the bone. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Run"a*round`, n.a delaying or evasive, and sometimes deceptive, answer to an inquiry or request. PJC]
Run"a*way`(?), n.1.One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive. 1913 Webster]
Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday. 1913 Webster]
Run"a*way`, a.1.Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse. 1913 Webster]
2.Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage. 1913 Webster]
<-- 3.(a)Won by a long lead; as, a runaway victory.(b)Very successful; accomplishing success quickly; as, a runaway bestseller. --> 1913 Webster]
Run"ci*nate(?), a.[L. runcinatus, p. p. of runcinare to plane off, fr. runcina a plane.](Bot.)Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion. 1913 Webster]
Run"del(?), n.[Cf. Rindle.]A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Run"dle(?), n.[E. round. Cf. Rondle.]1.A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.Duppa. 1913 Webster]
2.A ball. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
3.Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. \'bdAn axis or cylinder having a rundle about it.\'b8 Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. 1913 Webster]
Rund"let(?), n.[Dim. of OF. rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See Round, and cf. Roundlet, Runlet.]A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14[Written also runlet.] 1913 Webster]
Rune(r, n.[AS. r a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to Icel. r, OHG. & Goth. r a secret, secret colloquy, G. & Dan. rune rune, and probably to Gr. 'ereyna^n to search for. Cf. Roun to whisper.]1.A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of Northern Europe in general. 1913 Webster]
runes, the origin of which is lost in the remotest antiquity. The signification of the word rune (mystery) seems to allude to the fact that originally only a few were acquainted with the use of these marks, and that they were mostly applied to secret tricks, witchcrafts and enchantments. But the runes were also used in communication by writing. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Old Norse poetry expressed in runes. 1913 Webster]
Runes were upon his tongue, Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Rune stone, a stone bearing a runic inscription. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ner(?), n.A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Rung(?), imp. & p. p. of Ring. 1913 Webster]
Rung, n.[OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe a prop, support, Icel. r\'94ng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga a staff.]1.(Shipbuilding)A floor timber in a ship. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the rounds of a ladder. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. 1913 Webster]
Rung"head`(?), n.(Shipbuilding)The upper end of a floor timber in a ship. 1913 Webster]
Ru"nic(?), a.Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme. 1913 Webster]
Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog. --
Runic wand, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
Run"let(?), n.[Run + -let.]A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook. 1913 Webster]
To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Run"let, n.Same as Rundlet. \'bdA stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Run"nel(?), n.[From Run. Cf. Rindle.]A rivulet or small brook. 1913 Webster]
Bubbling runnels joined the sound.Collins. 1913 Webster]
By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which one can see the minnows swimming.Masson. 1913 Webster]
Run"ner(?), n.[From Run.]1.One who, or that which, runs; a racer. 1913 Webster]
5.One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc. [Cant, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot.)A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil. 1913 Webster]
7.The rotating stone of a set of millstones. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.Totten. 1913 Webster]
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9.One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice. 1913 Webster]
10.(Founding)(a)A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern; also, the waste metal left in such a channel.(b)A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed. 1913 Webster]
11.The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached. 1913 Webster]
12.(Zo\'94l.)A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water. 1913 Webster]
13.(Zo\'94l.)Any cursorial bird. 1913 Webster]
14.(Mech.)(a)A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone.(b)A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding. 1913 Webster]
Run"net(?), n.See Rennet. 1913 Webster]
Run"ning(?), a.1.Moving or advancing by running.Specifically, of a horse:(a)Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.(b)trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.Law. 1913 Webster]
2.Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running. 1913 Webster]
3.Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand. 1913 Webster]
4.Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation. \'bdA running conquest.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?Hare. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine. 1913 Webster]
6.(Med.)Discharging pus; as, a running sore. 1913 Webster]
Running block(Mech.), a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered. --
Running board, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.<-- or automobile(pre-1960) --> --
Running bowsprit(Naut.)Same as Reefing bowsprit. --
Running days(Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working days.Simmonds. --
Running fire, a constant fire of musketry or cannon. --
Running gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework. --
Running hand, a style of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand. --
Running part(Naut.), that part of a rope that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing part. --
Running rigging(Naut.), that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging. --
Running title(Print.), the title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper margin.<-- it may be different, for conciseness, from the full title on the title page. --> 1913 Webster]
Run"ning, n.The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow. 1913 Webster]
2.That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still. 1913 Webster]
3.The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. 1913 Webster]
At long running, in the long run. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Run"ning load. (A\'89ronautics)(a)The air pressure supported by each longitudinal foot segment of a wing.(b)Commonly, the whole weight of a\'89roplane and load divided by the span, or length from tip to tip. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Run"ning*ly, adv.In a running manner. 1913 Webster]
Run"nion(?), n.See Ronion. 1913 Webster]
Ru*nol"o*gy(?), n.[Rune + -logy.]The science of runes. -- Ru*nol"o*gist(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Run"round`(?), n.A felon or whitlow. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Runt(?), n.[Written also rant.][Scot. runt an old cow, an old, withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf. D. rund a bullock, an ox or cow, G. rind. Cf. Rother, a.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier. 1913 Webster]
3.A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously. 1913 Webster]
Before I buy a bargain of such runts, Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
4.The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Neither young poles nor old runts are durable.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Runt"y(?), a.Like a runt; diminutive; mean. 1913 Webster]
Run"way`(?), n.1.The channel of a stream. 1913 Webster]
2.The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds. 1913 Webster]
Ru*pee"(r, n.[Hind. r, fr. Skr. r silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.]A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
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Ru"pel*la*ry(?), n.[From L. rupes a rock.]Rocky. [Obs.] \'bdThis rupellary nidary.\'b8 Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
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Ru"pert's drop`(?). A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru"pi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. G. (Med.)An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust. 1913 Webster]
Ru"pi*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to rupia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*pic"o*la(?), n.[NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a rock + colere to inhabit.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. 1913 Webster]
Rup"tion(?), n.[L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum, to break.]A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. \'bdBy ruption or apertion.\'b8 Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
Rup"tu*a*ry(?; 135), n.[Cf. Roturier.]One not of noble blood; a plebeian; a roturier. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The exclusion of the French ruptuaries (\'bdroturiers,\'b8 for history must find a word for this class when it speaks of other nations) from the order of nobility.Chenevix. 1913 Webster]
Rup"ture(?; 135), n.[L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See Reave, and cf. Rout a defeat.]1.The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Hatch from the egg, that soon, rupture, forth disclosed Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture. 1913 Webster]
He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)Hernia. See Hernia. 1913 Webster]
4.A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion. 1913 Webster]
Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. 1913 Webster]
Rup"ture, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruptured(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rupturing.]1.To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. 1913 Webster]
2.To produce a hernia in. 1913 Webster]
Rup"ture, v. i.To suffer a breach or disruption. 1913 Webster]
Rup"tured(?; 135), a.(Med.)Having a rupture, or hernia. 1913 Webster]
Rup"ture*wort"(?; 135), n.(Bot.)(a)Same as Burstwort.(b)A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral(?), a.[F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.]1.Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. 1913 Webster]
Here is a rural fellow; . . . Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. 1913 Webster]
Rural dean. (Eccl.)See under Dean. --
Rural deanery(Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Rustic. -- Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original inhabitants of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc. 1913 Webster]
We turn rural grows.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ru*ra"les(r, n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)The gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks, violets, and theclas. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ism(?), n.1.The quality or state of being rural; ruralness. 1913 Webster]
2.A rural idiom or expression. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ist, n.One who leads a rural life.Coventry. 1913 Webster]
Ru*ral"i*ty(?), n.; pl. -ties(#).[Cf. LL. ruralitas.]1.The quality or state of being rural. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ruralized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruralizing(?).]To render rural; to give a rural appearance to. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ize, v. i.To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ly, adv.In a rural manner; as in the country. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ral*ness, n.The quality or state of being rural. 1913 Webster]
Ru*ric"o*list(?), n.[L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the country + colere to inhabit.]An inhabitant of the country. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Ru`ri*dec"a*nal(?), a.[L. rus, ruris the country + decanus the chief of ten. See Dean.]Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district; the ruridecanal intellect. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ru*rig"e*nous(?), a.[L. rurigena; rus, ruris, the country + genere, gignere, to bring forth, pass., to be born.]Born in the country. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ruse(?), n.[F., fr. OF. re\'81ser, rehuser, to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa cause. See Cause, and cf. Recusant.]An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ruse de guerre( [F.], a stratagem of war. 1913 Webster]
Rush(?), n.[OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.]1.(Bot.)A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. 1913 Webster]
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2.The merest trifle; a straw. 1913 Webster]
John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Bog rush. See under Bog. --
Club rush, any rush of the genus Scirpus. --
Flowering rush. See under Flowering. --
Nut rush(a)Any plant of the genus Scleria, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b)A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots. --
Rush broom, an Australian leguminous plant (Viminaria denudata), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under Spanish. --
Rush candle, See under Candle. --
Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. --
Rush toad(Zo\'94l.), the natterjack. --
Scouring rush. (Bot.)Same as Dutch rush, under Dutch. --
Spike rush, any rushlike plant of the genus Eleocharis, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. --
Sweet rush, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (Andropogon sch\'d2nanthus), used in Oriental medical practice. --
Wood rush, any plant of the genus Luzula, which differs in some technical characters from Juncus. 1913 Webster]
Rush(r, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rushed(r; p. pr. & vb. n.Rushing.][OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel. & Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.]1.To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush down a precipice. 1913 Webster]
Like to an entered tide, they all rush by.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation. 1913 Webster]
They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the office of princes and ministers.Sprat. 1913 Webster]
Rush, v. t.1.To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry forward. 1913 Webster]
2.To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error. [College Cant, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rush, n.1.A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water. 1913 Webster]
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
2.Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Football)(a)A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end rush.<-- now, lineman. --> (b)The act of running with the ball. <-- rushing. --> 1913 Webster]
Bunt rush(Football), a combined rush by main strength. --
Rush line(Football), the line composed of rushers. 1913 Webster]
Rush"-bear`ing(?), n.A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
Rush"buc`kler(?), n.A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That flock of stout, bragging rushbucklers.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
Rushed(?), a.Abounding or covered with rushes. 1913 Webster]
Rush"er(?), n.One who rushes.Whitlock. 1913 Webster]
Rush"er, n.One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Rush"i*ness(?), n.[From Rushy.]The quality or state of abounding with rushes. 1913 Webster]
Rush"ing*ly, adv.In a rushing manner. 1913 Webster]
Rush"light`(?), n.A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light. 1913 Webster]
Rush"like`(?), a.Resembling a rush; weak. 1913 Webster]
Rush"y(?), a.1.Abounding with rushes. 1913 Webster]
2.Made of rushes. 1913 Webster]
My rushy couch and frugal fare.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Ru"sine(?), a.[NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay r deer.](Zo\'94l.)Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rusa, which includes the sambur deer (Rusa Aristotelis) of India. 1913 Webster]
Rusine antler(Zo\'94l.), an antler with the brow tyne simple, and the beam forked at the tip. 1913 Webster]
Rusk(?), n.[Sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]1.A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or, a kind of sweetened biscuit. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores.Smart. 1913 Webster]
3.Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar. 1913 Webster]
Rus"ma(?), n.[Corrupt. from Turk. khyryzma a paste used as a depilatory, fr. Gr. rusma.]A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See Rhusma. 1913 Webster]
Russ(?), n. sing. & pl.1.A Russian, or the Russians. [Rare, except in poetry.] 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the Russians. 1913 Webster]
Russ, a.Of or pertaining to the Russians. 1913 Webster]
Rus"set(?), a.[F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See Red, and cf. Roussette.]1.Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color. 1913 Webster]
The morn, in russet mantle clad.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Our summer such a russet livery wears.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rus"set, n.1.A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. 1913 Webster]
2.Cloth or clothing of a russet color. 1913 Webster]
3.A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet. 1913 Webster]
Rus"set*ing, n.See Russet, n., 2 and 4. 1913 Webster]
Rus"set*y(?), a.Of a russet color; russet. 1913 Webster]
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Rus"sia(?), n.A country of Europe and Asia. 1913 Webster]
Russia iron, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. --
Russia leather, a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and being proof against insects. --
Russia matting, matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden (Tilia Europ\'91a). 1913 Webster]
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Rus"sian(? , a.Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia.
Russian bath. See under Bath. 1913 Webster]
Rus"sian Church, Rus"sian Or"tho*dox Church. The established church of the Russian empire up to the revolution of 1917, at which time the ruling Communist party tried to suppress all religious worship. The czar was the nominal head of the church, but he never claimed the right of deciding questions of theology and dogma. It still forms a portion, by far the largest, of the Orthodox (Eastern) Church and is governed by the Patriarch and the Holy Synod. In 1988 the church, with official approval, celebrated the 1000 year anniversary of the baptism of Russia. After breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 the Russian Church began to regain some its old influence in Russian life, and the government turned over some of the confiscated churches back to church control. The Russian Church was recognized anew as the official church of Russia, with special priveleges, by an act of the Russian Duma in 1997. The Metropolitan of Moscow, as Patriarch of the church, is regarded as the first among equals in order of deference among bishops of the church. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rus"sian*ize(?), v. t.To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles. 1913 Webster]
Rus"sian roulette(a)An act of bravado played by loading one bullet into one chamber of a revolver in which the cylinder has five or six positions, spinning the cylinder (thus moving the bullet randomly to one of the six positions of the cylinder), pointing the gun to one's head, and pulling the trigger. If the bullet is in firing position, the "player" is usually killed. Such a "game" may be played on a dare, or, in some places, as part of a gamble.(b) (Fig.) Any dangerous act resembling Russian roulette in the acceptance of a high risk of serious negative consequences, usually unnecessarily. \'bdThe congress is playing Russian roulette with the economy by enacting such large tax reductions without spending cuts.\'b8 PJC]
Rus"si*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Russia + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]The act or process of Russifying, or the state of being Russified. 1913 Webster]
Rus"si*fy(?), v. t.[Cf. F. russifier. See -fy.]To Russianize; as, to Russify conquered tribes. 1913 Webster]
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{ Rus"so*phile(?), Rus*soph"i*list(?) }, n.[Russia + Gr. filei^n to love: cf. F. russophile.]One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism(#), n. [Chiefly newspaper words.] 1913 Webster]
{ Rus"so*phobe(?), Rus*soph"o*bist(?) }, [Russia + Gr. fobei^n to fear.]One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes found in the newspapers.] 1913 Webster]
Rus`so*pho"bi*a(?), n.Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence. 1913 Webster]
Rust(?), n.[AS. rust; akin to D. roest, G. & Sw. rost, Icel. ry\'eb; -- named from its color, and akin to E. red. \'fb113. See Red.]1.(Chem.)The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of corrosion. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A minute mold or fungus forming reddish or rusty spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and other grasses (Trichobasis Rubigo-vera), now usually believed to be a form or condition of the corn mildew (Puccinia graminis). As rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish. 1913 Webster]
Rust is also applied to many other minute fungi which infest vegetation, such as the species of Ustilago, Uredo, and Lecythea. 1913 Webster]
3.That which resembles rust in appearance or effects.Specifically: (a) A composition used in making a rust joint. See Rust joint, below.(b)Foul matter arising from degeneration; as, rust on salted meat.(c)Corrosive or injurious accretion or influence. 1913 Webster]
Sacred truths cleared from all rust and dross of human mixtures.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
Rust is used in the formation of compounds of obvious meaning; as, rust-colored, rust-consumed, rust-eaten, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Rust joint, a joint made between surfaces of iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by oxidation becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water, etc. --
Rust mite(Zo\'94l.), a minute mite (Phytopius oleivorus) which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored patches on oranges. 1913 Webster]
Rust, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rusted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rusting.][AS. rustian.]1.To contract rust; to be or become oxidized. 1913 Webster]
If gold ruste, what shall iron do?Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Our armors now may rust.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants. 1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction. 1913 Webster]
Must I rust in Egypt? never more Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rust, v. t.1.To cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect with rust of any kind. 1913 Webster]
Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To impair by time and inactivity.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Rus"tic(?), a.[L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See Rural.]1.Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. \'bdRustic lays.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
And many a holy text around she strews, rustic moralist to die.Gray. 1913 Webster]
She had a rustic, woodland air.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Rustic moth(Zo\'94l.), any moth belonging to Agrotis and allied genera. Their larv\'91 are called cutworms. See Cutworm. --
Rustic work. (a)(Arch.)Cut stone facing which has the joints worked with grooves or channels, the face of each block projecting beyond the joint, so that the joints are very conspicuous. (b)(Arch. & Woodwork)Summer houses, or furniture for summer houses, etc., made of rough limbs of trees fancifully arranged. 1913 Webster]
Rus"ti*cate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rusticated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rusticating.][L. rusticaticus, p. p. of rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Rus"ti*cate, v. t.To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. 1913 Webster]
The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment.Idler. 1913 Webster]
Rus"ti*ca`ted(?), a.(Arch.)Resembling rustic work. See Rustic work(a), under Rustic. 1913 Webster]
Rus`ti*ca"tion(?), n.[L. rusticatio.]1.The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)Rustic work. 1913 Webster]
Rus*tic"ity(?), n.[L. rusticitas: cf. F. rusticit\'82.]The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness. 1913 Webster]
The sweetness and rusticity of a pastoral can not be so well expressed in any other tongue as in the Greek, when rightly mixed and qualified with the Doric dialect.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The Saxons were refined from their rusticity.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Rus"tic*ly(?), adv.In a rustic manner; rustically.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Rust"i*ly(?), adv.In a rusty state. 1913 Webster]
Rust"i*ness, n.The quality or state of being rusty. 1913 Webster]
Rus"tle(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rustled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Rustling(?).][AS. hristlan to rustle; or cf. Sw. rusta to stir, make a riot, or E. rush, v.]1.To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves. 1913 Webster]
He is coming; I hear his straw rustle.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about. [Slang, Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
<-- To steal, esp. cattle --> 1913 Webster]
Rus"tle, v. t.To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves. 1913 Webster]
Rus"tle, n.A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling. 1913 Webster]
When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill the attention, and suspend all perception of the course of time.Idler. 1913 Webster]
Rus"tler(?), n.1.One who, or that which, rustles. <-- esp. cattle rustler --> 1913 Webster]
2.A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person. [Slang, Western U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Rust"less(?), a.Free from rust. 1913 Webster]
Rust"y(?), a.[AS. rustig.][Compar.Rustier(; superl.Rustiest.]1.Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat. 1913 Webster]
2.Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. <-- less skillful than when in continued practise --> 1913 Webster]
[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce, rusty grown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy. 1913 Webster]
The rusty little schooners that bring firewood from the British provinces.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
7.(Bot.)Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous. 1913 Webster]
Rut(?), n.[F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr. rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.]1.(Physiol.)Sexual desire or \'d2strus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the \'d2strus exists. 1913 Webster]
2.Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote. 1913 Webster]
Rut, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rutted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rutting.]To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc. 1913 Webster]
Rut, v. t.To cover in copulation.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Rut, n.[variant of route.]A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
<-- (Fig.) Habitual, unvarying activity -- usually used in the phrase in a rut. -- > 1913 Webster]
Rut, v. t.To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road. 1913 Webster]
Ru`ta-ba"ga(?), n.(Bot.)A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip. 1913 Webster]
Ru*ta"ceous(?), a.[L. rutaceous, from ruta rue. See Rue the plant.](Bot.)Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order (Rutace\'91) of which the rue is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon, dittany, and buchu. 1913 Webster]
Ru"tate(r, n.(Chem.)A salt of rutic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ruth(r, n.[From Rue, v.: cf. Icel. hrygg, hryg.]1.Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Poetic] \'bdThey weep for ruth.\'b8 Chaucer. \'bdHave ruth of the poor.\'b8 Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
To stir up gentle ruth, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It had been hard this ruth for to see.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
With wretched miseries and woeful ruth.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ru*then"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with ruthenious compounds. 1913 Webster]
Ru*the"ni*ous(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with ruthenic compounds. 1913 Webster]
Ru*the"ni*um(?), n.[NL. So named from the Ruthenians, a Little Russian people, as coming from Russia, the metal having been found in the Ural mountains.](Chem.)A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under Platinum. 1913 Webster]
Ruth"ful(?), a.Full of ruth; as: (a)Pitiful; tender.(b)Full of sorrow; woeful.(c)Causing sorrow.Shak. -- Ruth"ful*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Ruth"less, a.Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless. 1913 Webster]
Their rage the hostile bands restrain, ruthless monarch of the main.Pope. 1913 Webster]
-- Ruth"less*ly, adv. -- Ruth"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ru"tic(r, a.[Cf. Rutaceous.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ti*lant(, a.[L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.]Having a reddish glow; shining. 1913 Webster]
Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ti*late(?), v. i.[L. rutilare, rutilatum.]To shine; to emit rays of light. [Obs.] Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ru"tile(r, n.[L. rutilus red, inclining to golden yellow.](Min.)A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite. 1913 Webster]
Ru*til"i*an(r, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Rutila and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle (Pelidnota punctata). 1913 Webster]
Ru"tin(r, n.(Chem.)A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition. 1913 Webster]
<-- Rutinose.A disaccharide present in glycosides.Prepared from rutin by hydrolysis with rhamnodiastase. 6-O-; C12H22O10.
--> 1913 Webster]
Rut"ter(r, n.[D. ruiter a rider. Cf. Ruttier.]A horseman or trooper. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Such a regiment of rutters Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Rut"ter, n.[From Rut.]That which ruts. 1913 Webster]
Rut"ter*kin(?), n.An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of contempt. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Rut"ti*er(?), n.[F. routier, fr. route a road. See Route.]A chart of a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rut"tish(?), a.Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious.Shak. -- Rut"tish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Rut"tle, n.A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rut"ty(?), a.Ruttish; lustful. 1913 Webster]
Rut"ty, a.Full of ruts; as, a rutty road. 1913 Webster]
Ru"ty*lene(?), n.(Chem.)A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H18, of the acetylene series. It is produced artificially. 1913 Webster]
Ry"al(? , a.Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ry"al(?), n.See Rial, an old English coin. 1913 Webster]
Ry"der(?), n.1.A clause added to a document; a rider. See Rider. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.[D. rijder, properly, a rider.]A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60. 1913 Webster]
Rye(?), n.[OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel. rugr, Sw. r\'86g, Dan. rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G. rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ. roje, and perh. to Gr. 'o`ryza rice. Cf. Rice.]1.(Bot.)A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man. 1913 Webster]
2.A disease in a hawk.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Rye grass,
Italian rye grass, (Bot.)See under Grass. See also Ray grass, and Darnel. --
Wild rye(Bot.), any plant of the genus Elymus, tall grasses with much the appearance of rye. 1913 Webster]
Rynd(? , n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle. 1913 Webster]
Ry"ot(r, n.[Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same word as ra'iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.]A peasant or cultivator of the soil. [India] 1913 Webster]
The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any other laborers in the world.The Nation. 1913 Webster]
Ry*poph"a*gous(r, a.[Gr. "ry`pos filth + fagei^n to eat.](Zo\'94l.)Eating, or subsisting on, filth. 1913 Webster]
Rysh(r, n.Rush, a plant. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ry*sim"e*ter(?), n.See Rhysimeter. 1913 Webster]
Ryth(r, n.[Cf. AS. ri brook.]A ford. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ryt"i*na(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s a wrinkle.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow.[Written also Rhytina.] 1913 Webster]
\'b5 It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Behring's Island, near Behring's Straits. It was twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick, blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for their oil and flesh.<-- another man-made extinction --> 1913 Webster]
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