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Race
Race (?), n. [OF. ra\'8bz, L. radix, -icis. See Radix.] A root. "A
race or two of ginger." Shak. Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not
pulverized.
Race
Race, n. [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza
line, akin to E. write. See Write.]
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.
The whole race of mankind. Shak.
Whence the long race of Alban fathers come. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Na turalists an d eh nographers di vide ma nkind in to
several distinct varieties, or races. Cuvier refers them all to
three, Pritchard enumerates seven, Agassiz eight, Pickering
describes eleven. One of the common classifications is that of
Blumenbach, who makes five races: the 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.
2. Company; herd; breed.
For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and
unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds. Shak
.
3. (Bot.) A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated
by seed.
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. "A race of heaven." Shak.
Is it [the wine] of the right race ? Massinqer.
5. Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. [Obs.]
And now I give my sensual race the rein. Shak.
Some . . . great race of fancy or judgment. Sir W. Temple.
Syn. -- Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; progeny;
issue.
Race
Race, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r&aemac;s a rush, running; akin to
Icel. r\'bes course, race. &root;118.]
1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.
2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.
The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts.
Bacon.
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.
The race is not to the swift. Eccl. ix. 11.
I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. Pope.
4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence,
career; course of life.
My race of glory run, and race of shame. Milton.
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.
6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in
which it flows; a mill race.
NOTE: &hand; Th e pa rt of the channel above the wheel is sometimes
called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace.
7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and
forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.
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.
Race
Race, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Racing (?).]
1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over
the ground; the ships raced from port to port.
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.
Race
Race, v. t.
1. To cause to contend in race; to drive at high speed; as, to race
horses.
2. To run a race with.
Racemate
Ra*ce"mate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of racemic acid.
Racemation
Rac`e*ma"tion (?), 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.
2. Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.]
Raceme
Ra*ceme" (?), 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.
Compound raceme, one having the lower pedicels developed into
secondary racemes.
Racemed
Ra*cemed" (?), a. (Bot.) Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.
Racemic
Ra*ce"mic (?), 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.
Racemiferous
Rac`e*mif"er*ous (?), a. [L. racemifer bearing clusters; racemus
cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F. rac\'82mif\'8are.] (Bot.) Bearing
racemes, as the currant.
Racemiform
Ra*cem"i*form (?), a. Having the form of a raceme. Gray.
Racemose
Rac"e*mose` (?), 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.
Racemous
Rac"e*mous (?), a. [Cf. F. rac\'82meux.] See Racemose.
Racemule
Rac"e*mule (?), n. (Bot.) A little raceme.
Racemulose
Ra*cem"u*lose` (?), a. (Bot.) Growing in very small racemes.
Racer
Ra"cer (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race
horse.
And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize. Pope.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The common American black snake.
3. (Mil.) One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis
of a heavy gun is turned.
Rach, Rache
Rach, Rache (?), n. [AS.r\'91cc; akin to Icel. rakki.] (Zo\'94l.) A
dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the
greyhound.[Obs.]
Rachialgia
Ra"chi*al"gi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A painful affection of the
spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.
Rachidian
Ra*chid"i*an (?), a. [See Rachis.] (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining
to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian.
Rachilla
Ra*chil"la (?), n. [NL.] Same as Rhachilla.
Rachiodont
Ra"chi*o*dont (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rhachiodont.
Rachis
Ra"chis (?), n.; pl. E. Rachises (#), L. Rachides (#). [NL., fr. Gr.
[Written also rhachis.]
1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.
2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Same as Rhachis.
Rachitic
Ra*chit"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. rachitique. See Rachitis.] (Med.) Of or
pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.
Rachitis
Ra*chi"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [Written also rhachitis.]
1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied
to the rickets. See Rickets.
2. (Bot.) A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or seeds.
Henslow.
Rachitome
Ra"chi*tome (?), n. [F., fr. Gr. A dissecting instrument for opening
the spinal canal. [Written also rachiotome.]
Racial
Ra"cial (?), a. Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the
racial complexion.
Racily
Ra"ci*ly (?), adv. In a racy manner.
Raciness
Ra"ci*ness (?), n. The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant
flavor.
The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were
perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always
simple, and raciness often elegant. London Times.
Racing
Ra"cing (?), a. & n. from Race, v. t. & i. Racing crab (Zo\'94l.), an
ocypodian.
Rack
Rack (?), n. Same as Arrack.
Rack
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.
Rack
Rack, n. [See Wreck.] A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few
phrases.] Rack and ruin, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.] -- To go
to rack, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] "All goes to rack."
Pepys.
Rack
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.
The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds above, which
we call the rack, . . . pass without noise. Bacon.
And the night rack came rolling up. C. Kingsley.
Rack
Rack, v. i. To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.
Rack
Rack, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racked (?); 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.
Rack
Rack, n. A fast amble.
Rack
Rack, v. t. [Cf. OF. vin raqu\'82 squeezed from the dregs of the
grapes.] To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.
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.
Rack vintage, wine cleansed and drawn from the lees. Cowell.
Rack
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. 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.
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.
(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.
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.
3. That which is extorted; exaction. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
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 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.
A fit of the stone puts a kingto the rack, and makes him as
miserable as it does the meanest subject. Sir W. Temple.
Rack
Rack (?), 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.
He was racked and miserably tormented. Pope.
2. To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.
Vaunting aloud but racked with deep despair. Milton.
3. To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or
oppress by extortion.
The landlords there shamefully rack their tenants. Spenser.
They [landlords] rack a Scripture simile beyond the true intent
thereof. Fuller.
Try what my credit can in Venice do; That shall be racked even to
the uttermost. Shak.
4. (Mining) To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.
5. (Naut.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn,
marline, etc.
To rack one's brains OR wits, to exert them to the utmost for the
purpose of accomplishing something. Syn. -- To torture; torment; rend;
tear.
Rackabones
Rack"a*bones` (?), n. A very lean animal, esp. a horse. [Colloq. U.
S.]
Racker
Rack"er (?), n.
1. One who racks.
2. A horse that has a racking gait.
Racket
Rack"et (?), n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, 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.
Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and
ending in a racket. Bancroft.
2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled
rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. Chaucer.
3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame
of light wood. [Canada]
4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable him to
step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.
Racket
Rack"et, v. t. To strike with, or as with, a racket.
Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another. Hewyt.
Racket
Rack"et, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]
1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]
Racket
Rack"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Racketing.]
1. To make a confused noise or racket.
2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. Sterne.
3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]
Racketer
Rack"et*er (?), n. One who makes, or engages in, a racket.
Rackett
Rack"ett (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mus.) An old wind instrument of
the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.
Racket-tall
Rack"et-tall (?) 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.
Racket-talled
Rack"et-talled` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having long and spatulate, or
racket-shaped, tail feathers.
Rackety
Rack"et*y (?), a. Making a tumultuous noise.
Racking
Rack"ing, n. (Naut.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
Rack-rent
Rack"-rent` (?), n. A rent of the full annual value of the tenement,
or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. Blackstone.
Rack-rent
Rack"-rent`, v. t. To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
Rack-renter
Rack"-rent`er (?), n.
1. One who is subjected to playing rack-rent.
2. One who exacts rack-rent.
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Racktail
Rack"tail` (?), n. (Horol.) An arm attached to a swinging notched arc
or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock.
Rackwork
Rack"work` (?), n. Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.
Racle
Ra"cle (?), a. See Rakel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Racleness
Ra"cle*ness, n. See Rakelness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Raconteur
Ra`con`teur" (?), n. [F.] A relater; a storyteller.
Racoonda
Ra*coon"da (?), n. [From a native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The coypu.
Racovian
Ra*co"vi*an (?), n. [From Racow.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of
Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.
Racquet
Rac"quet (?), n. See Racket.
Racy
Ra"cy (?), a. [Compar. Racier (?); 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.
The racy wine, Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
Pope.
2. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive
character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and
lively.
Our raciest, most idiomatic popular word. M. Arnold.
Burn's English, though not so racy as his Scotch, is generally
correct. H. Coleridge.
The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow.
Prof. Wilson.
Syn. -- Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant. -- 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 "smacks of the soil,"
or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of
thought and language. Spicy, when applied, 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.
Rich, racy verses, in which we The soil from which they come,
taste, smell, and see. Cowley.
Rad
Rad (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. Spenser.
Radde
Rad"de (?), obs. imp. of Read, Rede. Chaucer.
Raddle
Rad"dle (?), 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.
2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
Todd.
3. An instrument consisting of a woodmen 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.
Raddle
Rad"dle, v. t. To interweave or twist together.
Raddling or working it up like basket work. De Foe.
Raddle
Rad"dle, n. [Cf. Ruddle.] A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in
some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A ruddle of rouge." Thackeray.
Raddle
Rad"dle, v. t. To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened
and raddled old women." Thackeray.
Raddock
Rad"dock (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ruddock. [Prov. Eng.]
Rade
Rade (?), n. A raid. [Scot.]
Radeau
Ra`deau" (?), n. [F.] A float; a raft.
Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and
behind it the radeau Thunderer. W. Irving.
Radial
Ra"di*al (?), 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. Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under
Symmetry.
Radiale
Ra`di*a"le (?), n.; pl. Radialia (#). [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.
2. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.
Radially
Ra"di*al*ly (?), adv. In a radial manner.
Radian
Ra"di*an (?), n. [From Radius.] (Math.) An arc of a circle which is
equal to the radius, or the angle measured by such an arc.
Radiance, Radiancy
Ra"di*ance (?), Ra"di*an*cy (?), n. The quality of being radiant;
brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. Milton.
What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare ! Neale.
Syn. -- Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.
Radiant
Ra"di*ant (?), 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; [U.S.] rays; radiating;
radiate.
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.
Mark what radiant state she spreads. Milton.
3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.
4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant;
a crown radiant.
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.
Radiant energy (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by
radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. -- Radiant 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. -- Radiant point. (Astron.) See Radiant, n., 3.
Radiant
Ra"di*ant, n.
1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates;
also, a body radiating light brightly.
2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed
pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
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.
Radiantly
Ra"di*ant*ly (?), adv. In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor.
Radiary
Ra"di*a*ry (?), n. [Cf. F. radiaire.] (Zo\'94l.) A radiate. [Obs.]
Radiata
Ra`di*a"ta (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; It in cludes the c&oe;lenterates and the echinoderms.
Formerly, the group was supposed to be a natural one, and was
considered one of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.
Radiate
Ra"di*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Radiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Radiating.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or
rays, to radiate, fr. radius. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]
1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
Virtues shine more clear In them [kings], and radiant like the sun
at noon. Howell.
2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in
rays, as light or heat.
Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. Locke.
Radiate
Ra"di*ate, v. t.
1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to
radiate heat.
2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to
irradiate. [R.]
Radiate
Ra"di*ate (?), a. [L. radiatus, p. p.]
1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a
radiate crystal.
2. (Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the
disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the Radiata.
Radiate
Ra"di*ate, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Radiata.
Radiated
Ra"di*a`ted (?), a.
1. Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat.
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.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the Radiata.
Radiately
Ra"di*ate*ly (?), adv. In a radiate manner; with radiation or
divergence from a center.
Radi-ate-veined
Ra"di-ate-veined` (?), 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.
Radiatiform
Ra`di*at"i*form (?), a. (Bot.) Having the marginal florets enlarged
and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the
cornflower, Gray.
Radiation
Ra`di*a"tion (?), 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.
2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the
diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
Radiative
Ra"di*a*tive (?), a. Capable of radiating; acting by radiation.
Tyndall.
Radiator
Ra"di*a`tor (?), n. 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 stream radiator.
Radical
Rad"i*cal (?), 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.
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.
The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only
showed their radical independence. Burke.
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.
4. (Philol.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source
of derivation; as, a radical verbal form.
5. (Math.) Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical
quantity; a radical sign. See below.
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 &root; (originally the letter r, the initial of radix, root),
placed before any quantity, denoting that its root is to be extracted;
thus, &root;a, or &root;(a + b). To indicate any other than the square
root, a corresponding figure is placed over the sign; thus
&cuberoot;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. Syn. -- Primitive;
original; natural; underived; fundamental; entire. -- Radical, Entire.
These words are frequently employed as interchangeable in describing
some marked alternation 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 a 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.
Radical
Rad"i*cal (?), 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.
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.
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.
In politics they [the Independents] were, to use phrase of their
own time. "Root-and-Branch men," or, to use the kindred phrase of
our own, Radicals. Macaulay.
3. (Chem.) (a) A characteristic, essential, and fundamental
constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.
As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic radicals, while the
nonmetallic atoms are acid radicals. J. P. Cooke.
(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.
4. (Alg.) A radical quantity. See under Radical, a.
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. )
5. (Anat.) A radical vessel. See under Radical, a.
Radicalism
Rad"i*cal*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. radicalisme.] The quality or state of
being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals
in politics or social reform.
Radicalism means root work; the uprooting of all falsehoods and
abuses. F. W. Robertson.
Radicality
Rad`i*cal"i*ty (?), n.
1. Germinal principle; source; origination. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. Radicalness; relation to root in essential to a root in essential
nature or principle.
Radically
Rad"i*cal*ly (?), adv.
1. In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root;
fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or defective.
2. Without derivation; primitively; essentially. [R.]
These great orbs thus radically bright. Prior.
Radicalness
Rad"i*cal*ness, n. Quality or state of being radical.
Radicant
Rad"i*cant (?), 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.
Radicate
Rad"i*cate (?), a. [L. radicatus, p. p. of radicari to take root, fr.
radix. See Radix.] Radicated.
Radicate
Rad"i*cate (?), v. i. To take root; to become rooted. Evelyn.
Radicate
Rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Radicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Radicating.] To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to
root.
Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the remembrance
of God's goodness. Barrow.
Radicated
Rad"i*ca`ted (?), a. Rooted; specifically: (a) (Bot.) Having roots, or
possessing a well-developed root. (b) (Zo\'94l.) Having rootlike
organs for attachment.
Radication
Rad`i*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. radication.]
1. The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as, the
radication of habits.
2. (Bot.) The disposition of the roots of a plant.
Radicel
Rad"i*cel (?), n. [Dim. of radix.] (Bot.) A small branch of a root; a
rootlet.
Radiciflorous
Ra*dic`i*flo"rous (?), a. [L. radix, -icis, root + flos, floris, a
flower.] (Bot.) Rhizanthous.
Radiciform
Ra*dic"i*form (?), a. (Bot.) Having the nature or appearance of a
radix or root.
Radicle
Rad"i*cle (?), 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.
Radicular
Ra*dic"u*lar (?), a. Of or performance to roots, or the root of a
plant.
Radicule
Rad"i*cule (?), n. A radicle.
Radiculose
Ra*dic"u*lose` (?), a. (Bot.) Producing numerous radicles, or
rootlets.
Radii
Ra"di*i (?), n., pl. of Radius.
Radio-
Ra"di*o- (?). A combining form indicating connection with, or relation
to, a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the
forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radiomuscular, radiocarpal.
Radio-flagellata
Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Radiate, and Flagellata.]
(Zo\'94l.) A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.
Radiograph
Ra"di*o*graph (?), n. [Radio- + -graph.] (Phys.) A picture produced by
the R\'94ntgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or
fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the
rays.<-- also X-ray photo or X-ray -->
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Radiolaria
Ra`di*o*la"ri*a (?), 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.
Radiolarian
Ra`di*o*la"ri*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the
Radiolaria. -- n. One of the Radiolaria.
Radioli
Ra*di"o*li (?), n. pl.; sing. Radiolus (. [NL., dim. of L. radius
radius: cf. L. radiolus a feeble sunbeam.] (Zo\'94l.) The barbs of the
radii of a feather; barbules.
Radiolite
Ra"di*o*lite (?), n. [L. radius ray + -lite: cf. F. radiolithe.]
(Paleon.) A hippurite.
Radiometer
Ra`di*om"e*ter (?), n. [L. radius radius + -meter: cf. F.
radiom\'8atre.]
1. (Naut.) A forestaff.
2. (Physics) An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical
effect of radiant energy.
NOTE: &hand; It co nsists of a number of light discs, blackened on
one side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on an a
pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light
or heat, the arms rotate.
Radiomicrometer
Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter (?), n. [Radio- + micrometer.] (Physics) A very
sensitive modification or application of the thermopile, used for
indicating minute changes of radiant heat, or temperature.
Radiophone
Ra"di*o*phone (?), [Radio- + Gr. (Physics) An apparatus for the
production of sound by the action of luminous or thermal rays. It is
essentially the same as the photophone. <-- 2. a telephone using radio
waves -->
Radiophony
Ra`di*oph"o*ny (?), n. (Physics) The art or practice of using the
radiophone.
Radious
Ra"di*ous (?), a. [L. radiosus.]
1. Consisting of rays, and light. [R.] Berkeley.
2. Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
Radish
Rad"ish (?), 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 (Paphanus
sativus); also, the whole plant. 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.
Radius
Ra"di*us (?), n.; pl. L. Radii (#); E. Radiuses (#). [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.
2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium,
corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of
Artiodactyla.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ra dius is on th e same side of the limb as the
thumb, or pollex, and in man it so articulated that its lower end
is capable of partial rotation about the ulna.
3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as
the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2.
4. pl. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The barbs of a perfect. (b) Radiating organs, or
color-markings, of the radiates.
5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument. Knight.
Radius bar (Math.), 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.
Radius vector
Ra"di*us vec"tor (?).
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.
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.
Radix
Ra"dix (?), n.; pl. Radices (#), E. Radixes (#). [L. radix, -icis,
root. See Radish.]
1. (Philol.) A primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a
root; an etymon.
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.
3. (Bot.) The root of a plant.
Radula
Rad"u*la (?), n.; pl. Radul\'91 (#). [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.
Raduliform
Ra*du"li*form (?), a. [L. radula a scraper + -form.] Rasplike; as,
raduliform teeth.
Raff
Raff (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raffed (?); 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.]
Causes and effects which I thus raff up together. Carew.
Raff
Raff, n.
1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. "A
raff of errors." Barrow.
2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in
the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
3. A low fellow; a churl.
Raff merchant, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.]
Raffaelesque
Raf`fa*el*esque" (?), a. Raphaelesque.
Raffia
Raf"fi*a (?), 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).
Raffinose
Raf"fi*nose` (?), n. [F. raffiner to refine.] (Chem.) A colorless
crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the
sugar beet.
Raffish
Raff"ish (?), a. Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a
raff; worthless; low.
A sad, raffish, disreputable character. Thackeray.
Raffle
Raf"fle (?), n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafter 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.
2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the
stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Raffle
Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling
(?).] To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raffle
Raf"fle, v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed
by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
Raffler
Raf"fler (?), n. One who raffles.
Rafflesia
Raf*fle"si*a (?), n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffle.]
(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.
Raft
Raft (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Reave. Spenser.
Raft
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.
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.]
3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of people or
things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] "A whole raft of folks."
W. D. Howells.
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.
Raft
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.
Rafte
Raf"te (?), obs. imp. of Reave. Chaucer.
Rafter
Raft"er (?), n. A raftsman.
Rafter
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.
[Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters,
than in tapestry halls. Milton.
Rafter
Raft"er, v. t.
1. To make into rafters, as timber.
2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.
3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon
an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]
Rafting
Raft"ing, n. The business of making or managing rafts.
Raftsman
Rafts"man (?), n.; pl. Raftsmen (. A man engaged in rafting.
Rafty
Raf"ty (?), a. [Perhaps akin to G. reif hoarfrost.] Damp; musty.
[Prov. Eng.]
Rag
Rag (?), v. t. [Cf. Icel. r\'91gja to calumniate, OHG, ruogen to
accuse, G. r\'81gen to censure, AS. wr&emac;gan, Goth. wr&omac;hjan to
accuse.] To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to
banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
Rag
Rag, n. [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. r\'94gg rough
hair. Cf. Rug, n.]
1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a
tatter; a fragment.
Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered
into rags. Milton.
Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of
their cruelty. Fuller.
2. pl. Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden.
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
The other zealous rag is the compositor. B. Jonson.
Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag. Spenser.
4. (Geol.) A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
5. (Metal Working) A ragged edge.
6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang]
Our ship was a clipper with every rag set. Lowell.
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 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.
Rag
Rag (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ragging (?).]
To become tattered. [Obs.]
Rag
Rag, v. t.
1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Ragabash, Ragabrash
Rag"a*bash` (?), Rag"a*brash` (?), n. An idle, ragged person. Nares.
Grose.
Ragamuffin
Rag`a*muf"fin (?), n. [Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of
the old mysteries.]
1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. Dryden.
2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.]
3. (Zo\'94l.) The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Rage
Rage (?), n. [F., fr. L. rabies, fr. rabere to rave; cf. Skr. rabh to
seize, rabhas violence. Cf. Rabid, Rabies, Rave.]
1. Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire,
emotion, or suffering, mastering the will. "In great rage of pain."
Bacon.
He appeased the rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
Macaulay.
Convulsed with a rage of grief. Hawthorne.
2. Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath;
violent anger; fury.
torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. Milton.
3. A violent or raging wind. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after, or
prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; as, to be all the
rage. Syn. -- Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See Anger.
Rage
Rage, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Raging (?).] [OF.
ragier. See Rage, n.]
1. To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be
violently agitated with passion. "Whereat he inly raged." Milton.
When one so great begins to rage, he a hunted Even to falling.
Shak.
2. To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or agitated;
to act or move furiously; as, the raging sea or winds.
Why do the heathen rage ? Ps. ii. 1.
The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged; dire was the noise.
Milton.
3. To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or
fatal effect; as, the plague raged in Cairo.
4. To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. -- To storm;
fret; chafe; fume.
Rage
Rage, v. t. To enrage. [Obs.] Shak.
Rageful
Rage"ful (?), a. Full of rage; expressing rage. [Obs.] "Rageful eyes."
Sir P. Sidney.
Ragery
Ra"ger*y (?), n. Wantonness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ragged
Rag"ged (?), a. [From Rag, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a
ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as,
ragged rocks.
3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A ragged
noise of mirth." Herbert.
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep ? Dryden.
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 sailor (Bot.), prince's feather (Polygonum
orientale). -- 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.] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. --
Rag"ged*ness, n.
Raggie, OR Raggy
Rag"gie (?), OR Rag"gy, a. Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony and raggie
hill." Holland.
Raghuvansa
Ragh`u*van"sa (?), n. [Skr. Raguva&msdot;&cced;a.] A celebrated
Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu dynasty.
Raging
Ra"ging (?), a. & n. from Rage, v. i. -- Ra"*ging*ly, adv.
Ragious
Ra"gious (?), a. Raging; furious; rageful. [Obs.] -- Ra"gious*ness, n.
[Obs.]
Raglan
Rag"lan (?), n. A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from
Lord Raglan, an English general.
Ragman
Rag"man (?), n.; pl. Ragmen (. A man who collects, or deals in, rags.
Ragman
Rag"man, n. [See Ragman's roll.] A document having many names or
numerous seals, as a papal bull. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Ragman's roll
Rag"man's roll` (?). [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.]
Ragout
Ra*gout" (?), 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.
Ragpicker
Rag"pick`er (?), n. One who gets a living by picking up rags and
refuse things in the streets.
Raguled, Ragguled
Ra*guled" (?), Rag*guled" (?), 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.
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Ragweed
Rag"weed (?), n. (Bot.) A common American composite weed (Ambrosia
artemisi\'91folia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed. Great ragweed,
a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed
opposite leaves.
Ragwork
Rag"work` (?), n. (Masonry) A kind of rubblework. In the United
States, any rubblework of thin and small stones.
Ragwort
Rag"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of the
composite genus Senecio.
NOTE: &hand; Se necio au reus is th e golden ragwort of the United
States: S. elegans is the purple ragwort of South Africa.
Raia
Ra"ia (?), n. [L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
rays which includes the skates. See Skate.
Rai\'91
Ra"i\'91 (?), 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.
Raid
Raid (?), n. [Icel. rei&edh; 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.
Marauding chief! his sole delight. The moonlight raid, the morning
fight. Sir W. Scott.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional
raids. H. Spenser.
NOTE: &hand; A Sc ottish wo rd wh ich ca me into common use in the
United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its
application.
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.]
Raid
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.
Raider
Raid"er (?), n. One who engages in a raid. [U.S.]
Rail
Rail (?), 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.
Rail
Rail, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.] To flow forth; to roll out; to
course. [Obs.]
Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing. Spenser.
Rail
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.
2. (Arch.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of
Style.
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.
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.
Rail fence. See under Fence. -- Rail guard. (a) A device attached to
the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail
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.
Rail
Rail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Railed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Railing.]
1. To inclose with rails or a railing.
It ought to be fenced in and railed. Ayliffe.
2. To range in a line. [Obs.]
They were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of
horses in a cart. Bacon.
Rail
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon European water rail (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
lonqirostris, var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail (R.
elegans) (called also fresh-water marshhen); the lesser clapper, or
Virginia, rail (R. Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail
(Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
Land rail (Zo\'94l.), the corncrake.
Rail
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.
And rail at arts he did not understand. Dryden.
Lesbia forever on me rails. Swift.
Rail
Rail (?), v. t.
1. To rail at. [Obs.] Feltham.
2. To move or influence by railing. [R.]
Rail the seal from off my bond. Shak.
Railer
Rail"er (?), n. One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or
reproaches with opprobrious language.
Railing
Rail"ing, a. Expressing reproach; insulting.
Angels which are greater in power and might, bring not railing
accusation against them. 2 Pet. ii. 11.
Railing
Rail"ing, n.
1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails.
2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
Railingly
Rail"ing*ly, adv. With scoffing or insulting language.
Railery
Rail"er*y (?; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical
merriment.
Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is
sufficient to turn them into raillery. Addison.
Railleur
Rail`leur" (?), n. [F.] A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.]
Wycherley.
Railroad, Railway
Rail"road` (?), Rail"way` (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings, rolling stock,
franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property;
as, certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver.
NOTE: &hand; Ra ilway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
NOTE: &hand; In th e fo llowing an d si milar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably: --
Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under Atmospheric,
Elevated, etc. -- Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable. -- Perry
railway, a submerged track on which an elevated platform runs, fro
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 railroad OR railway. (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.
NOTE: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was used.]
"Their house was a principal entrep\'93t of the underground railroad."
W. D. Howells.
Railroading
Rail"road`ing, n. The construction of a railroad; the business of
managing or operating a railroad. [Colloq. U. S.]
Raiment
Rai"ment (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See Array.]
1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in
form, with a collective sense.
Living, both food and raiment she supplies. Dryden.
2. An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Rain
Rain (?), n. & v. Reign. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rain
Rain (?), n. [OF. 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. Water falling in drops
from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops.
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.
Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. Milton.
NOTE: &hand; Ra in is di stinguished fr om 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.
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 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.
Rain
Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rained (?); 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.
The rain it raineth every day. Shak.
2. To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears rained from
their eyes.
Rain
Rain (?), v. t.
1. To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.
Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from
heaven for you. Ex. xvi. 4.
2. To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon
a person.
Rainbow
Rain"bow` (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Besides the ordinary bow, called also 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.
Lunar rainbow, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the moon. --
Marine rainbow, OR Sea bow, a similar bow seen in the spray of waves
at sea. -- Rainbow trout (Zo\'94l.), a bright-colored trout
(Salmoirideus), 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.
Rainbowed
Rain"bowed` (?), a. Formed with or like a rainbow.
Raindeer
Rain"deer` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Reindeer. [Obs.]
Raindrop
Rain"drop` (?), n. A drop of rain.
Rainfall
Rain"fall` (?), 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.
Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and
Singaleleh. Hooker.
Raininess
Rain"i*ness (?), n. The state of being rainy.
Rainless
Rain"less, a. Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region.
Rain-tight
Rain"-tight` (?), a. So tight as to exclude rain as, a rain-tight
roof.
Rainy
Rain"y (?), a. [AS. regenig.] Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as,
rainy day or season.
Raip
Raip (?), n. [Cf. Icel. reip rope. Cf. Rope.] A rope; also, a measure
equal to a rod. [Scot.]
Rais
Rais (?), n. Same as 2d Reis.
Raisable
Rais"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being raised.
Raise
Raise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Raising.]
[OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r\'c6sa to rise. See Rise, and
cf. Rear to raise.]
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: -- (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.
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles. Clarendon.
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece. Sir
W. Temple.
(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. (c) To elevate in degree according to some scale;
as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a
room.
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: -- (a)
To cause to spring up from recumbent position, from a state of quiet,
or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. Job xiv.
12.
(b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or
war; to excite.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind. Ps. cvii. 25.
\'92neas . . . employs his pains, In parts remote, to raise the
Tuscan swains. Dryden.
(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.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God
should raise the dead ? Acts xxvi. 8.
3. To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to
give to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like. Hence,
specifically: -- (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.
I will raise forts against thee. Isa. xxxix. 3.
(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. "To
raise up a rent." Chaucer. (c) To cause to grow; to procure to be
produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley,
hops, etc.; toraise cattle. "He raised sheep." "He raised wheat where
none grew before." Johnson's Dict.
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NOTE: &hand; In so me pa rts of the United States, notably in the
Southern States, raise in also commonly applied to the rearing or
bringing up of children.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the
North. Paulding.
(d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or
appear; -- often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto
thee. Deut. xviii. 18.
God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his
anger to forget. Milton.
(e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to
originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report. Ex. xxiii. 1.
(f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry. Dryden.
(g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a
point of order; to raise an objection.
4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and
spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste. Spectator.
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.
6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use that is, to
create it. Burrill.
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, OR To raise the
devil, to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang]
Syn. -- To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; produce;
grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.
Raised
Raised (?), a.
1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed
metal work.
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.
Raised beach. See under Beach, n.
Raiser
Rais"er (?), n. One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of
the verb).
Raisin
Rai"sin (?), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes
or berries; cf. Gr. Raceme.]
1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant, whose fruit resembles the
small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] Dp. Prior.
Raising
Rais"ing (?), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or
restoring to life.
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 -->
3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into
cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
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.
Raisonn\'82
Rai`son`n\'82" (?), 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.
Raivel
Rai"vel (?), n. (Weaving) A separator. [Scot.]
Raj
Raj (?), n. [See Rajah.] Reign; rule. [India]
Raja
Ra"ja (?), n. Same as Rajah.
Rajah
Ra"jah (?), 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]
Rajahship
Ra"jah*ship, n. The office or dignity of a rajah.
Rajpoot, Rajput
Raj`poot", Raj`put" (?), n. [Hind. r\'bej-p&umac;t, 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.
Rake
Rake (?), 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. 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.
2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or
grain; a horserake.
3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral vein
traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also
rake-vein.
Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.
Rake
Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raked; 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.
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.
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.
4. To search through; to scour; to ransack.
The statesman rakes the town to find a plot. Swift.
5. To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a
rake does.
Like clouds that rake the mountain summits. Wordsworth.
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.
To rake up. (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and
cover with ashes. (b) To bring up; to search out an bring to notice
again; as, to rake up old scandals.
Rake
Rake (?), v. i.
1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to
search minutely.
One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words. Dryden.
2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.
Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. Sir P. Sidney.
Rake
Rake, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.] To inclination
of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a
staircase, etc.; especially (Naut., the inclination of a mast or
tunnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to
the keel.
Rake
Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast
rakes aft. Raking course (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid
diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen.
Rake
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.
Am illiterate and frivolous old rake. Macaulay.
Rake
Rake, v. i.
1. [Icel. reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or
ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.]
2. [See Rake a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute,
debauched life. Shenstone.
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.
Rakehell
Rake"hell` (?), n. [See Rakel.] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee;
a rake.
It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a
rakehell do not go together. Barrow.
Rakehell, Rakehelly
Rake"hell`, Rake"hell`y, a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.]
Spenser. B. Jonson.
Rakel
Ra"kel (?), a. [OE. See Rake a debauchee.] Hasty; reckless; rash.
[Obs.] Chaucer. -- Ra"kel*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Raker
Rak"er (?), 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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) See Gill rakers, under 1st Gill.
Rakery
Rak"er*y (?), n. Debauchery; lewdness.
The rakery and intrigues of the lewd town. R. North.
Rakeshame
Rake"shame` (?), n. [Cf. Rakehell, Ragabash.] A vile, dissolute
wretch. [Obs.] Milton.
Rakestale
Rake"stale` (?), n. [Rake the instrument + stale a handle.] The handle
of a rake.
That tale is not worth a rakestele. Chaucer.
Rake-vein
Rake"-vein` (?), n. See Rake, a mineral vein.
Raking
Rak"ing (?), n.
1. The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a
rake.
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.
Rakish
Rak"ish, a. Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
The arduous task of converting a rakish lover. Macaulay.
Rakish
Rak"ish, a. (Naut.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and
dash. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Rakishly
Rak"ish*ly, adv. In a rakish manner.
Rakishness
Rak"ish*ness, n. The quality or state of being rakish.
Raku ware
Ra"ku ware` (?). A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling
Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
R\'83le
R\'83le (?), n. [F. r\'83le. Cf. Rail the bird.] (Med.) An
adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal
respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.
NOTE: &hand; Va rious ki nds ar e di stinguished by pa thologists;
differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist,
dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary,
and pleural.
Rallentando
Ral"len*tan"do (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to
perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force;
ritardando.
Ralliance
Ral"li*ance (?), n. [Cf. OF. raliance. See Rally to reunite.] The act
of rallying.
Raillier
Rail"li*er (?), n. One who rallies.
Ralline
Ral"line (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the rails.
Rally
Ral"ly (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rallied (?); 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.
Rally
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.
The Grecians rally, and their powers unite. Dryden.
Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together,
and to form themselves into this new world. Tillotson.
2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or
consciousness; to recuperate.
3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the
market, stocks, etc.
Rally
Ral"ly, n.; pl. Rallies (.
1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]
Rally
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.
Honeycomb . . . raillies me upon a country life. Addison.
Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain. Which gay Corinna
rallied with disdain. Gay.
Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
Rally
Ral"ly (?), v. i. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
Rally
Ral"ly, n. Good-humored raillery.
Ralph
Ralph (?), n. A name sometimes given to the raven.
Ralstonite
Ral"ston*ite (?), 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.
Ram
Ram (?), 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.
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.
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.
4. A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer,
stamp mill, or the like.
6. The plunger of a hydraulic press.
Ram's horn. (a) (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and
commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.] Farrow. (b) (Paleon.) An
ammonite.
Ram
Ram, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rammed (?); 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.
[They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul
stockings, greasy napkins. Shak.
2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to
make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.
Ramadan
Ram`a*dan" (?), n. [Ar. ramad\'ben, or ramaz\'ben, properly, the hot
month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.]
1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight
through the ninth month.
Ramage
Ram"age (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. ramus a branch.]
1. Boughs or branches. [Obs.] Crabb.
2. Warbling of birds in trees. [Obs.] Drummond.
Ramage
Ra*mage" (?), a. Wild; untamed. [Obs.]
Ramagious
Ra*ma"gi*ous (?), a. Wild; not tame. [Obs.]
Now is he tame that was so ramagious. Remedy of Love.
Ramal
Ra"mal (?), a. [L. ramus branch.] Of or pertaining to a ramus, or
branch; rameal.
Ramayana
Ra*ma"ya*na (?), n. [Skr. R\'bem\'beyana.] The more ancient of the two
great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his
wife Sita.
Ramberge
Ram"berge (?), n. [F., fr. rame oar + barge barge.] Formerly, a kind
of large war galley.
Ramble
Ram"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling
(?).] [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.
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.
2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson. Syn. -- To rove; roam;
wander; range; stroll.
Ramble
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.
Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift.
2. [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
<-- 3. A section of woods suitable for liesurely walking. muskrat
ramble -- a dance -->
Rambler
Ram"bler (?), n. One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer.
Rambling
Ram"bling (?), a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling
fellow, talk, or building.
Ramblingly
Ram"bling*ly, adv. In a rambling manner.
Rambooze
Ram"booze (?), n. A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc.
[Obs.] Blount.
Rambutan
Ram*bu"tan (?), n. [Malay ramb&umac;tan, 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.
Rameal
Ra"me*al (?), a. Same as Ramal. Gray.
Ramean
Ra"me*an (?), n. A Ramist. Shipley.
Ramed
Ramed (?), a. Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said
of a ship on the stocks.
Ramee
Ram"ee (?), n. (Bot.) See Ramie.
Ramekin
Ram"e*kin (?), n. See Ramequin. [Obs.]
Rament
Ram"ent (?), n. [L. ramenta, pl.]
1. A scraping; a shaving. [Obs.]
Ramenta
Ra*men"ta (?), 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.
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Ramentaceous
Ram`en*ta"ceous (?), a (Bot.) Covered with ramenta.
Rameous
Ra"me*ous (?), a [L. rameus, from ramus branch, bough.] (Bot.) Ramal.
Ramequin
Ram"e*quin (?), n. [F.] (Cookery) A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc.,
formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]
Ramie
Ram"ie (?), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant (B&oe;hmeria
nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; --
called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
Ramification
Ram`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]
1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a
stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel;
as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or
departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications
a subject or scheme.
4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.
Ramiflorous
Ram`i*flo"rous (?), a. [L. ramus branch + flos, floris, flower.]
(Bot.) Flowering on the branches.
Ramiform
Ram"i*form, a. [L. ramus branch + -form.] (Bot.) Having the form of a
branch.
Ramify
Ram"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified (?); 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.
Ramify
Ram"i*fy, v. i.
1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of
a plant.
When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify. Arbuthnot.
2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.
Ramigerous
Ra*mig"er*ous (?), a. [L. ramus a branch + -gerous.] (Bot.) Bearing
branches; branched.
Ramiparous
Ra*mip"a*rous (?), a. [L. ramus + parere to bear.] (Bot.) Producing
branches; ramigerous.
Ramist
Ra"mist (?), 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.
Ramline
Ram"line (?), n. A line used to get a straight middle line, as on a
spar, or from stem to stern in building a vessel.
Rammel
Ram"mel (?), n. Refuse matter. [Obs.]
Filled with any rubbish, rammel and broken stones. Holland.
Rammer
Ram"mer (?), n. One who, or that which, rams or drives. Specifically:
(a) An instrument for driving anything 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.
Rammish
Ram"mish (?), a. Like a ram; hence, rank; lascivious. "Their savor is
so rammish." Chaucer.
Rammishness
Ram"mish*ness, n. The quality of being rammish.
Rammy
Ram"my (?), a. Like a ram; rammish. Burton.
Ramollescence
Ram`ol*les"cence (?), 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.]
Ramoon
Ra*moon" (?), n. (Bot.) A small West Indian tree (Trophis Americana)
of the Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder for
cattle.
Ramose
Ra*mose" (?), 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.
Ramous
Ra"mous (?), a. Ramose.
Ramp
Ramp (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (?; 215); 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.]
1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become
rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
2. To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with
violence.
Their bridles they would champ,
And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenser.
3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so
ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. Ray.
Ramp
Ramp, n.
1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. Milton.
2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly.
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.
5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication
between different interior levels.
Rampacious
Ram*pa"cious (?), a. High-spirited; rampageous. [Slang] Dickens.
Rampage
Ramp"age (?), 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.
Rampage
Ramp"age, v. i. To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be
violent; to rage. [Prov. or Low]
Rampageous
Ram*pa"geous (?), a. Characterized by violence and passion; unruly;
rampant. [Prov. or Low]
In the primitive ages of a rampageous antiquity. Galt.
Rampallian
Ram*pal"lian (?), n. [Cf. ramp a prostitute, or rabble.] A mean
wretch. [Obs.] Shak.
Rampancy
Ramp"an*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being rampant; excessive
action or development; exuberance; extravagance. "They are come to
this height and rampancy of vice." South.
Rampant
Ramp"ant (?), a. [F., p. pr. of ramper to creep. See Ramp, v.]
1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence,
raging; furious.
The fierce lion in his kind Which goeth rampant after his prey.
Gower.
[The] lion . . . rampant shakes his brinded mane. Milton.
2. Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.
The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. I. Taylor.
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.
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 planed plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or
forming the ceiling of a stairway.
Rampantly
Ramp"ant*ly, adv. In a rampant manner.
Rampart
Ram"part (?), n. [F. rempart, OF. rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se
remparer to fence or intrench one's self; re- re- pref. + pref. en-
(L. in) + parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepape. See
Pare.]
1. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures
safety; a defense or bulwark.
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. 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 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.
Rampart
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.
Those grassy hills, those glittering dells, Proudly ramparted with
rocks. Coleridge.
Rampart gun (Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a rampart and
not as a fieldpiece.
Rampe
Rampe (?), n. [In allusion to its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. See
Ramp.] (Bot.) The cuckoopint.
Rampier
Ram"pier (?), n. See Rampart. [Obs.]
Rampion
Ram"pi*on (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e na me is so metimes given to plants of the genus
Phyteuma, herds of the Bellflower family, and to the American
evening primrose (Enothera biennis), which has run wild in some
parts of Europe.
Rampire
Ram"pire (?), n. A rampart. [Archaic]
The Trojans round the place a rampire cast. Dryden.
Rampire
Ram"pire, v. t. To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire.
[Archaic] Chapman. "Rampired walls of gold." R. Browning.
Rampler
Ram"pler (?), n. A rambler.
Rampler
Ram"pler, a. Roving; rambling. [Scot.]
Ramrod
Ram"rod` (?), n. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a
muzzle-loading firearm.
Ramshackle
Ram"shac*kle (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Loose; disjointed; falling
to pieces; out of repair.
There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach.
Thackeray.
Ramshackle
Ram"shac*kle, v. t. To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.]
Ramson
Ram"son (?), n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams,
ramsl\'94k; cf. Gr. (Bot.) A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium
ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram.
Ramsted
Ram"sted (?), n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr.
Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad flax. Called
also Ramsted weed.
Ramulose
Ram"u*lose` (?), a. [L. ramulosus, fr. ramulus, dim. of ramus a
branch.] (Nat. Hist.) Having many small branches, or ramuli.
Ramulous
Ram"u*lous (?), a. (Nat. Hist.) Ramulose.
Ramulus
Ram"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Ramuli (. (Zo\'94l.) A small branch, or
branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.
Ramus
Ra"mus (?), n.; pl. Rami (. (Nat. Hist.) A branch; a projecting part
or prominent process; a ramification.
Ramuscule
Ra*mus"cule (?), n. [L. ramusculus.] (Nat. Hist.) A small ramus, or
branch.
Ran
Ran (?), imp. of Run.
Ran
Ran, n. [As. r\'ben.] Open robbery. [Obs.] Lambarde.
Ran
Ran, n. (Naut.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
Rana
Ra"na (?), n. [L., a frog.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of anurous batrachians,
including the common frogs.
Ranal
Ra"nal (?), a. (Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous
plants. 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.
Rance
Rance (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A prop or shore. [Scot.]
2. A round between the legs of a chair.<-- = spreader -->
Rancescent
Ran*ces"cent (?), a. [L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho.
from rancere to be rancid.] Becoming rancid or sour.
Ranch
Ranch (?), v. t. [Written also raunch.] [Cf. Wrench.] To wrench; to
tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.]
Dryden. "Hasting to raunch the arrow out." Spenser.
Ranch
Ranch, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and rearing
of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]
Ranchero
Ran*che"ro (?), n.; pl. Rancheros (#). [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.]
1. A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.
2. The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho.
Ranchman
Ranch"man (?), n.; pl. Ranchmen (#) An owner or occupant of, or
laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman. [Western U. S.]
Rancho
Ran"cho (?), n.; pl. Ranchos (#). [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.
2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; --
distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico
& California] Bartlett.
Rancid
Ran"cid (?), 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.
Rancidity
Ran*cid"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. rancidit\'82.] The quality or state of
being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. Ure.
Rancidly
Ran"cid*ly (?), adv. In a rancid manner.
Rancidness
Ran"cid*ness, n. The quality of being rancid.
Rancor
Ran"cor (?), 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.
"To stint rancour and dissencioun." Chaucer.
It would not be easy to conceive the passion, rancor, and malice of
their tongues and hearts. Burke.
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.
Rancor will out; proud prelate, in thy face I see thy fury. Shak.
Rancor is that degree of malice which preys upon the possessor.
Cogan.
Rancorous
Ran"cor*ous (?), a. [OF. rancuros.] Full of rancor; evincing, or
caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious;
intensely virulent.
So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire. Spenser.
Rancorously
Ran"cor*ous*ly, adv. In a rancorous manner.
Rand
Rand (?), 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.]
2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort
of steak. Beau. & Fl.
3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather
applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand
Rand, v. i. [See Rant.] To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.
Randall grass
Ran"dall grass` (?). (Bot.) The meadow fescue (Festuca elatior). See
under Grass.
Randan
Ran"dan (?), n. The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest
part of the bran. [Prov. Eng.]
Randan
Ran"dan, n. A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the
middle rower pulling two.
Randing
Rand"ing (?), n.
1. (Shoemaking) The act or process of making and applying rands for
shoes.
2. (Mil.) A kind of basket work used in gabions.
Random
Ran"dom (?), n. [OE. randon, OF. randon force, violence, rapidity, a
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.]
For courageously the two kings newly fought with great random and
force. E. Hall.
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.
Counsels, when they fly At random, sometimes hit most happily.
Herrick.
O, many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant
! Sir W. Scott.
3. Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random
of a rifle ball. Sir K. Digby.
4. (Mining) The direction of a rake-vein. Raymond.
Random
Ran"dom, a. 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.
Some random truths he can impart. Wordsworth.
So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random.
H. Spencer.
Random courses (Masonry), courses 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.
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Randomly
Ran"dom*ly (?), adv. In a random manner.
Randon
Ran"don (?), n. Random. [Obs.] Spenser.
Randon
Ran"don, v. i. To go or stray at random. [Obs.]
Ranedeer
Rane"deer` (?), n. See Reindeer. [Obs.]
Ranee
Ra"nee (?), n. Same as Rani.
Ranforce
Ran"force` (?), n. [Cf. F. renforcer.] See Re&eum;nforce. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Rang
Rang (?), imp. of Ring, v. t. & i.
Range
Range (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ranged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ranging
(?).] [OE. rengen, OF. rengier, F. ranger, OF. renc row, rank, F.
rang; of German origin. See Rane, 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.
Maccabeus ranged his army by hands. 2 Macc. xii. 20.
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.
It would be absurd in me to range myself on the side of the Duke of
Bedford and the corresponding society. Burke.
3. To separate into parts; to sift. [Obs.] Holland.
4. To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange
regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species.
5. To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake. Gay.
6. To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range
the coast.
NOTE: &hand; Co mpare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the French
ranger une c\'93te.
7. (Biol.) To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
Range
Range, v. i.
1. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to
roam.
Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees. Burton.
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.
3. To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or
classification; to rank.
And range with humble livers in content. Shak.
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.
Which way the forests range. Dryden.
5. (Biol.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region;
as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay. Syn. -- To rove; roam;
ramble; wander; stroll.
Range
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.
2. An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a
class.
The next range of beings above him are the immaterial
intelligences. Sir M. Hale.
3. The step of a ladder; a rung. Clarendon.
4. A kitchen grate. [Obs.]
He was bid at his first coming to take off the range, and let down
the cinders. L'Estrange.
5. Am extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and
affording conveniences for various ways
6. A bolting sieve to sift meal. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
7. A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble;
an expedition.
He may take a range all the world over. South.
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.
9. Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent
of excursion; reach; scope; discursive; as, the range of one's voice,
or authority.
Far as creation's ample range extends. Pope.
The range and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled the whole
circle of the arts. Bp. Fell.
A man has not enough range of thought. Addison.
10. (Biol.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives.
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.
12. In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of
townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
NOTE: &hand; Th e me ridians in cluded in ea ch gr eat su rvey are
numbered in order east and west from the "principal meridian" of
that survey, and the townships in the range are numbered north and
south from the "base line," which runs east and west; as, township
No. 6, N., range 7, W., from the fifth principal meridian.
13. (Naut.) See Range of cable, below.
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.
Rangement
Range"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. rangement.] Arrangement. [Obs.] Waterland.
Ranger
Ran"ger (?), n.
1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a
roving robber.
2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.]
"The tamis ranger." Holland.
3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets,
who range over the country, and often fight on foot.
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.]<-- similar function for U.S. national parksand
antional monuments. -->
Rangership
Ran"ger*ship, n. The office of the keeper of a forest or park. [Eng.]
Rangle
Ran"gle (?), v. i. To range about in an irregular manner. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Rani
Ra"ni (?), n. [Hind. r\'ben\'c6, Skr. r\'bejn\'c6. See Rajah.] A queen
or princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also ranee.] [India]
Ranine
Ra"nine (?), a. [L. rana a frog.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.
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.
Rank
Rank (?), a. [Compar. Ranker (?); 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.
And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and
good. Gen. xli. 5.
2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank
heresy. "Rank nonsense." Hare. "I do forgive thy rankest fault." Shak.
3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and
fertile; as, rank land. Mortimer.
4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell;
rank-smelling rue. Spenser.
5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on
which they feed." Boyle.
6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] Shak.
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.
Rank
Rank, adv. Rankly; stoutly; violently. [Obs.]
That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell. Fairfax.
Rank
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.
Many a mountain nigh Rising in lofty ranks, and loftier still.
Byron.
2. (Mil.) A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed to file.
See 1st File, 1 (a).
Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, In ranks and
squadrons and right form of war. Shak.
3. Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as,
the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
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.
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.
These all are virtues of a meaner rank. Addison.
6. Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position;
distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
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 -->
Rank
Rank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ranked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ranking,]
1. To place abreast, or in a line.
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.
Ranking all things under general and special heads. I. Watts.
Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers. Broome.
Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. Dr. H. More.
3. To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.]
Rank
Rank, v. i.
1. To be ranged; to be set or disposed, an in a particular degree,
class, order, or division.
Let that one article rank with the rest. Shak.
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.
Ranker
Rank"er (?), n. One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.
Rankle
Ran"kle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling
(?).] [From Rank, a.]
1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to
fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
A malady that burns and rankles inward. Rowe.
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people.
Burke.
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.
Rankle
Ran"kle (?), v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.]
Beau. & Fl.
Rankly
Rank"ly (?), adv. With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence,
coarsely; grossly; as, weeds grow rankly.
Rankness
Rank"ness, n. [AS. rancness pride.] The condition or quality of being
rank.
Rannel
Ran"nel (?), n. A prostitute. [Obs.]
Ranny
Ran"ny (?), n. [L. araneus mus, a kind of small mouse.] (Zo\'94l.) The
erd shrew. [Scot.]
Ransack
Ran"sack (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransacked (?); 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.
To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. South.
2. To plunder; to pillage completely.
Their vow is made To ransack Troy. Shak.
3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]
Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. Spenser.
Ransack
Ran"sack, v. i. To make a thorough search.
To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead. Chaucer.
Ransack
Ran"sack, n. The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked;
pillage. [R.]
Even your father's house Shall not be free fromransack. J. Webster.
Ransom
Ran"som (?), n. [OE. raunson, raunsoun, OF. ran&cced;on, raen&cced;on,
raan&cced;on, F. ran&cced;on, fr. L. redemptio, fr. redimere to
redeem. See Redeem, and cf. Redemption.]
1. The release of a captive, or of captive, or of captured property,
by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of
ransom. Dryden.
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.
Thy ransom paid, which man from death redeems. Milton.
His captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his
liberty. Sir J. Davies/.
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.
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.
Ransom
Ran"som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ransoming.]
[Cf. F. ran&cced;onner. 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.
2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.]
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.
Ransomable
Ran"som*a*ble (?), a. Such as can be ransomed.
Ransomer
Ran"som*er (?), n. One who ransoms or redeems.
Ransomless
Ran"som*less, a. Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom. Shak.
Rant
Rant (?), 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.
Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes! Shak.
Rant
Rant, n. High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of
thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of
fanatics.
This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man
or reason of things. Atterbury.
Ranter
Rant"er (?), n.
1. A noisy talker; a raving declaimer.
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.
Ranterism
Rant"er*ism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The practice or tenets of the
Ranters.
Rantingly
Rant"ing*ly, adv. In a ranting manner.
Rantipole
Rant"i*pole (?), n. [Ranty + pole, poll, head.] A wild, romping young
person. [Low] Marrya
Rantipole
Rant"i*pole, a. Wild; roving; rakish. [Low]
Rantipole
Rant"i*pole, v. i. To act like a rantipole. [Low]
She used to rantipole about the house. Arbuthnot.
Rantism
Rant"ism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) Ranterism.
Ranty
Rant"y (?), a. Wild; noisy; boisterous.
Ranula
Ran"u*la (?), 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.
Ranunculaceous
Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous (?), 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.
Ranunculus
Ra*nun`cu*lus (?), n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses (#), L. Ranunculi (#). [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.
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Ranz des vaches
Ranz" des` vaches" (?). [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.
Rap
Rap (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A lay or skein containing 120 yards
of yarn. Knight.
Rap
Rap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rapped (?); 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.
Rap
Rap, v. t.
1. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
With one great peal they rap the door. Prior.
2. (Founding) To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the
pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
Rap
Rap, n. A quick, smart blow; a knock.
Rap
Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rapped (?), 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.
And through the Greeks and Ilians they rapt The whirring chariot.
Chapman.
From Oxford I was rapt by my nephew, Sir Edmund Bacon, to Redgrove.
Sir H. Wotton.
2. To hasten. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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.
I'm rapt with joy to see my Marcia's tears. Addison.
Rapt into future times, the bard begun. Pope.
4. To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Law]
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. "[Ye] waste all that ye may rape and
renne." Chaucer.
All they could rap and rend pilfer. Hudibras.
-- To rap out, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath.
A judge who rapped out a great oath. Addison.
<-- 5. To engage in a discussion, converse; (b) (ca. 1985) to perform
a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm
instruments. -->
Rap
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.
Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps. Swift.
Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap,
save with her consent. Mrs. Alexander.
<-- 5. conversation, also rapping; (b) (ca. 1985) a type of
rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap
music. -->
Not to care a rap, to care nothing. -- Not worth a rap, worth nothing.
Rapaces
Ra*pa"ces (?), n. pl. [NL. See Rapacious.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Accipitres.
Rapacious
Rapa"cious (?), a. [L. rapax, -acis, from rapere to seize and carry
off, to snatch away. See Rapid.]
1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence;
seizing by force. " The downfall of the rapacious and licentious
Knights Templar." Motley.
2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by
violence,; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird.
3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous;
voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite.
[Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's rapacious claim Milton
. Syn. -- Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious. -- Ra*pa"cious*ly,
adv. -- Ra*pa"cious*ness, n.
Rapacity
Ra*pac"i*ty (?), n. [L. rapacitas: cf. F. rapacite. See Rapacious.]
1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as,
the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves.
2. The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive
injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. "The rapacity of some ages."
Sprat.
Raparee
Rap`a*ree" (?), n. See Rapparee.
Rape
Rape (r&amac;p), n. [F. r\'83pe a grape stalk.]
1. Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster. Ray.
2. The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the must
has been expressed in wine making.
3. A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying and
perfecting malt, vinegar, etc.
Rape wine, a poor, thin wine made from the last dregs of pressed
grapes.
Rape
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] -->
And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandys.
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. -->
3. That which is snatched away. [Obs.]
Where now are all my hopes? O, never more. Shall they revive! nor
death her rapes restore. Sandys.
4. Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. [Obs.] <-- 5. (Fig.,
Colloq.) An action causing results harmful to a person or thing; as,
the rape of the land by mining companies. -->
Rape
Rape, v. t. To commit rape upon; to ravish. <-- 2. (Fig., Colloq.) To
perform an action causing results harmful or very unpleasant to a
person or thing; as, women raped first by their assailant, and then by
the Justice system. Corresponds to 2nd rape, n. 5. --> To rape and
ren. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
Rape
Rape, v. i. To rob; to pillage. [Obs.] Heywood.
Rape
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.
Rape
Rape, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th ese pl ants, wi th th e ed ible tu rnip, ha ve been
variously named, but are all now believed to be derived from the
Brassica campestris of Europe, which by some is not considered
distinct from the wild stock (B. oleracea) of the cabbage. See
Cole.
Broom rape. (Bot.) See Broom rape, in the Vocabulary. -- Rape cake,
the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from the seed.
-- Rape root. Same as Rape. -- Summer rape. (Bot.) See Colza.
Rapeful
Rape"ful (?), a.
1. Violent. [Obs.]
2. Given to the commission of rape. Byron.
Rapfully
Rap"ful*ly (?), adv. Violently. [Obs.]
Raphaelesque
Raph`a*el*esque" (?), a. Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of
painting.
Raphaelism
Raph"a*el*ism (?), n. The principles of painting introduced by
Raphael, the Italian painter.
Raphaelite
Raph"a*el*ite (?), n. One who advocates or adopts the principles of
Raphaelism.
Raphany
Raph"a*ny (?), 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.
Raphe
Ra"phe (r&amac;"f&esl;), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Anat.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the
median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
2. (Bot.) Same as Rhaph.
Raphides
Raph"i*des (?), n. pl. [F. raphide.] (Bot.) See Rhaphides.
Rapid
Rap"id (?), a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to
snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]
1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid
stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. Milton.
2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick
sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid
succession.
3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
Rapid
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; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the
St. Lawrence.<-- sometimes called whitewater -->
Row, brothers, row the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and
the daylight's past. Moore.
Rapidity
Ra*pid"i*ty (?), n. [L. rapiditas: cf. F. rapidit\'82.] The quality or
state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the rapidity
of growth or improvement. Syn. -- -- Rapidness; haste; speed;
celerity; velocity; swiftness; fleetness; quickness; agility.
Rapidly
Rap"id*ly (?), adv. In a rapid manner.
Rapidness
Rap"id*ness, n. Quality of being rapid; rapidity.
Rapier
Ra"pi*er (?), 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.
Rapier fish (Zo\'94l.), the swordfish. [Obs.] Grew.
Rapiered
Ra"pi*ered (?), a. Wearing a rapier. "Scarletcoated, rapiered
figures." Lowell.
Rapilli
Ra*pil"li (?), n. pl. [It.] (Min.) Lapilli.
Rapine
Rap"ine (?), 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.
Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the desire of rapine
as by the desire of glory. Macaulay.
2. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] Shak.
Rapine
Rap"ine, v. t. To plunder. Sir G. Buck.
Rapinous
Rap"i*nous (?), a. Given to rapine. [Obs.]
Rappage
Rap"page (?), n. (Founding) The enlargement of a molt caused by
rapping the pattern.
Rapparee
Rap`pa*ree" (?), 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.]
Rapped
Rapped (r&acr;pt), imp. & p. p. of Rap, to strike.
Rapped
Rapped, imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.
Rappee
Rap*pee" (?), 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.
Rappel
Rap"pel (?), n. [F. Cf. Repeal.] (Mil.) The beat of the drum to call
soldiers to arms.
Rapper
Rap"per (?), n. [From Rap.]
1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker
of a door. Sterne.
2. A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] Bp. Parker. <-- 3. A musician
specializing in rap music. -->
Rapport
Rap*port" (?), n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer;
pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L. apporter to bring, L. apportare.
Cf. Report.] Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.
'T is obvious what rapport there is between the conceptions and
languages in every country. Sir W. Temple.
En` 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.
Rapscallion
Rap*scal"lion (?), n. [See Rascallion.] A rascal; a good-for-nothing
fellow. [Colloq.] Howitt.
Rapt
Rapt (?), imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.
Rapt
Rapt, a.
1. Snatched away; hurried away or along.
Waters rapt with whirling away. Spenser.
2. Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured. "The
rapt musician." Longfellow.
3. Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation. "Rapt in
secret studies." Shak.
Rapt
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.
2. Rapidity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Rapt
Rapt, v. i.
1. To transport or ravish. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. To carry away by force. [Obs.] Daniel.
Rapter
Rap"ter (?), n. A raptor. [Obs.] Drayton.
Raptor
Rap"tor (?), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to ravish. See Rapid.] A
ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]
Raptores
Rap*to"res (?), n. pl. [NL. See Raptor.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Accipitres. Called also Raptatores.
Raptorial
Rap*to"ri*al (?), 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.
Raptorious
Rap*to"ri*ous (?), a. [L. raptorius.] (Zo\'94l.) Raptorial.
Rapture
Rap"ture (?), n. [L. rapere, raptum, to carry off by force. See
Rapid.]
1. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.
[Obs.]
That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash With headlong
rapture. Chapman.
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.
Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the hearer great
conceptions; it strengthens devotion, and advances praise into
rapture. Addison.
You grow correct that once with rapture writ. Pope.
3. A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Bliss;
ecstasy; transport; delight; exultation.
Rapture
Rap"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raptured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rapturing.] To transport with excitement; to enrapture. [Poetic]
Thomson.
Rapturist
Rap"tur*ist, n. An enthusiast. [Obs.] J. Spencer.
Rapturize
Rap"tur*ize (?), v. i. & i. To put, or be put, in a state of rapture.
[R.]
Rapturous
Rap"tur*ous (?), a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling,
expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or
delight; rapturous applause.
Rapturously
Rap"tur*ous*ly, adv. In a rapturous manner.
Rare
Rare (?), a. [Cf. Rather, Rath.] Early. [Obs.]
Rude mechanicals that rare and late Work in the market place.
Chapman.
Rare
Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer; superl. Rarest.] [Cf. AS. hr&emac;r, or E.
rare early.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked;
underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care Turned by a gentle fire, and
roasted rare. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is in common use in the United States, but
in England its synonym underdone is preferred.
Rare
Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer (?); superl. Rarest.] [F., fr. L. rarus thin,
rare.]
1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare
event.
2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree
seldom found.
Rare work, all filled with terror and delight. Cowley.
Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. Dryden.
3. Thinly scattered; dispersed.
Those rare and solitary, three in flocks. Milton.
4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not
thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times
rarer, than gold. Sir I. Newton.
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.
A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in
the world. Burke.
When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often
recoined by a succeeding emperor. Addison.
Rarebit
Rare"bit (?), n. A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit,
under Rabbit.
Raree-show
Rar"ee-show` (?), n. [Contr. fr. rarity-show.] A show carried about in
a box; a peep show. Pope.
Rarefaction
Rar`e*fac"tion (?), 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.
Rarefiable
Rar"e*fi`a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. rar\'82fiable.] Capable of being
rarefied. Boyle.
Rarefy
Rar"e*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rarefying (?).] [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.
Rarefy
Rar"e*fy, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous.
"Earth rarefies to dew." Dryden.
Rarely
Rare"ly (?), adv.
1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely
seen.
2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2.
The person who played so rarely on the flageolet. Sir W. Scott.
The rest of the spartments are rarely gilded. Evelyn.
Rareness
Rare"ness, n. The state or quality of being rare.
And let the rareness the small gift commend. Dryden.
Rareripe
Rare"ripe` (?), a. [Rare early + ripe. Cf. Rathripe.] Early ripe; ripe
before others, or before the usual season.
Rareripe
Rare"ripe`, n. An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone
peach.
Rarification
Rar`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. See Rarefaction. [R.] Am. Chem. Journal.
Rarity
Rar"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Rarities (#). [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.
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2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its
scarcity.
I saw three rarities of different kinds, which pleased me more than
any other shows in the place. Addison.
Ras
Ras (?), n. See 2d Reis.
Rasante
Ra`sante" (?), 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.
Rascal
Ras"cal (?), 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.]
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.]
He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the
rascal. Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19).
Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as huge
as the rascal. Shak.
2. A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a
scoundrel; a trickster.
For I have sense to serve my turn in store, And he's a rascal who
pretends to more. Dryden.
Rascal
Ras`cal, a. Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low;
mean; base. "The rascal many." Spencer. "The rascal people." Shak.
While she called me rascal fiddler. Shak.
Rascaldom
Ras"cal*dom (?), n. State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of
rascals; rascals, collectively. Emerson.
Rascaless
Ras"cal*ess, n. A female rascal. [Humorous]
Rascality
Ras*cal`i*ty (?), n.; pl. Rascalities (
1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean
trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
2. The poorer and lower classes of people.[Obs.]
The chief heads of their clans with their several rascalities T.
Jackson.
Rascallion
Ras*cal"lion (?), n. [From Rascal] A low, mean wretch [Written also
rascalion.]<-- now rapscalion -->
Rascally
Ras"cal*ly (?), a. Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base;
worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of
dishonesty.
Our rascally porter is fallen fast asleep. Swift.
Rase
Rase (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rased (?); 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.]
Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and might not the
bullet which rased his cheek have gone into his head? South.
Sometimes his feet rased the surface of water, and at others the
skylight almost flattened his nose. Beckford.
2. To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.]
Except we rase the faculty of memory, root and branch, out of our
mind. Fuller.
3. To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze. [In
this sense rase is generally used.]
Till Troy were by their brave hands rased, They would not turn
home. Chapman.
NOTE: &hand; This word, rase, may be considered as nearly obsolete;
graze, erase, and raze, having superseded it.
Rasing iron, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from the seams of
a vessel. Syn. -- To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel;
level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin.
Rase
Rase, v. i. To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer
overthrow. [Obs.]
Rase
Rase, n.
1. A scratching out, or erasure. [Obs.]
2. A slight wound; a scratch. [Obs.] Hooker.
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.
Rash
Rash (?), v. t. [For arace]
1. To pull off or pluck violently. [Obs.]
2. To slash; to hack; to slice. [Obs.]
Rushing of helms and riving plates asunder. Spenser.
Rash
Rash, n. [OF. rashe 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. Canker rash. See in the
Vocabulary. -- Nettle rash. See Urticaria. -- Rose rash. See Roseola.
-- Tooth rash. See Red-gum.
Rash
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.
Rash
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.] "Strong as aconitum or rash
gunpowder." Shak.
2. Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. [Obs.]
I scarce have leisure to salute you, My matter is so rash. Shak.
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.
4. Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection;
as, rash words; rash measures.
5. So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. [Prov.
Eng.] 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.
Was never known a more adventurous knight. Dryden.
Her rush hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she
plucked, she eat. Milton.
If any yet to be foolhardy To expose themselves to vain jeopardy;
If they come wounded off, and lame, No honors got by such a maim.
Hudibras.
Rash
Rash (?), v. t. To prepare with haste. [Obs.] Foxe.
Rasher
Rash"er (?), n. [In sense 1, probably fr. rash, a., as being hastily
cooked.]
1. A thin slice of bacon.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus).
Rashful
Rash"ful (?), a. Rash; hasty; precipitate. [Obs.]
Rashling
Rash"ling (?), n. A rash person. [Obs.]
Rashly
Rash"ly, adv. In a rush manner; with precipitation.
He that doth anything rashly, must do it willingly; for he was free
to deliberate or not. L'Estrange.
Rashness
Rash"ness, n. The quality of state of being rash.
We offend . . . by rashness, which is an affirming or denying,
before we have sufficiently informed ourselves. South.
Syn. -- Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation;
hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration; carelessness.
See Temerity.
Raskolnik
Ras*kol"nik (?), n. [Russ. rascolenik' schismatic, heretic.] (Eccl.)
One of the separatists or dissenters from the established or Greek
church in Russia. [Written also rascolnik.]
Rasores
Ra*so`res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. radere, rasum, to scratch. See
Rase, v. t.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of birds; the Gallin\'91.
NOTE: &hand; Fo rmely, th e word Rasores was used in a wider sense,
so as to include other birds now widely separated in
classification.
Rasorial
Ra*so"ri*al (?; 277), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Rasores,
or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, patridge, and
the like.
Rasour
Ra"sour (?), n. Rasor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rasp
Rasp (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rasped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rasping.]
[OF. rasper, F. r\'83per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp&omac;n
to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to
snatch.]
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.
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.
Rasp
Rasp, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r\'83pe. See Rasp, v.]
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.
2. The raspberry. [Obs.] "Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will
be smaller." Bacon.
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.
Raspatorium
Ras`pa*to"ri*um (?), n. [LL.] See Raspatory.
Raspatory
Rasp"a*to*ry (?), n. [LL. raspatorium: cf. F. raspatoir. See Rasp, v.]
A surgeon's rasp. Wiseman.
Raspberry
Rasp"ber*ry (?; 277), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Te chnically, ra spberries are those brambles in which
the fruit separates readily from the core or receptacle, in this
differing from the blackberries, in which the fruit is firmly
attached to the receptacle.
Rasper
Rasp"er (?), n. One who, or which, rasps; a scraper.
Raspis
Ras"pis (?), n. The raspberry. [Obs.] Langham.
Raspy
Rasp"y (?), a. Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating. R.
D. Blackmore.
Rasse
Rasse (?), 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.
Rasure
Ra"sure (?; 135), n. [L. rasura, fr. radere, rasum, to scrape, to
shave. See Rase, v.]
1. The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration.
2. A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or print,
is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure. Ayliffe.
Rat
Rat (?), 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 the several species of small rodents of the genus
Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores,
and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. Alexandrinus).
These were introduced into Anerica from the Old World.
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.]
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]
NOTE: &hand; "I t so chanced that, not long after the accession of
the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the German or
Norway, rats, were first brought over to this country (in some
timber as is said); and being much stronger than the black, or,
till then, the common, rats, they in many places quite extirpated
the latter. The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the government of
George the First, but has by degrees obtained a wide meaning, and
come to be applied to any sudden and mercenary change in politics."
Lord Mahon.
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 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 America 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.
Rat
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.
Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having ratted, solely by
his inability to follow the friends of his early days. De Quincey.
2. To catch or kill rats. <-- rat on (someone), to inform on an
associate,to squeal. -->
Rata
Ra"ta (?), 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.
Ratability
Rat`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being ratable.
Ratable
Rat"a*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.
Twenty or\'91 were ratable to [at] two marks of silver. Camden.
2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate.
3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. --
Rat"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rat"a*bly, adv.
Ratafia
Rat`a*fi"a (?), 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&cced;ao, etc. [Written also ratifia and ratafee.]
Ratan
Ra*tan" (?), n. See Rattan.
Ratany
Rat"a*ny (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Rhatany.
Rataplan
Ra`ta`plan" (?), n. [F.] The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of
a galloping horse.
Ratch
Ratch (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rotche.
Ratch
Ratch (?), n. [See Rack the instrument, Ratchet.] A ratchet wheel, or
notched bar, with which a pawl or chick works.
Ratchel
Ratch"el (?), n. Gravelly stone. [Prov. Eng.]
Ratchet
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.
2. A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See
Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.
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. <-- illustr. Ratchet wheel and ilustr. of ratchet drill -->
NOTE: &hand; In the cut, the moving pawl 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.
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Rate
Rate (?), 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.
Spencer.
Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! Shak.
Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming them from it,
and rating them for it. Barrow.
Rate
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.
The one right feeble through the evil rate, Of food which in her
duress she had found. Spenser.
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.
Heretofore the rate and standard of wit was different from what it
is nowadays. South.
In this did his holiness and godliness appear above the rate and
pitch of other men's, in that he was so . . . merciful. Calamy.
Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor come up soon
enough. Clarendon.
3. Variation; prise fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge;
as, high or low rates of transportation.
They come at dear rates from Japan. Locke.
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.
5. Order; arrangement. [Obs.]
Thus sat they all around in seemly rate. Spenser.
6. Ratification; approval. [R.] Chapman.
7. (Horol.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as,
daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
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.
Rate
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.
To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent
indeed, but not infallible. South.
You seem not high enough your joys to rate. Dryden.
2. To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
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.
4. To ratify. [Obs.] "To rate the truce." Chapman.
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
depended thereon. Syn. -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon.
Rate
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.
2. To make an estimate.
Rateable
Rate"a*ble (?), a. See Ratable.
Ratel
Ra"tel (?), n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora,
allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.
NOTE: &hand; Se veral sp ecies ar e kn own in Africa and India. The
Cape ratel (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.
Ratepayer
Rate"pay`er (?), n. One who pays rates or taxes.
Rater
Rat"er (?), n. One who rates or estimates.
Rater
Rat"er, n. One who rates or scolds.
Ratfish
Rat"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rat-tail.
Rath
Rath (?), n. [Ir. rath.]
1. A hill or mound. [Ireland] Spencer.
2. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
Rath, Rathe
Rath, Rathe (?), 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]
Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton.
Rath, Rathe
Rath, Rathe, adv. Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic]
Why rise ye up so rathe? Chaucer.
Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spencer.
Rather
Rath"er (?), a. [Compar. of Rath, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]
Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville.
Rather
Rath"er (?), adv. [AS. hra\'ebor, compar. of hra\'ebe, hr\'91\'ebe,
quickly, immediately. See Rath, a.]
1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer.
A good mean to come the rather to grace. Foxe.
2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life. Job vii. 15.
3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested;
instead.
Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. Mark v. 26.
4. Of two alternatives conceived of, by preference to, or as more
likely than, the other; somewhat.
He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain, And nowhere
finding, rather feared her slain. Dryden.
5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
This is an art Which does mend nature, change it rather, but The
art itself is nature. Shak.
6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is
rather damp.
The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for particular
cause.
You are come to me in happy time, The rather for I have some sport
in hand. Shak.
-- Had rather, OR Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as, he had, OR
would, rather go than stay. "I had rather speak five words with my
understanding than ten thousands words in an unknown tongue." 1 Cor.
xiv. 19. See Had rather, under Had.
Rathripe
Rath"ripe` (?), a. Rareripe, or early ripe. -- n. A rareripe. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]
Such who delight in rathripe fruits. Fuller.
Ratification
Rat`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ratification.] The act of ratifying;
the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the
ratification of a treaty.
Ratifier
Rat"i*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer.
Shak.
Ratify
Rat"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ratifying (?).] [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 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.
It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by
ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. South.
Ratihabition
Rat`i*ha*bi"tion (?), n. [L. ratihabitio; ratus fixed, valid + habere
to hold.] Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract.
[Obs.] Jer. Tailor.
Ratio
Ra"ti*o (?), 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 or
; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second is made the
dividend; as, a:b = b/a.
NOTE: &hand; So me wr iters co nsider ratio as the quotient itself,
making ratio equivalent to a number. 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.
2. Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate;
proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
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.
Ratiocinate
Ra`ti*oc"i*nate (?), v. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr.
ratio reason. See Ratio.] To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason
or argument.
Ratiocination
Ra`ti*oc"i*na"tion (?), n. [L. ratiocinatio: cf. F. ratiocination.]
The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises;
deductive reasoning.
Ratiocinative
Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive (?), a. [L. ratiocinativus.] Characterized by, or
addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of
proportions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the
comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process.
The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character. Coleridge.
Ratiocinatory
Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry (?), a. Ratiocinative. [R.]
Ration
Ra"tion (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Of ficers ha ve se veral ra tions, th e number varying
according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance;
an allotment.
Ration
Ra"tion, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
Rational
Ra"tion*al (?), a. [L. rationalis: cf. F. rationnel. See Ratio,
Reason, and cf. Rationale.]
1. Relating to reason; not physical; mental.
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.
2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or
understanding; reasoning.
It is our glory and happiness to have a rational nature. Law.
3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant,
foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct;
a rational man.
4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of
a compound; graphic; -- said of formul\'91. See under Formula.
Rational horizon. (Astron.) See Horizon, 2 (b). -- Rational quantity
(Alg. ), one that can be expressed without the use of a radical sign,
or in extract 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. <-- rational drug design. --> 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 traditional; 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 prospect of
success.
What higher in her society thou find'st Attractive, human,
rational, love still. Milton.
A law may be reasonable in itself, although a man does not allow
it, or does not know the reason of the lawgivers. Swift.
Rational
Ra"tion*al, n. A rational being. Young.
Rationale
Ra`tion*a"le (?), n. [L. rationalis, neut. rationale. See Rational,
a.] An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion,
action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or like; also, the principles
themselves.
Rationalism
Ra"tion*al*ism (?), 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.
2. (Philos.) The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of
truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism.
Fleming.
Rationalist
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.
Rationalistic, Rationalistical
Ra`tion*al*is"tic (?), Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al (?) a. Belonging to, or in
accordance with, the principles of rationalism. --
Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
Rationality
Ra`tion*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. -ties (#). [F. rationalit\'82, or L.
rationalitas.] The quality or state of being rational; agreement with
reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how
came it to be thy inclosure? Gov. of Tongue.
Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will never bear a
rigid examination. Sir T. Browne.
Rationalization
Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion (?), n. The act or process of rationalizing.
Rationalize
Ra"tion*al*ize (?), v. t.
1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
3. To form a rational conception of.
4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or
quantities.
Rationalize
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.
Theodore . . . is just considered the chief rationalizing doctor of
antiquity. J. H. Newman.
Rationally
Ra"tion*al*ly, adv. In a rational manner.
Rationalness
Ra"tion*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being rational;
rationality.
Ratit\'91
Ra*ti"t\'91 (?), 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, and apteryx are examples.
Ratitate
Rat"i*tate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Ratit\'91.
Ratite
Rat"ite (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Ratit\'91. -- n.
One of the Ratit\'91.
Ratlines, ratlins
Rat"lines, rat"lins, 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.
Raton
Rat"on (?), n. [Cf. Raccoon.] A small rat. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Ratoon
Ra*toon" (?), n.
1. Same as Rattoon, n.
2. A rattan cane. [Obs.] Pepys.
Ratoon
Ra*toon", v. i. Same as Rattoon, v. i.
Ratsbane
Rats"bane (?), n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic.
Ratsbaned
Rats"baned` (?), a. Poisoned by ratsbane.
Rat-tail
Rat"-tail` (?), a. Like a rat's tale in form; as, a rat-tail file,
which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
Rat-tail
Rat"-tail`, n.
1. (Far.) pl. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of
the shank of a horse.
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The California chim\'91ra. See Chim\'91ra. (b) Any
fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
Rat-tailed
Rat"-tailed` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a long, tapering tail like that
of a rat. 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.
Rattan
Rat*tan" (?), n. [Malay r&omac;tan.] [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.
Ratteen
Rat*teen" (?), n. [F. ratine.] A thick woolen stuff quilled or
twilled.
Ratten
Rat"ten (?), 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.
Ratter
Rat"ter (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party.
2. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a
rat terrier. See Terrier.
Rattinet
Rat`ti*net" (?), n. A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.
Ratting
Rat"ting (?), n.
1. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1. Sydney
Smith.
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.
Rattle
Rat"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rattling
(?).] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr\'91tele a rattle, in
hr\'91telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. 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.
And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms. Addison.
'T was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street.
Byron.
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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.]
3. To make a clatter with a voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to
clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour. [Colloq.]
Rattle
Rat"tle (?), v. t.
1. To cause to make a ratting or clattering sound; as, to rattle a
chain.
2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a ratting noise.
Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as thine rattle
the welkin's ear. Shak.
3. Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to
rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.]
4. To scold; to rail at. L'Estrange.
To rattle off. (a) To tell glibly or noisily; as, to rattle off a
story. (b) To rail at; to scold. "She would sometimes rattle off her
servants sharply." Arbuthnot.
Rattle
Rat"tle, n.
1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a
drum. Prior.
2. Noisy, rapid talk.
All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and
frivolous conceit. Hakewill.
3. An instrument with which a ratting sound is made; especially, a
child's toy that rattle when shaken.
The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea nearly enough
resemble each other. Sir W. Raleigh.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. Pope.
4. A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
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.
5. A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] Heylin.
6. (Zo\'94l.) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to
produce a ratting sound.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ra ttle of th e ra ttlesnake 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.
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&acir;le.
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.
Rattlebox
Rat"tle*box` (?), n.
1. A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
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.
Rattle-brained
Rat"tle-brained` (?), a. Giddy; rattle-headed.
Rattlehead
Rat"tle*head` (?), n. An empty, noisy talker.
Rattle-headed
Rat"tle-head`ed, a. Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Rattlemouse
Rat"tle*mouse` (?), n. A bat. [Obs.] Puttenham.
Rattlepate
Rat"tle*pate` (?), n. A rattlehead. C. Kingsley.
Rattle-pated
Rat"tle-pat`ed, a. Rattle-headed. "A noisy, rattle-pated fellow." W.
Irving.
Rattler
Rat"tler (?), n. One who, or that which, rattles.
Rattlesnake
Rat"tle*snake` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of
venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and
Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking
joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when
shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus
horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the south (C. adamanteus),
are the best known. See Illust. of Fang. <-- also called rattler, and
C. adamateus, and C. atrox are also called the diamondback rattler, or
diamondback. --> Ground rattlesnake (Zo\'94l.), a small rattlesnake
(Caudisona, 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. Calling 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.
Rattletrap
Rat"tle*trap` (?), n. Any machine or vehicle that does not run
smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.
Rattleweed
Rat"tle*weed` (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See
Milk vetch.
Rattlewings
Rat"tle*wings` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The golden-eye.
Rattlewort
Rat"tle*wort` (?), n. [AS. hr\'91telwyrt.] (Bot.) Same as Rattlebox.
Rattlings
Rat"tlings (?), n. pl. (Naut.) Ratlines.
Rattoon
Rat*toon" (?), 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.
Rattoon
Rat*toon", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rattooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rattooning.] [Cf. Sp. reto\'a4ar.] To sprout or spring up from the
root, as sugar cane of the previous year's planting.
Raucid
Rau"cid (?), a. [L. raucus hoarse; cf. LL. raucidus.] Hoarse; raucous
[R.] Lamb.
Raucity
Rau"ci*ty (?), n. [L. rausitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F.
raucit\'82.] Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the
raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.
Raucous
Rau"cous (?), a. [L. raucus.] Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous,
thick tone. "His voice slightly raucous." Aytoun. -- Rau"cous*ly, adv.
Raught
Raught (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Reach. Shak.
Raught
Raught, obs. imp. & p. p. of Reck. Chaucer.
Raunch
Raunch (?), v. t. See Ranch. Spenser.
Raunsoun
Raun*soun" (?), n. Ransom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ravage
Rav"age (?; 48), 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. <-- ravages of time -->
Would one think 't were possible for love To make such ravage in a
noble soul? Addison.
Syn. -- Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder; spoil;
waste; ruin.
Ravage
Rav"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ravaging
(?).] [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.
Already C\'91sar Has ravaged more than half the globe. Addison.
His lands were daily ravaged, his cattle driven away. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To despoil; pillage; plunger; sack; spoil; devastate;
desolate; destroy; waste; ruin.
Ravager
Rav"a*ger (?), n. One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste;
spoiler.
Rave
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.
Rave
Rave (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved (?); 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.
In our madness evermore we rave. Chaucer.
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast? Addison.
The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the
valley to the gorge of Kiliecrankie. Macaulay.
2. To rush wildly or furiously. Spencer.
3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or
excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her
beauty.
The hallowed scene Which others rave on, though they know it not.
Byron.
Rave
Rave, v. t. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave
nonsense. Young.
Ravehook
Rave"hook (?), n. (Shipbuilding) A tool, hooked at the end, for
enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum.
Ravel
Rav"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raveled (?) or Ravelled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Raveling or Ravelling.] [. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln,
rebbeln, reffeln.]
1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to
unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to
ravel out a sticking.<-- = to unravel? -->
Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care. Shak.
2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.
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.
What glory's due to him that could divide Such raveled interests?
has he not untied? Waller.
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.
Ravel
Rav"el, v. i.
1. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved
of intricacy.
2. To fall into perplexity and confusion. [Obs.]
Till, by their own perplexities involved, They ravel more, still
less resolved. Milton.
3. To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a
woven pattern. [Obs.]
The humor of raveling into all these mystical or entangled matters.
Sir W. Temple.
Raveler
Rav"el*er (?), n. [Also raveller.] One who ravels.
Ravelin
Rave"lin (?), n. [F.; cf. Sp. rebellin, It. revellino, rivellino;
perhaps fr. L. re- again + vallum wall.] (Fort.) A detached work with
two embankments with make a salient angle. It is raised before the
curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called demilune and
half-moon.
Raveling
Rav"el*ing (?), n. [Also ravelling.]
1. The act of untwisting, or of disentangling.
2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.
Raven
Ra"ven (?), n. [AS. hr\'91fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban,
Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A
large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but
larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America,
and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven (Zo\'94l.), the cormorant.
Raven
Ra"ven, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls;
raven darkness. <-- raven-haired -->
Raven
Rav"en (?), n. [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine.
See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
1. Rapine; rapacity. Ray.
2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Raven
Rav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.]
[Written also ravin, and ravine.]
1. To obtain or seize by violence. Hakewill.
2. To devoir with great eagerness.
Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. Shak.
Raven
Rav"en, v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
[Written also ravin, and ravine.]
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen. xlix. 27.
Ravenala
Rav`e*na"la (?), n. [Malagasy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to
the banana.
NOTE: &hand; Ra venala Ma dagascariensis, 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 traveller's tree.
Ravener
Rav"en*er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, ravens or plunders. Gower.
2. A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] Holland.
Ravening
Rav"en*ing, n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. Luke xi.
39.
Ravening
Rav"en*ing, a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. --
Rav"en*ing*ly, adv.
Ravenous
Rav"en*ous (?), a. [From 2d Raven.]
1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry
even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire.
-- Rav"en*ous*ly, adv. -- Rav"en*ous*ness, n.
Raven's-duck
Ra"ven's-duck` (?), n. [Cf. G. ravenstuch.] A fine quality of
sailcloth. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Raver
Rav"er (?), n. One who raves.
Ravin
Rav"in (?), n. Ravenous. [Obs.] Shak.
Ravin, Ravine
Rav"in, Ravine (?), n. [See 2d Raven.] Food obtained by violence;
plunder; prey; raven. "Fowls of ravyne." Chaucer.
Though Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shrieked against
his creed. Tennyson.
<-- famous quote from In memoriam, 56, st. 4 -->
Ravin, Ravine
Rav"in, Rav"ine, v. t. & i. See Raven, v. t. & i.
Ravine
Ra*vine" (?), 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.
2. A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of
water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
Raving
Rav"ing (?), a. Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic.
-- Rav"ing*ly, adv.
Ravish
Rav"ish (?), 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.
These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and
accuse thee. Shak.
This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. Dryden.
2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished
. . . for the joy." Chaucer.
Thou hast ravished my heart. Cant. iv. 9.
3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her
consent; to rape. Shak. Syn. -- To transport; entrance; enrapture;
delight; violate; deflour; force. <-- sic. "deflour" is given in this
dict. as the preferred sp. of "deflower" -->
Ravisher
Rav"ish*er (?), n. One who ravishes (in any sense).
Ravishing
Rav"ish*ing, a. Rapturous; transporting.
Ravishingly
Rav"ish*ing*ly, adv. In a ravishing manner.
Ravishment
Rav"ish*ment (?), n. [F. ravissement. See Ravish.]
1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction;
as, the ravishment of children from their parents, or a ward from his
guardian, or of a wife from her husband. Blackstone.
2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight;
ecstasy. Spencer.
In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy
beauty still to gaze. Milton.
3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape.
Ravissant
Rav"is*sant (?), a. [F.] (Her.) In a half-raised position, as if about
to spring on prey.
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Raw
Raw (?), a. [Compar Rawer (?); superl. Rawest.] [AS. hre\'a0w; akin to
D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh, OHG. r&omac;, Icel. hr\'ber, Dan. raa, Sw.
r\'86, L. crudus, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. &root;18.
Cf. 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.
2. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe;
unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a
raw recruit.
Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude. De Quincey.
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.
4. Not covered; bare. Specifically: (a) Bald. [Obs.] "With scull all
raw." Spencer (b) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. (c) Sore,
as if by being galled.
And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment.
Spenser.
5. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; as, a raw wind. "A raw and gusty
day." Shak.
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.
Raw
Raw, n. A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch
one on the raw.
Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is a raw. De
Quincey.
Rawbone
Raw"bone` (?), a. Rawboned. [Obs.] Spencer.
Rawboned
Raw"boned`, a. Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt. Shak.
Rawhead
Raw"head` (?), n. A specter mentioned to frighten children; as,
rawhead and bloodybones.
Rawhide
Raw"hide` (?), n. A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned
(or raw) hide twisted.
Rawish
Raw"ish, a. Somewhat raw. [R.] Marston.
Rawly
Raw"ly, adv.
1. In a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience.
2. Without proper preparation or provision. Shak.
Rawness
Raw"ness, n. The quality or state of being raw.
Ray
Ray (?), v. t. [An aphetic form of array; cf. Beray.]
1. To array. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
2. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. [Obs.] "The fifth
that did it ray." Spenser.
Ray
Ray, n. Array; order; arrangement; dress. [Obs.]
And spoiling all her gears and goodly ray. Spenser.
Ray
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.
2. (Bot.) A radiating part of the 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.
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.
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.
5. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that
sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
All eyes direct their rays On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they
gaze. Pope.
6. (Geom.) One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point,
and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See
Half-ray.
Bundle of rays. (Geom.) See Pencil of rays, below. -- Extraordinary
ray (Opt.), that one or 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, OR 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 (
(Phys.), a kind of ray generated in a very highly exhausted vacuum
tube by the electrical discharge. It 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, or
sciagraphs<-- or 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.
Ray
Ray, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rayed (?); 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.
2. [From Ray, n.] To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out;
as, to ray smiles. [R.] Thompson.
Ray
Ray, v. t. To shine, as with rays. Mrs. Browning.
Ray
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. 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.
Rayah
Ra"yah (?), 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.]
Ray grass
Ray" grass` (?) [Etymol. of ray is uncertain.] (Bot.) A perennial
European grass (Lolium perenne); -- called also rye grass, and red
darnel. See Darnel, and Grass. Italian ray, OR rye, grass. See Darnel,
and Grass.
Rayless
Ray"less (?), a. Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated;
blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes.
Rayon
Ray"on (?), n. [F.] Ray; beam. [Obs.] Spenser. <-- Rayon. A synthetic
fiber, consisting of a polyamide -->
Rayonnant
Ray"on*nant (?), a. [F.] (Her.) Darting forth rays, as the sun when it
shines out.
Raze
Raze (?), n. [See Rack.] A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to
mean the same as race, a root.<-- Obs. -->
Raze
Raze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] [F.
raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also rase.]
1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
Razing the characters of your renown. Shak.
2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to
destroy; to demolish.
The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. Dryden.
Syn. -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy;
ruin. See Demolish.
Razed
Razed (?), a. Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] "Two Provincial
roses on my razed shoes." Shak.
Razee
Ra*zee" (?), n. [F. vaisseau ras\'82, fr. raser to rase, 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.
Razoe
Ra*zoe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razeed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Razeeing.] To
cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or
glass, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or
retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article.
Razor
Ra"zor (?), 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. "Take thee a barber's rasor." <-- also called
straight razor --> Ezek. v. 1. <-- (b) a similar device for shaving,
with a replaceable blade. 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. --> -->
2. (Zo\'94l.) A task of a wild boar.
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, OR Ensatella, ensis, AND Americana, which
have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle
in shape. Called also rasor 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 -->
Rasorable
Ra"sor*a*ble (?), a. Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved. [R.] Shak.
Razorback
Ra"zor*back" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The rorqual.
Razor-backed
Ra"zor-backed" (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back;
as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc.
Razorbill
Ra"zor*bill (?), 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.
Razure
Ra"zure (?), n. [See Rasure.]
1. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced;
obliteration. See Rasure.
2. An erasure; a change made by erasing.
Razzia
Raz"zi*a (?), n. [F., fr. Ar. gh\'bez\'c6a (pron. razia in Algeria).]
A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a rai
Re-
Re- (?). [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.
Re
Re (r&amac;). [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.
Reabsorb
Re`ab*sorb" (?), 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.
Reabsorption
Re`ab*sorp"tion (?), n. The act or process of rearbsorbing.
Reaccess
Re`ac*cess" (?), n. A second access or approach; a return. Hakewill.
Reaccuse
Re"ac*cuse" (?), v. t. To accuse again. Cheyne.
Reach
Reach, n. An effort to vomit. [R.]
Reach
Reach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reached (?) (Raught, the old preterit, is
obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. Reaching.] [OE. rechen, AS. r&aemac;can,
r&aemac;cean, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen,
and possibly to AS. r\'c6ce powerful, rich, E. rich. &root;115.]
1. To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a
member, something held, or the like.
Her tresses yellow, and long straughten, Unto her heeles down they
raughten. Rom. of R.
Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. John xx. 27.
Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far Their pampered boughs.
Milton.
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.
He reached me a full cap. 2 Esd. xiv. 39.
3. To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; too 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.
O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford, Than I may reach the
beast. Dryden.
4. To strike, hit, or tough with a missile; as, to reach an object
with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.
5. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate
to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.
If these examples of grown men reach not the case of children, let
them examine. Locke.
6. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of
extent; as, his hand reaches the river.
Thy desire . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame. Milton.
7. To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be
advanced to.
The best account of the appearances of nature which human
penetration can reach, comes short of its reality. Cheyne.
9. To understand; to comprehend. [Obs.]
Do what, sir? I reach you not. Beau. & Fl.
10. To overreach; to deceive. [Obs.] South.
Reach
Reach, v. t.
1. To stretch out the hand.
Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste! Milton.
2. To strain after something; to make efforts.
Reaching above our nature does no good. Dryden.
3. To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so
as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something.
And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached
to heaven. Gen. xxviii. 12.
The new world reaches quite across the torrid zone. Boyle.
4. (Naut.) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to
another, or with the ind nearly abeam.
To reach after OR at, to make efforts to attain to or obtain.
He would be in the mind reaching after a positive idea of infinity.
Locke.
Reach
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.
2. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the
like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
Drawn by others who had deeper reaches than themselves to matters
which they least intended. Hayward.
Be sure yourself and your own reach to know. Pope.
3. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result;
scope.
And on the left hand, hell, With long reach, interposed. Milton.
I am to pray you not to strain my speech To grosser issues, nor to
larger reach Than to suspicion. Shak.
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. "The river's wooded reach." Tennyson.
The coast . . . is very full of creeks and reaches. Holland.
5. An article to obtain an advantage.
The Duke of Parma had particular reaches and ends of his own
underhand to cross the design. Bacon.
6. The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward
bolster of a wagon.
Reachable
Reach"a*ble (?), a. Being within reach.
Reacher
Reach"er (?), n.
1. One who reaches.
2. An exaggeration. [Obs.] Fuller.
Reachless
Reach"less, a. Being beyond reach; lofty.
Unto a reachless pitch of praises hight. Bp. Hall.
React
Re*act" (?), v. t. To act or perform a second time; to do over again;
as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.<-- =
re-enact? -->
React
Re*act" (?), 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.
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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.
Reaction
Re*ac"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82action.]
1. Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency;
movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
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.
3. (Med.) An action included 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.
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.
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).
5. (Politics) Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform,
or great progress in any direction.
The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame and fortune
reached the highest point, predicted the coming reaction. Macaulay.
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.
Reactionary
Re*ac"tion*a*ry (?), a. Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as,
reactionary movements.
Reactionary
Re*ac"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. Reactionaries (. One who favors reaction, or
seeks to undo political progress or revolution.
Reactionist
Re*ac"tion*ist, n. A reactionary. C. Kingsley.
Reactive
Re*act`ive (?), 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.
Read
Read (?), n. Rennet. See 3d Reed. [Prov. Eng.]
Read
Read (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Read (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Reading.] [OE.
reden, r\'91den, AS. r&aemac;dan to read, advice, counsel, fr.
r&aemac;d advise, counsel, r&aemac;dan (imperf. reord) to advice,
counsel, guess; akin to D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel.
r\'be&edh;a, Goth. r&emac;dan (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr.
r\'bedh to succeed. &root;116. Cf. Riddle.]
1. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede.
Therefore, I read thee, get to God's word, and thereby try all
doctrine. Tyndale.
2. To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
3. To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.]
But read how art thou named, and of what kin. Spenser.
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.
Redeth [read ye] the great poet of Itaille. Chaucer.
Well could he rede a lesson or a story. Chaucer.
5. Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.
Who is't can read a woman? Shak.
6. To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to
learn by observation.
An armed corse did lie, In whose dead face he read great
magnanimity. Spenser.
Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor.
Shak.
7. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to read
theology or law.
To read one's self in, to read about 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.
Read
Read, v. t.
1. To give advice or counsel. [Obs.]
2. To tell; to declare. [Obs.] Spenser.
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.
So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the
sense. Neh. viii. 8.
4. To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
5. To learn by reading.
I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to death for an
iniquitous sentence. Swift.
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.
7. To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence reads
queerly.
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.
Read
Read, n. [AS. r&aemac;d counsel, fr. r&aemac;dan to counsel. See Read,
v. t.]
1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.
[Obs.]
2. [Read, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] Hume.
One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. Furnivall.
Read
Read (?), imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i.
Read
Read (?), a. Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books;
learned.
A poet . . . well read in Longinus. Addison.
Readable
Read"a*ble (?), 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,.
Readability
Read`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state of being readable; readableness.
Readdress
Re`ad*dress" (?), v. t. To address a second time; -- often used
reflexively.
He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.
Readept
Re`a*dept (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + L. adeptus. p. p. of adipisci to
obtain.] To regain; to recover. [Obs.]
Readeption
Re`a*dep"tion (?), n. A regaining; recovery of something lost. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Reader
Read"er (?), n. [AS. r&aemac;dere.]
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.
2. One who reads much; one who is studious.
3. A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading;
an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.
Readership
Read"er*ship, n. The office of reader. Lyell.
Readily
Read"i*ly (?), adv.
1. In a ready manner; quickly; promptly. Chaucer.
2. Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly;
cheerfully.
How readily we wish time spent revoked! Cowper.
Readiness
Read"i*ness, n. The state or quality of being ready; preparation;
promptness; aptitude; willingness.
They received the word with all readiness of mind. Acts xvii. 11.
Syn. -- Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; promptness;
aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; ease;
cheerfulness. See Facility.
Reading
Read"ing (?), n.
1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter
to be read.
2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive
reading.
3. A lecture or prelection; public recital.
The Jews had their weekly readings of the law. Hooker.
4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage
presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.
5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of
rendering. [Cant]
6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as,
the reading of a barometer.
Reading of a bill (Legislation), its normal recital, by the proper
officer, before the House which is to consider it.
Reading
Read"ing, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
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.
Readjourn
Re`ad*journ" (?), v. t. To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.
Readjournment
Re`ad*journ"ment (?), n. The act of readjourning; a second or repeated
adjournment.
Readjust
Re`ad*just" (?), v. t. To adjust or settle again; to put in a
different order or relation; to rearrange.
Readjuster
Re`ad*just"er (?), 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.
Readjustment
Re`ad*just"ment (?), n. A second adjustment; a new or different
adjustment.
Readmission
Re`ad*mis"sion (?), n. The act of admitting again, or the state of
being readmitted; as, the readmission fresh air into an exhausted
receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary.
Readmit
Re`ad*mit" (?), v. t. To admit again; to give entrance or access to
again.
Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to readmit the
suppliant. Milton.
Readmittance
Re`ad*mit"tance (?), n. Allowance to enter again; a second admission.
Readopt
Re`a*dopt" (?), v. t. To adopt again. Young.
Readorn
Re`a*dorn" (?), v. t. To adorn again or anew.
Readvance
Re`ad*vance" (?), v. i. To advance again.
Readvertency
Re`ad*vert"en*cy (?), n. The act of adverting to again, or of
reviewing. [R.] Norris.
Ready
Read"y (?), a. [Compar. Readier (?); superl. Readiest.] [AS.
r&aemac;de; 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. "When she redy was." Chaucer.
2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of
being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was ready." Fielding.
My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come
unto the marriage. Matt. xxii. 4.
3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free;
inclined; disposed.
I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for
the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts xxi. 13.
If need be, I am ready to forego And quit. Milton.
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. "Ready in devising expedients." Macaulay.
Gurth, whose temper was ready, through surly. Sir W. Scott.
5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near;
easy. "The readiest way." Milton.
A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The readiest weapon
that his fury found. Dryden.
6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following
infinitive.
My heart is ready to crack. Shak.
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.
All ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared.
"[I] am all redy at your hest." Chaucer. -- Ready money, means of
immediate payment; cash. "'Tis all the ready money fate can give."
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. Syn. -- Prompt; expeditious; speedy;
unhesitating; dexterous; apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy;
opportune; fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See
Prompt.
Ready
Read"y (?), adv. In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as
to need no delay.
We ourselves will go ready armed. Num. xxxii. 17.
Ready
Read"y, n. Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was
supplied with the ready. [Slang]
Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law, or to clear
old debts. Arbuthnot.
Ready
Read"y, v. t. To dispose in order. [Obs.] Heywood.
Ready-made
Read"y-made` (?), a. Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of
need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.
Ready-witted
Read"y-wit`ted (?), a. Having ready wit.
Reaffirm
Re`af*firm" (?), v. t. To affirm again.
Reaffirmance, Reaffirmation
Re`af*firm"ance (?), Re*af`fir*ma"tion (?) n. A second affirmation.
Reafforest
Re`af*for"est (?), v. t. To convert again into the forest, as a region
of country.
Reafforestation
Re`af*for`es*ta"tion (?), n. The act or process of converting again
into a forest.
Reagent
Re*a"gent (?), n. (Chem.) A substance capable of producing with
another a reaction, especially when employed to detect the presence of
other bodies; a test.
Reaggravation
Re*ag`gra*va"tion (?), n. (R. C. Ch.) The last monitory, published
after three admonitions and before the last excommunication.
Reagree
Re`a*gree" (?), v. t. To agree again.
Reak
Reak (?), n. [Wrack seaweed.] A rush. [Obs.] "Feeds on reaks and
reeds." Drant.
Reak
Reak, n. [Cf. Icel. hrekkr, or E. wreak vengeance.] A prank. [Obs.]
"They play such reaks." Beau & Fl.
Real
Re"al (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; A re al of plate (coin) varied in value according to
the time of its coinage, from 12 down to 10 cents, or from 6 to 5
pence sterling. The real vellon, or money of account, was nearly
equal to five cents, or 2 pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of
Spain was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which the
franc is the unit.
Real
Re*al" (?), a. Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] "The blood real of
Thebes." Chaucer.
Real
Re"al (?), 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.
Whereat I waked, and found Before mine eyes all real, as the dream
Had lively shadowed. Milton.
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. -->
Whose perfection far excelled Hers in all real dignity. Milton.
5. Relating to things, not to persons. [Obs.]
Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable of
the real part of business. Bacon.
4. (Alg.) Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or
meaning; not imaginary.
5. (Law) Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to
lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal
or movable property.
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 estate OR
property, 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. 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, "It actually exists," "It has actually been done." Thus its
really is shown by its actually. 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.
For he that but conceives a crime in thought, Contracts the danger
of an actual fault. Dryden.
Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the reality of things.
Locke.
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Real
Re"al (?), n. A realist. [Obs.] Burton.
Realgar
Re*al"gar (?), 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.
Realism
Re"al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82alisme.]
1. (Philos.) (a) An 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.
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. <-- 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, overimaginativeness, or
visionariness. -->
Realist
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.
2. (Art. & Lit.) An artist or writer who aims at realism in his work.
See Realism, 2. <-- 3. a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical
beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealist or visionary. -->
Realistic
Re`al*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner
of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.
Realistically
Re`al*is"tic*al*ly, adv. In the realistic manner.
Reality
Re*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Realities (#). [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.
A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does
not comprehend his meaning. Addison.
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.
And to realities yield all her shows. Milton.
My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to me. Beattie.
3. [See 1st Realty, 2.] Loyalty; devotion. [Obs.]
To express our reality to the emperor. Fuller.
4. (Law) See 2d Realty, 2.
Realizable
Re"al*i`za*ble (?), a. Capable of being realized.
Realization
Re`al*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82alisation.] The act of realizing,
or the state of being realized.
Realize
Re"al*ize (?), 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 accomplish; as, to
realize a scheme or project.
We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighting a
single grain against the globe of earth. Glanvill.
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.
Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek
inscriptions] which realize ancient history to us. Jowett.
We can not realize it in thought, that the object . . . had really
no being at any past moment. Sir W. Hamilton.
3. To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to
realize his fortune.
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.
Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by
diligent thrift realize a good estate. Macaulay.
5. To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
Realize
Re"al*ize, v. t. To convert any kind of property into money,
especially property representing investments, as shares in stock
companies, bonds, etc.
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.
Realizer
Re"al*i`zer (?), n. One who realizes. Coleridge.
Realizing
Re"al*i`zing (?), 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.
Reallege
Re`al*lege" (?), v. t. To allege again. Cotgrave.
Realliance
Re`al*li"ance (?), n. A renewed alliance.
Re-ally
Re"-al*ly" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + ally, v. t.] To bring together
again; to compose or form anew. Spenser.
Really
Re"al*ly` (?), adv. Royally. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Really
Re"al*ly (?), adv. In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in
truth.
Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. Swift.
NOTE: &hand; Re ally is of ten us ed fa miliarly as a sl ight
corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.
Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old. Young.
Realm
Realm (?), 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.
The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone.
Motley.
2. Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department;
division; as, the realm of fancy.
Realmless
Realm"less, a. Destitute of a realm. Keats.
Realness
Re"al*ness (?), n. The quality or condition of being real; reality.
Realty
Re"al*ty (?), n. [OF. r\'82alt\'82, LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See
Regal.]
1. Royalty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Loyalty; faithfulness. [R.] Milton.
Realty
Re"al*ty, n. [Contr. from 1st Reality.]
1. Realty. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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.
Ream
Ream (?), n. [AS. re\'a0m, akin to G. rahm.] Cream; also, the cream or
froth on ale. [Scot.]
Ream
Ream, v. i. To cream; to mantle. [Scot.]
A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess,
reamed with excellent claret. Sir W. Scott.
Ream
Ream, v. t. [Cf. Reim.] To stretch out; to draw out into thongs,
threads, or filaments.
Ream
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
--> Printer's ream, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common
practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the ream. Knight.
Ream
Ream, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reamed (?); 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.
Reame
Reame (?), n. Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reamer
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 a bore of a cannon, etc.
Reamputation
Re*am`pu*ta"tion (?), n. (Surg.) The second of two amputations
performed upon the same member.
Reanimate
Re*an"i*mate (?), 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.
Reanimation
Re*an"i*ma"tion (?), n. The act or operation of reanimating, or the
state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.
Reannex
Re`an*nex" (?), v. t. To annex again or anew; to reunite. "To reannex
that duchy." Bacon.
Reannexation
Re*an`nex*a"tion (?), n. Act of reannexing.
Reanswer
Re*an"swer (?), v. t. & i. To answer in return; to repay; to
compensate; to make amends for.
Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow under. Shak.
Reap
Reap (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raped (?); 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.
When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field. Lev.
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.
Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing For peace, reap nothing but
repulse and hate? Milton.
3. To clear or a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
4. To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] Shak.
Reaping hook, an instrument 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.
Reap
Reap, v. i. To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a
harvest.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5.
Reap
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.
Reaper
Reap"er, n.
1. One who reaps.
The sun-burned reapers wiping their foreheads. Macaulay.
2. A reaping machine.
Reapparel
Re`ap*par"el (?), v. t. To clothe again.
Reappear
Re`ap*pear (?), v. i. To appear again.
Reappearance
Re`ap*pear"ance (?), v. i. A second or new appearance; the act or
state of appearing again.
Reapplication
Re*ap`pli*ca"tion (?), n. The act of reapplying, or the state of being
reapplied.
Reapply
Re`ap*ply" (?), v. t. & i. To apply again.
Reappoint
Re`ap*point" (?), v. t. To appoint again.
Reappointment
Re`ap*point"ment (?), n. The act of reappointing, or the state of
being reappointed.
Reapportion
Re`ap*por"tion (?), v. t. To apportion again.
Reapportionment
Re`ap*por"tion*ment (?), n. A second or a new apportionment.
Reapproach
Re`ap*proach" (?), v. i. & t. To approach again or anew.
Rear
Rear (?), adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.]
Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear! Gay.
Rear
Rear, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.]
1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order;
-- opposed to front.
Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. Milton.
2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is
stationed behind the rest.
When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear. Milton.
Rear
Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear
rank of a company. 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.
Rear
Rear (?), v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.]
Rear
Rear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rearing.] [AS.
r&aemac;ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r&aemac;san, 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.
In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. Milton.
It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. Barrow.
Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner. Ld. Lytton.
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.
One reared a font of stone. Tennyson.
3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.]
And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Upon his set the
lovely load. Spenser.
4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to
foster; as, to rear offspring.
He wants a father to protect his youth, And rear him up to virtue.
Southern.
5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.
6. To rouse; to strip up. [Obs.]
And seeks the tusky boar to rear. Dryden.
Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise, build; establish. See the Note
under Raise, 3 (c).
Rear
Rear, v. i. To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.
Rearing bit, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head
when rearing. Knight.
Reardorse, Reardoss
Rear"dorse (?), Rear"doss (?), n. A reredos.
Rearer
Rear"er (?), n. One he, or that which, rears.
Reargue
Re*ar"gue (?), v. t. To argue anew or again.
Reargument
Re*ar"gu*ment (?), n. An arguing over again, as of a motion made in
court.
Rear-horse
Rear"-horse` (?), n. [So called because it rears up when disturbed.]
(Zo\'94l.) A mantis.
Rearly
Rear"ly, adv. Early. [Obs.] Beau. & Ft.
Rearmost
Rear"most` (?), a. Farthest in the rear; last.
Rearmouse, Reremouse
Rear"mouse`, Rere"mouse` (?), n. [AS. hr&emac;rem&umac;s; probably fr.
hr&emac;ran to agitate, stir (akin to G. r\'81hren, Icel. hr\'91ra) +
m&umac;s mouse.] (Zo\'94l.) The leather-winged bat (Vespertilio
murinus). [Written also reermouse.]
Rearrange
Re`ar*range" (?), v. t. To arrange again; to arrange in a different
way.
Rearrangement
Re`ar*range"ment (?), n. The act of rearranging, or the state of being
rearranged.
Rearward
Rear"ward`, n. [Rear + ward.] The last troop; the rear of an army; a
rear guard. Also used figuratively. Shak.
Rearward
Rear"ward (?), a. & adv. At or toward the rear.
Reascend
Re`as*cend" (?), v. i. To rise, mount, or climb again.
Reascend
Re`as*cend", v. t. To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending
again.
He mounts aloft, and reascends the skies. Addison.
Reascension
Re`as*cen"sion (?), n. The act of reascending; a remounting.
Reascent
Re`as*cent" (?), n. A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity.
Cowper.
Reason
Rea"son (?), n. [OE. resoun, F. raison, fr. L. ratio (akin to Goth.
rapj number, account, garapjan 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.
I'll give him reasons for it. Shak.
The reason of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch is by the
motion of the next wheel. Sir M. Hale.
This reason did the ancient fathers render, why the church was
called "catholic." Bp. Pearson.
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.
2. The faculty of 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.
We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing anything divine
or human, but by our five senses and our reason. P. Browne.
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.
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.
By the pure reason I mean the power by which we become possessed of
principles. Coleridge.
The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own peculiar
operation, conceives; the reason, or rationalized understanding,
comprehends. Coleridge.
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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.
I was promised, on a time, To have reason for my rhyme. Spenser.
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.
The most probable way of bringing France to reason would be by the
making an attempt on the Spanish West Indies. Addison.
4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] Barrow.
By reason of, by means of; on account of; because of. "Spain is thin
sown of people, partly by reason of the sterility of the soil." Bacon.
In reason, In all reason, in justice; with rational ground; in a right
view.
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.
-- It is reason, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]
Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have
greatest care of future times. Bacon.
Syn. -- Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle; sake;
account; object; purpose; design. See Motive, Sense.
Reason
Rea"son (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reasoned (?); 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.
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.
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the Lord, of all
the righteous acts of the Lord. 1 Sam. xii. 7.
3. To converse; to compare opinions. Shak.
Reason
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.
When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well reasoned
in every part, there is beauty in such a theory. T. Burnet.
2. To support with reasons, as a request. [R.] Shak.
3. To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a
belief; to reason one out of his plan.
Men that will not be reasoned into their senses. L'Estrange.
4. To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to
reason down a passion.
5. To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or
argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the
librations of the moon.
Reasonable
Rea"son*a*ble (?), 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.
2. Governed by reason; being under 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.
By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of any
reasonable cause of doubting. Bp. Wilkins.
Men have no right to what is not reasonable. Burke.
3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a
reasonable demand, amount, price.
Let . . . all things be thought upon That may, with reasonable
swiftness, add More feathers to you wings. Shak.
Syn. -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; moderate;
tolerable. See Rational.
Reasonable
Rea"son*a*ble, adv. Reasonable; tolerably. [Obs.]
I have a reasonable good ear in music. Shak.
Reasonableness
Rea"son*a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being reasonable.
Reasonably
Rea"son*a*bly, adv.
1. In a reasonable manner.
2. Moderately; tolerably. "Reasonably perfect in the language."
Holder.
Reasoner
Rea"son*er (?), n. One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a
close reasoner; a logical reasoner.
Reasoning
Rea"son*ing, n.
1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of
presenting one's reasons.
2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged
and developed; course of argument.
His reasoning was sufficiently profound. Macaulay.
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 a part 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 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.
Reasonist
Rea"son*ist, n. A rationalist. [Obs.]
Such persons are now commonly called "reasonists" and
"rationalists," to distinguish them from true reasoners and
rational inquirers. Waterland.
Reasonless
Rea"son*less, a.
1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak.
2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable.
This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak.
Reassemblage
Re`as*sem"blage (?), n. Assemblage a second time or again.
Reassemble
Re`as*sem"ble (?), v. t. & i. To assemble again.
Reassert
Re`as*sert" (?), v. t. To assert again or anew; to maintain after an
omission to do so.
Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will reassert
our claim to respectability in literature. Walsh.
Reassertion
Re`as*ser"tion (?), n. A second or renewed assertion of the same
thing.
Reassessment
Re`as*sess"ment (?), n. A renewed or second assessment.
Reassign
Re`as*sign" (?), v. t. To assign back or again; to transfer back what
has been assigned.
Reassignment
Re`as*sign"ment (?), n. The act of reassigning.
Reassimilate
Re`as*sim"i*late (?), v. t. & i. To assimilate again. --
Re`as*sim`i*la"tion (#), n.
Reassociate
Re`as*so"ci*ate (?), v. t. & i. To associate again; to bring again
into close relatoins.
Reassume
Re`as*sume" (?), v. t. To assume again or anew; to resume. --
Re`as*sump"tion (#), n.
Reassurance
Re`as*sur"ance (?), n.
1. Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated. Prynne.
2. (Law) Same as Reinsurance.
Reassure
Re`as*sure" (?), v. t.
1. To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or
terror.
They rose with fear, . . . Till dauntless Pallas reassured the
rest. Dryden.
2. To reinsure.
Reassurer
Re`as*sur"er (?), n. One who reassures.
Reasty
Reas"ty (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Rusty and rancid; -- applied to
salt meat. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. -- Reas"ti*ness (#), n. [Obs.
or Prov. Eng.]
Reata
Re*a"ta (?), n. [Sp.] A lariat.
Reattach
Re`at*tach (?), 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. -->
Reattachment
Re`at*tach"ment (?), n. The act of reattaching; a second attachment.
Reattain
Re`at*tain" (?), v. t. To attain again.
Reattainment
Re`at*tain"ment (?), n. The act of reattaining.
Reattempt
Re`at*tempt" (?), v. t. To attempt again.
Reaume
Re`aume (?), n. Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
R\'82aumur
R\'82`au`mur" (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e R\ '82aumur th ermometer is so graduated that 0°
marks the freezing point and 80° the boiling point of water.
Frequently indicated by R. Cf. Centigrade, and Fahrenheit. See
Illust. of Thermometer.
Reave
Reave (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reaved (?), Reft (, or Raft ( (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&umac;fa to break,
violate, Goth. bir\'a0ubon to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr.
lup to break. &root;114. Cf. Bereave, Rob, v. t., Robe, Rove, v. t.,
Rupture.] To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to
rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. "To reave his life." Spenser.
He golden apples raft of the dragon. Chaucer.
By privy stratagem my life at home. Chapman.
<-- #sic. Obviously, something left out of this quote. -->
To reave the orphan of his patrimony. Shak.
The heaven caught and reft him of his tongue. Tennyson.
Reaver
Reav"er (?), n. One who reaves. [Archaic]
Reawake
Re`a*wake" (?), v. i. To awake again.
Rebanish
Re*ban"ish (?), v. t. To banish again.
Rebaptism
Re*bap"tism (?), n. A second baptism.
Rebaptisation
Re*bap`ti*sa"tion, n. [Cf. F. rebaptisation.] A second baptism. [Obs.]
Hooker.
Rebaptize
Re`bap*tize" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + baptist: of F. rebaptiser, L.
rebaptizare.] To baptize again or a second time.
Rebaptizer
Re`bap*tiz"er (?), n. One who rebaptizes.
Rebarbarize
Re*bar"ba*rize (?), v. t. To reduce again to barbarism. --
Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion (#), n.
Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious
wars. Sir W. Hamilton.
Rebate
Re*bate" (?), 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.
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.
2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or
customs duties. Blount. <-- 2 (b). To return a portion of a sum paid,
as a method of discounting. -->
Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back
at right angles, as in the fylfot.
Rebate
Re*bate", v. i. To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe.
Rebate
Re*bate", n.
1. Diminution.
2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate
payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier. <-- 2 (b). 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. -->
Rebate
Re*bate", n. [See Rabbet.]
1. (Arch.) A restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the
corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out
mortar. Elmes.
3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for
dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.
4. [Perhaps a different word.] A kind of hard freestone used in making
pavements. [R.] Elmes.
Rebate
Re*bate", v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
Rebatement
Re*bate"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. rabatement, fr. rabatre to diminish, F.
rabatre.] Same as 3d Rebate, v.
Rebato
Re*ba"to (?), n. Same as Rabato. Burton.
Rebec
Re"bec (?), 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.
He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. Drayton.
2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rebel
Reb"el (?), a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See Rebel, v. t.]
Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as,
rebel troops.
Whoso be rebel to my judgment. Chaucer.
Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.
Rebel
Reb"el, n. [F. rebelle.] One who rebels. 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.
Rebel
Re*bel" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled (?); 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.
The murmur and the churl's rebelling. Chaucer.
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against
the Lord. Josh. xxii. 16.
2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or
insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel
against your reason? Dryden.
Rebeldom
Reb"el*dom (?), n. A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered
collectively; also, conduct o Thackeray.
Rebeller
Re*bel"ler (?), n. One who rebels; a rebel.
Rebellion
Re*bel"lion (?), n. [F. r\'82bellion, L. rebellio. See Rebel, v. t.
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 resistances 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.
No sooner is the standard of rebellion displayed than men of
desperate principles resort to it. Ames.
2. Open resistances to, or defiance of, lawful authority.
Commission of rebellion (Eng. Law), a process of contempt on the
nonappearance of a defendant, -- non abolished. Wharton. Burrill. Syn.
-- Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistances; contumacy. See
Insurrection.
Rebellious
Re*bel"lious (?), a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel of the
nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful
authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious arms."
Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness, n.
Rebellow
Re*bel"low (?), v. i. To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow.
The cave rebellowed, and the temple shook. Dryden.
Rebiting
Re*bit"ing (?), n. (Etching) The act or process of deepening worn
lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if acid.
Fairholt.
Rebloom
Re*bloom" (?), v. i. To bloom again. Crabbe.
Reblossom
Re*blos"som (?), v. i. To blossom again.
Reboant
Re*bo"ant (?), a. [L. reboans, p. pr. of reboare; pref. re- re- +
boare to cry aloud.] Rebellowing; resounding loudly. [R.] Mrs.
Browning.
Reboation
Re`bo*a"tion (?), n. Repetition of a bellow. [R.] Bp. Patrick.
Reboil
Re*boil" (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + boil: cf. F. rebouillir.]
1. To boil, or to cause to boil, again.
2. Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.]
Some of his companions thereat reboyleth. Sir T. Elyot.
Reborn
Re*born" (?), p. p. Born again.
Rebound
Re*bound" (?), 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.
Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of
elasticity, will not rebound from one another. Sir I. Newton.
2. To give back an echo. [R.] T. Warton.
3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. Pope.
Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer rebounds to half
cock after striking the cap or primer.
Rebound
Re*bound", v. t. To send back; to reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. Dryden.
Rebound
Re*bound", n. The act of rebounding; resilience.
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound. Dryden.
Rebrace
Re*brace" (?), v. t. To brace again. Gray.
Rebreathe
Re*breathe" (?), v. t. To breathe again.
Rebucous
Re*bu"cous (?), a. Rebuking. [Obs.]
She gave unto him many rebucous words. Fabyan.
Rebuff
Re*buff" (?), 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.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. Milton.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence;
rejection of solicitation.
Rebuff
Re*buff", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to
repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
Rebuild
Re*build" (?), 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.
Rebuilder
Re*build"er (?), n. One who rebuilds. Bp. Bull.
Rebukable
Re*buk"a*ble (?), a. Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible.
Shak.
Rebuke
Re*buke" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuked (?); 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.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich
offender feared. Dryden.
Syn. -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See
Reprove.
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Rebuke
Re*buke" (?), n.
1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement;
punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv. 15.
Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? Shak.
2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or
censure; to be blameless.
Rebukeful
Re*buke"ful (?), a. Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. [Obs.]
-- Re*buke"ful*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Rebuker
Re*buk"er (?), n. One who rebukes.
Rebukingly
Re*buk"ing*ly, adv. By way of rebuke.
Rebullition
Re`bul*li"tion (?), n. The act of boiling up or effervescing. [R.] Sir
H. Wotton.
Rebury
Re*bur"y (?), v. t. To bury again. Ashmole.
Rebus
Re"bus (?), n.; pl. Rebuses (#). [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res
a thing: cf. F. r\'82bus. Cf. 3d 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.
NOTE: &hand; A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had,
embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a
well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well.
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.
Rebus
Re"bus, v. t. To mark or indicate by a rebus.
He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and
Tun under it. Fuller.
Rebut
Re*but" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebutting.]
[OF. reb to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust.
See 1st Butt, Boutade.]
1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.
Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, Perforce rebutted
back. Spenser.
2. (Law) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or
countervailing proof. Abbott.
Rebut
Re*but", v. i.
1. To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. (Law) To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's
surrejoinder.
The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which
the defendant. Blackstone.
Rebuttable
Re*but"ta*ble (?), a. Capable of being rebutted.
Rebuttal
Re*but"tal (?), 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.
Rebutter
Re*but"ter (?), n. (Law) The answer of a defendant in matter of fact
to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
Recadency
Re*ca"den*cy (?), n. A falling back or descending a second time; a
relapse. W. Montagu.
Recalcitrant
Re*cal"ci*trant (?), 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.
Recalcitrate
Re*cal"ci*trate (?), v. t. To kick against; to show repugnance to; to
rebuff.
The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his
tricks. De Quincey.
Recalcitrate
Re*cal"ci*trate, v. i. To kick back; to kick against anything; hence,
to express repugnance or opposition.
Recalcitration
Re*cal`ci*tra"tion (?), n. A kicking back again; opposition;
repugnance; refractoriness.
Recall
Re*call" (?), v. t.
1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall
an ambassador.
2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw;
as, to recall words, or a decree.
Passed sentence may not be recall'd. Shak.
3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to
remember; as, to recall bygone days.
Recall
Re*call", n.
1. A calling back; a revocation.
'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall. Dryden.
2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are
recalled from duty, labor, etc. Wilhelm.
Recallable
Re*call"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being recalled.
Recallment
Re*call"ment (?), n. Recall. [R.] R. Browning.
Recant
Re*cant" (?), 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.
How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and
void! Milton.
Syn. -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
Renounce.
Recant
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.
Recantation
Re`can*ta"tion (?), n. The act of recanting; a declaration that
contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in
contradiction; retraction.
The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make
a public recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Recanter
Re*cant"er (?), n. One who recants.
Recapacitate
Re`ca*pac"i*tate (?), v. t. To qualify again; to confer capacity on
again. Atterbury.
Recapitulate
Re*ca*pit"u*late (?), 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.
Recapitulate
Re`ca*pit"u*late (?), v. i. To sum up, or enumerate by heads or
topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the
substance.
Recapitulation
Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion (?), 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.
Recapitulator
Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor (?), n. One who recapitulates.
Recapitulatory
Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry (?), a. Of the nature of a recapitulation;
containing recapitulation.
Recapper
Re*cap"per (?), n. (Firearms) A tool used for applying a fresh
percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Recaption
Re*cap"tion (?), 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. 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.
Recaptor
Re*cap"tor (?), n. One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had
been previously taken.
Recapture
Re*cap"ture (?; 135), n.
1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the
retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.
2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Recapture
Re*cap"ture, v. t. To capture again; to retake.
Recarbonize
Re*car"bon*ize (?), v. t. (Metal.) To restore carbon to; as, to
recarbonize iron in converting it into steel.
Recarnify
Re*car"ni*fy (?), v. t. To convert again into flesh. [Obs.] Howell.
Recarriage
Re*car"riage (?), n. Act of carrying back.
Recarry
Re*car"ry (?), v. t. To carry back. Walton.
Recast
Re*cast" (?), v. t.
1. To throw again. Florio.
2. To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new from a shape; to
reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play.
3. To compute, or cast up, a second time.
Recche
Rec"che (?), v. i. To reck. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reccheles
Rec"che*les (?), a. Reckless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Recede
Re*cede" (?), 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.
Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the instituted shore.
Dryden.
All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.
Bentley.
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. Syn. -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
desist.
Recede
Re*cede" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.] To cede
back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede
conquered territory.
Receipt
Re*ceipt" (?), n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr.
L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See Receive.]
1. The act of receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your letter."
Shak.
2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.]
Thy kind receipt of me. Chapman.
3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.]
It has become a place of great receipt. Evelyn.
4. Place of receiving. [Obs.]
He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom.
Matt. ix. 9.
5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired receipt
together lay." Chapman.
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.
She had a receipt to make white hair black. Sir T. Browne.
7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered;
an acknowledgment of money paid.
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.
Cross receipts. See under Gross, a.
Receipt
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.
2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a
bill.
Receipt
Re*ceipt", v. i. To give a receipt, as for money paid.
Receiptment
Re*ceipt"ment (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) The receiving or harboring a felon
knowingly, after the commission of a felony. Burrill.
Receiptor
Re*ceipt"or (?), n. One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who
receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff.
Receit
Re*ceit" (?), n. Receipt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Receivability
Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being receivable;
receivableness.
Receivable
Re*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. recevable.] Capable of being received.
-- Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. Bills receivable. See under 6th Bill.
Receive
Re*ceive" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Received (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Receiving.] [OF. receiver, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere;
pref. re- re- + capere to take, seize. See 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.
Receyven all in gree that God us sent. Chaucer.
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.
Our hearts receive your warnings. Shak.
The idea of solidity we receives by our touch. Locke.
3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence or
acceptance to.
Many other things there be which they have received to hold, as the
washing of cups, and pots. Mark vii. 4.
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.
They kindled a fire, and received us every one. Acts xxviii. 2.
5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity fro; to
be able to take in.
The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive
the burnt offerings. 1 Kings viii. 64.
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.
Against his will he can receive no harm. Milton.
7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.
8. (Lawn Tennis) To bat back (the ball) when served.
Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited sailors are
received, and kept till drafted for service. 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.
Who, if we knew What we receive, would either not accept Life
offered, or soon beg to lay it down. Milton.
Receive
Re*ceive" (?), v. i.
1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she
receives on Tuesdays.
2. (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it
is your turn to receive.
Receivedness
Re*ceiv"ed*ness, n. The state or quality of being received, accepted,
or current; as, the receivedness of an opinion. Boyle.
Receiver
Re*ceiv"er (?), n. [Cf. F. receveur.]
1. One who takes or receives in any manner.
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.
3. One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be
stolen. Blackstone.
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.
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.
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.
7. That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which
the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter.
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.
Receivership
Re*ceiv"er*ship, n. The state or office of a receiver.
Recelebrate
Re*cel"e*brate (?), v. t. To celebrate again, or anew. --
Re*cel`e*bra"tion (#), n.
Recency
Re"cen*cy (?), 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.
Recense
Re*cense" (?), v. t. [L. recensere; pref. re- again + censere to
value, estimate: cf. F. recenser.] To review; to revise. [R.] Bentley.
Recension
Re*cen"sion (?), n. [L. recensio: cf. F. recension.]
1. The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration.
Barrow.
2. Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an
editor; critical revisal and establishment.
3. The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision;
an edited version.
Recensionist
Re*cen"sion*ist, n. One who makes recensions; specifically, a critical
editor.
Recent
Re"cent (?), 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.
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.
2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as,
recent shells.
Recenter
Re*cen"ter (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + center.] To center again; to
restore to the center. Coleridge.
Recently
Re"cent*ly (?), adv. Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as,
advices recently received.
Recentness
Re"cent*ness, n. Quality or state of being recent.
Receptacle
Re*cep"ta*cle (?), n. [F. r\'82ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr.
receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See Receive.]
1. That which serves, or is used, fro receiving and containing
something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
O sacred receptacle of my joys! Shak.
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.
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Receptacular
Rec`ep*tac"u*lar (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82ceptaculaire.] (Bot.) Pertaining
to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or
scales in the sunflower.
Receptaculum
Rec`ep*tac"u*lum (?), n.; pl. Receptacula (#). [L.] (Anat.) A
receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.
Receptary
Rec"ep*ta*ry (?), a. Generally or popularly admitted or received.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Receptary
Rec"ep*ta*ry, n. That which is received. [Obs.] "Receptaries of
philosophy." Sir T. Browne.
Receptibility
Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n.
1. The quality or state of being receptible; receivableness.
2. A receptible thing. [R.] Glanvill.
Receptible
Re*cep"ti*ble (?), a. [L. receptibilis.] Such as may be received;
receivable.
Reception
Re*cep"tion (?), 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.
2. The state of being received.
3. The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors;
entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as,
a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.
What reception a poem may find. Goldsmith.
4. Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their
countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common
reception countenanced. Locke.
5. A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] Bacon.
Receptive
Re*cep"tive (?), 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.
Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. Glanvill.
Receptiveness
Re*cep"tive*ness, n. The quality of being receptive.
Receptivity
Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82ceptivit\'82.]
1. The state or quality of being receptive.
2. (Kantian Philos.) The power or capacity of receiving impressions,
as those of the external senses.
Receptory
Re*cep"to*ry (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. receptorium a place of shelter.]
Receptacle. [Obs.] Holland.
Recess
Re*cess" (?), n. [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]
1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess
of the tides.
Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation
from rationality. South.
My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. Eikon
Basilike.
2. The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. Sir M.
Hale.
Good verse recess and solitude requires. Dryden.
3. Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as
of a legislative body, court, or school.
The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. Macaulay.
4. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove,
niche, etc.
A bed which stood in a deep recess. W. Irving.
5. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
Departure from his happy place, our sweet Recess, and only
consolation left. Milton.
6. Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of
science. I. Watts.
7. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) A sinus.
Recess
Re*cess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.] To
make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
Recess
Re*cess", n. [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German
empire. Brande & C.
Recessed
Re*cessed" (?), a.
1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "Comfortably recessed from curious
impertinents." Miss Edgeworth.
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.
Recession
Re*ces"sion (?), n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]
The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a
demand. South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice. Jer. Taylor.
Recession
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.
Recessional
Re*ces"sion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir
to the robing room.
Recessive
Re*ces"sive (?), a. Going back; receding.
Rechabite
Re"chab*ite (?), 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.
Rechange
Re*change" (?), v. t. & i. To change again, or change back.
Recharge
Re*charge" (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + charge: cf. F. recharger.]
1. To charge or accuse in return.
2. To attack again; to attack anew. Dryden.
Recharter
Re*char"ter (?), n. A second charter; a renewal of a charter. D.
Webster.
Recharter
Re*char"ter, v. t. To charter again or anew; to grant a second or
another charter to.
Rechase
Re*chase" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + chase: cf. F. rechasser.] To chase
again; to chase or drive back.
Recheat
Re*cheat" (?), 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.
Recheat
Re*cheat", v. i. To blow the recheat. Drayton.
Recherch\'82
Re*cher`ch\'82" (?), a. [F.] Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of
rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in
kind.
Rechless
Rech"less (?), a. Reckless. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Rechoose
Re*choose" (?), v. t. To choose again.
Recidivate
Re*cid"i*vate (?), v. i. [LL. recidivare. See Recidivous.] To
baskslide; to fall again. [Obs.]
Recidivation
Re*cid`i*va"tion (?), n. [LL. recidivatio.] A falling back; a
backsliding. Hammond.
Recidivous
Re*cid"i*vous (?), a. [L. r, fr. recidere to fall back.] Tending or
liable to backslide or r
Recipe
Rec"i*pe (?), n.; pl. Recipes (#). [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; especially, a prescription for medicine. <-- now esp. a
prescription (set of directions) for preparing food -->
Recipiangle
Re*cip"i*an`gle (?), 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.
Recipience, Recipiency
Re*cip"i*ence (?), Re*cip"i*en*cy (?), n. The quality or state of
being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.
Recipient
Re*cip"i*ent (?), 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.
Recipient
Re*cip"i*ent, a. Receiving; receptive.
Reciprocal
Re*cip"ro*cal (?), a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.]
1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and
received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love;
reciprocal duties.
Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. Shak.
3. Mutually interchangeable.
These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing
defined. I. Watts.
4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes
limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.
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.
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: :1/20:1/8.
-- 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 \'ac to 1/9. -- Reciprocal terms (Logic), those
terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are
convertible, and may be used for each other. 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.
Reciprocal
Re*cip"ro*cal, n.
1. That which is reciprocal to another thing.
Corruption is a reciprocal to generation. Bacon.
2. (Arith. & Alg.) The quotient arising from dividing unity by any
quantity; thus \'ac is the 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.
Reciprocality
Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty (?), n. The quality or condition of being
reciprocal; reciprocalness. [R.]
Reciprocally
Re*cip"ro*cal*ly (?), adv.
1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is
equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually.
These two particles to reciprocally affect each other with the same
force. Bentley.
2. (Math.) In the manner of reciprocals.
Reciprocally proportional (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two
variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to
the reciprocal of the other.
Reciprocalness
Re*cip"ro*cal*ness (?), n. The quality or condition of being
reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness.
Reciprocate
Re*cip"ro*cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reciprocated (?); 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.
One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows
reciprocating air. Dryden.
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.
Reciprocate
Re*cip"ro*cate, v. t. To give and return mutually; to make return for;
to give in return; to unterchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate
favors. Cowper.
Reciprocation
Re*cip`ro*ca"tion (?), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. reciprocation.]
1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and
returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.
2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in
the flow and ebb of tides. Sir T. Browne.
Reciprocity
Rec`i*proc"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82ciprocit\'82. See Reciprocal.]
1. Mutual action and reaction.
2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation.
Reciprocity treaty, OR Treaty of reciprocity, a treaty concluded
between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs
or charges on imports, or in other respects. Syn. -- Reciprocation;
interchange; mutuality.
Reciprocornous
Re*cip`ro*cor"nous (?), a. [L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal +
cornu horn.] (Zo\'94l.) Having horns turning backward and then
forward, like those of a ram. [R.] Ash.
Reciprocous
Re*cip"ro*cous (?), a. Reciprocal. [Obs.]
Reciprok
Rec"i*prok (?), a. [F. r\'82ciproque, L. reciprocus.] Reciprocal.
[Obs.] B. Jonson.
Reciproque
Rec"i*proque (?), a. & n. [F. r\'82ciproque.] Reciprocal. Bacon.
Recision
Re*ci"sion (?), n. [L. recisio, fr. recidere, recisum, to cut off;
pref. re- re- + caedere to cut.] The act of cutting off. Sherwood.
Recital
Re*cit"al (?), 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.
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.
3. That which is recited; a story; a narration.
4. (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; --
distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or
violin recital.
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. Syn. -- Account;
rehearsal; recitation; narration; description; explanation;
enumeration; detail; narrative. See Account.
Recitation
Rec`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. r\'82citation. See
Recite.]
1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.
Hammond.
2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory,
especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so
delivered.
3. (Colleges and Schools) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before
their instructor.
Recitative
Rec`i*ta*tive" (?), n. [It. recitativo, or F. r\'82citatif. See
Recite.] (Mus.) A species of musical recitation in which the words are
delivered in manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a
piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma.
Recitative
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.
Recitativo
Rec`i*ta*ti"vo (?), n. [It.] (Mus.) Recitative.
Recite
Re*cite" (?), 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.
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.
3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.
4. (Law) To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. Syn. -- To
rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; recapitulate; detail;
number; count.
Recite
Re*cite", v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an
audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a
lesson learned.
Recite
Re*cite", n. A recital. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Reciter
Re*cit"er (?), n. One who recites; also, a book of extracts for
recitation.
Reck
Reck (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recked (?) (obs. imp. Roughte); p. pr. &
vb. n. Recking.] [AS. reccan, r&emc;can, to care for; akin to OS.
r&omac;kian, 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]
This son of mine not recking danger. Sir P. Sidney.
And may you better reck the rede Than ever did the adviser. Burns.
2. To concern; -- used impersonally. [Poetic]
What recks it them? Milton.
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Reck
Reck (?), v. i. To make account; to take heed; to care; to mind; --
often followed by of. [Archaic]
Then reck I not, when I have lost my life. Chaucer.
I reck not though I end my life to-day. Shak.
Of me she recks not, nor my vain desire. M. Arnold.
Reckless
Reck"less, a. [AS. reccele\'a0s, r&emac;cele\'a0s.]
1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer.
2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
It made the king as reckless as them diligent. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn. -- Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent;
indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash. --
Reck"less*ly, adv. -- Reck"less*ness, n.
Reckling
Reck"ling (?), a. Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child. H.
Taylor. -- n. A weak child or animal. Tennyson.
Reckon
Reck"on (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reckoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Reckoning.] [OE. rekenen, AS. gerecenian to explain; akin to D.
rekenen to reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an
implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count
together. See Reck, v. t.]
1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
The priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years
that remain. Lev. xxvii. 18.
I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the outside of the
church. Addison.
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.
He was reckoned among the transgressors. Luke xxii. 37.
For him I reckon not in high estate. Milton.
3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain
quality or value.
Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. Rom. iv. 9.
Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for a crime.
Hawthorne.
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.] Syn. -- To
number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate; value; esteem;
account; repute. See Calculate, Guess.
Reckon
Reck"on, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or
computing. Shak.
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.
"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall." Chaucer.
To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If they fail in
their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it one day." Bp. Sanderson.
-- To reckon on OR upon, to count or depend on. -- To reckon with, to
settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally or figuratively.
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth
with them. Matt. xxv. 19.
-- To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence, to reckon
erroneously.
Reckoner
Reck"on*er (?), n. One who reckons or computes; also, a book of
calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning.
Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden.
Reckoning
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.
Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the way to make
reckonings even is to make them often. South.
He quitted London, never to return till the day of a terrible and
memorable reckoning had arrived. Macaulay.
2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a reckoning. Addison.
3. Esteem; account; estimation.
You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of an outward
fading benefit nature bestowed. Sir P. Sidney.
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 fro dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation. (b) The position of a
ship as determined by calculation.
To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the place
indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
Reclaim
Re*claim" (?), v. t. To claim back; to demand the return of as a
right; to attempt to recover possession of.
A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually
reclaiming its prior occupancy. W. Coxe.
Reclaim
Re*claim" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclaimed (?); 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.
2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for the
purpose of subduing or quieting.
The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf
to his reclaiming them. Dryden.
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. "An eagle well reclaimed." Dryden.
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.
5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; to
draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform.
It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions
of his goodness, to reclaim mankind. Rogers.
6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.]
Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. Sir E. Hoby.
7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] Fuller. Syn. -- To reform;
recover; restore; amend; correct.
Reclaim
Re*claim" (?), v. i.
1. To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against
anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church reclaims, and
Christian ears would not hear it. Waterland.
At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against Mill's setting
Whately above Hamilton. Bain.
2. To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform.
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, Grieving to see his
glory . . . took envy. Milton.
3. To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] Spenser.
Reclaim
Re*claim", n. The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed;
reclamation; recovery. [Obs.]
Reclaimable
Re*claim"a*ble (?), a. That may be reclaimed.
Reclaimant
Re*claim"ant (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82clamant, p. pr.] One who reclaims;
one who cries out against or contradicts.
Reclaimer
Re*claim"er (?), n. One who reclaims.
Reclaimless
Re*claim"less, a. That can not be reclaimed.
Reclamation
Rec`la*ma"tion (?), n. [F. r\'82clamation, L. reclamatio. See
Reclaim.]
1. The act or process of reclaiming.
2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice,
try clemency. Landor.
Reclasp
Re*clasp" (?), v. i. To clasp or unite again.
Reclinant
Re*clin"ant (?), a. [L. reclinans, p. pr. See Recline.] Bending or
leaning backward.
Reclinate
Rec"li*nate (?), 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.
Reclination
Rec`li*na"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82clinaison.]
1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.
2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with a
vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. Brande & C.
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 front surface of the cataract becomes the
upper one and its back surface the lower one. Dunglison.
Recline
Re*cline" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined (?); 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.
The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.
Recline
Re*cline", v. i.
1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a
couch.
Recline
Re*cline", a. [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.] Having a reclining
posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
Reclined
Re*clined" (?), a. (Bot.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate.
Recliner
Re*clin"er (?), n. One who, or that which, reclines.
Reclining
Re*clin"ing, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the
perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is
inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math.
Dict.).
Reclose
Re*close" (?), v. t. To close again. Pope.
Reclothe
Re*clothe" (?), v. t. To clothe again.
Reclude
Re*clude" (?), v. t. [L. recludere to unclose, open; pref. re- again,
back, un- + claudere to shut.] To open; to unclose. [R.] Harvey.
Recluse
Re*cluse" (?), a. [L. 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
In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.
Recluse
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.
2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
Recluse
Re*cluse", v. t. To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
Reclusely
Re*cluse"ly, adv. In a recluse or solitary manner.
Recluseness
Re*cluse"ness, n. Quality or state of being recluse.
Reclusion
Re*clu"sion (?), n. [LL. reclusio: cf. F. reclusion.] A state of
retirement from the world; seclusion.
Reclusive
Re*clu"sive (?), a. Affording retirement from society. "Some reclusive
and religious life." Shak.
Reclusory
Re*clu"so*ry (?), n. [LL. reclosorium.] The habitation of a recluse; a
hermitage.
Recoct
Re*coct" (?), 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.
Recoction
Re*coc"tion (?), n. A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.
Recognition
Rec`og*ni"tion (?), 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.
The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly
memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God. Hooker.
Recognitor
Re*cog"ni*tor (?), n. [LL.] (Law) One of a jury impaneled on an
assize. Blackstone.
Recognitory
Re*cog"ni*to*ry (?), a. Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition.
Recognizability
Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or condition of being
recognizable.
Recognizable
Rec"og*ni`za*ble (?; 277), a. Capable of being recognized. [Written
also recognisable.] -- Rec"og*ni`za*bly, adv.
Recognizance
Re*cog"ni*zance (?), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Am ong la wyers th e g in this and the related words
(except recognize) is usually silent.
2. A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.
That recognizance and pledge of love Which I first gave her. Shak.
3. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession;
recognition.
Recognization
Re*cog`ni*za"tion (?), n. Recognition. [R.]
Recognize
Rec"og*nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Recognizing (?).] [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.
Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. Harte.
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.
3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the
like.
4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a
testimonial.
5. To review; to re\'89xamine. [Obs.] South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro. Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow;
confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge.
Recognize
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.]
NOTE: &hand; In le gal us age in th e Un ited St ates th e second
syllable is often accented.
Recognizee
Re*cog`ni*zee" (?), n. (Law) The person in whose favor a recognizance
is made. [Written also recognisee.] Blackstone.
Reconizer
Rec"o*ni`zer (?), n. One who recognizes; a recognizor. [Written also
recogniser.]
Recognizor
Re*cog`ni*zor" (?), n. (Law) One who enters into a recognizance.
[Written also recognisor.] Blackstone.
Recognosce
Rec"og*nosce (?), v. t. [L. recognoscere. See Recognizance.] To
recognize. [R. & Obs.] Boyle.
Recoil
Re*coil" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recoiled (?); 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.]
1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse
motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
Evil on itself shall back recoil. Milton.
The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we
should recoil into our ordinary spirits. De Quincey.
2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or
the like; to shrink. Shak.
3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] "To
your bowers recoil." Spenser.
Recoil
Re*coil", v. t. To draw or go back. [Obs.] Spenser.
Recoil
Re*coil", n.
1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil
of nature, or of the blood.
2. The state or condition of having recoiled.
The recoil from formalism is skepticism. F. W. Robertson.
3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
discharged.
Recoil dynamometer (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring the force of
the recoil of a firearm. -- Recoil escapement See the Note under
Escapement.
Recoiler
Re*coil"er (?), n. One who, or that which, recoils.
Recoilingly
Re*coil"ing*ly, adv. In the manner of a recoil.
Recoilment
Re*coil"ment, n. [Cf. F. reculement.] Recoil. [R.]
Recoin
Re*coin" (?), v. t. To coin anew or again.
Recoinage
Re*coin"age (?), n.
1. The act of coining anew.
2. That which is coined anew.
Re-collect
Re`-col*lect" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + collect.] To collect again; to
gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.
God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust.
Barrow.
Recollect
Rec`ol*lect" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recollected; imp. & p. p.
Recollecting.] [Pref. re- + collect: cf. L. recolligere, recollectum,
to collect. Cf. Recollet.]
1. To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or
memory; to remember.
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.
The Tyrian queen . . . Admired his fortunes, more admired the man;
Then recollected stood. Dryden.
Recollect
Rec"ol*lect, n. [See Recollet.] (Eccl.) A friar of the Strict
Observance, -- an order of Franciscans. [Written also Recollet.] Addis
& Arnold.
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Recollection
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.
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.
3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
"One of his earliest recollections." Macaulay.
4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind;
concentration; self-control. [Archaic]
From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and
recollection. Robertson.
Syn. -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory.
Recollective
Rec`ol*lect"ive (-l?k"t?v), a. Having the power of recollecting. J.
Foster.
Recollet
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.
Recolonization
Re*col`o*ni*za"tion (r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), n. A second or renewed
colonization.
Recolonize
Re*col"o*nize (r?*k?l"?*n?z), v. t. To colonize again.
Recombination
Re*com`bi*na"tion (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), n. Combination a second or
additional time.
Recombine
Re`com*bine" (r?`k?m*b?n"), v. t. To combine again.
Recomfort
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.
Gan her recomfort from so sad affright. Spenser.
Recomfortless
Re*com"fort*less, a. Without comfort. [Obs.]
Recomforture
Re*com"for*ture (-f?r*t?r;135), n. The act of recomforting;
restoration of comfort. [Obs.] Shak.
Recommence
Re`com*mence" (r?`k?m*m?ns"), v. i.
1. To commence or begin again. Howell.
2. To begin anew to be; to act again as. [Archaic.]
He seems desirous enough of recommencing courtier. Johnson.
Recommence
Re`com*mence", v. t. [Pref. re- + commence: cf. F. recommencer.] To
commence again or anew.
Recommencement
Re`com*mence"ment (-m?nt), n. A commencement made anew.
Recommend
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.
M\'91cenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises
. . . have made him precious to posterity. Dryden.
2. To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
A decent boldness ever meets with friends, Succeeds, and e'en a
stranger recommends. Pope.
3. To commit; to give in charge; to commend.
Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren
unto the grace of God. Acts xv. 40
.
Recommendable
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.
Recommendation
Rec`om*men*da"tion (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.]
1. The act of recommending.
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.
3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.]
The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an
extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. Sir T. North.
Recommendative
Rec`om*mend"a*tive (-m?nd"?*t?v), n. That which recommends; a
recommendation. [Obs.]
Recommendatory
Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. Serving to recommend; recommending;
commendatory. Swift.
Recommender
Rec`om*mend"er (-?r), n. One who recommends.
Recommission
Re`com*mis"sion (r?`k?m*m?sh?n), v. t. To commission again; to give a
new commission to.
Officers whose time of service had expired were to be
recommissioned. Marshall.
Recommit
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.
Recommitment -mnt, Recommittal
Re`com*mit"ment (-m?nt), Re`com*mit"tal (-?l), n. A second or renewed
commitment; a renewed reference to a committee.
Recompact
Re`com*pact" (-p?kt"), v. t. To compact or join anew. "Recompact my
scattered body." Donne.
Recompensation
Re*com`pen*sa"tion (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL. recompensatio.]
1. Recompense. [Obs.]
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.
Recompense
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.
He can not recompense me better. Shak.
2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone
for; to pay for.
God recompenseth the gift. Robynson (More's Utopia).
To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. Milton.
3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or
deserved. [R.]
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. xii. 17.
Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.
Recompense
Rec"om*pense (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i. To give recompense; to make amends
or requital. [Obs.]
Recompense
Rec"om*pense, n. [Cf. F. r\'82compense.] An equivalent returned for
anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable
return.
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. Deut. xxii. 35.
And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense
of reward. Heb. ii. 2.
Syn. -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction;
reward; requital.
Recompensement
Rec"om*pense`ment (-p?ns`m?nt), n. Recompense; requital. [Obs.]
Fabyan.
Recompenser
Rec"om*pen`ser (-p?n`s?r), n. One who recompenses.
A thankful recompenser of the benefits received. Foxe.
Recompensive
Rec"om*pen`sive (-s?v), a. Of the nature of recompense; serving to
recompense. Sir T. Browne.
Recompilation
Re*com`pi*la"tion (r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion), n. A new compilation.
Recompile
Re`com*pile" (r\'c7`k\'cem*p\'c6l"), v. t. To compile anew.
Recompilement
Re`com*pile"ment (-ment), n. The act of recompiling; new compilation
or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws. Bacon.
Recompose
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.
The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation
can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed. Sir W.
Hamilton.
2. To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to
recompose the mind. Jer. Taylor.
Recomposer
Re`com*pos"er (-p?z"?r), n. One who recomposes.
Recomposition
Re*com`po*si"tion (r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recomposition.] The
act of recomposing.
Reconcilable
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.
The different accounts of the numbers of ships are reconcilable.
Arbuthnot.
-- Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, n. -- Rec"on*ci`la*bly, adv.
Reconcile
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.
Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. Dryden.
The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e.,
restored to sanctity] by the bishop. Chaucer.
We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. 2 Cor. v. 20.
2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to
reconcile one's self to affictions.
3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or
suitableness; -- followed by with or to.
The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual
labor with affairs of state. Locke.
Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Considered singly, or
beheld too near; Which, but proportioned to their light or place,
Due distance reconciles to form and grace. Pope.
4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. Syn. -- To
reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease.
Reconcile
Rec"on*cile`, v. i. To become reconciled. [Obs.]
Reconcilement
Rec"on*cile`ment (-ment), n. Reconciliation. Milton.
Reconciler
Rec"on*ci`ler (-s?`l?r), n. One who reconciles.
Reconciliation
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.
Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all
rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller.
2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency;
harmony.
A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of
Scripture. D. Rogers.
Syn. -- Reconciliment; reunion; pacification; appeasement;
propitiation; atonement; expiation.
Reconciliatory
Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry (-s?l"?*?*t?*r?), a. Serving or tending to
reconcile. Bp. Hall.
Recondensation
Re*con`den*sa"tion (r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n), n. The act or process of
recondensing.
Recondense
Re`con*dense" (r?`k?n*d?ns"), v. t.To condense again.
Recondite
Rec"on*dite (r?k"?n*d?t OR r?*k?n"d?t;277), 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.
2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite
studies. "Recondite learning." Bp. Horsley.
Reconditory
Re*con"di*to*ry (r?k?n"d?*t?*r?), n. [LL. reconditorium.] A
repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] Ash.
Reconduct
Re`con*duct" (r?`k?n*d?kt"), v. t. To conduct back or again. "A guide
to reconduct thy steps." Dryden.
Reconfirm
Re`con*firm" (-f?rm"), v. t. [Pref. re- + confirm: cf. F.
reconfirmer.] To confirm anew. Clarendon.
Reconfort
Re`con*fort" (-f?rt"), v. t. [F. r\'82conforter.] To recomfort; to
comfort. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reconjoin
Re`con*join" (r?`k?n*join"), v. t. To join or conjoin anew. Boyle.
Reconnoissance, Reconnaissance
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. 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.
Reconnoiter, Reconnoitre
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.
2. To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole.
Reconquer
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.
Reconquest
Re*con"quest (-kw?st), n. A second conquest.
Reconsecrate
Re*con"se*crate (-k?n"s?*kr?t), v. t. To consecrate anew or again.
Reconsecration
Re*con`se*cra"tion, n. Renewed consecration.
Reconsider
Re`con*sid"er (r?`k?n*s?d"?r), v. t.
1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.
2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a
motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.
Reconsideration
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.
Reconsolate
Re*con"so*late (r?*k?n"s?*l?t), v. t. To console or comfort again.
[Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Reconsolidate
Re`con*sol"i*date (r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t), v. t. To consolidate anew or
again.
Reconsolidation
Re`con*sol`i*da"tion (-d?"sh?n), n. The act or process of
reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated.
Reconstruct
Re`con*struct" (-str?kt"), v. t. To construct again; to rebuild; to
remodel; to form again or anew.
Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed. Macaulay.
Reconstruction
Re`con*struc"tion (-str?k"sh?n), n.
1. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.
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.
Reconstructive
Re`con*struct"ive (-str?k"t?v), a. Reconstructing; tending to
reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
Recontinuance
Re`con*tin"u*ance (-t?n"?*?ns), n. The act or state of recontinuing.
Recontinue
Re`con*tin"ue (-?), v. t. & i. To continue anew.
Reconvene
Re`con*vene" (r?`k?n*v?n"), v. t. & i. To convene or assemble again;
to call or come together again.
Reconvention
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.
Reconversion
Re`con*ver"sion (-v?r"sh?n), n. A second conversion.
Reconvert
Re`con*vert" (-v?rt"), v. t. To convert again. Milton.
Reconvert
Re*con"vert (r?*k?n"v?rt), n. A person who has been reconverted.
Gladstone.
Reconvertible
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.
Reconvey
Re`con*vey" (-v?"), v. t.
1. To convey back or to the former place; as, to reconvey goods.
2. To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate.
Reconveyance
Re`con*vey"ance (-v?"?ns), n. Act of reconveying.
Recopy
Re*cop"y (r?*k?p"?), v. t. To copy again.
Record
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.]
"I it you record." Chaucer.
2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record her hymns, and
chant her carols blest. Fairfax.
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.
Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the
chronicles of the kings. 1 Esd. i. 42.
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.
Record
Re*cord", v. i.
1. To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.]
Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before
had read. Fuller.
2. To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] Shak.
Whether the birds or she recorded best. W. Browne.
Record
Rec"ord (r?k"?rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation,
record. See Record, v. t.]
1. A writing by which same 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.
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.
3. Testimony; witness; attestation.
John bare record, saying. John i. 32
.
4. That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a
monument; a memorial.
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.
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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.
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, OR break, the
record (Sporting), to surpass any performance of like kind as
authoritatively recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match.
Recordance
Re*cord"ance (r?*k?rd"?ns), n. Remembrance. [Obs.]
Recordation
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.
Recorder
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.
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.
3. (Mus.) A kind of wind instrument resembling the flageolet. [Obs.]
"Flutes and soft recorders." Milton.
Recordership
Re*cord"er*ship, n. The office of a recorder.
Recording
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.
Recorporification
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.
Recouch
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.
Recount
Re*count" (r?*kount"), v. t. [Pref. re- + count.] To count or reckon
again.
Recount
Re*count", n. A counting again, as of votes.
Recount
Re*count" (r?*kount"), 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.
To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his praises.
Milton.
Recountment
Re*count`ment (-m?nt), n. Recital. [Obs.] Shak.
Recoup, Recoupe
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.
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.
3. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the
passive.
Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might
recoup herself at Philip's cost. Froude.
Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by extensive
custom. Duke of Argyll.
Recouper
Re*coup"er (r?*k??p"?r), n. One who recoups. Story.
Recoupment
Re*coup"ment (-m?nt), n. The act of recouping.
NOTE: &hand; 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.
Recourse
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.] "Swift
recourse of flushing blood." Spenser.
Unto my first I will have my recourse. Chaucer.
Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the healthy, or the
recourse thereof in the valetudinary. Sir T. Browne.
2. Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access or
application for aid; resort.
Thus died this great peer, in a time of great recourse unto him and
dependence upon him. Sir H. Wotton.
Our last recourse is therefore to our art. Dryden.
3. Access; admittance. [Obs.]
Give me recourse to him. Shak.
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.
Recourse
Re*course", v. i.
1. To return; to recur. [Obs.]
The flame departing and recoursing. Foxe.
2. To have recourse; to resort. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
Recourseful
Re*course"ful (-f?l), a. Having recurring flow and ebb; moving
alternately. [Obs.] Drayton.
Recover
Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To
cover again. Sir W. Scott.
Recover
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.]
1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back;
to regain.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 1. Sam.
xxx. 18.
2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair
the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. "Loss of catel may
recovered be." Chaucer.
Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover.
Rogers.
3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to
life or health; to cure; to heal.
The wine in my bottle will recover him. Shak.
4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
I do hope to recover my late hurt. Cowley.
When I had recovered a little my first surprise. De Foe.
5. To rescue; to deliver.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who
are taken captive by him. 2. Tim. ii. 26.
6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
[Archaic]
The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure
enough. Shak.
Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
Hales.
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.
Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from
the position of "aim" to that of "ready." Syn. -- To regain;
repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.
Recover
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.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall
recover of this disease. 2 Kings i. 2.
2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]
With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. Fuller.
3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the
plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
Recover
Re*cov"er, n. Recovery. Sir T. Malory.
Recoverable
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.
A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his,
recoverable. Shak.
If I am recoverable, why am I thus? Cowper.
-- Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n.
Re coverance
Re cov"er*ance (ans), n. Recovery. [Obs.]
Recoveree
Re*cov`er*ee" (-?"), n. (Law) The person against whom a judgment is
obtained in common recovery.
Recoverer
Re*cov"er*er (r?*k?v"?r*?r), n.One who recovers.
Recoveror
Re*cov`er*or" (-?r), n. (Law) The demandant in a common recovery after
judgment. Wharton.
Recovery
Re*cov"er*y (r?*k?v"?r*?), n.
1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like;
restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.
3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a
verdict and judgment of court.
4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.]
"Help be past recovery." Tusser.
5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a
new stroke.
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.
Recreance
Rec"re*ance (r?k"r?*?ns), n. Recreancy.
Recreancy
Rec"re*an*cy (-an*s?), n. The quality or state of being recreant.
Recreant
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. "This recreant knight." Spenser.
2. Apostate; false; unfaithful.
Who, for so many benefits received, Turned recreant to God, ingrate
and false. Milton.
Recreant
Rec"re*ant, n. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a
mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. Blackstone.
You are all recreants and dastards! Shak.
Re-create
Re`-cre*ate" (r?`kr?*?t"), v. t. [Pref. re- + create.] To create or
form anew.
On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of re\'89nforcing, it was
necessary to re-create, the army. Marshall.
Recreate
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.
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.
St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame
partridge. Jer. Taylor.
These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent.
Dr. H. More.
Recreate
Rec"re*ate, v. i. To take recreation. L. Addison.
Recreation
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.
Recreation
Re`*cre*a"tion (r?`kr?*?sh?n), n. [See Re-create.] A forming anew; a
new creation or formation.
Re-creative
Re`-cre*a"tive (-?`t?v), a. Creating anew; as, re-creative power.
Recreative
Rec"re*a`tive (r?k"r?*?`t?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82cr. See Recreate.]
Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or
animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing;
diverting.
Let the music of them be recreative. Bacon.
--- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, adv. -- Rec"re*a`tive*ness, n.
Recrement
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.
2. (Med.) (a) Excrement. [Obs.] (a) A substance secreted from the
blood and again absorbed by it.
Recremental
Rec`re*men"tal (-m?n"tal), a. Recrementitious.
Recrementitial
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).
"Recrementitial fluids." Dunglison.
Recrementitious
Rec`re*men*ti"tious (-t?sh"?s), a. Of or pertaining to recrement;
consisting of recrement or dross. Boyle.
Recriminate
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 chargeback fault or crime upon an accuser.
It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently toBp.
Stillingfleet.
Recriminate
Re*crim"i*nate, v. t. To accuse in return. South.
Recrimination
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.
Accusations and recriminations passed back ward and forward between
the contending parties. Macaulay.
Recriminative
Re*crim"i*na*tive (-n?*t?v), a. Recriminatory.
Recriminator
Re*crim"i*na`tor (-n?`t?r), n. One who recriminates.
Recriminatory
Re*crim"i*na*to*ry (-n?*t?*r?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82criminatoire.] Having
the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating.
Recross
Re*cross" (r?*kr?s";115), v. t. To cross a second time.
Recrudency
Re*cru"den*cy (r?*kr?"den*s?), n. Recrudescence.
Recrudescence rkrdssens, Recrudescency
Re`cru*des"cence (r?`kr?*d?s"sens), Re`cru*des`cen*cy (-d?s"sen*s?),
n. [Cf. F. recrudescence.]
1. The state or condition of being recrudescent.
A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic
poverty and waste. Duke of Argyll.
2. (Med.) Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission.
Dunglison.
Recrudescent
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.
2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a
recrudescent epidemic.
Recruit
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.
Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color. Glanvill.
2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or
health; to reinvigorate.
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.
Recruit
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.
2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise
or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
Recruit
Re*cruit", n.
1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a re\'89nforcement.
The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its
distempers. Burke.
2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly
enlisted soldier.
Recruiter
Re*cruit"er, n. One who, or that which, recruits.
Recruitment
Re*cruit"ment (-ment), n. The act or process of recruiting;
especially, the enlistment of men for an army.
Recrystallization
Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion (r?*kr?s`tal?*z?"sh?n), n. (Chem. & Min.) The
process or recrystallizing.
Recrystallize
Re*crys"tal*lize (r?*kr?s"tal*l?z), v. i. & t. (Chem. & Min.) To
crystallize again. Henry.
Rectal
Rec"tal (r?k"tal), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the
region of the rectum.
Rectangle
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.
NOTE: &hand; As the area of a 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.
Rectangle
Rec"tan`gle, a. Rectangular. [R.]
Rectangled
Rec"tan`gled (-g'ld), a. Rectangular. Hutton.
Rectangular
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.
Rectangularity
Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty (-l?r"?*t?), n. The quality or condition of being
rectangular, or right-angled.
Recti-
Rec"ti- (r?k"t?*). [L. rectus straight.] A combining form signifying
straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved.
Rectifiable
Rec"ti*fi`a*ble (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), a.
1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake.
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2. (Math.) Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight l
Rectification
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.
After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of
compromise with profounder shapes of error. De Quincey.
2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal
a portion of a curve.
Rectification of a globe (Astron.), its adjustment preparatory to the
solution of a proposed problem.
Rectificator
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.
Rectifier
Rec"ti*fi`er (r?k"t?*f?`?r), n.
1. One who, or that which, rectifies.
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. -->
Rectify
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.
I meant to rectify my conscience. Shak.
This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have
rectified. Burke.
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.
3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling
low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances,
etc., being added. <-- (Elec.) To convert (alternating current) to
direct current. -->
To rectify a globe, to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution
of a proposed problem. Syn. -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend;
reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend.
Rectilineal -lnal, Rectilinear
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.
Rectilinearity
Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty (-?r"?*t?), n. The quality or state of being
rectilinear. Coleridge.
Rectilineous
Rec`ti*lin"e*ous (-?s), a. Rectilinear. [Obs.] Ray.
Rectinerved
Rec"ti*nerved` (r?k"t?*n?rrvd`), a. [Recti- + nerve.] (Bot.) Having
the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves.
Rection
Rec"tion (r?k"sh?n), n. [L. rectio, fr. regere to rule or govern.]
(Gram.) See Government, n., 7. Gibbs.
Rectirostral
Rec`ti*ros"tral (r?k`t?*r?s"tral), a. [Recti- + rostral.] (Zo\'94l.)
Having a straight beak.
Rectiserial
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.
Rectitis
Rec*ti"tis (r?k*t?"t?s), n. [NL. See Rectum, and -itis.] (Med.)
Proctitis. Dunglison.
Rectitude
Rec"ti*tude (r?k"t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr. rectus right,
straight: cf. F. rectitude. See Right.]
1. Straightness. [R.] Johnson.
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.
3. Right judgment. [R.] Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn. -- See Justice.
Recto-
Rec"to- (r?k"t?*). A combining form indicating connection with, or
relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical.
Recto
Rec"to, n. [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See Right.] (Law) A writ
of right.
Recto
Rec"to, n. [Cf. F. recto.] (Print.) The right-hand page; -- opposed to
verso.
Rector
Rec"tor (r?k"t?r), n. [L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to
rule: cf. F. recteur. See Regiment, Right.]
1. A ruler or governor.[R.]
God is the supreme rector of the world. Sir M. Hale.
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.
3. The head master of a public school. [Scot.]
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.
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.
Rectoral
Rec"tor*al (-al), a. [CF. F. rectoral.] Pertaining to a rector or
governor.
Rectorate
Rec"tor*ate (-?t), n. [LL. rectoratus: cf. F. rectorat.] The office,
rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.
Rectoress
Rec"tor*ess, n.
1. A governess; a rectrix. Drayton.
2. The wife of a rector. Thackeray.
Rectorial
Rec*to"ri*al (r?k*t?"r?*al), a.Pertaining to a rector or a rectory;
rectoral. Shipley.
Rectorship
Rec"tor*ship (r?k"t?r*sh?p), n.
1. Government; guidance. [Obs.] "The rectorship of judgment." Shak.
2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
Rectory
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.
2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.
Recto-uterine
Rec`to-u"ter*ine (-?"t?r*?n or *?n), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
both the rectum and the uterus.
Rectovaginal
Rec`to*vag"i*nal (r?k`t?*v?j"?*nal), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
both the rectum and the vagina.
Recto-vesical
Rec`to-ves"i*cal (-v?s"?*kal), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the
rectum and the bladder.
Rectress
Rec"tress (r?k"tr?s), n. A rectoress. B. Jonson.
Rectrix
Rec"trix (-tr?ks), n.; pl. Rectrices (-tr. [L., fem. of rector.]
1. A governess; a rectoress.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.
Rectum
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.
Rectus
Rec"tus (-t?s), n.; pl. Recti (-t. [NL., fr. L. regere to keep
straight.] (Anat.) A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.
Recubation
Rec`u*ba"tion (r?k`?*b?"sh?n), n. [L. recubare to lie upon the back.]
Recumbence. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Recule
Re*cule" (r?*k?l"), v. i. To recoil. [Obs.] Spenser.
Recule rkl, Reculement
Re*cule" (r?*k?l"), Re*cule"ment (-ment), n. [F. reculement.] Recoil.
[Obs.]
Recumb
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).
Recumbence
Re*cum"bence (r?*k?m"bens), n. The act of leaning, resting, or
reclining; the state of being recumbent.
Recumbency
Re*cum"ben*cy (-ben*s?), n. Recumbence.
Recumbent
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.
Recuperable
Re*cu"per*a*ble (r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l), a. [Cf.F. r\'82cup. See Recover.]
Recoverable. Sir T. Elyot.
Recuperate
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.
Recuperate
Re*cu"per*ate, v. t. To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the
health or strength.
Recuperation
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.
Recuperative -tv, Recuperatory
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.
Recuperator
Re*cu"per*a`tor (r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), n. [Cf. L. recuperator a
recoverer.] (Steel Manuf.) Same as Regenerator.
Recur
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.
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.
2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule;
as, the fever will recur to-night.
3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.
If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the
"punctum stans" of the schools, they will thereby very little help
us to a more positive idea of infinite duration. Locke.
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.
Recure
Re*cure" (r?*k?r"), v. t. [Cf. Recover.]
1. To arrive at; to reach; to attain. [Obs.] Lydgate.
2. To recover; to regain; to repossess. [Obs.]
When their powers, impaired through labor long, With due repast,
they had recured well. Spenser.
3. To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the like; to repair.
In western waves his weary wagon did recure. Spenser.
4. To be a cure for; to remedy. [Obs.]
No medicine Might avail his sickness to recure. Lydgate.
Recure
Re*cure", n. Cure; remedy; recovery. [Obs.]
But whom he hite, without recure he dies. Fairfax.
Recureless
Re*cure"less, a. Incapable of cure. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Recurrence rkrrens, Recurrency
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.
I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to
the dangerous preparations. I. Taylor.
Recurrent
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.
2. (Anat.) Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or
artery.
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.
Recursant
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.
Recursion
Re*cur"sion (-sh?n), n. [L. recursio. See Recur.] The act of
recurring; return. [Obs.] Boyle. <-- (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. (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. -->
Recurvate
Re*cur"vate (r?*k?r"v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See
Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.) Recurved.
Recurvate
Re*cur"vate (-v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant.
Recurvation
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.
Recurve
Re*curve" (r?*k?rv"), v. t. To curve in an opposite or unusual
direction; to bend back or down.
Recurved
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.
Recurviroster
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.
Recurvirostral
Re*cur`vi*ros"tral (-tral), a. [See Recurviroster.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
the beak bent upwards.
Recurvity
Re*cur"vi*ty (r?*k?r"v?*t?), n. Recurvation.
Recurvous
Re*cur"vous (-v?s), a. [L. recurvus; pref. re- re + curvus curved.]
Recurved. Derham.
Recusancy
Re*cu"san*cy (r?*k?"zan*s? OR r?k"?-), n. The state of being recusant;
nonconformity. Coke.
Recusant
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.
It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the
Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. Sir W. Scott.
Recusant
Re*cu"sant, n.
1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly
against general practice or opinion.
The last rebellious recusants among the European family of nations.
De Quincey.
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.
3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a
nonconformist.
All that are recusants of holy rites. Holyday.
Reusation
Re`u*sa"tion (r?k`?*z?"sh?n), n. [L. recusatio: cf. F. r\'82cusation.]
1. Refusal. [Obs.]
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.
Recusative
Re*cu"sa*tive (r?*k?"z?*t?v), a. Refusing; denying; negative. [R.]
Jer. Taylor.
Recuse
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.
Recussion
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.
Red
Red (r?d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of Read. Spenser.
Red
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.]
Red
Red, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE. red, reed, AS.
re, re; akin to OS. r, OFries, r, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r, Dan.
& Sw. r, Icel. rau, rj, Goth. r, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael.
ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. , Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus.
&root;113. Cr. 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. "Fresh flowers, white and reede."
Chaucer.
Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like.
NOTE: &hand; Re d 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.
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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.
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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, OR 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 OR Blackfordii) 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.
Red
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red (r?d), n.
1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from
violet, or a tint resembling these. "Celestial rosy red, love's proper
hue." Milton.
2. A red pigment.
3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under
Red, a. [Cant]
4. pl. (Med.) The menses. Dunglison. <-- 5. Informal name for a
Communist. -->
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.
Redact
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
R\'82dacteur
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> R\'82`dac`teur"
(r&asl;`d&adot;k`t&etil;r"), n. [F.] See Redactor.
Redaction
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*dac"tion
(r?*d?k"sh?n), n. [F. r\'82daction.] The act of redacting; work
produced by redacting; a digest.
Redactor
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*dac"tor
(-t?r), n. One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication;
an editor. Carlyle.
Redan
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
2. A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the
parts level.
Redargue
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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]
How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at doomsday,
and the angels reproach my lukewarmness? Jer. Taylor.
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.
Redargution
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red`ar*gu"tion
(r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), n. [L. redargutio.] The act of redarguing;
refutation. [Obs. or R.] Bacon.
Redargutory
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red`ar*gu"to*ry
(-t?*r?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory.
[R.]
Redback
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"back`
(r?d"b?k`), n. (Zo\'94l.) The dunlin. [U. S.]
Redbelly
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"bel`ly
(-b?l`l?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The char.
Redbird
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"bird`
(-b?rd`), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The cardinal bird. (b) The summer redbird
(Piranga rubra). (c) The scarlet tanager. See Tanager.
Redbreast
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish.
Redbud
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"bud`
(-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American
species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas.
Redcap
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"cap`, n.
1. (Zo\'94l) The European goldfinch.
2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old
castles in Scotland. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Redcoat
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"coat`
(-k&omac;t`), n. One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated
British soldier.
Redde
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"de (-de),
obs. imp. of Read, or Rede. Chaucer.
Redden
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
Redden
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"den, v. i.
To grow or become red; to blush.
Appius reddens at each word you speak. Pope.
He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than
his obstinacy was at once subbued. Sir W. SCott.
Reddendum
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red*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.
Reddish
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"dish
(r?d"d?sh), a. Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n.
Reddition
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red*di"tion
(r?d*d?sh"?n), n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return:
cf. F. reddition. See Render.]
1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell.
2. Explanation; representation. [R.]
The reddition or application of the comparison. Chapman.
Redditive
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"di**tive
(r?d"d?*t?v), a. [L. redditivus.] (Gram.) Answering to an
interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, redditive words.
Reddle
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"dle
(r?d"d'l), n. [From Red; cf. G. r. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.) Red chalk. See
under Chalk.
Reddour
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"dour
(r?d"d?r), n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.] Rigor; violence. [Obs.]
Gower.
Rede
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Rede (r?d), v.
t. [See Read, v. t.]
1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]
I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.
2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]
My sweven [dream] rede aright. Chaucer.
Rede
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Rede, n. [See
Read, n.]
1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.
There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.
2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede
is rife." Spenser.
Redeem
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
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.
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.
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.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Ps. xxv. 22.
The Almighty from the grave Hath me redeemed. Sandys.
4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and
the penalties of God's violated law.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us. Gal. iii. 13.
5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem one's
promises.
I will redeem all this on Percy's head. Shak.
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.
Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem Man's mortal crime? Milton.
It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows. Shak.
To redeem the time, to make the best use of it.
Redeemability
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re*deem`a*bil"i*ty (-?*b?l"?*t?), n. Redeemableness.
Redeemable
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
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.
Redeemableness
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re*deem"a*ble*ness (r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s), n. The quality or state of
being redeemable; redeemability.
Redeemer
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*deem"er
(r?*d?m"?r), n.
1. One who redeems.
2. Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.
Redeless
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Rede"less
(r?d"l?s), a. Without rede or counsel. [Obs.]
Redeliberate
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re`de*lib"er*ate (r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t), v. t. & i. To deliberate again; to
reconsider.
Redeliver
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*liv"er
(r?`d?*l?v"?r), v. t.
1. To deliver or give back; to return. Ay
2. To deliver or liberate a second time or again.
3. To report; to deliver the answer of. [R.] "Shall I redeliver you
e'en so?" Shak.
Redeliverance
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re`de*liv"er*ance (-ans), n. A second deliverance.
Redelivery
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*liv"er*y
(-?), n.
1. Act of delivering back.
2. A second or new delivery or liberation.
Redemand
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*mand"
(r?`d\'b5-m?nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- back, again + demand: cf. F.
redemander.] To demand back; to demand again.
Redemand
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*mand", n.
A demanding back; a second or renewed demand.
Redemise
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*mise"
(-m?z"), v. t. To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an
estate.
Redemise
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
Redemonstrate
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re*dem"on*strate (r?*d?m"?n*str?t OR r?`d?*m?n"-str?t), v. t. To
demonstrate again, or anew.
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.
Redemptible
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*demp"ti*ble
(r?*d?mp"t?*b'l), a. Redeemable.
Re-demption
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
In whom we have redemption through his blood. Eph. i. 7.
Redemptionary
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
Re*demp"tion*a*ry (-?*r?), n. One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.]
Hakluyt.
Redemptioner
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*demp"tion*er
(-?r), n.
1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.
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.
Redemptionist
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.>
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.
Redemptive
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*demp"tive
(-t?v), a.Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive
work of Christ.
Redemptorist
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
Redemptory
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*demp"to*ry
(-t?*r?), a. Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. "Hector's redemptory
price." Chapman.
Redempture
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*demp"ture
(-t?r; 135), n. Redemption. [Obs.]
Redented
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re*dent"ed
(r?*d?nt"?d), a. [From OF. redent. See Redan.] Formed like the teeth
of a saw; indented.
Redeposit
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*pos"it
(r?`d?*p?z"?t), v. t. To deposit again.
Redescend
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Re`de*scend"
(-s?nd"), v. i. [Pref. re- + descend: cf. F. redescendre.] To descend
again. Howell.
Redeye
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"eye`
(r?d"?`), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The rudd. (b) Same as Redfish. (d). (c)
The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [Local, U.S.] <-- (d)
[Colloq.] A scheduled public conveyance, such as a train or airplane,
which travels late at night or overnight. -->
Redfin
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
Redfinch
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"finch`
(-f&icr;nch`), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European linnet.
Redfish
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> Red"fish`
(r&ecr;d"f&icr;sh`), 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.
Red-gum
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 Atlanta
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 sanquinea), 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. 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 Blackfordii) 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.> 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.
2. A name of rust on grain. See Rust.
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Red-hand rdhnd, Red-handed
Red"-hand` (r?d"h?nd`), Red"-hand`ed (-h?nd`?d), a. OR adv. 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 -->
Redhead
Red"head` (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
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.
3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers.
It is used in medicine.
Redhibition
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.
Redhibitory
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.
Redhoop
Red"hoop` (r?d"h??p`), n. (Zo\'94l.) The male of the European
bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Redhorn
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.
Red-hot
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.
Redia
Re"di*a (r?"d?*?), n.; pl. L. Redi\'91 (-&emac;), E. 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.
Redient
Re"di*ent (r?"d?-ent), a. [L. rediens, p. pr. of redire to return;
pref. red- + ire to go.] Returning. [R.]
Redigest
Re`di*gest" (r?`d?*j?st"), v. t. To digest, or reduce to form, a
second time. Kent.
Rediminish
Re`di*min"ish (-m?n"?sh), v. t. To diminish again.
Redingot
Red"in*got (r?d"?n*g?t), n. [F., corrupted from E. reding coat.] A
long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.
Redintegrate
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.
Redintegrate
Re*din"te*grate (-gr?t), v. t. To make whole again; a renew; to
restore to integrity or soundness.
The English nation seems obliterated. What could redintegrate us
again? Coleridge.
Redintegration
Re*din`te*gra"tion (-gr?"sh?n), n. [L. redintegratio.]
1. Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation. Dr. H.
More.
2. (Chem.) Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its former nature
and state. [Achaic.] Coxe.
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.
Redirect
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.
Redisburse
Re`dis*burse" (r?`d?s*b?rs"), v. t. To disburse anew; to give, or pay,
back. Spenser.
Rediscover
Re`dis*cov"er (-k?v"?r), v. t. To discover again.
Redispose
Re`dis*pose" (-p?z"), v. t. To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to
rearrange. A. Baxter.
Redisseize
Re`dis*seize" (-s?z"), v. t. (Law) To disseize anew, or a second time.
[Written also redisseise.]
Redisseizin
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.
Redisseizor
Re`dis*sei"zor (-z?r), n. (Law) One who redisseizes.
Redissolve
Re`dis*solve" (r?`d?z*z?lv"), v. t. To dissolve again.
Redistill
Re`dis*till" (r?`d?s*t?l"), v. t. To distill again.
Redistrainer
Re`dis*train"er (-tr?n"?r), n. One who distrains again.
Redistribute
Re`dis*trib"ute (-tr?b"?t), v. t. To distribute again. --
Re*dis`tri*bu"tion (-tr, n.
Redistrict
Re*dis"trict (-tr?kt), v. t. To divide into new districts.
Redition
Re*di"tion (r?*d?sh"?n), n. [L. reditio, fr. redire. See Redient.] Act
of returning; return. [Obs.] Chapman.
Redivide
Re`di*vide" (r?`d?*v?d"), v. t. To divide anew.
Redleg rdlg, Redlegs
Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Red`legs` (-l?gz`), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The
redshank. (b) The turnstone.
Red-letter
Red"-let`ter (-l?t`t?r), a. Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked
by red letters. 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.
Redly
Red"ly, adv. In a red manner; with redness.
Redmouth
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.
Redness
Red"ness, n. [AS. r. See Red.] The quality or state of being red; red
color.
Redolence rdlens, Redolency
Red"o*lence (r?d"?*lens), Red"o*len*cy (-len*s?), n. The quality of
being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.
Redolent
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. "Honey redolent
of spring." Dryden. -- Red"o*lent*ly, adv.
Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. Gray.
Redouble
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.
So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Shak.
<-- v. t. 2. (Contract bridge) To bid a redouble. 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. -->
Redouble
Re*dou"ble, v. i. To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be
multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles.
Redoubt
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, 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.]
Redoubt
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.]
Redoubtable
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.]
Redoubted
Re*doubt"ed, a. Formidable; dread. "Some redoubled knight." Spenser.
Lord regent, and redoubted Burgandy. Shak.
Redoubting
Re*doubt"ing, n. Reverence; honor. [Obs.]
In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory. Chaucer.
Redound
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.
The evil, soon Driven back, redounded as a flood on those From whom
it sprung. Milton.
The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the
author of it. Rogers.
both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no
small use redound from them to that manufacture. Addison.
2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to
overflow.
For every dram of honey therein found, A pound of gall doth over it
redound. Spenser.
Redound
Re*dound", n.
1. The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return;
requital.
We give you welcome; not without redound Of use and glory to
yourselves ye come. Tennyson.
2. Rebound; reverberation. [R.] Codrington.
Redowa
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.
Redpole
Red"pole` (r?d"p?l`), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Redpoll.
Redpoll
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).
Redraft
Re*draft" (r&emac;*dr&adot;ft"), v. t. To draft or draw anew.
Redraft
Re*draft", n.
1. A second draft or copy.
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.
Redraw
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.
Redraw
Re*draw", v. i. (Com.) To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder
of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers.
Redress
Re*dress" (r?*dr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + dress.] To dress again.
Redress
Re*dress" (r?*dr?s"), v. t. [F. redresser to straighten; pref. re- re-
+ dresser to raise, arrange. See Dress.]
1. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise. [R.]
The common profit could she redress. Chaucer.
In yonder spring of roses intermixed With myrtle, find what to
redress till noon. Milton.
Your wish that I should redress a certain paper which you had
prepared. A. Hamilton.
2. To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends
for; to remedy; to relieve from.
Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . . I doubt not but with
honor to redress. Shak.
3. To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or
oppressive; to bestow relief upon. "'T is thine, O king! the afflicted
to redress." Dryden.
Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye? Byron.
Redress
Re*dress", n.
1. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction;
amendment. [R.]
Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more
necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. Hooker.
2. A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the redress
of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.
Shak.
A few may complain without reason; but there is occasion for
redress when the cry is universal. Davenant.
3. One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.
Fair majesty, the refuge and redress Of those whom fate pursues and
wants oppress. Dryden.
Redressal
Re*dress"al (r?*dr?s"al), n. Redress.
Redresser
Re*dress"er (-?r), n. One who redresses.
Redressible
Re*dress"i*ble (-?*b'l), a. Such as may be redressed.
Redressive
Re*dress"ive (-?v), a. Tending to redress. Thomson.
Redressless
Re*dress"less, a. Not having redress; such as can not be redressed;
irremediable. Sherwood.
Redressment
Re*dress"ment (-ment), n. [Cf. F. redressement.] The act of
redressing; redress. Jefferson.
Red-riband
Red"-rib`and (r?d"r?b`and), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European red band fish,
or fireflame. See Rend fish.
Redroot
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.
Redsear
Red`sear" (r?d`s?r"), v. i. To be brittle when red-hot; to be
red-short. Moxon.
Redshank
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.
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given
to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. Spenser.
Red-short
Red"-short` (-sh?rt`), a. (Metal.) Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; --
said of certain kinds of iron. -- Red"-short`ness, n.
Redskin
Red"skin` (-sk?n`), n. A common appellation for a North American
Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. Cooper. <-- 2.
(Football) A member of the Washington Redskins. -->
Redstart
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.
Redstreak
Red"streak` (-str?k`), n.
1. A kind of apple having the skin streaked with red and yellow, -- a
favorite English cider apple. Mortimer.
2. Cider pressed from redstreak apples.
Redtail
Red"tail` (-t?l`), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The red-tailed hawk. (b) The
European redstart.
Red-tailed
Red"-tailed` (-t?ld`), a. Having a red tail. 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.
Red-tape
Red"-tape` (-t?p`), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, official
formality. See Red tape, under Red, a.
Red-tapism
Red`-tap"ism (r?d`t?p"?z'm), n. Strict adherence to official
formalities. J. C. Shairp.
Red-tapist
Red`-tap"ist, n. One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to
official formalities. Ld. Lytton.
Redthroat
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.
Redtop
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.
Redub
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.]
It shall be good that you redub that negligence. Wyatt.
God shall give power to redub it with some like requital to the
French. Grafton.
Reduce
Re*duce" (r&esl;*d&umac;s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reduced
(-d&umac;st"),; p. pr. & vb. n. Reducing (-d&umac;"s&icr;ng).] [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.]
And to his brother's house reduced his wife. Chapman.
The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the great
Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his delegates reduce and
direct us. Evelyn.
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. "An ancient but
reduced family." Sir W. Scott.
Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something belonging
to it, to reduce it. Tillotson.
Having reduced Their foe to misery beneath their fears. Milton.
Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the
clergyman reduced. Hawthorne.
3. To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture;
as, to reduce a province or a fort.
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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.
It were but right And equal to reduce me to my dust. Milton.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Syn. -- To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten;
curtail; impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; conquer.
Reducement
Re*duce"ment (r?*d?s"ment), n. Reduction. Milton.
Reducent
Re*du"cent (r?*d?"sent), a. [L. reducens, p. pr. of reducere.] Tending
to reduce. -- n. A reducent agent.
Reducer
Re*du"cer (-s?r), n. One who, or that which, reduces.
Reducible
Re*du"ci*ble (-s?*b'll), a. Capable of being reduced.
Reducibleness
Re*du"ci*ble*ness, n. Quality of being reducible.
Reducing
Re*du"cing (r?*d?"s?ng), a & n. from Reduce. 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.
Reduct
Re*duct" (r?*d?kt"), v. t.. [L.reductus, p. p. of reducere. See
Reduce.] To reduce. [Obs.] W. Warde.
Reductibility
Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty (r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?), n. The quality of being
reducible; reducibleness.
Reduction
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.
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.
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.
4. The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or
draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
Fairholt.
5. (Logic) The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called
imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
6. (Chem. & Metal.) The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the
reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from
alcohol.
7. (Med.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to
its former place.
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. Syn.
-- Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment; subjugation;
conquest; subjection.
Reductive
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.
Reductively
Re*duc"tive*ly, adv. By reduction; by consequence.
R\'82duit
R\'82`duit" (r?`dw?"), n. [F. See Redoubt, n. ] (Fort.) A central or
retired work within any other work.
Redundance rdndans, Redundancy
Re*dun"dance (r?*d?n"dans), Re*dun"dan*cy (-dan*s?), n. [L.
redundantia: cf. F. redondance.]
1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity;
superabundance; excess.
2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or
superabundant.
Labor . . . throws off redundacies. Addison.
3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by
the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
Redundant
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.
Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase
fat so much as flesh. Arbuthnot.
2. Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful;
pleonastic.
Where an suthor is redundant, mark those paragraphs to be
retrenched. I. Watts.
Syn. -- Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant; overflowing;
plentiful; copious.
Redundantly
Re*dun"dant*ly (r?*d?n"dant*l?), adv. In a refundant manner.
Reduplicate
Re*du"pli*cate (r?*d?"pl?*k?t), a. [Pref. re- + duplicate: cf. L.
reduplicatus. Cf. Redouble.]
1. Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
2. (Bot.) Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; -- said of the
Reduplicate
Re*du"pli*cate (-k?t), v. t. [Cf. LL. reduplicare.]
1. To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.
2. (Gram.) To repeat the first letter or letters of (a word). See
Reduplication,3.
Reduplication
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.
2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the same as
the last word of the preceding verse.
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.
Reduplica-tive
Re*du"pli*ca-tive (-k?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82duplicatif.] Double;
formed by reduplication; reduplicate. I. Watts.
Reduvid
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.
Redweed
Red"weed` (r&ecr;d"w&emac;d`), n. (Bot.) The red poppy (Papaver
Rh\'d2as). Dr. Prior.
Redwing
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&oe;niceus) 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.
Redwithe
Red"withe` (r?d"w?th`), n. (Bot.) A west Indian climbing shrub
(Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets.
Redwood
Red"wood` (-w&oocr;d`), 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e re dwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides;
that of some parts of tropical America, several species of
Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium.
Ree
Ree (r&emac;), n. [Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real the money.] See Rei.
Ree
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.
Reebok
Ree"bok` (r?"b?k`), n. [D., literally, roebuck.] (Zo\'94l.) The peele.
[Written also rehboc and rheeboc.]
Re Re* (r?*?k"?), v. t. To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills
re\'89cho the roar of cannon.
Re\'89cho
Re*\'89ch"o, v. i. To give echoes; to return back, or be reverberated,
as an echo; to resound; to be resonant.
And a loud groan re\'89choes from the main. Pope.
Re\'89cho
Re*\'89ch"o, n. The echo of an echo; a repeated or second echo.
Reechy
Reech"y (r?ch"?), a. [See Reeky.] Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with
dirt. [Obs.]
Reed
Reed (r?d), a. Red. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reed
Reed, v. & n. Same as Rede. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reed
Reed, n. The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. [Prov. Eng. or
Scot.]
Reed
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).
2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a
rustic or pastoral pipe.
Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed Of Hermes. Milton.
3. An arrow, as made of a reed. Prior.
4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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.
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.
7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the
charge in blasting.
8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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&oe;niclus) 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 sparrow. (Zo\'94l.) See Reed bunting, above. -- 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.
Reedbird
Reed"bird` (r?d"b?rd`), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The bobolink. (b) One of
several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera Sch&oe;nicola and
Eurycercus; -- called also reed babbler.
Reedbuck
Reed"buck" (-b?k`), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Rietboc.
Reeded
Reed"ed, a.
1. Civered with reeds; reedy. Tusser.
2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.
Reeden
Reed"en (r?d"'n), a. Consisting of a reed or reeds.
Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood. Dryden.
Re\'89dification
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.
Re\'89dify
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.
Reeding
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.
NOTE: &hand; Se veral re edings 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.
2. The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling.
Reedless
Reed"less, a. Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.
Reedling
Reed"ling (-l?ng), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European bearded titmouse
(Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and
lesser butcher bird.
NOTE: &hand; It is or ange br own, ma rked with black, white, and
yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black feathers on each
side of the face.
Reed-mace
Reed"-mace` (-m?s`), n. (Bot.) The cat-tail.
Reedwork
Reed"work` (-w?rk`), n. (Mus.) A collective name for the reed stops of
an organ.
Reedy
Reed"y (-?), a.
1. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. "A reedy pool." Thomson .
2. Having the quality of reed in tone, that is,
Reef
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.
2. (Mining.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in
Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
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.
Reef
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.
NOTE: &hand; From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails,
is termed the 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. 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 pioints,
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.
Reef
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.
To reef the paddles, to move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its
center so that they will not dip so deeply.
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Reef-band
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.
Reefer
Reef"er (-?r), n.
1. (Naut.) One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.
Marryat.
2. A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth. <-- 3. A
marijuana cigarette [Slang]. -->
Reefing
Reef"ing, n. (Naut.) The process of taking in a reef. Reefing
bowsprit, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or
shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters.
Reefy
Reef"y (-?), a. Full of reefs or rocks.
Reek
Reek (r&emac;k), n. A rick. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Reek
Reek, n. [AS. r; akin to OFries. r, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG.
rouh, Dan. rr, Icel. reykr, and to AS. re to reek, smoke, Icel. rj, G.
riechen to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln. Shak.
Reek
Reek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reeked (r?kt); 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.
Few chimneys reeking you shall espy. Spenser.
I found me laid In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun Soon
dried, and on the reeking moisture fed. Milton.
The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco. Macualay.
Reeky
Reek"y (-?), a. [From 2d Reek; cf. Reechy.]
1. Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. Shak.
2. Emitting reek. "Reeky fen." Sir W. Scott.
Reel
Reel (r?l), n. [Gael. righil.] A lively dance of the Highlanders of
Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States for the
old English "country dance," or contradance (contredanse). Bartlett.
Reel
Reel, n. [AS. kre: cf. Icel. kr 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.
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.
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.
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.
Reel
Reel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reeled (r?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Reeling. ]
1. To roll. [Obs.]
And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel. Spenser.
2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.
Reel
Reel, v. i. [Cf. Sw. ragla. See 2d Reel.]
1. To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. Ps. cvii. 27.
He, with heavy fumes oppressed, Reeled from the palace, and retired
to rest. Pope.
The wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves. Macualay.
2. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled. Hawthorne.
Reel
Reel, n. The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken
reel. Shak.
Re\'89lect
Re`\'89*lect" (r?`?*l?kt"), v. t. To elect again; as, to re\'89lect
the former governor.
Re\'89lection
Re`\'89*lec"tion (-l?k"sh?n), n. Election a second time, or anew; as,
the re\'89lection of a former chief.
Reeler
Reel"er (r?l"?r), n.
1. One who reels.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from its note.
[Prov. Eng.]
Re\'89ligible
Re*\'89l"i*gi*ble (r?*?l"?*b'l), a. Eligble again; capable of
re\'89lection; as, re\'89ligible to the same office. --
Re*\'89l`i*gi*bil"i*ty (r, n.
Reem
Reem (r?m), n. [Heb.] (Zo\'94l.) The Hebrew name of a horned wild
animal, probably the Urus.
NOTE: &hand; In Ki ng James's Version it is called unicorn; in the
Revised Version,wild ox. Job xxxix. 9.
Reem
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. Reeming iron
(Naut.), an iron chisel for reeming the seams of planks in calking
ships.
Re\'89mbark
Re`\'89m*bark" (r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i. To put, or go, on board a
vessel again; to embark again.
Re\'89mbarkation
Re*\'89m`bar*ka"tion (r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n), n. A putting, or going, on
board a vessel again.
Re\'89mbody
Re`\'89m*bod"y (r?`?m*b?d"?), v. t. To embody again.
Re\'89mbrace
Re`\'89m*brace" (-br?s"), v. i. To embrace again.
Re\'89merge
Re`\'89*merge" (r?`?*m?rj"), v. i. To emerge again.
Re\'89mergence
Re`\'89*mer"gence (-m?r"jens), n. Act of re
Re\'89nact
Re`\'89n*act" (r?`?n*?kt") v. t. To enact again.
Re\'89naction
Re`\'89n*ac"tion (-?k"sh?n), n. The act of re
Re\'89nacment
Re`\'89n*ac"ment (-?kt"ment), n. The enacting or passing of a law a
second time; the renewal of a law.
Re\'89ncourage
Re`\'89n*cour"age (-k?r"?j;), v. t. To encourage again.
Re\'89ndow
Re`\'89n*dow" (-dou"), v. t. To endow again.
Re\'89nforce
Re`\'89n*force" (-f?rs") v. t. [Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F.
renforcer.] 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.]
Re\'89nforce
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.
Re\'89nforcement
Re`\'89n*force"ment (r?`?n*f?rs"ment), n.
1. The act of re\'89nforcing, or the state of being re\'89nforced.
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.
Re\'89ngage
Re`\'89n*gage" (-g?j), v. t. & i. To engage a second time or again.
Re\'89ngagement
Re`\'89n*gage"ment (-ment), n. A renewed or repeated engagement.
Re\'89ngrave
Re`\'89n*grave" (-gr?v"), v. t. To engrave anew.
Re\'89njoy
Re`\'89n*joy" (-joi"), v. i. To enjoi anew. Pope.
Re\'89njoyment
Re`\'89n*joy"ment (-ment), n. Renewed enjoiment.
Re\'89nkindle
Re`\'89n*kin"dle (-k?n"d'l), v. t. To enkindle again.
Re\'89nlist
Re`\'89n*list" (-l?st"), v. t. & i. To enlist again.
Re\'89nlistment
Re`\'89n*list"ment (-ment), n. A renewed enlistment.
Re\'89nslave
Re`\'89n*slave" (-sl?v") v. t. To enslave again.
Re\'89nter
Re*\'89n"ter (r?*?n"t?r), v. t.
1. To enter again.
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.
Re\'89nter
Re*\'89n"ter, v. i. To enter anew or again. 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.
Re\'89ntering
Re*\'89n"ter*ing, n. (Calico Printing.) The process of applying
additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns
already partly colored.
Re\'89nthrone
Re`\'89n*throne" (-thr?n"), v. t. To enthrone again; to replace on a
throne.
Re\'89nthronement
Re`\'89n*throne"ment (-ment), n. A second enthroning.
Re\'89ntrance
Re*\'89n"trance (r?*?n"trans), n. The act entereing again; re Hooker.
Re\'89ntrant
Re*\'89n"trant (-trant), a. Re\'89ntering; pointing or directed
inwardds; as, a re angle.
Re\'89ntry
Re*\'89n"try (-tr?), n.
1. A second or new entry; as, a re\'89ntry into public life.
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.
Card of re\'89try, (Whist), a card that by winning a trick will bring
one the lead at an advanced period of the hand.
Re\'89rect
Re`\'89*rect" (r?`?*r?kt"), v. t. To erect again.
Reermouse
Reer"mouse` (r?r"mous`), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Rearmouse.
Re\'89stablish
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.
Re\'89stablisher
Re`\'89s*tab"lish*er (-?r), n. One who establishes again.
Re\'89stablishment
Re`\'89s*tab"lish*ment (-mnt), n. The act re\'89stablishing; the state
of being re\'89stablished. Addison.
Re\'89state
Re`\'89s*tate" (-t?t), v. t. To re\'89stablish. [Obs.] Walis.
Reeve
Reeve (r?v), n. (Zo\'94l.) The female of the ruff.
Reeve
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.
Reeve
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.
Re\'89xaminable
Re`\'89x*am"i*na*ble (r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l), a. Admitting of being
re\'89xamined or reconsidered. Story.
Re\'89xamination
Re`\'89x*am`i*na"tion (-?*n?"sh?n), n. A repeated examination. See
under Examination.
Re\'89xamine
Re`\'89x*am"ine (--?n), v. t. To examine anew. Hooker.
Re\'89xchange
Re`\'89x*change" (r?`?ks*ch?nj"), v. t.To exchange anew; to reverse (a
previous exchange).
Re\'89xchange
Re`\'89x*change" n.
1. A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.
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.
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.
Re\'89xhibit
Re`\'89x*hib"it (r?`?gz*?b"?t OR -?ks*h?b"?t) v. t. To exhibit again.
Re\'89xpel
Re`\'89x*pel" (r?`?ks*p?l"), v. t. To expel again.
Re\'89xperience
Re`\'89x*pe"ri*ence (-p?`r?-ens), n. A renewed or repeated experience.
Re\'89xport
Re`\'89x*port" (-p?rt"), v. t. To export again, as what has been
imported.
Re\'89xport
Re*\'89x"port (r?*?ks"p?rt), n/ Any commodity re\'89xported; --
chiefly in the ptural.
Re\'89xportation
Re*\'89x`por*ta"tion (-p?r*t?"sh?n), n. The act of re\'89xporting, or
of exporting an import. A. Smith.
\'89xpulsion
`\'89x*pul"sion (r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n), n. Renewed or repeated expulsion.
Fuller.
Reezed
Reezed (r?zd), a. Grown rank; rancid; rusty. [Obs.] "Reezed bacon."
Marston.
Refaction
Re*fac"tion (r?*f?k"sh?n), n. [See Refection.] Recompense; atonemet;
retribution. [Obs.] Howell.
Refar
Re*far" (r?*f?r"), v. t. [Cf. F. refaire to do over again.] To go over
again; to repeat. [Obs.]
To him therefore this wonder done refar. Fairfax.
Refashion
Re*fash"ion (r?*f?sh"?n), v. t. To fashion anew; to form or mold into
shape a second time. MacKnight.
Refashionment
Re*fash"ion*ment (-ment), n. The act of refashioning, or the state of
being refashioned. [R.] Leigh Hunt.
Refasten
Re*fas"ten (r?*f?s"'n), v. t. To fasten again.
Refect
Re*fect" (r?*f?kt), v. t. [L. refectus, p. p. of reficere; pref. re-
re- + facere to make.] To restore after hunger or fatique; to refresh.
[Archaic] Sir T. Browne.
Refection
Re*fec"tion (r?*f?k"sh?n), n. [L. refectio: cf. F. r\'82fection. See
Refect, Fact.] Refreshment after hunger or fatique; a repast; a lunch.
[His] feeble spirit inly felt refection. Spenser.
Those Attic nights, and those refections of the gods. Curran.
Refective
Re*fec"tive (r?*f?k"t?v), a. Refreshing; restoring.
Refective
Re*fec"tive, n. That which refreshes.
Refectory
Re*fec"to*ry (-t?*r?), n.; pl.; Refectories (-r. [LL. refectorium: cf.
F. r\'82fectoire. See Refection.] A room for refreshment; originally,
a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
NOTE: &hand; Sometimes pronounced r, especially when signifying the
eating room in monasteries.
Refel
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.]
How he refelled me, and how I replied. Shak.
Refer
Re*fer" (r?*f?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Referred (-f?rd); 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.
2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for
treatment, aid, infirmation, 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.
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.
To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's self; to make
application; to appeal. [Obs.]
I'll refer me to all things sense. Shak.
Refer
Re*fer", v. i.
1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to
refer to a dictionary.
In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of trust. Bacon.
2. To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure
refers to a footnote.
Of those places that refer to the shutting and opening the abyss, I
take notice of that in Job. Bp. Burnet.
3. To carry the mind or throught; to direct attention; as, the
preacher referrd to the late election.
4. To direct inquiry for information or a quarantes 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. 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
pecullar interest, on which for a time he dwells. "But to do good is .
. . that that Solomon chiefly refers to in the text." Sharp. "This, I
doubt not, was that artificial structure here alluded to." T. Burnet.
Now to the universal whole advert: The earth regard as of that
whole a part. Blackmore.
Referable
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.]
It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions
which obtain between bodies are referable to one general cause. W.
Nicholson.
Referee
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.
Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge.
Reference
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 quidance.
2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the
attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
3. Relation; regard; respect.
Something that hath a reference to my state. Shak.
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.
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.
6. Appeal. [R.] "Make your full reference." Shak.
Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and references
to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text.
Referendary
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.
2. An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.
"Referendaries, or masters of request." Harmar.
3. Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring
and dispatching diplomas and decrees.
Referendum
Ref`er*en"dum (r?f`?r*?n"d?m), n. [Gerundive fr. L. referre. See
Refer.]
1. A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his
government concerning a particular matter or point.
2. The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed
upon by a legislature.
Referential
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.
Referment
Re*fer"ment (r?*f?r"ment), n. The act of referring; reference. Laud.
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Referment
Re`*fer*ment" (r, v. t. & i. To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.
Blackmore.
Referrer
Re*fer"rer (r?*f?r"r?r), n. One who refers.
Referrible
Re*fer"ri*ble (-r?*b'l), a. Referable. Hallam.
Refigure
Re*fig"ure (r?*f?g"?r), v. t. To figure again. Shak.
Refill
Re*fill" (r?*f?l"), v. t. & i. To fill, or become full, again.
Refind
Re*find" (r?*f?nd), v. t. To find again; to get or experience again.
Sandys.
Refine
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.
I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them
as silver is refined. Zech. xiii. 9.
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.
Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges. Milton.
Syn. -- To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble.
Refine
Re*fine", v. i.
1. To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains, Works itself
clear, and, as it runs, refines. Addison.
2. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
Chaucer refined on Boccace, and mended his stories. Dryden.
But let a lord once own the happy lines, How the wit brightens! How
the style refines! Pope.
3. To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. "He makes
another paragraph about our refining in controversy." Atterbury.
Refined
Re*fined" (-f?nd"), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed;
polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language;
refined sentiments.
Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham.
-- Re*fin"ed*ly (r, adv. -- Re*fin"ed*ness, n.
Refinement
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.
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement,
the more diffusive are they. Norris.
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in
our language have not equaled its refinements. Swift.
2. That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an
affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. "The refinements of
irregular cunning." Rogers. Syn. -- Purification; polish; politeness;
gentility; elegance; cultivation; civilization.
Refiner
Re*fin"er (-f?n"?r), n. One who, or that which, refines.
Refinery
Re*fin"er*y (-?), n.; pl. Refineries (-. [Cf. F. raffinerie.]
1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals
and sugar.
2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on
the molten metal.
Refit
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.
2. To fit out or supply a second time.
Refit
Re*fit", v. i. To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned
to refit.
Refitment
Re*fit"ment (-ment), n. The act of refitting, or the state of being
refitted.
Refix
Re*fix" (r?*f?ks"), v. t. To fix again or anew; to establish anew.
Fuller.
Reflame
Re*flame" (r?*fl?m"), v. i. To kindle again into flame.
Reflect
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.
Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our quotations.
Fuller.
Bodies close together reflect their own color. Dryden.
2. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
Nature is the glass reflecting God, As by the sea reflected is the
sun. Young.
Reflect
Re*flect" v. i.
1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to
return.
Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on
earth. Shak.
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.
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.
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.
As I much reflected, much I mourned. Prior.
4. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
Errors of wives reflect on husbands still. Dryden.
Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of his late
majesty. Swift.
Syn. -- To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate; ponder;
muse; ruminate.
Reflected
Re*flect"ed, a.
1. Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat,
sound, etc.
2. Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory was
reflected glory.
3. Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
Reflectent
Re*flect"ent (r?*fl?kt"ent), a. [L. reflectens, p. pr. of reflectere.
See Reflect.]
1. Bending or flying back; reflected. "The ray descendent, and the ray
reflectent flying with so great a speed." Sir K. Digby.
2. Reflecting; as, a reflectent body. Sir K. Digby.
Reflectible
Re*flect"i*ble (-?*b'l), a. Capable of being reflected, or thrown
back; reflexible.
Reflecting
Re*flect"ing, a.
1. Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.
2. Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective;
contemplative; as, a reflecting mind.
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.
Reflectingly
Re*flect"ing*ly, adv. With reflection; also, with censure;
reproachfully. Swift.
Reflection
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.
The eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.
Shak.
(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.
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.
This delight grows and improves under thought and reflection.
South.
2. Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] Shak.
3. That which is produced by reflection. Specifically: (a) An image
given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
As the sun water we can bear, Yet not the sun, but his reflection,
there. Dryden.
(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.
Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same
time afflict and encourage him. Atterbury.
4. Censure; reproach cast.
He died; and oh! may no reflection shed Its poisonous venom on the
royal dead. Prior.
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.
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. Syn. -- Meditation; contemplation; rumination;
cogitation; consideration; musing; thinking.
Reflective
Re*flect"ive (r?*fl?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82flectif. Cf. Reflexive.]
1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.
In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms.
Prior.
2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.
Prior.
His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a
precocious and extraordinary development. Motley.
3. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective
person.
4. (Gram.) Reflexive; reciprocal. -- Re*flect"ive*ly, adv. --
Re*flect"ive*ness, n. "Reflectiveness of manner." J. C. Shairp.
Reflector
Re*flect"or (-&etil;r), n. [Cf. F. r\'82flecteur.]
1. One who, or that which, reflects. Boyle.
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.
Reflex
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.
The reflex act of the soul, or the turning of the intellectual eye
inward upon its own actions. Sir M. Hale.
2. Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return.
3. (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or
excitation without the necessary intervention of consciousness.
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.
Reflex
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.
Yon gray is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of
Cynthia's brow. Shak.
On the depths of death there swims The reflex of a human face.
Tennyson.
2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex action.
Patellar reflex. See Knee jerk, under Knee.
Reflex
Re*flex" (r?*fl?ks"), v. t. [L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere. See
Reflect.]
1. To reflect. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To bend back; to turn back. J. Gregory.
Reflexed
Re*flexed" (r?*fl?kst"), a. Bent backward or outward.
Reflexibility
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.
Reflexible
Re*flex"i*ble (r?*fl?ks"?*b'l), a. [CF. F. r\'82flexible.] Capable of
being reflected, or thrown back.
The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and
reflexible. Cheyne.
Reflexion
Re*flex"ion (-fl?k"sh?n), n. See Reflection. Chaucer.
Reflexity
Re*flex"i*ty (r?*fl?ks"?*t?), n. The state or condition of being
reflected. [R.]
Reflexive
Re*flex"ive (-?v), a.
1. [Cf. F. r\'82flexif.] Bending or turned backward; reflective;
having respect to something past.
Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith. Hammond.
2. Implying censure. [Obs.] "What man does not resent an ugly
reflexive word?" South.
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. -- Re*flex"ive*ly, adv. --
Re*flex"ive*ness, n.
Reflexiv
Re*flex"iv, adv. In a reflex manner; reflectively.
Refloat
Re"float (r?"fl?t), n. Reflux; ebb. [Obs.] Bacon.
Reflorescence
Re`flo*res"cence (r?`fl?*r?s"sens), n. (Bot.) A blossoming anew of a
plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.
Reflourish
Re*flour"ish (r?*fl?r"?sh), v. t. & i. To flourish again.
Reflew
Re*flew" (r?*fl?"), v. i. To flow back; to ebb.
Reflower
Re*flow"er (r&emac;*flou"&etil;r), v. i. & t. To flower, or cause to
flower, again. Sylvester.
Refluctuation
Re*fluc`tu*a"tion (r?*fl?k`t?*?"sh?n; 135), n. A flowing back;
refluence.
Refluence rfl-ens, Refluency
Ref"lu*ence (r?f"l?-ens), Ref"lu*en*cy (-en*s?), n. The quality of
being refluent; a flowing back.
Refluent
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.
And refluent through the pass of fear The battle's tide was poured.
Sir W. Scott.
Reflueus
Ref"lu*eus (-?s), a. [L. refluus.] Refluent. [Obs.]
Reflux
Re"flux` (r?"fl?ks`), a. Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as,
reflux action.
Reflux
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.
All from me Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. Milton.
Refocillate
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.
Refocillation
Re*foc`il*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), n. Restoration of strength by
refreshment. [Obs.] Middleton.
Refold
Re*fold" (r?*f?ld"), v. t. To fold again.
Refoment
Re`fo*ment" (r?`f?*m?nt"), v. t. To foment anew.
Reforestization
Re*for`est*i*za`tion (r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n), n. The act or process of
reforestizing.
Reforestize
Re*for"est*ize (r?*f?r"?st*?z), v. t. To convert again into a forest;
to plant again with trees.
Reforge
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.
Reforger
Re*for"ger (r?*f?r"j?r), n. One who reforges.
Reform
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.
The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that
of a good one will not reform it. Swift.
Syn. -- To amend; correct; emend; rectify; mend; repair; better;
improve; restore; reclaim.
Reform
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.
Reform
Re*form", n. [F. r\'82forme.] Amendment of what is defective, vicious,
corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of
government. 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.]
Syn. -- Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See
Reformation.
Re-form
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.
Reformable
Re*form"a*ble (r?*f?rm"?*b'l), a. Capable of being reformed. Foxe.
Reformade
Ref`or*made" (r?f`?r*m?d"), n. A reformado. [Obs.]
Reformado
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.
2. An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but
retains his rank, and sometimes his pay. [Obs.]
Reformalize
Re*form"al*ize (r?*f?rm"al*?z), v. i. To affect reformation; to
pretend to correctness. [R.]
Reformation
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.
Satire lashes vice into reformation. Dryden.
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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. 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. "The 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." Addison. "A variety of schemes,
founded in visionary and impracticable ideas of reform, were suddenly
produced." Pitt.
Re-formation
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.
Reformative
Re*form"a*tive (r?*f?rm"?*t?v), a. Forming again; having the quality
of renewing form; reformatory. Good.
Reformatory
Re*form"a*to*ry (-t?*r?), a. Tending to produce reformation;
reformative.
Reformatory
Re*form"a*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-r. An institution for promoting the
reformation of offenders.
Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of
to prisons. Eng. Cyc.
Reformed
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.
The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
Macaulay.
2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the
disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.]
Reformer
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.
2. (Eccl.Hist.) One of those who commenced the reformation of religion
in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.
Reformist
Re*form"ist, n. [Cf. F. r\'82formiste.] A reformer.
Reformly
Re*form"ly, adv. In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of reform.
[Obs.] Milton.
Refortification
Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion (r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n), n. A fortifying anew, or
a second time. Mitford.
Refortify
Re*for"ti*fy (r?*f?r"t?*f?), v. t. To fortify anew.
Refossion
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.
Refound
Re*found" (r?*found"), v. t. [Pref. re- + found to cast; cf. F.
refondare. Cf. Refund.]
1. To found or cast anew. "Ancient bells refounded." T. Warton.
2. To found or establish again; to re
Refound
Re*found", imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t.
Refounder
Re*found"er (-?r), n. One who refounds.
Refract
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.
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.
Refractable
Re*fract"a*ble (-?*b'l), a. Capable of being refracted.
Refracted
Re*fract"ed, a.
1. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a
refracted stem or leaf.
2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of
light.
Refracting
Re*fract"ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting
medium. 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.
Refraction
Re*frac"tion (r?*fr?k"sh?n), n. [F. r\'82fraction.]
1. The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.
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.
Refraction out of the rarer medium into the denser, is made towards
the perpendicular. Sir I. Newton.
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.
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.
Refractive
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.
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.
Refractiveness
Re*fract"ive*ness, n. The quality or condition of being refractive.
Refractometer
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.
Refractor
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.
Refractorily
Re*frac"to*ri*ly (r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?), adv. In a refractory manner;
perversely; obstinately.
Refractoriness
Re*frac"to*ri*ness, n. The quality or condition of being refractory.
Refractory
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.
Raging appetites that are Most disobedient and refractory. Shak.
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. Syn. --
Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate; unyielding;
ungovernable; unmanageable.
Refractory
Re*frac"to*ry, n.
1. A refractory person. Bp. Hall.
2. Refractoriness. [Obs.] Jer. TAylor.
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.
Refracture
Re*frac"ture (r?*fr?k"t?r;135), n. (Surg.) A second breaking (as of a
badly set bone) by the surgeon.
Refracture
Re*frac"ture, v. t. (Surg.) To break again, as a bone.
Refragable
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.]
Refragate
Ref"ra*gate (-g?t), v. i. [L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor.] To
oppose. [R.] Glanvill.
Refrain
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.
His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. Chaucer.
Refrain thy foot from their path. Prov. i. 15.
2. To abstain from [Obs.]
Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other counsel
than to refrain cold drink. Sir T. Browne.
Refrain
Re*frain", v. i. To keep one's self from action or interference; to
hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Refrain from these men, and let them alone. Acts v. 38.
They refrained therefrom [eating flesh] some time after. Sir T.
Browne.
Syn. -- To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold.
Refrain
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.
We hear the wild refrain. Whittier.
Refrainer
Re*frain"er (r?*fr?n"?r), n. One who refrains.
Refrainment
Re*frain"ment (-ment), n. Act of refraining. [R.]
Reframe
Re*frame" (r?*fr?m), v. t. To frame again or anew.
Refrangibility
Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty (r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?), n. [Cf. F.
r\'82frangibilit\'82.] The quality of being refrangible.
Refrangible
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.
Refrenation
Ref`re*na"tion (r?f`r?*n?"sh?n), n. [L. refrenatio. See Refrain, v.
t.] The act of refraining. [Obs.]
Refresh
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.
Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor. xvi. 18.
And labor shall refresh itself with hope. Shak.
2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
The rest refresh the scaly snakes that folDryden.
To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference,
review, memorandum, or suggestion. Syn. -- To cool; refrigerate;
invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate;
enliven; cheer.
Refresh
Re*fresh", n. The act of refreshing. [Obs.] Daniel.
Refresher
Re*fresh"er (-?r), n.
1. One who, or that which, refreshes.
2. (Law) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been
adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted.
Ten guineas a day is the highest refresher which a counsel can
charge. London Truth.
Refreshful
Re*fresh"ful (-f?l), a. Full of power to refresh; refreshing. --
Re*fresh"ful*ly, adv.
Refreshing
Re*fresh"ing, a. Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. --
Re*fresh"ing*ness, n.
Refreshment
Re*fresh"ment (-ment), n. [CF. OF. refreschissement, F.
rafra&icir;chissement.]
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.
2. That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation;
especially, an article of food or drink.
Refret
Re*fret" (r?*fr?t"), n. [OF. refret, L. refractus, p. p. See Refrain,
n., Refract.] Refrain. [Obs.] Bailey.
Refreyd
Re*freyd" (r?*fr?d"), v. t. [OF. refreidier.] To chill; to cool.
[Obs.]
Refreyded by sickness . . . or by cold drinks. Chaucer.
Refrication
Ref`ri*ca"tion (r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), n. [L. refricare to rub again.] A
rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.]
A continual refrication of the memory. Bp. Hall.
Refrigerant
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.
Refrigerant
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. "A refrigerant to passion."
Blair.
Refrigerate
Re*frig"er*ate (-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refrigerated (-?`t?d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Refrigerating.] [L. refrigeratus, p. p. cf. refrigerare;
pref. re- re- + grigerare to make cool, fr. fragus, frigoris,
coolness. See Frigid.] To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold
or cool.
Refrigeration
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.
Refrigerative
Re*frig"er*a*tive (r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82frig\'82ratif.]
Cooling; allaying heat. -- n. A refrigerant.
Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative treatment. I.
Taylor.
Refrigerator
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. 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 -->
Refrigeratory
Re*frig"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. refrigeratorius.] Mitigating
heat; cooling.
Refrigeratory
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.
Refrigerium
Ref`ri*ge"ri*um (r?f`r?*j?"r?*?m), n. [L.] Cooling refreshment;
refrigeration. [Obs.] South.
Refringency
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.
Refringent
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.
Reft
Reft (r?ft), imp. & p. p. of Reave. Bereft.
Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn. Heber.
Reft
Reft, n. A chink; a rift. See Rift. Rom. of R.
Refuge
Ref"uge (r?f"?j), n. [F. r\'82fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee
back; pref. re- + figere. SEe Fugitive.]
1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find place or
refuge. Milton.
We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay
hold upon the hope set before us. Heb. vi. 18.
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.
The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. Ps. civ. 18.
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. Ps. ix. 9.
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3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or
contrivance.
Their latest refuge Was to send him. Shak.
Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing Sir H.
Wotton.
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. Syn. -- Shelter; asylum;
retreat; covert.
Refuge
Ref"uge (r?f"?j), v. t. To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]
Refugee
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.
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.
Refulgence rfljens, Refulgency
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.
Refulgent
Re*ful"gent (r?*f?l"jent), 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.
So conspicuous and refulgent a truth. Boyle.
Refund
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.
Refund
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.]
Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would
refund that color upon the object. Ray.
2. To give back; to repay; to restore.
A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to
refund what he had wrongfully taken. L'Estrange.
3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]
Refunder
Re*fund"er (-?r), n. One who refunds.
Refundment
Re*fund"ment (-ment), n.The act of refunding; also, that which is
refunded. [R.] Lamb.
Refurbish
Re*fur"bish (r?*f?r"b?sh), v. t. To furbish anew.
Refurnish
Re*fur"nish (-n?sh), v. t. To furnish again.
Reffurnishment
Ref*fur"nish*ment (-ment), n. The act of refurnishing, or state of
being refurnished.
The refurnishment was in a style richer than before. L. Wallace.
Refusable
Re*fus"a*ble (r?*f?z"?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. refusable. See Refuse.]
Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.
Refusal
Re*fus"al (-al), n.
1. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or
offered for acceptance.
Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, On my refusal, to
distress me more? Milton.
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.
Refuse
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.
That never yet refused your hest. Chaucer.
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.
3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition
of; as, to refuse a suitor.
The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest tool that he may
chance to use. Herbert.
4. To disown. [Obs.] "Refuse thy name." Shak.
Refuse
Re*fuse", v. i. To deny compliance; not to comply.
Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse. Garth.
If ye refuse . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword. Isa. i. 20.
Refuse
Re*fuse", n. Refusal. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Refuse
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. Syn. -- Dregs; sediment; scum;
recrement; dross.
Refuse
Ref"use, a. Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance;
of no value; worthless.
Everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1. Sam. xv. 9.
Refuser
Re*fus"er (r?*f?z"?r), n. One who refuses or rejects.
Refusion
Re*fu"sion (r?*f?"zh?n), n. [Pref. re-+ fusion.]
1. New or repeated melting, as of metals.
2. Restoration. "This doctrine of the refusion of the soul." Bp.
Warbuton.
Reful
Ref"ul (r?f"?t), n. [OF. refuite.] Refuge. "Thou haven of refut."
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Refutability
Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty (r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?), n. The quality of being
refutable.
Refutable
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.
Refutal
Re*fut"al (r?*f?t"al), n. Act of refuting; refutation.
Refutation
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.
Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a
refutation. Macaulay.
Refutatory
Re*fut"a*to*ry (r?*f?t"?*t?*r?), a. [L. refutatorius: cf. F.
r\'82futatoire.] Tending tu refute; refuting.
Refute
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.
There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is
impossible to refute such multitudes. Addison.
Syn. -- To confute; disprove. See Confute.
Refuter
Re*fut"er (-f?t"?r), n. One who, or that which, refutes.
Regain
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. Syn. -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.
Regal
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. "The regal title." Shak.
He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton.
Syn. -- Kingly; royal. See Kingly.
Regal
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.
Regale
Re*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.
Regale
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.
Regale
Re*gale", v. i. To feast; t
Regale
Re*gale", n. [F. r\'82gal. See Regale, v. t.] A sumptuous repast; a
banquet. Johnson. Cowper.
Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. E. E.
Hale.
Regalement
Re*gale"ment (-ment), n. The act of regaling; anything which regales;
refreshment; entertainment.
Regaler
Re*gal"er (-g?l"?r), n. One who regales.
Regalia
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.
2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of
Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
3. Sumptuous food; delicacies. [Obs.] Cotton.
Regalia of a church, the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes,
its patrimony. Brande & C.
Regalia
Re*ga"li*a, n. A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality;
also, the size in which such cigars are classed.
Regalian
Re*ga"li*an (-an), a. Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal
insignia or prerogatives. Hallam.
Regalism
Re"gal*ism (r?"gal*?z'm), n. The doctrine of royal prerogative or
supremacy. [R.] Cardinal Manning.
Regality
Re*gal"i*ty (r?*g?l"?*t?), n. [LL. regalitas, from L. regalis regal,
royal. See Regal, and cf. Royality.]
1. Royalty; ssovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
[Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie. Spenser.
He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points
of regality. Bacon.
2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.]
Regally
Re"gal*ly (r?"gal*l?), adv. In a regal or royal manner.
Regard
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.
Your niece regards me with an eye of favor. Shak.
2. Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [Obs.]
It is peninsula which regardeth the mainland. Sandys.
That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the assregarding the river.
Evelyn.
3. To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to
notice or remark particularly.
If much you note him, You offened him; . . . feed, and regard him
not. Shak.
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.
5. To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to
regard one with favor or dislike.
His associates seem to have regarded him with kindness. Macaulay.
6. To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value,
sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.
He that regardeth thae day, regardeth it into the LOrd. Rom. xiv.
6.
Here's Beaufort, that regards nor God nor king. Shak.
7. To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or
condition. "Nether regarding that she is my child, nor fearing me as
if II were her father." Shak.
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. Syn. -- To
consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; esteem; estimate;
value. See Attend.
Regard
Re*gard" (r?*g?rd"), v. i. To look attentively; to consider; to
notice. [Obs.] Shak.
Regard
Re*gard", n. [F. regard See Regard, v. t.]
1. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.
But her, with stern regard, he thus repelled. Milton.
2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation;
heed; notice.
Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard. Shak.
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.
He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable regards. A.
Smith.
Save the long-sought regards of woman, nothing is sweeter than
those marks of childish preference. Hawthorne.
4. State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise;
estimation; repute; note; account.
A man of meanest regard amongst them, neither having wealth or
power. Spenser.
5. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.
Sad pause and deep regard become the sage. Shak.
6. Matter for conssideration; account; condition. [Obs.] "Reason full
of good regard." Shak.
7. Respect; relation; reference.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ph rase in re gard of wa s fo rmerly us ed 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.
Change was thought necessary in regard of the injury the church did
receive by a number of things then in use. Hooker.
In regard of its security, it had a great advantage over the
bandboxes. Dickens.
8. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.]
Throw out our eyes for brave Othello, Even till we make the main
and the a\'89rial blue An indistinct regard. Shak.
9. (O.Eng.Law) Supervision; inspection.
At regard of, in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] "Bodily
penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell."
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. Syn. -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed;
care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.
Regardable
Re*gard"a*ble (-?*b'l), a. Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded;
observable. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Regardant
Re*gard"ant (-ant), a. [F. regardant, fr. regarder. See Regard, v. t.]
[Written also regardant.]
1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.
[He] turns thither his regardant eye. Southey.
2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.
3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.
Regarder
Re*gard"er (r?*g?rd"?r), n.
1. One who regards.
2. (Eng. Forest law) An officer appointed to supervise the forest.
Cowell.
Regardful
Re*gard"ful (-f?l), a. Heedful; attentive; observant. --
Re*gard"ful*ly, adv.
Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made
by the Spirit of God to his heart. South.
Syn. -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.
Regarding
Re*gard"ing, prep. Concerning; respecting.
Regardless
Re*gard"less, a.
1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life,
consequences, dignity.
Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. Milton.
2. Not regarded; slighted. [R.] Spectator. Syn. -- Heedless;
negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; inattentive;
unobservant; neglectful. -- Re*gard"less*ly, adv. --
Re*gard"less*ness, n.
Regather
Re*gath"er (r?*g?th"?r), v. t. To gather again.
Regatta
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.
Regel
Re"gel (r?"g?l), n. (Astron.) See Rigel.
Regelate
Re"ge*late (r?"j?*l?t OR r?j"?-), v. i. (Physics) To freeze together
again; to undergo regelation, as ice.
Regelation
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.
NOTE: &hand; Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32regelation.
Faraday.
Regence
Re"gence (r?"jens), n. Rule. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Regency
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.
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.
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.
A council or regency consisting of twelve persons. Lowth.
Regeneracy
Re*gen"er*a*cy (r?*j?n"?r*?*s?), n. [See Regenerate.] The state of
being regenerated. Hammond.
Regenerate
Re*gen"er*ate (-?t), a. [L. regeneratus, p. p. of regenerare to
regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate.]
1. Reproduced.
The earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me
regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak.
2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed
from a natural to a spiritual state.
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Regenerate
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.
Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads. Regenerates the
plauts, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore.
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.
3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or
condition of; as, to regenerate society.
Regenerateness
Re*gen"er*ate*ness (-?t*n?s), n. The quality or state of being
rgenerate.
Regeneration
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.
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.
He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the
Holy Chost. Tit. iii. 5.
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.
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.
Regenerative
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. Regenerative furnace (Metal.), a furnace having a
regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting
combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.
Regeneratively
Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly, adv. So as to regenerate.
Regenerator
Re*gen"er*a`tor (-?`t?r), n.
1. One who, or that which, regenerates.
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.
Regeneratory
Re*gen"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), a. Having power to renew; tending to
reproduce; regenerating. G. S. Faber.
Regenesis
Re*gen"e*sis (-?*s?s), n. New birth; renewal.
A continued regenesis of dissenting sects. H. Spenser.
Regent
Re"gent (r?"jent), a. [L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of regere to rule:
cf. F. r\'82gent. See Regiment.]
1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent principle . .
. which we call the soul." Sir M. Hale.
2. Exercising vicarious authority. Milton.
Queen regent. See under Queen, n.
Regent
Re"gent, n. [F. r\'82gent. See Regent, a.]
1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. Milton.
2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs
a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent;
a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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.
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.
Regentess
Re"gent*ess, n. A female regent. [R.] Cotgrave.
Regentship
Re"gent*ship, n. The office of a regent; regency.
Regerminate
Re*ger"mi*nate (r?*j?r"m?*n?t), v. i. [Pref. re- + germinate: cf. L.
regerminare.] To germinate again.
Perennial plants regerminate several years successively. J. Lee.
Regermination
Re*ger`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. [L. regerminatio.] A germinating
again or anew.
Regest
Re*gest" (r?*j?st"), n. [L. regesta, pl.: cf. OF. regestes, pl. See
Register.] A register. [Obs.] Milton.
Reget
Re*get" (r?*g?t"), v. t. To get again.
Regian
Re"gi*an (r?"j?-an), n. [L. regius regal.] An upholder of kingly
authority; a royalist. [Obs.] Fuller.
Regible
Reg"i*ble (r?j"?*b'l), a. [L. regibilis, from regere to rule.]
Governable; tractable. [Obs.]
Regicidal
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.
Regicide
Reg"i*cide (r?j"?*s?d), 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.
2. The killing or the murder of a king.
Regild
Re*gild" (r?*g?ld"), v. t. To gild anew.
R\'82gime
R\'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.
I dream . . . of the new r\'82gime which is to come. H. Kingsley.
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.
The ancient r\'82gime, OR 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.
Regimen
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.
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.
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.
Regiment
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. "Regiment of health." Bacon.
But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a
sunshine day? Marlowe.
The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of
regiment. Hocker.
2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded
by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.
NOTE: &hand; In the British army all the artillery are included in
one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into
brigades.
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.]
Regiment
Reg"i*ment (-m?nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Regimenting.] To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington.
Regimental
Reg`i*men"tal (-m?n"tal), a. Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment;
as, regimental officers, clothing. 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.
Regimentally
Reg`i*men"tal*ly, adv. In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops
classified regimentally.
Regimentals
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.
Regiminal
Re*gim"i*nal (r?*j?m"?*nal), a. Of or relating to regimen; as,
regiminal rules.
Region
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.
If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world, Or unknown region.
Milton.
2. Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything;
neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the region of
my heart." Shak.
Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis. Luke iii. 1.
3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.]
Anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
4. The inhabitants of a district. Matt. iii. 5.
5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.]
He is of too high a region. Shak.
Regional
Re"gion*al (-al), a. Of or pertaining to a particular region;
sectional.
Regious
Re"gi*ous (-j?*?s), a. [L. regius royal, fr. rex, regis, king.] Regal;
royal. [Obs.] Harrington.
Register
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.
As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the
register of your own. Shak.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NOTE: &hand; In re spect to th e vo cal tones, the 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. (b) A stop or set of pipes in an organ. Parish register, A
book in which are recorded the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths,
and burials in a parish. Syn. -- List; catalogue; roll; record;
archives; chronicle; annals. See List.
Register
Reg"is*ter (r?j"?s*t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Registere (-t?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Registering.] [Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare.
See Register, n.]
1. T
2. To enroll; to enter in a list.
Such follow him as shall be registered. Milton.
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.
Register
Reg"is*ter, v. i.
1. To enroll one's name in a register.
2. (Print.) To correspond in ralative 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.
Registering
Reg"is*ter*ing, a. Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an
apparatus which registers; as, a registering thermometer. See
Recording.
Registership
Reg"is*ter*ship, n. The office of a register.
Registrant
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.
Registrar
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.
Registrarship
Reg"is*trar*ship, n. The office of a registrar.
Registrary
Reg"is*tra*ry (- tr?*r?), n. A registrar. [Obs.]
Registrate
Reg"is*trate (-tr?t), v. t. To register. [R.]
Registration
Reg`is*tra"tion (-tr?"sh?n), n. [LL. registratio, or F.
r\'82gistration. See Register, v.]
1. The act of registering; registry; enrollment.
2. (Mus.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of
an organ.
Registry
Reg"is*try (r?j"?s*tr?), n.
1. The act of recording or writing in a register; enrollment;
registration.
2. The place where a register is kept.
3. A record; an account; a register. Sir W. Temple.
Regius
Re"gi*us (r?l"?*?s), a. [L. regius, from rex, regis, a king.] Of or
pertaining to a king; royal. Regius professor, an incumbent of a
professorship founded by royal bounty, as in an English university.
Regive
Re*give" (r?*g?v"), v. t. To give again; to give back.
Regle
Re"gle (r?g"'l) v. t. [See Reglement.] To rule; to govern. [Obs.] "To
regle their lives." Fuller.
Reglement
Re"gle*ment (r?g"'l*ment), n. [F. r\'82glement, fr. r\'82gler, L.
regulare. See Regulate.] Regulation. [Obs.]
The reformation and reglement of usuary. Bacon.
Reglementary
Reg`le*men"ta*ry (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), a. [F. r\'82glementaire, fr.
r\'82glement.] Regulative. [R.]
Reglet
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.
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.
Regma
Reg"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.
Regmacarp
Reg"ma*carp (-k?rp), n [Regma + Gr. (Bot.) Any dry dehiscent fruit.
Regnal
Reg"nal (r?g"nal), a. [L. regnum reign.] Of or pertaining to the reign
of a monarch; as, regnal years.
Regnancy
Reg"nan*cy (-nan*s?), n. The condition or quality of being regnant;
sovereignty; rule. Coleridge.
Regnant
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.
2. Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. "A traitor
to the vices regnant." Swift.
Regnative
Reg"na*tive (-n?*t?v), a. Ruling; governing. [Obs.]
Regne
Regne (r?n), n. & v. See Reign. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Regorge
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.
2. To swallow again; to swallow back.
Tides at highest mark regorge the flood. DRyden.
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Regrade
Re*grade" (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. re- re- + gradi to go. Cf. Regrede. ]
To retire; to go back. [Obs.] W. Hales.
Regraft
Re*graft" (r?*gr?ft"), v. t. To graft again.
Regrant
Re*grant" (r?*gr?nt"), v. t. To grant back; to grant again or anew.
Ayliffe.
Regrant
Re*grant", n.
1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
2. A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly.
Regrate
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.
2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] Derham.
Regrate
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.
Regrater
Re*grat"er (-?r), n. [F. regrattier.] One who regrates.
Regratery
Re*grat"er*y, n. The act or practice of regrating.
Regratiatory
Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), n. A returning or giving of
thanks. [Obs.] Skelton.
Regrator
Re*grat"or (r?*gr?t"?r), n. One guilty of regrating.
Regrede
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.
Regredience
Re*gre"di*ence (r?*gr?"d?-ens), n. A going back; a retrogression; a
return. [R.] Herrick.
Regreet
Re*greet" (r?*gr?t"), v. t. To greet again; to resalute; to return a
salutation to; to greet. Shak.
Regreet
Re*greet", n. A return or exchange of salutation.
Regress
Re"gress (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See
Regrede.]
1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The
progress or regress of man". F. Harrison.
2. The power or liberty of passing back. Shak.
Regress
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.
Regression
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. 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.
Regressive
Re*gress"ive (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82gressif.]
1. Passing back; returning.
2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.
Regressive metamorphism. (a) (Biol.) See Retrogression. (b) (Physiol.)
See Katabolism.
Regressively
Re*gress"ive*ly, adv. In a regressive manner.
Regret
Re*gret" (r?*gr?t"), n [F., fr. regretter. See Regret, ]
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. "A
passionate regret at sin." Dr. H. More.
What man does not remember with regret the first time he read
Robinson Crusoe? Macaulay.
Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for the loss of a
servant. Clarendon.
From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond regrets
and tender recollections. W. Irving.
2. Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 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.
Regret
Re*gret", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regretted (-t?d); 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.
Calmly he looked on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or
there to fear. Pope.
In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret their slavery,
and to murmur against their leader. Macaulay.
Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had been violently
taken. Macaulay.
Regretful
Re*gret"ful (-f?l), a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets;
repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, adv.
Regrow
Re*grow" (r?*gr?"), v. i. & t. To grow again.
The snail had power to regrow them all [horns, tongue, etc.] A. B.
Buckley.
Regrowth
Re*growth" (r?*gr?th"), n. The act of regrowing; a second or new
growth. Darwin.
The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off. A. B. Buckley.
Reguardant
Re*guard"ant (r?*g?rd"ant), a. (Her.) Same as Regardant.
Reguerdon
Re*guer"don (r?*g?r"d?n), v. t. [Pref. re- re- + guerdon: cf. OF.
reguerdonner.] To reward. [Obs.] Shak.
Regulable
Reg"u*la*ble (r?g"?*l?*b'l), a. Capable of being regulated. [R.]
Regular
Reg"u*lar (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere
to guide, to rule: cf. F. r\'82gulier. See Rule.]
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.
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.
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.
4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy,
in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.
5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. [Colloq.]
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.
7. (Crystallog.) Same as Isometric.
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 --> Syn. -- Normal; orderly;
methodical. See Normal.
Regular
Reg"u*lar (r?g"?*l?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.
2. (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; --
chiefly used in the plural.
Regularia
Reg`u*la"ri*a (r?g`?*l?"r?*?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of
Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.
Regularity
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.
Regularize
Reg"u*lar*ize (r?g"?*l?r*?z), v. t. To cause to become regular; to
regulate. [R.]
Regularly
Reg"u*lar*ly, adv. In a regular manner; in uniform order;
methodically; in due order or time.
Regularness
Reg"u*lar*ness, n. Regularity. Boyle.
Regulato
Reg"u*lato (-l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated (-l?`t?d); 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.
The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons. Macaulay.
The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and
regulated their own police. Bancroft.
2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a
nation or its finances.
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.
To regulate a watch OR clock, to adjust its rate of running so that it
will keep approximately standard time. Syn. -- To adjust; dispose;
methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.
Regulation
Reg`u*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), n.
1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and regulation of our own minds. Macaulay.
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.
Regulation sword, cap, uniform, etc. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform,
etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.
Syn. -- Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law.
Regulative
Reg"u*la*tive (r?g"?*l?*t?v), a.
1. Tending to regulate; regulating. Whewell.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th ese te rms ar e borrowed from Kant, and suggest the
thought, allowed by Kant, that possibly these principles are only
true for the human mind, the operations and belief of which they
regulate.
Regulator
Reg"u*la`tor (-l?`t?r), n.
1. One who, or that which, regulates.
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.
3. A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time.
See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock.
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.]
A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the Regulators.
Bancroft.
Reguline
Reg"u*line (r?g"?*l?n), a. [Cf. F. r\'82gulin. See Regulus.] (Chem. &
Metal.) Of or pertaining to regulus.
Regulize
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]
Regulus
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.
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.
NOTE: &hand; The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied
by them in the first instance to antimony. Ilittle 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.
3. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo;
-- called also the Lion's Heart.
Regurgitate
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.
Regurgitate
Re*gur"gi*tate, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge
back.
The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth.
Quain.
Regurgitation
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.
2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
Rehabilitate
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.
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. Burke.
Rehabilitation
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.
Rehash
Re*hash" (r?*h?sh"), v. t. To hash over again; to prepare or use
again; as, to rehash old arguments.
Rehash
Re*hash", n.Something hashed over, or made up from old materials.
Rehear
Re*hear" (r?*h?r"), v. t. To hear again; to try a second time; as, to
rehear a cause in Chancery.
Rehearsal
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.
In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. Hooker.
Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. Shak.
Dress rehearsal (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a
drama, opera, etc., in costume.
Rehearse
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.
When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them
before Saul. 1 Sam. xvii. 31.
2. To narrate; to relate; to tell.
Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord. Judg. . v. 11.
3. To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement,
before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
4. To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.]
He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her.
Dickens.
Syn. -- To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; tell;
relate; narrate.
Rehearse
Re*hearse", v. i. To recite or repeat something for practice. "There
will we rehearse." Shak.
Rehearser
Re*hears"er (-?r), n. One who rehearses.
Reheat
Re*heat" (r?*h?t"), v. t.
1. To heat again.
2. To revive; to cheer; to cherish. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Rehibition
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.
Rehibitory
Re*hib"i*to*ry (r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), a. (Law) Of or relating to
rehibition; as, a rehibitory action.
Rehire
Re*hire" (r?*h?r"), v. t. To hire again.
Rehypothecate
Re`hy*poth"e*cate (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t. (Law) To hypothecate
again. -- Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion, n.
Rei
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.]
Reichsrath
Reichs"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.
Reichsstand
Reichs"stand` (r?ks"st?t`), n. [G.] A free city of the former German
empire.
Reichstag
Reichs"tag` (r?ks"t?g`), n. [G.] The Diet, or House of
Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members
elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people.
See Bundesrath.
Reif
Reif (r?f), n. [AS. re.] Robbery; spoil. [Obs.]
Reigle
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.
Reigle
Rei"gle, v. t. To regulate; to govern. [Obs.]
Reiglement
Rei"gle*ment (-ment), n. [See Reglement.] Rule; regulation. [Obs.]
Bacon. Jer. Taylor.
Reign
Reign (r?n), 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.
He who like a father held his reign. Pope.
Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean,,
and deep hell beneath. Prior.
2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire;
realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser.
[God] him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer.
3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the
supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
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Reign
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.
We will not have this man to reign over us. Luke xix. 14.
Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom? Shak.
2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which
commonly reign in summer." Bacon.
3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. Rom. vi. 12.
Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.
Reigner
Reign"er (r?n"?r), n. One who reigns. [R.]
Reillume
Re`il*lume" (r?`?l*l?m"), v. t. To light again; to cause to shine
anew; to relume; to reillumine. "Thou must reillume its spark." J. R.
Drake.
Reilluminate
Re`il*lu"mi*nate (-l?"m?*n?t), v. t. To enlighten again; to
reillumine.
Reillumination
Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. The act or process of enlightening
again.
Reillumine
Re`il*lu"mine (-l?"m?n), v. t. To illumine again or anew; to reillume.
Reim
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.
Reimbark
Re`im*bark" (r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i. See Re.
Reimbody
Re`im*bod"y (-b?d"?), v. t. & i. [See Re.] To imbody again. Boyle.
Reimbursable
Re`im*burs"a*ble (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), a. [CF. F. remboursable.] Capable
of being repaid; repayable.
A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, reimbursable in
ten years. A. Hamilton.
Reimburse
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.
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.
Reimbursement
Re`im*burse"ment (-b?rs"ment), n. [Cf. F. rembursement.] The act
reimbursing. A. Hamilton.
Reimburser
Re`im*burs"er (-b?rs"?r), n. One who reimburses.
Reimplant
Re`im*plant" (-pl?nt"), v. t. To implant again.
Reimport
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.
Reimportation
Re*im`por*ta"tion (r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), n. The act of reimporting;
also, that which is reimported.
Reimportune
Re*im`por*tune" (-p?r*t?n"), v. t. To importune again.
Reimpose
Re`im*pose" (r?`?m*p?z), v. t. To impose anew.
Reimpregnate
Re`im*preg"nate (-pr?g"n?t), v. t. To impregnate again or anew. Sir T.
Browne.
Reimpress
Re`im*press" (-pr?s"), v. t. To impress anew.
Reimpression
Re`im*pres"sion (-pr?sh"?n), n. A second or repeated impression; a
reprint.
Reimprint
Re`im*print" (-pr?nt"), v. t. To imprint again.
Reimprison
Re`im*pris"on (-pr?z'n), v. t. To imprison again.
Reimprisonment
Re`im*pris"on*ment (-ment), n. The act of reimprisoning, or the state
of being reimprisoned.
Rein
Rein (r?n), n. [F. r≖ne, 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.
This knight laid hold upon his reyne. Chaucer.
2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or
governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove without rein."
Milton.
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.
Rein
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.
He mounts and reins his horse. Chapman.
2. To restrain; to control; to check.
Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. Shak.
To rein in OR rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by
drawing the reins.
Rein
Rein, v. i. To be guided by reins. [R.] Shak.
Reinaugurate
Re`in*au"gu*rate, v. t. To inaugurate anew.
Reincit
Re"in*cit" (-s?t"), v. t. To incite again.
Reincorporate
Re`in*cor"po*rate, v. t. To incorporate again.
Reincrease
Re`in*crease" (-kr?s"), v. t. To increase again.
Reincur
Re`in*cur" (-k?r"), v. t. To incur again.
Reindeer
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon Eu ropean sp ecies (R . ta randus) 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\'d2landicus), of smaller size, is
found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries.
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.
Reinduce
Re`in*duce" (r?`?n*d?s"), v. t. To induce again.
Reinette
Rei*nette" (r?*n?t"), n. [F. See 1st Rennet.] (Bot.) A name given to
many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin.
Reinfect
Re`in*fect" (r?`?n*f?kt), v. t. [Pref. re- + infect: cf. F.
r\'82infecter.] To infect again.
Reinfectious
Re`in*fec"tious (-f?k"sh?s), a.Capable of reinfecting.
Reinforce
Re`in*force" (-f?rs"), v. t. See Re\'89nforce, v. t.
Reinforce
Re`in*force", n. See Re\'89nforce, n.
Reinforcement
Re`in*force"ment (-ment), n. See Re\'89nforcement.
Reinfund
Re`in*fund" (-f?nd"), v. i. [Pref. re- + L. infundere to pour in.] To
flow in anew. [Obs.] Swift.
Reingratiate
Re`in*gra"ti*ate (-gr?"sh?*?t), v. t. To ingratiate again or anew.
Sir. T. Herbert.
Reinhabit
Re`in*hab"it (-h?b"?t), v. t. To inhabit again. Mede.
Reinless
Rein"less (r?n"l?s), a. Not having, or not governed by, reins; hence,
not checked or restrained.
Reins
Reins (r?nz), n. pl. [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.]
1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
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.
My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Prov. xxiii.
16.
I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23.
Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown andd 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.
Reinsert
Re`in*sert" (r?`?n*s?rt"), v. t. To insert again.
Reinsertion
Re`in*ser"tion (-s?r"sh?n), n. The act of reinserting.
Reinspect
Re`in*spect" (-sp?kt"), v. t. To inspect again.
Reinspection
Re`in*spec"tion (-sp?k"sh?n), n. The act of reinspecting.
Reinspire
Re`in*spire" (-sp?r"), v. t. To inspire anew. Milton.
Reinspirit
Re`in*spir"it (-sp`r"?t), v. t. To give fresh spirit to.
Reinstall
Re`in*stall" (-st?l"), v. t. [Pref. re- + install: cf. F.
r\'82installer.] To install again. Milton.
Reinstallment
Re`in*stall"ment (ment), n. A renewed installment.
Reinstate
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.
For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated
in their pristine happiness and felicity. Glanvill.
Reinstatement
Re`in*state"ment (-ment), n. The act of reinstating; the state of
being reinstated; re
Reinstation
Re`in*sta"tion (-st?"sh?n), n. Reinstatement. [R.]
Reinstruct
Re`in*struct" (-str?kt"), v. t. To instruct anew.
Reinsurance
Re`in*sur"ance (-sh?r"ans), n.
1. Insurance a second time or again; renewed insurance.
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.
Reinsure
Re`in*sure" (-sh?r"), v. t.
1. To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew
insurance on.
2. To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an
inssurance risk upon it.
The innsurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by
other persons. Walsh.
Reinsurer
Re`in*sur"er (-sh?r"?r), n. One who gives reinsurance.
Reintegrate
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 reas, to reintegrate a nation. Bacon.
Reintegration
Re*in`te*gra"tion (-gr?"sh?n), n. A renewing, or making whole again.
See Redintegration.
Reinter
Re`in*ter" (r?`?n*t?r"), v. t. To inter again.
Reinterrogate
Re`in*ter"ro*gate (-t?r"r?*g?t), v. t. To interrogate again; to
question repeatedly. Cotgrave.
Reinthrone
Re`in*throne" (-thr?n"), v. t. See Re\'89nthrone.
Reinthronize
Re`in*thron"ize (-?z), v. t. To enthrone again.[Obs.]
Reintroduce
Re*in`tro*duce" (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), v. t. To introduce again. --
Re*in`tro*duc"tion (-d, n.
Reinvest
Re`in*vest" (r?`?n*v?st"), v. t. To invest again or anew.
Reinvestigate
Re`in*ves"ti*gate (-v?s"t?*g?t), v. t. To investigate again. --
Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion (-g, n.
Reinvestment
Re`in*vest"ment (-v?st"ment), n. The act of investing anew; a second
or repeated investment.
Reinvigorate
Re`in*vig"or*ate (-v?g"?r*?t), v. t. To invigorate anew.
Reinvolve
Re`in*volve" (-v?lv"), v. t. To involve anew.
Reis
Re`is (r?"?s OR r?z), 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.
Reis
Reis (r?s), 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.]
Reis Effendi
Reis` 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.
Reissner's membrane
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.
Reissuable
Re*is"su*a*ble (r?*?sh"?*?*b'l), a. Capable of being reissued.
Reissue
Re*is"sue (r?*?sh"?), v. t. & i. To issue a second time.
Reissue
Re*is"sue, n. A second or repeated issue.
Reit
Reit (r?t), n. Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Reiter
Rei"ter (r?"t?r), n. [G., rider.] A German cavalry soldier of the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Reiteraut
Re*it"er*aut (r?-?t"?r-ant), a. [See Reiterate.] Reiterating. [R.]
Mrs. Browning.
Reiterate
Re*it"er*ate (-&amac;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reiterated
(-&amac;`t&ecr;d); 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.
That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation.
Milton.
You never spoke what did become you less Than this; which to
reiterate were sin. Shak.
Syn. -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.
Reiterate
Re*it"er*ate (-?t), a. Reiterated; repeated. [R.]
Reiteratedly
Re*it"er*a`ted*ly (-?`t?d-l?), adv. Repeatedly.
Reiteration
Re*it`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r\'82it\'82ration.] The act of
reiterating; that which is reiterated.
Reiterative
Re*it"er*a*tive (r?-?t"?r-?-t?v), n.
1. (Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action.
2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition;
as, dillydally.
Reiver
Reiv"er (r?v"?r), n. See Reaver. Ruskin.
Reject
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.]
1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have
rejected to their butchers. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Reject me not from among thy children. Wisdom ix. 4.
2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or
harshly; to repudiate.
That golden scepter which thou didst reject. Milton.
Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that
thou shalt be no priest to me. Hog. iv. 6.
3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn. -- To
repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.
Rejectable
Re*ject"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being, or that ought to be,
rejected.
Rejectamenta
Re*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.
Rejectaneous
Re`jec*ta"ne*ous (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), a. [L. rejectaneus.] Not chosen
orr received; rejected. [Obs.] "Profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate
people." Barrow.
Rejecter
Re*ject"er (r?-j?kt"?r), n. One who rejects.
Rejection
Re*jec"tion (r?-j?k"sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F. r\'82jection.] Act
of rejecting, or state of being rejected.
Rejectitious
Re`jec*ti"tious (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), a. Implying or requiring rejection;
rejectable. Cudworth.
Rejective
Re*ject"ive (r?-j?kt"?v), a. Rejecting, or tending to reject.
Rejectment
Re*ject"ment (-ment), n. Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown
away. Eaton.
Rejoice
Re*joice" (r?-jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rejoced (-joist"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"s?ng).] [OE.rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir,
F. r\'82jouir; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir, esjoir, F. , 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. "O, rejoice
beyond a common joy." Shak.
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.
Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
Rejoice
Re*joice", v. t.
1. To enjoy. [Obs.] Bp. Peacock.
2. To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden.
I me rejoysed of my liberty. Chaucer.
While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. Prior.
Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what
mischief it had made. Arbuthnot.
Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.
Rejoice
Re*joice", n. The act of rejoicing. Sir T. Browne.
Rejoicement
Re*joice"ment (-ment), n. Rejoicing. [Obs.]
Rejoicer
Re*joi"cer (r?-joi"s?r), n. One who rejoices.
Rejoicing
Re*joi"cing (-s?ng), n.
1. Joy; gladness; delight.
We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to
our neighbors. R. Nelson.
2. The expression of joy or gladness.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the
righteous. Ps. cxviii. 15.
3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are
the rejoicing of my heart. Ps. cxix. 111.
Rejoicingly
Re*joi"cing*ly, adv. With joi or exultation.
Rejoin
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.
2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of
again.
Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.
3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
Rejoin
Re*join", v. i.
1. To answer to a reply.
2. (Law) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
Rejoinder
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.
2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. Syn.
-- Reply; ansswer; replication. See Reply.
Rejoinder
Re*join"der, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]
Rejoindure
Re*join"dure (-d?r), n. Act of joining again. [Obs.] "Beguiles our
lips of all rejoindure" (i.e., kisses). Shak.
Rejoint
Re*joint" (r&esl;-joint"), v. t.
1. To reunite the joints of; to joint anew. Barrow.
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.
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Rejolt
Re*jolt" (r?-j?lt"), n. A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.
[R.]
These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind. South.
Rejolt
Re*jolt", v. t. To jolt or shake again. Locke.
Rejourn
Re*journ" (r?-j?rn"), v. t. [Cf. F. r\'82ajourner. See Adjourn.] To
adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] Shak.
Rejournment
Re*journ"ment (-ment), n. Adjournment. [Obs.]
Rejudge
Re*judge" (r?-j?j"), v. t. To judge again; to re
Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. Pope.
Rejuvenate
Re*ju"ve*nate (r?-j?"v?-n?t), v. t. [Pref. re- re- + L. juventis
young, youthful.] To render young again.
Rejuvenation
Re*ju`ve*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. Rejuvenescence.
Rejuvenescence
Re*ju`ve*nes"cence (-n?s"sens), n.
1. A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again.
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
Rejuvenescency
Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy (-sen-s?), n. Rejuvenescence.
Rejuvenescent
Re*ju`ve*nes"cent (-sent), a. Becoming, or causing to become,
rejuvenated; rejuvenating.
Rejuvenize
Re*ju`ve*nize (r?-j?"v?-n?z), v. t. To rejuvenate.
Rekindle
Re*kin"dle (r?-k?n"d'l), v. t. & i. To kindle again.
Rekne
Rek"ne (r?k"ne), v. t. To reckon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Relade
Re*lade" (r?-l?d"), v. t. To lade or load again.
Relad
Re*lad" (r?-l?d), imp. & p. p. of Relay.
Relais
Re*lais" (re-l?"), 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.
Reland
Re*land" (r?-l?nd"), v. t. To land again; to put on land, as that
which had been shipped or embarked.
Reland
Re*land", v. i. To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.
Relapse
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.
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 relaps into a
stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense;
as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed.
That task performed, [preachers] relapse into themselves. Cowper.
3. (Theol.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or
unbelief; to backslide.
They enter into the justified state, and so continue all along,
unless they relapse. Waterland.
Relapse
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.
Alas! from what high hope to what relapse Unlooked for are we
fallen! Milton.
2. One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backlider;
specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again.
[Obs.]
Relapser
Re*laps"er (-l?ps"?r), n. One who relapses. Bp. Hall.
Relapsing
Re*laps"ing, a. Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return
to a former worse state. 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.
Relate
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.]
Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of
heaven and strength of men relate. Spenser.
2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]
3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over.
This heavy act with heavy heart relate. Shak.
4. To ally by connection or kindred.
To relate one's self, to vent thoughts in words. [R.] Syn. -- To tell;
recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.
Relate
Re*late", v. i.
1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain;
to refer; -- with to.
All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke.
2. To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.]
Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating
to any imperial account. Fuller.
Related
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.
2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic
forcec are closely related.
3. Narrated; told.
4. (Mus.) Same as Relative, 4.
Relatedness
Re*lat"ed*ness, n. The state or condition of being related;
relationship; affinity. [R.] Emerson.
Relater
Re*lat"er (-?r), n. One who relates or narrates.
Relation
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.
relation doth well figure them. Bacon.
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.
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.
3. Reference; respect; regard.
I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in
relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden.
4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as,
the relation of parents and children.
Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother,
first were known. Milton.
5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a
kinsman or kinswoman.
For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton.
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. Syn. -- Recital;
rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description;
kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.
Relational
Re*la"tion*al (r?-l?"sh?n-al), a.
1. Having relation or kindred; related.
We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems.
Tooke.
2. Indicating or specifying some relation.
Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris.
Relationist
Re*la"tion*ist, n. A relative; a relation. [Obs.]
Relationship
Re*la"tion*ship, n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity,
or other alliance. Mason.
Relative
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.
I'll have grounds More relative than this. Shak.
2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference
to, something else; not absolute.
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.
3. (Gram.) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an
antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
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).
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.
Relative
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. "Confining
our care . . . to ourselves and relatives." Bp. Fell. (b) (Gram.) A
relative prnoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word
or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives " who", "which",
"that".
Relatively
Rel"a*tive*ly, adv. In a relative manner; in relation or respect to
something else; not absolutely.
Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself,
before you consider it relatively. I. Watts.
Relativeness
Rel"a*tive*ness, n The state of being relative, or having relation;
relativity.
Relativity
Rel`a*tiv"i*ty (-t?v"?-t?), n. The state of being relative; as, the
relativity of a subject. Coleridge.
Relator
Re*lat"or (r?-l?t"?r), n. [ L.: cf. F. relateur. See Relate.]
1. One who relates; a relater. "The several relators of this history."
Fuller.
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.
Relatrix
Re*lat"rix (-r?ks), n. [L.] (Law) A female relator.
Relax
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.
Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. Milton.
Nor served it to relax their serried files. Milton.
2. To make less severe or rogorous; to abate the stringency of; to
remit in respect to strenuousness, esrnestness, or effort; as, to
relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.
The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the
legilature. Swift.
3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate;
to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient
relaxes the bowels. Syn. -- To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate;
mitigate; ease; unbend; divert.
Relax
Re*lax", v. i.
1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
His knees relax with toil. Pope.
2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein.
Prior.
3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend;
as, to relax in study.
Relax
Re*lax", n. Relaxation. [Obs.] Feltham.
Relax
Re**lax", a. Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
Relaxable
Re*lax"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being relaxed.
Relaxant
Re*lax"ant (r?-l?ks"ant), n. [L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare.] (Med.)
A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.
Relaxation
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.
2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation,
diversion, or amusement. "Hours of careless relaxation." Macaulay.
Relaxative
Re*lax"a*tive (r?-l?ks"?-t?v), a. Having the quality of relaxing;
laxative. -- n. A relaxant. B. Jonson.
Relay
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.
Relay
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 continnue
the pursuit of the game if it comes that way. (c) A number of men who
relieve others in carrying on some work.
2. (Elec.) In various forms of telegrapfhic apparatus, a megnet 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.
Relay battery (Elec.), the local battery which is brought into use by
the action of the relay magnet, or relay.
Relbun
Rel"bun (r?l"b?n), n. The roots of the Chilian plant Calceolaria
arachnoidea, -- used for dyeing crimson.
Releasable
Re*leas"a*ble (r?-l?s"?-b'l), a. That may be released.
Release
Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref. re + lease to let.] To lease again;
to grant a new lease of; to let back.
Release
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.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever
they desired. Mark xv. 6.
2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as
from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
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.
4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an
ordinance. [Obs.] Hooker.
A sacred vow that none should aye Spenser.
Syn. -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extracate; let
go; quit; acquit.
Release
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. "Who boast'st release from hell." Milton.
2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty,
or claim of any kind; acquittance.
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.
5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the
steam to escape.
Lease and release. (Law) See under Lease. -- Out of release, without
cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See
Death.
Releasee
Re*leas`ee" (-?"), n. One to whom a release is given.
Releasement
Re*lease"ment (r?-l?s"ment), n. The act of releasing, as from
confinement or obligation. Milton.
Releaser
Re*leas"er (-?r), n. One who releases, or sets free.
Releasor
Re*leas"or (-?r), n. One by whom a release is given.
Relegate
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.
It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the
scholar. Milman.
Relegation
Rel`e*ga"tion (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F. rel.] The act of
relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment;
exile.
Relent
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.]
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire.
Chaucer.
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.
Boyle.
When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting,
feels the genial ray. Pope.
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.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent?
Shak.
Relent
Re*lent", v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser.
2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
3. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
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Relent
Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona.
Spenser.
Relentless
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.
For this the avenging power employs his darts,.. Thus will persist,
relentless in his ire. Dryden.
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n.
Relentment
Re*lent"ment (-ment), n. The act or process of retenting; the state of
having relented. Sir T. Browne.
Relesse
Re*lesse" (r?-l?s"), v. t. To release. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Relessee
Re`les*see" (r?`l?s-s?"), n. See Releasee.
Relessor
Re`les*sor" (-s?r"), n. See Releasor.
Re-let
Re-let" (r?-l?t"), v. t. To let anew, as a hous.
Relevance rlvans, Relevancy
Rel"e*vance (r?l"?*vans), Rel"e*van*cy (-van*s?), n.
1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability.
Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore. Poe.
2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.
Relevant
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.
2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent;
applicable.
Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions.
Sydney Smith.
3. (SScots Law) Sufficient to support the cause.
Relevantly
Rel"e*vant*ly, adv. In a relevant manner.
Relevation
Rel`e*va"tion (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. relevatio, fr. relevare. See
Relieve.] A raising or lifting up. [Obs.]
Reliability
Re*li`a*bil"i*ty (r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), n. The state or quality of being
reliable; reliableness.
Reliable
Re*li"a*ble (r?-l?"?-b'l), a. Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy
of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. "A reliable witness to the
truth of the miracles." A. Norton.
The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object.
Coleridge.
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village
of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those
agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking
Tories, and very knavish Whigs." W. Irving.
NOTE: &hand; So me authors take exception to this word, maintaining
that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It is, however,
sanctioned by the practice of many careful writers as a most
convenient substitute for the phrase 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.
-- Re*li"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*li"a*bly, adv.
Reliance
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.
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.
Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the
boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.
Reliant
Re*li"ant (-ant), a. Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident;
trusting.
Relic
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.
The relics of lost innocence. Kebe.
The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. Shak.
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.
There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a
tooth or a bone of this saint. Addison.
Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by
Dryden's awful dust. Pope.
3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of
youthful days or friendships.
The pearis were split; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept.
Tennyson.
Relicly
Rel"ic*ly, adv. In the manner of relics. [Obs.]
Relict
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.
Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry his
relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.
Relicted
Re*lict"ed (r?-l?kt"?d), a. [L. relictus, p. p.] (Law) Left uncovered,
as land by recession of water. Bouvier.
Reliction
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.
Relief
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.
He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes,
all relief is vain. Dryden.
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.
For this relief much thanks; ;tis bitter cold. Shak.
3. That which removes or lessenc 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.
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.
5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the ground or
plane on wwhich it is formed.
NOTE: &hand; Re lief is of th ree ki nds, na mely, hi gh re lief
(altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief
(mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the Vocabulary.
6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow,
etc., to any figure.
7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of
the ditch. Wilhelm.
8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of a
country. Guyot.
Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas,
or liquid; an escape valve. Syn. -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid;
help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification.
Reliefful
Re*lief"ful (r?-l?f"f?l), a. Giving relief. [Obs.]
Reliefless
Re*lief"less, a. Destitute of relief; also, remediless.
Relier
Re*li"er (r?-l?"?r), n. [From Rely.] One who relies.
Relievable
Re*liev"a*ble (r?-l?v"?-b'l), a. Capable of being relieved; fitted to
recieve relief. Sir M. Hale.
Relieve
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.
2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or
conspicuousness to; to
Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky; seemed almost of
supernatural height. Sir W. Scott.
3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into;
to remove the monotony or sameness of.
The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject with a moral
reflection. Addison.
4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or
cruches; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to allevate;
to-abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the
wants of the poor.
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.
Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. Dryden.
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.
Who hath relieved you? Shak.
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. Syn.
-- To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; support;
substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; free; remedy;
redress; indemnify.
Relievment
Re*liev"ment (-ment), n. The act of relieving, or the state of being
relieved; relief; release. [Archaic.]
Reliever
Re*liev"er (-?r), n. One who, or that which, relieves.
Relieving
Re*liev"ing, a. Serving or tending to relieve. 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.
Relievo
Re*lie"vo (r?-l?"v?), n. [It. rilievo.] See Relief, n., 5.
Relight
Re*light" (r?-l?t"), v. t. To light or kindle anew.
Religieuse re-lzhz, n. f. Religieux
Re*li`gi`euse" (re-l?`zh?`?z"), n. f. Re*li`gi`eux" (re-l?`zh?`?"), n.
m.[F.] A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
Religion
Re*li"gion (r?-l?j"?n), n. [F., from L. religio; cf. religens pious,
revering the gods, Gr. 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.
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.
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.
Religions, by which are meant the modes of sdivine 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. ).
Religion . . . means the conscious relation between man and God,
and the expression of that relation in human conduct. J. K\'94stlin
(Schaff-Herzog Encyc. )
After the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisce.
Acts xxvi. 5.
The image of a brute, adorned With gay religions full of pomp and
gold. Milton.
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.
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be
maintained without religion. Washington.
Religion will attend you . . . as pleasant and useful companion in
every proper place, and every temperate occupation of life.
Buckminster.
3. (R.C.CH.) A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode
of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion. Trench.
A good man was there of religion. Chaucer.
4. Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were
an enjoined rule of conduct. [R.]
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.
NOTE: &hand; Re ligion, as di stinguished fr om th eology, 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 sanciti, 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.
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.
Religionary
Re*li"gion*a*ry (r?-l?j"?n-?-r?), a. Relating to religion; pious; as,
religionary professions. [Obs.]
Religionary, Religioner
Re*li"gion*a*ry, Re*li"gion*er (-?r), n. A religionist. [R.]
Religionism
Re*li"gion*ism (-?z'm), n.
1. The practice of, or devotion to, religion.
2. Affectation or pretense of religion.
Religionist
Re*li"gion*ist, n. One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a
religious zealot.
The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan
religionists. Palfrey.
It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other
heterodoreligionists, was to be scourged out of the town.
Hawthorne.
Religionize
Re*li"gion*ize (-?z), v. t. To bring under the influence of religion.
[R.] Mallock.
Religionless
Re*li"gion*less, a. Destitute of religion.
Religiosity
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.
Religious
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.
Our law forbids at their religious rites My presence. Milton.
2. Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a
religious man, life, behavior, etc.
Men whose lives Religious titled them the sons of God. Mlton
3. Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.
Thus, Indianlike, Religious in my error, I adore The sun, that
looks upon his worshiper. Shak.
4. Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.
One of them is religious. Chaucer.
Syn. -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious; strict;
rogod; exact.
Religious
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.
Religiously
Re*li"gious*ly, adv. In a religious manner. Drayton.
Religiousness
Re*li"gious*ness, n. The quality of being religious.
Relik
Rel"ik (r?l"?k), n. Relic. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Relinquent
Re*lin"quent (r?-l?n"kwent), a. [L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere.
See Relinquish.] Relinquishing. [R.]
Relinquent
Re*lin"quent, n. One who relinquishes. [R.]
Relinquish
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.]
1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to
quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker.
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the
English. Sir J. Davies.
2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a
debt. Syn. -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
renounce; forbResign.
Relinquisher
Re*lin"quish*er (-r?r), n. One who relinquishes.
Relinquishment
Re*lin"quish*ment (-ment), n. The act of relinquishing.
Reliquary
Rel"i*qua*ry (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. -ries (-r&icr;z).
[LL.reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire. See Relic.] A
depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept.
Relique
Re*lique" (r?-l?k"), n. [F.] See Relic. Chaucer.
Reliqui\'91/
Re*liq"ui*\'91/ (r?-l?k"w?-?), n.pl. [L. See Relic.]
1. Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.
2. (Bot.) Same as Induvi\'91.
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Reliquian
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.]
Reliquidate
Re*liq"ui*date (r?-l?k"w?-d?t), v. t. To liquidate anew; to adjust a
second time.
Reliquidation
Re*liq`ui*da"tion (-d\'b5"sh?n), n. A second or renewed liquidation; a
renewed adjustment. A. Hamilton.
Relish
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.
Now I begin to relish thy advice. Shak.
He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors
which he enjoys. Atterbury.
2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
A savory bit that served to relish wine. Dryden.
Relish
Rel"ish, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give
gratification; to have a flavor.
Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have
relished among my other discredits. Shak.
A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and
invention, hath no foundation in nature. Woodward.
Relish
Rel"ish, n.
1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence,
enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful
fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting. Milton.
When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
Addison.
2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
It preserve some relish of old writing. Pope.
3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. Macaulay.
I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be
jCowper.
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. Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest;
gusto; liking; delight.
Relish
Rel"ish, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or
around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. Knight.
Relishable
Rel"ish*a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being relished; agreeable to the
taste; gratifying.
Relive
Re*live" (r?-l?v"), v. i. To live again; to revive.
Relive
Re*live", v. t. To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.]
Reload
Re*load" (r?-l?d"), v. t. To load again, as a gun.
Reloan
Re*loan" (r?-l?n"), n. A second lending of the same thing; a renewal
of a loan.
Relocate
Re*lo"cate (r?-l?"k?t), v. t. To locate again.
Relocation
Re`lo*ca"tion (r?`l\'b5-k?"sh?n), n.
1. A second location.
2. (Roman & Scots Law) Renewal of a lease.
Relodge
Re*lodge" (r?-l?j"), v. t. To lodge again.
Relove
Re*love" (-l?v"), v. t. To love in return. [Obs.] Boyle.
Relucent
Re*lu"cent (r?-l?"sent), a. [L. relucens, p. pr. relucere. See
Lucent.] Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright;
luminous; splendid.
Gorgeous banners to the sun expand Their streaming volumes of
relucent gold. Glover.
Reluct
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.
Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion]. Walton.
Reluctance r-lktans, Reluctancy
Re*luc"tance (r?-l?k"tans), Re*luc"tan*cy (-tan-s?), n. [See
Reluctant.] 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. "Tempering the
severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action." Dryden.
He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott.
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I
doom to die. Dryden.
Syn
Syn. See Dislike.
Reluctant
Re*luc"tant (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari.
See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
Reluctant, but in vain. Milton.
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.
2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as,
reluctant obedience. Mitford. Syn. -- Averse; unwilling; loth;
disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse.
Reluctantly
Re*luc"tant*ly, adv. In a reluctant manner.
Reluctate
Re*luc"tate (-t?t), v. i. [See Reluct.] To struggle against anything;
to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] "To delude their reluctating
consciences." Dr. H. More.
Reluctation
Rel`uc*ta"tion (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n), n. Repugnance; resistance;
reluctance. [Obs.] Bacon.
Relume
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.
Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. Pope.
I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume.
Shak.
Relumine
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.
2. To illuminate again.
Rely
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.
Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of virtue.
Milton.
On some fond breast the parting soul relies. Gray.
Syn. -- To trust; depend; confide; repose.
Remade
Re*made" (r?-m?d"), imp. & p. p. of Remake.
Remain
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.]
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.
Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12.
Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are
fallen asleep. 1 Cor. xv. 6.
That . . . remains to be proved. Locke.
2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished
in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Remain a widow at thy father's house. Gen. xxxviii. 11.
Childless thou art; childless remain. Milton.
Syn. -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide;
last; endure.
Remain
Re*main", v. t. To await; to be left to. [Archaic]
The easier conquest now remains thee. Milton.
Remainm
Re*main"m n.
1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.]
Which often, since my here remain in England, I 've seen him do.
Shak.
2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
"The remains of old Rome." Addison.
When this remain of horror has entirely subsided. Burke.
3. Specif., in the plural: (a) That which is left of a human being
after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Old warriors whose adored remains In weeping vaults her hallowed
earth contains! Pope.
(b) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one
who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains.
Remainder
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. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy."
Dryden.
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the
remainder yields no salt. Arbuthnot.
2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or
after any deduction.
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. Syn. -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant;
leavings.
Remainder
Re*main"der, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.
Remainder-man
Re*main"der-man (- m&acr;n), n.; pl. Remainder-men (-m&ecr;n). (Law)
One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See
Remainder, n., 3. Blackstone.
Remake
Re*make" (r?-m?k"), v. t. To make anew.
Remand
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.
Remand it to its former place. South.
Then were they remanded to the cage again. Bunyan.
Remand
Re*mand", n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.
Remandment
Re*mand"ment (-ment), n. A remand.
Remanence rmnens Remanency
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.
The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. Coleridge.
Remanent
Rem"a*nent (-nent), n. [See Remanent, a.] That which remains; a
remnant; a residue.
Remanent
Rem"a*nent, a. [L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See Remain, and cf.
Remnant.] Remaining; residual.
That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the
infancy or growth of the habit. Jer. Taylor.
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.
Remanet
Rem"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.]
Re-mark
Re-mark" (r?-m?rk"), v. t. [Pref. re- + mark.] To mark again, or a
second time; to mark anew.
Remark
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.]
Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. Ford.
His manacles remark him; there he sits. Milton.
2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the
manner of a speaker.
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. 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.
"Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and
proportion." I. Watts. "He can not distinguish difficult and noble
speculations from trifling and vulgar remarks." Collier. "The thing to
be regarded, in taking notice of a child's miscarriage, is what root
it springs from." Locke.
Remark
Re*mark" (r?-m?rk"), v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
Remark
Re*mark", n. [Cf. F. remarque.]
1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and
remark, however shrewd. Cowper.
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. Syn. -- Observation; note; comment; annotation.
Remarkable
Re*mark"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. [F. remarquable.] Worthy of being remarked
or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
'T is remarkable, that they Talk most who have the least to say.
Prior.
There is nothing left remarlable Beneath the visiting moon. Shak.
Syn. -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare; strange;
wonderful; notable; eminent. -- Re*mark"a*ble*ness, n. --
Re*mark"a*bly, adv.
Remarker
Re*mark"er (-?r), n. One who remarks.
Remarriage
Re*mar"riage (r?-m?r"r?j), n. A second or repeated marriage.
Remarry
Re*mar"ry (r?-m?r"rr?), v. t. & i. To marry again.
Remast
Re*mast" (r?-m?st"), v. t. To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.
Remasticate
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.
Remastication
Re*mas`ti*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n), n. The act of masticating or chewing
again or repeatedly.
Remberge
Rem"berge (r?m"b?rj), n. See Ramberge.
Remblai
Rem`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.
Remble
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.
Reme
Reme (r, n. Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Remean
Re*mean" (r, v. t. To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to
interpret. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Remeant
Re"me*ant (rant), a. [L. remeans, -antis, p. pr. of remeare to go or
come back.] Coming back; returning. [R.] "Like the remeant sun." C.
Kingsley.
Remeasure
Re*meas"ure (r?-m?zh"?r; 135), v. t. To measure again; to retrace.
They followed him . . . The way they came, their steps remeasured
right. Fairfax.
Remede
Re*mede" (r?-m?d"), n. Remedy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Remediable
Re*me"di*a*ble (r?-m?"d?-?-b'l), a. [L. remediabilis: cf. F.
rem\'82diable.] Capable of being remedied or cured. --
Re*me"di*a*ble*ness, n. -Re*me"di*a*bly, adv.
Remedial
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.
Statutes are declaratory or remedial. Blackstone.
It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not
remedial, not conservative. I. Taylor.
Remedially
Re*me"di*al*ly, adv. In a remedial manner.
Remediate
Re*me"di*ate (-?t), a. Remedial. [R.] Shak.
Remediless
Re*med"i*less (r?-m?d"?-l?s OR r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277) a.
1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or
corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss.
"Chains remedilesse." Spenser.
Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton.
2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.]
Forced to forego the attempt remediless. Spenser.
Syn. -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable;
irretrievable; irreparable; desperate. -- Re*med"i*less, adv. [Obs.]
Udall. -- Re*med"i*less*ly, adv. -- Re*med"i*less*ness, n.
Remedy
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.]
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.
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.
What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds
have wrought, He will instruct us. Milton.
3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for
a wrong.
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. Syn. -- Cure; restorative;
counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.
Remedy
Rem"e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Remedying.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem. See Remedy, n.] To
apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to
redress; to correct; to counteract.
I will remedy this gear ere long. Shak.
Remelt
Re*melt" (r?-m?lt"), v. t. To melt again.
Remember
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.
We are said to remember anithing, when the idea of it ariseI.
Watts.
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.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. xx. 8.
That they may have their wages duly paid 'em, And something over to
remember me by. Shak.
Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste. Milton.
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3. To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and
impersonally. [Obs.] "Remembering them the trith of what they
themselves known." Milton.
My friends remembered me of home. Chapman.
Remember you of passed heaviness. Chaucer.
And well thou wost [knowest] if it remember thee. Chaucer.
4. To mention. [Obs.] "As in many cases hereafter to be remembered."
Ayliffe.
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.
Remember
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.
Rememberable
Re*mem"ber*a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable or worthy of being remembered.
-- Re*mem"ber*a*bly, adv. <-- = memorable -->
The whole vale of Keswick is so rememberable. Coleridge.
Rememberer
Re*mem"ber*er (-?r), n. One who remembers.
Remembrance
Re*mem"brance (-brans), n. [OF. remembrance.]
1. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind;
recollection.
Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage. Milton.
Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail. Addison.
2. The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory;
recollection.
This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear. Pope.
3. Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory. Shak.
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.
And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of
his dying Lord. Spenser.
Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake. Shak.
5. Something to be remembered; counsel; admoni [Obs.] Shak.
6. Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period over
which one's memory extends.
Thee I have heard relating what was done Ere my remembrance.
Milton.
Syn. -- Recollection; reminiscence. See Memory.
Remembrancer
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.
Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow.
Goldsmith.
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
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. "The remembrancer
of the lord treasurer in the exchequer." Bacon.
Rememorate
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.
Rememoratuin
Re*mem`o*ra"tuin (-r?"sh?n), n. [F. rem, or L. rememoratio.] A
recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance. [Obs. & R.] Bp.
Montagu.
Rememorative
Re*mem"o*ra*tive (r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v), a. Tending or serving to remind.
[R.]
Remenant
Rem"e*nant (r?m"?-nant), n. A remnant. [Obs.]
Rem,ercie, Remercy
Re*m,er"cie, Re*mer"cy (r?-mER"s?), v. t. [F. remercier; pref. re- re-
+ OF. mercier to thank, from OF. & F. merci. See Mercy.] To thank.
[Obs.]
She him remercied as the patron of her life. Spenser.
Remerge
Re*merge" (r?-m?rj"), v. i. To merge again. "Remerging in the general
Soul." Tennyson.
Remeve r-mEv, Remewe
Re*meve" (r?-mEv"), Re*mewe" (r?-m?"), v. t. & i. To remove. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Remiform
Rem"i*form (r?m"?*f?rm), a. [L. remus oar + -form.] Shaped like an
oar.
Remiges
Rem"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.
Remigrate
Rem"i*grate (r?m"?-gr?t OR r?-m?"gr?t; 277), v. i. [L. remigrare. See
Re-, and Migrate.] To migrate again; to go back; to return. Boyle.
Remigration
Rem`i*gra"tion (r?m`?-gr?"sh?n), n. Migration back to the place from
which one came. Sir M. Hale.
Remind
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).
When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin to arrest,
seize, and remind us of our mortality. South.
Reminder
Re*mind"er (-?r), n. One who, or that which, reminds; that which
serves to awaken remembrance.
Remindful
Re**mind"ful (f?l), a. Tending or adapted to remind; careful to
remind. Southey.
Reminiscence
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.
The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which is the
retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly
remembered. South.
I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw
you. Sir W. Scott.
2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or
narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or
painful reminiscences. Syn. -- Remembrance; recollection. See Memory.
Reminiscency
Rem`i*nis"cen*cy (-sen-s?), n. Reminiscence. [Obs.]
Reminiscent
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.
Some other of existence of which we have been previously conscious,
and are now reminiscent. Sir W. Hamilton.
Reminiscent
Rem`i*nis"cent (r?m`?-n?s"sent), n. One who is addicted to indulging,
narrating, or recording reminiscences.
Reminiscential
Rem`i*nis*cen"tial (-n?s-s?n"shal), a. Of or pertaining to
reminiscence, or remembrance. Sir T. Browne.
Remiped
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.
Remiped
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.
Remise
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;
torelease a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return.
Blackstone.
Remise
Re*mise", n. (Law) A giving or granting back; surrender; return;
release, as of a claim.
Remiss
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.
Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton.
These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon.
Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. Woodward.
Syn. -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful;
inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.
Remiss
Re*miss", n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.]
"Remisses of laws." Puttenham.
Remissful
Re*miss"ful (-f?l), a. Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
Drayton.
Remissibility
Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty (r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?), n. The state or quality of
being remissible. Jer. Taylor.
Remissible
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.
Remission
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.
2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right,
or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture,
penalty, debt, etc.
This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for
the remission of sins. Matt. xxvi. 28.
That ples, therefore, . . . Will gain thee no remission. Milton.
3. Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.
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.
5. The act of sending back. [R.] Stackhouse.
6. Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance.
Remissive
Re*mis"sive (r?-m?s"s?v), a. [L. remissivus. See Remit.] Remitting;
forgiving; abating. Bp. Hacket.
Remissly
Re*miss"ly (r?-m?s"l?), adv. In a remiss or negligent manner;
carelessly.
Remissness
Re*miss"ness, n. Quality or state of being remiss.
Remissory
Re*mis"so*ry (r?-m?s"s?-r?), a. Serving or tending to remit, or to
secure remission; remissive. "A sacrifice expiatory or remissory."
Latimer.
Remit
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.
In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain
right. Blackstone.
In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to
their prince. Hayward.
The prisoner was remitted to the guard. Dryden.
2. To restore. [Obs.]
The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty. Hayward.
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.
4. To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for
information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works
of Galen." Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something)
for judgment or decision. "Whether the counsel be good Iremit it to
the wise readers." Sir T. Elyot.
5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
So willingly doth God remit his ire. Milton.
6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them. John xx.
23.
7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance
of an obligation. "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit
penalties." Macaulay. Syn. -- To relax; release; abate; relinguish;
forgive; pardon; absolve.
Remit
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.
2. To send money, as in payment. Addison.
Remitment
Re*mit"ment (-ment), n. The act of remitting, or the state of being
remitted; remission.
Disavowing the remitment of Claudius. Milton.
Remittal
Re*mit"tal (-tal), n. A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the
remittal of the first fruits. Swift.
Remittance
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.
2. The sum or thing remitted. Addison.
Remittee
Re*mit`tee" (r?-m?t`t?"), n. (Com.) One to whom a remittance is sent.
Remittent
Re*mit"tent (r?-m?t"tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F.
r\'82mittent.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having
remissions. Remittent fever (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms
temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See
Malarial fever, under Malarial.
Remitter
Re*mit"ter (-t?r), n.
1. One who remits. Specifically: (a) One who pardons. (b) One who
makes remittance.
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.
Remittitur
Re*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.
Remittor
Re*mit"tor (-t?r), n. (Law) One who makes a remittance; a remitter.
Remix
Re*mix" (r?-m?ks"), v. t. To mix again or repeatedly.
Remnant
Rem"nant (r?m"nant), a. [OF. remanant, p. pr. of remanoir, remaindre.
See Remanent, Remain.] Remaining; yet left. [R.] "Because of the
remnant dregs of his disease." Fuller.
And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble
wife. Prior.
Remnant
Rem"nant, n. [OF.remanant. See Remnant, a.]
1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up,
performed, etc.; residue. Chaucer.
The remnant that are left of the captivity. Neh. i. 3.
The remnant of my tale is of a length To tire your patience.
Dryden.
2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
3. (Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets,
etc. Syn. -- Residue; rest; remains; remainder.
Remodel
Re*mod"el (r?-m?d"?l), v. t. To model or fashion anew; to change the
form of.
The corporation had been remodeled. Macaulay.
Remodification
Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion (-?-f?-k?"sh?n), n. The act of remodifying; the
state of being remodified.
Remodify
Re*mod"i*fy (r?-m?d"?-f?), v. t. To modify again or anew; to reshape.
R\'82molade rmld, R\'82moulad
R\'82`mo`lade" (r?`m?`l?d"), R\'82`mou`lad" (r?`m??`l?d"), n. [F.] A
kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling mayonnaise.
Remold, Remould
Re*mold", Re*mould" (r?-m?ld"), v. t. To mold or shape anew or again;
to reshape.
Remollient
Re*mol"lient (r?-m?l"yent OR -l?-ent), a. [L. remolliens, p. pr. of
remollire to mollify: cf. F. r\'82mollient. See Mollient.] Mollifying;
softening. [R.]
Remonetization
Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion (r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n OR -m?n`-), n. The act of
remonetizing.
Remonetize
Re*mon"e*tize (-t?z), v. t. To restore to use as money; as, to
remonetize silver.
Remonstrance
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.]
You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make rash remonstrance
of my hidden power Than let him be so lost. Shak.
(b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something;
protest; expostulation.
2. (R.C.Ch.) Same as Monstrance.
Remonstrant
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.
Remonstrant
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.
Remonstrantly
Re*mon"strant*ly, adv. In a remonstrant manner.
Remonstrate
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.
I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson.
Remonstrate
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.
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.
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.
Remonstration
Re`mon*stra"tion (r?`m?n*str?"sh?n), n. [Cf. OF. remonstration, LL.
remonstratio.] The act of remonstrating; remonstrance. [R.] Todd.
Remonstrative
Re*mon"stra*tive (r?*m?n"str?*t?v), a. Having the character of a
remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.
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Remonstrator
Re*mon"stra*tor (r?*m?n"str?*t?r), n. One who remonstrates; a
remonsrant. Bp. Burnet.
Remontant
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.
Remontoir
Re*mon`toir" (re-m?n"tw?r"; E. r?-m?n"tw?r), n. [F.] (Horology) See
under Escapement.
Remora
Rem"o*ra (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r\'82mora.]
1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to
Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.
NOTE: &hand; Th e an terior do rsal fi n is converted into a large
sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell\'91, situated on
the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large
fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will.
The pegador, or remora of sharks (Echeneis naucrates), and the
swordfish remora (Remora brachyptera), are common American species.
3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in
their places. Dunglison.
Remorate
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.
Remord
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.
Remord
Re*mord", v. i. To feel remorse. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Remordency
Re*mord"en*cy (-en*s?), n. Remorse; compunction; compassion. [Obs.]
Killingbeck.
Remorse
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. "Nero will be tainted with remorse." Shak.
2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorse.
Dryden.
But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once without remorse to
strike her dead. Tennyson.
Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See
Compunction.
Remorsed
Re*morsed" (r?-m?rst"), a. Feeling remorse. [Obs.]
Remorseful
Re*morse"ful (-m?rs"f?l), a.
1. Full of remorse.
The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.
2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] Chapman. -- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv.
-- Re*morse"ful*ness, n.
Remorseless
Re*morse"less, a. Being without remorse; having no pity; hence,
destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.
"Remorseless adversaries." South. "With remorseless cruelty." Milton.
Syn. -- Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; implacable;
merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel. -- Re*morse"less*ly, adv. --
Re*morse"less*ness, n.
Remote
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.
Places remote enough are in Bohemia. Shak.
Remote from men, with God he passed his days. Parnell.
2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in
various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien;
foreign. "All these propositions, how remote soever from reason."
Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or
consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. "Wherever the mind places
itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies."
Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. "From
the effect to the remotest cause." Granville. (e) Not obvious or
sriking; as, a remote resemblance.
3. (Bot.) Separated by intervals greater than usual. -- Re*mote"ly,
adv. -- Re*mote"ness, n.
Remotion
Re*mo"tion (r?-m?"sh?n), n. [L. remotio. See Remove.]
1. The act of removing; removal. [Obs.]
This remotion of the duke and her Is practice only. Shak.
2. The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.]
The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the
enormity of their remotion. De Quincey.
Remould
Re*mould" (r?-m?ld"), v. t. See Remold.
Remount
Re*mount" (r?-mount"), v. t. & i. To mount again.
Remount
Re*mount", n. The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting;
specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give one a
remount.
Removable
Re*mov"a*ble (r?-m??v"?-b'l), a. Admitting of being removed. Ayliffe.
-- Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty (-, n.
Removal
Re*mov"al (-al), n. The act of removing, or the state of being
removed.
Remove
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.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deut. xix. 14.
When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally
ordered the table to be removed. Goldsmith.
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. "King Richard thus removed." Shak.
3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many
postmasters.
NOTE: &hand; See the Note under Remove, v. i.
Remove
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.
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I can not taint with fear.
Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ve rb re move, in so me of it s 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.
Remove
Re*move", n.
1. The act of removing; a removal.
This place should be at once both school and university, not
needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton.
And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. Goldsmith.
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.
It is an English proverb that three removes are as bad as a fire.
J. H. Newman.
3. The state of being removed. Locke.
4. That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room
for something else.
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.
A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator. Addison.
6. (Far.) The act of resetting a horse's shoe. Swift.
Removed
Re*moved" (r?-m??vd"), a.
1. Changed in place.
2. Dismissed from office.
3. Distant in location; remote. "Something finer than you could
purchase in so removed a dwelling." Shak.
4. Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. --
Re*mov"ed*ness (r, n. Shak.
Remover
Re*mov"er (-?r), n. One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks.
Bacon.
Remuable
Re*mu"a*ble (r?-m?"?-b'l), a. [F.] That may be removed; removable.
[Obs.] Gower.
Remue
Re*mue" (r?-m?"), v. t. [F. remuer. See Mew to molt.] To remove.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Remugient
Re*mu"gi*ent (r?-m?"j?-ent), a. [L. remugiens, p. pr. of remugire. See
Mugient.] Rebellowing. Dr. H. More.
Remunerable
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.
Remunerate
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. Syn. -- To reward;
recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; repay; pay; reimburse.
Remuneration
Re*mu`ner*a"tion (-?"sh?n), n. [L. remuneratio: cf. F.
r\'82mun\'82ration.]
1. The act of remunerating.
2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for
services, loss, or sufferings. Shak. Syn. -- Reward; recompense;
compensation; pay; payment; repayment; satisfaction; requital.
Remunerative
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.
Remuneratory
Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry (-t?-r?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82mun.] Remunerative.
Johnson.
Remurmur
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.
The trembling trees, in every plain and wood, Her fate remurmur to
the silver flood. Pope.
Ren
Ren (r?n), v. t. & i. See Renne. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ren
Ren, n. A run. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renable
Ren"a*ble (r?n"?-b'l), a. [OF. resnable.] Reasonable; also,
loquacious. [Obs.] "Most renable of tongue." Piers Plowman. --
Ren"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renaissance
Re*nais`sance" (F. re-n?`s?ns"; E. r?-n?s"sans), n. [F., fr.
rena&icir;tre 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.
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. ).
Renaissant
Re*nais"sant (r?-n?s"sant), a. Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.
Renal
Re"nal (r?"nal), 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. Renal calculus (Med.), a concretion formed
in the excretory passages of the kidney.<-- = kidney stone? --> --
Renal capsules OR glands, the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule.
-- Renal casts, Renal colic. (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.
Renal-portal
Re"nal-por`tal (r?"nal-p?r"tal), a. (Anat.) Both renal and portal. See
Portal.
Rename
Re*name" (r?*n?m"), v. t. To give a new name to.
Renard
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.]
Renardine
Ren"ard*ine (-?n), a. Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the
tales in which Renard is mentioned.
Renascence
Re*nas"cence (r?-n?s"sens), n. [See Renascent, and cf. Renaissance.]
1. The state of being renascent.
Read the Phrenascence is varied. Coleridge.
2. Same as Renaissance.
The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics,
produced such splendid fruits. M. Arnold.
Renascency
Re*nas"cen*cy (-sen-s?), n. State of being renascent.
Renascent
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.
2. See Renaissant.
Renascible
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.
Renate
Re*nate" (r?-n?t"), a. [L. renatus, p. p. of renasci.] Born again;
regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] Beau & Fl.
Renavigate
Re*nav"i*gate (r?-n?v"?-g?t), v. t. To navigate again.
Renay
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.]
Rencontre
Ren*con"tre (r?n-k?n"t?r; F. r?n`k?n"tr'), n. [F.] Same as Rencounter,
n.
Rencounter
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.
2. To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rencounter
Ren*coun"ter, v. i. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile
manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
Rencounter
Ren*coun"ter, n. [F. rencontre, from renconter to meet.]
1. A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a
meetingg in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.
The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join. Granville.
2. A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without
premeditation, as between individuals or small parties.
The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all
rencounters and engagements. Addison.
Sun
Sun. -- Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.
Rend
Rend (r?nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rent (r?nt); 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.
The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.
An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden.
I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11.
To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. Syn. -- To tear;
burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.
Rend
Rend, v. i. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to
split. Jer. Taylor.
Render
Rend"er (-?r), n. [From Rend.] One who rends.
Render
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.
Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. Spenser.
2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
I will render vengeance to mine enemies. Deut. xxxii. 41.
3. To give up; to yield; to surrender.
I 'll make her render up her page to me. Shak.
4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. I. Watts.
5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to
render judgment.
6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or
more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin
into English.
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.
He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. Shak.
9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal
substances; as, to render tallow.
10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
Render
Ren"der, v. i.
1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.]
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.
Render
Ren"der, n.
1. A surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A return; a payment of rent.
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.
3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] Shak.
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Renderable
Ren"der*a*ble (r?n"d?r-?-b'l), a. Capable of being rendered.
Renderer
Ren"der*er (-?r), n.
1. One who renders.
2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.
Rendering
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.
Rendezvous
Ren"dez*vous (r?n"d?*v&oomac; OR r?n"-; 277), n.; pl. Rendezvouses (r.
NOTE: [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.
An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. Sir W. Scott.
2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a
fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a
rendezvous at Marlborough. Clarendon.
3. A meeting by appointment. Sprat.
4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] Shak.
Rendezvous
Ren"dez*vous (r?n"d?-v&oomac; OR r?n"-; 277), v. i. [imp. &. p. p.
Rendezvoused (-v&oomac;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Rendezvousing
(-v&oomac;*?ng).] To assemble or meet at a particular place.
Rendezvous
Ren"dez*vous, v. t. To bring together at a certain place; to cause to
be assembled. Echard.
Rendible
Rend"i*ble (r?nd"?-b'l), a. [From Rend.] Capable of being rent or
torn.
Rendible
Ren"di*ble (r?n"d?-b'l), a. [See Render.] Capable, or admitting, of
being rendered.
Rendition
Ren*di"tion (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio.
See Render, and cf. Reddition.]
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.
The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after
articles of rendition. Evelyn.
2. Translation; rendering; version.
This rendition of the word seems also most naturally to agree with
the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse. South.
Rendrock
Rend"rock` (r?nd"r?k`), n. A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U.S.]
Renegade
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.
James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools
that he could employ. Macaulay.
(b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.
Arbuthnot. (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
Renegado
Ren`e*ga"do (r?n`?-g?"d?), n. [Sp.] See Renegade.
Renegat
Ren"e*gat (r?n"?-g?t), n. [See Runegate.] A renegade. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renegation
Ren`e*ga"tion (r?n`?-ga"sh?n), n. A denial. [R.] "Absolute renegation
of Christ." Milman.
Renege
Re*nege" (r?-n?j" OR r?-n?g"), v. t. [LL. renegare. See Renegade.] To
deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak.
All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the trith and
thee unholy leagued. Sylvester.
Renege
Re*nege", v. i.
1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Card Playing) To revoke. [R.]
Renerve
Re*nerve" (r?-n?rv"), v. t. To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to
reinvigorate.
Renew
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
In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew
old Shak.
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.
3. To begin again; to recommence.
The last great age . . . renews its finished course. Dryden.
4. To repeat; to go over again.
The birds-their notes renew. Milton.
5. (Theol.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
Renew
Re*new", v. i. To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.
Renewability
Re*new`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or state of being
renewable. [R.]
Renewable
Re*new"a*ble (r?-n?"?-b'l), a. Capable of being renewed; as, a lease
renewable at pleasure. Swift.
Renewal
Re*new"al (-al), n. The act of renewing, or the state of being
renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.
Renewedly
Re*new"ed*ly, adv. Again; once more. [U.S.]
Renewedness
Re*new"ed*ness, n. The state of being renewed.
Renewer
Re*new"er (-?r), n. One who, or that which, renews.
Reneye
Re*neye" (r?-n?"), v. t. [See Renay.] To deney; to reject; to
renounce. [Obs.]
For he made every man reneye his law. Chaucer.
Reng
Reng (r?ng), n. [See Rank, n.]
1. A rank; a row. [Obs.] "In two renges fair." Chaucer.
2. A rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renidification
Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion (r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), n. (Zo\'94l.) The act of
rebuilding a nest.
Reniform
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.
Renitence r-ntens, Renitency
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.
We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability
to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. E. Darwin.
Renitent
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 impluse by
elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet renitent." Ray.
2. Persistently opposed.
Renne
Ren"ne (r?n"ne), v. t. To plunder; -- only in the phrase "to rape and
renne." See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renne
Ren"ne, v. i. To run. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renner
Ren"ner (-n?r), n. A runner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rennet
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.
Rennet, n. [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle, coagulate.
Ren"net, n. [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle,
coagulate. . See Run, v.] The inner, or mucous, membrance of the
fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion
or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk. [Written also
runnet.] Cheese rennet. (Bot.) See under Cheese. -- Rennet ferment
(Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, present in rennet and in variable
quantity in the gastric juice of most animals, which has the power of
curdling milk. The ferment 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.
Renneted
Ren"net*ed, a. Provided or treated with rennet. [R.] "Pressed milk
renneted." Chapman.
Renneting
Ren"net*ing, n. (Bot.) Same as 1st Rennet.
Renning
Ren"ning (r?n"n?ng), n. See 2d Rennet. [Obs.]
Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it
instead of renning, to turn milk. Holland.
Renomee
Re`no*mee" (r?`n?-m?"), n. [F. renomm.] Renown. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renounce
Re*nounce" (r?-nouns"), 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.
2. To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to
forswear.
This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my
great affliction off. Shak.
3. (Card Playing) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by
playing a card of another suit.
To renounce probate (Law), to decline to act as the executor of a
will. Mozley & W. 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.
From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace Can force me to
renounce the honor of my race. Dryden.
Either to die the death, or to abjure Forever the society of man.
Shak.
Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. Milton.
Renounce
Re*nounce", v. i.
1. To make renunciation. [Obs.]
He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act
renounces to my blood. Dryden.
2. (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to
letters of administration, to take out probate or letters.
Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son
Charles administered on June 10. W. D. Christie.
Renounce
Re*nounce", n. (Card Playing) Act of renouncing.
Renouncement
Re*nounce"ment (-ment), n. [Cf. F. renoncement.] The act of
disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. Shak.
Renouncer
Re*noun"cer (r?-noun"s?r), n. One who renounces.
Renovate
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.
All nature feels the reniovating force Of winter. Thomson.
Renovation
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.
There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation
of the world. Rabbler.
Renovator
Ren"o*va`tor (r?n"?-v?`t?r), n. [L.: cf. F. r\'82novateur.] One who,
or that which, renovates. Foster.
Renovel
Re*nov"el (r?-n?v"el), v. t. [F. renouveler to renew.] To renew; to
renovate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renovelance
Re*nov"el*ance (-ans), n. Renewal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Renowme
Re*nowme" (r?-noum"), n. Renown. [Obs.]
The glory and renowme of the ancectors. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Renowmed
Re*nowmed" (r?-noumd"), a. Renowned. [Obs.]
Renown
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.
Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.
2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.
This famous duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown.
Shak.
Renown
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.]
For joi to hear me so renown his son. Chapman.
The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. Pope.
Renowned
Re*nowned" (r?-nound"), a. Famous; celebrated for great achievements,
for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned
king. "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." Milton.
These were the renouwned of the congregation. Num. i. 61.
Syn. -- Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated;
remarkable; wonderful. See Famous.
Renownedly
Re*nown"ed*ly (r?-noun"?d-l?), adv. With renown.
Renowner
Re*nown"er (-?r), n. One who gives renown. [R.]
Renownful
Re*nown"ful (-f?l), a. Having great renown; famous. "Renownful
Scipio." Marston.
Renownless
Re*nown"less, a. Without renown; inglorius.
Rensselaerite
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.
Rent
Rent (r?nt), v. i. To rant. [R. & Obs.] Hudibras.
Rent
Rent, imp. & p. p. of Rend.
Rent
Rent, n. [From Rend.]
1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a
tear.
See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak.
2. Figuratively, a schim; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a
rent in the church. Syn. -- Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture;
tear; diaceration; break; fracture.
Rent
Rent, v. t. To tear. See Rend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rent
Rent, 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. Incone; revenue. See Catel. [Obs.] "Catel had they enough and
rent." Chaucer.
[Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent In wine and bordel he
dispent. Gower.
So bought an annual rent or two, And liv'd, just as you see I do.
Pope.
2. Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.]
Death, that taketh of high and low his rent. Chaucer.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm re nt is al so po pularly ap plied to
compensation for the use of certain personal chattles, as a piano,
a sewing machine, etc.
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
Statue 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.
Rent
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 -->
2. To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant
rents an estate of the owner.
Rent
Rent, v. i. To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for
five hundred dollars a year.
Rentable
Rent"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being rented, or suitable for
renting.
Rentage
Rent"age (-?j), n. [Cf. OF. rentage.] Rent. [Obs.]
Rental
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.
2. A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten
thousand dollars a year.
Rente
Rente (r?nt), n. [F. See Rent income.] In France, interest payable by
government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc.,, which
represent government indebtedness.
Renter
Rent"er (r?nt"?r), n. One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually
said of a lessee or tenant.
Renter
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.
2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- said
with reference to tapestry.
Renterer
Ren"ter*er (-?r), n. One who renters.
Rentier
Ren`tier" (r?n`ty?"), n. [F. See 5th Rent.] One who has a fixed
income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.
Renumerate
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.
Renunciation
Re*nun`ci*a"tion (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n OR -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F.
renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]
1. The act of renouncing.
2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or
to assume an office, privilege, or right. Syn. -- Renouncement;
disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration;
recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.
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Renunciatory
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.
Renverse
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.]
Whose shield he bears renverst. Spenser.
Renverse rnvrs, OR Renvers\'82
Ren*verse" (r?n*v?rs"), OR Ren`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.
Renversement
Ren*verse"ment (-ment), n. [F.] A reversing. [Obs.]
Renvoy
Ren*voy" (-voi"), v. t. [F. renvoyer.] To send back. [Obs.] "Not
dismissing or renvoying her." Bacon.
Renvoy
Ren*voy", n. [F. renvoi.] A sending back. [Obs.]
Reobtain
Re`ob*tain" (r?`?b-t?n"), v. t. To obtain again.
Reobtainable
Re`ob*tain"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. That may be reobtained.
Reoccupy
Re*oc"cu*py (r?-?k"k?-p?), v. t. To occupy again.
Reometer
Re*om"e*ter (r?-?m"?-t$r), n. Same as Rheometer.
Reopen
Re*o"pen (r?-?"p'n), v. t. & i. To open again.
Reoppose
Re`op*pose" (r?`?p-p?z"), v. t. To oppose again.
Reordain
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.
Reorder
Re*or"der (r?-?r"d?r), v. t. To order a second time.
Reordination
Re*or`di*na"tion, n. A second ordination.
Reorganization
Re*or`gan*i*za"tion (-gan-?-z?"sh?n), n. The act of reorganizing; a
reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops.
Reorganize
Re*or"gan*ize (r?-?r"gan-?z), v. t. & i. To organize again or anew;
as, to reorganize a society or an army.
Reorient
Re*o"ri*ent (r?-?"r?-ent), a. Rising again. [R.]
The life reorient out of dust. Tennyson.
Reostat
Re"o*stat (r?"?-st?t), n. (Physics) See Rheostat.
Reotrope
Re"o*trope (-tr?p), n. (Physics) See Rheotrope.
Rep
Rep (r?p), 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.
Rep
Rep, a. Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely;
-- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
Repace
Re*pace" (r?-p?s"), v. t. To pace again; to walk over again in a
contrary direction.
Repacify
Re*pac"i*fy (r?-p?s"?-f?), v. t. To pacify again.
Repack
Re*pack" (r?-p?k"), v. t. To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack
beef; to repack a trunk.
Repacker
Re*pack"er (-?r), n. One who repacks.
Repaganize
Re*pa"gan*ize (r?-p?"gan-?z), v. t. To paganize anew; to bring back to
paganism.
Repaid
Re*paid" (r?-p?d"), imp. & p. p. of Repay.
Repaint
Re*paint" (r?-p?nt"), v. t. To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a
house; to repaint the ground of a picture.
Repair
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.]
I thought . . . that he repaire should again. Chaucer.
2. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary
for safety. Chaucer.
Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. Pope.
Repair
Re*pair", n. [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.]
1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer.
The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses.
Clarendon.
2. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.]
There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him
downward to his first repair. Dryden.
Repair
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.
Secret refreshings that repair his strength. Milton.
Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness.
Wordsworth.
2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to
indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.
I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. Shak.
Syn. -- To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.
Repair
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.
Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.
Milton.
2. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house
in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.
Repairable
Re*pair"a*ble (-?*b'l), a. Reparable. Gauden.
Repairer
Re*pair"er (-?r), n. One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or
makes amends.
Repairment
Re*pair"ment, n. Act of repairing.
Repand
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.
Reparability
Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty (r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or state of
being reparable.
Reparable
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.
Reparably
Rep"a*ra*bly, adv. In a reparable manner.
Reparation
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.
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 OR reparations. -->
I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and
make what reparation I am able. Dryden.
Syn. -- Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends;
satisfaction.
Reparative
Re*par"a*tive (r?-p?r"?-t?v), a. Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer.
Taylor.
Reparative
Re*par"a*tive, n. That which repairs. Sir H. Wotton.
Reparel
Re*par"el (-?l), n. [Cf. Reapparel.] A change of apparel; a second or
different suit. [Obs.] Beau & Fl.
Repartee
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.
Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior.
Syn. -- Retort; reply. See Retort.
Repartee
Rep`ar*tee", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reparteed (-t?d"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Reparteeing.] To make smart and witty replies. [R.] Prior.
Repartimiento
Re`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.
Repartotion
Re`par*to"tion (r?-p?r-t?sh"?n), n. Another, or an additional,
separation into parts.
Repass
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.
Repass
Re*pass", v. i. To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing
and repassing before our eyes.
Repassage
Re*pas"sage (r?-p?s"s?j;48), n. The act of repassing; passage back.
Hakluyt.
Repassant
Re*pas"sant (r?-p?s"sant), a. [Cf. F. repassant, p. pr.] (Her.)
Counterpassant.
Repast
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.
From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton.
2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
"Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham.
Go and get me some repast. Shak.
Repast
Re*past", v. t. & i. To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.]
"Repast them with my blood." Shak.
He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting
of our minds. Milton.
Repaster
Re*past"er (-?r), n. One who takes a repast. [Obs.]
Repasture
Re*pas"ture (-p?s"t?r;135), n. [See Repast.] Food; entertainment.
[Obs.]
Food for his rage, repasture for his den. Shak.
Repatriate
Re*pa"tri*ate (r?-p?"tr?-?t), v. t. [L. repatriare. See 1st Repair.]
To restore to one's own country.
Repatriation
Re*pa`tri*a"tion (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL. repatriatio return to one's
country.] Restoration to one's country.
Repay
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.
If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or
sums. Shak.
2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad
sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.
Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to
increase affection. Rambler.
3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. Syn. -- To refund;
restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy;
reimburse; requite.
Repayable
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.
Repayment
Re*pay"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of repaying; reimbursement. Jer. Taylor.
2. The money or other thing repaid.
Repeal
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.]
The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is
safe arrived. Shak.
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.
3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.]
Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose.
Milton.
Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel;
reverse. See Abolish.
Repeal
Re*peal", n.
1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.]
The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in
the repeal, as hassty To expel him thence. Shak.
2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of
a law or a usage.
Repealability
Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or state of being
repealable.
Repealable
Re*peal"a*ble (r?-p?l"?-b'l), a. Capable of being repealed. --
Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. Syn. -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable;
reversible.
Repealer
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.
Repealment
Re*peal"ment (-ment), n. Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.]
Repeat
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.]
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. "I will
repeat our former communication." Robynson (More's Utopia).
Not well conceived of God; who, though his power Creation could
repeat, yet would be loth Us to abolish. Milton.
2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.]
Waller.
3. (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received).
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.
Syn. -- To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse;
recapitulate. See Reiterate.
Repeat
Re*peat" (r?-p?t"), n.
1. The act of repeating; repetition.
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.).
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.
Repeatedly
Re*peat"ed*ly, adv. More than once; again and again; indefinitely.
Repeater
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.
Repeating
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. 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)
Repedation
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.
Repel
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.
Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. Pope.
They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other
strongly. Macaulay.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an
encroachment, or an argument.
[He] gently repelled their entreaties. Hawthorne.
Syn. -- Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
Repel
Re*pel", v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to
exercise repulsion.
Repellence -lens, Repellency
Re*pel"lence (-lens), Re*pel"len*cy (-len-s?), n. The principle of
repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
Repellent
Re*pel"lent (-lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p. pr. ] Driving back;
able or tending to repel.
Repellent
Re*pel"lent, n.
1. That which repels.
2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which
render it tumid. Dunglison.
3. A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.
Repeller
Re*pel"ler (-l?r), n. One who, or that which, repels.
Repent
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Reptant.
Repent
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.
First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents. Dryden.
2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret
or dissatisfaction.
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they
return to Egypt. Ex. xiii. 17.
3. (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek
forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. Luke xii. 3.
Repent
Re*pent", v. t.
1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
I do repent it from my very soul. Shak.
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2. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
My father has repented him ere now. Dryden.
3. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. [Archaic]
"And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth." Gen. vi.
6.
Repentance
Re*pent"ance (r?-p?nt"ans), 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.
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 20.
Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God.
Hammond.
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.
Syn. -- Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness; compunction. See
Contrition.
Repentant
Re*pent"ant (-ant), a. [F. repentant.]
1. Penitent; sorry for sin. Chaucer.
Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood. Millton.
2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears;
repentant ashes. "Repentant sighs and voluntary pains." Pope.
Repentant
Re*pent"ant, n. One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a
penitent.
Repentantly
Re*pent"ant*ly, adv. In a repentant manner.
Repenter
Re*pent"er (-?r), n. One who repents.
Repentingly
Re*pent"ing*ly, adv. With repentance; penitently.
Repentless
Re*pent"less, a. Unrepentant. [R.]
Repeople
Re*peo"ple (r?-p?"p'l), v. t. [Pref. re- + people: cf. F. repeupler.]
To people anew.
Reperception
Re`per*cep"tion (r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n), n. The act of perceiving again; a
repeated perception of the same object.
No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary
reperception and ratification of what is fine. Keats.
Repercuss
Re`per*cuss" (-k?s"), 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.
Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a
light as I could hardly look against. Evelyn.
Repercussion
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.
Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare.
2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a
repellent. Dunglison.
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.
Repercussive
Re`per*cuss"ive (-k?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82percussif.]
1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back;
causing to reverberate.
Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison.
2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive
medicines." Bacon.
3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive
roar." Thomson.
Repercussive
Re`per*cuss"ive, n. A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Repertitious
Rep`er*ti"tious (r?p`?r-t?sh"?s), a. [L. reperticius. See Repertory.]
Found; gained by finding. [Obs.]
R R (F. r?`p?r`tw?r"; E. r?p"?r-tw?r), n. [F. See Repertory.] A list of drams,
operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is
prepared to perform.
Repertory
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.]
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.
2. A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse.
3. Same as R\'82pertoire.
Reperusal
Re`pe*rus"al (r?`p?-r?z"al), n. A second or repeated perusal.
Reperuse
Re`pe*ruse" (-r?z"), v. t. To peruse again. Ld. Lytton.
Repetend
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 repetend is 283.
Repetition
Rep`e*ti"tion (r?p`?-t?sh"?n), n. [L. repetitio: cf. F.
r\'82p\'82tition. See Repeat.]
1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus
to tire in repetition. Shak.
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing,
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.
5. (Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by successive
observations with a repeating instrument. Syn. -- Iteration;
rehearsal. See Tautology.
Repetitional -al. Repetitionary
Rep`e*ti"tion*al (-al). Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry (-?-r?), a. Of the nature
of, or containing, repetition. [R.]
Repetitioner
Rep`e*ti"tion*er (-?r), n. One who repeats. [Obs.]
Repetitious
Rep`e*ti"tious (-t?sh"?s), a. Repeating; containing repetition. [U.S.]
Dr. T. Dwight.
Repetitive
Re*pet"i*tive (r?-p?t"?-t?v), a. Containing repetition; repeating.
[R.]
Repetitor
Rep"e*ti`tor (r?p"?-t?`t?r), n. [Cf. L. repetitor a reclaimer.]
(Ger.Univ.) A private instructor.
Repine
Re*pine" (r?-p?n"), v. i. [Pref. re- + pine to languish.]
1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe."
Spenser.
2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the
spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser.
What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to
the ruling mind? Pope.
Repine
Re*pine", n. Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
Repiner
Re*pin"er (r?-p?n"?r), n. One who repines.
Repiningly
Re*pin"ing*ly, adv. With repening or murmuring.
Repkie
Rep"kie (r?p"k?), n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any edible sea
urchin. [Alaska]
Replace
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.
The earl . . . was replaced in his government. Bacon.
2. To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money
borrowed.
3. To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost
document.
With Israel, religion replaced morality. M. Arnold.
4. To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or
office of.
This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty
of consideration. Whewell.
5. To put in a new or different place.
NOTE: &hand; Th e pr opriety of th e us e of re place in stead 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.
Replaced crystal (Crystallog.), a crystal having one or more planes in
the place of its edges or angles.
Replaceability
Re*place`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality, state, or degree of
being replaceable.
Replaceable
Re*place"a*ble (r?-pl?s"?-b'l), a.
1. Capable or admitting of being put back into a place.
2. Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or an
equivalent; as, the lost book is replaceable.
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.
Replacement
Re*place"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of replacing.
2. (Crystallog.) The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more
planes.
Replait
Re*plait" (r?-pl?t"), v. t. To plait or fold again; to fold, as one
part over another, again and again.
Replant
Re*plant" (rE-pl?nt"), v. t. To plant again.
Replantable
Re*plant"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. That may be planted again.
Replantation
Re`plan*ta"tion (r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), n. The act of planting again; a
replanting. [R.] Hallywell.
Replead
Re*plead" (r?-pl?d"), v. t. & i. To plead again.
Repleader
Re*plead"er (-?r), n. (Law) A second pleading, or course of pleadings;
also, the right of pleading again.
Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo.
Blackstone.
Replenish
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.
Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28.
The waters thus With fish replenished, and the air with fowl.
Milton.
2. To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.]
We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature. Shak.
Replenish
Re*plen"ish, v. i. To recover former fullness. [Obs.]
The humors will not replenish so soon. Bacon.
Replenisher
Re*plen"ish*er (-?r), n. One who replenishes.
Replenishment
Re*plen"ish*ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished.
2. That which replenishes; supply. Cowper.
Replete
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. "His words replete with guile."
Milton.
When he of wine was replet at his feast. Chaucer.
In heads repiete with thoughts of other men. Cowper.
Replete
Re*plete", v. t. To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]
Repleteness
Re*plete"ness, n. The state of being replete.
Repletion
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.
The tree had too much repletion, and was oppressed with its own
sap. Bacon.
Replecioun [overeating] ne made her never sick. Chaucer.
2. (Med.) Fullness of blood; plethora.
Repletive
Re*ple"tive (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82pl\'82tif.] Tending to make
replete; filling. -- Re*ple"tive*ly, adv.
Repletory
Re*ple"to*ry (-t?-r?), a. Repletive. [R.]
Repleviable
Re*plev"i*a*ble (r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l), a. [See Replevy.] (Law) Capable of
being replevied.
Replevin
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.
2. The writ by which goods and chattles are replevied.
Replevin
Re*plev"in, v. t. (Law) To replevy.
Replevisable
Re*plev"i*sa*ble (-?-s?-b'l), a. [OF. replevisable.] Repleviable. Sir
M. Hale.
Replevy
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 wrongfuly 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.
2. (Old Eng.LAw) To bail. Spenser.
Replevy
Re*plev"y (r?-pl?v"?), n. Replevin. Mozley & W.
Replica
Rep"li*ca (r?p"l?-k?), n. [It. See Reply, v. & n.]
1. (Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or satue, made
by the maker of the original.
2. (Mus.) Repetition.
Replicant
Rep"li*cant (r?p"l?-kant), n. One who replies.
Replicate
Rep"li*cate (-?-k?t), v. t. To reply. [Obs.]
Replicate l-kt, Replicated
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.
Replication
Rep`li*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.]
1. An answer; a reply. Shak.
Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer.
2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to
the defendant's plea.
3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.
To hear the replication of your sounds. Shak.
4. A repetition; a copy. <-- 5. (Biochem.) The copying by enzymes of a
cell's genome, i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, to
form an identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of
one cell into two. This differs from tanscription, which is the
copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's genome
into RNA, as in in the processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or
ribosomal RNA. --> Farrar. Syn. -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.
Replier
Re*pli"er (r?-pl?"?r), n. One who replies. Bacon.
Replum
Re"plum (r?"pl?m), n. [L., doorcase.] (Bot.) The framework of some
pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off. Gray.
Reply
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.
O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Rom. ix. 20.
2. (Law) To answer a defendant's plea.
3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to
reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery. Syn. -- To
answer; respond; rejoin.
Reply
Re*ply", v. t. To return for an answer. Milton.
Lords, vouchsafe To give me hearing what I shall reply. Shak.
Reply
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. 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. "This will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;" "It
answers the purpose."
Replyer
Re*ply"er (-?r), n. See Replier. Bacon.
Repolish
Re*pol"ish (r?-p?l"?sh), v. t. To polish again.
Repone
Re*pone" (r?-p?n"), v. t. [L. reponere; pref. re- re- + ponere to
place.] To replace. R. Baillie.
Repopulation
Re*pop`u*la"tion (r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n), n. The act of repeopling; act of
furnishing with a population anew.
Report
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.]
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.
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.
There is no man that may reporten all. Chaucer.
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.
It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou
and the Jews think to rebel. Neh. vi. 6.
4. To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer
reperts the recepts and expenditures.
5. To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church with
windowss only form above, that reporteth the voice thirteen times."
Bacon.
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.
7. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to
write down from the lips of a speaker.
8. To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, to
report a public celebration or a horse race.
9. To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable
sense; as, to report a servant to his employer.
To be reported, OR 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.
Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.
Report
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.
2. To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a
meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication.
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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.
Report
Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), 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. "From Thetis sent as spies to make report." Waller. (b) A
story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame;
repute; reputation.
It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and
of thy wisdom. 1 Kings x. 6.
Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among
all the nation of the Jews. Acts x. 22.
(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.
2. Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.]
The corridors worse, having no report to the wings they join to.
Evelyn.
Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; recital;
narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.
Reportable
Re*port"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable or admitting of being reported.
Reportage
Re*port"age (-?j), n. SAme as Report. [Obs.]
Reporter
Re*port"er (-?r), n. One who reports. Specifically: (a) An officer or
person who makees 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.
Of our tales judge and reportour. Chaucer.
Reportingly
Re*port"ing*ly, adv. By report or common fame.
Reportorial
Re`por*to"ri*al (r?`p?r-t?"r?-al), a. Of or pertaining to a reporter
or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper.
Reposal
Re*pos"al (r?-p?z"al), n. [From Repose.]
1. The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust. Shak.
2. That on which one reposes. [Obs.] Burton.
Reposance
Re*pos"ance (-ans), n. Reliance. [Obs.] John Hall.
Repose
Re*pose" (r?-p?z") 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.]
But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's
bosom. Chapman.
Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left
behind. Woodward.
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.
All being settled and reposed, the lord archibishop did present his
majesty to the lords and commons. Fuller.
After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue. Milton.
3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
The king reposeth all his confidence in thee. Shak.
Repose
Re*pose", v. i.
1. To lie at rest; to rest.
Within a thicket I reposed. Chapman.
2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or
alarms.
It is upon these that the soul may repose. I. Taylor.
3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. Syn. -- To lie;
recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.
Repose
Re*pose", n. [F. repos. See Repose, v.]
1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak.
2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a
composed manner or deportment.
3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause.
4. (Fine Arts) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the
eue; -- 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.
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 side down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various
kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves. Syn. -- Rest;
recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace.
Reposed
Re*posed" (r?-p?zd"), a. Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest. Bacon. --
Re*pos"ed*ly (r, adv. -- Re*pos"ed*ness, n.
Reposeful
Re*pose"ful (r?-p?z"f?l), a. Full of repose; quiet.
Reposer
Re*pos"er (r?-p?z"?r), n. One who reposes.
Reposit
Re*pos"it (r?-p?z"?t), 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.
Others reposit their young in holes. Derham.
Reposition
Re`po*si"tion (r?`p?*z?sh"?n), n. [L. repositio.] The act of
repositing; a laying up.
Repositor
Re*pos"i*tor (r?*p?z"?*t?r), n. (Surg.) An instrument employed for
replacing a displaced organ or part.
Repository
Re*pos"i*to*ry (r?*p?z"?*t$*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.
Repossess
Re`pos*sess" (r?"p?z*z?s" OR -p?s*s?s"), v. t. To possess again; as,
to repossess the land. Pope. To repossess one's self of (something),
to acquire again (something lost).
Repossession
Re`pos*ses"sion (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n OR -p?s s?sh"?n), n. The act or the
state of possessing again.
Reposure
Re*po"sure (r?-p?"sh?r; 135), n. Rest; quiet.
In the reposure of most soft content. Marston.
Repour
Re*pour" (r?-p?r"), v. t. To pour again.
Repouss\'82
Re*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. Repouss\'82
work, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the
reverse side.
Reprefe
Re*prefe" (r?-pr?f"), n. Reproof. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reprehend
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.
Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich,
for that he gave six crowns for a small fish. Bacon.
Pardon me for reprehending thee. Shak.
In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are
severely reprehended. Dryden.
I nor advise nor reprehend the choice. J. Philips.
Reprehender
Rep`re*hend"er (-?r), n. One who reprehends.
Reprehensible
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.
Reprehension
Rep`re*hen"sion (-sh?n), n. [L. reprehensio: cf. F.
r\'82pr\'82hension.] Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.
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.
Syn. -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See Admonition.
Reprehensive
Rep`re*hen"sive (-h?n"s?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hensif.] Containing
reprehension; conveying reproof. South. -- Rep`re*hen"sive*ly, adv.
Reprehensory
Rep`re*hen"so*ry (-s?-r?), a. Containing reproof; reprehensive; as,
reprehensory complaint. Johnson.
Re-present
Re`-pre*sent" (r?`pr?-z?nt"), v. t. To present again; as, to
re-present the points of an argument.
Represent
Rep`re*sent" (r?p`r?-z?nt"), v. t. [F. repr, 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.
Before him burn Seven lamps, as in a zodiac representing The
heavenly fires. Milton.
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.
3. To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or
character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
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.
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.
He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and
only obstacle to his success in that demand. Robertson.
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.
6. To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent
quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
7. To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be
known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
Among these. Fancy next Her office holds; of all external things
Which he five watchful senses represent, She forms imaginations,
aery shapes. Milton.
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.
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.
Representable
Rep`re*sent"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being represented.
Representance
Rep`re*sent"ance (-ans), n. Representation; likeness. [Obs.] Donne.
Representant
Rep`re*sent"ant (-ant), a. [Cf. F. repr.] Appearing or acting for
another; representing.
Representant
Rep`re*sent"ant, n. [F. representant.] A representative. [Obs.] Sir H.
Wotton.
Representation
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.
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.
3. The state of being represented. Syn. -- Description; show;
delineaton; portraiture; likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight.
Re-presentation
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.
Representationary
Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry (r?p`r?--z?n-t?"sh?n-?-r?), a. Implying
representation; representative. [R.]
Representative
Rep`re*sent"a*tive (-z?nt`?-t?v), a. [Cf. F. repr.]
1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
2. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or
others; as, a council representative of the people. Swift.
3. Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for,
the people; as, a representative government.
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.
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.
Representative
Rep`re*sent"a*tive, n. [Cf. LL. repraesentativus.]
1. One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which exhibits
a likeness or similitude.
A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was the
representative of Credulity. Addison.
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.
2. An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another,
or others, being invested with his or their authority.
3. (Law) One who represents, or stands in the place of, another.
NOTE: &hand; The executor or administrator is ordinarily held to be
the 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.
4. A member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, or
in the national Congress. [U.S.]
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.
Representatively
Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly, adv. In a representative manner; vicariously.
Representativeness
Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness, n. The quality or state of being
representative.
Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with
conssciousness and representativeness. Spectator.
Representer
Rep`re*sent"er (-?r), n.
1. One who shows, exhibits, or describes. Sir T. Browne.
2. A representative. [Obs.] Swift.
Representment
Rep`re*sent"ment (-ment), n. Representation. [Obs.]
Repress
Re*press" (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.] To press again.
Repress
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.
2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.
Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . Thou couldst
repress. Milton.
Syn. -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; curb;
check.
Repress
Re*press", n. The act of repressing. [Obs.]
Represser
Re*press"er (-?r), n. One who, or that which, represses.
Repressible
Re*press"i*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being repressed.
Repression
Re*pres"sion (r?-pr?sh"?n), n. [Cf. F. r\'82pression.]
1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the
repression of evil and evil doers.
2. That which represses; check; restraint.
Repressive
Re*press"ive (r?-pr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82pressif. LL. repressivus.]
Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures.
-- Re*press"ive*ly, adv.
Reprevable
Re*prev"a*ble (r?-pr?v"?-b'l), a. Reprovable. [Obs.]
Repreve
Re*preve" (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [See Reprieve, v. t.] To reprove. [Obs.]
"Repreve him of his vice." Chaucer.
Repreve
Re*preve", n. Reproof. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Repriefe
Re*priefe" (r?-pr?f"), n. Repreve. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reprieval
Re*priev"al (r?-pr?v"al), n. Reprieve. Overbury.
Reprieve
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.]
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.
He reprieves the sinnner from time to time. Rogers.
2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily.
Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his melaneholy yet can
not secure him from his conscience. South.
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Reprieve
Re*prieve" (r?-pr?v"), n.
1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially
of a sentence of death.
The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent to
suspend the execution for three days. Clarendon.
2. Interval of ease or relief; respite.
All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and
learn to grieve. Denham.
Reprimand
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.
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of
him. Macaulay.
Reprimand
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.
Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into
Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot.
2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence;
as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded. Syn. -- To reprove;
reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove.
Reprimander
Rep"ri*mand`er (-m?nd`?r), n. One who reprimands.
Reprimer
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.
Reprint
Re*print" (r?-pr?nt"), v. t.
1. To print again; to print a second or a new edition of.
2. To renew the impression of.
The whole business of our redemption is . . . to reprint God's
image upon the soul. South.
Reprint
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.
Reprinter
Re*print"er (r?-pr?nt"?r), n. One who reprints.
Reprisal
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.
Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to
take place. Macaulay.
2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.
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. )
4. Any act of retaliation. Waterland.
Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque.
Reprise
Re*prise" (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take
back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.
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.
3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Reprise
Re*prise", v. t. [Written also reprize.]
1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
Repristinate
Re*pris"tin*ate (r?-pr?s"t?n-?t), v. t. [Pref. re- + pristine.] To
restore to an original state. [R.] Shedd.
Repristination
Re*pris`ti*na"tion (-t?-n?"sh?n), n. Restoration to an original state;
renewal of purity. [R.] R. Browning.
Reprive
Re*prive" (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [Pref. re- + L. privare to deprive.] To
take back or away. [Obs.] Spenser.
Reprive
Re*prive", v. t. To reprieve. [Obs.] Howell.
Reprize
Re*prize" (-pr?z"), v. t. See Reprise. [Obs.] Spenser.
Reprizes
Re*priz"es (-pr?z"?z), n.pl. (Law) See Repise, n., 2.
Reproach
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.]
I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, For that he knew you,
might reproach your life. Shak.
2. To attribute blame to; to allege something disgracefull against; to
charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to
upbraid.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ. 1 Peter iv. 14.
That this newcomer, Shame, There sit not, and reproach us as
unclean. Milton.
Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed His fainting friends,
reproached their shameful flight. Repelled the victors. Dryden.
Syn. -- To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; revile;
vilify.
Reproach
Re*proach", n. [F. reproche. See Reproach, v.]
1. The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious
or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as,
severe reproach.
No reproaches even, even when pointed and barbed with the sharpest
wit, appeared to give him pain. Macaulay.
Give not thine heritage to reproach. Joel ii. 17.
2. A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.
3. An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision.
Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more
a reproach. Neh. ii. 17.
Syn. -- Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; invective;
contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility; insolence;
insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame; scandal;; disgrace; infamy.
Reproachablr
Re*proach"a*blr (-?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. reprochable.]
1. Deserving reproach; censurable.
2. Opprobrius; scurrilous. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. --
Re*proach"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*proach"a*bly, adv.
Reproacher
Re*proach"er (-?r), n. One who reproaches.
Reproachful
Re*proach"ful (-f?l), a.
1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious;
abusive.
The reproachful speeches . . . That he hath breathed in my dishonor
here. Shak.
2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a
reproachful life. Syn. -- Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive;
offensive; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous;
disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful;
scandalous; base; vile; infamous. -- Re*proach"ful*ly (r, adv. --
Re*proach"ful*ness, n.
Reproachless
Re*proach"less, a. Being without reproach.
Repprobacy
Repp"ro*ba*cy (r?p"r?-b?-c?), n. Reprobation. [R.]
Reprobance
Rep"ro*bance (-bans), n. Reprobation. [Obs.] Shak.
Reprobate
Rep"ro*bate (-b?t), a. [L. reprobatus, p. p. of reprobare to
disapprove, condemn. See Reprieve, Reprove.]
1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness;
disallowed; rejected. [Obs.]
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath
rejected them. Jer. vi. 30.
2. Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally abandoned and lost; given
up to vice; depraved.
And strength, and art, are easily outdone By spirits reprobate.
Milton.
3. Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as,
reprobate conduct. "Reprobate desire." Shak. Syn. -- Abandoned;
vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked; profligate; base; vile. See
Abandoned.
Reprobate
Rep"ro*bate, n. One morally abandoned and lost.
I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a traitor to the
king. Sir W. Raleigh.
Reprobate
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.
Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed of in law; I do
not believe it, unless the deed appears. Ayliffe.
Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was
reprobated by the other. Macaulay.
2. To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. Syn. -- To
condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject.
Reprobateness
Rep"ro*bate*ness, n. The state of being reprobate.
Reprobater
Rep"ro*ba`ter (-b?`t?r), n. One who reprobates.
Reprobation
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.
The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting
an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming
reprobation. Jeffrey.
Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin.
Dryden.
2. (Theol.) The predestination of a certain number of the human race
as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment.
Reprobationer
Rep`ro*ba"tion*er (-?r), n. (Theol.) One who believes in reprobation.
See Reprobation,2. South.
Reprobative
Rep"ro*ba*tive (-b?-t?v), a. Of or pertaining to reprobation;
expressing reprobation.
Reprobatory
Rep"ro*ba`to*ry (-b?`t?-r?), a. Reprobative.
Reproduce
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.
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.
(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.
Reproducer
Re`pro*du"cer (-d?"s?r), n. One who, or that which, reproduces. Burke.
Reproduction
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere are two distinct methods of reproduction; viz.:
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.
2. That which is reproduced.
Reproductive
Re`pro*duc"tive (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. reproductif.] Tending, or
pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction. Lyell.
Reproductory
Re`pro*duc"to*ry (-t?-r?), a. Reproductive.
Reproof
Re*proof" (r?-pr??f"), n. [OE. reproef. See Proof, Reprove.]
1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.]
2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to
the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach.
Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.
Syn. -- Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure;
blame. See Admonition.
Reprovable
Re*prov"a*ble (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. r<'82prouvable.] Worthy of
reproof or censure. Jer. Taylor. Syn. -- Blamable; blameworthy;
censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable. --Re*prov"a*ble*ness,
n. -- Re*prov"a*bly, adv.
Re proval
Re prov"al (-al), n. Reproof. Sir P. Sidney.
Reprove
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.]
When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment. John xvi. 9.
2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]
Reprove my allegation, if you can. Shak.
3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to
censure.
What if thy son
Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, "Wherefore didst thou
beget me?" Milton.
4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.
He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly
condemned the fastings of the other men. Udall.
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.
Reprover
Re*prov"er (r?-pr??v"?r), n. One who, or that which, reproves.
Reprovingly
Re*prov"ing*ly, adv. In a reproving manner.
Reprine
Re*prine" (r?-pr?n"), v. t. To prune again or anew.
Yet soon reprunes her wing to soar anew. Young.
Rep-silver
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.
Reptant
Rep"tant (r?p"tant), a. [L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of reptare, v.
intens. from repere to creep. See Reptile.]
1. (Bot.) Same as Repent.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms, etc.
Reptantia
Rep*tan"ti*a (r?p-t?n"sh?-?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A divisiom of
gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.
Reptation
Rep*ta"tion (r?p-t?"sh?n), n. [L. reptatio, from reptare: cf. F.
reptation.] (Zo\'94l.) The act of creeping.
Reptatory
Rep"ta*to*ry (r?p"t?-t?-r?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Creeping.
Reptile
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.
2. Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew;
reptile vices.
There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution,
but of fear. Burke.
And dislodge their reptile souls From the bodies and forms of men.
Coleridge.
Reptile
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.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in
the public path; But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread
aside, and let the reptile live. Cowper.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.
NOTE: &hand; Th e am phibians we re formerly classed with Reptilia,
and are still popularly called reptiles, though much more closely
allied to the fishes.
3. A groveling or very mean person.
Reptilia
Rep*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.
NOTE: &hand; It is ne arly re lated in many respects to Aves, or
birds. The principal existing orders are Testidunata or Chelonia
(turtles), Crocodilia, Lacertilla (lizards), Ophidia (serpents),
and Rhynchocephala; the chief extinct orders are Dinosauria,
Theremorpha, Mosasauria, Pterosauria, Plesiosauria, Ichtyosauria.
Reptilian
Rep*til"i*an (-an), a. Belonging to the reptiles.
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.
Reptilian
Rep*til"i*an, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Reptilia; a reptile.
Republic
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.]
1. Common weal. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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.
NOTE: &hand; In some ancient states called republics the sovereign
power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a privileged
few, constituting a government now distinctively called an
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.
Republic of letters, The collective body of literary or learned men.
<-- Democratic republic, a term much used by countries with a
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Republican
Re*pub"lic*an (-l?-kan), a. [F. r\'82publicain.]
1. Of or pertaining to a republic.
The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.
Macaulay.
2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican
sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
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.
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Republican
Re*pub"lic*an (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.
1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party.
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.
Red republican. See under Red.
Republicanism
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.
2. Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of
government. Burke.
3. The principles and policy of the Republican party, so called [U.S.]
Republicanize
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.
Republicate
Re*pub"li*cate (r?*p?b"l?*k?t), v. t. [Cf. LL. republicare.] To make
public again; to republish. [Obs.]
Republication
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.
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.
Republish
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
Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republished
his will. Blackstone.
Republisher
Re*pub"lish*er (-?r), n. One who republishes.
Repudiable
Re*pu"di*a*ble (r?-p?"d?-?-b'l), a. [See Repudilate.] Admitting of
repudiation; fit or proper to be put away.
Repudiate
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.]
1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce;
to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. Prynne.
2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has
promised to marry.
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long
afterward. Bolingbroke.
3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has
repudiated its debts.
Repudiation
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.
Repudiation
Re*pu`di*a"tion, n. One who favors repudiation, especially of a public
debt.
Repudiator
Re*pu"di*a`tor (r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), n. [L., a rejecter, contemner.] One
who repudiates.
Repugn
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.]
Stubbornly he did repugn the truth. Shak.
Repugnable
Re*pug"na*ble (r?-p?g"n?-b'l), a. Capable of being repugned or
resisted. [R.] Sir T. North.
Repugnance -nans, Repugnancy
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.
That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance
which we naturally have to labor. Dryden.
Let the foes quietly cut their throats, Without repugnancy. Shak.
Syn. -- Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy;
hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See
Dislike.
Repugnant
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.
[His sword] repugnant to command. Shak.
There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant
unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. Perkins.
Syn. -- Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent;
irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.
Repugnantly
Re*pug"nant*ly, adv. In a repugnant manner.
Repugnate
Re*pug"nate (-n?t), v. t. [From L. repugnare. See Repugn.] To oppose;
to fight against. [Obs.]
Repugner
Re*pugn"er (r?-p?n"?r), n. One who repugns.
Repullulate
Re*pul"lu*late (r?-p?l"l?-l?t), v. i. [L. repullulare, repullulatum.
See Pullulate.] To bud again.
Though tares repullulate, there is wheat still left in the field.
Howell.
Repullulation
Re*pul`lu*la"tion (r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n), n. The act of budding again;
the state of having budded again.
Repulse
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.
Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or
seeming friend. Milton.
2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send
away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
Repulse
Re*pulse", n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being
repelled or driven back.
By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham.
He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body.
Shak.
2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Repulseless
Re*pulse"less, a. Not capable of being repulsed.
Repulser
Re*puls"er (-?r), n. One who repulses, or drives back.
Repulsion
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.
2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
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.
Repulsive
Re*pul"sive (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r\'82pulsif.]
1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope.
2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. --
Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul"sive*ness, n.
Repulsory
Re*pul"so*ry (-s?-r?), a. [L. repulsorius.] Repulsive; driving back.
Repurchase
Re*pur"chase (r?*p?r"ch?s; 48), v. t. To buy back or again; to regain
by purchase. Sir M. Hale.
Repurchase
Re*pur"chase, n. The act of repurchasing.
Repurify
Re*pu"ri*fy (r?-p?"r?-f?), v. t. To purify again.
Reputable
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.
In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as
defeat one. Broome.
Syn. -- Respectable; creditable; estimable. -- Rep"u ta*ble*ness, n.
-- Rep"u*ta*bly, adv.
Reputation
Rep`u*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), n. [F. r\'82putation, L. reputatio a
reckoning, consideration. See Repute, v. t.]
1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion;
the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.
The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life. Ames.
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.
3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem;
general credit; good name.
I see my reputation is at stake. Shak.
The security of his reputation or good name. Blackstone.
4. Account; value. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[/Christ] made himself of no reputation. Phil. ii. 7.
Syn. -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. See
the Note under Character.
Reputatively
Re*put"a*tive*ly (r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?), adv. By repute.
Repute
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.
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
Job xviii. 3.
The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. Shak.
Repute
Re*pute", n.
1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad;
established opinion; public estimate.
He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure Sat on his
throne, upheld by old repute. Milton.
2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived
from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute. "Dead stocks,
which have been of repute." F. Beaumont.
Reputedly
Re*put"ed*ly (r?-p?t"?d-l?), adv. In common opinion or estimation; by
repute.
Reputeless
Re*pute"less, a. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful;
inglorius. [R.] Shak.
Requere
Re*quere" (r?--kw?r"), v. t. To require. [Obs.]
Request
Re*quest" (r?-kw\'b5st"), 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.
I will marry her, sir, at your request. Shak.
2. That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request."
Ps. cvi. 15.
I will both hear and grant you your requests. Shak.
3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought
after or asked for; demand.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
Sir W. Temple.
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. Syn. -- Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication;
entreaty; suit.
Request
Re*quest" (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Requested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Requesting.] [Cf. OF. requester, F. requ≖ter.]
1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to
request his presence, or a favor.
2. To address with a request; to ask.
I request you To give my poor host freedom. Shak.
Syn. -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg.
Requester
Re*quest"er (-?r), n. One who requests; a petitioner.
Requicken
Re*quick"en (r?-kw?k"'n), v. t. To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give
new life to. Shak.
Requiem
Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies rest, the first
words of the Mass being "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," 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.
We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and
such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased
person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace
forever slept. Sandys.
Requietory
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.
Requin
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.
Requirable
Re*quir"a*ble (r?-kw?r"?-b'l), a. Capable of being required; proper to
be required. Sir M. Hale.
Require
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.
Shall I say to C\'91sar What you require of him? Shak.
By nature did what was by law required. Dryden.
2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
just gave what life required, and gave no more. Goldsmith.
The two last [biographies] require to be particularly noticed. J.
A. Symonds.
3. To ask as a favor; to request.
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.
Syn. -- To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand;
need.
Requirement
Re*quire"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
2. That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an
essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.
One of those who believe that they can fill up every requirement
contained in the rule of righteousness. J. M. Mason.
God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge
of its nature and requirements. Hawthorne.
Requirer
Re*quir"er (-kw?r"?r), n. One who requires.
Requisite
Req"ui*site (r?k"w?-z?t), n. That which is required, or is necessary;
something indispensable.
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.
Requisite
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;
All truth requisite for men to know. Milton.
Syn. -- Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. --
Req"ui*site*ly, adv. -- Req"ui*site*ness, n.
Requisition
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.
2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of
supplies or necessaries.
3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a
reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]
Requisition
Req`ui*si"tion, v. t.
1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for
forage; to requisition troops.
2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition
a person to be a candidate. [Eng.]
Requisitionist
Req`ui*si"tion*ist, n. One who makes or signs a requisition.
Requisitive
Re*quis"i*tive (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), a. Expressing or implying demand. [R.]
Harris.
Requisitive
Re*quis"i*tive, n. One who, or that which, makes requisition; a
requisitionist. [R.]
Requisitor
Re*quis"i*tor (-t?r), n. One who makes reqisition; esp., one
authorized by a requisition to investigate facts.
Requisitory
Re*quis"i*to*ry (-t?-r?), a. Sought for; demanded. [R.] Summary on Du
Bartas (1621).
Requitable
Re*quit"a*ble (-kw?t"?-b'l), a. That may be requited.
Requital
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.
No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface
their love. Waller.
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Syn. -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction;
payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.
Requite
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.
He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such
gentle acts as these. Milton.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to
requite it with thy hand. Ps. x. 14.
Syn. -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy;
recompense; punish; revenge.
Requitement
Re*quite"ment (-ment), n. Requital [Obs.] E. Hall.
Requiter
Re*quit"er (-kw?t"?r), n. One who requites.
Rerebrace
Rere"brace` (r?r"br?s"), n. [F. arri.] (Anc. Armor) Armor for the
upper part of the arm. Fairholt.
Reredemain
Rere`de*main" (-d?-m?n"), n. [F. arri back + de of + main hand.] A
backward stroke. [Obs.]
Reredos
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.
Rerefief
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.
Rereign
Re*reign" (r?-r?n"), v. i. To reign again.
Re-reiterate
Re`-re*it"er*ate (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), v. t. To reiterate many times. [R.]
"My re-reiterated wish." Tennyson.
Reremouse
Rere"mouse` (r?r"mous`), n. (Zo\'94l.) A rearmouse.
Re-resolve
Re`-re*solve" (r?`r?-z?lv"), v. t. & i. To resolve again.
Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.
Rereward
Rere"ward` (r?r"w?rd`), n. [See Rearward.] The rear quard of an army.
[Obs.]
Res
Res (r?z), n.; pl. Res. [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter;
a point. Res gest\'91 [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form
the environment of a litigated issue. Wharton. -- Res judicata [L.]
(Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.
Resail
Re*sail" (r?-s?l"), v. t. & i. To sail again; also, to sail back, as
to a former port.
Resale
Re*sale" (r?-s?l" OR r?"s?l), n. A sale at second hand, or at retail;
also, a second sale. Bacon.
Resalgar
Re*sal"gar (r?-s?l"g?r), n. Realgar. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Resalute
Re`sa*lute" (r?`s?-l?t"), v. t. To salute again.
Resaw
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.
Rescat
Res"cat (r?s"k?t), v. t. [Sp. rescattar.] To ransom; to release; to
rescue. [Obs.] Howell.
Rescat
Res"cat, n. [Sp. rescate.] Ransom; release. [Obs.]
Rescind
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.
The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics
of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Jer. Taylor.
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. Syn. -- To
revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
Rescindable
Re*scind"a*ble (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being rescinded.
Rescindment
Re*scind"ment (-ment), n. The act of rescinding; rescission.
Rescission
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.
Rescissory
Re*scis"so*ry (r?-s?z"?-r? OR r?-s?s"-), a. [L. rescissorius: cf. F.
rescisoire.] Tending to rescind; rescinding.
To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all
the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633. Bp. Burnet.
Rescous
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.
2. (Law) See Rescue,2. [Obs.]
Rescowe
Res"cowe (r?s"kou), v. t. To rescue. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rescribe
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.
2. To write over again. Howell.
Rescript
Re"script (r?"skr?pt), n. [L. rescriptum: cf. F. rescrit, formerly
also spelt rescript. See Rescribe,v. t.]
1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by
particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or
decree.
In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke
in the plural number. Hare.
2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question
of canon law, or morals.
3. A counterpart. Bouvier.
Rescription
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.
Rescriptive
Re*scrip"tive (-t?v), a. Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a
rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining.
Rescriptively
Re*scrip"tive*ly, adv. By rescript. Burke.
Rescuable
Res"cu*a*ble (r?s"k?-?-b'l), a. That may be rescued.
Rescue
Res"cue (r?s"k?), 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.
Had I been seized by a hungry lion, I would have been a breakfast
to the best, Rather than have false Proteus rescue me. Shak.
Syn. -- To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release; save.
Rescue
Res"cue (r?s"k?), n. [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]
1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or
danger; liberation.
Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. Shak.
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.
The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual
imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. Blackstone.
Rescue grass. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass (Ceratochloa
unioloides) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage
in the Southern States.
Rescueless
Res"cue*less, a. Without rescue or release.
Rescuer
Res"cu*er (-k?-?r), n. One who rescues.
Rescussee
Res`cus*see" (r?s`k?s-s?"), n. (O.Eng. Law) The party in whose favor a
rescue is made. Crabb.
Rescussor
Res*cus"sor (r?s-k?s"s?r), n. [LL.] (O.Eng.Law) One who makes an
unlawful rescue; a rescuer. Burril.
Rese
Rese (r?z), v. i. To shake; to quake; to tremble. [Obs.] "It made all
the gates for to rese." Chaucer.
Re-search
Re-search" (r?-s?rch"), v. t. [Pref. re- + search.] To search again;
to examine anew.
Research
Re*search" (r?-s?rch"), n. [Pref. re- + search: cf OF. recerche, F.
recherche.] Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or
principles; laborius or continued search after truth; as, researches
of human wisdom.
The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the
results of the researches of antiquaries. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.
Research
Re*search", v. t. [Pref. re- + search: cf. OF. recerchier, F.
rechercher.] To search or examine with continued care; to seek
diligently.
Researcher
Re*search"er (-?r), n. One who researches.
Researchful
Re*search"ful (-f?l), a. Making researches; inquisitive. [R.]
Coleridge.
Reseat
Re*seat" (r?-s?t"), v. t.
1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc. Dryden.
2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to
reseat a chair or trousers.
Resect
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.
Resection
Re*sec"tion (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r\'82section.]
1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave.
2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the
ends of the bones in a false articulation.
Reseda
Re*se"da (r?-s?"d?), n. [L. , a kind of plant.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette.
2. A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette.
Reseek
Re*seek" (r?-s?k"), v. t. To seek again. J. Barlow.
Reseize
Re*seize" (r?-s?z"), v. t. [Pref. re- + seize: cf. F. ressaisir.]
1. To seize again, or a second time.
2. To put in possession again; to reinstate.
And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was again. Spenser.
3. (Law) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been
disseized.
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.
Reseizer
Re*seiz"er (-s?z"?r), n.
1. One who seizes again.
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.
Reseizure
Re*sei"zure (r, n. A second seizure; the act of seizing again. Bacon.
Resell
Re*sell" (r?-s?l"), v. t. To sell again; to sell what has been bought
or sold; to retail.
Resemblable
Re*sem"bla*ble (r?-z?m"bl?-b'l), a. [See Resemble.] Admitting of being
compared; like. [Obs.] Gower.
Resemblance
Re*sem"blance (-blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.]
1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude;
similarity.
One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great
resemblance to each other. Dryden.
2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are
resemblances formed according to things spiritual. Hooker.
3. A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Likeness;
similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.
Resemblant
Re*sem"blant (-blant), a. [F., a . and p. pr. fr. ressembler to
resemble. See Resemble.] Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling.
[R.] Gower.
Resemble
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.
We will resemble you in that. Shak.
2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.]
The other . . . He did resemble to his lady bright. Spenser.
3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well resemble man's
speech." Holland.
4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] H. Bushnell.
Resembler
Re*sem"bler (r?-z?m"bl?r), n. One who resembles.
Resemblingly
Re*sem"bling*ly (-bl?ng-l?), adv. So as to resemble; with resemblance
or likeness.
Reseminate
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.
Resend
Re*send" (r?-s?nd"), v. t.
1. To send again; as, to resend a message.
2. To send back; as, to resend a gift. [Obs.] Shak.
3. (Telegraphy) To send on from an intermediate station by means of a
repeater.
Resent
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.]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably
resented by compassionate readers. Sir T. Browne.
(b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront;
to be indignant at.
2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or
acts.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might
have resented safely. Bolingbroke.
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.]
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul
of Saul. Fuller.
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift. Fuller.
Resent
Re*sent", v. i.
1. To feel resentment. Swift.
2. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [Obs.]
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.
Resenter
Re*sent"er (-?r), n. One who resents. Sir H. Wotton.
Resentful
Re*sent"ful (-f?l), a. Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger;
irritable. -- Re*sent"ful*ly, adv.
Resentiment
Re*sent"i*ment (-?-ment), n. Resentment. [Obs.]
Resentingly
Re*sent"ing*ly, adv.
1. With deep sense or strong perception. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.
Resentive
Re*sent"ive (-?v), a. Resentful. [R.] Thomson.
Resentment
Re*sent"ment (-ment), n. [F. ressentiment.]
1. The act of resenting.
2. The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of
contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state
consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression. [Obs.]
He retains vivid resentments of the more solid morality. Dr. H.
More.
It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little
resentment of their danger. Jer. Taylor.
3. In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude. [Obs.]
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).
4. In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a
wrong or injury experienced.
Resentment . . . is a deep, reflective displeasure against the
conduct of the offender. Cogan.
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 watever we feel to be wrong, whether
directed toward ourselves or others. Reseniment 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.
Anger is like A full-hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him. Shak.
Can heavently minds such high resentment show, Or exercise their
spite in human woe? Dryden.
Reserate
Res"er*ate (r?s"?r-?t), v. t. [L. reseratus, p. p. of reserare to
unlock.] To unlock; to open. [Obs.] Boyle.
Reservance
Re*serv"ance (r?-z?rv"ans), n. Reservation. [R.]
Reservation
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.
With reservation of an hundred knights. Shak.
Make some reservation of your wrongs. Shak.
2. Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not given
up or brought forward. Dryden.
3. A tract of the public land reserved for some special use, as for
schools, for the use of Indians, etc. [U.S.]
4. The state of being reserved, or kept in store. Shak.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th is te rm is of ten us ed in th e sa me sense with
exception, the technical distinction being disregarded.
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.
Mental reservation, the withholding, or failing to disclose, something
that affects a statement, promise, etc., and which, if disclosed,
would materially change its import.
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Reservative
Re*serv"a*tive (r?-z?rv"?-t?v), a. Tending to reserve or keep;
keeping; reserving.
Reservatory
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.
Reserve
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. "I
have reserved to myself nothing." Shak.
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. Gen.
xxvii. 35.
Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved
against the time of trouble? Job xxxviii. 22,23.
Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours. Swift.
3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]
Reserve
Re*serve", n. [F. r\'82serve.]
1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with
certain reserves and deviations. Addison.
2. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a
reserve in some other vessel for a continual supply. Tillotson.
3. That which is excepted; exception.
Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a reserve. Rogers.
4. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in
personal behavior.
My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined, Left all reserve,
and all the sex, behind. Prior.
The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked this scheme.
Hawthorne.
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.
6. (Mil.) 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.
7. (Banking) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
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. Syn. -- Reservation; retention; limitation;
backwardness; reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness;
modesty.
Reserved
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.
2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious,
in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.
To all obliging, yet reserved to all. Walsh.
Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. Dryden.
-- Re*serv"ed*ly (r, adv. -- Re*serv"ed*ness, n.
Reservee
Res`er*vee" (r?z`?r-v?"), n. One to, or for, whom anything is
reserved; -- contrasted with reservor.
Reserver
Re*serv"er (r?-z?rv"?r), n. One who reserves.
Reservist
Re*serv"ist, n. A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.
[Eng.]
Reservior
Res"er*vior` (r?z"?r-vw?r`;277), 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.
2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing
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.
Reservor
Re*serv"or (r?-z?rv"?r OR r?z`?r-v?r), n. One who reserves; a
reserver.
Reset
Re*set" (r?-s?t"), v. t. To set again; as, to reset type; to reset
copy; to reset a diamond.
Reset
Re"set (r?"s?t), n.
1. The act of resetting.
2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.
Reset
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.
Reset
Re*set", v. t. (Scots Law) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen
goods or a criminal.
We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the
Southrons here. Sir. W. Scott.
Resetter
Re*set"ter (-t?r), n. (Scots Law) One who receives or conceals, as
stolen goods or criminal.
Resetter
Re*set"ter (r?-S?t"t?r), n. One who resets, or sets again.
Resettle
Re*set"tle (r?-s?t"t'l), v. t. To settle again. Swift.
Resettle
Re*set"tle, v. i. To settle again, or a second time.
Resettlement
Re*set"tle*ment (-ment), n. Act of settling again, or state of being
settled again; as, the resettlement of lees.
The resettlement of my discomposed soul. Norris.
Reshape
Re*shape" (r?-sh?p"), v. t. To shape again.
Reship
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.
Reship
Re*ship", v. i. To engage one's self again for service on board of a
vessel after having been discharged.
Reshipment
Re*ship"ment (-ment), n. The act of reshipping; also, that which is
reshippped.
Reshipper
Re*ship"per (-p?r), n. One who reships.
Resiance
Res`i*ance (r?z"?-ans), n. [LL. reseantia, reseance.] Residence;
abode. [Obs.] Bacon.
Resiant
Res"i*ant (-ant), a. [OF. reseant, resseant, L. residens. See
Resident.] Resident; present in a place. [Obs.]
In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant. Spenser.
Resiant
Res"i*ant, n. A resident. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
Reside
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.
At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. Shak.
In no fixed place the happy souls reside. Dryden.
2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in
attribute or element.
In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth
especially reside. Barrow.
3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] Boyle. Syn. -- To dwell;
inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.
Residence
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.
The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.
Sir M. Hale.
2. The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation;
esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. "Near the residence of
Posthumus." Shak.
Johnson took up his residence in London. Macaulay.
3. (Eng.Eccl.Law) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; --
opposed to nonresidence.
4. The place where anything rests permanently.
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.
5. Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] Bacon.
6. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse;
residuum. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. Syn. -- Domiciliation; sojourn; stay;
abode; home; dwelling; habitation; domicile; mansion.
Resedency
Res"e*den*cy (-den-s?), n.
1. Residence. [Obsoles.]
2. A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an
officer styled the Residentl: also, a Dutch commercial colony or
province in the East Indies.
Resident
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.
2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a rock."
Jer. TAylor.
One there still resident as day and night. Davenant.
Resident
Res"i*dent, n.
1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a
term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferrior to that of
ambassadors. See the Note under Minister,4.
Residenter
Res"i*dent*er (-$r), n. A resident. [Obs. or Colloq.]
Residential
Res`i*den""tial (-d?n"shal), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as, residential
trade.
2. Residing; residentiary. [R.]
Residentiary
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.
Residentiary
Res`i*den"tia*ry, n.
1. One who is resident.
The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . .
. will discover that both have been there. Coleridge.
2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence. Syn. -- Inhabitant;
inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.
Residentiaryship
Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship, n. The office or condition of a residentiary.
Residentship
Res"i*dent*ship (r?z"?-dent-sh?p), n. The office or condition of a
resident.
Resider
Re*sid"er (r?-z?d"?r), n. One who resides in a place.
Residual
Re*sid"u*al (r?-z?d"?-al), a. [See Residue.] Pertaining to a residue;
remaining after a part is taken. 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 &root;(a-b).
Residual
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.
Residuary
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. 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.
Residue
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.
The residue of them will I deliver to the sword. Jer. xv. 9.
If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a residue
of English liberty would have been saved. I. Taylor.
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.
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; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in
a more general sense.<-- also moiety -->
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm ra dical is sometimes restricted to groups
containing carbon, the term residue being applied to the others.
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. Syn. -- Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum;
remains; leavings; relics.
Residuous
Re*sid"u*ous (r?-z?d"?-?s), a. [L. residuus.] Remaining; residual.
Landor.
Residuum
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.
"I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the
prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue. L. Taylor.
Resiege
Re*siege" (r?-s?j"), v. t. [Pref. re- + siege a seat.] To seat again;
to reinstate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Re-sign
Re-sign" (r?-s?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + sign.] To affix one's signature
to, a second time; to sign again.
Resign
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.]
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.
I here resign my government to thee. Shak.
Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign What justly thou hast lost.
Milton.
What more reasonable, than that we should in all things resign up
ourselves to the will of God? Tiilotson.
2. To relinquish; to abandon.
He soon resigned his former suit. Spenser.
3. To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.]
Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, resigned and
concredited to the conduct of such as they call governors. Evelyn.
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. "Men are weary with the toil
which they bear, but can not find it in their hearts to relinquish
it." Steele. See Abdicate.
Re sign
Re sign", n. Resignation. [Obs.] Beau & Fl.
Resignation
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.
2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient
submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and
providence of God. Syn. -- Patience; surrender; relinquisment;
forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission;
acquiescence; endurance. See Patience.
Resigned
Re*signed" (r?-z?nd"), a. Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist
or murmur.
A firm, yet cautious mind; Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet
resigned. Pope.
Resignedly
Re*sign"ed*ly (r?-z?n"?d-l?), adv. With submission.
Resignee
Res`ign*ee" (r?z`?-n?"), n. One to whom anything is resigned, or in
whose favor a resignation is made.
Resigner
Re*sign"er (r?-z?n"?r), n. One who resigns.
Resignment
Re*sign"ment (-ment), n. The act of resigning.
Resile
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.
Resilience r-zl-ens, Resiliency
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.
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.
Resilient
Re*sil"i*ent (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.] Leaping back;
rebounding; recoling.
Resilition
Res`i*li"tion (r?z`?-l?sh"?n), n. Resilience. [R.]
Resin
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).
NOTE: &hand; Re sins 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,
quaiacum, 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 frorm balsams, or oleoresins.
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.
Resinaceous
Res`in*a"ceous (-?"sh?s), a. Having the quality of resin; resinous.
Resinate
Res"in*ate (r?z"?n-?t), n. (Chem.) Any one of the salts the resinic
acids.
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Resinic
Re*sin"ic (r?-z?n"?k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from,
resin; as, the resinic acids.
Resiniferous
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.
Resiniform
Res"in*i*form (r?z"?n-?-f?rm), a. [Resin + -form: cf. F.
r\'82siniforme.] Having the form of resin.
Resino-electric
Res`in*o-e*lec"tric (-?-?-l?k"tr?k), a. (Elec.) Containing or
exhibiting resinous electricity.
Resinoid
Res"in*oid (r?z"?n-oid), a. Somewhat like resin.
Resinous
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. Resinous electricity (Elec.), electricity which is exited
by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity,
under Negative.
Resinously
Res"in*ous*ly, adv. By means, or in the manner, of resin.
Resinousness
Res"in*ous*ness, n. The quality of being resinous.
Resiny
Res"in*y (-?), a. Like resin; resinous.
Resipiscence
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.
Resist
Re*sist" (r?-z?stt"), 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.
That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist.
Milton.
2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate;
to act in opposition to; to oppose.
God resisteth the proud. James iv. 6.
Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. Milton.
3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- To withstand; oppose;
hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.
Resist
Re*sist", v. i. To make opposition. Shak.
Resist
Re*sist", n. (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.. The pastes
prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. F. C. Calvert.
Resistance
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.
When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against
him, he sent away all his forces. 1. Macc. xi. 38.
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.
3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
Unfold to us some warlike resistance. Shak.
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.
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.
Resistant
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.
Resister
Re*sist"er (-?r), n. One who resists.
Resistful
Re*sist"ful (-f?l), a. Making much resistance.
Resistibility
Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), n..
1. The quality of being resistible; resistibleness.
2. The quality of being resistant; resitstance.
The name "body" being the complex idea of extension and
resistibility together in the same subject. Locke.
Resistible
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.
Resisting
Re*sist"ing, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium.
-- Re*sist"ing ly, adv.
Resistive
Re*sist"ive (-?v), a. Serving to resist. B. Jonsosn.
Resistless
Re*sist"less, a.
1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.]
Spenser.
2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.
Masters' commands come with a power resistless To such as owe them
absolute subjection. Milton.
-- Re*sist"less*ly, adv. -- Re*sist"less*ness, n.
Resoluble
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.
Resolute
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.
Edward is at hand, Ready to fight; therefore be resolute. Shak.
2. Convinced; satisfied; sure. [Obs.]
3. Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand. [Obs.]
Syn. -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant;
persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.
Resolute
Res"o*lute (r?z"?-l?t), n.
1. One who [Obs.] Shak.
2. Redelivery; repayment. [Obs.] "Yearly resolutes, deductions, and
payments." Bp. Burnet.
Resolutely
Res"o*lute*ly, adv. In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly;
firmly; steadily; with perseverance.
Some.. facts he examines, some he resolutely denies. Swift.
Resoluteness
Res"o*lute*ness, n. The quality of being resolute.
Resolution
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.
The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with
in the execution of the design are the end of an action. Dryden.
2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.]
3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness;
steadiness; constancy; determination.
Be it with resolution then to fight. Shak.
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.
5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought;
conviction; assurance. [Obs.]
Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of
Mauritania. Holland.
6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution
of an equation or problem.
7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever,
a tumor, or the like.
8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the
rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Joint resolution. See under Joint, a. -- Resolution of a force OR
motion (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. Syn. -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement;
dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy;
perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve.
See Decision.
Resolutioner
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.
He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner. Sir W. Scott.
Resolutionist
Res`o*lu"tion*ist, n. One who makes a resolution.
Resolutive
Res"o*lu`tive (r?z"?-lu`t?v), a. [Cf.F. r\'82solutif.] Serving to
dissolve or relax. [R.] Johnson.
Resolutory
Res"o*lu*to*ry (r?z"?-l?-t?-r?), a. Resolutive. [R.]
Resolvability
Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty (r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?), n. The quality or condition
of being resolvable; resolvableness.
Resolvable
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.
Resolvableness
Re*solv"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being resolvable; resolvability.
Resolve
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.
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve
itself into a dew! Shak.
Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now resolved to elements
again. Dryden.
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. "Resolve my doubt." Shak.
To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were
commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. Milton.
3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to
convince; to assure; to make certain.
Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. Beau & Fl.
Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want with a full, or
with an empty purse? Pope.
In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be
equaled by any region. Sir W. Raleigh.
We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and
yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. Milton.
4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix;
to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.
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).
6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only
reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the
whole.
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.
8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a
tumor.
9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several
tendencies, resulting in a concord.
10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula, under
Resolution. Syn. -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
Resolve
Re*solve" (r?-z?lv"), v. i. [The sense "to be convinced, to determine"
comes from the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts, analyzing,
hence, determining.]
1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to
undergo resolution.
2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.
When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then
resolves, and turns alkaline. Arbuthhnot.
3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.]
Let men resolve of that as they plaease. Locke.
4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine
after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life. Syn. --
To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.
Resolve
Re*solve", n.
1. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution. "To
give a full resolve of that which is so much controverted." Milton.
2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion;
fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a
legislative declaration; a resolution.
Nor is your firm resolve unknown. Shak.
C\'91sar's approach has summoned us together, And Rome attends her
fate from our resolves. Addison.
Resolved
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.
That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor.
I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding.
Resolvedly
Re*solv"ed*ly (r?z?lv"?d-l?), adv.
1. So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; clearly. [Obs.]
Of that, and all the progress, more or less, Resolvedly more
leisure shall express. Shak.
2. Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. Grew.
Resolvedness
Re*solv"ed*ness, n. Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution. Dr. H.
More.
Resolvent
Re*solv"ent (-ent), a. Having power to resolve; causing solution;
solvent.
Resolvent
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.
2. (Med.) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other
tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused
products. Coxe.
3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given
pproblem depends.
Resolver
Re*solv"er (r?-z?lv"?r), n.
1. That which decomposes, or dissolves. Boyle.
2. That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the mind
certain or determined. Bp. Burnet.
3. One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose.
Resonance
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.
2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or increase of any sound, eithar 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.
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.
Resonancy
Res"o*nan*cy (-nan-s?), n. Resonance.
Resonant
Res"o*nant (-nant), a. [L. resonans, p. pr. of resonare to resound:
cf. F. r\'82sonnant. See Resound.] Returning, or capable of returning,
sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back.
Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets were resonant
with female parties of young and old. De Quincey.
Resonantly
Res"o*nant*ly, adv. In a reasonant manner.
Resonator
Res"o*na`tor (-n?`t?r), n. (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.
Resorb
Re*sorb" (r?-s?rb"), v. t. [L. reorbere; pref. re- re- + sorbere to
suck or drink in.] To swallow up.
Now lifted by the tide, and now resorbed. Young.
Resorbent
Re*sorb"ent (-ent), a. [L. resorbens, p. pr. of resorbere.] Swallowing
up. Wodhull.
Resorcin
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.
Resorcylic
Res`or*cyl"ic (r?z`?r-s?l"?k), a. (Chem.) Of, or pertaining to, or
producing, resorcin; as, resorcylic acid.
Resorption
Re*sorp"tion (r?*s?rp"sh?n), n. The act of resorbing; also, the act of
absorbing again; reabsorption.
Resort
Re*sort" (r?*z?rt"), n. [F. ressort.] Active power or movement;
spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.]
Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that can not sink
into the main of it. Bacon.
Resort
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.
What men name resort to him? Shak.
2. To fall back; to revert. [Obs.]
The inheritance of the son never resorted to the mother, or to any
of her ancestors. Sir M. Hale.
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3. To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or
advantage.
The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. Clarendon.
Resort
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.
Join with me to forbid him her resort. Shak.
2. A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of
frequent assembly; a haunt.
Far from all resort of mirth. Milton.
3. That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
Last resort, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that from
which there is no appeal.
Resorter
Re*sort"er (-?r), n. One who resorts; a frequenter.
Resoun
Re*soun" (r?*z??n"), n. Reason. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Resoun
Re*soun", v. i. & t. To resound. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Re-sound
Re-sound" (r?*sound"), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + sound.] To sound again
or anew.
Resound
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.
2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . .
resounds back to them again." South.
4. To be mentioned much and loudly. Milton.
5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded
with his praise.
Resound
Re*sound", v. t.
1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
Albion's cliffs resound the rurPope.
2. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments;
to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, Long exercised in woes,
O muse, resound. Pope.
Syn. -- To echo; re\'89cho; reverberate; sound.
Resound
Re*sound", n. Return of sound; echo. Beaumont.
Resource
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.
Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource. Dryden.
2. pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be
converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind.
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country
which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of
greater resources. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
Resourceful
Re*source"ful (-f?l), a. Full of resources.
Resourceless
Re*source"less, a. Destitute of resources. Burke. --
Re*source"less*ness, n. R. Browning.
Resow
Re*sow" (r?*s?"), v. t. To sow again. Bacon.
Resown
Re*sown" (r?*zoun"), v. To resound. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Respeak
Re*speak" (r?*sp?k"), v. t.
1. To speak or utter again.
2. To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak.
Respect
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.
Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. Shak.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as
variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. Bacon.
2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do respect
thee as my soul." Shak.
3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so respect the Sir
T. Browne.
4. To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.]
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, And as his own
respected him to death. B. Jonson.
5. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relateto; as, the
treaty particularly respects our commerce.
As respects, as regards; with regard to; as to. Macaulay. -- To
respect the person OR persons, to favor a person, or persons on
corrupt grounds; to show partiality. "Ye shall not respect persons in
judgment." Deut. i. 17. Syn. -- To regard; esteem; honor; revere;
venerate.
Respect
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.
But he it well did ward with wise respect. Spenser.
2. Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Seen without awe, and served without respect. Prior.
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little respect. R.
Nelson.
3. pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send
one's respects to another.
4. Reputation; repute. [Obs.]
Many of the best respect in Rome. Shak.
5. Relation; reference; regard.
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the
various benefits men received from him, had several titles.
Tillotson.
4. Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in
any respect; in all respects.
Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in
many respects. Tillotson.
In one respect I'll be thy assistant. Shak.
7. Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] "Whatever secret respects
were likely to move them." Hooker.
To the publik good Private respects must yield. Milton.
In respect, in comparison. [Obs.] Shak. -- In respect of. (a) In
comparison with. [Obs.] Shak. (b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic]
"Monsters in respect of their bodies." Bp. Wilkins. "In respect of
these matters." Jowett. (Thucyd. ) -- In, OR With, 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. "It is not
good to have respect of persons in judgment." Prov. xxiv. 23. Syn. --
Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation. See
Deference.
Respectability
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.
Respectable
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. "The
respectable quarter of Sicca." J. H. Newman.
No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected,
without being truly respectable. Madison.
2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable
performance; a respectable audience. --Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
Respectant
Re*spect"ant (-ant), a. [F., p. pr. of respecter. See Respect.] (Her.)
Placed so as to face one another; -- said of animals.
Respecter
Re*spect"er (-?r), n. One who respects. A respecter of persons, one
who regards or judges with partiality.
Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. Acts x.
34.
Respectful
Re*spect"ful (-f?l), a. Marked or characterized by respect; as,
respectful deportment.
With humble joi and with respectful fear. Prior.
-- Re*spect"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*spect"ful*ness, n.
Respecting
Re*spect"ing, prep. With regard or relation to; regarding; concerning;
as, respecting his conduct there is but one opinion.
Respection
Re*spec"tion (r?*sp?k"sh?n), n. [Cf.LL. respectio.] The act of
respecting; respect; regard. [Obs.]
Without difference or respection of persons. Tyndale.
Respective
Re*spec"tive (r?*sp?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. respectif, LL. respectivus. See
Respect.]
1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate. [Obs.]
If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you
can not . . . refuse this charge. A
2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as,
the respective connections of society.
3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular;
own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] Shak.
5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.]
With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. Chapman.
With thy equals familiar, yet respective. Lord Burleigh.
Respectively
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.
The impressions from the objects or the senses do mingle
respectively every one with its kind. Bacon.
2. Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
3. Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.]
4. With respect; regardfully. [Obs.] Shak.
Respectless
Re*spect"less (r?*sp?kt"l?s), a. Having no respect; without regard;
regardless.
Rather than again Endure, respectless, their so moving cChapman.
-- Re*spect"less*ness, n. [R.] Shelton.
Respectuous
Re*spec"tu*ous (r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135), a.
1. Respectful; as, a respectuous silence. [Obs.] Boyle.
2. Respectable. [Obs.] Knolles.
Respell
Re*spell" (r?*sp?l"), v. t. To spell again.
Resperse
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.
Respersion
Re*sper"sion (r?*sp?r"sh?n), n. [L. respersio.] The act of sprinkling
or scattering. [Obs.]
Respirability
Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty (r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? OR r?s`p?*r?-), n. [Cf. F.
respirabilit.] The quality or state of being respirable;
respirableness.
Respirable
Re*spir"a*ble (r?*sp?r"?*b'l OR r?s"p?*r?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.
respirable.] Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. --
Re*spir"a*ble*ness, n.
Respiration
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.
2. Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.]
Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And vengeance to the
wicked. Milton.
3. Interval; intermission. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Respiration in the higher animals is divided into: (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. 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.
Respirational
Res`pi*ra"tion*al (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-al), a. Of or pertaining to
respiration; as, respirational difficulties.
Respirative
Re*spir"a*tive (r?*sp?*r?*t?v), a. Of or pertaining to respiration;
as, respirative organs.
Respirator
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.
Respiratory
Re*spir"a*to*ry (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? OR r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or
pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the
respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function;
respiratory changes. Respiratory foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under
Food, n., 1. -- Respiratory tree (Zo\'94l.), the branched internal
gill of certain holothurians.
Respire
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.
Here leave me to respire. Milton.
From the mountains where I now respire. Byron.
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.
Respire
Re*spire", v. t.
1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while.
Byron.
2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson.
Respite
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.
I crave but four day's respite. Shak.
2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation;
interval of rest; pause; delay. "Without more respite." Chaucer.
Some pause and respite only I require. Denham.
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. Syn. -- Pause; interval; stop; cessation;
delay; postponement; stay; reprieve.
Respite
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.
Forty days longer we do respite you. Shak.
(c) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. "To respite his day
labor with repast." Milton.
Respiteless
Res"pite*less, a. Without respite. Baxter.
Resplendence rsplndens, Resplendency
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.
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full resplendence, heir of
all my might. Milton.
The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. Dr. J. Scott.
Resplendent
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.
With royal arras and resplendent gold. Spenser.
Resplendishant
Re*splen"dish*ant (-d?sh*ant), a. Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.]
Fabyan.
Resplendishing
Re*splen"dish*ing, a. Resplendent. [Obs.]
Resplit
Re*split" (r?*spl?t"), v. t. & i. To split again.
Respond
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.
2. To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to
accord; to correspond; to suit.
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.
To every theme responds thy various lay. Broome.
3. To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held
to respond in damages. [U.S.] Syn. -- To answer; reply; rejoin. See
Reply.
Respond
Re*spond", v. t.
1. To answer; to reply.
2. To suit or accord with; to correspond to. [R.]
For his great deeds respond his speeches great. Fairfax.
Respond
Re*spond", n.
1. An answer; a response. [R.]
2. (Eccl.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a
chapter.
3. (Arch.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an
arch. Oxf. Gloss.
Respondence -ns, Respondency
Re*spond"ence (-?ns), Re*spond"en*cy (-en*s?), n. The act of
responding; the state of being respondent; an answering. A. Chalmers.
The angelical soft trembling voice made To the instruments divine
respondence meet. Spenser.
Respondent
Re*spond"ent (-ent), a. [L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.]
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. Bacon.
Respondent
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.
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Respondentia
Re`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.
Responsal
Re*spon"sal (r?*sp?n"sal), a. Answerable. [Obs.]
Responsal
Re*spon"sal, n. [Cf.LL. resposalis.]
1. One who is answerable or responsible. [Obs.] Barrow.
2. Response. [Obs.] Brevint.
Response
Re*sponse" (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF. response, respons, F. r\'82ponse, from
L. responsum, from respondere. See Respond.]
1. The act of responding.
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.
Responseless
Re*sponse"less, a. Giving no response.
Responsibility
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.
2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the
resonsibilities of power.
3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
Responsible
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.
2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations;
trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man
for surety.
3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on
the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office. Syn. --
Accountable; answerable; amenable. -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. --
Re*spon"si*bly, adv.
Responsion
Re*spon"sion (-sh?n), n. [L. responsio. See Respond.]
1. The act of answering. [Obs.]
2. (University of Oxford) The first university examination; -- called
also little go. See under Little, a.
Responsive
Re*spon"sive (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. resposif.]
1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.
2. Suited to something else; correspondent.
The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pope.
3. Responsible. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Re*spon"sive*ly, adv. --
Re*spon"sive*ness, n.
Responsorial
Re`spon*so"ri*al (r?`sp?n*s?"r?-al), a. Responsory; antiphonal. J. H.
Newman.
Responsory
Re*spon"so*ry (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a. Containing or making answer;
answering. Johnson.
Responsory
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.
Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into
responsories, and beget another liturgy. Milton.
2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book.
Rest
Rest (r?st), v. t. [For arrest.] To arrest. [Obs.]
Rest
Rest, n. [AS. rest, r, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta,
Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r 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. 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.
Sleep give thee all his rest! Shak.
2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace;
security.
And the land had rest fourscore years. Judges iii. 30.
3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes
blest. Collins.
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.
He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be
fastened in the walls of the house. 1 Kings vi. 6.
5. (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the cuirass,
serving to support the lance.
Their visors closed, their lances in the rest. Dryden.
6. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or
permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and travelers' rests."
J. H. Newman.
In dust our final rest, and native home. Milton.
Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the
Lord your God giveth you. Deut. xii. 9.
7. (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a c&ae;sura.
8. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running
account. "An account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual
rests." Abbott.
9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]
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.
Rest house, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a
caravansary. [India] -- To set, OR 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. Syn. -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose;
slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity;
peacefulness; pease. -- 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.
Rest
Rest (r?st), 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.
God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had
made. Gen. ii. 2.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt
rest. Ex. xxiii. 12.
2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
There rest, if any rest can harbor there. Milton.
3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on
its pedestal.
5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests.
Milton.
6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without
anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering,
fixed Dryden.
7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
To rest in Heaven's determination. Addison.
To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with
him to decide.
Rest
Rest, v. t.
1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade.
Dryden.
2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
Her weary head upon your bosom rest. Waller.
Rest
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.
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.
2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder;
others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." Bp. Stillingfleet.
Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. DRyden.
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.] Syn. -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant;
residue; reserve; others.
Rest
Rest, v. i. [F. rester. See Rest remainder.] To be left; to remain; to
continue to be.
The affairs of men rest still uncertain. Shak.
Restagnant
Re*stag"nant (r?*st?g"nant), a. [L. restagnans, p. pr. ] Stagnant;
motionless. [Obs.] Boyle.
Restagnate
Re*stag"nate (-n?t), v. i. [L. restagnare to overflow.] To stagnate;
to cease to flow. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Restagnation
Re`stag*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n. [L. restagnatio aninundation.]
Stagnation. [Obs.]
Restant
Res"tant (r?s"tant), a. [L. restans, p. pr. of restare: cf. F.
restant. See Rest remainder.] (Bot.) Persistent.
Restate
Re*state" (r?*st?t"), v. t. To state anew. Palfrey.
Restaurant
Res"tau*rant (r?s"t?*r?nt;277), n. [F., fr. restaurer. See Restore.]
An eating house.
Restaurate
Res"tau*rate (r?s"t?*r?t), v. t. [L. restauratus, p. p. of restaurare.
See Restore.] To restore. [Obs.]
Restaurateur
Re`stau`ra`teur" (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), n. [F.] The keeper of an eathing
house or a restaurant.
Restauration
Res`tau*ra"tion (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [LL. restauratio: cf. F.
restauration.] Restoration. [Obs.] Cower.
Restem
Re*stem" (r?*st?m"), v. t.
1. To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward
course. Shak.
2. To stem, or as, to restem a current.
Restful
Rest"ful (r?st"f?l), a.
1. Being at rest; quiet. Shak.
2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry. Shak.
-- Rest"ful*ly, adv. -- Rest"ful*ness, n.
Rest-harrow
Rest"-har`row (-h?r`r?), n. (Bot.) A European leguminous plant (Ononis
arvensis) with long, tough roots.
Restiff
Rest"iff, a. Restive. [Obs.]
Restiff
Rest"iff, n. A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.]
Restiffness
Rest"iff*ness, n. Restiveness. [Obs.]
Restiform
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.
Restily
Rest"i*ly (r?st"?*l?), adv. In a resty manner. [Obs.]
Restinction
Re*stinc"tion (r?*st?nk"sh?n), n.[L. restinctio. See Restinguish.] Act
of quenching or extingishing. [Obs.]
Restiness
Rest"i*ness (r?st`*n?s), n. The quality or state of being resty;
sluggishness. [Obs.]
The snake by restiness and lying still all winter. Holland.
Resting
Rest"ing, a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i. 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.
Restinguish
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.
Restitute
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.
Restitute
Res"ti*tute, n.That which is restored or offered in place of
something; a substitute. [R.]
Restitution
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.
A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown. Spenser.
He restitution to the value makes. Sandys.
2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost,
injured, or destroved; compensation.
3. (Physics) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state;
as, the restitution of an elastic body.
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. Syn. -- Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation;
compensation; amends; remuneration.
Restitutor
Res"ti*tu`tor (r?s"t?*t?`t?r), n. [L.: cf. F. restituteur.] One who
makes restitution. [R].
Restive
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.
Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going forward, as some
horses do. E. Philips (1658).
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.
2. Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
3. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
4. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; --
applied especially to horses. Trench. -- Rest"ive, adv. --
Rest"ive*ness, n.
Restless
Rest"less, a. [AS. restle\'a0s.]
1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless
child. Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." Milton.
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. "Restless at home , and ever prone to
range." Dryden.
3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
Restless he passed the remnants of the night. Dryden.
4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.
5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. Cowper.
Restless thrush. (Zo\'94l.) See Grinder, 3. Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy;
disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving;
wandering. -- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.
Restorable
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.
Restoral
Re*stor"al (-al), n.Restoration. [Obs.] Barrow.
Restoration
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.
Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration.
Dryden.
2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.;
as, restoration from sickness.
3. That which is restored or renewed.
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. Syn. -- Recovery;
replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement;
re\'89stablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation.
Restorationer
Res`to*ra"tion*er (-?r), n. A Restorationist.
Restorationism
Res`to*ra"tion*ism (-?z'm), n. The belief or doctrines of the
Restorationists.
Restorationist
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.
Restorative
Re*stor"a*tive (r?*st?r"?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. restoratif.] Of or
pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.
Destroys life's enemy, Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.
Milton.
Restorative
Re*stor"a*tive, n. Something which serves to restore; especially, a
restorative medicine. Arbuthnot.
Restoratively
Re*stor"a*tive*ly, adv. In a restorative manner.
Restorator
Res"to*ra`tor (r?s"t?*r?`t?r), n. A restaurateur.
Restoratory
Re*stor"a*to*ry (r?*st?r"?*t?*r?), a. Restorative. [R.]
Re-store
Re-store" (r?*st?r"), v. t. [Pref. re- + store.] To store again; as,
the goods taken out were re-stored.
Restore
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. "To restore and to build Jerusalem." Dan. ix. 25.
Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. Prior.
And his hand was restored whole as the other. Mark iii. 5.
2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away;
to bring back to the owner; to replace.
Now therefore restore the man his wife. Gen. xx. 7.
Loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the
blissful seat. Milton.
The father banished virtue shall restore. Dryden.
3. To renew; to re\'89stablish; as, to restore harmony among those who
are variance.
4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Ex. xxii. 1.
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5. To make good; to make amends for.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are
restored, and sorrows end. Shak.
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. Syn. -- To return;
replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; re\'89stablish; renew;
repair; revive; recover; heal; cure.
Restore
Re*store" (?), n. Restoration. [Obs.] Spenser.
Restorement
Re*store"ment (?), n.Restoration. [Obs.]
Restorer
Re*stor"er (?), n. One who, or that which, restores.
Restrain
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.
Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to in
repose! Shak.
2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their
liberty. Clarendon.
4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. Trench.
Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also
is to be restrained by a part of the predicate. I. Watts.
5. To withhold; to forbear.
Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv. 4.
Syn. -- To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; suppress;
coerce; restrict; limit; confine.
Restrainable
Re*strain"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir
T. Browne.
Restrainedly
Re*strain"ed*ly, adv. With restraint. Hammond.
Restrainer
Re*strain"er (?), n. One who, or that which, restrains.
Restrainment
Re*strain"ment (?), n. The act of restraining.
Restraint
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.
No man was altogether above the restrains of law, and no man
altogether below its protection. Macaulay.
2. The state of being restrained.
3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like;
limitation; restriction.
For one restraint, lords of the world besides. Milton.
Syn. -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;
Restrengthen
Re*strength"en (?), v. t. To strengthen again; to fortify anew.
Restrict
Re*strict" (?), a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See
Restrain.] Restricted. [Obs.]
Restrict
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. Syn. -- To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain;
repress; curb; coerce.
Restriction
Re*stric"tion (?), n. [F. restriction, L. restrictio.]
1. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement
within limits or bounds.
This is to have the same restriction with all other
recreations,that it be made a divertisement. Giv. of Tonque.
2. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on
trade.
Restrictionary
Re*stric"tion*a*ry (?), a. Restrictive. [R.]
Restrictive
Re*strict"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]
1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive
particle; restrictive laws of trade.
2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman.
--Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.
Restringe
Re*stringe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Restringing (?).] [L. restringere. See Restrain.] To confine; to
contract; to stringe. [Obs.]
Restringency
Re*strin"gen*cy (?), n. Quality or state of being restringent;
astringency. [Obs.] Sir W. Petty.
Restringent
Re*strin"gent (?), a. [L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F. restringent.]
Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n. A restringent medicine.
[Obs.] Harvey.
Restrive
Re*strive" (?), v. i. To strive anew.
Resty
Rest"y (?), a. Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish;
also, restive. [Obs.] Burton.
Where the master is too resty or too rich to say his own prayers.
Milton.
Resubjection
Re`sub*jec"tion, n. A second subjection.
Resublime
Re`sub*lime" (?), v. t. To sublime again. Newton. -- Re*sub`li*ma"tion
(#), n.
Resudation
Re`su*da"tion (?), n. [L. resudare to sweat again. See Sudation.] Act
of sweating again.
Result
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.]
The huge round stone, resulting with a bound. Pope.
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.
3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts,
arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation,
thought, or endeavor.
Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
Tillotson.
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. Syn. -- To proceed;
spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.
Result
Re*sult" (?), n.
1. A flying back; resilience. [Obs.]
Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or
the result of the string. Bacon.
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.
If our proposals once again were heard, We should compel them to a
quick result. Milton.
3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative
assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpet's regal sound
the great result. Milton.
Syn. -- Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; event. See
Effect.
Resultance
Re*sult"ance (?), n. The act of resulting; that which results; a
result. Donne.
Resultant
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. Resultant force OR motion (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.
Resultant
Re*sult"ant, n. That which results. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A
reultant force or motion. (b) (Math.) An eliminant.
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.
Resultate
Re*sult"ate (?), n. [L. resultatus, p. p. ] A result. [Obs.] "The
resultate of their counsil." BAcon.
Resultful
Re*sult"ful (?), a. HAving results or effects.
Resultive
Re*sult"ive (?), a. Resultant. [Obs.] Fuller.
Resultless
Re*sult"less, a. Being without result; as, resultless investigations.
Resumable
Re*sum"a*ble (?), a. Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed. Sir
M. HAle.
Resum\'82
Re`su"m\'82" (?), n. [F. See Resume.] A summing up; a condensed
statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
The exellent little r\'82sum\'82 thereof in Dr. Landsborough's
book. C. Kingsley.
Resume
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.
The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, Gazed on too
long, resumes the light he gave. Denham.
Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains
the age of manhood. Sir W. Scott.
2. To enter upon, or take up again.
Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled. Dryden.
3. To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been
interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.
Resummon
Re*sum"mon (?), v. t. To summon again.
Resummons
Re*sum"mons (?), n. A second summons.
Resumption
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.
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.
Resumptive
Re*sump"tive (?), a. [cf. L. resumptivus restorative.] Taking back;
resuming, or tending toward resumption; as, resumptive measures.
Resupinate
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.
Resupinated
Re*su"pi*na`ted (?), a. Resupinate.
Resupination
Re*su`pi*na"tion (?), n. The state of luing on the back; the state of
being resupinate, or reversed.
Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of
the figure. Sir H. Wotton.
Resupine
Re`su*pine" (?), a. [L. resupinus; pref.re- re- + supinus bent
backward, supine.] Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. Sir K.
Digby.
He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine, With his huge neck
aslant. Cowper.
Resupply
Re`sup*ply" (?), v. t. To supply again.
Resurgence
Re*sur"gence (?), n. The act of rising again; resurrection.
Resurgent
Re*sur"gent (?), a. [L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of resurgere. See
Resurrection.] Rising again, as from the dead. Coleridge.
Resurgent
Re*sur"gent, n. One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] Sydney
Smith.
Resirrect
Res`ir*rect" (?), v. t. [See Resurrection.]
1. To take from the grave; to disinter. [Slang]
2. To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which was
forgotten or lost). [Slang]
Resurrection
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.
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.
Nor after resurrection shall he stay Longer on earth. Milton.
3. State of being risen from the dead; future state.
In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage.
Matt. xxii. 30.
4. The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead.
I am the resurrection, and the life. John xi. 25.
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 S. convoluta and S.
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.
Resurrectionist
Res`ur*rec"tion*ist (?), n. One who steals bodies from the grave, as
for dissection. [Slang]
Resurrectionize
Res`ur*rec"tion*ize (?), v. t. To raise from the dead. [R.] Southey.
Resurvey
Re`sur*vey" (?), v. t. To survey again or anew; to review. Shak.
Resurvey
Re*sur"vey (?), n. A second or new survey.
Resuscitable
Re*sus"ci*ta*ble (?), a. Capable of resuscitation; as, resuscitable
plants. Boyle.
Resuscitant
Re*sus"ci*tant (?), n. One who, or that which resuscitates. Also used
adjectively.
Resuscitate
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.
Resuscitate
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.
Resuscitate
Re*sus"ci*tate, v. i. To come to life again; to revive.
These projects, however often slain, always resuscitate. J. S.
Mill.
Resuscitation
Re*sus`ci*ta"tion (?), n. [L. resuscitatio.] The act of resuscitating,
or state of being resuscitated.
The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries. Sir W. Scott.
Resuscitative
Re*sus"ci*ta*tive (?), a. Tending to resuscitate; reviving;
revivifying.
Resuscitator
Re*sus"ci*ta`tor (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, resuscitates.
Ret
Ret (?), v. t. See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ret
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.
Retable
Re*ta"ble (?), n. (Eccl.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of
lights, vases of wlowers, etc.
Retail
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.
Retail
Re"tail, a. Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a
retail trade; a retail grocer.
Retail
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.
2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] Pope.
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. "To whom I will retail my conquest won." Shak.
He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes and wassails.
Shak.
Retailer
Re*tail"er (?), n. One who retails anything; as, a retailer of
merchandise; a retailer of gossip.
Retailment
Re*tail"ment (?), n. The act of retailing.
Retain
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. "Thy shape
invisibleretain." Shak.
Be obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love entire. Milton.
An executor may retain a debt due to him from the testator.
Blackstone.
2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to
engage; as, to retain a counselor.
A Benedictine convent has now retained the most learned father of
their order to write in its defense. Addison.
3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
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. Syn. -- To keep; hold; retrain. See Keep.
Retain
Re*tain", v. i.
1. To belong; to pertain. [Obs.]
A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness. Boyle.
2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] Donne.
Retainable
Re*tain"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being retained.
Retainal
Re*tain"al (?), n. The act of retaining; retention.
Retainer
Re*tain"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, retains.
2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent;
a hanger-on.
3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and
wearing his master's livery. Cowell.
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.
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5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.
Bacon.
Retainment
Re*tain"ment (?), n. The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
Retake
Re*take" (?), v. t.
1. To take or receive again.
2. To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or
prisoners.
Retaker
Re*tak"er (?), n. One who takes again what has been taken; a recaptor.
Kent.
Retaliate
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.]
One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be
retaliated. Sir T. Herbert.
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.
Retaliate
Re*tal"i*ate, v. i. To return like for like; specifically, to return
evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.
Retaliation
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.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by
promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.
Syn. -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
Retaliative
Re*tal"i*a*tive (?), a. Same as Retaliatory.
Retaliatory
Re*tal"i*a*to*ry (?), a. Tending to, or involving, retaliation;
retaliative; as retaliatory measures.
Retard
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.
2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to
retard a rupture between nations. Syn. -- To impede; hinder; obstruct;
detain; delay; procrastinate; postpone; defer.
Retard
Re*tard", v. i. To stay back. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne.
Retard
Re*tard", n. Retardation; delay. <-- 2. A mentally retarded person.
[Colloq.] --> Retard, 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 immediatelly 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. rHam. Nav. Encyc.
Retardation
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.
The retardations of our fluent motion. De Quinsey.
2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations. Sir W. Scott.
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.
4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding
or delay.
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.
Retardative
Re*tard"a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. retardatif.] Tending, or serving, to
retard.
Retarder
Re*tard"er (?), n. One who, or that which, retards.
Retardment
Re*tard"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. retardement.] The act of retarding;
retardation. Cowley.
Retch
Retch (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retched (?); 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.]
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate
with retching.) Byron.
Retch
Retch, v. t. & i. [See Reck.] To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Retchless
Retch"less, a. Careless; reckless. [Obs.] Dryden. --- Retch"less*ly,
adv. -- Retch"less*ness, n. [Obs.]
Rete
Re"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.
Retecious
Re*te"cious (?), a. [L. rete a net.] Resembling network; retiform.<--
sic. -->
Retection
Re*tec"tion (?), n. [L. retegere, retectum, to uncover; pref. re- +
tegere to cover.] Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed.
[Obs.] Boyle.
Retell
Re*tell (?), v. t. To tell again.
Retene
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.
Retent
Re*tent" (?), n. [L. retentum, fr. retentus, p. p. See Retain.] That
which is retained. Hickok.
Retention
Re*ten"tion (?), n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r\'82tention. See Retain.]
1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
2. The power of retaining; retentiveness.
No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention.
Shak.
3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a [R.] Shak.
4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. Shak.
5. Place of custody or confinement.
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.
Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct
leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the
natural secretions.
Retentive
Re*ten"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82tentif.] Having power to retain; as,
a retentive memory.
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to
the strength of spirit. Shak.
Retentive
Re*ten"tive, n. That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] Bp.
Hall.
Retentively
Re*ten"tive*ly, adv. In a retentive manner.
Retentiveness
Re*ten"tive*ness, n. The quality of being retentive.
Retentivity
Re`ten*tiv"i*ty (?), n.The power of retaining; retentive force; as,
the retentivity of a magnet.
Retentor
Re*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.
Retepore
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.
Retex
Re*tex" (?), v. t. [L. retexere, lit., to unweave; pref. re- re +
texere to weave. ] To annual, as orders. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
Retexture
Re*tex"ture (?), n. The act of weaving or forming again. Carlyle.
Rethor
Reth"or (?), n. [Cf. F. rh\'82teur. See Rhetor.] A rhetorician; a
careful writer. [Obs.]
If a rethor couthe fair endite. Chaucer.
Rethoryke
Reth"o*ryke (?), n. Rhetoric. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Retiarius
Re`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.
Retiary
Re"ti*a*ry (?), n. [See Retiarius.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
2. A retiarius.
Retiary
Re`ti*a*ry, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.]
1. Netlike.
This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. Sir T. Browne.
2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of
certain spiders.
3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.
Scholastic retiary versatility of logic. Coleridge.
Reticence
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.
Such fine reserve and noble reticence. Tennyson.
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.
Reticency
Ret"i*cen*cy (?), n. Reticence.
Reticent
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.
Reticle
Ret"i*cle (?), n. [See Reticule.]
1. A small net.
2. A reticule. See Reticule,2. [R.]
Reticular
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.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a reticulum.
Reticularia
Re*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.
Reticularian
Re*tic`u*la"ri*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l). One of the Reticularia.
Reticularly
Re*tic"u*lar*ly, adv. In a reticular manner.
Reticulate, Reticulated
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.
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.
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.
Reticulation
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.
The particular net you occupy in the great reticulation. Carlyle.
Reticule
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.
2. A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other
instrument; a reticle.
Reticulosa
Re*tic`u*lo"sa (?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Reticularia.
Reticulose
Re*tic"u*lose` (?), a. Forming a network; characterized by a
reticulated sructure. Reticulose rhizopod (Zo\'94l.), a rhizopod in
which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes.
Reticulum
Re*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.
Retiform
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.
Retina
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fi bers of the optic nerve and the retinal blood
vessels spread out upon the front surface of the retina, while the
sensory layer (called Jacob's membrane), containing the rods and
cones, is on the back side, next the choroid coat.
Retinaculum
Ret`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.
2. (Zo\'94l) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain
worms.
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.
Retinal
Ret"i*nal (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the retina. Retinal
purple (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.
Retinalite
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.
Retinasphalt, Retinasphaltum
Ret`in*as"phalt (?), Ret`in*as*phal"tum (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) Retinite.
Retinerved
Ret"i*nerved` (?), a. [L. rete a net + E. nerve.] (Bot.) Having
reticulated veins.
Retineum
Ret`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.
Retinic
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.
Retinite
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.
Retinitis
Ret`i*ni"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + -tis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the retina.
Retinoid
Ret"i*noid (?), a. [Gr. -oid.] Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a
resin without being such.
Retnol
Ret"*nol (?), n. [Gr. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon oil obtained
by the distillation of resin, -- used in printer's ink.
Retinophora
Ret`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.
Retinophoral
Ret`i*noph"o*ral (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to
retinophor\'91.
Retinoscopy
Ret`i*nos"co*py (?), n. [Retina + -scopy.] (Physiol.) The study of the
retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
Retinue
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.
Others of your insolent retinue. Shak.
What followers, what retinue canst thou gain? Milton.
To have at one's retinue, to keep or employ as a retainer; to retain.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Retinula
Re*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.
Retinulate
Re*tin"u*late (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having, or characterized by, retinul
Retiped
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.
Retiracy
Re*tir"a*cy (?), n. Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or
burlesque way. [U.S.] Bartlett.
What one of our great men used to call dignified retiracy. C. A.
Bristed.
Retirade
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.
Retire
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.
He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. Sir
P. Sidney.
As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his
golden ray. Sir J. Davies.
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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.
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.
Retire
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.
To Una back he cast him to retire. Spenser.
The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to herself she
gladly doth retire. Sir J. Davies.
2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or
pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
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.
3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having
made a large fortune, he retired.
And from Britannia's public posts retire. Addison.
4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires
in bays and gulfs.
5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. Syn. -- To withdraw;
leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; retrocede.
Retire
Re*tire", n.
1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place
to which one retires. [Obs.]
The battle and the retire of the English succors. Bacon.
[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire. Milton.
2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that
they are to retire, or fall back.
Retired
Re*tired" (?), a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired
habits.
A retired part of the peninsula. Hawthorne.
2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a
retired physician.
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. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n.
Retirement
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.
O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline. Goldsmith.
Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books. Thomson.
2. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or
retreats; a private abode. [Archaic]
This coast full of princely retirements for the sumptousness of
their buildings and nobleness of the plantations. Evelyn.
Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus. Addison.
Syn. -- Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; seclusion;
privacy. See Solitude.
Retirer
Re*tir"er (?), n. One who retires.
Retiring
Re*tir"ing, a.
1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty;
retiring manners.
2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or
belonging to, retirement.
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.
Retistene
Ret"i*stene (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced
indirectly from retene.
Retitel\'91
Ret`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.
Retold
Re*told" (?), imp. & p. p. of Retell.
Retorsion
Re*tor"sion (?), n. Same as Retortion.
Retort
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.
With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated. Southey.
2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
As when his virtues, shining upon others, Heat them and they retort
that heat again To the first giver. Shak.
3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as,
to retort the charge of vanity.
And with retorted scorn his back he turned. Milton.
Retort
Re*tort", v. i. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe
reply. Pope.
Retort
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.
This is called the retort courteous. Shak.
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.
Tubulated retort (Chem.), a retort having a tubulure for the
introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon.
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.
Retorter
Re*tort"er (?), n. One who retorts.
Retortion
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.]
It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive
of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Law) Retaliation. Wharton.
Retortive
Re*tort"ive (?), a. Containing retort.
Retoss
Re*toss" (?), v. t. To toss back or again.
Retouch
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.
2. (Photog.) To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.
Retouch
Re*touch", n. (Fine Arts) A partial reworking,as of a painting, a
sculptor's clay model, or the like.
Retoucher
Re*touch"er (?), n. One who retouches.
Retrace
Re*trace" (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer. Cf.
Retract.]
1. To trace back, as a line.
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, He springs from Inachus of
Argive race. Driden.
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.
3. To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw
again.
Retract
Re*tract" (?), 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.
2. Ti withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to
retract an accusation or an assertion.
I would as freely have retracted this charge of idolatry as I ever
made it. Bp. Stillingfleet.
3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
[Obs.] Woodward. Syn. -- To recal; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay;
disavow; recant; abjure; disown.
Retract
Re*tract", v. i.
1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a
declaration.
She will, and she will not; she grants, denies, Consents, retracts,
advances, and then files. Granville.
Retract
Re*tract", n. (Far.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a
shoe.
Retractabl
Re*tract"a*bl (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82tractable.] Capable of being
retracted; retractile.
Retractate
Re*tract"ate (?), v. t. [L. retractatus, p. p. of retractare. See
Retract.] To retract; to recant. [Obs.]
Retractation
Re`trac*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82tractation, L. retractatio a
revision, reconsideration. ] The act of retracting what has been said;
recantation.
Retractible
Re*tract"i*ble (?), a. Retractable.
Retractile
Re*tract"ile (?), a. [Cf. F. -r\'82tractile.] (Physiol.) CApable of
retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat
are retractile.
Retraction
Re*trac"tion (?), 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.
2. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or
done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation.
Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled both
church and state of the benefit of all my either retractions or
Eikon Basilike.
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.
Retractive
Re*tract"ive (?), a. Serving to retract; of the nature of a
retraction. -- Re*tract"ive*ly, adv.
Retractive
Re*tract"ive, n. That which retracts, or withdraws.
Retractor
Re*tract"or (?), 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.
Retract
Re*tract" (?), n. Retreat. [Obs.] Bacon.
Retrait
Re*trait" (?), n. [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr.
L. retrahere. See Retract.] A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.]
Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.
Retransform
Re`trans*form" (?), v. t. To transform anew or back. --
Re`trans*for*ma"tion (#), n.
Retranslate
Re`trans*late" (?), v. t. To translate anew; especially, to translate
back into the original language.
Retraxit
Re*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.
Retread
Re*tread" (?), v. t. & i. To tread again.
Retreat
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.
In a retreat he oShak.
2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a
refuge; an asylum.
He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a
delicious retreat. L'Estrange.
That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April
showers, a shelter from the heat. Dryden.
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.
NOTE: &hand; A re treat is pr operly an or derly march, in which
circumstance it differs from a flight.
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. Syn. -- Retirement;
departure; withdrawment; seclusion; solitude; privacy; asylum;
shelter; refuge.
Retreat
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.
The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furious
tide. Milton.
Retreatful
Re*treat"ful (?), a. Furnishing or serving as a retreat. [R.] "Our
retreatful flood." Chapman.
Retreatment
Re*treat"ment (?), n. The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira.
[R.] D'Urfey.
Retrench
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.
Thy exuberant parts retrench. Denham.
2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or
expenses.
But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. Milton.
3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. Addison.
These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched
interpretation? I. Taylor.
4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
Syn. -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
Retrench
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.
Retrenchment
Re*trench"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in
a writing.
The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that Walpole.
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. Syn. -- Lessening; curtailment; diminution;
reduction; abridgment.
Retrial
Re*tri"al (?), n. A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second
judicial trial, as of an accused person.
Retribute
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.
Retributer
Re*trib"u*ter (?), n. One who makes retribution.
Retribution
Ret`ri*bu"tion (?), n. [L. retributio: cf. F. r\'82tribution.]
1. The act of retributing; repayment.
In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinching and
niggardly. Bp. Hall.
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.
All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught seeking but the
praise of men, here find Fit retribution, empty as their deeds.
Milton.
3. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general
judgment.
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.
Syn. -- Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation.
Retributive, Retributory
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.
Retrievable
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.
Retrieval
Re*triev"al (?), n. The act retrieving.
Retrieve
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.
With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they
forsook, and wish to live. Dryden
2. To recall; to bring back.
To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits. Berkeley.
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3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. Prior.
There is much to be done . . . and much to be retrieved. Burke.
Syn. -- To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.
Retrieve
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.
Retrieve
Re*trieve", n.
1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term. [Obs.]
Nares.
Retrievement
Re*trieve"ment (?), n. Retrieval.
Retriever
Re*triev"er (?), n.
1. One who retrieves.
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.
Retrim
Re*trim" (?), v. t. To trim again.
Retriment
Ret"ri*ment (?), n. [L. retrimentum.] Refuse; dregs. [R.]
Retro-
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.
Retroact
Re`tro*act" (?), v. i. [Pref. retro- + act.] To act backward, or in
return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.
Retroaction
Re`tro*ac"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82troaction.]
1. Action returned, or action backward.
2. Operation on something past or preceding.
Retroactive
Re`tro*act"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82troactif.] Fitted or designed to
retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past;
retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law OR statute (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.
Retroactively
Re`tro*act"ive*ly, adv. In a retroactive manner.
Retrocede
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.
Retrocede
Re"tro*cede, v. i. [L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to
go. See Cede.] To go back.
Retrocedent
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.
Retrocession
Re`tro*ces"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82trocession. See Retrocede.]
1. The act of retroceding.
2. The state of being retroceded, or granted back.
3. (Med.) Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the
interior of the body.
Retrochoir
Re"tro*choir (?), n. [Pref. retro- + choir.] (Eccl. Arch.) Any
extension of a church behind the higggggggh altar, as a chapel; also,
in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or
eastern face of the altar.
Retrocopulant
Re`tro*cop"u*lant (?), a. [See Retrocopulation.] Copulating backward,
or from behind.
Retrocopulation
Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion (?), n. [Pref. retro- + copulation.] Copulation
from behind. Sir T. Browne.
Retroduction
Re`tro*duc"tion (?), n. [L. retroducere, retroductum, to lead or bring
back; retro backward + ducere to lead.] A leading or bringing back.
Retroflex, Retroflexed
Re"tro*flex (?), Re"tro*flexed (?), a. [Pref. retro- + L. flectere,
flexum, to bend, to turn.] Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
Retroflexion
Re`tro*flex"ion (?), n. The act of reflexing; the state of being
retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion.
Retrofract, Retrofracted
Re"tro*fract (?), Re"tro*fract`ed, a. [Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p.
p. of frangere to break.] (Bot.) Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.
Retrogenerative
Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive (?), a. [Pref. retro- + generative.] Begetting
young by retrocopulation.
Retrogradation
Re`tro*gra*da"tion (?), n. [F. r\'82trogradation or L. retrogradatio.
See Retrograde.]
1. The act of retrograding, or moving backward.
2. The state of being retrograde; decline.
Retrograde
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.
And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he
retrograde. Chaucer.
2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as,
a retrograde motion; -- opposed to progressive. "Progressive and not
retrograde." Bacon.
It is most retrograde to our desire. Shak.
3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people;
retrograde ideas, morals, etc. Bacon.
Retrograde
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.
2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals
or intelligence.
Retrogradingly
Re"tro*gra`ding*ly (?), adv. By retrograding; so as to retrograde.
Retrogress
Re"tro*gress (?), n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.] Retrogression. [R.] H.
Spenser.
Retrogression
Re`tro*gres"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82trogression. See Retrograde, and
cf. Digression.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.
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.
Retrogressive
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.
2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from
a more perfect state of organization; regressive.
Retrogressively
Re`tro*gres"sive*ly, adv. In a retrogressive manner.
Retromingency
Re`tro*min"gen*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being retromingent.
Sir T. Browne.
Retromingent
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.
Retropulsive
Re`tro*pul"sive (?), a. [Pref. retro- + L. pellere, pulsum, to impel.]
Driving back; repelling.
Retrorse
Re*trorse" (?), a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere,
versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.] Bent backward or downward. --
Re*trorse"ly, adv.
Retrospect
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.
It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton.
Retrospect
Re"tro*spect, n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation
of the past. Cowper.
We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy.
Landor.
Retrospection
Re`tro*spec"tion (?), n. The act, or the faculty, of looking back on
things past.
Retrospective
Re`tro*spec"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82trospectif.]
1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to
prospective; as, a retrospective view.
The sage, with retrospective eye. Pope.
2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past;
retroactive; as, a retrospective law.
Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment. Macaulay.
Retrospectively
Re`tro*spec"tive*ly, adv. By way of retrospect.
Retrovaccination
Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion (?), n. (Med.)The inoculation of a cow with
human vaccine virus.
Retroversion
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.
NOTE: &hand; In re troversion the bending is gradual or curved; in
retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.
Retrovert
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.
Retroverted
Re"tro*vert*ed, a. In a state of retroversion.
Retrude
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.
Retruse
Re*truse" (?), a. [L. retrusus concealed, p. p. of retrudere.]
Abstruse. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Retrusion
Re*tru"sion (?), n. The act of retruding, or the state of being
retruded.
In virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the constituent
cause. Coleridge.
Retry
Re*try" (?), v. t. To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to
retry a case; to retry an accused person.
Rette
Rette (?), v. t. See Aret. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rettery
Ret"ter*y (?), n. A place or establishment where flax is retted. See
Ret. Ure.
Retting
Ret"ting (?), n.
1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking,
meceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret.
Ure.
2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Ure.
Retund
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.
Re-turn
Re-turn" (?), v. t. & i. To turn again.
Return
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.
"Return to your father's house." Chaucer.
On their embattled ranks the waves return. Milton.
If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a state of
freedom. Locke.
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. iii. 19.
2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or
irregular; to appear again.
With the year Seasons return; but not me returns Day or the sweet
approach of even or morn. Milton.
3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.
He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned. Pope.
4. To revert; to pass back into possession.
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the
house of David. 1Kings xii. 26.
5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. "But to return to my
story." Fielding.
Return
Re*turn", v. t.
1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a borrowed
book, or a hired horse.
Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye. Spenser.
2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money.
3. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head. 1 Kings
ii. 44.
4. To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks.
5. To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.
If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me, that I affect to
be thought more impartial than I am. Dryden.
6. To report, or bring back and make known.
And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses returned the
words of the people unto the Lord. Ex. xix. 8.
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.
8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election
officers. [Eng.]
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.
10. To convey into official custody, or to a general depository.
Instead of a ship, he should llevy money, and return the same to
the treasurer for his majesty's use. Clarendon.
11. (Tennis) To bat (the ball) back over the net.
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.
To return a lead (Card Playing), to lead the same suit led by one's
partner. Syn. -- To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render;
remit; report.
Return
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.
At the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against
thee. 1 Kings xx. 22.
His personal return was most required and necessary. Shak.
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.
You made my liberty your late request: Is no return due from a
grateful breast? Dryden.
3. That which is returned. Specifically: (a) A payment; a remittance;
a requital.
I do expect return Of thrice three times the value of this bond.
Shak.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
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.
Returnable
Re*turn"a*ble (?), a.
1. Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.
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.
Returner
Re*turn"er (?), n. One who returns.
Returnless
Re*turn"less, a. Admitting no return. Chapman.
Retuse
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.
Reule
Reule (?), n.& v. Rule. [Obs.]
Reume
Reume (?), n. Realm. [Obs.]
Reunion
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.
2. An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a family,
or the members of a disbanded regiment; an assembly so composed.
Reunite
Re`u*nite" (?), v. t. & i. To unite again; to join after separation or
variance. Shak.
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Reunitedly
Re`u*nit"ed*ly (?), adv. In a reunited manner.
Reunition
Re`u*ni"tion (?), n. A second uniting. [R.]
Reurge
Re*urge" (?), v. t. To urge again.
Revaccinate
Re*vac"ci*nate (?), v. t. To vaccinate a second time or again. --
Re*vac`ci*na"tion(#), n.
Revalescence
Rev`a*les"cence (?), n. The act of growing well; the state of being
revalescent.
Would this prove that the patient's revalescence had been
independent of the medicines given him? Coleridge.
Revalescent
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.
Revaluation
Re*val`u*a"tion (?), n. A second or new valuation.
Revamp
Re*vamp" (?), v. t. To vamp again; hence, topatch up; to reconstruct.
Reve
Reve (?), v. t. To reave. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reve
Reve, n. [See Reeve.] An officer, steward, or governor. [Usually
written reeve.] [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Reveal
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.
Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, She might not,
would not, yet reveal her own. Waller.
2. Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or
discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency). 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. "Time, which reveals all things, is itself not to be
discovered." Locke. "A tragic history of facts divulged." Wordsworth.
Reveal
Re*veal", n.
1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.]
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.]
Revealability
Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being revealable;
revealableness.
Revealable
Re*veal"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being revealed. --
Re*veal"a*ble*ness, n.
Revealer
Re*veal"er (?), n. One who, or that which, reveals.
Revealment
Re*veal"ment (?), n. Act of revealing. [R.]
Revegetate
Re*veg"e*tate (?), v. i. To vegetate anew.
Reveille
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.
"Sound a reveille." Dryden.
For at dawning to assail ye Here no bugles sound reveille. Sir W.
Scott.
Revel
Rev"el (?), n. (Arch.) See Reveal. [R.]
Revel
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.
This day in mirth and revel to dispend. Chaucer.
Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler.
Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under
Lord.
Revel
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.
2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where joy most
revels." Shak.
Revel
Re*vel" (?), v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To
draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey.
Revelate
Rev"e*late (?), v. t. [L. revelatus, p. p. of revelare to reveal.] To
reveal. [Obs.] Frith. Barnes.
Revelation
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.
2. That which is revealed.
3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is
revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore
in few words. Eph. iii. 3.
4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the
prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.
Revelator
Rev"e*la`tor (?), n. [L.] One who makes a revelation; a revealer. [R.]
Reveler
Rev"el*er (?), n. [Written also reveller.] One who revels. "Moonshine
revelers." Shak.
Revellent
Re*vel"lent (?), a. [L. revellens, p. pr. of revellere. See Revel, v.
t.] Causing revulsion; revulsive. -- n. (Med.) A revulsive medicine.
Revelment
Rev"el*ment (?), n. The act of reveling.
Revelous
Rev"el*ous (?), a. [OF. reveleus.] Fond of festivity; given to
merrymaking or reveling. [Obs.]
Companionable and revelous was she. Chaucer.
Revel-rout
Rev"el-rout` (?), n. [See Rout.]
1. Tumultuous festivity; revelry. [Obs.] Rowe.
2. A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob. [Obs.]
Reverry
Rev"er*ry (?), n. [See Revel, v. i. & n.] The act of engaging in a
revel; noisy festivity; reveling.
And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton.
Revendicate
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. ).
Revendication
Re*ven`di*ca""tion (?), n. [F. revendication.] The act of
revendicating. [R.] Vattel (Trans. )
Revenge
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 thewrong done or the wrongdoer.
To revenge the death of our fathers. Ld. Berners.
The gods are just, and will revenge our cause. Dryden.
Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on
Cassius. Shak.
2. To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit;
to wreak vengeance for maliciously. Syn. -- To avenge; vindicate. See
Avenge.
Revenge
Re*venge", v. i. To take vengeance; -- with upon. [Obs.] "A bird that
will revenge upon you all." Shak.
Revenge
Re*venge", n.
1. The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil
for evil.
Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in
passing it over he is superior. Bacon.
2. The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who
has done us an injury.
Revenge now goes To lay a complot to betray thy foes. Shak.
The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel.
Kames.
Revengeable
Re*venge"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being revenged; as, revengeable
wrong. Warner.
Revengeance
Re*venge"ance (?), n. Vengeance; revenge. [Obs.]
Revengeful
Re*venge"ful (?), a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive;
malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge.
If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. Shak.
May my hands . . . Never brandish more rebvengeful steel. Shak.
Syn. -- Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. --
Re*venge"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*venge"ful*ness, n.
Revengeless
Re*venge"less, a. Unrevenged. [Obs.] Marston.
Revengement
Re*venge"ment (?), n. Revenge. [Obs.]
He 'll breed revengement and a scourge for me. Shak.
Revenger
Re*ven"ger (?), n. One who revenges. Shak.
Revenging
Re*ven"ging (?), a. Executing revenge; revengeful. -- Re*ven"ging*ly,
adv. Shak.
Revenue
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.
Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air till you know
what you are worth. Gray.
2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.
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.
Revenue cutter, an armed government vessel employed to enforce revenue
laws, prevent smuggling, etc.
Reverb
Re*verb" (?), v. t. To echo. [Obs.] Shak.
Reverberant
Re*ver"ber*ant (?), a. [L. reverberans, p. pr. : cf. F.
r\'82verb\'82rant. See Reverberate.] Having the quality of
reverberation; reverberating.
Reverberate
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.] "The reverberate hills." Shak.
2. Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] Drayton.
Reverberate
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.
Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again. Shak.
2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is
reverberated in a furnace.
3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] "Reverberated into
glass." Sir T. Browne.
Reverberate
Re*ver"ber*ate, v. i.
1. To resound; to echo.
2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light;
to be echoed, as sound.
Reverberation
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.
Reverberative
Re*ver"ber*a*tive (?), a. Of the nature of reverberation; tending to
reverberate; reflective.
This reverberative influence is that which we have intended above,
as the influence of the mass upon its centers. I. Taylor.
Reverberator
Re*ver"ber*a`tor (?), n. One who, or that which, produces
reverberation.
Reverberatory
Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry (?), a. Producing reverberation; acting by
reverberation; reverberative. Reverberatory furnace. See the Note
under Furnace.
Reverberatory
Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry, n. A reverberatory furnace.
Reverdure
Re*ver"dure (?), v. t. To cover again with verdure. Ld. Berners.
Revere
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.
Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated
as his partner in the empire. Addison.
Syn. -- To venerate; adore; reverence.
Reverence
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.
If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence. Chaucer.
Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear. Coleridge.
When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and
audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost.
Bacon.
NOTE: &hand; Fo rmerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted "respect"
"honor", without awe or fear.
2. The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an
obeisance.
Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence.
Goldsmith.
And each of them doeth all his diligence To do unto the feast
reverence. Chaucer.
3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend
character; dignity; state.
I am forced to lay my reverence by. Shak.
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.
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.
Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. "Sir
reverence." Shak.
-- To do reverence, to show reverence or honor; to perform an act of
reverence.
Now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence. Shak.
Syn. -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoratuon; 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.
Reverence
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.
Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband. Eph. v. 33.
Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise. Shak.
Reverencer
Rev"er*en*cer (?), n. One who regards with reverence. "Reverencers of
crowned heads." Swift.
Reverend
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.
A reverend sire among them came. Milton.
They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of
their children. Jer. Taylor.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is commonly given as a title of respect to
ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a dean, the very
reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most
reverend.
Reverendly
Rev"er*end*ly, adv. Reverently. [Obs.] Foxe.
Reverent
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. "They . . . prostrate fell before
him reverent." Milton.
2. Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as,
reverent words; reverent behavior. Joye.
Reverential
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. "A reverential esteem of things
sacred." South.
Reverentially
Rev`er*en"tial*ly, adv. In a reverential manner.
Reverently
Rev"er*ent*ly, adv. In a reverent manner; in respectful regard.
Reverer
Re*ver"er (?), n. One who reveres.
Reverie, Revery
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. "Rapt in nameless reveries."
Tennyson.
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.
2. An extravagant concient of the fancy; a vision. [R.]
There are infinite reveries and numberless extravagancies pass
through both [wise and foolish minds]. Addison.
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Reversal
Re*ver"sal (?), a. [See Reverse.] Intended to reverse; implying
reversal. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
Reversal
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.
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.
Reverse
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. "A vice
reverse unto this." Gower.
2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm reverse. Gower.
3. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
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.
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Reverse
Re*verse" (?), 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.
He did so with the reverse of the lance. Sir W. Scott.
2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a
contrary; an opposite. Chaucer.
And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. Pope.
To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as
easy as to destroy. Burke.
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.
The strange reverse of fate you see; I pitied you, now you may pity
me. Dryden.
By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. Lamb.
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.
5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a
backhanded stroke. [Obs.] Shak.
6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of
the bandage is changed.
Reverse
Re*verse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed (?);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.
And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of her daughter's
heart fond fancies to reverse. Spenser.
2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly view of his
deformed crimes. Spenser.
3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverse the doom of death. Shak.
She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. Sir W.
Scott.
4. To turn upside down; to invert.
A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by
admirable skill. Sir W. Temple.
5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
These can divide, and these reverse, the state. Pope.
Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil.
Rogers.
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.
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 engine OR a machine, to
cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite
direction. Syn. -- To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;
repeal; annul; revoke; undo.
Reverse
Re*verse", v. i.
1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To become or be reversed.
Reversed
Re*versed" (?), 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.
2. (Law) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed
judgment or decree.
Reversed positive OR negative (Photog.), a picture corresponding with
the original in light and shade, but reversed as to right and left.
Abney.
Reversedly
Re*vers"ed*ly (?), adv. In a reversed way.
Reverseless
Re*verse"less, a. Irreversible. [R.] A. SEward.
Reversely
Re*verse"ly, adv. In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the
opposite. Bp. Pearson.
Reverser
Re*vers"er (?), n. One who reverses.
Reversibility
Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being reversible. Tyndall.
Reversible
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.
2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that
either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
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.
Reversibly
Re*vers"i*bly, adv. In a reversible manner.
Reversing
Re*vers"ing, a. Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of
being reversed. 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.
Reversion
Re*ver"sion (?), n. [F. r\'82version, L. reversio a turning back. See
Revert.]
1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.]
After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he
brought with him. Foxe.
2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.]
The small reversion of this great navy which came home might be
looked upon by religious eyes as relics. Fuller.
3. (Law) The returning of an esttate 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.
4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession.
For even reversions are all begged before. Dryden.
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.
6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.
Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To
revert a series, under Revert, v. t.
Reversionary
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.
Reversionary
Re*ver"sion*a*ry, n. (Law) That which is to be received in reversion.
Reversioner
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.
Reversis
Re*ver"sis (?), n. [F.] A certain game at cards.
Revert
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.
Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. Prior.
The tumbling stream . . . Reverted, plays in undulating flow.
Thomson.
2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
3. (Chem.) To change back. See Revert, v. i.
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.
Revert
Re*vert", v. i.
1. To return; to come back.
So that my arrows Would have reverted to my bow again. Shak.
2. (Law) To return to the proprietor after the termination of a
particular estate granted by him.
3. (Biol.) To return, wholly or in part, towards some pre\'89xistent
form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
4. (Chem.) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or
the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
Revert
Re*vert", n. One who, or that which, reverts.
An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather
reverts, to the faith. Fuller.
Reverted
Re*vert"ed, a. Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or
curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S.
Revertent
Re*vert"ent (?), n. (Med.) A remedy which restores the natural order
of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system. [Obs.] E.
Darwin.
Reverter
Re*vert"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, reverts.
2. (Law) Reversion. Burrill.
Revertible
Re*vert"i*ble (?), a. Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being
reverted; as, a revertible estate.
Revertive
Re*vert"ive (?), a. Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. --
Re*vert"ive*ly, adv.
The tide revertive, unattracted, leaves A yellow waste of idle
sands behind. Thomson.
Revery
Rev"er*y (?), n. Same as Reverie.
Revest
Re*vest" (?), 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.
Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter< id thus revest and decked with
due habiliments. Spenser.
2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate
with authority.
Revest
Re*vest", v. i. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to
former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.
Revestiary
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.
Revestry
Re*ves"try (?), n. Same as Revestiary. [Obs.]
Revestture
Re*vest"ture (?), n. Vesture. [Obs.]
Richrevesture of cloth of gold. E. Hall.
Revet
Re*vet" (?), 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.
Revetment
Re*vet"ment (?), n. [F. rev\'88tment the lining of a dith, 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 (
Revibrate
Re*vi"brate (?), v. i. To vibrate back or in return. -- Re`vi*bra"tion
(#), n.
Revict
Re*vict" (?), v. t. [L. revictus, p. p. of revincere to conquer.] To
reconquer. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Reviction
Re*vic"tion (?), n. [From L. revivere, revictum, to live again; pref.
re- re- + vivere to live.] Return to life. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Revictual
Re*vict"ual (?), v. t. To victual again.
Revie
Re*vie" (?), v. t.
1. To vie with, or rival, in return.
2. (Card Playing) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick,
with a higher wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Revie
Re*vie", v. i.
1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.]
2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.]
Review
Re*view" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Review (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Reveiwing.] [Pref. re- + view. Cf. Riview, n. ]
1. To view or see again; to look back on [R.] "I shall review
Sicilia." Shak.
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.
3. To retrace; to go over again.
Shall I the long, laborious scene review? Pope.
Review
Re*view", v. i. To look back; to make a review.
Review
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.
2. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision;
as, an author's review of his works.
3. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism;
a critique.
4. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest,
as new productions in literature, art, etc.
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.
6. (Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court
by a higher.
7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time.
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. Syn. --
Re\'89xamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration;
revisal; revise; revision.
Reviewable
Re*view"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being reviewed.
Reviewal
Re*view"al (?), n. A review. [R.] Southey.
Reviewer
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.
Revigorate
Re*vig"or*ate (?), a. [LL. revigoratus, p. p. of revigorare; L. re- +
vigor vigor.] Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [R.]
Southey.
Revigorate
Re*vig"or*ate (?), v. t. To give new vigor to. [Obs.]
Revile
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. "And did not she
herself revile me there?" Shak.
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 Pet. ii. 23.
Syn. -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
Revile
Re*vile", n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]
The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.
Revilement
Re*vile"ment (?), n. The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language;
reproach; abuse. Spenser.
Reviler
Re*vil"er (?), n. One who reviles. 1. Cor. vi. 10.
Reviling
Re*vil"ing, n. Reproach; abuse; vilification.
Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. Isa. li. 7.
Reviling
Re*vil"ing, a. Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. --
Re*vil"ing*ly, adv.
Revince
Re*vince" (?), v. t. [See Revict.] To overcome; to refute, as error.
[Obs.] Foxe.
Revindicate
Re*vin"di*cate (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + vindicate. Cf. Revindicate,
Revenge.] To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back.
Mitford.
Revirescence
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.]
Revisable
Re*vis"a*ble (?), a.That may be revised.
Revisal
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.
Revise
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, tosee. 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.
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.
3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an
agreement; to revise a dictionary.
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.
Revise
Re*vise", n.
1. A review; a revision. Boyle.
2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first
or a subsequent correction.
Reviser
Re*vis"er (?), n. One who revises.
Revision
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.
2. That which is made by revising. Syn. -- Re\'89xamination; revisal;
revise; review.
Revisional, Revisionary
Re*vi"sion*al (?), Re*vi"sion*a*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to
revision; revisory.
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Revisit
Re*vis"it (?), v. t.
1. To visit again. Milton.
2. To revise. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
Revisitation
Re*vis`it*a"tion (?), n. The act of revisiting.
Revisory
Re*vi"so*ry (?), a. Having the power or purpose to revise; revising.
Story.
Revitalize
Re*vi"tal*ize (?), v. t. To restore vitality to; to bring back to
life. L. S. Beale.
Revivable
Re*viv"a*ble (?), a. That may be revived.
Revival
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.
Revivalism
Re*viv"al*ism (?), n. The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of
revivalists.
Revivalist
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.
Revivalistic
Re*viv`al*is"tic (?), a. Pertaining to revivals.
Revive
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.
The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came
into again, and he revived. 1 Kings xvii. 22.
2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or
depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century.
3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
Revive
Re*vive", v. t. [Cf. F. reviver. See Revive, v. i.]
1. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be
revived. Bp. Pearson.
2. To raise from coma,, languor, depression, or discouragement; to
bring into action after a suspension.
Those gracious words revive my drooping thoughts. Shak.
Your coming, friends, revives me. Milton.
3. Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive
letters or learning.
4. To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall
attention to; to reawaken. "Revive the libels born to die." Swift.
The mind has a power in many cases to revive perceptions which it
has once had. Locke.
5. (Old Chem.) To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state;
as, to revive a metal after calcination.
Revivement
Re*vive"ment (?), n. Revival. [R.]
Reviver
Re*viv"er (?), n. One who, or that which, revives.
Revivificate
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.]
Revivification
Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r\'82vivification.]
1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recaling, or the
state of being recalled, to life.
2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to
its metallic state.
Revivify
Re*viv"i*fy (?), v. t. [Cf. F. r\'82vivifier, L. revivificare. See
Vivify.] To cause to revive.
Some association may revivify it enough to make it flash, after a
long oblivion, into consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.
Reviving
Re*viv"ing (?), a. & n. Returning or restoring to life or vigor;
reanimating. Milton. -- Re*viv"ing*ly, adv.
Reviviscence, Revviscency
Rev`i*vis"cence (?), Rev`*vis"cen*cy (?), n. The act of reviving, or
the state of being revived; renewal of life.
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.
Reviviscent
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.
Revivor
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.
Revocability
Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being revocable; as, the
revocability of a law.
Revocable
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. -- Rev"o*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Rev"o*ca*bly, adv.
Revocate
Rev"o*cate (?), v. t. [L. revocatus, p. p. of revocare. See Revoke.]
To recall; to call back. [Obs.]
Revocation
Rev`o*ca"tion (?), n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r\'82vocation.]
1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall.
One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him
notice of their affection. Hooker.
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.
Revocatory
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.
Revoice
Re*voice" (?), v. t. To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ
pipe, so as to restore its tone.
Revoke
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.]
The faint sprite he did revoke again, To her frail mansion of
morality. Spenser.
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.
3. To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.]
[She] still strove their sudden rages to revoke. Spenser.
4. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] Spenser.
5. To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.]
A man, by revoking and recollecting within himself former passages,
will be still apt to inculcate these sad memoris to his conscience.
South.
Syn. -- To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul;
abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
Revoke
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.
Revoke
Re*voke", n. (Card Playing) The act of revoking.
She [Sarah Battle] never made a revoke. Lamb.
Revokement
Re*voke"ment (?), n. Revocation. [R.] Shak.
Revoker
Re*vok"er (?), n. One who revokes.
Revokingly
Re*vok"ing*ly, adv. By way of revocation.
Revolt
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.
But this got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in
their senseless mood, And still revolt when trith would set them
free. Milton.
HIs clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that
time. J. Morley.
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.
Our discontented counties do revolt. Shak.
Plant those that have revolted in the van. Shak.
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.
Revolt
Re*volt", v. t.
1. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
[Obs.] Spenser.
2. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence;
to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.
This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous
minds. Burke.
To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure
revolted his conscience and offended his reason. J. Morley.
Revolt
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.
Who first seduced them to that foul revolt? Milton.
2. A revolter. [Obs.] "Ingrate revolts." Shak. Syn. -- Insurrection;
sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See Insurrection.
Revolter
Re*volt"er (?), n. One who revolts.
Revolting
Re*volt"ing, a. Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting
extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. --
Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.
Revoluble
Rev"o*lu*ble (?), a. [L. revolubilis that may be rolled back. See
Revolve.] Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving. [Obs.]
Us, then, to whom the thrice three year Hath filled his revoluble
orb since our arrival here, I blame not. Chapman.
Revolute
Rev"o*lute (?), a. [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See Revolve.]
(Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Rolled backward or downward.
NOTE: &hand; A re volute le af 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.
Revolution
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.
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.
That fear Comes thundering back, with dreadful revolution, On my
defenseless head. Milton.
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. "The short revolution of a day." Dryden.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is so metimes ap plied in astronomy to the
motion of a single body, as a planet, about its own axis, but this
motion is usually called rotation.
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.
6. A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's circumstances
or way of living.
The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily produced a
complete revolution throughout the department. Macaulay.
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.
The violence of revolutions is generally proportioned to the degree
of the maladministration which has produced them. Macaulay.
NOTE: &hand; Wh en used without qualifying terms, the word is often
applied specifically, by way of eminence, to: (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.
Revolutionary
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.
Revolutionary
Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry, n. A revolutionist. [R.]
Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a revolutionary.
Prof. Wilson.
Revolutioner
Rev`o*lu"tion*er (?), n. One who is engaged in effecting a revolution;
a revolutionist. Smollett.
Revolutionism
Rev`o*lu"tion*ism (?), n. The state of being in revolution;
revolutionary doctrines or principles.
Revolutionist
Rev`o*lu"tion*ist, n. One engaged in effecting a change of government;
a favorer of revolution. Burke.
Revolutionize
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.
The gospel . . . has revolutionized his soul. J. M. Mason.
Revolutive
Re*vol"u*tive (?), a. Inclined to revolve things in the mind;
meditative. [Obs.] Feltham.
Revolvable
Re*volv"a*ble (?), a. That may be revolved.
Revolve
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.
If the earth revolve thus, each house pear the equator must move a
thousand miles an hour. I. Watts.
2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve
round the sun.
3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
4. To return; to pass. [R.] Ayliffe.
Revolve
Re*volve", v. t.
1. To cause to turn, as on an axis.
Then in the east her turn she shines, Revolved on heaven's great
axile. Milton.
2. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly
upon; to consider all aspects of.
This having heard, straight I again revolved The law and prophets.
Milton.
Revolvement
Re*volve"ment (?), n. Act of revolving. [R.]
Revolvency
Re*volv"en*cy (?), n. The act or state of revolving; revolution.
[Archaic]
Its own revolvency upholds the world. Cowper.
Revolver
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.
Revolving
Re*volv"ing, a. Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used
also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution
of the earth.
But grief returns with the revolving year. Shelley.
Revolving seasons, fruitless as they pass. Cowper.
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.
Revulse
Re*vulse" (?), v. t. [L. revulsus, p. p. of revellere.] To pull back
with force. [R.] Cowper.
Revulsion
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. "Revulsions and
pullbacks." SSir T. Brovne.
2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the
feelings.
A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament
and the country, followed. Macaulay.
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.
Revulsive
Re*vul"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. r\'82vulsif.] Causing, or tending to,
revulsion.
Revulsive
Re*vul"sive, n. That which causes revulsion; specifically (Med.), a
revulsive remedy or agent.
Rew
Rew (?), n. [See Row a series.] A row. [Obs.] Chaucer. "A rew of
sundry colored stones." Chapman.
Rewake
Re*wake"" (?), v. t. & i. To wake again.
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Reward
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.
After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward, Mercy or no
mercy as truth will accord. Piers Plowman.
Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 1
Sam. xxiv. 17.
I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that
hate me. Deut. xxxii. 41.
God rewards those that have made use of the single talent. Hammond.
Reward
Re*ward" (?), n. [See Reward, v., and cf. Regard, n.]
1. Regard; respect; consideration. [Obs.]
Take reward of thine own value. Chaucer.
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.
Thou returnest From flight, seditious angel, to receive Thy merited
reward. Milton.
Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly
done well or ill. Hooker.
3. Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.
The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward.
Eccl. ix. 5.
4. (Law) Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money
paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act. Burrill. Syn.
-- Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; requital; retribution;
punishment.
Rewardable
Re*ward"a*ble (?), a. Worthy of reward. -- Re*ward"a*ble*ness, n. --
Re*ward"a*bly, adv.
Rewarder
Re*ward"er (?), n. One who rewards.
Rewardful
Re*ward"ful (?), a. Yielding reward. [R.]
Rewardless
Re*ward"less, a. Having, or affording, no reward.
Rewe
Rewe (?), v. t. & i. Tu rue. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rewel bone
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.
His saddle was of rewel boon. Chaucer.
Rewet
Rew"et (?), n. [See Rouet.] A gunlock. [R.]
Rewful
Rew"ful (?), a. Rueful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rewin
Re*win" (?), v. t. To win again, or win back.
The Palatinate was not worth the rewinning. Fuller.
Rewle
Rewle (?), n. & v. Rule. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rewme
Rewme (?), n. Realm. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Reword
Re*word" (?), v. t.
1. To repeat in the same words; to re\'89cho. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To alter the wording of; to restate in other words; as, to reword
an idea or a passage.
Rewrite
Re*write" (?), v. t. To write again. Young.
Rewth
Rewth (?), n. Ruth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rex
Rex (?), n.; pl. Reges (#). [L.] A king. To play rex, to play the
king; to domineer. [Obs.]
Reyn
Reyn (?), n. Rain or rein. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reynard
Rey"nard (?), n. An appelation applied after the manner of a proper
name to the fox. Same as Renard.
Reyse
Reyse (?), v. t. To raise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Reyse
Reyse, v. i. [Cf. G. reisen to travel.] To go on a military
expedition. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rhabarbarate
Rha*bar"ba*rate (?), a. [From NL. rhabarbarum, an old name of rhubarb.
See Rhubarb.] Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb. Floyer.
Rhabarbarin, OR Rhabarbarine
Rha*bar"ba*rin (?), OR Rha*bar"ba*rine (?), n. (Chem.) Chrysophanic
acid.
Rhabdite
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of insects.
Rhabdoc\'d2la
Rhab`do*c\'d2"la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + (Zo\'94l.)
A suborder of Turbellaria including those that have a simple
cylindrical, or saclike, stomach, without an intestine.
Rhabdoc\'d2lous
Rhab`do*c\'d2"lous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the
Rhabdoc\'d2la.
Rhabdoidal
Rhab*doid"al (?), a. See Sagittal.
Rhabdolith
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.
Rhabdology
Rhab*dol"o*gy (?), n. Same as Rabdology.
Rhabdom
Rhab"dom (?), n. [Gr. "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.
Rhabdomancy
Rhab"do*man`cy (?), n. Same as Rabdomancy.
Rhabdomere
Rhab"do*mere (?), n. [Rhabdom + -mere.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the several
parts composing a rhabdom.
Rhabdophora
Rhab*doph"o*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + (Zo\'94l.)
An extinct division of Hydrozoa which includes the graptolities.
Rhabdopleura
Rhab`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
Rhabdosphere
Rhab"do*sphere (?), n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E. sphere.] A minute
sphere composed of rhabdoliths.
Rhachialgia
Rha`chi*al"gi*a (?), n. [NL.] See Rachialgia.
Rhachidian
Rha*chid"i*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the
rhachidian teeth of a mollusk.
Rhachiglossa
Rhach`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 Append.
Rhachilla
Rha*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.
Rhachiodont
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
(Dasypelits) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to
crush them.
Rhachis
Rha"chis (?), n.; pl. E. Rhachises (#), L. Rhachides (#). [See
Rachis.] [Written also rechis.]
1. (Anat.) The spine.
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.
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.
Rhachitis
Rha*chi"tis (?), n. [NL.] See Rachitis.
Rhadamanthine
Rhad`a*man"thine (?), a. Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously
just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment.
Rhagamanthus
Rhag`a*man"thus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Greek Mythol.) One of the three
judges of the internal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge.
Rh Rh (?), a & n. Rhetain.
Rh Rh (?), a. [L. Rhaeticus Rhetain.] (Geol.) Pertining to, or of the same
horizon as, certain Mesozoic strata of the Rhetain Alps. These strata are
regarded as closing the Triassic period. See the Chart of Geology.
Rh Rh (?), n. [So called from L. Rhaetia, Raetia, the Rhetain Alps, where it is
found.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral cyanite.
Rhamadan
Rham`a*dan" (?), n. See Ramadan.
Rhamnaceous
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).
Rhamnus
Rham"nus (?), n. [NL., from Gr. rhamnos.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and
small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purchianus and the
European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for
hedges.
Rhamphorhynchus
Rham`pho*rhyn"chus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of
pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery
expansion at the tip.
Rhamphotheca
Rham`pho*the"ca (?), n.; pl. Rhamphothec\'91 (#). [NL., fr. Gr
(Zo\'94l.) The horny covering of the bill of birds.
Rhaphe
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.
Rhaphides
Rhaph"i*des (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. raphides.] (Bot.) Minute
transparent, often needlle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of
plants. [Written also raphides.]
Rhaponticine
Rha*pon"ti*cine (, n. [L. rhaponticum rhubarb. See Rhubarb.] (Chem.)
Chrysophanic acid.
Rhapsode
Rhap"sode (?), n. [Gr. Rhapsody.] (Gr. Antiq.) A rhapsodist. [R.]
Grote.
Rhapsoder
Rhap"so*der (?), n. A rhapsodist. [Obs.]
Rhapsodic, Rhapsodic
Rhap*sod"ic (?), Rhap*sod"ic (?) a. [Gr. rhapsodique.] Of or
pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused;
unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, adv.
Rhapsodist
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.
2. Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who
makes and repeats verses extempore.
The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite
Ariosto. Carlyle.
3. One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement
or affectation of feeling. I. Watts.
Rhapsodize
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 rhapsody
Sterne.
Rhapsodize
Rhap"so*dize, v. i. To utter rhapsodies. Jefferson.
Rhapsodomancy
Rhap"so*do*man`cy (?), n. [Rhapsody + -mancy.] Divination by means of
verses.
Rhapsody
Rhap"so*dy (?), n.; pl. Rhapsodies (#). [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia,
Gr. 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.
2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under
excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling
composition. "A rhapsody of words." Shak. "A rhapsody of tales."
Locke.
3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as,
Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."
Rhatany, Rhatanhy
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.] Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria
Ixina, a native of New Granada.
Rhea
Rhe"a (?), n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth
plant, under Grass.
Rhea
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon rh ea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges
from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia Darwinii), of
Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.
Rhe\'91
Rhe"\'91 (?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of struthious birds
including the rheas.
Rheeboc
Rhee"boc (?), n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zo\'94l.) The peele. [Written
also reebok.]
Rheic
Rhe"ic (?), a. [NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr. Rhubarb.] (Chem.) Pertaining
to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found
in rhubarb (Rheum). [Obsoles.]
Rhein
Rhe"in (?), n. (Chem.) Chrysophanic acid.
Rheinberry
Rhein"ber*ry (?), n. [G. rheinbeere.] (Bot.) One of the berries or
drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn itself.
Rhematic
Rhe*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. Rhetoric.] (Gram.) Having a verb for its base;
derived from a verb; as, rhematic adjectives. Ftzed. Hall.
Rhematic
Rhe*mat"ic, n. The doctrine of propositions or sentences. Coleridge.
Rhemish
Rhemish (?), a. Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France.
Rhemish Testament, the English version of the New Testament used by
Roman Catholics. See Douay Bible.
Rhenish
Rhen"ish (?), a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to the river
Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n. Rhine wine.
Rheochord
Rhe"o*chord (?), n. [Gr. (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.
Rheometer
Rhe*om"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] [Written also reometer.]
1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially the
force or intensity of electrical currents; a galvanometer.
2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood
current in the arteries.
Rheometric
Rhe`o*met"ric (?), a. Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry.
Lardner.
Rheometry
Rhe*om"e*try (?), n.
1. The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.
2. (Math.) The calculus; fluxions. [R.]
Rheomotor
Rhe"o*mo`tor (?), n. [Gr.motor.] (Elec.) Any apparatus by which an
electrical current is originated. [R.]
Rheophore
Rhe"o*phore (?), n. [Gr. (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.
Rheoscope
Rhe"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. -scope.] (Physics) An instrument for
detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity.
Rheostat
Rhe"o*stat (?), n. [Gr. (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.
Rheotome
Rhe"o*tome (?), n. [Gr. (Elec.) An instrument which periodically or
otherwise interrupts an electric current. Wheatstone.
Rheotrope
Rhe"o*trope (?), n. [Gr. (Elec.) An instrument for reversing the
direction of an electric current. [Written also reotrope.]
Rhesus
Rhe"sus (?), n. [L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A monkey;
the bhunder.
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Rhetian
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.
Rhetic
Rhe"tic (?), a. (Min.) Same as Rh\'91tic.
Rhetizite
Rhe"ti*zite (?), n. (Min.) Same as Rh\'91tizite.
Rhetor
Rhe"tor (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. A rhetorician. [Obs.] Hammond.
Rhetoric
Rhet"o*ric (?), n. [F. rh\'82torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. word; cf.
1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.
2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.
Locke.
3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without
conviction or earnest feeling.
4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or
charms.
Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel.
Rhetorical
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.
They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided
that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold.
-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n.
Rhetoricate
Rhe*tor"i*cate (?), v. i. [L. rhetoricari. See Rhetoric.] To play the
orator. [Obs.] South.
Rhetorication
Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. rh\'82torication.] Rhetorical
amplification. [Obs.] Waterland.
Rhetorician
Rhet`o*ri"cian (?), n. [Cf. F. rh\'82toricien.]
1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.
The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician
and a mere rhetorician. F. W. Robertson.
2. A teacher of rhetoric.
The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever had young
auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. Bacon.
3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine
eloquence; a declaimer. Macaulay.
Rhetorician
Rhet`o*ri"cian, a. Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With rhetorician
pride." Blackmore.
Rhetoriz
Rhet"o*riz (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rhetorized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rhetorizing (?).] To play the orator. Colgrave.
Rhetorize
Rhet"o*rize, v. t. To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by
personification. Milton.
Rheum
Rhe"um (?), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of
which it grows. See Rhubarb.] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
Rheum
Rheum (?), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum,
from Gr. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.) A serous
or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
I have a rheum in mine eyes too. Shak.
Salt rheum. (Med.) See Salt rheum, in the Vocab.
Rheumatic
Rheu*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum,
Rheumatism.]
1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.]
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.
That rheumatic diseases do abound. Shak.
Rheumatic
Rheu*mat"ic, n. One affected with rheumatism.
Rheumatism
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. Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.), acute rheumatism attended with
fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen,
hot, and very painful. -- Rheumatism root. (Bot.) See Twinleaf.
Rheumatismal
Rheu`ma*tis"mal (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism.
Rheumatismoid
Rheu`ma*tis"moid (?), a. [Rheumatism + -oid.] (Med.) Of or resembling
rheum or rheumatism.
Rheumic
Rheum"ic (?), a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.
Rheumic diathesis. See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous.
Rheumides
Rheu"mi*des (?), n.pl. [NL. See Rheum.] (Med.) The class of skin
disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous.
Rheumy
Rheum"y (?), a. Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing,
rheum; affected with rheum.
His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers. Dryden.
And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air To add unto his sickness.
Shak.
Rhigolene
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.
Rhime
Rhime (?), n. See Rhyme. [Obs.]
Rhinal
Rhi"nal (?), a. [Gr (Anat.) Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory
organs.
Rhinaster
Rhi*nas"ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The borele.
Rhine
Rhine (?), n. [AS. ryne. See Run.] A water course; a ditch. [Written
also rean.] [Prov. Eng.] Macaulay.
Rhinencephalic
Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
rhinencephalon.
Rhinencephalon
Rhi`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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is sometimes used for one of the olfactory
lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together.
Rhinestone
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.
Rhinitis
Rhi*ni"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.) Infllammation of the
nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils.
Rhino
Rhi*no (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gold and silver, or money. [Cant]
W. Wagstaffe.
As long as the rhino lasted. Marryat.
Rhino-
Rhi"no-. A combining form from Greek the nose, as in rhinolith,
rhinology.
Rhinocerial, Rhinocerical
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.
Rhinoceros
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e In dian, or wh ite, an d th e Javan rhinoceroses
(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.
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.
Rhinocerote
Rhi*noc"e*rote (?), n. A rhinoceros. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Rhinocerotic
Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [R.]
Rhinolite Rhinolith
Rhi"no*lite (?) Rhi"no*lith (?), n. [Rhino- + -lite, -lith.] (Med.) A
concretion formed within the cavities of the nose.
Rhinological
Rhi`no*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to rhinology.
Rhinologist
Rhi*nol"o*gist (?), n. One skilled in rhinology.
Rhinology
Rhi*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Rhino- + -logy.] The science which treats of the
nose, and its diseases.
Rhinolophid
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.
Rhinolophine
Rhi*nol"o*phine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the
rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats.
Rhinophore
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.
Rhinoplastic
Rhi`no*plas"tic (?), a. [Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F. rhinoplastique.]
(Surg.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation.
Rhinoplasty
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.
Rhinopome
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.
Rhinoscleroma
Rhi`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.
Rhinoscope
Rhi"no*scope (?), n. [Rhino- + -scope.] A small mirror for use in
rhinoscopy.
Rhinoscopic
Rhi`no*scop"ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy.
Rhinoscopy
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.
Rhinotheca
Rhi`no*the"ca (?), n.; pl. Rhinothec\'91 (#). [NL., from gr.
(Zo\'94l.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.
Rhipidoglossa
Rhi*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.
Rhipipter
Rhi*pip"ter (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Rhipiptera, a group of
insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.
Rhipipteran
Rhi*pip"ter*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rhipipter.
Rhizanthous
Rhi*zan"thous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Producing flowers from a rootstock,
or apparently from a root.
Rhizine
Rhi"zine (?), n. [Gr. (Bot.) A rootlike filament or hair growing from
the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.
Rhizocarpous
Rhi`zo*car"pous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Having perennial rootstocks or
bulbs, but annual flowering stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.
Rhizocephala
Rhi`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.
Rhizodont
Rhiz"o*dont (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A reptile whose teeth are rooted
in sockets, as the crocodile.
Rhizogan
Rhiz"o*gan (?), a. [Gr. -gen: cf. F. rhizog\'8ane.] (Bot.) Prodicing
roots.
Rhizogen
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.
Rhizoid
Rhi"zoid (?), n. [Gr. -oid.] (Bot.) A rootlike appendage.
Rhizoma
Rhi*zo"ma (?), n.; pl. Rhizomata (#). [NL.] (Bot.) SAme as Rhizome.
Rhizomatous
Rhi*zo"ma*tous (?), a. (Bot.) Having the nature or habit of a rhizome
or rootstock.
Rhizome
Rhi*zome" (?), n. [Gr. rhizome.] (Bot.) A rootstock. See Rootstock.
Rhizophaga
Rhi*zoph"a*ga (?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of marsupials.
The wombat is the type.
Rhizophagous
Rhi*zoph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. Feeding on roots; root-eating.
Rhizophora
Rhi*zoph"o*ra (?), n. [NL. See Rhizophorous.] (Bot.) A genus of trees
including the mangrove. See Mangrove.
Rhizophorous
Rhi*zoph"o*rous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Bearing roots.
Rhizopod
Rhiz"o*pod (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Rhizopoda.
NOTE: &hand; Th e rh izopods be longing to th e Ra diolaria an d
Foraminifera have been of great geological importance, especially
in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Chalk is mostly made from
the shells of Foraminifera. The nummulites are the principal
ingredient of a limestone which is of great extent in Europe and
Asia, and is the material of which some of the pyramids of Egypt
are made. The shells are abundant in deepsea mud, and are mostly
minute, seldom larger than a small grain of sand, except in the
case of the nummulities, which are sometimes an inch in diameter.
Rhizopoda
Rhi*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 Am&oe;bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or
Reticularia). See Protozoa.
Rhizopodous
Rhi*zop"o*dous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the rhizopods.
Rhizostomata
Rhi`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.
Rhizostome
Rhiz"o*stome (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Rhizostomata.
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Rhizotaxis
Rhi`zo*tax"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) The arrangement of the
roots of plants.
Rhob
Rhob (?), n. See 1st Rob.
Rhodammonium
Rho`dam*mo"ni*um (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or
containing, rhodium and ammonia; -- said of certain complex compounds.
Rhodanate
Rho"da*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.
[Obsoles.]
Rhodanic
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.]
Rhodeoretin
Rho`de*o*re"tin (?), n. [Gr. (Chem.) Same as Convolvuln.
Rhodian
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.
Rhodic
Rho"dic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing
rhodium.
Rhodium
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.
Rhodizonic
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.
Rhodochrosite
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.
Rhodocrinite
Rho*doc"ri*nite (?), n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + (Paleon.) A rose
encrinite.
Rhododendron
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.
Rhodomontade
Rhod`o*mon*tade" (?), n. See Rodomontade.
Rhodomontader
Rhod`o*mon*tad"er (?), n. See Rodomontador.
Rhodonite
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.
Rhodophane
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.
Rhodopsin
Rho*dop"sin (?), n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.] (Physiol.) The
visual purple. See under Visual.
Rhodosperm
Rho"do*sperm (?), n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] (Bot.)
Any seaweed with red spores.
NOTE: &hand; As th e na me of a su bclass, Rh odosperms, or
Rhodosperme\'91, is synonymous with Floride\'91 (which see.)
Rhomb
Rhomb (?), n. [L. rhombus, Gr. 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. <--
Illustr. of Rhomb. -->
2. (Geom.) A rhombohedron.
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.
Rhombic
Rhom"bic (?), a.
1. Shaped like a rhomb.
2. (Crystallog.) Same as Orthorhombic.
Rhomboganoid
Rhom`bo*ga"noid (?), n. [Rhomb + ganoid.] (Zo\'94l.) A ganoid fish
having rhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei.
Rhomboganoidei
Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i (?), n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Ginglymodi.
Rhombogene
Rhom"bo*gene (?), n. [Rhomb + root of Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A dicyemid which
produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to nematogene. See
Dicyemata. [Written also rhombogen.]
Rhombohedral
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. Rhombohedral iron ore (Min.) See
Hematite. -- Rhombohedral system (Crystallog.), a division of the
hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc.
Rhombohedric
Rhom`bo*hed"ric (?), a. (Geom. & Crystallog.) Rhombohedral.
Rhombohedron
Rhom`bo*he"dron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid
contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.
Rhomboid
Rhom"boid (?), n. [Gr. rhombo\'8bde.] (Geom.)An oblique-angled
parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal,
the length and with being different.
Rhomboid
Rhom"boid , a. Same as Rhomboidal.
Rhomboidal
Rhom*boid"al (?), a. [Cf. F. rhombo\'8bdal.] Having, or approaching,
the shape of a rhomboid.
Rhomboides
Rhom*boid"es (?), n. A rhomboid. [R.] Milton.
Rhomboid-ovate
Rhom`boid-o"vate (?), a. Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in
shape.
Rhomb spar
Rhomb" spar` (?). (Min.) A variety of dolomite.
Rhombus
Rhom"bus (?), n. [L.] Same as Rhomb, 1.
Rhonchal
Rhon`chal (?), a. (Med.) Rhonchial.
Rhonchial
Rhon"chi*al (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by
rhonchi. 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.
Rhonchisonant
Rhon*chis"o*nant (?), a. [L. rhonchus a snoring + sonans, p. pr. of
sonare to sound.] Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.]
Rhonchus
Rhon"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.
Rhopalic
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.
Rhopalium
Rho*pa"li*um (?), n.; pl. Rhopalia (#). [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the
marginal sensory bodies of medus\'91 belonging to the Discophora.
Rhopalocera
Rhop`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.
Rhotacism
Rho"ta*cism (?), n. [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter r (r)
overmuch: cf. F. 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.
Rhubarb
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.
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.
3. (Med.) The root of several species of Rheum, used much as a
cathartic medicine.
Monk's rhubarb. (Bot.) See under Monk. -- Turkey rhubarb (Med.), the
roots of Rheum Emodi.
Rhubarby
Rhu"barb*y (?), a. Like rhubarb.
Rhumb
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. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
Rhus
Rhus (?), n. [L., sumac, fr. Gr. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small
treets. See Sumac.
Rhusma
Rhus"ma (?), n. [See Rusma.] A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment,
or tersulphide of arsenic, -- used in the depilation of hides. Knight.
Rhyme
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.
"Railing rhymes." Daniel.
A ryme I learned long ago. Chaucer.
He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rime. Milton.
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.
For rhyme with reason may dispense, And sound has right to govern
sense. Prior.
3. Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other;
a couplet; a poem containing rhymes.
4. A word answering in sound to another word.
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.
Rhyme
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. "Thou shalt no longer ryme." Chaucer.
There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side, Who rhymed for
hire, and patronized for pride. Pope.
2. To accord in rhyme or sound.
And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well. Dryden.
Rhyme
Rhyme, v. t.
1. To put into rhyme. Sir T. Wilson.
2. To influence by rhyme.
Hearken to a verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to good. Herbert.
Rhymeless
Rhyme"less, a. Destitute of rhyme. Bp. Hall.
Rhymer
Rhym"er (?), n. One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in
contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster.
This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our
common rhymers and playwriters be. Milton.
Rhymery
Rhym"er*y (?), n. The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in
contempt.
Rhymester
Rhyme"ster (?), n. A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. Bp. Hall. Byron.
Rhymic
Rhym"ic (?), a. Pertaining to rhyme.
Rhymist
Rhym"ist, n. A rhymer; a rhymester. Johnston.
Rhynchobdellea
Rhyn`chob*del"le*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of
leeches including those that have a protractile proboscis, without
jaws. Clepsine is the type.
Rhynchocephala
Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (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.
Rhynchoc\'d2la
Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Nemertina. -- Rhyn`cho*c\'d2"lous (#), a.
Rhyncholite
Rhyn"cho*lite , n. [Gr. -lie: cf. F. rhyncholithe.] (Paleon.) A fossil
cephalopod beak.
Rhynchonella
Rhyn`cho*nel"la , n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of brachiopods
of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil.
Rhynchophora
Rhyn*choph"o*ra , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A group of
Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or
weevils.
Rhynchophore
Rhyn"cho*phore (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Rhynchophora.
Rhynchota
Rhyn*cho"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.] (Zo\'94l.)
Same as Hemiptera. [Written also Rhyncota.]
Rhyolite
Rhy"o*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte, an
igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. -- Rhy`o*lit"ic, (#)
a.
Rhyparography
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.
Rhysimeter
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.
Rhythm
Rhythm (?), n. [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. GR. 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.
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. )
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.
4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.
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Rhythmer
Rhyth"mer (?), n. One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or
meter. [R.]
One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted for a poet.
Fuller.
Rhythmic, Rhythmical
Rhyth"mic (?), Rhyth"mic*al (?), a. [Gr. rhythmicus, F. rhythmique.]
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm
DAy and night I worked my rhythmic thought. Mrs. Browning.
Rhythmical accent. (Mus.) See Accent, n., 6 (c).
Rhythmically
Rhyth"mic*al*ly, adv. In a rhythmical manner.
Rhythmics
Rhyth"mics (?), n. The department of musical science which treats of
the length of sounds.
Rhythming
Rhyth"ming (?), a. Writing rhythm; verse making. "The rhythming monk."
Fuller.
Rhythmless
Rhythm"less (?), a. Being without rhythm. Coleridge.
Rhythmometer
Rhyth*mom"e*ter (?), n. [Rhythm + -meter.] An instrument for marking
time in musical movements. See Metronome.
Rhythmus
Rhyth"mus (?), n. [L.] Rhythm.
Rhytina
Rhyt"i*na (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Rytina.
Rial
Ri"al (, n. A Spanish coin. See Real. [Obs.]
Rial
Ri*al", a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rial
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.
Riant
Ri`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.
In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources,
with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and riant.
Burke.
Rib
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.
NOTE: &hand; In ma n th ere are twelve ribs on each side, of which
the upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by
cartilages, and are called 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.
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.
3. (Bot.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. (b)
Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
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.
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.
6. A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. [Familiar
& Sportive]
How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own
rib. Bp. Hall.
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.
Rib
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.
2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. <-- 3. To kid;
to poke fun at. -->
It [lead] were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave.
Shak.
To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows
in plowing.
Ribald
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.
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.
Ribald
Rib"ald, a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
The busy day, Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows.
Shak.
Ribaldish
Rib"ald*ish, a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall.
Ribaldrous
Rib"ald*rous (?), a. Of a ribald quality. [R.]
Ribaldry
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.
The ribaldry of his conversation moved Macaulay.
Riban
Rib"an (?), n. See Ribbon. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Riband
Rib"and (?), n. See Ribbon. Riband jasper (Min.), a variety of jasper
having stripes of different colors, as red and green.
Riband
Rib"and, n. (Naut.) See Rib-band. Totten.
Ribanded
Rib"and*ed, a. Ribboned. B. Jonson.
Ribaud
Rib"aud (?), n. A ribald. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Ribaudequin
Ri*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.
2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting
javelins.
Ribaudred, Ribaudrous
Rib"aud*red (?), Rib"aud*rous (?), a. Filthy; obscene; ribald. [Obs.]
Ribaudry
Rib"aud*ry (?), n. Ribaldry. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ribaudy
Rib"aud*y (?), n. Ribaldry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ribauld
Rib"auld (?), n. A ribald. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ribband
Rib"band (?), n.A ribbon. Pope.
Ribband
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. Rib-band lines, oblique longitudinal
sectionss of the hull of a vessel. Knight.
Ribbed
Ribbed (?), a.
1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth.
2. (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.
Raymond.
Ribbing
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.
Ribbon
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.
2. A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails
torn to ribbons.
3. (Shipbuilding) Same as Rib-band.
4. pl. Driving reins. [Cant] London Athen\'91um.
5. (Her.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
6. (Spinning) A silver.
NOTE: &hand; 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.
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. -- Ribborn worm. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A tapeworm. (b) A nemertean.
Ribbon
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.
Ribbonism
Rib"bon*ism (?), n. The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See
Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
Ribbonman
Rib"bon*man (?), n; pl. -men. A member of the Ribbon Society. See
Ribbon Society, under Ribbon.
Ribbonwood
Rib"bon*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of
New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.
Ribes
Ri"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.
Ribibe
Rib"ibe (?), n. [See Rebec.]
1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares.
2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Ribible
Rib"i*ble (?), n. [See Ribibe.] A small threestringed viol; a rebec.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
All can be play on gittern or ribible. Chaucer.
Ribless
Rib"less, a. Having no ribs.
Ribroast
Rib"roast` (?), v. t. To beat soundly. [Slang]
Ribwort
Rib"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple
grass, ribwort plantain.
-ric
-ric (?). [AS r\'c6ce kingdom, dominion. See Rich.] A suffix
signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over
which a bishop exercises authority.
Rice
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. 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, OR Sitophilus, oryz\'91) which destroys rice, wheat, and
Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil.
Ricebird
Rice"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink.
Rice-shell
Rice"-shell` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small
white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
Rich
Rich, (r&icr;ch), 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. &root;283. See 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. "Rich merchants." Chaucer.
The rich [person] hath many friends. Prov. xiv. 20.
As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher. Milton.
2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious;
bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop.
If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich
in some great action. Rowe.
The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric
pearl and gold. Milton.
3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich
soil or land; a rich mine.
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.
Like to rich and various gems. Milton.
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.
Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India. Baker.
6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.
7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music.
8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery.
9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene
was a rich one; a rich incident or character. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
NOTE: &hand; Ri ch is so metimes us ed in th e fo rmation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled,
rich-laden, rich-stained.
Syn. -- Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant;
plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; luscious.
Rich
Rich, v. t. To enrich. [Obs.] Gower.
Riches
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.
Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having
more in proportion, than our neighbors. Locke.
2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.
The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. Milton.
NOTE: &hand; Ri chesse, th e ol der fo rm 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.
Against the richesses of this world shall they have misease of
poverty. Chaucer.
In one hour so great riches is come to nought. Rev. xviii. 17.
And for that riches where is my deserving? Shak.
Syn. -- Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; plenty;
abundance.
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Richesse
Rich"esse (?), n. [F. See Riches.] Wealth; riches. See the Note under
Riches. [Obs.]
Some man desireth for to have richesse. Chaucer.
The richesse of all heavenly grace. Spenser.
Richly
Rich"ly (?), adv. In a rich manner.
Richness
Rich"ness, n. The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the
adjective).
Richweed
Rich"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family,
having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed.
Ricinelaidic
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.
Ricinelaidin
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.
Ricinic
Ri*cin"ic (?), a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.) Pertaining
to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now
called ricinoleic acid.
Ricinine
Ric"i*nine (?), n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.) A bitter
white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil
plant.
Ricinoleate
Ric`in*o"le*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly
called palmate.
Ricinoleic
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.
Ricinolein
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.
Ricinolic
Ric`i*nol"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Ricinoleic.
Ricinus
Ric"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.
Rick
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.
Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the
hedgerows. G. Eliot.
Rick
Rick, v. t. To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.
Ricker
Rick"er (?), n. A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar
to a boat.
Ricketish
Rick"et*ish (?), a. Rickety. [Obs.] Fuller.
Rickets
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. -->
Rickety
Rick"et*y (?), a.
1. Affected with rickets.
2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.
Rickrack
Rick"rack` (?), n. A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid.
Rickstand
Rick"stand` (?), n. A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.
Ricochet
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. 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.
Ricochet
Ric`o*chet" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ricochetting.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
[R.]
Ricochet
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.
Rictal
Ric"tal (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the rictus; as, rictal
bristles.
Ricture
Ric"ture (?), n. [L. ringi, rictus, to open wide the mouth, to gape.]
A gaping. [Obs.]
Rictus
Ric"tus (?), n. [L., the aperture of the mouth.] The gape of the
mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth.
Rid
Rid (?), imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i. [Archaic]
He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted. Thackeray.
Rid
Rid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rid OR Ridded; 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.]
Deliver the poor and needy; rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Ps. lxxxii. 4.
2. To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of. "Rid all the
sea of pirates." Shak.
In never ridded myself of an overmastering and brooding sense of
some great calamity traveling toward me. De Quincey.
3. To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with;
to destroy. [Obs.]
I will red evil beasts out of the land. Lev. xxvi. 6.
Death's men, you have rid this sweet young prince! Shak.
4. To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish. [R.]
"Willingness rids way." Shak.
Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves were at our
tails. J. 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.
Ridable
Rid"a*ble (?), a. Suitable for riding; as, a ridable horse; a ridable
road.
Riddance
Rid"dance (?), n.
1. The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.
Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field.
Lev. xxiii. 22.
2. The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. "Riddance from all
adversity." Hooker.
Ridden
Rid"den (?), p. p. of Ride.
Ridder
Rid"der (?), n. One who, or that which, rids.
Riddle
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.
2. A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is
drawn to straighten it.
Riddle
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.
2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many holes in;
as, a house riddled with shot.
Riddle
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. &root;116. Cf. Read.] Something proposed to
be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an ambiguous
proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling.
To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret, That solved the
riddle which I had proposed. Milton.
'T was a strange riddle of a lady. Hudibras.
Riddle
Rid"dle, v. t. To explain; to solve; to unriddle.
Riddle me this, and guess him if you can. Dryden.
Riddle
Rid"dle, v. i. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. "Lysander
riddels very prettily." Shak.
Riddler
Rid"dler (?), n.One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.).
Riddler
Rid"dler, n. One who speaks in, or propounds, riddles.
Riddling
Rid"dling (?), a. Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a
riddle. "Riddling triplets." Tennyson. -- Rid"dling, adv.
Ride
Ride (?), v. i. [imp. Rode (r&omac;d) (Rid [r&icr;d], archaic); 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&edh;a, 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.
To-morrow, when ye riden by the way. Chaucer.
Let your master ride on before, and do you gallop after him. Swift.
2. To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and
the like. See Synonym, below.
The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by riding in
gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of
servants. Macaulay.
3. To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
Men once walked where ships at anchor ride. Dryden.
4. To be supported in motion; to rest.
Strong as the exletree On which heaven rides. Shak.
On whose foolish honesty My practices ride easy! Shak.
5. To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
He rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease. Dryden.
6. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a
horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
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. 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 "to travel on horseback" as the leading sense of
ride; though he adds "to travel in a vehicle" 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.
"Will you ride over or drive?" said Lord Willowby to his quest,
after breakfast that morning. W. Black.
Ride
Ride, v. t.
1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a
bicycle.
[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind.
Milton.
2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers,
cobblers, and brewers. Swift.
3. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
Tue only men that safe can ride Mine errands on the Scottish side.
Sir W. Scott.
4. (Surg.) To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or fractured
fragments.
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. <-- to ride the lightning, (Colloq.) to
be executed by electrocution in an electric chair. -->
Ride
Ride, n.
1. The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.
2. A saddle horse. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
3. A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a
place for riding; a riding.
Ridean
Ri*dean" (?), n. [F.] A small mound of earth; ground slightly
elevated; a small ridge.
Riden
Rid"en (?), obs. imp. pl. & p. p. of Ride. Chaucer.
Rident
Ri"dent (?), a. [L. ridens, p. pr. of ridere to laugh.] Laughing. [R.]
Thackeray.
Rider
Rid"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rides.
2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain
orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.]
3. One who breaks or manages a horse. Shak.
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.
After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider.
Macaulay.
This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. A.
S. Hardy.
5. (Math.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on
an examination paper.
6. [D. rijder.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on
horseback stamped upon it.
His moldy money ! half a dozen riders. J. Fletcher.
7. (Mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
8. (Shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold,
reaching from the keelson to the beame of the lower deck, to
strengthen her frame. Totten.
9. (Naut.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
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.
11. A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drummond.
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.
Riderless
Rid"er*less, a. Having no rider; as, a riderless horse. H. Kingsley.
Ridge
Ridge (?), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G.
r\'9acken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg.
&root;16.]
1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras.
2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range;
any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen ridges of the
Alps." Shak.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct. Milton.
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.
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.
5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the
salient angle of the covered way. Stocqueler.
Ridge
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.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild
boars. Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." Cowper.
Ridgeband
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.
Ridgebone
Ridge"bone` (?), n. The backbone. [Obs.]
Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone. Holland.
Ridgel
Ridg"el (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Ridgelling.
Ridgelet
Ridge"let (?), n. A little ridge.
Ridgeling
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.
Ridgepiece, Ridgeplate
Ridge"piece` (?), Ridge"plate` (?), n. See Ridgepole.
Ridgepole
Ridge"pole` (?), n. (Arch.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof,
into which the rafters are secured.
Ridgerope
Ridge"rope` (?), n. (Naut.) See Life line (a), under Life.
Ridgingly
Ridg"ing*ly (?), adv. So as to form ridges.
Ridgy
Ridg"y (?), a. Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge. "Lifted on
a ridgy wave." Pope.
Ridicle
Rid"i*cle (?), n. Ridicule. [Obs.] Foxe.
Ridicule
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.
[Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made
him the ridicule of his contemporaries. Buckle.
To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a ridicule. Foxe.
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.
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 "derision", which does indeed involve
personal and offensive feelings. Hare.
Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, Yet touched and
shamed by ridicule alone. Pope.
3. Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. [Obs.]
To see the ridicule of this practice. Addison.
Syn. -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; irony; satire;
sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer. -- Ridicule, Derision, Both words imply
disapprobation; but ridicule usually signifies good-natured,
fun-loving opposition without manifest malice, while derision is
commonly bitter and scornful, and sometimes malignant.<-- ridicule is
now usually malicious. RIbbing or kidding is good-natured -->
Ridicule
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.
I 've known the young, who ridiculed his rage. Goldsmith.
Syn. -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; lampoon.
See Deride.
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Ridicule
Rid"i*cule (?), a. [F.] Ridiculous. [Obs.]
This action . . . became so ridicule. Aubrey.
Ridiculer
Rid"i*cu`ler (?), n. One who ridicules.
Ridiculize
Ri*dic"u*lize (?), v. t. To make ridiculous; to ridicule. [Obs.]
Chapman.
Ridiculosity
Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being ridiculous;
ridiculousness; also, something ridiculous. [Archaic] Bailey.
Ridiculous
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.
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.
2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [r.]
[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. Shak.
Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;
preposterous. See Ludicrous. --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
Riding
Rid"ing (?), n. [For thriding, Icel. pr the third part, fr. pri 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 reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the
West, Riding. Blackstone.
Riding
Rid"ing, a.
1. Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk. "One riding
apparitor." Ayliffe.
2. Used for riding on; as, a riding horse.
3. Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a riding
whip; a riding habit; a riding day.
Riding clerk. (a) A clerk who traveled for a commercial house. [Obs.
Eng.] (b) One of the "six clerks" 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.
Riding
Rid"ing, n.
1. The act or state of one who rides.
2. A festival procession. [Obs.]
When there any riding was in Cheap. Chaucer.
3. Same as Ride, n., 3. Sir P. Sidney.
4. A district in charge of an excise officer. [Eng.]
Ridotto
Ri*dot"to (?), n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.] A
favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and
dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. Brande & C.
There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. Walpole.
Ridotto
Ri*dot"to, v. i. To hold ridottos. [R.] J. G. Cooper.
Rie
Rie (?), n. See Rye. [Obs.] Holland. Rie grass. (Bot.) (a) A kind of
wild barley (Hordeum pratense). Dr. Prior. (b) Ray grass. Dr. Prior.
Rief
Rief (?), n. [See Reave.] Robbery. [Obs. or Scot.]
Rietboc
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.
Rife
Rife (?), a. [AS. r\'c6f abundant, or Icel. r\'c6fr munificent; akin
to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.
Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife
and mortal. Arbuthnot.
Even now the tumult of loud mirth Was rife, and perfect in may
listening ear. Milton.
2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.]
What! I am rife a little yet. J. Webster.
-- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n.
Riffle
Rif"fle (?), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.]
(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.
Riffler
Rif"fler (?), n. [See Riffle.] A curved file used in carving wool and
marble.
Riffraff
Riff"raff` (?), n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf.
CF. Raff, and 1st Rifle.] Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of
society. Beau & Fl.
Rifle
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.
Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. Pope.
2. To strip; to rob; to pillage. Piers Plowman.
Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: If not, we'll make
you sit and rifle you. Shak.
3. To raffle. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Rifle
Ri"fle, v. i.
1. To raffle. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. To commit robbery. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Rifle
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.
2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.
3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for
sharpening scythes.
Rifle pit (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.
Rifle
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.
2. To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3.
Riflebird
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e la rgest an d be st kn own sp ecies is Pt iloris
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.
Rifleman
Ri"fle*man (?), n.; pl. Rifleman (. (Mil.) A soldier armed with a
rifle.
Rifler
Ri"fler (?), n. One who rifles; a robber.
Rifling
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. 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.
Rift
Rift (?), obs. p. p. of Rive. Spenser.
Rift
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.
2. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Rift
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.
To dwell these rifted rocks between. Wordsworth.
Rift
Rift, v. i.
1. To burst open; to split. Shak.
Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance. Bacon.
2. To belch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Rifter
Rift"er (?), n. A rafter. [Obs.] Holland.
Rig
Rig (?), n. [See Ridge.] A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]
Rig
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.
2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful
manner; -- commonly followed by out.
Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. L'Estrange.
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.
Rig
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.
2. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.]
Rig
Rig, n [Cf. Wriggle.]
1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
3. A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well
composed. Burke.
To run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something
strange and unbecoming.
He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. Cowper.
Rig
Rig, v. i. To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play
tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways." Chapman.
Rig
Rig, v. t. To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or
Prov.] Tusser. To rig the market (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower
market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]
Rigadoon
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.
Whose dancing dogs in rigadoons excel. Wolcott.
Riga fir
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 OR yellow deal.
It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia.
Rigarion
Ri*ga"rion (?), n. [L. rigatio, fr. rigare to water.] See Irrigation.
[Obs.]
Rigel
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.]
Rigescent
Ri*ges"cent (?), a. [L. rigescens, p. pr. fr. rigescere to grow
stiff.] Growing stiff or numb.
Rigger
Rig"ger (?), n.
1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging
of a ship.
2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.]
Rigging
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. 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.
Riggish
Rig"gish (?), a. Like a rig or wanton. [Obs.] "Riggish and
unmaidenly." Bp. Hall.
Riggle
Rig"gle (?), v. i. See Wriggle.
Riggle
Rig"gle, n. The European lance fish. [Prov. Eng.]
Right
Right (?), 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. &root;115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular,
Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Riyal, Rule.]
1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any
line." Chaucer
2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique;
as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
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.
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right,
and is called right simply without relation to a special end.
Whately.
2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the
right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not
spurious. "His right wife." Chaucer.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested
themselves to be right barbarians. Milton.
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.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well. Shak.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . .
right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." Locke.
7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
The lady has been disappointed on the right side. Spectator.
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.
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand. Longfellow.
NOTE: &hand; In de signating th e banks of a river, right and left
are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing
in the direction of the current's flow.
9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated;
correctly done.
10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a
piece of cloth.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Ri ght is used elliptically for it is right, what you
say is right, true.
"Right," cries his lordship. Pope.
Syn. -- Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful;
true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming.
Right
Right, adv.
1. In a right manner.
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.
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right. Chaucer.
Let thine eyes look right on. Prov. iv. 25.
Right across its track there lay, Down in the water, a long reef of
gold. Tennyson.
3. Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.]
Came he right now to sing a raven's note? Shak.
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.
5. According to any rule of art; correctly.
You with strict discipline instructed right. Roscommon.
6. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly;
exactly; as, to tell a story right. "Right at mine own cost." Chaucer.
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye. Chaucer.
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught. Fairfax.
7. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly;
as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. "He was not right fat".
Chaucer.
For which I should be right sorry. Tyndale.
[I] return those duties back as are right fit. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; In th is se nse no w ch iefly prefixed to titles; as,
right honorable; right reverend.
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.
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NOTE: &hand; Ri ght is us ed in composition with other adverbs, as
upright, downright, forthright, etc.
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.] "We will . . . shut
ourselves up in the office and do the work right off." D. Webster.
Right
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.
Seldom your opinions err; Your eyes are always in the right. Prior.
(c) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice;
uprightness; integrity.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, And well deserved,
had fortune done him right. Dryden.
2. That to which one has a just claim. Specifically: (a) That which
one has a natural claim to exact.
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
Coleridge.
(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.
Born free, he sought his right. Dryden.
Hast thou not right to all created things? Milton.
Men have no right to what is not reasonable. Burke.
(d) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
3. The right side; the side opposite to the left.
Led her to the Souldan's right. Spenser.
4. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members
collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
5. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a
carpet, etc.
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.
He should himself use it by right. Chaucer.
I should have been a woman by right. Shak.
-- Divine right, OR 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.
Right
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.
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.
So just is God, to right the innocent. Shak.
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.
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.
Right
Right, v. i.
1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become
upright.
2. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat,
after careening.
Right-about
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. 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.
Right-angled
Right"-an`gled (?), a. Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a
right-angled triangle.
Righten
Right"en (?), v. t. To do justice to. [Obs.]
Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed. Isa. i. 17.
Righteous
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.
Fearless in his righteous cause. Milton.
Syn. -- Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; honest;
equitable; rightful.
Righteoused
Right"eoused (?), a. Made righteous. [Obs.]
Righteously
Right"eous*ly (?), adv. [AS. rightw\'c6sl\'c6ce.] In a righteous
manner; as, to judge righteously.
Righteousness
Right"eous*ness, n. [AS. rihtw\'c6snes.]
1. The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity;
uprightness; rectitude.
NOTE: &hand; Ri ghteousness, 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.
2. A righteous act, or righteous quality.
All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. Isa. lxiv. 6.
3. The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth right at all
times. Ps. cvi. 3.
4. (Theol.) The state of being right with God; justification; the work
of Christ, which is the ground justification.
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.
Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by
faith alone. Westminster Catechism.
Syn. -- Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice;
rightfulness; integryty; honesty; faithfulness.
Righter
Right"er (?), n. One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses
wrong. Shelton.
Rightful
Right"ful (?), a.
1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.
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.
4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a
rightful inheritance; rightful authority. Syn. -- Just; lawful; true;
honest; equitable; proper.
Rightfully
Right"ful*ly, adv. According to right or justice.
Rightfulness
Right"ful*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and
justice.
2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
We fail of perfect rightfulness. Sir P. Sidney.
Right-hand
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.
2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.
Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man in the troop.
Addison.
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.
Righthanded
Right"*hand`ed, a.
1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.
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.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; --
said of spiral shells. See Illust. of Scalaria.
Right-handed screw, a screw, the threads of which, like those of a
common wood screw, wind spirally in such a direction that screw
advances away from the observer when turned with a right-handed
movement in a fixed nut.
Right-handedness
Right"-hand`ed*ness, n. The state or quality of being right-handed;
hence, skill; dexterity.
Right-hearted
Right"-heart`ed (?), a. Having a right heart or disposition. --
Right"-heart`ed*ness, n.
Rightless
Right"less, a. Destitute of right. Sylvester.
Right-lined
Right"-lined` (?), a. Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a
right-lined angle.
Rightly
Right"ly, adv. [AS. richtlice.]
1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] Shak.
2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral
rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.
3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.
Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. Milton.
4. According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. "I
can not rightly say." Shak.
Thou didst not rightly see. Dryden.
Right-minded
Right"-mind`ed (?), a. Having a right or honest mind. --
Right"-mind`ed*ness, n.
Rightness
Right"ness, n. [AS. richtnes.] . Straightness; as, the rightness of a
line. Bacon.
2. The quality or state of being right; right relation.
The craving for rightness with God. J. C. Shairp.
Right-running
Right"-run`ning (?), a. Straight; direct.
Rightward
Right"ward (?), adv. Toward the right.
Rightward and leftward rise the rocks. Southey.
Right whale
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. 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.
Rightwise
Right"wise` (?), a. Righteous. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Rightwise
Right"wise`, v. t. To make righteous. [Obs.]
Rightwisely
Right"wise`ly, adv. Righteously. [Obs.]
Rightwiseness
Right"wise`ness, n. Righteousness. [Obs.]
In doom and eke in rightwisnesse. Chaucer.
Rigid
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.
Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. Milton.
2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a
rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid
sentence.
The more rigid order of principles in religion and government.
Hawthorne.
Syn. -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact;
severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.
Rigidity
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 from; the amount of resistance with
which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility,
ductility, malleability, and softness.
2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Sir H.
Wotton.
3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] Bp. Burnet. Syn. -- Stiffness;
rigidness; inflexibility.
Rigidly
Rig"id*ly (?), v. In a rigid manner; stiffly.
Rigidness
Rig"id*ness, n. The quality or state of being rigid.
Rigidulous
Ri*gid"u*lous (?), a. [Dim. from rigid.] (Bot.) Somewhat rigid or
stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle.
Riglet
Rig"let (?), n. (Print.) See Reglet.
Rigmarole
Rig"ma*role (?), n. [For ragman roll. See Ragman's roll.] A succession
of confused or nonsencial statements; foolish talk; nonsense.
[Colloq.]
Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call
rigmarole. De Quincey.
Rigmarole
Rig"ma*role, a. Consisting of rigmarole; frovolous; nonsensical;
foolish.
Rigol
Rig"ol (?), n. [OE. also ringol. Cf. Ring.] A circle; hence, a diadem.
[Obs.] Shak.
Rigoll
Rig"oll (?), n. [Corruupted 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. ).
Rigor
Ri"gor (?), n. [L. See Rigor., below.]
1. Rigidity; stiffness.
2. (ed.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a
convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceeding a fever.
Rigor 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°C. -- Rigor 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.
Rigor
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.
The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
2. (Med.) See 1st Rigor, 2.
3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the
storm; the rigors of winter.
4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness;
relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. Denham.
If I shall be condemn'd Upon surmises, . . . I tell you 'T is rigor
and not law. Shak.
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.
6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain,
abstinence, or mortification.
The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor and austerity
of a capuchin. Addison.
7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.]
Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could stay. Spenser.
Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; austerity;
sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.
Rigorism
Rig"or*ism (?), n.
1. Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to
laxity.
2. Severity, as of style, or the like. Jefferson.
Rigorist
Rig"or*ist, n. [Cf. F. rigoriste.] One who is rigorous; -- sometimes
applied to an extreme Jansenist.
Rigorous
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.
He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands.
Shak.
We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous
unity. De Quincey.
2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
3. Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." Spenser. Syn. -- Rigid;
inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict;
exact. -- Rig"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Rig"or*ous*ness, n.
Rigsdaler
Rigs"da`ler (?), n. [Dan. See Rix-dollar.] A Danish coin worth about
fifty-four cents. It was former unit of value in Denmark.
Riksdaler
Riks"da`ler (?), n. [Sw. See Rix-dollar.] A Swedish coin worth about
twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.
Rig-Veda
Rig`-Ve"da (?). See Veda.
Rile
Rile (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.] [See
Roil.]
1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.
2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
NOTE: &hand; In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in
the United States.
Rilievo
Ri*lie"vo (?), n.[It. See Relief.] (Sculp. & Arch.) Same as Relief,
n.,5.
Rill
Rill (?), 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. &root;11.]
1. A very small brook; a streamlet.
2. (Astron.) See Rille.
Rill
Rill, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] Prior.
Rille
Rille (?), n. [G. rille a furrow.] (Astron.) One of certain narrow,
crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the
moon.
Rillet
Rill"et (?), n. A little rill. Burton.
Rily
Ri"ly (?), a. Roily. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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Rim
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.
2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] Shak.
Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. --
Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge. -- Rim lock. See under
Lock.
Rim
Rim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.] To
furnish with a rim; to border.
Rima
Ri"ma (?), n.; pl. Rim\'91 (#). [L.] (Anat.) A narrow and elongated
aperture; a cleft; a fissure.
Rimau dahan
Ri"mau da"han (?). [From the native Oriental name.] (Zo\'94l.) The
clouded tiger cat (Felis marmorata) of Southern Asia and the East
Indies.
Rimbase
Rim"base` (?), n. (Mil.) A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with
the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon.
Rime
Rime (?), n. [L. rima.] A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a
crack. Sir T. Browne.
Rime
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.
The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.
Rime
Rime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Riming.] To
freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime
Rime, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
Rime
Rime, n. Rhyme. See Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor.
NOTE: &hand; Th is spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is
coming into use again.
Rime
Rime, v. i. & t. To rhyme. See Rhyme.
Rimer
Rim"er (?), n. A rhymer; a versifier.
Rimer
Rim"er, n. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
Rimey
Rim"ey (?), v. t. [Cf. OF. rimoier. See Ryime.] To compose in rhyme;
to versify. [Obs.]
[Lays] rimeyed in their first Breton tongue. Chaucer.
Rimmer
Rim"mer (?), n. An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the
rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer. Knight.
Rimose
Ri*mose" (?), a. [L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F. rimeux.]
1. Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Having long and nearly parallel clefts or chinks, like
those in the bark of trees.
Rimosely
Ri*mose"ly, adv. In a rimose manner.
Rimosity
Ri*mos"i*ty (?), n. State of being rimose.
Rimous
Rim"ous (?), a. Rimose.
Rimple
Rim"ple (?), n. [AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.] A fold or
wrinkle. See Rumple.
Rimple
Rim"ple, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rimpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rimpling (?).] To rumple; to wrinkle.
Rimy
Rim"y (?), a. Abounding with rime; frosty.
Rind
Rind (?), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin 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.
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms,
although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton.
Sweetest nurind. Shak.
Rind
Rind, v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]
Rinderpest
Rin"der*pest (?), 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.
Rindle
Rin"dle (?), n. [AS. rynele. &root;11. See Run.] A small water course
or gutter. Ash.
Rindless
Rind"less (?), a. Destitute of a rind.
Rindy
Rind"y (?), a. Having a rind or skin. Ash.
Rine
Rine (?), n. See Rind. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rined
Rined (?), a. Having a rind [Obs.] Milton.
Rinforzando
Rin`for*zan"do (?), a. [It., fr. rinfor to re\'89nforce, strengthen.]
(Mus.) Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden
increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando.
Ring
Ring (?), v. t. [imp. Rang (?) or Rung (; p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ringing.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe,
OD. ringhen, ringkelen. &root;19.]
1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as,
to ring a bell.
2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's
yawning peal. Shak.
3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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 in OR out, 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.
Ring
Ring, v. i.
1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic
one.
Now ringen trompes loud and clarion. Chaucer.
Why ring not out the bells? Shak.
2. To practice making music with bells. Holder.
3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a
With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. Pope.
The hall with harp and carol rang. Tennyson.
My ears still ring with noise. Dryden.
4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.
The assertion is still ringing in our ears. Burke.
5. To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his
fame.
Ring
Ring, n.
1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of
a bell.
2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued,
repeated, or reverberated.
The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. Bacon
3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world. Fuller.
Ring
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.
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.
Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. Chaucer.
The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. Shak.
3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are
performed; an arena.
Place me. O, place me in the dusty ring, Where youthful charioteers
contened for glory. E. Smith.
4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively,
prize fighting. "The road was an institution, the ring was an
institution." Thackeray.
5. A circular group of persons.
And hears the Muses in a Aye round about Jove's alter sing. Milton.
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.
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.
8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases
of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish
purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain
contracts, etc.
The ruling ring at Constantinople. E. A. Freeman.
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, OR 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.
Ring
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. "Ring
these fingers." Shak.
2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle;
as, to ring branches or roots.
3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's
snout.
Ring
Ring, v. i. (Falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
Ringbill
Ring"bill` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called
also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup.
Ringbird
Ring"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The reed bunting. It has a collar of
white feathers. Called also ring bunting.
Ringbolt
Ring"bolt` (?), n. An eyebolt having a ring through the eye.
Ringbone
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.
Ringdove
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.
Ringed
Ringed (?), a.
1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.
2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. "A ringed wife."
Tennyson.
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.
Ringent
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.
Ringer
Ring"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on
bells.
2. (Mining) A crowbar. Simmonds.
Ringer
Ring"er (?), n. (Horse Racing) A horse that is not entitled to take
part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it.
Ringhead
Ring"head` (?), n. (Cloth Manuf.) An instrument used for stretching
woolen cloth.
Ringing
Ring"ing, a & n. from Ring, v. Ringing engine, a simple form of pile
driver in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.
Ringingly
Ring"ing*ly, adv. In a ringing manner.
Ringleader
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.
A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance.
Barrow.
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.
The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and imprisoned.
Macaulay.
Ringglestone
Ring"gle*stone` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ringed dotterel, or ring
plover. [Prov.Eng.]
Ringlet
Ring"let (?), n. [Ring + -let.]
1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.
You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets
make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak.
2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair.
[Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved. Milton.
Ringman
Ring"man (?), n.; pl. Ringmen (. The ring finger. [Obs.] Ascham
Ringmaster
Ring"mas`ter (?), n. One in charge of the performances (as of horses)
within the ring in a circus.
Ringneck
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The ring-necked duck.
Ring-necked
Ring"-necked` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a well defined ring of color
around the neck. 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.
Ringsail
Ring"sail` (?), n. (Naut.) See Ringtail,2.
Ringstraked
Ring"straked` (?), a. Ring-streaked.
Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. Gen. xxx. 39.
Ring-streaked
Ring"-streaked` (?), a. Having circular streaks or lines on the body;
as, ring-streaked goats.
Ringtail
Ring"tail` (?), n.
1. (Zo\'94l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail,
as the hen harrier.
2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a
boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.
Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a
ringtail.
Ring-tailed
Ring"-tailed` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the tail crossed by
conspicuous bands of color. Ring-tailed cat (Zo\'94l.), the cacomixle.
-- Ring-tailed eagle (Zo\'94l.), a young golden eagle.
Ringtoss
Ring"toss` (?), n. A game in which the object is to toss a ring so
that it will catch upon an upright stick.
Ringworm
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 -->
Rink
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.
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.
Rinker
Rink"er, n. One who skates at a rink. [Colloq.]
Rinking
Rink"ing, n. Skating in a rink. [Colloq.]
Rinse
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.
2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to
hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like a glass did break i' the
rinsing." Shak.
Rinse
Rinse, n. The act of rinsing.
Rinser
Rins"er (?), n. One who, or that which, rinses.
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Riot
Ri"ot (?), n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.]
1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
His headstrong riot hath no curb. Shak.
2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity;
revelry.
Venus loveth riot and dispense. Chaucer.
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. Pope.
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.
To run riot, to act wantonly or without restraint.
Riot
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.
Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and
neglects the law. Daniel.
No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows. Pope.
2. (Law) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See
Riot, n., 3. Johnson.
Riot
Ri"ot, v. t. To spend or pass in riot.
[He] had rioted his life out. Tennyson.
Rioter
Ri"ot*er (?), n.
1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. Chaucer.
2. (Law) One who engages in a riot. See Riot, n., 3.
Riotise
Ri"ot*ise (?), n. Excess; tumult; revelry. [Obs.]
His life he led in lawless riotise. Spenser.
Riotour
Ri"ot*our (-&oomac;r), n. A rioter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Riotous
Ri"ot*ous (?), a. [OF. rioteux.]
1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.
The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and
there wasted his substance with riotous living. Luke xv. 13.
2. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts;
seditious. -- Ri"ot*ous*ly, adv. -- Ri"ot*ous*ness, n.
Riotry
Ri"ot*ry (?), n. The act or practice of rioting; riot. "Electioneering
riotry." Walpole.
Rip
Rip (?), n. [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to E. corb.
Cf. Ripier.] A wicker fish basket.
Rip
Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ripped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ripping.] [Cf.
AS. r&ymac;pan, 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.
2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.
He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart. Granville.
3. To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search
to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up.
They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the
rebellion. Clarendon.
For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a
common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely. Milton.
4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.
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.
Rip
Rip, n.
1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place
torn; laceration.
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.]
3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or
currents.
Riparian
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.
Riparious
Ri*pa"ri*ous (?), a. [L. riparius.] Growing along the banks of rivers;
riparian.
Ripe
Ripe (?), n. [L. ripa.] The bank of a river. [Obs.]
Ripe
Ripe (?), a. [Compar. Riper (?); 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.
So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Into thy
mother's lap. Milton.
2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese;
ripe wine.
3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected;
consummate. "Ripe courage." Chaucer.
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. Shak.
4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores,
tumors, etc.
5. Ready for action or effect; prepared.
While things were just ripe for a war. Addison.
I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. Burke.
6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
Those happy smilets, That played on her ripe lip. Shak.
7. Intoxicated. [Obs.] "Reeling ripe." Shak. Syn. -- Mature; complete;
finished. See Mature.
Ripe
Ripe, v. i. [AS. r\'c6pian.] To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.]
Ripe
Ripe, v. t. To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] Shak.
Ripely
Ripe"ly, adv. Maturely; at the fit time. Shak.
Ripen
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.
2. To approach or come to perfection.
Ripen
Rip"en, v. t.
1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the
corn.
2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen
the judgment.
When faith and love, which parted from thee never, Had ripined thy
iust soul to dwell with God. Milton.
Ripeness
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.
Time, which made them their fame outlive, To Cowley scarce did
ripeness give. Denham.
Ripidolite
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. <-- sic. note use of "alumina", not "aluminia". Spelling
must have been changing about 1890 -->
Ripienist
Ri*pi*e"nist (?), n. (Mus.) A player in the ripieno portion of an
orchestra. See Ripieno.
Ripieno
Ri*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.
Ripler, Ripper
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.]
But what's the action we are for now ? Robbing a ripper of his
fish. Beau & Fl.
Ripost
Ri*post" (?), n. [F. riposte.]
1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. J. Morley.
Ripper
Rip"per (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.]
Ripple
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.
Ripple
Rip"ple, v. t.
1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a
ripple.
2. Hence, to scratch or tear. Holland.
Ripple
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.
2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or
the breaking of ripples on the shore.
Ripple
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.
Ripple
Rip"ple, n.
1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water;
little curling waves.
2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little
waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
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.
Riple-marked
Rip"le-marked` (?), a.HAving ripple marks.
Ripplet
Rip"plet (?), n. A small ripple.
Ripplingly
Rip"pling*ly (?), adv. In a rippling manner.
Ripply
Rip"ply (?), a. Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling
the sound of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove.
Keats.
Riprap
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.
Riprap
Rip"rap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riprapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Riprapping.] To form a riprap in or upon.
Ripsaw
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 fiber; -- called also ripping saw.
Riptowel
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.]
Ris
Ris (?), n. [AS. hr\'c6s; akin to D. rils, G. reis, OHG. hr\'c6s.] A
bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.]
As white as is the blossom upon the ris. Chaucer.
Rise
Rise (?), v. i. [imp. Rose (?); 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. (b) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in
air, cork in water, and the like. (c) To move upward under the
influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air. (d) To
grow upward; to attain a certain heght; as, this elm rises to the
height of seventy feet. (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. (f) To become erect; to assume an upright
position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall. (g) To leave one's
bed; to arise; as, to rise early.
He that would thrive, must rise by five. Old Proverb.
(h) To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea.
(i) To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this
direction. "A rising ground." Dryden. (j) To retire; to give up a
siege.
He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. Knolles.
(k) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become
light, as dough, and the like.
2. To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: -- (a) To
appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. "He
maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good." Matt. v. 45. (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. (c) To become perceptible to other senses than
sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower. (d) To
have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes
or springs.
A scepter shall rise out of Israel. Num. xxiv. 17.
Honor and shame from no condition rise. Pope.
3. To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax.
Specifically: -- (a) To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or
a storm, and hence, of passion. "High winde . . . began to rise, high
passions -- anger, hate." Milton. (b) To become of higher value; to
increase in price.
Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce. Locke.
(c) To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the
like. (d) To increase in intensity; -- said of heat. (e) To become
louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. (f) To increase in amount;
to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
4. In various figurative senses. Specifically: -- (a) To become
excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection.
Milton.
No more shall nation against nation rise. Pope.
(b) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel;
to succeed.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. Shak.
(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. (d) To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative
natures. Spectator.
(e) To come; to offer itself.
There chanced to the prince's hand to rise An ancient book.
Spenser.
5. To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
But now is Christ risen from the dead. 1. Cor. xv. 20.
6. To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee
rose after agreeing to the report.
It was near nine . . . before the House rose. Macaulay.
7. To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a
tone or semitone.
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.
Syn. -- To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. -- Rise, Appreciate.
Some in America use the word appreciate for "rise in value;" 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.
Rise
Rise (?), n.
1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
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.
3. Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on
a rise of land. [Colloq.]
4. Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.
All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart. R. Nelson.
5. Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a
planet. Shak.
6. Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank,
property, fame, and the like.
The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a
Spanish war. Sir W. Temple.
7. Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
The ordinary rises and falls of the voice. Bacon.
8. Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise
of a tone or semitone.
9. The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of
the water.
Risen
Ris"en (?).
1. p. p. & a. from Rise. "Her risen Son and Lord." Keble.
2. Obs. imp. pl. of Rise. Chaucer.
Riser
Ris"er (?), n.
1. One who rises; as, an early riser.
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.
3. (Mining) A shaft excavated from below upward.
4. (Founding) A feed head. See under Feed, n.
Rish
Rish (?), n. A rush (the plant). [Obs.] Chaucer.
Risibility
Ris`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [CF. F. risibilit\'82.] The quality of being
risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species.
A strong and obvious disposition to risibility. Sir W. Scott.
Risible
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.
Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of
man that he is risible. Dr. H. More.
2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "Risible
absurdities." Johnson.
I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance. Sir W. Scott.
3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.
NOTE: &hand; Ri sible is so metimes 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.
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.
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--Ris"i*ble*ness(#), n. -- Ris"i*bly, adv.
Rising
Ris"ing (?), a.
1. Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward
direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising
moon.
2. Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a
rising character.
Among the rising theologians of Germany. Hare.
3. Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life;
as, the rising generation.
Rising
Ris"ing, prep. More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising
six years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.]
Rising
Ris"ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. Lev. xiii. 10.
Rising main (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine
is delivered to an elevated reservoir.
Risk
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.
The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has
shaken very strong nerves. Macaulay.
2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. Syn. -- Danger;
hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.
Risk
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.
2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. Syn. -- To
hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.
Risker
Risk"er (?), n. One who risks or hazards. Hudibras.
Riskful
Risk"ful (?), a. Risky. [R.] Geddes.
Risky
Risk"y (?), a. Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. "A risky
matter." W. Collins.
Generalization are always risky. Lowell.
Risorial
Ri*so"ri*al (?), a.[L. ridere, risum, to laugh.] Pertaining to, or
producing, laughter; as, the risorial muscles.
Risotto
Ri*sot"to (?), n. [It.] A kind of pottage.
Risse
Risse (?), obs. imp. of Rise. B. Jonson.
Rissoid
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.
Rissole
Ris`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.
Rist
Rist (?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth.
Chaucer.
Rit
Rit (?), obs. 3d pers. ssing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth.
Chaucer.
Ritardando
Ri`tar*dan"do (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Retarding; -- a direction for
slower time; rallentado.
Rite
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.
He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms of
ecclesiastical polity. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.
Ritenuto
Ri`te*nu"to (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Held back; holding back; ritardando.
Ritornelle, Ritornello
Rit`or*nelle" (?), Ri`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.
Ritratto
Ri*trat"to (?), n.[It.] A picture. Sterne.
Ritual
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.
Ritual
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.
2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the
ritual of the freemasons.
3. A book containing the rites to be observed.
Ritualism
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.
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.
Ritualist
Rit"u*al*ist (?), n. [CF. F. ritualiste.] One skilled un, or attached
to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.
Ritualistic
Rit`u*al*is"tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a
ritual; adhering to ritualism.
Ritually
Rit"u*al*ly, adv. By rites, or by a particular rite.
Rivage
Riv"age (?), n. [F., fr. L. ripa bank, shore.]
1. A bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] Spenser.
From the green rivage many a fall Of diamond rillets musical.
Tennyson.
2. (O.Eng.Law) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on
certain rivers.
Rival
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.]
If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid
them make haste. Shak.
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.
NOTE: &hand; "R ivals, 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."
Trench. Syn. -- Competitor; emulator; antagonist.
Rival
Ri"val, a. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in
competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or
pretensions.
The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival
confederacies of statesmen. Macaulay.
Rival
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.
2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
To rival thunder in its rapid course. Dryden.
Rival
Ri"val, v. i. To be in rivalry. [Obs.] Shak.
Rivaless
Ri"val*ess, n. A female rival. [Obs.] Richardson.
Rivality
Ri*val"i*ty (?), n. [L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalit\'82.]
1. Rivalry; competition. [Obs.]
2. Equality, as of right or rank. [Obs.] hak.
Rivalry
Ri"val*ry (?), n.; pl. Rivalries (. The act of rivaling, or the state
of being a rival; a competition. "Keen contention and eager
rivalries." Jeffrey. Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation.
Rivalship
Ri"val*ship, n. Rivalry. [R.] B. Jonson.
Rive
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.
I shall ryve him through the sides twain. Chaucer.
The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. Shak.
Brutus hath rived my heart. Shak.
Rive
Rive, v. i. To be split or rent asunder.
Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. Woodward.
Rive
Rive, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]
Rivel
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.
"Riveled parchments." Walpole.
Rivel
Riv"el, n. A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] Holland.
Riven
Riv"en (?), p. p. & a. from Rive.
River
Riv"er (?), n. One who rives or splits.
River
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.
Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to
drink as they flow. Macaulay.
2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood;
rivers of oil.
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&oe;rus. 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.
River
Riv"er (?), v. i. To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at
river fowl. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Rivered
Riv"ered (?), a. Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
Riveret
Riv"er*et (?), n. A rivulet. [Obs.] Drayton.
Riverhood
Riv"er*hood (?), n. The quality or state of being a river. "Useful
riverhood." H. Miller.
Riverling
Riv"er*ling (?), n. A rivulet. [R.] Sylvester.
Riverside
Riv"er*side` (?), n. The side or bank of a river.
Rivery
Riv"er*y (?), a. Having rivers; as, a rivery country. Drayton.
Rivet
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.
With busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak.
Rivet joint, OR Riveted joint, a joint between two or more pieces
secured by rivets.
Rivet
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.
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.
3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to
rivet friendship or affection.
Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers! Congreve.
Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. Sir W. Scott.
Riveter
Riv"et*er (?), n. One who rivets.
Riveting
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.
2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. Tomlinsin.
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. <-- riveting, adj. causing to be fixed or
immobilized, usu. figurative; as, riveting debate. -->
Rivose
Ri*vose" (?), a. [From L. rivus a brook, channel.] Marked with sinuate
and irregular furrows.
Rivulet
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.
By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton.
Rixation
Rix*a"tion (?), n. [L. rixari, p. p. rixatus, to brawl, fr. rixa a
quarrel.] A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.]
Rixatrix
Rix*a"trix (?), n. [L.] (Old Eng. Law) A scolding or quarrelsome
woman; a scold. Burrill.
Rixdaler
Rix"da`ler (?), n. A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00.
Rix-dollar
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.
NOTE: &hand; Mo st of th ese pi eces are now no longer coined, but
some remain in circulation.
Rizzar
Riz"zar (?), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To dry in the sun; as,
rizzared haddock. [Scot.]
Roach
Roach (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A cockroach.
Roach
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.
2. (Naut.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent
chafing, or to secure a better fit.
As sound as a roach [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a
rock], perfectly sound.
Roach
Roach, v. t.
1. To cause to arch.
2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand
upright.
Roach-backed
Roach"-backed` (?), a. Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a
horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve.
Road
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.]
With easy roads he came to Leicester. Shak.
2. An inroad; an invasion; a raid. [Obs.] Spenser.
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.
The most villainous house in all the London road. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd is generally applied to highways, and as a
generic term it includes highway, street, and lane.
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.
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Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners, For we be come unto a
quiet rode [road]. Spenser.
On, OR Upon, the road, traveling or passing over a road; coming or
going; on the way.
My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. Cowper.
-- Road agent, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the
unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism.
[Western U.S.]
The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly called. The
century.
-- Road book, a quidebook 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. Syn. -- Way; highway;
street; lane; pathway; route; passage; course. See Way.
Roadbed
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.
Roadless
Road"less, a. Destitute of roads.
Roadmaker
Road"mak`er (?), n. One who makes roads.
Roadside
Road"side`, n. Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road or
highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively.
Roadstead
Road"stead (?), n. [Road,4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore.
Same as Road, 4.
Moored in the neighboring roadstead. Longfellow.
Roadster
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.
2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road, or is
suitable for use on ordinary roads.
A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster. Thackeray.
3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the
racing track.
4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]
5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds
across country. [Eng. Slang.]
Roadway
Road"way` (?), n. A road; especially, the part traveled by carriages.
Shak.
Roam
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.
He roameth to the carpenter's house. Chaucer.
Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. Shak.
Syn. -- To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.
Roam
Roam, v. t. To range or wander over.
And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.
Roam
Roam, n. The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his
roam o'er hill amd dale. Milton.
Roamer
Roam"er (?), n. One who roams; a wanderer.
Roan
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.
Give my roan a drench. Shak.
2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.
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.
Roan
Roan, n.
1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color.
2. A roan horse.
3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from
sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
DeColange.
Roan tree. (Bot.) See Rowan tree.
Roar
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.
&root;112.]
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.
Roaring bulls he would him make to tame. Spenser.
(b) To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.
Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief Roared out for
anguish, and indulged his grief. Dryden.
He scorned to roar under the impressions of a finite anger. South.
2. To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles,
a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.
The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar. Milton.
How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar. Gay.
3. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance. Bp. Burnet.
4. To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his
jokes.
5. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain
disease. See Roaring, 2.
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. "Two roaring boys of Rome, that made all
split." Beau & Fl. -- Roaring forties (Naut.), a sailor's name for the
stormy tract of ocean between 40° and 50° north latitude.
Roar
Roar, v. t. To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
This last action will roar thy infamy. Ford.
Roar
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.
Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening roar! Byron.
(d) A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.
Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter.
Macaulay.
Roarer
Roar"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, roars. Specifically: (a) A riotous fellow;
a roaring boy.
A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses. Massinger.
(b) (Far.) A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The barn owl. [Prov.Eng.]
Roaring
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.
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.
Roaringly
Roar"ing*ly, adv. In a roaring manner.
Roast
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&omac;sten, G. r\'94sten, fr. OHG. r&omac;st, r&omac;sta, 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.
2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to
roast a potato in ashes.
In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be
discerned. BAcon.
3. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast
chestnuts, or peanuts.
4. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "Roasted in
wrath and fire." Shak.
5. (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.
6. To banter severely. [Colloq.] Atterbury.
Roast
Roast, v. i.
1. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an
oven.
He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry. Chaucer.
2. To undergo the process of being roasted.
Roast
Roast, n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been
roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.
A fat swan loved he best of any roost [roast]. Chaucer.
To rule the roast, to be at the head of affairs. "The new-made duke
that rules the roast."<-- = to rule the roost! --> Shak.
Roast
Roast, a. [For roasted.] Roasted; as, roast beef.
Roaster
Roast"er (?), n.
1. One who roasts meat.
2. A contrivance for roasting.
3. A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.
Roasting
Roast"ing, a. & n., from Roast, v. 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.
Rob
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.]
Rob
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. &root;114. See Reave,and cf. Robe.]
1. To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to
plunder; to pillage; to steal from.
Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads,
or maple dish? Milton.
He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know it,
and he's not robbed at all. Shak.
To be executed for robbing a church. Shak.
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.
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.
I never robbed the soldiers of their pay. Shak.
Rob
Rob, v. i. To take that which belongs to another, without right or
permission, esp. by violence.
I am accursed to rob in that thief's company. Shak.
Roband
Rob"and (?), n. (Naut.) See Roperand.
Robber
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.
Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.
Syn. -- Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler;
brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A
purse crab. (b) Any hermit crab. -- Robber fly. (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Hornet fly, under Hornet. -- Robber gull (Zo\'94l.), a jager gull.
Robbery
Rob"ber*y (?), n.; pl. Robberies (#). [OF. roberie.]
1. The act or practice of robbing; theft.
Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal
themselves. Shak.
2. (Law) The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.
NOTE: &hand; Ro bbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it
is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is committed by
stealth, or privately.
Syn. -- Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; despoilment;
plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny; freebooting; piracy.
Robbin
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.
Robbin
Rob"bin, n. (Naut.) See Ropeband.
Robe
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.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred
gowns hide all. Shak.
2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with
the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.]
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.
Robe
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.
The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. Pope.
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.
Robe-de-chambre
Robe`-de-cham"bre (?), n. [F., lit., a chamber gown.] A dressing gown,
or morning gown.
Roberdsman, Robertsman
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.
Robert
Rob"ert (?), n. (Bot.) See Herb Robert, under Herb.
Robin
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. 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.
Robinet
Rob"i*net (?), n.
1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The chaffinch; -- called also roberd. (b) The
European robin.
2. A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
Robing
Rob"ing (?), n. The act of putting on a robe. Robing room, a room
where official robes are put on, as by judges, etc.
Robin Goodfellow
Rob"in Good"fel`low (?). A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck. Shak.
Robinia
Ro**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).
Roborant
Rob"o*rant (?), a. [L. roborans, p. pr. See Roborate.] Strengthening.
-- n. (Med.) A strengthening medicine; a tonic.
Roborate
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.
Roboration
Rob`o*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. roboratio.] The act of strengthening.
[Obs.] Coles.
Roborean, Roboreous
Ro*bo"re*an (?), Ro*bo"re*ous (?), a. [L. roboreus.] Made of oak.
[Obs.]
Robust
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.
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2. Violent; rough; rude.
While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust.
Thomson.
3. Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment. Locke. 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. "Robust, tough sinews bred to toil." Cowper.
Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong, That nothing may
sustain his furious force. Spenser.
Robustious
Ro*bus"tious (?), a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or
Humorous] W. Irving.
In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious
manner. Milton.
-- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.
Robustly
Ro*bust"ly, adv. In a robust manner.
Robustness
Ro*bust"ness, n. The quality or state of being robust.
Roc
Roc (?), n. [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.] A monstrous
bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also rock, and rukh.] Brande & C.
Rocambole
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.
Roccellic
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.
Roccellin
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.
Roche
Roche (?), n. [See Rock.] Rock. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Roche alum
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.
Rochelime
Roche"lime` (?), n. [F. roche rock + E. lime.] Lime in the lump after
it is burned; quicklime. [Eng.]
Rochelle
Ro*chelle" (?), n. A seaport town in France. 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.
Roche moutonn\'82e
Roche" mou`ton`n\'82e" (?). [F., sheep-shaped rock.] (Geol.) See
Sheepback.
Rochet
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.
They see no difference between an idler with a hat and national
cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a rochet. Burke.
2. A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Rochet
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.
Roching cask
Roch"ing cask` (?). [Probably from F. roche a rock.] A tank in which
alum is crystallized from a solution.
Rock
Rock (?), n. See Roc.
Rock
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.
Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread By grisly Lachesis
was spun with pain, That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid. Spenser.
Rock
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.
Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon
as I. Sir W. Scott.
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.
3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a
refuge.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. 2 Sam. xxii. 2.
4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the
wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
5. (Zo\'94l.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is fr equently us ed in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed,
rock-roofed, and the like.
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.
Rock
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.
A rising earthquake rocked the ground. Dryden.
2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to
still; to quiet. "Sleep rock thy brain." Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Ro ck di ffers fr om 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.
Rock
Rock, v. i.
1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated;
to reel; to totter.
The rocking town Supplants their footsteps. J. Philips .
2. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock
in a rocking-chair.
Rockaway
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.
Rockelay, Rocklay
Rock"e*lay (?), Rock"lay (?), n. See Rokelay. [Scot.]
Rocker
Rock"er, n.
1. One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor, some thirty
years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy. Fuller.
2. One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle,
chair, etc., rocks.
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.
4. A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
5. A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
6. A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the
rocker of a cradle.
7. (Mach.) Same as Rock shaft.
Rocker arm (Mach.), an arm borne by a rock shaft. <-- To be off one's
rocker, to be insane. -->
Rockered
Rock"ered (?), a. (Naut.) Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered
keel.
Rockery
Rock"er*y (?), n. (Gardening) A mound formed of fragments of rock,
earth, etc., and set with plants.
Rocket
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.
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).
Rocket
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.
2. A blunt lance head used in the joust. <-- 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 rockets 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. -->
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.
Rocket
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.]
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. H. R. Haggard.
Rocketer
Rock"et*er (?), n. (Sporting) A bird, especially a pheasant, which,
being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.]
Rockfish
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.
NOTE: &hand; The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
Rockiness
Rock"i*ness (?), n. [From Rocky.] The state or quality of being rocky.
Rocking
Rock"ing, a. Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement;
used for rocking. Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft.
Rocking-chair
Rock"ing-chair` (?), n. A chair mounted on rockers, in which one may
rock.
Rocking-horse
Rock"ing-horse` (?), n. The figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers,
for children to ride.
Rocking-stone
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.
Rockless
Rock"less, a. Being without rocks. Dryden.
Rockling
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.
Rockrose
Rock"rose` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to any species of the genus
Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the
European H. vulgare and the American frostweed, H. Canadense. Cretan
rockrose, a related shrub (Cistus Creticus), one of the plants
yielding the fragrant gum called ladanum.
Rock shaft
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.
Rock staff
Rock" staff` (?). [Cf. Rock, v. i.] An oscillating bar in a machine,
as the lever of the bellows of a forge.
Rocksucker
Rock"suck`er (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A lamprey.
Rockweed
Rock"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed
rocks, especially Fucus.
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Rockwood
Rock"wood` (?), n. (Min.) Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil wood.
Rockwork
Rock"work` (?), n.
1. (Arch.) Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
2. (Gardening) A rockery.
Rocky
Rock"y (?), a.
1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky
mountain; a rocky shore.
2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. Milton.
3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate;
as, a rocky bosom. Shak.
Rocky Mountain locust (Zo\'94l.), the Western locust, or grasshopper.
See Grasshopper. -- Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zo\'94l.) See Bighorn.
Rocoa
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.
Rococo
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.
Rococo
Ro*co"co, a. Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo;
florid; fantastic.
Rod
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.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son. Prov. xiii. 24.
(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power;
authority; tyranny; oppression. "The rod, and bird of peace." 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.
2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called
also perch, and pole.
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.
Roddy
Rod"dy (?), a. Full of rods or twigs.
Roddy
Rod"dy, a. Ruddy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rode
Rode (?), n. [See Rud.] Redness; complexion. [Obs.] "His rode was
red." Chaucer.
Rode
Rode, imp. of Ride.
Rode
Rode, n. See Rood, the cross. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rodent
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Gnawing. (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.
Rodent
Ro"dent, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Rodentia.
Rodentia
Ro*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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e in cisor te eth ar e lo ng, cu rved, and strongly
enameled on the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a
persistent pulp and grow continuously.
Rodeo
Ro*de"o (?), n. [SP., a going round.] A round-up. See Round-up.
[Western U.S.]
Rodge
Rodge (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The gadwall. [Prov.Eng.]
Rodomel
Rod"o*mel (?), n. [Gr. Juice of roses mixed with honey. Simmonds.
Rodomont
Rod"o*mont (?), n. [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr. Rodomonte,
Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the "Orlando Furioso" of Ariosto, and
the "Orlando Innamorato" 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.
Rodomont
Rod"o*mont, a. Bragging; vainly boasting.
Rodomontade
Rod`o*mon*tade" (?), n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]
Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so
irrational nor impossible. Dryden.
Rodomontade
Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
Rodomontadist
Rod`o*mon*tad"ist (?), n. One who boasts.
Rodomontado
Rod`o*mon*ta"do (?), n. Rodomontade.
Rodomontador
Rod`o*mon*ta"dor (?), n. A rodomontadist.
Rodsman
Rods"man (?), n.; pl. Rodsmen (. One who carries and holds a leveling
staff, or rod, in a surveying party. G. W. Cable.
Rody
Ro"dy (?), a. Ruddy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Roe
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.
Roe
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.
2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in
mahogany.
Roebuck
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.
Roed
Roed (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Filled with roe.
Roedeer
Roe"deer` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The roebuck.
Roestone
Roe"stone` (?), n. (Min.) Same as O\'94lite.
Rogation
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.
2. (Eccl.) Litany; supplication.
He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. Hooker.
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.
Rogatory
Rog"a*to*ry (?), a. [See Rogation.] Seeking information; authorized to
examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission.
Woolsey.
Rogue
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e phrase 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.
2. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat.
The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. Pope.
3. One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used
as a term of endearment.
Ah, you sweet little rogue, you! Shak.
4. An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone,
in which state it is very savage.
5. (Hort.) A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some choice
variety.
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.
Rogue
Rogue, v. i. To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Rogue
Rogue, v. t.
1. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry. [Obs.]
Cudworth.
2. (Hort.) To destroy (plants that do not come up to a required
standard).
Roguery
Rogu"er*y (?), n.
1. The life of a vargant. [Obs.]
2. The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud;
dishonest practices.
'Tis no scandal grown, For debt and roguery to quit the town.
Dryden.
3. Arch tricks; mischievousness.
Rogueship
Rogue"ship (?), n. The quality or state of being a rogue. [Jocose]
"Your rogueship." Dryden.
Roguish
Rogu"ish, a.
1. Vagrant. [Obs.] Spenser.
His roguish madness Allows itself to anything. Shak.
2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.
The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most roguish cast.
Dryden.
-- Rogu"ish*ly, adv. -- Rogu"ish*ness, n.
Roguy
Rogu"y (?), a. Roguish. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Rohob
Ro"hob (?), n. An inspissated juice. See Rob.
Roial
Roi"al (?), a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Roil
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.
2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the
passion of resentment in; to perplex.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [Judge
Jeffreys] exceedingly. R. North.
NOTE: &hand; Pr ovincial in En gland an d colloquial in the United
States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.
Roil
Roil, v. i.
1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]
2. To romp. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.
Roily
Roil"y (?), a. Turbid; as, roily water.
Roin
Roin (?), v. t. See Royne. [Obs.]
Roin
Roin, n. [F. rogne. See Roynish.] A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot.
[Obs.]
Roinish
Roin"ish, a. See Roynish. [Obs.]
Roint
Roint (?), interj. See Aroint.
Roist
Roist (?), v. i. See Roister.
Roister
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.
I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious
nobles of the Greeks. Shak.
Roister
Roist"er (?), n. See Roisterer.
Roisterer
Roist"er*er (?), n. A blustering, turbulent fellow.
If two roisterers met, they cocked their hats in each other faces.
Macaulay.
Roisterly
Roist"er*ly, a. Blustering; violent. [R.]
Roisterly
Roist"er*ly, adv. In a roistering manner. [R.]
Rokambole
Rok"am*bole (?), n. See Rocambole.
Roke
Roke (?), n. [See Reek.]
1. Mist; smoke; damp [Prov.Eng.] [Written also roak, rook, and rouk.]
2. A vein of ore. [Pov.Eng.] Halliwell.
Rokeage, Rokee
Roke"age (?), Rok"ee (?), n. [Cf. Nocake.] Parched Indian corn,
pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage. [Local, U.S.]
Rokelay
Rok"e*lay (?), n. [Cf. Roquelaure.] A short cloak. [Written also
rockelay, rocklay, etc.] [Scot.]
Roky
Rok"y (?), a. [See Roke.] Misty; foggy; cloudy. [Prov. Eng.] Ray.
R\'93le
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. 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.
Roll
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.
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.
3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often
with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a
river rolls its waters to the ocean.
The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe. J. A.
Symonds.
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.
Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. Tennyson.
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.
7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or
small wheels.
8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll
upon.
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.
10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down The beauty of these
florins new and bright. Chaucer.
<-- 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. --> 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.]
Roll
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.
And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which
rolls, and rolls, and rolls. Shak.
2. To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street. "The
rolling chair." Dryden.
3. To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls
unevenly; the snow rolls well.
4. To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a
precipice.
5. To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a
revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
6. To turn; to move circularly.
And his red eyeballs roll with living fire. Dryden.
7. To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
What different sorrows did within thee roll. Prior.
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.
Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled. Pope.
9. To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow;
as, a horse rolls.
10. To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.
11. To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be
distinguished by the ear.
12. To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.
To roll about, to gad abroad. [Obs.]
Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about. Chaucer.
Roll
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.
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.
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.
Busy angels spread The lasting roll, recording what we say. Prior.
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(b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also,
a catalogue; a list.
The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and
transactions in Parliament, are extant. Sir M. Hale.
The roll and list of that army doth remain. Sir J. Davies.
(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.
4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or
doubled upon itself.
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.
6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of
thunder.
7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to
be distinguished by the ear.
8. Part; office; duty; r\'93le. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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. Syn. -- List;
schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See List.
Rollable
Roll"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being rolled.
Roller
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.
2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in
surgery.
3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a
coast, sometimes in calm weather.
4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder;
-- called also roller towel.
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.
6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of
a man.
7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
8. (Zo\'94l.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller.
see Tortrix.
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 "tumbling" in flight.
NOTE: &hand; Ma ny of th e sp ecies ar e br illiantly colored. The
common European species (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.
10. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family
Tortricid\'91.
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 -->
Roley
Rol"ey (?), n. [Probably fr. roll.] A small wagon used for the
underground work of a mine. Tomlison.
Rollic
Rol"lic (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rollicked ; 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.]
He described his friends as rollicking blades. T. Hook.
Rolling
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.
2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a
rolling chair.
3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling
country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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, OR 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.
Rolling-pin
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.
Rollway
Roll"way` (?), n. A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream.
Rolly-poly
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.]
Rolly-pooly
Roll"y-pool`y (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A game in which a ball,
rolling into a certain place, wins. [Written also rouly-pouly.]
Roly-poly
Ro"ly-po`ly (?), n. & a. Rolly-poly.
Romage
Rom"age (?), n. & v. See Rummage. [Obs.] Shak.
Romaic
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e Gr eeks at th e ti me of th e ca pture of
Constantinople were proud of being "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.
Roman
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.
2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that
religion.
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.
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.
Roman
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.
2. Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from
Italics.
Romance
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. "Romances that been
royal." Chaucer.
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.
2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those
narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what
is real; as, a girl full of romance.
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).
5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short
instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza. <-- 6. A love affair,
esp. one in which the lovers display their deep affection openly, by
romantic gestures. --> Syn. -- Fable; novel; fiction; tale.
Romance
Ro*mance", a. Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as
Romance.
Romance
Ro*mance", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Romancing
(?).] To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
A very brave officer, but apt to romance. Walpole.
Romancer
Ro*man"cer (?), n. One who romances.
Romancist
Ro*man"cist (?), n. A romancer. [R.]
Romancy
Ro*man"cy (?), a. Romantic. [R.]
Romanesque
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.
2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
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.
Romanesque
Ro`man*esque", n. Romanesque style.
Romanic
Ro*man"ic (?), a. [L. Romanicus. See Romance, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.
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.
3. Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races
and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.
Romanic spelling, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman
alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling.
Romanish
Ro"man*ish (?), a. Pertaining to Romanism.
Romanism
Ro"man*ism (?), n. The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman
Catholic religion.
Romanist
Ro"man*ist, n. One who adheres to Romanism.
Romanize
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.
2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.
Romanize
Ro"man*ize, v. i.
1. To use Latin words and idioms. "Apishly Romanizing." Milton.
2. To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.
Romanizer
Ro"man*i`zer (?), n. One who Romanizes.
Romansch
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.]
Romant
Ro*mant" (?), n. A romaunt. [Obs.]
Romantic
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.
Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more
absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion? South.
Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented
as chimerical and romantic. Addison.
2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a
romantic person; a romantic mind.
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.
4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure;
suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a
romantic landscape. Syn. -- Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic;
fictitious; extravagant; wild; chimerical. See Sentimental.
The romantic drama. See under Drama.
Romantical
Ro*man"tic*al (?), a. Romantic.
Romanticaly
Ro*man"tic*al*y, adv. In a romantic manner.
Romanticism
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
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.
Romanticist
Ro*man"ti*cist (?), n. One who advocates romanticism in modern
literature. J. R. Seeley.
Romanticly
Ro*man"tic*ly (?), adv. Romantically. [R.] Strype.
Romanticness
Ro*man"tic*ness (?), n. The state or quality of being romantic;
widness; fancifulness. Richardson.
Romany
Rom"a*ny (?), n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.]
1. A gypsy.
2. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies. [Written also
Rommany.]
Romanza
Ro*man"za (?), n. [It.] See Romance,5.
Romaunt
Ro*maunt" (?), n. [See Romance.] A romantic story in verse; as, the
"Romaunt of the Rose."
O, hearken, loving hearts and bold, Unto my wild romaunt. Mrs.
Browning.
Romble
Rom"ble (?), v.& n. Rumble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rombowline
Rom*bow"line (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) Old, condemned
canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [Written
also rumbowline.]
Romeine, Romeite
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.
Romekin
Rome"kin (?), n. [CF. Rummer.] A drinking cup. [Written also romkin.]
[Obs.] Halliwell.
Rome penny, OR Rome scot
Rome" pen`ny (?), OR Rome" scot` (?). See Peter pence, under Peter.
Romeward
Rome"ward (?), adv. Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.
Romeward
Rome"ward, a. Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman
Catholic Church.
To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in its Romeward
aspect. Gladstone.
Romic
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.
Romish
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.
Romist
Rom"ist, n. A Roman Catholic. [R.] South.
Romp
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.
Romp
Romp, n.
1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
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2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust.
Thomson.
Romping
Romp"ing (?), a. Inclined to romp; indulging in romps.
A little romping girl from boarding school. W. Irving.
Rompingly
Romp"ing*ly, adv. In a romping manner.
Rompish
Romp"ish, a. Given to rude play; inclined to romp. --- Romp"ish, adv.
-- Romp"ish*ness, n.
Rompu
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.
Roncador
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, OR Johnius,
saturna).
Ronchil
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.]
Ronco
Ron"co (?), n. [Sp. ronco hoarse.] (Zo\'94l.) See Croaker, n., 2. (a).
[Texas]
Rondache
Ron`dache" (?), n. [F.] (Anc. Armor.) A circular shield carried by
foot soldiers.
Ronde
Ronde (?), n. [F.] (Print.) A kind of script in which the heavy
strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together
a round look.
Rondeau
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.
NOTE: &hand; Wh en th e 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.
2. (Mus.) See Rondo,1.
Rondel
Ron"del (?), n. [Cf. Rondeau, Roundel.]
1. (Fort.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
[Obs.]
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.
Rondeletia
Ron`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.
Rondle
Ron"dle (?), n. [Cf. Rondel.]
1. A rondeau. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the crust or
scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible.
Rondo
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. "The Rondo-form was the earliest and most frequent
definite mold for musical construction." Grove.
2. (Poetry) See Rondeau, 1.
Rondure
Ron"dure (?), n. [Cf. F. rondeur roundness.]
1. A round; a circle. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Roundness; plumpness. [R.]
High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown Of maiden rondure,
like the rose half-blown. Lowell.
Rong
Rong (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Ring. Chaucer.
Rong
Rong, n. Rung (of a ladder). [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rongeur
Ron`geur" (?), n. [F., fr. ronger to gnaw.] (Surg.) An instrument for
removing small rough portions of bone.
Ronion, Ronyon
Ron"ion, Ron"yon (?), n. [F. rogne scab, mange.] A mangy or scabby
creature.
"Aroint thee, with!" the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
Ronne, obs. imp. pl., and Ronnen
Ron"ne (?), obs. imp. pl., and Ron"nen (, obs. p. p. of Renne, to run.
Chaucer.
Ront
Ront (?), n. [See Runt.] A runt. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rood
Rood (?), n. [AS. rr, 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.
NOTE: &hand; Ge nerally, th e Trinity is represented, the Father as
an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, and
holding the cross on which the Son is represented as crucified, the
Holy Spirit descending in the form of a dove near the Son's head.
Figures of the Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near
the principal figures.
Savior, in thine image seen Bleeding on that precious rood.
Wordsworth.
2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a red; a perch; a
pole. [Prov.Eng.]
3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. "No,
by the road, not so." Shak. -- Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the
chancel of a church, supporting the road. -- Rood loft (Arch.), a loft
or gallery, in a church, on which the rood and its appendagess 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.] "Died
upon the rood tree." Gower.
Roodebok
Roo"de*bok (?), n. [D. rood red + bok buck.] (Zo\'94l.) The pallah.
Roody
Rood"y (?), a. Rank in growth. [Prov.Eng.]
Roof
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.
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.
The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn repaired. Milton.
3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of
coal or a flat vein.
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. -- Roof plate. (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10.
Roof
Roof (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roofed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Roofing.]
1. To cover with a roof.
I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not
been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison.
2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.
Here had we now our country's honor roofed. Shak.
Roofer
Roof"er (?), n. One who puts on roofs.
Roofing
Roof"ing, n.
1. The act of covering with a roof.
2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
Gwilt.
3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave."
Southey.
4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an
underground passage. Raymond.
Roofless
Roof"less, a.
1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house.
2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless.
Rooflet
Roof"let (?), n. A small roof, covering, or shelter.
Rooftree
Roof"tree` (?), n. The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof
itself.
Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall.
Tennyson.
Roofy
Roof`y (?), a. Having roofs. [R.] Dryden.
Rook
Rook (?), n. Mist; fog. See Roke. [Obs.]
Rook
Rook, v. i. To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] Shak.
Rook
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 pehaps 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.
Rook
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.
The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend. Pennant.
2. A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper. Wycherley.
Rook
Rook, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rooked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rooking.]
To cheat; to defraud by cheating. "A band of rooking officials."
Milton.
Rookery
Rook"er*y (?), n.; pl. Rookeries (.
1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds
themselves. Tennyson.
2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins,
etc.
3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of
dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. A brothel. [Low]
Rooky
Rook"y (?), a. [See Roky.] Misty; gloomy. [Obs.]
Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; So me ma ke this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in
rooks."
Room
Room (?), n. [OE. roum, rum, space, AS. r&umac;m; akin to OS., OFries.
& Icel. r&umac;m, D. ruim, G. raum, OHG. r&umac;m, Sw. & Dan. rum,
Goth. r&umac;ms, and to AS. r&umac;m, adj., spacious, D. ruim, Icel.
r&umac;mr, Goth. r&umac;ms; and prob. to L. rus country (cf. Rural),
Zend rava&ndot;h 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.
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luke xiv. 22.
There was no room for them in the inn. Luke ii. 7.
2. A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a place
to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.
If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the
best room in a playhouse. Overbury.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the
highest room. Luke xiv. 8.
3. Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by a
partition; an apartment or chamber.
I found the prince in the next room. Shak.
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.]
When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his
father Herod. Matt. ii. 22.
Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven. Tyndale.
Let Bianca take her sister's room. Shak.
5. Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit
occasion; as, to leave room for hope.
There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an
alliance. Addison.
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.
Make room, and let him stand before our face. Shak.
Syn. -- Space; compass; scope; latitude.
Room
Room (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rooming.] To
occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together.
Room
Room, a. [AS. r&umac;m.] Spacious; roomy. [Obs.]
No roomer harbour in the place. Chaucer.
Roomage
Room"age (?), n. [From Room. CF. Rummage.] Space; place; room. [Obs.]
Sir H. Wotton.
Roomer
Room"er (?), n. A lodger. [Colloq.]
Roomer
Room"er (?), adv. [See Room, a.] At a greater distance; farther off.
[Obs.] Sir J. Harrington.
Roomful
Room"ful (?), a. Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. "A roomful
house." [R.] Donne.
Roomful
Room"ful, n.; pl. Roomfuls (. As much or many as a room will hold; as,
a roomful of men. Swift.
Roomily
Room"i*ly (?), adv. Spaciously.
Roominess
Room"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness; as,
the roominess of a hall.
Roomless
Room"less, a. Being without room or rooms. Udall.
Roommate
Room"mate` (?), n. One of twe or more occupying the same room or
rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.
Roomsome
Room"some (?), a. Roomy. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Roomth
Roomth (?), n. Room; space. [Obs.] Drayton.
Roomthy
Roomth"y (?), a. Roomy; spacious. [Obs.] Fuller.
Roomy
Room"y (?), a. Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a roomy
mansion; a roomy deck. Dryden.
Roon
Roon (?), a. & n. Vermilion red; red. [R.]
Her face was like the lily roon. J. R. Drake.
Roop
Roop (?), n. See Roup. [Prov. Eng.]
Roorback, Roorbach
Roor"back, Roor"bach (?), n. A defamatory forgery or falsehood
published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.]
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd originated in the election canvass of 1844,
when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K.
Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from
the "Travels of Baron Roorbach."
Roosa oil
Roo"sa oil` (?). The East Indian name for grass oil. See under Grass.
Roost
Roost (?), n. Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Roost
Roost (?), v. t. See Roust, v. t.
Roost
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.
He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden.
2. A collection of fowls roosting together.
At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
Roost
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.
2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and
nestle there. Herbert.
Roostcock
Roost"cock` (?), n. The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
Rooster
Roost"er (?), n. The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [U.S.]
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.
Root
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.
2. Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling
servility; to fawn servilely.
Root
Root, v. t. To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine
roots the earth.
Root
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.
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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.
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.
They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people. Locke.
(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. "She herself . . . is root of bounty." Chaucer.
The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. 1 Tim. vi. 10
(rev. Ver. )
(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. (f) The lowest
place, position, or part. "Deep to the roots of hell." Milton. "The
roots of the mountains." Southey.
4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.
When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. Chaucer.
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. "The bended twigs take root." Milton.
Root
Root (?), 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.
In deep grounds the weeds root deeper. Mortimer.
2. To be firmly fixed; to be established.
If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause
misappehensions, he gave them not leave to root and fasten by
concealment. Bp. Fell.
Root
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.
2. To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up,
out, or away. "I will go root away the noisome weeds." Shak.
The Lord rooted them out of their land . . . and cast them into
another land. Deut. xxix. 28.
Rootcap
Root"cap` (?), n. (Bot.) A mass of parenchym
Rooted
Root"ed, a. Having taken root; firmly implanted; fixed in the heart.
"A rooted sorrow." Shak. -- Root"*ed*ly, adv. -- Root"ed*ness, n.
Rooter
Rooter (?), n. One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the
roots.
Rootery
Root"er*y, n. A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used
as an ornamental object in gardening.
Rootless
Root"less, a. Destitute of roots.
Rotlet
Rot"let (?), n. A radicle; a little root.
Rootstock
Root"stock` (?), n. (Bot.) A perennial underground stem, producing
leafly s
Rooty
Root"y (?), a. Full of roots; as, rooty ground.
Ropalic
Ro*pal"ic (?), a. See Rhopalic.
Rope
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.
2. A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by
braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
3. pl. The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.
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.
Rope
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.
Let us not hang like ropingicicles Upon our houses' thatch. Shak.
Rope
Rope, v. t.
1. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of
goods. Hence: --
2. To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers,
with a rope.
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.
4. To lasso (a steer, horse). [Colloq. U.S.]
5. To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to
rope in customers or voters. [Slang, U.S.]
6. To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.
[Racing Slang, Eng.]
Ropeband
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.]
Ropedancer
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.
Roper
Rop"er (?), n.
1. A maker of ropes. P. Plowman.
2. One who ropes goods; a packer.
3. One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] Douce.
Ropery
Rop"er*y (?), n.
1. A place where ropes are made.
2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . .
so full of his ropery." Shak.
Rope's-end
Rope's"-end` (?), v. t. To punish with a rope's end.
Ropewalk
Rope"walk` (?), a. A long, covered walk, or a low, level building,
where ropes are manufactured.
Ropewalker
Rope"walk`er (?), n. A ropedancer.
Rope-yarn
Rope"-yarn` (?), n. the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the
strands of a rope are made.
Ropily
Rop"i*ly (?), adv. In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner.
Ropiness
Rop"i*ness, n. Quality of being ropy; viscosity.
Ropish
Rop"ish, a. Somewhat ropy.
Ropy
Rop"y (?), a. capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous
substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy
lees.
Roquelaure
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.]
Roquet
Ro*quet" (?), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain] (Croquet) To hit, as another's
ball, with one's own ball.
Roquet
Ro*quet", v. i. To hit another's ball with one's own.
Roral
Ro"ral (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew.] Of or pertaining to dew;
consisting of dew; dewy. [R.] M. Green.
Roration
Ro*ra"tion (?), n. [L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew, fr. ros dew.]
A falling of dew. [R.]
Roric
Ro"ric (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew.] Of or pertaining to dew;
resembling dew; dewy. 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.
Rorid
Ro"rid (?), a. [L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew.] Dewy; bedewed. [R.]
T. Granger.
Roriferous
Ro*rif"er*ous (?), a. [L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew + ferre to bear:
cf. F. rorif\'8are.] generating or producing dew. [R.]
Rorifluent
Ro*rif"lu*ent (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p.pr. of fluere to
flow.] Flowing with dew. [R.]
Rorqual
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.
NOTE: &hand; It is on e of the largest of the whales, somethimes
becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than
the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is
sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales.
Rorulent
Ro"ru*lent (?), a. [L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew.]
1. Full of, or abounding in, dew. [R.]
2. (Zo\'94l.) Having the surface appearing as if dusty, or covered
with fine dew.
Rory
Ro"ry (?), a. [L. ros, roris, dew.] Dewy. [R.]
And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet. Fairfax.
Rosaceous
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 tress, and quinces. (b) Like a rose in shape
or appearance; as, a rosaceous corolla.
2. Of a pure purpish pink color.
Rosacic
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.]
Rosalgar
Ro*sal"gar (?), n. realgar. [Obs.] chaucer.
Rosalia
Ro*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.
Rosaniline
Ros*an"i*line (? OR ?), 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.
Rosarian
Ro*sa"ri*an (?), n. A cultivator of roses.
Rosary
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. "Thick rosaries of
scented thorn." Tennyson.
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.
His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers. Milton.
NOTE: &hand; A ro sary co nsists of fi fteen 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.
3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful
thoughts or of literary selections.
Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to
present to God at night. Jer. Taylor.
4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in
Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.
Rosary shell (Zo\'94l.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus
Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly.
Roscid
Ros"cid (?), a. [L. roscidus, fr. ros, roris, dew.] Containing, or
consisting of, dew; dewy. [R.] Bacon.
Roscoelite
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.
Rose
Rose (?), imp. of Rise.
Rose
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
NOTE: &hand; Ro ses ar e sh rubs wi th pi nnate le aves and usually
prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have
five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or
sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of
petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In
this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual,
etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class.
2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp.
one worn on a shoe. Sha.
3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.
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.
5. (Med.) The erysipelas. Dunglison.
6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with
radiating lines, used in other instruments.
7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
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.
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--
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.
Rose
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. 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.> Rose (?), v. t.
1. To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Poetic] "A maid yet
rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty." Shak.
2. To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] Tennyson.
Roseal
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. 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.> Ro"se*al (?), a.
[L. roseus, fr. rosa a rose.] resembling a rose in smell or color.
[Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Roseate
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. 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.> Ro"se*ate (?), a.
[Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from roses. See Roseal, Rose.]
1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers.
2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose
color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate lips.
Roseate tern (Zo\'94l.), an American and European tern (Sterna
Dougalli) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season.
Rosebay
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. 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.> 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.
Rosebud
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. 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.> Rose"bud` (?), n.
The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.
Rosebush
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. 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.> Rose"bush` (?), n.
The bush or shrub which bears roses.
Rose-colored
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. 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.> Rose"-col`ored (?),
a.
1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink
color.
2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing;
alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.
Rose-cut
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. 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.> 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.
Rosedrop
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. 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.> Rose"drop`, n.
1. A lozenge having a rose flavor.
2. A kind of earring. Simmonds.
3. (Med.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking ardent
spirits; a grog blossom.
Rosefinch
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. 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.> 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.
Rosefish
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. 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.> 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.
NOTE: &hand; Wh en fu ll gr own it is us ually bright rose-red or
orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.
Rosehead
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. 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.> Rose"head` (?), n.
1. See Rose, n., 4.
2. A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a nail with such a
head.
Roseine
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. 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.> Ro"se*ine (? OR ?),
n. See Magenta.
Roselite
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. 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.> 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.
Rosella
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. 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.> Ro"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.
Roselle
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. 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.> 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.
Rosemaloes
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. 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.> 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.
Rosemary
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. 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.> 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.
There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Shak.
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.
Rosen
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. 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.> Ros"en (?), a.
Consisting of roses; rosy. [Obs.]
Rosenm\'81ller's organ
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. 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.> Ro"sen*m\'81l`ler's
or"gan (?). [So named from its first describer, J. C. Rosenm\'81ller,
a German anatomist.] (Anat.) The parovarium.
Roseo-
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. 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.> 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-.
Roseola
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. 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.> Ro*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.
Rose-pink
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. 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.> 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.
2. Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence,
sentimental. "Rose-pink piety." C. Kingsley.
Roser
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. 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.> Ros"er (?), n. A
rosier; a rosebush. [Obs.]
Rose-red
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. 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.> Rose"-red` (?), a.
Red as a rose; specifically (Zo\'94l.), of a pure purplish red color.
Chaucer.
Rose-rial
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. 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.> 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.
Roseroot
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. 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.> Rose"root` (?), n.
(Bot.) A fleshy-leaved herb (Rhodiola rosea); rosewort; -- so called
because the roots have the odor of roses.
Rosery
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. 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.> Ros"er*y (?), n. A
place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See Rosary, 1.
Roset
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. 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.> Ro"set (?), n. [F.
rosette. See Rosette.] A red color used by painters. Peacham.
Ro-setta stone
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. 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.> 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.
Rosetta wood
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. 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.> 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.
Rosette
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. 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.> 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.
2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in
decoration.
3. A red color. See Roset.
4. A rose burner. See under Rose.
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.
Rose water
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. 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.> Rose" wa`ter (?).
Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
Rose-water
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. 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.> Rose"-wa`ter, a.
Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate;
sentimental. "Rose-water philantropy." Carlyle.
Rosewood
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. 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.> 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. 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.
Roseworm
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. 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.> 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.
Rosewort
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. 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.> Rose"wort` (?), n.
(Bot.) (a) Roseroot. (b) Any plant nearly related to the rose.
Lindley.
Rosicrucian
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. 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.> 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e Ro sicrucians al so ca lled br others 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.
Rosicrucian
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. 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.> Ros`i*cru"cian (?),
a. Of or pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.
Rosied
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. 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.> Ros"ied (?), a.
Decorated with roses, or with the color of roses.
Rosier
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. 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.> Ro"sier (?), n.
[F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf. Rosary.] A rosebush; roses,
collectively. [Obs.]
Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier. Spenser.
Rosily
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. 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.> Ros"i*ly (?), adv.
In a rosy manner. M. Arnold.
Rosin
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. 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.> Ros"in (?), n. [A
variant of resin.] The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling
off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. Rosin oil, an oil
obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for
lubricating machinery, etc.
Rosin
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. 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.> Ros"in, v. t. To
rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin.
Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.
Rosiness
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. 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.> Ros"i*ness (?), n.
The quality of being rosy.
Rosinweed
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. 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.> 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.
Rosiny
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. 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.> Ros"in*y (?), a.
like rosin, or having its qualities.
Rosland
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. 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.> Ros"land (?), n.
[W. rhos a meadow, a moor + E. land.] heathy land; land full of
heather; moorish or watery land. [prov. Eng.]
Rosmarine
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. 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.> Ros"ma*rine` (?),
n. [OE. See Rosemary.]
1. Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.]
That purer brine And wholesome dew called rosmarine. B. Jonson.
2. Rosemary. [Obs.] Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and rosmarine." Bp.
Hall.
Rosmarine
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. 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.> 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.
And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. Spenser.
Rosolic
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. 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.> 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.
Ross
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. 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.> Ross (?); 115), n.
[Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the
bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Ross
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. 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.> Ross, v. t. To
divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local,
U.S.]
Rossel
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. 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.> Ros"sel (?), n.
Light land; rosland. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.
Rosselly
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. 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.> Ros"sel*ly (?), a.
Loose; light. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Rost
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. 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.> Rost (?), n. See
Roust. [Scot.] Jemieson.
Rostel
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. 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.> Ros"tel (?), n. [L.
rostellum, dim. of rostrum a beak: cf. F. rostelle.] same as
Rostellum.
Rostellar
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. 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.> Ros*tel"lar (?), a.
Pertaining to a rostellum.
Rostellate
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. 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.> Ros"tel*late (?),
a. [NL. rostellatus.] Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating
in a beak.
Rostelliform
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. 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.> Ros*tel"li*form
(?), a. Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak.
Rostellum
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. 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.> Ros*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.
Roster
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. 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.> 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.
Rostra
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. 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.> Ros"tra (?), n. pl.
See Rostrum, 2.
Rostral
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. 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.> 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.
[Monuments] adorned with rostral crowns and naval ornaments.
Addison.
Rostrate, Rostrated
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. 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.> 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.
2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.
Rostrifera
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. 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.> Ros*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.
Rostriform
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. 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.> Ros"tri*form (?),
a. [L. rostrum a beak + -form: cf. F. rostrifarme.] Having the form of
a beak.
Rostrulum
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. 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.> Ros"tru*lum , n.;
pl. Rostrula (#). [NL., dim. of L. rostrum a beak.] A little rostrum,
or beak, as of an insect.
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Rostrum
Ros"trum (?), 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.
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.
3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied
by an orator or public speaker.
Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor. Addison.
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.
5. (Bot.) Same as Rostellum.
6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into its
receiver in the common alembic. Quincy.
7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form.
[Obs.] Coxe.
Rosulate
Ro"su*late (?), a. [NL. rosulatus, fr. L. rosa a rose.] (Bot.)
Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- said of leaves and bracts.
Rosy
Ros"y (?), a. [Compar. Rosier (?); superl. Rosiest.] Resembling a rose
in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned
with roses.
A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. Milton.
While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed.
Prior.
NOTE: &hand; Ro sy is so metimes us ed in th e fo rmation of
selfrosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered,
rosy-tinted.
Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n.
Rot
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. &root;117. Cf. 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.
Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition,
propagate, and rot. Pope.
2. Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become
corrupt.
Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons. Macaulay.
Rot, poor bachelor, in your club. Thackeray.
Syn. -- To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil.
Rot
Rot, v. t.
1. To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by
natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber.
2. To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the
purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
Rot
Rot, n.
1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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.
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.
His cattle must of rot and murrain die. Milton.
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.
Rota
Ro"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.
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.
Rota
Ro"ta (?), n. (Mus.) A species of zither, played like a guitar, used
in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.
Rotacism
Ro"ta*cism (?), n. See Rhotacism.
Rotal
Ro"tal (?), a. Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary. [R.]
Rotalite
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.
Rotary
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. 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.
Rotascope
Ro"ta*scope (?), n. [L. rota a wheel + -scope.] Same as Gyroscope, 1.
Rotate
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.
Rotate
Ro"tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rotated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rotating.]
1. To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve.
2. To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office
in turn; as, to rotate in office.
Rotate
Ro"tate, v. i.
1. To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle.
2. To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or
to be succeeded by some one, in office. [Colloq.] "Both, after a brief
service, were rotated out of office." Harper's Mag.
Rotated
Ro"ta*ted (?), a. Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped;
rotate.
Rotation
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.
2. Any return or succesion in a series.
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.
Rotation
Ro*ta"tion (?), a. Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the
nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.
Rotative
Ro"ta*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rotatif.] turning, as a wheel; rotary;
rotational.
This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial
rise of the solar atmosphere. Siemens.
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.
Rotator
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.
2. (Metal.) A revolving reverberatory furnace.
Rotatoria
Ro`ta*to"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Rotifera.
Rotatory
Ro"ta*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See Rotate, Rotary.]
1. Turning as on an axis; rotary.
2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as,
rotatory assembles. Burke.
3. (Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the
rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.
Nichol.
Rotatory
Ro"ta*to*ry, n. (Zo\'94l.) A rotifer. [R.] Kirby.
Rotche
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.
Rotchet
Rotch"et (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
Rote
Rote (?), n. A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rote
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.
Well could he sing and play on a rote. Chaucer.
extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. Sir
W. Scott.
Rote
Rote, n. [Cf. Rut roaring.] The noise produced by the surf of the sea
dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote
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.
till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. Chaucer.
Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. Shak.
Rote
Rote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.] To learn or
repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak.
Rote
Rote, v. i. To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] <--
= rotate out? --> Z. Grey.
Rotella
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.
Rotgut
Rot"gut (?), n.
1. Bad small beer. [Slang]
2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be
very deleterious. [Slang]
Rother
Roth"er (?), a. [AS. hry&edh;er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo\'94l.) Bovine. --
n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] Shak. Rother beasts, cattle of the bovine
genus; black cattle. [Obs.] Golding. -- Rother soil, the dung of
rother beasts.
Rother
Roth"er, n. [OE. See Rudder.] A rudder. Rother nail, a nail with a
very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so
called by shipwrights.
Rotifer
Ro"ti*fer (?; 277), n. [NL. see Rotifera.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the
Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.
Rotifera
Ro*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.
Rotiform
Ro"ti*form (?), a. [L. rota wheel + -form.]
1. Wheel-shaped; as, rotiform appendages.
2. (Bot.) Same as Rotate.
Rotta
Rot"ta (?), n. (Mus.) See Rota.
Rotten
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.
You common cry or curs! whose breath I hate As reek of the rotten
fens. Shak.
(b) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a
rotten plank, bone, stone. "The deepness of the rotten way." Knolles.
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. Syn. --
Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound; corrupt; deceitful;
treacherous. -- Rot"ten*ly, adv. -- Rot"ten*ness, n.
Rotula
Rot"u*la (?), n. [L., a little wheel; cf. It. rotula.] (Anat.) The
patella, or kneepan.
Rotular
Rot"u*lar (?), a. [L. rotula, dim. of rota wheel.] (Anat.) Of or
pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan.
Rotund
Ro*tund" (?), a. [L. rotundus. See Round, and cf. Rotunda.]
1. Round; circular; spherical.
2. Hence; complete; entire.
3. (Bot.) orbicular, or nearly so. Gray.
Rotund
Ro*tund", n. A rotunds. [Obs.] Burke.
Rotunda
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.
Rotundate
Ro*tund"ate (?), a. Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends,
or at the corners.
Rotundifolious
Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous (?), a. [L. rotundus round + folium a leaf.]
(Bot.) Having round leaves.
Rotundity
Ro*tund"i*ty (?), n. [L. rotunditas: cf. F. rotondit\'82.]
1. The state or quality of being rotu
Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world! Shak.
2. Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.
For the more rotundity of the number and grace of the matter, it
passeth for a full thousand. Fuller.
A boldness and rotundity of speech. Hawthorne.
Rotundness
Ro*tund"ness, n. Roundness; rotundity.
Rotundo
Ro*tun"do (?), n. See Rotunda.
Roturer
Ro*tur"er (?), n. A roturier. [Obs.] Howell.
Roturier
Ro`tu`rier" (?), n. [F.] A person who is not of noble birth; specif.,
a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.
Roty
Rot"y (?), v. t. [See Rot.] To make rotten. [Obs.]
Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard, Than that it roty all the
remenant. Chaucer.
Rouble
Rou"ble (?), n. A coin. See Ruble.
Rouche
Rouche (?), n. See Ruche.
Rou\'82
Rou`\'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.
Rouet
Rou`et" (?), n. [F.] A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of
firelocks for discharging them. Crabb.
Rouge
Rouge (?), a. [F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be red, ruber
red. See Red.] red. [R.] Rouge 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.
Rouge
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.
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.
Rouge
Rouge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rouged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rouging .] To
paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
Rouge
Rouge, v. t. To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
Rougecroix
Rouge`croix" (? OR ?), n. [F., literally, red cross.] (Her.) One of
the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
Rouge dragon
Rouge" drag`on (?), n. [F., literally, red dragon.] (Her.) One of the
four pursuivants of the English college of arms.
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Rough
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. &root; 18.
Cf. 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. "Rough, uneven ways." Shak. (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.
More unequal than the roughest sea. T. Burnet.
(d) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of
dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat. "A visage rough."
Dryden. "Roughsatyrs." Milton.
2. Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
Specifically: (a) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a
rough temper.
A fiend, a fury, pitiless and rough. Shak.
A surly boatman, rough as wayes or winds. Prior.
(b) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or
actions.
On the rough edge of battle. Milton.
A quicker and rougher remedy. Clarendon.
Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which rough and
imperious usage often produces. Locke.
(c) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of
sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers. Pope. (d)
Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine. (e) Tempestuous;
boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
He stayeth his rough wind. Isa. xxvii. 8.
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. Shak.
(f) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a
rough estimate; a rough draught. 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. "The rough and ready
understanding." Lowell. (b) Produced offhand. "Some rough and ready
theory." Tylor.
Rough
Rough, n.
1. Boisterous weather. [Obs.] Fletcher.
2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
In the rough, in an unwrought or rude condition; unpolished; as, a
diamond or a sketch in the rough.
Contemplating the people in the rough. Mrs. Browning.
Rough
Rough, adv. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
Sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their
boats. Sir W. Scott.
Rough
Rough, v. t.
1. To render rough; to roughen.
2. To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes. Crabb.
3. To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough
out a carving, a sketch. Roughing rolls
, rolls for reducing, in a rough manner, a bloom of iron to bars. --
To rough it, to endure hard conditions of living; to live without
ordinary comforts.
Roughcast
Rough`cast" (?), v. t.
1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or
polish. Dryden.
2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and
inequalities.
3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to
roughcast a building.
Roughcast
Rough"cast`, n.
1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or
pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak.
Roughcaster
Rough"cast`er (?), n. One who roughcasts.
Roughdraw
Rough"draw` (?), v. t. To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a
first sketch.
Roughdry
Rough"dry` (?), v. t. in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or
ironing.
Roughen
Rough"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roughened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Roughening.] [From Rough.] To make rough.
Roughen
Rough"en, v. i. To grow or become rough.
Rough-footed
Rough"-foot`ed (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed
dove. [R.] Sherwood.
Rough-grained
Rough"-grained (?), a. Having a rough grain or fiber; hence,
figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished;
brisque.
Roughhead
Rough"head` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The redfin.
Roughhew
Rough"hew` (?), v. t.
1. To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew timber.
2. To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to shape
appromaxitely and rudely; to roughcast.
There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Roughhew them how we will.
Shak.
Roughhewer
Rough"hew`er (?), n. One who roughhews.
Roughhewn
Rough"hewn` (?), a.
1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.
2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A roughhewn
seaman." Bacon.
Roughing-in
Rough"ing-in` (?), n. The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also,
the process of applying it.
Roughings
Rough"ings (?), n. pl. Rowen. [Prov. Eng.]
Roughish
Rough"ish, a. Somewhat rough.
Roughleg
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e be st kn own sp ecies is Ar chibuteo la gopus 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.
Rough-legged
Rough"-legged` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the legs covered with
feathers; -- said of a bird. rough-legged hawk. (Zo\'94l.) See
Roughleg.
Roughly
Rough"ly, adv. In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely;
austerely.
Roughness
Rough"ness, n. The quality or state of being rough.
Roughrider
Rough"rid`er (?), n. One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a
noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to
assist the riding master.
Roughscuff
Rough"scuff (?), n. [Rough + scuff.] A rough, coarse fellow;
collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the
riffraff. [Colloq. U.S.]
Roughsetter
Rough"set`ter (?), n. A mason who builds rough stonework.
Roughshod
Rough"shod (?), a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a
roughshod horse. To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of
the pain or distress it may cause others. <-- usu. with "over" -->
Roughstrings
Rough"strings` (?), n. pl. (Capr.) Pieces of undressed timber put
under the steps of a wooden stair for their support.
Rought
Rought (?), obs. imp. of Reach.
Rought
Rought, obs. imp. of Reck, to care. Chaucer.
Roughtail
Rough"tail` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of small ground snakes of
the family Uropeltid\'91; -- so called from their rough tails.
Roughwork
Rough"work` (?), v. t. To work over coarsely, without regard to
nicety, smoothness, or finish. Moxon.
Roughwrought
Rough"wrought` (?), a. Wrought in a rough, unfinished way; worked over
coarsely.
Rouk
Rouk (?), v. i. See 5th Ruck, and Roke. [Obs.]
Roulade
Rou`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.
Rouleau
Rou`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.
Roulette
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.
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.
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.
Rouly-pouly
Rou"ly-pou`ly (?), n. See Rolly-pooly.
Roun, Rown
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.
Another rouned to his fellow low. Chaucer.
Rounce
Rounce (?), 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.
Rounceval
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.]
Rounceval
Roun"ce*val, n. A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also
marrowfat. [Obs.]
Rouncy
Roun"cy (?), n. A common hackney horse; a nag. [Obs.]
he rode upon a rouncy as he could. Chaucer.
Round
Round (?), v. i. & t. [From Roun.] To whisper. [obs.] Shak. Holland.
The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man,"
. . . he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore
brought ye me here?" Calderwood.
Round
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. "The big, round tears." Shak.
Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world. Milton.
2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a
musket is round.
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. "Their round haunches gored." Shak.
4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even
units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers.
Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction.
Arbuthnot.
5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round
price.
Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum. Shak.
Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon. Tennyson.
6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round
note.
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, § 11.
8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing;
as, a round answer; a round oath. "The round assertion." M. Arnold.
Sir Toby, I must be round with you. Shak.
9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished;
polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their
style. [Obs.]
In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant. Peacham.
10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct.
Round dealing is the honor of man's nature. Bacon.
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 dance one 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. "No round robins signed by the whole
main deck of the Academy or the Porch." 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.] Syn. -- Circular; spherical; globular; globase;
orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.
Round
Round (?), n.
1. Anything round, as a circle, round
" [the crown]. Shak.
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. Milton.
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.
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.
Women to cards may be compared: we play A round or two; which used,
we throw away. Granville.
The feast was served; the bowl was crowned; To the king's pleasure
went the mirthful round. Prior.
4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and
then repeated.
the trivial round, the common task. Keble.
5. A circular dance.
Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round.
Milton.
6. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of
applause.
7. Rotation, as in office; succession. Holyday.
8. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which
joins and braces the legs of a chair.
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. Dryden.
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.
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.
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.
12. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual
contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout.
13. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the
yeast escaping through the bunghole.
14. A vessel filled, as for drinking. [R.]
15. An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians.
Addison.
16. (Naut.) See Roundtop.
17. Same as Round of beef, below. <-- 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. 19. One set of games in a tournament. -->
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.]
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.
-- 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.
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Round
Round, adv.
1. On all sides; around.
Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton.
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.
3. In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.
4. From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, --
that is, to change sides or opinions.
5. By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back
to the starting point.
6. Through a circle, as of friends or houses.
The invitations were sent round accordingly. Sir W. Scott.
7. Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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.]
Round
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.
The serpent Error twines round human hearts. Cowper.
Round about, an emphatic form for round or about. "Moses . . . set
them [The elders] round about the tabernacle." Num. xi. 24. -- To come
round, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a person) by flattery
or deception. [Colloq.]
Round
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.
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred
chiefly under logs of timber. Bacon.
The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very
great perfection. Addison.
2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak.
3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring
to a fit conclusion.
We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is
rounded with a sleep. Shak.
4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as,
to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing.
Swift.
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.]
Round
Round, v. i.
1. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness,
or perfection.
The queen your mother rounds apace. Shak.
So rounds he to a separate mind, From whence clear memory may
begin. Tennyson.
2. To go round, as a guard. [Poetic]<-- = make the rounds -->
They . . . nightly rounding walk. Milton.
3. To go or turn round; to wheel about. Tennyson.
To round to (Naut.), to turn the head of a ship toward the wind.
Roundabout
Round"a*bout` (?), a.
1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.
We have taken a terrible roundabout road. Burke.
2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout
sense." Locke.
Roundabout
Round"a*bout`, n.
1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on
which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart.
2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith.
3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and
vicissitude. Cowper.
Roundaboutness
Round"a*bout`ness, n. The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
Round-arm
Round"-arm` (?), a. (Cricket) Applied to the method delivering the
ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally. R. A. Proctor.
Round-backed
Round"-backed` (?), a. Having a round back or shoulders;
round-shouldered.
Rounded
Round"ed, a. (Phonetics) Modified by contraction of the lip opening;
labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.
Roundel
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. "Sung all the roundel lustily." Chaucer.
Come, now a roundel and a fairy song. Shak.
2. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a
flying march to Calais. Bacon.
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.
Roundelay
Round"e*lay (?), n. [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel,
Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.]
1. (Poetry) See Rondeau, and Rondel.
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.
3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.
Rounder
Round"er (?), n.
1. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
2. A tool for making an edge or surface round.
3. pl. An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another
English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football.
Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's base. Bagehot.
Roundfish
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.
Roundhead
Round"head` (?), n. (Eng. Hist.) A nickname for a Puritan. See
Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Toone.
Roundheaded
Round"head`ed, a. Having a round head or top.
Roundhouse
Round"house` (?), n.
1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house.
[Obs.]
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.
3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a
turntable.
Rounding
Round"ing, a. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
Rounding
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.
2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip
opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.
Roundish
Round"ish, a. Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure.
-- Round"ish*ness, n.
Roundlet
Round"let (?), n. A little circle. J. Gregory.
Roundly
Round"ly, adv.
1. In a round form or manner.
2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.
He affirms everything roundly. Addison.
3. Briskly; with speed. locke.
Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. Sir W. Scott.
4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. Shak.
5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as,
to give numbers roundly.
In speaking roundly of this period. H. Morley.
Roundness
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.
2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the
roundness of a note; roundness of tone.
3. Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an
assertion. Syn. -- Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity;
globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness;
rotundity.
Roundridge
Round"ridge` (?), v. t. (Agric.) To form into round ridges by plowing.
B. Edwards.
Round-shouldered
Round"-shoul`dered (?), a. Having the shoulders stooping or
projecting; round-backed.
Roundsman
Rounds"man (?), n.; pl. Roundsmen (. A patrolman; also, a policeman
who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen.
Roundtop
Round"top` (?), n. (Naut.) A top; a platform at a masthead; -- so
called because formerly round in shape.
Round-up
Round"-up` (?), n. The act of collecting or gathering together
scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western
U.S.]
Roundure
Roun"dure (?; 135), n. [Cf. Rondure.] Roundness; a round or circle.
[Obs.] Shak.
Roundworm
Round"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A nematoid worm.
Roundy
Round"y (?), a. Round. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Roup
Roup (?), v. i. & t. [Cf. AS. hrrufen, Goth. hr. Cf. Roop.] To cry or
shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Roup
Roup, n.
1. An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson.
To roup, that is, the sale of his crops, was over. J. C. Shairp.
2. A disease in poultry. See Pip.
Rousant
Rous"ant (?), a. (her.) Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude
of rising; also, sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed.
Rouse
Rouse (rouz OR rous), v. i. & t. [Perhaps the same word as rouse to
start up, "buckle to."] (Naut.) To pull or haul strongly and all
together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical
appliances.
Rouse
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.
2. A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
Fill the cup, and fill the can, Have a rouse before the morn.
Tennyson.
Rouse
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.
Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes. Spenser.
Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound. Pope.
2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly.
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.
To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom.
Atterbury.
4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.
Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea. Milton.
5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.
Rouse
Rouse, v. i.
1. To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.]
Night's black agents to their preys do rouse. Shak.
2. To awake from sleep or repose.
Morpheus rouses from his bed. Pope.
3. To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or
inattention.
Rouser
Rous"er (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rouses.
2. Something very exciting or great. [Colloq.]
3. (Brewing) A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort.
Rousing
Rous"ing (?), a.
1. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
I begin to feel Some rousing motions in me. Milton.
2. Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie.
[Colloq.]
Rousingly
Rous"ing*ly, adv. In a rousing manner.
Roussette
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also
dogfish. See Dogfish.
Roust
Roust (roust), v. t. To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Roust
Roust, n. [Cf. Icel. r\'94st an estuary.] A strong tide or current,
especially in a narrow channel. [Written also rost, and roost.]
Jamieson.
Roustabout
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.]
Rout
Rout (rout), v. i. [AS. hr&umac;tan.] To roar; to bellow; to snort; to
snore loudly. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.
Rout
Rout, n. A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance;
tumult. Shak.
This new book the whole world makes such a rout about. Sterne.
"My child, it is not well," I said, "Among the graves to shout; To
laugh and play among the dead, And make this noisy rout." Trench.
Rout
Rout, v. t. [A variant of root.] To scoop out with a gouge or other
tool; to furrow. 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.]
Rout
Rout, v. i. To search or root in the ground, as a swine. Edwards.
Rout
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.] "A route of ratones [rats]." Piers Plowman.
"A great solemn route." Chaucer.
And ever he rode the hinderest of the route. Chaucer.
A rout of people there assembled were. Spenser.
2. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the
herd of common people.
the endless routs of wretched thralls. Spenser.
The ringleader and head of all this rout. Shak.
Nor do I name of men the common rout. Milton.
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.
thy army . . . Dispersed in rout, betook them all to fly. Daniel.
To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those. pope.
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.
5. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At routs and
dances." Landor.
To put to rout, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow and
put to flight.
Rout
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.
That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally routed and
defeated their whole army, that they fied. Clarendon.
Syn. -- To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.
Rout
Rout, v. i. To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to
collect in company. [obs.] Bacon.
In all that land no Christian[s] durste route. Chaucer.
Route
Route (r&oomac;t OR rout; 277), 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.
Wide through the furzy field their route they take. Gay.
Router
Rout"er (?), n. (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.
Routhe
Routhe (?), n. Ruth; sorrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Routinary
Rou"ti*na*ry (?), a. Involving, or pertaining to, routine; ordinary;
customary. [R.] Emerson.
Routine
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.
2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the
mere force of habit.
Routinism
Rou*tin""ism (?), n. the practice of doing things with
undiscriminating, mechanical regularity.
Routinist
Rou*tin"ist, n. One who habituated to a routine.
Routish
Rout"ish (?), a. Uproarious; riotous. [Obs.]
Routously
Rout"ous*ly (?), adv. (Law) With that violation of law called a rout.
See 5th Rout, 4.
Roux
Roux (?), n. [F. beurre roux brown butter.] (Cookery) A thickening,
made of flour, for soups and gravies.
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Rove
Rove (?), v. t. [perhaps fr. or akin to reeve.]
1. To draw through an eye or aperture.
2. To draw out into falkes; to card, as wool. Jamieson.
3. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton,
and twist slightly before spinning.
Rove
Rove (?), n.
1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat
building.
2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and
Rove
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.
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.
For who has power to walk has power to rove. Arbuthnot.
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).
Fair Venusson that with thy cruel dart At that good knoght
cunningly didst rove. Spenser.
Syn. -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.
Rove
Rove, v. t.
1. To wander over or through.
Roving the field, i chanced A goodly tree far distant to behold.
milton.
2. To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
Rove
Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble.
In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young.
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.
Rover
Rov"er (?), n. [D. roover a robber. See Rove, v. i.]
1. One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for scouring the
seas, and taking from the rovers 846 sail of ships. Holland.
2. One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.
3. Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.
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.
5. (Archery) (a) Casual marks at uncertain distances. Encyc. Brit. (b)
A sort of arrow. [Obs.]
All sorts, flights, rovers, and butt shafts. B. Jonson.
At rovers, at casual marks; hence, at random; as, shooting at rovers.
See def. 5 (a) above. Addison.
Bound down on every side with many bands because it shall not run
at rovers. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Roving
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.
2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted;
a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and twisting roves
and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the spinning
machine.
Roving
Rov"ing, n. The act of one who roves or wanders.
Rovingly
Rov"ing*ly, adv. In a wandering manner.
Rovingness
Rov"ing*ness, n. The state of roving.
Row
Row (?), a. & adv. [See Rough.] Rough; stern; angry. [Obs.] "Lock he
never so row." Chaucer.
Row
Row, n. [Abbrev. fr. rouse, n.] A noisy, turbulent quarrel or
disturbance; a brawl. [Colloq.] Byron.
Row
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.
And there were windows in three rows. 1 Kings vii. 4.
The bright seraphim in burning row. Milton.
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.
Row
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. &root;8. Cf. Rudder.]
1. To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of
water; as, to row a boat.
2. To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain
ashore in his barge.
Row
Row, v. i.
1. To use the oar; as, to row well.
2. To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.
Row
Row, n. The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.
Rowable
Row"a*ble (?), a. That may be rowed, or rowed upon. "That long barren
fen, once rowable." B. Jonson.
Rowan
Row"an (?), n. Rowan tree. Rowan barry, a barry of the rowan tree.
Rowan tree
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).
Rowboat
Row"boat` (?), n. A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of
sails.
Rowdy
Row"dy (?), n.; pl. Rowdies (#). [From Rout, or Row a brawl.] One who
engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow. M. Arnold.
Rowdydow
Row"dy*dow (?), n. Hubbub; uproar. [Vulgar]
Rowdydowdy
Row"dy*dow`dy (?), a. Uproarious. [Vulgar]
Rowdyish
Row"dy*ish, a. Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic
of a rowdy.
Rowdyism
Row"dy*ism (?), n. the conduct of a rowdy.
Rowed
Rowed (?), a. Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a
twelve-rowed ear of corn.
Rowel
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.
With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood. Cowper.
2. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit. Spenser.
3. (Far.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of
horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
Rowel
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.
Rowel bone
Row"el bone` (?). See rewel bone. [Obs.]
Rowen
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.
Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens till snow comes.
Mortimer.
2. The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath. [Prov. Eng. &
Local, U.S.]
Rower
Row"er (?), n. One who rows with an oar.
Rowett
Row"ett (?), n. See Rowen.
Rowlock
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.
Rown
Rown (?), v. i. & t. see Roun. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rowport
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.
Roxburgh
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.
Roy
Roy (roi), n. [F. roi.] A king. [obs.]
Roy
Roy, a. Royal. [Obs.] Chapman.
Royal
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.
2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? Shak.
3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the
sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society.
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. Syn. --
Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august;
majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
Royal
Roy"al, n.
1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under paper,
n.
2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant sail. Totten.
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.
4. (Gun.) A small mortar.
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.
6. An old English coin. See Rial.
Royalet
Roy"al*et (?), n. A petty or powerless king. [R.]
there were at this time two other royalets, as only kings by his
leave. Fuller.
Royalism
Roy"al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. royalisme.] the principles or conduct of
royalists.
Royalist
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.
Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed. Waller.
Royalization
Roy`al*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of making loyal to a king. [R.]
Saintsbury.
Royalize
Roy"al*ize (?), v. t. to make royal. Shak.
Royally
Roy"al*ly (?), adv. In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as
becomes a king.
His body shall be royally interred. Dryden.
Royalty
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.
Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. Holyday.
2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of
royalty.
For thus his royalty doth speak. Shak.
3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
[Obs.]
Wherefore do I assume These royalties, and not refuse to reign?
Milton.
4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
In his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd. Shak.
5. Domain; province; sphere. Sir W. Scott.
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.
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.
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.
Royne
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.
Roynish
Royn"ish, a. [F. rogneux, from rogne scab, mange, itch.] Mangy;
scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [Written also roinish.]
[Obs.] "The roynish clown." Shak.
Royster, Roysterer
Roys"ter (?), Roys"ter*er (?), n. same as Roister, Roisterer.
Royston crow
Roys"ton crow` (?). [So called from Royston, a town in England.]
(Zo\'94l.) See Hooded crow, under Hooded.
Roytelet
Roy"te*let (?), n. [F. roitelet, dim. of roi king.] A little king.
[Archaic] Heylin. Bancroft.
Roytish
Roy"tish (?), a. [Prob. for riotish, from riot, like Scot. roytous for
riotous.] Wild; irregular. [Obs.]
Rub
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.
It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body
with a coarse linen cloth. Sir T. Elyot.
2. To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to
graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
3. To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a
surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Two bones rubbed hard against one another. Arbuthnot.
4. To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
The smoothed plank, . . . New rubbed with balm. Milton.
5. To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often
with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
The whole business of our redemption is to rub over the defaced
copy of the creation. South.
6. To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.]
'T is the duke's pleasure, Whose disposition, all the world well
knows, Will not be rubbed nor stopped. Shak.
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.
Rub
Rub, v. i.
1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a
wheel rubs against the gatepost.
2. To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
3. To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as
huntsmen; to rub through the world.
To rub along or on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with
strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.]
Rub
Rub, n. [Cf. W. rhwb. See Rub, v,t,]
1. The act of rubbing; friction.
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.
Every rub is smoothed on our way. Shak.
To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub. Shak.
Upon this rub, the English ambassadors thought fit to demur.
Hayward.
One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have been ordained
for us by a wise Providence. W. Besant.
3. Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls;
unevenness. Shak.
4. Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
5. Imperfection; failing; fault. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
6. A chance. [Obs.]
Flight shall leave no Greek a rub. Chapman.
7. A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone;
-- called also rubstone.
Rub iron, an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs
when cramped too much.
Ruba-dub
Rub"a-dub (?), n. The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence,
a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
The rubadub of the abolition presses. D. Webster.
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Rubato
Ru*ba"to (?), a. [It.] Robbed; borrowed. Temple 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.
Rubbage
Rub"bage (?; 48), n. Rubbish. [Obs.]
Rubber
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.
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. "A rubber of cribbage." Dickens.
3. India rubber; caoutchouc.
4. An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.] <-- 5. A condom.
[Colloq.] -->
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.
Rubbidge
Rub"bidge (?), n. Rubbish. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Rubbing
Rub"bing, a. & n. from Rub, v.
Rubbish
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.
What rubbish and what offal! Shak.
he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. Dryden.
Rubbish pulley. See Gin block, under Gin.
Rubbish
Rub"bish (?), a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of
rubbish; trashy. De Quincey.
Rubble
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.
Inside [the wall] there was rubble or mortar. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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.
3. (Geol.) A mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the
alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock. Lyell.
4. pl. The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into
pollard, bran, etc. [Prov.Eng.] Simmonds.
Coursed rubble, rubble masonry in which courses are formed by leveling
off the work at certain heights.
Rubblestone
Rub"ble*stone` (?), n. See Rubble, 1 and 2.
Rubblework
Rub"ble*work` (?), n. Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are
irregular in size and shape.
Rubbly
Rub"bly (?), a. Relating to, or containing, rubble.
Rubedinous
Ru*bed"i*nous (?), a. [L. rubedo redness, fr. rubere to be red.]
Reddish. [R.] M. Stuart.
Rubefacient
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.
Rubefaction
Ru`be*fac"tion (?), n. The act or process of making red.
Rubelet
Ru"be*let (r&udd;"b&esl;*l&ecr;t), n. A little ruby. Herrick.
Rubella
Ru*bel"la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute
specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that
of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also
German measles.
Rubell
Ru*bell" (?), n. [L. rubellus reddish.] A red color used in enameling.
Weale.
Rubellite
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.
Rubeola
Ru*be"o*la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. ruber red.] (Med.) (a) the measles.
(b) Rubella.
Ruberythrinic
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.
Rubescence
Ru*bes"cence (?), n. The quality or state of being rubescent; a
reddening; a flush.
Rubescent
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.
Rubiaceous
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.
Rubiacin
Ru"bi*a*cin (?), n. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Chem) A
substance found in madder root, and probably identical with
ruberythrinic acid.
Rubian
Ru"bi*an (?), n. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Chem.) One of
several color-producing glycosides found in madder root.
Rubianic
Ru`bi*an"ic (?), a. (Chem.) pertaining to, or derived from, rubian;
specifically, designating an acid called also ruberythrinic acid.
[Obs.]
Ru bible
Ru" bi*ble (?), n. A ribble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rubican
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.
Rubicelle
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.
Rubicon
Ru"bi*con (?), n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy
from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C\'91sar.
NOTE: &hand; By leading an army across this river, contrary to the
prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C\'91sar precipitated
the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the
overthrow of the senate; hence, the phrase 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.
Rubicund
Ru"bi*cund (?), a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red, akin to ruber
red. See Red.] Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face."
Longfellow.
Rubicundity
Ru`bi*cun"di*ty (?), n. [LL. rubicunditas.] The quality or state of
being rubicund; ruddiness.
To parade your rubicundity and gray hairs. Walpole.
Rubidic
Ru*bid"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing
rubidium.
Rubidine
Ru"bi*dine (? OR ?), 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.
Rubidium
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. 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, 85.2.
Rubific
Ru*bif"ic (?), a. [L. ruber red + facere to make.] Making red; as,
rubific rays. Grew.
Rubifcation
Ru`bi*fca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. rubification.] The act of making red.
Howell.
Rubiform
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.
Rubify
Ru"bi*fy (?), v. t. [Cf. F. rub\'82fier. See Rubific.] To redden. [R.]
"Waters rubifying." Chaucer.
Rubiginose, Rubiginous
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.
Rubigo
Ru*bi"go (?), n. [L. rubigo, robigo, rust of metals, rust, blight.]
(bot.) same as Rust, n., 2.
Rubin
Ru"bin (?), n. [Cf. LL. rubinus, It. rubino. See Ruby.] A ruby. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Rubious
Ru"bi*ous (?), a. [L. rubeus, fr. rubere to be red. See Rouge.] Red;
ruddy. [Obs.] Shak.
Rubiretin
Ru`bi*re"tin (?), n. [Rubian + Gr. (Chem.) One of the red dye products
extracted from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic
acid.
Ruble
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. Th Kopeck is no longer minted or used in trade, the
smallest coin (1996) being the ruble. -->
Rubric
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.
All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the
rubrics. Hook.
(d) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a
thing definitely settled or fixed. Cowper.
Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions
before Christianity. De Quincey.
<-- category, class, classification under the rubric of, (See def.
(b)) in the category of -->
Rubric
Ru"bric, v. t. To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.]
Johnson.
Rubric, Rubrical
Ru"bric (?), Ru"bric*al (?), a.
1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics.
What though my name stood rubric on the walls Or plaistered posts,
with claps, in capitals? Pope.
2. Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. "Rubrical
eccentricities." C. Kingsley.
Rubricate
Ru"bri*cate (?), a. [L. rubricatus p.p. of rubricare to color red. See
Rubric, n.] Marked with red. Sp
Rubricate
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.
A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men were to be
classed and rubricated forever after. Hare.
Rubrician, Rubricist
Ru*bri"cian (?), Ru"bri*cist (?), n. One skilled in, or tenaciously
adhering to, the rubric or rubrics.
Rubricity
Ru*bric"i*ty (?), n. Redness. [R.]
Rubstone
Rub"stone` (?), n. A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a
rub.
Rubus
Ru"bus (?), n. [L.] (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the
raspberry and blackberry.
Ruby
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.
NOTE: &hand; Besides the true or 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.
-->
Of rubies, sapphires, and pearles white. Chaucer.
2. The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint.
The natural ruby of your cheeks. Shak.
3. That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red
blain or carbuncle.
4. (Print.) See Agate, n., 2. [Eng.]
5. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus
Clytol\'91ma. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
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.
Ruby
Ru"by, a. Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.
Ruby
Ru"by, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rubied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rubying.] To
make red; to redden. [R.] Pope.
Rubytail
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.
Ruby-tailed
Ru"by-tailed` (?), a. Having the tail, or lower part of the body,
bright red.
Rubythroat
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).
Rubywood
Ru"by*wood` (?), n. red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.
Rucervine
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.
Ruche
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.]
2. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
Ruching
Ruch"ing, n. A ruche, or ruches collectively.
Ruck
Ruck (?), n. A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.
Ruck
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.
Ruck
Ruck, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.] A wrinkle or crease in a
piece of cloth, or in needlework.
Ruck
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.
The sheep that rouketh in the fold. Chaucer.
Ruck
Ruck, n. [Cf. Ruck.]
1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]
2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse
race. [Colloq.]
The ruck in society as a whole. Lond. Sat. Rev.
Ructation
Ruc*ta"tion (?), n. [L. ructatio, fr. ructare to belch: cf. F.
ructation.] The act of belching wind.
Ruction
Ruc"tion (?), n. An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak. [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.]
Rud
Rud (?), n. [AS. rudu, akin to re\'a0d red. &root;113. See Red, and
cf. Ruddy.]
1. Redness; blush. [Obs.]
2. Ruddle; red ocher.
3. (Zo\'94l.) The rudd.
Rud
Rud, v. t. To make red. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rudd
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.
Rudder
Rud"der (?), n. A riddle or sieve. [Prov. Eng.]
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Rudder
Rud"der (?), n. [OE. rother, AS. r&omac;&edh;er a paddle; akin to D.
roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer,
ror. &root; 8. See 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.
2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that
which guides or governs the course.
For rhyme the rudder is of verses. Hudibras.
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.
Rudderhead
Rud"der*head` (?), n. (Naut.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to
which the tiller is attashed.
Rudderhole
Rud"der*hole (?), n. (Naut.) The hole in the deck through which the
rudderpost passes.
Rudderless
Rud"der*less, a. Without a rudder.
Rudderpost
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.
Rudderstock
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.
Ruddied
Rud"died (?), a. Made ruddy or red.
Ruddily
Rud"di*ly (?), adv. In a ruddy manner. Byron.
Ruddiness
Rud"di*ness, n. The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness
of the cheeks or the sky.
Ruddle
Rud"dle (?), v. t. To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Ruddle
Rud"dle, n. A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
Ruddle
Rud"dle, n. [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.) A species of red earth
colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Ruddle
Rud"dle, v. t. To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their
ruddled cheeks." Thackeray.
A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Ruddock
Rud"dock (?), n. [AS. ruddic; cf. W. rhuddog the redbreast. &root;113.
See Rud, n.] [Written also raddock.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) The European robin. "The tame ruddock and the coward
kite." Chaucer.
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.]
Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. Florio.
Ruddy
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.
They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Lam. iv. 7.
2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high
health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. Dryden.
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. -- Ruddy plover (Zo\'94l.) the sanderling.
Ruddy
Rud"dy, v. t. To make ruddy. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Rude
Rude (?), a. [Compar. Ruder (?); superl. Rudest.] [F., fr. L. rudis.]
1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or
refinement; coarse.
Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton.
2. Hence, specifically: (a) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely
finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material
things; as, rude workmanship. "Rude was the cloth." Chaucer.
Rude and unpolished stones. Bp. Stillingfleet.
The heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.
Milton.
(b) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish;
ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, skill,
and the like. "Mine ancestors were rude." <-- impolite. --> Chaucer.
He was but rude in the profession of arms. Sir H. Wotton.
the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. Gray.
(c) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- said
of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock. Milton.
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam. Boyle.
(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. "The rude Irish books." Spenser.
Rude am I in my speech. Shak.
Unblemished by my rude translation. Dryden.
Syn. -- Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned; rugged;
artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic; coarse; vulgar;
clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught; illiterate; ignorant; uncivil;
impolite; saucy; impudent; insolent; surly; currish; churlish; brutal;
uncivilized; barbarous; savage; violent; fierce; tumultuous;
turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; harsh; inclement; severe. See
Impertiment. -- Rude"ly (#), adv. -- Rude"ness, n.
Rudenture
Ru"den*ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. rudens a rope.] (Arch.) Cabling.
See Cabling. gwilt.
Ruderary
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.
Rudesby
Rudes"by (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] An uncivil, turbulent fellow.
[Obs.] Shak.
R\'81desheimer
R\'81"des*heim`er (?), n. A German wine made near R\'81desheim, on the
Rhine.
Rudiment
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.
but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit Those rudiments,
and see before thine eyes The monarchies of the earth. Milton.
the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape. I. Taylor.
2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a
beginning of any knowledge; a first step.
This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in the rudiments of
many desperate studies. Shak.
There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare.
Milton.
3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never
developed.
Rudiment
Ru"di*ment, v. t. To furnish with first principles or rules; to
insrtuct in the rudiments. Gayton.
Rudimental
Ru`di*men"tal (?), a. Rudimentary. Addison.
Rudimentary
Ru`di*men"ta*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles;
elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
2. (Biol.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of
development; embryonic.
Rudish
Rud"ish (?), a. Somewhat rude. Foote.
Rudistes
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.
Rudity
Ru"di*ty (?), n. [L. ruditas ignorance, fr. rudis rude, illiterate.]
Rudeness; ignorance. [R.]
Rudmasday
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.
Rudolphine
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.
Rue
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.
Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much
to see. Milton.
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.
2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Goat's rue. See under Goat. -- 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.
Rue
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&edh; sorrow.
&root; 18. Cf. Ruth.]
1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. Chaucer.
I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. Chapmen.
Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. Milton.
2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me."
Chaucer.
3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released
from. [Prov. Eng.]
Rue
Rue, v. i.
1. To have compassion. [Obs.]
God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. Chaucer.
Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. Ridley.
2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.
Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. Chaucer.
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. Tennyson.
Rue
Rue, n. [AS. hre\'a2w. See Rue, v. t.] Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] Shak.
Rueful
Rue"ful (?), a.
1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." Dryden.
Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. Sir W. Scott.
-- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, n.
Ruell bone
Ru"ell bone` (?). See rewel bone. [Obs.]
Ruelle
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.
Rufescent
Ru*fes"cent (?), a. [L. rufescens, p.pr. of rufescere to become
reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.] Reddish; tinged with red.
Ruff
Ruff (?), n. [F. ronfle; cf. It. ronfa, Pg. rufa, rifa.] (Card
Playing) (a) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.
Nares. (b) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the
suit led.
Ruff
Ruff, v. i. & t. (Card Playing) To trump.
Ruff
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. &root;18. Cf. Ruffle to
wrinkle.]
1. A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly
by both sexes, now only by women and children.
Here to-morrow with his best ruff on. Shak.
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.
2. Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this
name.
I reared this flower; . . . Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I
spread. Pope.
3. An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
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.
4. Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs.]
To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff. Latimer.
5. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a
ruffle.
6. (Mach.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise
motion. See Illust. of Collar.
7. (Zo\'94l.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers
round, or on, the neck of a bird.
8. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, OR
Philommachus, pugnax) 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.
Ruff
Ruff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ruffing.]
1. To ruffle; to disorder. Spenser.
2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
3. (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.
Ruff, Ruffe
Ruff, Ruffe (?), n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zo\'94l.) A small freshwater
European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and
stone, OR striped, perch.
Ruffed
Ruffed (?), a. Furnished with a ruff. 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.
Ruffian
Ruf"fian (? OR ?; 277), 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.]
he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home,
reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for
murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? Shak.
Ruffian
Ruf"fian, a. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as,
ruffian rage.
Ruffian
Ruf"fian, v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.]
Shak.
Ruffianage
Ruf"fian*age (?), n. Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. "The
vilest ruffianage." Sir F. Palgrave.
Ruffianish
Ruf"fian*ish, a. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian;
ruffianly.
Ruffianlike
Ruf"fian*like` (?), a. Ruffianly. Fulke.
Ruffianly
Ruf"fian*ly, a. Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a
ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruffianous
Ruf"fian*ous (?), a. Ruffianly. [Obs.] Chapman.
Ruffin
Ruf"fin (?), a. [See Ruffian.] Disordered. [Obs.]
His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. Spenser.
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Ruffle
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.
2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or
commotion.
The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled the placid
bosom of the Nile. I. Taylor.
She smoothed the ruffled seas. Dryden.
4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
[the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. Tennyson.
5. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. Sir W. Hamilton.
But, ever after, the small violence done Rankled in him and ruffled
all his heart. Tennyson.
7. To throw into disorder or confusion.
Where best He might the ruffled foe infest. Hudibras.
8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.]
I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. Chapman
To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to irritate.
Ruffle
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.]
The night comes on, and the bleak winds Do sorely ruffle. Shak.
2. To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined, Ruffles at speed,
and dances in the wind. Dryden.
3. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to
swagger.
They would ruffle with jurors. Bacon.
Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery. Sir W. Scott.
Ruffle
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.
2. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation;
commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.
3. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; --
called also ruff. H. L. Scott.
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.
Ruffle of a boot, the top turned down, and scalloped or plaited.
Halliwell.
Ruffleless
Ruf"fle*less, a. Having no ruffle.
Rufflement
Ruf"fle*ment (?), n. The act of ruffling. [R.]
Ruffler
Ruf"fler (?), n.
1. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of
rufflers. Milton.
2. That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for
making ruffles.
Rufigallic
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.
Rufiopin
Ru`fi*o"pin (?), n. [L. rufus reddish + opianic.] (Chem.) A yellowish
red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from
opianic acid.
Rufol
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.
Rufous
Ru"fous (?), a. [L. rufus.] Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish
red color; tawny.
Ruft
Ruft (?), n. (Med.) Eructation; belching. [Obs.]
Rufterhood
Ruf"ter*hood (?), n. [Cf. Ruff a plaited collar.] (Falconry) A kind of
hood for a hawk.
Rug
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.
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.
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.
3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth. B. Johnson.
Rug
Rug, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
[Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Ruga
Ru"ga (?), n.; pl. Rug\'91 (#). [L.] (Nat. Hist.) A wrinkle; a fold;
as, the rug\'91 of the stomach.
Rugate
Ru"gate (?), a. [L. rugatus, p.p. of rugare to wrinkle, fr. ruga a
wrinkle.] Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. Dana.
Rugged
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.
The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton.
2. Not neat or regular; uneven.
His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. Shak.
3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The rugged Russian bear."
Shak.
4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and
the like, or of persons.
Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and
unconcerned as ever. South.
5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. Milton.
6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the
like.
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. Dryden.
7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. "Sleek o'er
your rugged looks." Shak.
8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [Colloq.
U.S.] Syn. -- Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh;
hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent;
boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. --
Rug"ged*ly (#), adv. -- Rug"ged*ness, n.
Rugging
Rug"ging (?), n. A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping,
blanketing, etc.
Rug-gowned
Rug"-gowned (?), a. Wearing a coarse gown or shaggy garment made of
rug. Beau. & Fl.
Ruggy
Rug"gy (?), a. Rugged; rough. [Obs.] "With ruggy, ashy hairs."
Chaucer.
Rug-headed
Rug"-head`ed (?), a. Having shaggy hair; shock-headed. [Obs.]
Those rough rug-headed kerns. Shak.
Rugin
Rug"in (?), n. A nappy cloth. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Rugine
Ru"gine (?), n. [F.] (Surg.) An instrument for scraping the periosteum
from bones; a raspatory.
Rugine
Ru"gine, v. t. [F. ruginer to scrape.] To scrape or rasp, as a bone;
to scale. [R.] Wiseman.
Rugosa
Ru*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.
Rugose
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.
Rugosity
Ru*gos"i*ty (?), n. [l. rugositas: cf. F. rugosit\'82.] The quality or
state of being rugose.
Rugous
Ru"gous (?), a. [Cf. F. rugueux.] Wrinkled; rugose.
Rugulose
Ru`gu*lose" (?), a. Somewhat rugose.
Ruhmkorff's coil
Ruhm"korff's coil` (?). [So called from its inventor, Ruhmkorff, a
german physicist.] (Elec.) See Induction coil, under Induction.
Ruin
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.] "His ruin
startled the other steeds." Chapman.
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. "Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!" Gray.
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.
The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, And one promiscuous
ruin cover all; Nor, after length of years, a stone betray The
place where once the very ruins lay. Addison.
The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins
of an old and vicious character. Buckminster.
4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless;
as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.
5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.
The errors of young men are the ruin of business. Bacon.
Syn. -- Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; subversion;
defeat; bane; pest; mischief.
Ruin
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.
this mortal house I'll ruin. Shak.
By thee raised, I ruin all my foes. Milton.
The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. Franklin.
By the fireside there are old men seated, Seeling ruined cities in
the ashes. Longfellow.
Ruin
Ru"in, v. i. To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or
dilapidated; to perish. [R.]
Though he his house of polished marble build, Yet shall it ruin
like the moth's frail cell. Sandys.
If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, we
shall ruin the faster. Locke.
Ruinable
Ru"in*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being ruined.
Ruinate
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.
I will not ruinate my fShak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies. Burton.
2. To cause to fall; to cast down.
On the other side they saw that perilous rock Threatening itself on
them to ruinate. Spenser.
Ruinate
Ru"in*ate, v. i. To fall; to tumble. [Obs.]
Ruinate
Ru"in*ate (?), a. [L. ruinatus, p.p.] Involved in ruin; ruined.
My brother Edward lives in pomp and state, I in a mansion here all
ruinate. J. Webster.
Ruination
Ru`in*a"tion (?), n. [LL. ruinatio.] The act of ruining, or the state
of being ruined.
Ruiner
Ru"in*er (?), n. One who, or that which, ruins.
Ruiniform
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.
Ruinous
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.
After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton.
2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge,
or wall in a ruinous state.
3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap. Isa. xvii. 1.
Syn. -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive;
baneful; wasteful; mischievous. -- Ru"in*ous*ly (#), adv. --
Ru"in*ous*ness, n.
Rukh
Rukh (?), n. [Srr Roc.]
1. The roc.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the
extinct Epiornis of Madagascar. [Obs.]
Rulble
Rul"*ble (?), a. That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or
conformable to rule. Bacon.
Rule
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.
We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most
exact rules for the government of our lives. Tillotson.
2. Hence: (a) Uniform or established course of things.
'T is against the rule of nature. Shak.
(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.]
This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. Shak.
3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire;
authority; control.
Obey them that have the rule over you. Heb. xiii. 17.
His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. Pope.
4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order
made between parties to an action or a suit. Wharton.
5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any
operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting
the cube root.
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 "man" forms its plural "men", and is an
exception to the rule.
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.
A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his
rule. South.
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.
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 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. Syn. -- regulation; law; precept; maxim;
guide; canon; order; method; direction; control; government; sway;
empire.
Rule
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.
A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own
house, having his children in subjection. 1 Tim. iii. 2, 4.
2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to
guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. Shak.
3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or
general consent, or by common practice.
That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. Atterbury.
4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or
order of court.
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.
Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight
line moving according to a given law; -- called also a scroll.
Rule
Rule, v. i.
1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often
followed by over.
By me princes rule, and nobles. Prov. viii. 16.
We subdue and rule over all other creatures. Ray.
2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an
incidental point; to enter a rule. Burril. Bouvier.
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.
Ruleless
Rule"less, a. Destitute of rule; lawless. Spenser.
Rule-monger
Rule"-mon`ger (?), n. A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.]
Hare.
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Ruler
Rul"er (?), n.
1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xii. 43.
A prince and ruler of the land. Shak.
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 -->.
Parallel ruler. See under Parallel.
Ruling
Rul"ing, a.
1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a
ruling sovereign.
2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
Syn. -- Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guilding;
governing; prevailing; prevalent.
Ruling
Rul"ing, n.
1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral
decision, as in excluding evidence.
Rulingly
Rul"ing*ly, adv. In a ruling manner; so as to rule.
Rullichies
Rul"li*chies (?), n. pl. [Cf. D. rolletje alittle roll.] Chopped meat
stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried.
[Local, New York]
Ruly
Rul"y (?), a. [From Rule.] orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to
unruly. [Obs.] Gascoigne.
Rum
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 scumming 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. 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.
Rum
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.
Rum
Rum, n. A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. [Slang,
Obs.] Swift.
Rumble
Rum"ble (?), v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommeln, G. rumpeln, Dan.
rumle; cf. Icel. rumja to roar.]
1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a
distance.
In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore. Surrey.
The people cried and rombled up and down. Chaucer.
2. To murmur; to ripple.
To rumble gently down with murmur soft. Spenser.
<--3. to engage in a fight, usu. between street gangs.-->
Rumble
Rum"ble, n.
1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.]
Delighting ever in rumble that is new. Chaucer.
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
railboard train.
Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter. tennyson.
Merged in the rumble of awakening day. H. James.
3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind. Dickens.
4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or
poliched by friction against each other. <--
rumble seat, a seat in the rear of an automobile, outside the
passenger cabin, which folds out from the body -->
Rumble
Rum"ble, v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine.
See Rumble, n., 4.
Rumbler
Rum"bler (?), n. One who, or that which, rumbles.
Rumbling
Rum"bling (?), a. & n. from Rumble, v. i.
Rumblingly
Rum"bling*ly, adv. In a rumbling manner.
Rumbo
Rum"bo (?), n. grog. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
Rumbowline
Rum*bow"line (?), n. (Naut.) Same as Rombowline.
Rumen
Ru"men (?), n. [L. rumen, -inis, the throat.]
1. (Anat.) The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag.
See Illust. below.
2. The cud of a ruminant.
Rumican
Ru"mi*can (?), n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance found in the
root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic
acid.
Ruminal
Rumi*nal (?), a. [L. ruminalis.] (Zo\'94l.) Ruminant; ruminating. [R.]
Ruminant
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.
Ruminant
Ru"mi*nant, n. (Zo\'94l.) A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.
Ruminantia
Ru`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. <-- Letters refer to
the Illustration, "Stomach of a ruminant." -->
NOTE: &hand; Th e ve getable fo od, af ter th e fi rst mastication,
enters the first stomach (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.
Ruminantly
Ru"mi*nant*ly (?), adv. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or
chewing the cud.
Ruminate
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. "Cattle free to ruminate." Wordsworth.
2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to
reflect. Cowper.
Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on
the felicity of heaven? I. Taylor.
Ruminate
Ru"mi*nate (?), v. t.
1. To chew over again.
2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden.
What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak.
Ruminate, Ruminated
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.
Rumination
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.
Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a
great store of food, and afterward to chew it. Arbuthnot.
2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate
meditation or reflection.
Retiring full of rumination sad. Thomson.
3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has
been swallowed, -- occasionally oberved as a morbid phenomenon in man.
Ruminative
Ru"mi*na*tive (?), a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or
meditation.
Ruminator
Ru"mi*na`tor (?), n. [L.] One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.
Rumkin
Rum"kin (?), n. [Cf. Rummer, and see -kin.] A popular or jocular name
for a drinking vessel. [Obs.]
Rummage
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.]
2. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning
things over.
He has such a general rummage and reform in the office of
matrimony. Walpole.
Rummage sale, a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store,
or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop. Simmonds.
Rummage
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.]
They night bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would
take pain in the romaging. Hakluyt.
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.
He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so
rummageth all his closets and trunks. Howell.
What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain
for a satisfactory account! M. Arnold.
Rummage
Rum"mage, v. i. To search a place narrowly.
I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck
Lane. Swift.
[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . . . .
rummaged like a rat. Tennyson.
Rummager
Rum"ma*ger (?), n.
1. One who rummages.
2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of
stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager. [Obs.]
The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to
range and bestow all merchandise. Hakluyt
.
Rummer
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.
Rummy
Rum"my (?), a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a
rummy flavor.
Rummy
Rum"my, n.; pl. Rummies (. One who drinks rum; an habitually
intemperate person. [Low] <-- Rummy, a game of cards. Gin rummy, a
type of rummy. -->
Rummy
Rum"my, a. [See Rum, a.] Strange; odd. [Slang]
Rumney
Rum"ney (?), n. A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.]
Rumor
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.
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout
all the region round about. Luke vii. 17.
Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak.
2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any
known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.
Milton.
3. A prolonged; indistinct noise. [Obs.] Shak.
Rumor
Ru"mor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rumored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rumoring.] To
report by rumor; to tell.
'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden.
Rumorer
Ru"mor*er (?), n. A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false
reports. <-- = rumor-monger --> Shak.
Rumorous
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.
2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.] Bale.
3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] Drayton.
Rump
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 buttoks.
2. Among butchers, the piece of beef betwen the sirloin and the
aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.
3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
Rump Parliament, OR 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.
The rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump,
and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. Swift.
-- Rump steak, a beefsteak from the rump. Goldsmith.
Rumper
Rump"er (?), n. A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament. I.
Disraeli.
Rump-fed
Rump"-fed (?), a. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps
"fattened in the rump, pampered." "The rump-fed ronyon."
Rumple
Rum"ple (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Rumpling
(.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven,
G. r\'81mpgen 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.
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged
Scoth paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. Burke.
Rumple
Rum"ple, n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle. Dryden.
Runpled
Run"pled (?), a. Wrinkled; crumpled. Pope.
Rumpless
Rump"less (?), a. Destitute of a rump.
Rumply
Rum"ply (?), a. Rumpled. Carlyle.
Rumpus
Rum"pus (?), n. A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
[Colloq.]
Rumseller
Rum"sell`er (?), n. One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating
liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail.
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Run
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, renne, 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: --
2. Of voluntary or personal action: (a) To go swiftly; to pass at a
swift pace; to hasten.
"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran. Chaucer.
(b) To flee, as from fear or danger.
As from a bear a man would run for life. Shak.
(c) To steal off; to depart secretly.
My conscience will serve me to run from this jew. Shak.
(d) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a
candidate; as, to run for Congress.
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.
(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.
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with
grief and run distracted? Addison.
(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.
Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set of precepts
foreign to his subject. Addison.
(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.
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.
The fire ran along upon the ground. Ex. ix. 23.
(c) To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.
As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run. Addison.
Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire. Woodward.
(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 the
contrary.
She saw with joy the line immortal run, Each sire impressed, and
glaring in his son. Pope.
(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.
As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad in most part of
our lives that it ran much faster. Addison.
(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.
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.
(j) To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east and west.
Where the generally allowed practice runs counter to it. Locke.
Little is the wisdom, where the flight So runs against all reason.
Shak.
(k) To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
The king's ordinary style runneth, "Our sovereign lord the king."
Bp. Sanderson.
(l) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
Men gave them their own names, by which they run a great while in
Rome. Sir W. Temple.
Neither was he ignorant what report ran of himself. Knolle
(m) To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run up rapidly.
if the richness of the ground cause turnips to run to leaves.
Mortimer.
(n) To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds. Bacon.
Temperate climates run into moderate governments. Swift.
(o) To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run in washing.
In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but
near the borders they run into one another. I. Watts.
(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.
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.
(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.
4. Specifically, of 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).
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.
As thing 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 similies. 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 in OR
into. (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 after OR on. 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 Michaelmas. (b) To
extend; to spread. "Insectile animals . . . run all out into legs."
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.
And had her stock been less, no doubt She must have long ago run
out. Dryden.
-- 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.
But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had run up into
great bushes, or rather dwarf trees. Sir W. Scott.
-- 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. "Its rivers ran with gold." J. H. Newman.
Run
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.
2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
To run the world back to its first original. South.
I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and run it up to
its "punctum saliens." Collier.
3. To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or through
the body; to run a nail into the foot.
You run your head into the lion's mouth. Sir W. Scott.
Having run his fingers through his hair. Dickens.
4. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
They ran the ship aground. Acts xxvii. 41.
A talkative person runs himself upon great inconveniences by
blabbing out his own or other's secrets. Ray.
Others, accustomed to retired speculations, run natural philosophy
into metaphysical notions. Locke.
5. To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets, and the
like.
The purest gold must be run and washed. Felton.
6. To cause to be draw; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; as, to
run a line.
7. To cause to pass, to evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; --
said of contraband or dutiable goods.
heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of running goods.
Swift.
8. To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race; to run a
certain career.
9. To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office;
as, to run some one for Congress. [Colloq. U.S.]
10. To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of
losing one's life. See To run the chance, below. "He runneth two
dangers." Bacon. <-- "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of
failure." Quail. -->
11. To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and run his
fortune with them. Clarendon.
12. To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed with;
as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.
At the base of Pompey's statua, Which all the while ran blood,
great C\'91sar fell. Shak.
13. To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, the
rivers ran blood.
14. To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a
hotel. [Colloq. U.S.]
15. To tease with sarcasms and ridicule. [Colloq.]
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.
17. To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a
river in order to spawn.
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. "religion is run down by the license of these times."
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. -- To run the chances, OR one's chances, to encounter all the
risks of a certain course. -- To run through, to transfix; to pierce,
as with a sword. "[He] was run through the body by the man who had
asked his advice." 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.
Run
Run (?), n.
1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go
on the run.
2. A small stream; a brook; a creek.
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.
4. A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or
series; as, a run of good or bad luck.
They who made their arrangements in the first run of misadventure .
. . put a seal on their calamities. Burke.
5. State of being current; currency; popularity.
it is impossible for detached papers to have a general run, or long
continuance, if not diversified with humor. Addison.
6. Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to have a
run of a hundred successive nights.
A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run. Macaulay.
7. A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or
treasury for payment of its notes.
8. A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep run.
Howitt.
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, run to China.
10. A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.]
A think of giving her a run in London. Dickens.
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.
12. (Mus.) A roulade, or series of running tones.
13. (Mil.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is
executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with
greater speed.
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.
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.
The "runs" are made from wicket to wicket, the batsmen
interchanging ends at each run. R. A. Proctor.
16. A pair or set of millstones.
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.
[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he surpasses
them in the long run. J. H. Newman.
-- 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, OR The common run, etc., ordinary persons; the
generality or average of people or things; also, that which ordinarily
occurs; ordinary current, course, or kind.
I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks.
Walpole.
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.
His whole appearance was something out of the common run. W.
Irving.
-- To let go by the run (Naut.), to loosen and let run freely, as
lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail.
Run
Run, a.
1. Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, run
butter; run iron or lead.
2. Smuggled; as, run goods. [Colloq.] Miss Edgeworth.
Run steel, malleable iron castings. See under Malleable. Raymond.
Runagate
Run"a*gate (?), n. [F. ren\'82gat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus;
confused with E. run and gate a way. See Renegate.] A fugitive; a
vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Renegade. Bunyan.
Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey.
Who has not been a runagate from duty? Hare.
Runaway
Run"a*way` (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a
fugitive.
Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Shak.
2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a
runaway yesterday.
Runaway
Run"a*way`, a.
1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as,
runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.
2. Accomplished by running away or elopment, or during flight; as, a
runaway marriage. <--
3. (a) Won by a long lead; as, a runaway victory. (b) Very successful;
accomplishing success quickly; as, a runaway bestseller. -->
Runcation
Run*ca"tion (?), n. [L. runcatio, fr. runcareto weed out.] A weedling.
[Obs.] Evelyn.
Runch
Runch (?), n. (Bot.) The wild radish. Dr. Prior.
Runcinate
Run"ci*nate (?), a. [L. runcinatus, p.p. of runcinareto plane off, fr.
runcina a plane.] (Bot.) Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing
downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion.
Rundel
Run"del (?), n. [Cf. Rindle.] A moat with water in it; also, a small
stream; a runlet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Rundel
Run"del, n. [Cf. Rundle.] A circle. [Prov. Eng.]
Rundle
Run"dle (?), n. [E. round. Cf. Rondle.]
1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa.
2. A ball. [Obs.] Holland.
3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a
capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it." Bp. Wilkins.
4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Rundlet
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 gallons. [Written also runlet.]
Rune
Rune (r&udd;n), n. [AS. r&umac;n a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to
Icel. r&umac;n, OHG. & Goth. r&umac;na 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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e No rsemen ha d a peculiar alphabet, consisting of
sixteen letters, or characters, called 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.
2. pl. Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.
Runes were upon his tongue, As on the warrior's sword. Longfellow.
Rune stone, a stone bearing a runic inscription.
Runer
Ru"ner (?), n. A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. Sir W.
Temple.
Rung
Rung (?), imp. & p. p. of Ring.
Rung
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.
2. One of the rounds of a ladder.
3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
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.
Runghead
Rung"head` (?), n. (Shipbuilding) The upper end of a floor timber in a
ship.
Runic
Ru"nic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the
Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.
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.
Runlet
Run"let (?), n. [Run + -let.] A little run or stream; a streamlet; a
brook.
To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its
tiny pitcherful with the rest. Lowell.
Runlet
Run"let, n. Same as Rundlet. "A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary."
Sir W. Scott.
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Runnel
Run"nel (?), n. [From Run. Cf. Rundle.] A rivulet or small brook.
Buddling rundels joined the sound. Collins.
By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which
one can see the minnows swimming. Masson.
Runner
Run"ner (?), n. [From Run.]
1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.
2. A detective. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
3. A messenger. Swift.
4. A smuggler. [Colloq.] R. North.
5. One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop,
etc. [Cant, U.S.]
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.
7. The rotating stone of a set of millstones.
8. (Naut.) A rope through a block and used to increase the mechanical
power of a tackle. Totten.
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.
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.
11. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
12. (Zo\'94l.) A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the
West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The
name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water.
13. (Zo\'94l.) Any cursorial bird.
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.
Runnet
Run"net (?), n. See Rennet.
Running
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.
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.
3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts
with a running explanation. "A running conquest." Milton.
What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?
Hare.
5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a
running vine.
6. (med.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
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 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.;
-- is 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 title
on the first page. -->
Running
Run"ning, n. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the
running was slow.
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.
3. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
At long running, in the long run. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Runningly
Run"ning*ly, adv. In a running manner.
Runnion
Run"nion (?) n. See Ronion.
Runology
Ru*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Rune + -logy.] The science of runes. --
Ru*nol"o*gist (#), n.
Runround
Run"round` (?), n. A felon or whitlow. [Colloq. U.S.]
Runt
Runt (?) n. [Written also rant.] [Scot. runt an old cow. rund a
bullock, an ox or Rother, a.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with
others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and
carrier.
3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used
opprobriously.
Before I buy a bargain of such runts, I'll buy a college for bears,
and live among 'em. Beau. & Fl.
4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. Holland.
Runty
Runt"y (?), a. Like a runt; diminutive; mean.
Runway
Run"way` (?), n.
1. The channel of a stream.
2. The beaten path made, by deer or other animals in passing to and
from their feeding grounds.
Rupee
Ru*pee" (?), n. [Hind.r, fr. Skr. r silver, coined silver or gold,
handsome.] A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.
NOTE: &hand; Th e va luation of th e ru pee of sixteen annas, the
standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury departament,
varies from time to time with the price silver. In 1889 it was
rated at about thirty-two cents.
Rupellary
Ru"pel*la*ry (?), n. [From L. rupes a rock.] Rocky. [Obs.] "This
rupellary nidary." Evelyn.
Rupert's drop
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.
Rupia
Ru"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.
Rupial
Ru"pi*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to rupia.
Rupicola
Ru*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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sp ecies ar e re markable fo r having an elevated
fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful
color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of
yellow or orange.
Rupicoline
Ru*pic"o*line (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Rock-inhabiting.
Ruption
Rup"tion (?), n. [L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break.] A breaking
or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By ruption or apertion." Wiseman.
Ruptuary
Rup"tu*a*ry (?; 135), n. [Cf. Roturier.] One not of noble blood; a
plebeian; a roturier. [R.]
The exclusion of the French ruptuaries ("roturiers," for history
must find a word for this class when it speaks of other nations)
from the order of nobility. Chenevix.
Rupture
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
asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or
fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. Arbuthnot.
Hatch from the egg, that soon, Bursting with kindly rupture, forth
disclosed Their callow young. Milton.
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.
He knew that policy would desincline Napoleon from a rupture with
his family. E. Everett.
3. (Med.) Hernia. See Hernia.
4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than
by explosion. See Explosion.
Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. Syn. -- Fracture;
breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution. See Fracture.
Rupture
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.
2. To produce a hernia in.
Rupture
Rup"ture, v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.
Ruptured
Rup"tured (?; 135), a. (Med.) Having a rupture, or hernia.
Rupturewort
Rup"ture*wort" (?; 135), n. (Bot.) (a) Same as Burstwort. (b) A West
Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling
burstwort.
Rural
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.
Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs. Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.
Rural dean. (Eccl.) See under Dean. -- Rural deanery (Eccl.), the
state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. 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 inhabitans of the country, who were
generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a
rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc.
We turn To where the silver Thames first rural grows. Thomson.
Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To manly confidence thy
throughts apply. Dryden.
Rurales
Ru"ra"les (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The gossamer-winged
butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks,
violets, and theclas.
Ruralism
Ru"ral*ism (?), n.
1. The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.
2. A rural idiom or expression.
Ruralist
Ru"ral*ist, n. One who leads a rural life. Coventry.
Rurality
Ru*ral"i*ty (?), n.; pl. -ties (#). [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]
1. The quality or state of being rural.
2. A rural place. "Leafy ruralities." Carlyle.
Ruralize
Ru"ral*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ruralizing (?).] To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.
Ruralize
Ru"ral*ize, v. i. To become rural; to go into the country; to
rusticate.
Rurally
Ru"ral*ly, adv. In a rural manner; as in the country.
Ruralness
Ru"ral*ness, n. The quality or state of being rural.
Ruricolist
Ru*ric"o*list (?), n. [L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the country + colere
to inhabit.] An inhabitant of the country. [R.] Bailey.
Ruridecanal
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.]
Rurigenous
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.]
Ruse
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; fraund; deceit. Ruse de guerre ( [F.], a stratagem of war.
Rush
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.
NOTE: &hand; Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting
mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and
rushlights.
2. The merest trifle; a straw.
John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush. Arbuthnot.
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 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.
Rush
Rush (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.] [OE.
ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G.
rauschen, MHG. r ro 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.
Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. Shak.
2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without
due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation.
They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to rush into the
office of princes and ministers. Sprat.
Rush
Rush, v. t.
1. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry
forward.
2. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
[College Cant, U.S.]
Rush
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.
A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent
rush, severed him from the duke. Sir H. Wotton.
2. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business. [Colloq.]
3. A perfect recitation. [College Cant, U.S.]
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. -->
Bunt rush (Football), a combined rush by main strength. -- Rush line
(Football), the line composed of rushers.
Rush-bearing
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.
Rushbuckler
Rush"buc`kler (?), n. A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a
swashbuckler. [Obs.]
That flock of stout, bragging rushbucklers. Robynson (More's
Utopia).
Rushed
Rushed (?), a. Abounding or covered with rushes.
Rusher
Rush"er (?), n. One who rushes. Whitlock.
Rusher
Rush"er, n. One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Rushiness
Rush"i*ness (?), n. [From Rushy.] The quality or state of abounding
with rushes.
Rushingly
Rush"ing*ly, adv. In a rushing manner.
Rushlight
Rush"light` (?), n. A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small,
feeble light.
Rushlike
Rush"like` (?), a. Resembling a rush; weak.
Rushy
Rush"y (?), a.
1. Abounding with rushes.
2. Made of rushes.
Me rushy couch and frugal fare. Goldsmith.
Rusine
Ru"sine (?), a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay r&umac;sa
deer.] (Zo\'94l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus
Rusa, which includes the sambur deer (Rusa Aristotelis) of India.
Rusine antler (Zo\'94l.), an antler with the brow tyne simple, and the
beam forked at the tip.
Rusk
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.
2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores Smart.
3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards
grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Rusma
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.
Russ
Russ (?), n. sing. & pl.
1. A Russian, or the Russians. [Rare, except in poetry.]
2. The language of the Russians.
Russ
Russ, a. Of or pertaining to the Russians.
Russet
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.
The morn, in russet mantle clad. Shak.
Our summer such a russet livery wears. Dryden.
2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] Shak.
Russet
Rus"set, n.
1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
Dryden.
4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and
the Roxbury russet.
Russeting
Rus"set*ing, n. See Russet, n., 2 and 4.
Russety
Rus"set*y (?), a. Of a russet color; russet.
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Russia
Rus"sia (?), n. A country of Europe and Asia. 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).
Russian
Rus"sian (? OR ?; 277), 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.<-- Russian roulette
-- 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. 2. (Fig.) Any dangerous act resembling
Russian roulette in the acceptance of a high risk of serious negative
consequences, usually unnecessarily. -->
Russianize
Rus"sian*ize (?), v. t. To make Russian, or more or less like the
Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles.
Russification
Rus"si*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Russia + L. -ficare (im comp.) to make. See
-fy.] The act or process of being Russified.
Russify
Rus"si*fy (?), v. t. [Cf. F. russifier. See -fy.] To Russianize; as,
to Russify conquered tribes. <-- Russky Pl. Russkies, a Russian
[Colloq.] -->
Russophile, Russophilist
Rus"so*phile (?), Rus"soph"i*list (?), n. [Russia + Gr. to love: cf.
F. russophile.] One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy
and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism (#), n. [Chiefly newspaper
words.]
Russophobe, Russophobist
Rus"so*phobe (?), Rus*soph"o*bist (?), [Russia + Gr. One who dreads
Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes found in the
newspapers.]
Russophobia
Rus`so*pho"bi*a (?), n. Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian
influence.
Rust
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.
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.
NOTE: &hand; Ru st is also applied to many other minute fungi which
infest vegetation, such as the species of Ustilago, Uredo, and
Lecythea.
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.
Sacred truths cleared from all rust and dross of human mixtures.
Eikon Basilike.
NOTE: &hand; Ru st is used in the formation of compounds of obvious
meaning; as, rust-colored, rust-consumed, rust-eaten, and the like.
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.
Rust
Rust, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rusting.] [AS.
rustian.]
1. To contract rust; to be become oxidized.
If gold ruste, what shall iron do? Chaucer.
Our armors now may rust. Dryden.
2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to
acquire a rusty appearance. as plants.
3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by
inaction.
Must I rust in Egypt? never more Appear in arms, and be the chief
of Greece? Dryden.
Rust
Rust, v. t.
1. To cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect with
rust of any kind.
Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them. Shak.
2. Fig.: To impair by time and inactivity. Johmson.
Rustful
Rust"ful (?), a. Full of rust; resembling rust; causing rust; rusty.
"Rustful sloth." Quarles.
Rustic
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. Milton.
And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic
moralist to die. Gray.
She had a rustic, woodland air. Wordsworth.
2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners. "A rustic
muse." Spenser.
3. Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic dress.
4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. Pope.
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. Syn. -- Rural; rude; unpolished;
inelegant; untaught; artless; honest. See Rural.
Rustic
Rus"tic, n.
1. An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse,
or dull; a clown.
Hence to your fields, you rustics! hence, away. Pope.
2. A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or manners;
an artless, unaffected person. [Poetic]
Rustical
Rus`tic*al (?), a. Rustic. "Rustical society." Thackeray. --
Rus"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Rus"tic*al*ness, n.
Rusticate
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.
Rusticate
Rus"ti*cate, v. t. To require or compel to reside in the country; to
banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty
sees an end of her banishment. Idler.
Rusticated
Rus"ti*ca`ted (?), a. (Arch.) resembling rustic work. See Rustic work
(a), under Rustic.
Rustication
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 offence, by
compelling him to leave the institution for a time.
2. (Arch.) Rustic work.
Rusticty
Rus*tic"*ty (?), n. [L. rusticatus: cf. F. rusticit\'82.] The quality
or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity;
artlessness.
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.
The Saxons were refined from their rusticity. Sir W. Scott.
Rusticly
Rus"tic*ly (?), adv. In a rustic manner; rustically. Chapman.
Rustily
Rust"i*ly (?), adv. In a rusty state.
Rustiness
Rust"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being rusty.
Rustle
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.
He is coming; I hear his straw rustle. Shak.
Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk. Shak.
2. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
[Slang, Western U.S.] <-- To steal, esp. cattle -->
Rustle
Rus"tle, v. t. To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
Rustle
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.
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.
Rustler
Rus"tler (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, rustles. <-- esp. cattle rustler -->
2. A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances;
also, an alert, energetic, driving person. [Slang, Western U.S.]
Rustless
Rust"less (?), a. Free from rust.
Rusty
Rust"y (?), a. [AS. rustig.] [Compar. Rustier (; superl. Rustiest.]
1. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty
wheat.
2. Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. <-- less skillful than
when in continued practise -->
[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce, Is rusty grown.
Shak.
3. Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
4. Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Rusty words."
Piers Plowman.
5. Rust-colored; dark. "Rusty blood." Spenser.
6. Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
The rustly little schooners that bring fire wood from the Brititsh
provinces. Hawthorne.
7. (Bot.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust;
affected with rust; rubiginous.
Rut
Rut (?), n. [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. ruditus a roaring, fr. rugire to
roar; -sp 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.
2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote.
Rut
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.
Rut
Rut, v. t. To cover in copulation. Dryden.
Rut
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. <-- (Fig.) Habitual, unvarying activity -- usually used
in the phrase in a rut. -->
Rut
Rut, v. t. To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past
participle or a participial adj; as, a rutted road.
Ruta-baga
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.
Rutaceous
Ru*ta"ceous (?), a. [L. rutaceous, from ruta rue. See Rue the plant.]
(Bot.) Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order (Rutac\'91) of
which the rue is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon,
dittany, and buchu.
Rutate
Ru"tate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of rutic acid.
Ruth
Ruth (?), n. [From Rue, v.: cf. Icel. hrygg&edh;, hryg&edh;.]
1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. [Poetic] "They
weep for ruth." Chaucer. "Have ruth of the poor." Piers Plowman.
To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her
tender youth. Spenser.
2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful.
[Obs.]
It had been hard this ruth for to see. Chaucer.
With wretched miseries and woeful ruth. Spenser.
Ruthenic
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.
Ruthenious
Ru*the"ni*ous (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium;
designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as
contrasted with ruthenic compounds.
Ruthenium
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.
Ruthful
Ruth"ful (?), a. Full of ruth; as: (a) Pitiful; tender. (b) Full of
sorrow; woeful. (c) Causing sorrow. Shak. -- Ruth"ful*ly, adv.
Ruthless
Ruth"less, a. Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.
Their rage the hostile bands restrain, All but the ruthless monarch
of the main. Pope.
-- Ruth"less*ly, adv. -- Ruth"less*ness, n.
Rutic
Ru"tic (?), a. [Cf. Rutaceous.] (Chem.) pertaining to, or obtained
from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid.
Rutilant
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.
Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture. Evelin.
Rutilate
Ru"ti*late (?), v. i. [L. rutilare, rutilatum.] To shine; to emit rays
of light. [Obs.] Ure.
Rutile
Ru"tile (?), 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 brooklite.
Rutilian
Ru*til"i*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of lamellicorn beetles
belonging to Rurila and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle
(Pelidnota punctata).
Rutin
Ru"tin (?), 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. <--
Rutinose.
Rutinose. A disaccharide present in glycosides. Prepared from rutin by
hydrolysis with rhamnodiastase. 6-O-a-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose;
C12H22O10. -->
Rutter
Rut"ter (?), n. [D. ruiter a rider. Cf. Ruttier.] A horseman or
trooper. [Obs.]
Such a regiment of rutters Never defied men braver. Beau. & Fl.
Rutter
Rut"ter, n. [From Rut.] That which ruts.
Rutterkin
Rut"ter*kin (?), n. An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of
contempt. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Ruttier
Rut"ti*er (?), n. [F. routier, fr. route a road. See Route.] A chart
of a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.]
Ruttish
Rut"tish (?), a. Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious.
Shak. -- Rut"tish*ness, n.
Ruttle
Rut"tle, n. A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of
breathing; a rattle. [Obs.]
Rutty
Rut"ty (?), a. Ruttish; lustful.
Rutty
Rut"ty, a. Full of ruts; as a rutty road.
Rutty
Rut"ty, a. [See Root.] Rooty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rutylene
Ru"ty*lene (?), n. (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H18, of the
acetylene series. It is produced artificially.
Ryal
Ry"al (? OR ?), a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ryal
Ry"al (?), n. See Rial, and old English coin.
Ryder
Ry"der (?), n.
1. A clause added to a document; a rider. See Rider. [Obs.]
2. [D. rijder, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand
[Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
Rye
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.
2. A disease in a hawk. Ainsworth.
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.
Rynd
Rynd (? OR ?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A piece of iron crossing the
hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the
spindle.
Ryot
Ry"ot (?), 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]
The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any
other laborers in the world. The Nation.
Rypophagous
Ry*poph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Eating, or subsisting on,
filth.
Rys
Rys (? OR ?), n. A branch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rysh
Rysh (?), n. Rush, a plant. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rysimeter
Ry*sim"e*ter (?), n. See Rhysimeter.
Ryth
Ryth (?), n. [Cf. AS. ri brook.] A ford. [Obs.]
Rytina
Ryt"i*na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (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.]
NOTE: \'b5 It is no w ex tinct, bu t wa s fo rmerly ab undant 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 -->
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