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Merriam Co. + Springfield, Mass. + Under the direction of + Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D. + + This electronic version was prepared by MICRA, Inc. of Plainfield, NJ. + Last edit February 11, 1999. + + MICRA, Inc. makes no proprietary claims on this version of the +1913 Webster dictionary. If the original printed edition of the +1913 Webster is in the public domain, this version may also be +considered as public domain. + + This version is only a first typing, and has numerous typographic errors, including errors in the field-marks. Assistance in bringing this dictionary to a more accurate and useful state will be greatly appreciated. + This electronic dictionary is made available as a potential starting point for development of a modern on-line comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary, by the efforts of all individuals willing to help build a large and freely available knowledge base. 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Jonson.</i></p> + +<p> In words derived from the Greek language the letter <i>h</i> is +generally written after <i>r</i> to represent the aspirated sound of +the Greek <grk>"r</grk>, but does not affect the pronunciation of the +English word, as <i>rhapsody</i>, <i>rhetoric</i>.</p> + +<p> The English letter derives its form from the Greek through the +Latin, the Greek letter being derived from the Phœnician, which, +it is believed, is ultimately of Egyptian origin. Etymologically, R is +most closely related to <i>l</i>, <i>s</i>, and <i>n</i>; as in +bando<i>r</i>e, mando<i>l</i>e; purp<i>l</i>e, L. purpu<i>r</i>a; E. +chapte<i>r</i>, F. chapit<i>r</i>e, L. capitu<i>l</i>um; E. +wa<i>s</i>, we<i>r</i>e; ha<i>r</i>e, G. ha<i>s</i>e; E. orde<i>r</i>, +F. ord<i>r</i>e, L. ordo, ordi<i>n</i>is; E. coffe<i>r</i>, +coffi<i>n.</i> +</p> + +<p><col><b>The three Rs</b></col>, <cd>a jocose expression for +reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an +education.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra</hw> (rä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A roe; a +deer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra-</hw>. <def>A prefix, from the Latin <i>re</i> and <i>ad</i> +combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See <u>Re-</u>, +and <u>Ad-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raash</hw> (räsh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ar. +<i>ra'ash</i> trembling, tremor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +electric catfish.</def> [Written also <i>raasch</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab</hw> (răb), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rod or stick +used by masons in mixing hair with mortar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"at</hw> (răb"ăt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Rabot</u>.] <def>A polishing material made of potter's clay that +has failed in baking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*bate"</hw> (r&adot;*bāt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rabattre</i> to beat down; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>abattre</i>. See +<u>Abate</u>, and cf. <u>Rebate</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<i>(Falconry)</i> <def>To recover to the fist, as a hawk.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab"a*tine</hw> (răb"&adot;*t&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rabato</u>.] <def>A collar or cape.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*ba"to</hw> (r&adot;*bā"t&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>rabat</i>, fr. <i>rabattre</i>. See <u>Rabate</u>.] <def>A kind +of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab*bate"</hw> (răb*bāt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[See <u>Rabate</u>.] <def>To abate or diminish.</def> [Obs.] -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Abatement.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bet</hw> (răb"b&ebreve;t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rabbeted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rabbeting</u>.] [F. <i>raboter</i> to plane, plane +down,<i>rabot</i> a plane; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>abouter</i>, +<i>aboter</i>. See <u>Abut</u>, and cf. <u>Rebut</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a +rabbet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in +a rabbet joint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bet</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rabbet</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Rebate</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A longitudinal channel, +groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, +one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the +joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove +cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a +<i>rabbet</i>, or rebate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Same as <i>Rabbet joint</i>, +below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rabbet joint</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a joint formed +by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also +<i>rabbet</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rabbet plane</b></col>, <cd>a joiner's +plane for cutting a rabbet.</cd> <i>Moxon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bi</hw> (răb"bī or -b&ibreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rabbis</b></plw> (-bīz +or -b&ibreve;z) or <plw><b>Rabbies</b></plw>. [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>"rabbi`</grk>, Heb. <i>rabī</i> my master, from <i>rab</i> +master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. <i>rabb</i>.] <def>Master; lord; +teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor +of the law.</def> "The gravest <i>rabbies</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be not ye called <i>Rabbi</i>, for one is your Master, +even Christ, and all ye are brethren.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxiii. +8.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bin</hw> (răb"b&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Same as <u>Rabbi</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rab*bin"ic</hw> (răb*b&ibreve;n"&ibreve;k), +<hw>Rab*bin"ic*al</hw> (-&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>rabbinique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the rabbins or +rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the +rabbins.</def> "Comments staler than <i>rabbinic</i>." +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We will not buy your <i>rabbinical</i> +fumes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab*bin"ic</hw> (răb*b&ibreve;n"&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language or dialect of the rabbins; the +later Hebrew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab*bin"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bin*ism</hw> (răb"b&ibreve;n*&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rabbinisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the +language of the rabbins.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The teachings and traditions of the +rabbins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bin*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rabbiniste</i>.] <def>One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud +and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the +<i>Karaites</i>, who rejected the traditions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bin*ite</hw> (-īt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rabbinist</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bit</hw> (răb"b&ibreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>rabet</i>, akin to OD. <i>robbe</i>, <i>robbeken</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any of the smaller species of the genus +Lepus, especially the common European species (<i>Lepus +cuniculus</i>), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced +into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest +in some parts of Australia and New Zealand.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common American rabbit (<i>L. sylvatica</i>) is similar +but smaller. See <u>Cottontail</u>, and <i>Jack rabbit</i>, under 2d +<u>Jack</u>. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called +<i>hares</i>. See <u>Hare</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Angora rabbit</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a variety +of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur.</cd> -- <col><b>Rabbit +burrow</b></col>, <cd>a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter +and habitation.</cd> -- <col><b>Rabbit fish</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The northern chimæra +(<i>Chimæra monstrosa</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any one +of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. +The term is also locally applied to other fishes.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rabbits' ears</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Cyclamen</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rabbit warren</b></col>, <cd>a piece +of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of +rabbits.</cd> <i>Wright.</i> -- <col><b>Rock rabbit</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Daman</u>, and <u>Klipdas</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Welsh rabbit</b></col>, <cd>a dish of which the chief +constituents are toasted bread and toasted cheese, prepared in various +ways. The name is said to be a corruption of <i>Welsh rare bit</i>, +but perhaps it is merely a humorous designation.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bit*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The hunting of +rabbits.</def> <i>T. Hughes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bit*ry</hw> (-r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place +where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of hutches for tame +rabbits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw> (răb"b'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <i>(Iron Manuf.)</i> <def>An iron bar, with the end bent, +used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of +puddling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stir or skim with +a rabble, as molten iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to D. +<i>rabbelen</i>, Prov. G. <i>rabbeln</i>, to prattle, to chatter: cf. +L. <i>rabula</i> a brawling advocate, a pettifogger, fr. <i>rabere</i> +to rave. Cf. <u>Rage</u>.] <def>To speak in a confused manner.</def> +[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably named from the +noise made by it (see <u>Rabble</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>); cf. D. +<i>rapalje</i> rabble, OF. & Prov. F. <i>rapaille</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a +mob; a confused, disorderly throng.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I saw, I say, come out of London, even unto the +presence of the prince, a great <i>rabble</i> of mean and light +persons.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Jupiter, Mercury, Bacchus, Venus, Mars, and the whole +<i>rabble</i> of licentious deities.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Warburton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley +of voices; a chatter.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The rabble</b></col>, <cd>the lowest class of people, +without reference to an assembly; the dregs of the people.</cd> +"<i>The rabble</i> call him ‘lord.'" <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a +rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar.</def> [R.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rabbled</u> (-b'ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rabbling</u> (-bl&ibreve;ng).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To insult, +or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to <i>rabble</i> a curate.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bishops' carriages were stopped and the prelates +themselves <i>rabbled</i> on their way to the house.</blockquote> +<i>J. R. Green.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth +without intelligence.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To rumple; to crumple.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble*ment</hw> (răb"b'l*m<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tumultuous crowd of low people; a +rabble.</def> "Rude <i>rablement</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And still, as he refused it, the <i>rabblement</i> +hooted.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"bler</hw> (-bl&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d +<u>Rabble</u>.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A scraping tool for smoothing +metal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"ble-rout`</hw> (-b'l-rout`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab*doid"al</hw> (răb*doid"<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <i>-oid + - +al</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <u>Sagittal</u>.</def> [Written also +<i>rhabdoidal</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab*dol"o*gy</hw> (-d&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> rod, stick + <i>- +logy</i>: cf. F. <i>rabdologie</i>.] <def>The method or art of +performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See +<u>Napier's bones</u>.</def> [Written also <i>rhabdology</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rab"do*man`cy</hw> (răb"d&osl;*măn`s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> rod + <i>-mancy</i>.] +<def>Divination by means of rods or wands.</def> [Written also +<i>rhabdomancy</i>.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"id</hw> (răb"&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rabidus</i>, from <i>rabere</i> to rave. See <u>Rage</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furious; raging; +extremely violent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rabid</i> flight<BR> +Of winds that ruin ships.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in +opinion; excessively zealous; as, a <i>rabid</i> socialist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Affected with the distemper called +<i>rabies</i>; mad; as, a <i>rabid</i> dog or fox.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to rabies, +or hydrophobia; as, <i>rabid</i> virus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*bid"i*ty</hw> (r&adot;*b&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rabidness; furiousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"id*ly</hw> (răb"&ibreve;d*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rabid manner; with extreme +violence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"id*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rabid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"bi*es</hw> (rā"b&ibreve;*ēz), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Rage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<def>Same as <u>Hydrophobia</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>; canine +madness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rab"i*net</hw> (răb"&ibreve;*n&ebreve;t), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A kind of +small ordnance formerly in use.</def> [Written also <i>rabanet</i>.] +<i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"bi*ous</hw> (rā"b&ibreve;*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fierce.</def> [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"bot</hw> (rā"b&obreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be +polished.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"ca</hw> (rā"k&adot;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"raka`</grk>, from Chaldee <i>rēkā</i>.] <def>A term +of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning +"worthless."</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall say to his brother, <i>Raca</i>, shall +be in danger of the council.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 22.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`ca`hout"</hw> (r&adot;`k&adot;`&oomac;"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>racahout</i>, probably fr. Ar. +<i>rāqaut</i>.] <def>A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs +as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for +invalids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rac*coon"</hw> (răk*k&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>raton</i>, prop., a little rat, fr. <i>rat</i> rat, perhaps of +German origin. See <u>Rat</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A North +American nocturnal carnivore (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) allied to the +bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with +black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called +also <i>coon</i>, and <i>mapach</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raccoon dog</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +tanate.</cd> -- <col><b>Raccoon fox</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the cacomixle.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw> (rās), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +raze.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1182 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw> (rās), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>raïz</i>, L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>. See <u>Radix</u>.] +<def>A root.</def> "A <i>race</i> or two of ginger." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Race ginger</b></col>, <cd>ginger in the root, or not +pulverized.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>race</i>; cf. Pr. & Sp. +<i>raza</i>, It. <i>razza</i>; all from OHG. <i>reiza</i> line, akin +to E. <i>write</i>. See <u>Write</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole <i>race</i> of mankind.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whence the long <i>race</i> of Alban fathers +come.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Naturalists and ethnographers divide mankind into 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 <i>Caucasian</i>, or white race, to which belong the +greater part of the European nations and those of Western Asia; the +<i>Mongolian</i>, or yellow race, occupying Tartary, China, Japan, +etc.; the <i>Ethiopian</i>, or negro race, occupying most of Africa +(except the north), Australia, Papua, and other Pacific Islands; the +<i>American</i>, or red race, comprising the Indians of North and +South America; and the <i>Malayan</i>, 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 <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Company; herd; breed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For do but note a wild and wanton herd,<BR> +Or <i>race</i> of youthful and unhandled colts,<BR> +Fetching mad bounds.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A variety of such fixed +character that it may be propagated by seed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "A +<i>race</i> of heaven." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is it [the wine] of the right <i>race</i> +?</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, characteristic quality or +disposition.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And now I give my sensual <i>race</i> the +rein.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some . . . great <i>race</i> of fancy or +judgment.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; +progeny; issue.</p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ras</i>, <i>res</i>, +<i>rees</i>, AS. <i>r&aemacr;s</i> a rush, running; akin to Icel. +<i>rās</i> course, race. √118.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +progress; a course; a movement or progression.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a +running.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The flight of many birds is swifter than the +<i>race</i> of any beasts.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>races</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>race</i> is not to the swift.</blockquote> +<i>Eccl. ix. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I wield the gauntlet, and I run the +<i>race</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Competitive action of any kind, especially +when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>race</i> of glory run, and <i>race</i> of +shame.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>Race</i>; the <i>Race</i> of Alderney.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The current of water that turns a water +wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes called +the <i>headrace</i>, the part below, the <i>tailrace</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A channel or guide along +which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing +machine, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Race cloth</b></col>, <cd>a cloth worn by horses in racing, +having pockets to hold the weights prescribed.</cd> -- <col><b>Race +course</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The path, generally circular +or elliptical, over which a race is run.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Same as <i>Race way</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Race +cup</b></col>, <cd>a cup given as a prize to the victor in a +race.</cd> -- <col><b>Race glass</b></col>, <cd>a kind of field +glass.</cd> -- <col><b>Race horse</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a horse bred or +kept for running races.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A breed of horses +remarkable for swiftness in running.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>The steamer duck.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>A mantis.</cd> -- <col><b>Race +knife</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Race saddle</b></col>, <cd>a +light saddle used in racing.</cd> -- <col><b>Race track</b></col>. +<cd>Same as <i>Race course</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, above.</cd> -- +<col><b>Race way</b></col>, <cd>the canal for the current that drives +a water wheel.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raced</u> (rāst); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Racing</u> (rā"s&ibreve;ng).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals +<i>raced</i> over the ground; the ships <i>raced</i> from port to +port.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Mach.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Race</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to <i>race</i> +horses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To run a race with.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*ce"mate</hw> (r&adot;*sē"m&asl;t), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of racemic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rac`e*ma"tion</hw> (răs`&esl;*mā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>racematio</i> a gleaning, fr. +<i>racemari</i> to glean, <i>racemus</i> a cluster of grapes. See +<u>Raceme</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cluster or bunch, as of +grapes.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cultivation or gathering of clusters of +grapes.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*ceme"</hw> (r&adot;*sēm"; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>racemus</i> a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See +<u>Raisin</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A flower cluster with an elongated +axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and +chokecherry.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Compound raceme</b></col>, <cd>one having the lower +pedicels developed into secondary racemes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*cemed"</hw> (r&adot;*sēmd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*ce"mic</hw> (r&adot;*sē"m&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>racémique</i>. See +<u>Raceme</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Gregory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rac`e*mif"er*ous</hw> +(răs`&esl;*m&ibreve;f"&etilde;r*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>racemifer</i> bearing clusters; +<i>racemus</i> cluster + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. +<i>racémifère</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing racemes, +as the currant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*cem"i*form</hw> (r&adot;*s&ebreve;m"&ibreve;*fôrm), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form of a raceme.</def> +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rac"e*mose`</hw> (răs"&esl;*mōs`), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>racemosus</i> full of clusters.] +<def>Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, +<i>(Bot.)</i> <i>racemose</i> berries or flowers; <i>(Anat.)</i> the +<i>racemose</i> glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered +like a raceme.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rac"e*mous</hw> (răs"&esl;*mŭs or +r&adot;*sē"-; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>racémeux</i>.] <def>See <u>Racemose</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rac"e*mule</hw> (răs"&esl;*mūl), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A little raceme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*cem"u*lose`</hw> (r&adot;*s&ebreve;m"&usl;*lōs`), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Growing in very small +racemes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cer</hw> (rā"s&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, races, or contends in +a race; esp., a race horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And bade the nimblest <i>racer</i> seize the +prize.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The common American +black snake.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One of the circular iron or +steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rach</hw>, <hw>Rache</hw> (răch) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ræcc</i>; akin to Icel. +<i>rakki</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A dog that pursued his prey by +scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`chi*al"gi*a</hw> +(rā`k&ibreve;*ăl"j&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`chis</grk> backbone + <grk>'a`lgos</grk> pain.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A painful affection of the spine; especially, +Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*chid"i*an</hw> (r&adot;*k&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Rachis</u>.] <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as +<u>Rhachidian</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*chil"la</hw> (r&adot;*k&ibreve;l"l&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rhachilla</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"chi*o*dont</hw> (rā"k&ibreve;*&osl;*d&obreve;nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rhachiodont</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"chis</hw> (rā"k&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Rachises</b></plw> (-&ebreve;z), L. +<plw><b>Rachides</b></plw> (răk"&ibreve;*dēz). [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>"ra`chis</grk>, <grk>-ios</grk>.] [Written also +<i>rhachis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spine; the +vertebral column.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rhachis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*chit"ic</hw> (r&adot;*k&ibreve;t"&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rachitique</i>. See <u>Rachitis</u>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; +rickety.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*chi"tis</hw> (r&adot;*kī"t&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"rachi^tis</grk> (sc. +<grk>nosos</grk>), fr. <grk>"ra`chis</grk>, <grk>-ios</grk>, the +spine.] [Written also <i>rhachitis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly +applied to the rickets. See <u>Rickets</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A disease which produces +abortion in the fruit or seeds.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"chi*tome</hw> (rā"k&ibreve;*tōm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`chis</grk>, <grk>- +ios</grk>, the spine + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <def>A dissecting +instrument for opening the spinal canal.</def> [Written also +<i>rachiotome</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cial</hw> (rā"sh<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the +<i>racial</i> complexion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ci*ly</hw> (rā"s&ibreve;*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a racy manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ci*ness</hw> (rā"s&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being racy; peculiar and +piquant flavor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style +were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always +simple, and <i>raciness</i> often elegant.</blockquote> <i>London +Times.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cing</hw> (rā"s&ibreve;ng), <def><pos><i>a. & +n.</i></pos> from <u>Race</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Racing crab</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an +ocypodian.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw> (răk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Arrack</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hracca</i> neck, hinder +part of the head; cf. AS. <i>hraca</i> throat, G. <i>rachen</i> +throat, E. <i>retch</i>.] <def>The neck and spine of a fore quarter of +veal or mutton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Wreck</u>.] <def>A +wreck; destruction.</def> [Obs., except in a few phrases.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Rack and ruin</b></col>, <cd>destruction; utter ruin.</cd> +[Colloq.] -- <col><b>To go to rack</b></col>, <cd>to perish; to be +destroyed.</cd> [Colloq.] "All <i>goes to rack</i>." <i>Pepys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. Icel. <i>rek</i> +drift, motion, and akin to <i>reka</i> to drive, and E. <i>wrack</i>, +<i>wreck</i>. √282.] <def>Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any +portion of floating vapor in the sky.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds +above, which we call the <i>rack</i>, . . . pass without +noise.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the night <i>rack</i> came rolling up.</blockquote> +<i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fly, as vapor or +broken clouds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Racked</u> (răkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Racking</u>.] [See <u>Rack</u> that which stretches, +or <u>Rock</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To amble fast, causing a +rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a +horse.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fast amble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>vin +raqué</i> wine squeezed from the dregs of the grapes.] <def>To +draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is in common practice to draw wine or beer from the +lees (which we call <i>racking</i>), whereby it will clarify much the +sooner.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rack vintage</b></col>, <cd>wine cleansed and drawn from +the lees.</cd> <i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably fr. D. <i>rek</i>, +<i>rek</i>bank, a rack, <i>rekken</i> to stretch; akin to G. +<i>reck</i>, <i>reck</i>bank, a rack, <i>recken</i> to stretch, Dan. +<i>række</i>, Sw. <i>räcka</i>, Icel. <i>rekja</i> to +spread out, Goth. <i>refrakjan</i> to stretch out; cf. L. +<i>porrigere</i>, Gr. <grk>'ore`gein</grk>. √115. Cf. +<u>Right</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Ratch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, +or displaying, something.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a +<i>rack</i> was introduced into the Tower, and was occasionally used +under the plea of political necessity.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for bending a bow.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A grate on which bacon is laid.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A frame or device of various construction for +holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to +beasts.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A frame on which articles are +deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes +<i>rack</i>; a bottle <i>rack</i>, etc.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, +through which the running rigging passes; -- called also <i>rack +block</i>. Also, a frame to hold shot.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> +<i>(Mining)</i> <def>A frame or table on which ores are separated or +washed.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>A frame fitted to a wagon for +carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky +loads.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>A distaff.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is extorted; exaction.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir E. Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mangle rack</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Rack +block</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See def. 1 <sd><i>(f)</i></sd>, +above.</cd> -- <col><b>Rack lashing</b></col>, <cd>a lashing or +binding where the rope is tightened, and held tight by the use of a +small stick of wood twisted around.</cd> -- <col><b>Rack +rail</b></col> <i>(Railroads)</i>, <cd>a toothed rack, laid as a rail, +to afford a hold for teeth on the driving wheel of a locomotive for +climbing steep gradients, as in ascending a mountain.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rack saw</b></col>, <cd>a saw having wide teeth.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rack stick</b></col>, <cd>the stick used in a rack +lashing.</cd> -- <col><b>To be on the rack</b></col>, <cd>to suffer +torture, physical or mental.</cd> -- <col><b>To live at rack and +manger</b></col>, <cd>to live on the best at another's expense.</cd> +[Colloq.] -- <col><b>To put to the rack</b></col>, <cd>to subject to +torture; to torment.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fit of the stone <i>puts</i> a king <i>to the +rack</i>, and makes him as miserable as it does the meanest +subject.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack</hw> (răk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was <i>racked</i> and miserably +tormented.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To torment; to torture; to affect with +extreme pain or anguish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Vaunting aloud but <i>racked</i> with deep +despair.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To stretch or strain, in a figurative +sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The landlords there shamefully <i>rack</i> their +tenants.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They [landlords] <i>rack</i> their rents an ace too +high.</blockquote> <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Grant that I may never <i>rack</i> a Scripture simile +beyond the true intent thereof.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Try what my credit can in Venice do;<BR> +That shall be <i>racked</i> even to the uttermost.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>To wash on a rack, as +metals or ore.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To bind together, as two +ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rack one's brains</b></col> or <col><b>wits</b></col>, +<cd>to exert them to the utmost for the purpose of accomplishing +something.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To torture; torment; rend; tear.</p> + +<p><hw>Rack"a*bones`</hw> (răk"&adot;*bōnz`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A very lean animal, esp. a horse.</def> +[Colloq. U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rack"er</hw> (răk"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who racks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A horse that has a racking gait.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et</hw> (răk"&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>raquette</i>; cf. Sp. <i>raqueta</i>, It. <i>racchetta</i>, which +is perhaps for <i>retichetta</i>, and fr. L. <i>rete</i> a net (cf. +<u>Reticule</u>); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. <i>rāha</i> +the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the ball), and OF. +<i>rachette</i>, <i>rasquette</i>, carpus, tarsus.] [Written also +<i>racquet</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a +crosier, and ending in a <i>racket</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A variety of the game of tennis played with +peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across +a long and narrow frame of light wood.</def> [Canada]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or +horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Racket court</b></col>, <cd>a court for playing the game of +rackets.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strike with, or +as with, a racket.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Poor man [is] <i>racketed</i> from one temptation to +another.</blockquote> <i>Hewyt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gael. <i>racaid</i> a +noise, disturbance.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk +or sport.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A carouse; any reckless dissipation.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Racketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Racketing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a confused noise or +racket.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.</def> +<i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To carouse or engage in dissipation.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes, or engages in, a racket.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"ett</hw> (-&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An old wind instrument of the double +bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et-tail`</hw> (-tāl`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of humming birds +of the genus <i>Steganura</i>, having two of the tail feathers very +long and racket-shaped.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et-tailed`</hw> (-tāld`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, +tail feathers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"et*y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making a +tumultuous noise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Spun +yarn used in racking ropes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"-rent`</hw> (-r&ebreve;nt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an +excessive or unreasonably high rent.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"-rent`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subject to +rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"-rent`er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is subjected to paying rack- +rent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who exacts rack-rent.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1183 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"tail`</hw> (răk"tāl`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Horol.)</i> <def>An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or +rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating +clock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rack"work`</hw> (-wûrk`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any +mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cle</hw> (rä"k'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rakel</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cle*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rakelness</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`con`teur"</hw> (r&adot;`kôN`t&etilde;r"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A relater; a storyteller.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*coon"da</hw> (r&adot;*k&oomac;n"d&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a native name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The coypu.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*co"vi*an</hw> (r&adot;*kō"v&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Racow</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rac"quet</hw> (răk"k&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Racket</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"cy</hw> (rā"s&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Racier</u> (-s&ibreve;*&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Raciest</u>.] [From <u>Race</u> a tribe, +family.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a strong flavor indicating +origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, +fresh; rich.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>racy</i> wine,<BR> +Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a +strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and +piquant; fresh and lively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our <i>raciest</i>, most idiomatic popular +words.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Burns's English, though not so <i>racy</i> as his +Scotch, is generally correct.</blockquote> <i>H. Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rich and <i>racy</i> humor of a natural converser +fresh from the plow.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant. -- +<u>Racy</u>, <u>Spicy</u>. <i>Racy</i> 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 <i>racy</i> when it "smacks of the soil," or has an +uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought +and language. <i>Spicy</i>, when applied to style, has reference to a +spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a +condiment. It does not, like <i>racy</i>, suggest native peculiarity. +A <i>spicy</i> article in a magazine; a <i>spicy</i> retort. +<i>Racy</i> in conversation; a <i>racy</i> remark.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Rich, <i>racy</i> verses, in which we<BR> +The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.</blockquote> +<i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad</hw> (răd), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +of <u>Read</u>, <u>Rede</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"de</hw> (răd"d<i>e</i>), obs. +<def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Read</u>, <u>Rede</u>.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"dle</hw> (răd"d'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. +<i>räder</i>, <i>rädel</i>, sieve, or perhaps E. +<i>reed</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- +called also <i>raddle hedge</i>.</def> <i>Todd.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, +with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep +the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon +the beam of the loom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To interweave or +twist together.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Raddling</i> or working it up like basket +work.</blockquote> <i>De Foe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Ruddle</u>.] <def>A +red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; +ruddle.</def> "A <i>raddle</i> of rouge." <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark or paint +with, or as with, raddle.</def> "Whitened and <i>raddled</i> old +women." <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"dock</hw> (-dŭk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ruddock.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rade</hw> (rād), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A raid.</def> +[Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`deau"</hw> (r&adot;`dō"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>A float; a raft.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above +Split Rock, and behind it the <i>radeau</i> Thunderer.</blockquote> +<i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*al</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>radial</i>. See <u>Radius</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, +radii or rays; radiated; as, <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>radial</i> projections; +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>radial</i> vessels or canals; <i>(Anat.)</i> +the <i>radial</i> artery.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Radial symmetry</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Symmetry</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`di*a"le</hw> (rā`d&ibreve;*ā"l&esl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Radialia</b></plw> (- +l&ibreve;*&adot;) [NL. See <u>Radial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bone or cartilage of the carpus which +articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in +man.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Radial +plates in the calyx of a crinoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*al*ly</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a radial manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Radius</u>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>An arc of a circle which is equal +to the radius, or the angle measured by such an arc.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ra"di*ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <hw>Ra"di*an*cy</hw> (- +<i>a</i>n*s&ybreve;), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being +radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the +<i>radiance</i> of the sun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Girt with omnipotence, with <i>radiance</i> +crowned.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>radiancy</i> of glory,<BR> +What light beyond compare !</blockquote> <i>Neale.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>radians</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>radiare</i> to emit rays +or beams, fr. <i>radius</i> ray: cf. F. <i>radiant</i>. See +<u>Radius</u>, <u>Ray</u> a divergent line.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; +radiating; radiate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>radiant</i> +sun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mark what <i>radiant</i> state she +spreads.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a +<i>radiant</i> face.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Giving off rays; -- said of a +bearing; as, the sun <i>radiant</i>; a crown <i>radiant</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a raylike appearance, +as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said +also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Radiant energy</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>energy given +out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant +heat.</cd> -- <col><b>Radiant heat</b></col>, <cd>heat proceeding in +right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of +light, in distinction from heat <i>conducted</i> or carried by +intervening media.</cd> -- <col><b>Radiant point</b></col>. +<i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See <u>Radiant</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +3.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Opt.)</i> <def>The luminous point or object from which light +emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A straight line proceeding +from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to +revolve.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The point in the heavens +at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced +backward, or whence they appear to radiate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ant*ly</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*<i>a</i>nt*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a radiant manner; with glittering +splendor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*a*ry</hw> (-&asl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>radiaire</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A radiate.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`di*a"ta</hw> (-ā"t&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. <i>radiatus</i>, p. p. See <u>Radiate</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It includes the cœlenterates 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*āt), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Radiated</u> (- +ā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Radiating</u>.] [L. <i>radiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>radiare</i> to +furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. <i>radius</i> ray. See +<u>Radius</u>, <u>Ray</u> a divergent line.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Virtues shine more clear<BR> +In them [kings], and <i>radiate</i> like the sun at noon.</blockquote> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed in direct lines from a point or +surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Light <i>radiates</i> from luminous bodies directly to +our eyes.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, +to <i>radiate</i> heat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light +or brightness on; to irradiate.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate</hw> (-&asl;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>radiatus</i>, p. p.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having rays or parts +diverging from a center; radiated; as, a <i>radiate</i> +crystal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having in a capitulum large +ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the +Radiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Radiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*a`ted</hw> (-ā`t&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct +lines; as, <i>radiated</i> heat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; +having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center +or axis; as, a <i>radiated</i> structure; a <i>radiated</i> group of +crystals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the +Radiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate*ly</hw> (-&asl;t*l&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a +center.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ate-veined`</hw> (-vānd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*at"i*form</hw> (-ăt"&ibreve;*fôrm), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the marginal florets +enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads +of the cornflower.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*a"tion</hw> (-ā"shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>radiatio</i>: cf. F. <i>radiation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission +and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The shooting forth of anything from a point +or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the <i>radiation</i> +of heat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*a*tive</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*&asl;*t&ibreve;v), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of radiating; acting by +radiation.</def> <i>Tyndall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*a`tor</hw> (-ā`t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat; +especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the heat is +radiated or diffused; as, a steam <i>radiator</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cal</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>radicalis</i> having roots, fr. +<i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a root. See <u>Radix</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding +directly from the root.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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, <i>radical</i> evils; +<i>radical</i> reform; a <i>radical</i> party.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The most determined exertions of that authority, +against them, only showed their <i>radical</i> +independence.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Belonging +to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, <i>radical</i> tubers +or hairs.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Proceeding from a rootlike +stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the +<i>radical</i> leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle +flower.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>Relating, or belonging, to +the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a <i>radical</i> +verbal form.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a radix +or root; as, a <i>radical</i> quantity; a <i>radical</i> sign. See +below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Radical axis of two circles</b></col>. <i>(Geom.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Axis</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical pitch</b></col>, +<cd>the pitch or tone with which the utterance of a syllable +begins.</cd> <i>Rush.</i> -- <col><b>Radical quantity</b></col> +<i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical +sign</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the sign √ (originally the +letter <i>r</i>, the initial of <i>radix</i>, root), placed before any +quantity, denoting that its root is to be extracted; thus, +√<i>a</i>, or √(<i>a</i> + <i>b</i>). To indicate any +other than the square root, a corresponding figure is placed over the +sign; thus, &cuberoot;<i>a</i>, indicates the third or cube root of +<i>a</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical stress</b></col> <i>(Elocution)</i>, +<cd>force of utterance falling on the initial part of a syllable or +sound.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical vessels</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, +<cd>minute vessels which originate in the substance of the +tissues.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Primitive; original; natural; underived; +fundamental; entire. -- <u>Radical</u>, <u>Entire</u>. These words +are frequently employed as interchangeable in describing some marked +alteration in the condition of things. There is, however, an obvious +difference between them. A <i>radical</i> cure, reform, etc., is one +which goes to the root of the thing in question; and it is +<i>entire</i>, in the sense that, by affecting the root, it affects in +an appropriate degree the <i>entire</i> body nourished by the root; +but it may not be <i>entire</i> in the sense of making a change +complete in its nature, as well as in its extent. Hence, we speak of a +<i>radical</i> change; a <i>radical</i> improvement; <i>radical</i> +differences of opinion; while an <i>entire</i> change, an +<i>entire</i> improvement, an <i>entire</i> difference of opinion, +might indicate more than was actually intended. A certain change may +be both <i>radical</i> and <i>entire</i>, in every sense.</p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cal</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Philol.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, +underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the radix.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>radicals</i>, where you +find every word strongly stamped with nature; full of energy, meaning, +character, painting, and poetry.</blockquote> <i>Cleland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>One who advocates radical +changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes +as are intended to level class inequalities; -- opposed to +<i>conservative</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In politics they [the Independents] were, to use the +phrase of their own time, "Root-and-Branch men," or, to use the +kindred phrase of our own, <i>Radicals</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any +compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic +<i>radicals</i>, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid +<i>radicals</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. P. Cooke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>compound +radical</i>. Cf. <u>Residue</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A radical quantity. See under +<u>Radical</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An indicated root of a perfect power of the degree +indicated is not a <i>radical</i> but a rational quantity under a +radical form.</blockquote> <i>Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A radical vessel. See under +<u>Radical</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cal*ism</hw> (-&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>radicalisme</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being radical; +specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or +social reform.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Radicalism</i> means root work; the uprooting of all +falsehoods and abuses.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad`i*cal"i*ty</hw> (-kăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Germinal principle; +source; origination.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Radicalness; relation to a root in +essential nature or principle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cal*ly</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a radical manner; +at, or from, the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or system +<i>radically</i> wrong or defective.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without derivation; primitively; +essentially.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>These great orbs thus <i>radically</i> +bright.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being radical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cant</hw> (-k<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>radicans</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. <i>radicant</i>. See <u>Radicate</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Taking root on, or above, the +ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the +ivy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cate</hw> (-k&asl;t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>radicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>radicari</i> to take root, fr. +<i>radix</i>. See <u>Radix</u>.] <def>Radicated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cate</hw> (-kāt), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +take root; to become rooted.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Radicated</u> (-kā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Radicating</u>.] <def>To cause to take root; to +plant deeply and firmly; to root.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Time should . . . rather confirm and <i>radicate</i> in +us the remembrance of God's goodness.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*ca`ted</hw> (-kā`t&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rooted</def>; specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having rootlike organs +for attachment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad`i*ca"tion</hw> (-kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>radication</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as, the +<i>radication</i> of habits.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The disposition of the roots +of a plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cel</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*s&ebreve;l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>radix</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +small branch of a root; a rootlet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*dic`i*flo"rous</hw> +(r&adot;*d&ibreve;s`&ibreve;*flō"rŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, root + +<i>flos</i>, <i>floris</i>, a flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Rhizanthous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*dic"i*form</hw> (r&adot;*d&ibreve;s"&ibreve;*fôm), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the nature or +appearance of a radix or root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cle</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*k'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>radicula</i>, dim. of <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, root: cf. F. +<i>radicule</i>. See <u>Radix</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rootlet; a +radicel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*dic"u*lar</hw> (r&adot;*d&ibreve;k"&usl;*l&etilde;r), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to roots, or the root of a +plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"i*cule</hw> (răd"&ibreve;*kūl), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A radicle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*dic"u*lose`</hw> (r&adot;*d&ibreve;k"&usl;*lōs`), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Producing numerous radicles, +or rootlets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*i</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*ī), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of +<u>Radius</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*o-</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*&osl;-). <def>A combining +form indicating <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>a +radius</i> or <i>ray</i>; specifically <i>(Anat.)</i>, <i>with the +radius of the forearm</i>; as, <i>radio</i>-ulnar, <i>radio</i>- +muscular, <i>radio</i>-carpal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta</hw> (- +flăj`&ebreve;l*lā"t&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Radiate</u>, and <u>Flagellata</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*o*graph</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*&osl;*grăf), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Radio-</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Phys.)</i> +<def>A picture produced by the Röntgen rays upon a sensitive +surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque +objects traversed by the rays.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1184 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`di*o*la"ri*a</hw> +(rā`d&ibreve;*&osl;*lā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Radioli</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 +<u>Polycystina</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*o*la"ri*an</hw> +(rā`d&ibreve;*&osl;*lā"r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Radiolaria.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Radiolaria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*di"o*li</hw> (r&adot;*dī"&osl;*lī), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Radiolus</b></singw> (-lŭs). +[NL., dim. of L. <i>radius</i> radius: cf. L. <i>radiolus</i> a feeble +sunbeam.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The barbs of the radii of a +feather; barbules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*o*lite</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*&osl;*līt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>radius</i> ray + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. +<i>radiolithe</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A hippurite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*om"e*ter</hw> (-&obreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>radius</i> radius + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. +<i>radiomètre</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A +forestaff.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument designed for +measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It consists of a number of light disks, blackened on one +side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on a pivot in an +exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light or heat, the +arms rotate.</p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter</hw> (- +&osl;*m&isl;*kr&obreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Radio-</i> + <i>micrometer</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A very +sensitive modification or application of the thermopile, used for +indicating minute changes of radiant heat, or temperature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*o*phone</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*&osl;*fōn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Radio-</i> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound.] +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>An apparatus for the production of sound by the +action of luminous or thermal rays. It is essentially the same as the +photophone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`di*oph"o*ny</hw> (-&obreve;f"&osl;*n&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The art or practice of +using the radiophone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*ous</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>radiosus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Consisting of rays, as light.</def> [R.] <i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Radiating; radiant.</def> [Obs.] <i>G. +Fletcher.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rad"ish</hw> (răd"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>radis</i>; cf. It. <i>radice</i>, Pr. <i>raditz</i>; all fr. L. +<i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a root, an edible root, especially a +radish, akin to E. <i>wort</i>. See <u>Wort</u>, and cf. +<u>Eradicate</u>, <u>Race</u> a root, <u>Radix</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant +(<i>Raphanus sativus</i>); also, the whole plant.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Radish fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small two- +winged fly (<i>Anthomyia raphani</i>) whose larvæ burrow in +radishes. It resembles the onion fly.</cd> -- <col><b>Rat-tailed +radish</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an herb (<i>Raphanus caudatus</i>) +having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten.</cd> -- +<col><b>Wild radish</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the jointed +charlock.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"di*us</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;*ŭs), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Radii</b></plw> (- +ī); E. <plw><b>Radiuses</b></plw> (-ŭs*&ebreve;z). [L., a +staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See <u>Ray</u> a divergent +line.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A right line drawn or +extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the +semidiameter of a circle or sphere.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The preaxial bone of the +forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Artiodactyla</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The radius is on the same side of the limb as the thumb, or +pollex, and in man it is so articulated that its lower end is capable +of partial rotation about the ulna.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A ray, or outer floret, of +the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See +<u>Ray</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The barbs of a perfect feather.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the +radiates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The movable limb of a sextant or other +angular instrument.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Radius bar</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Radius of curvature</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Curvature</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"di*us vec"tor</hw> (v&ebreve;k"t&obreve;r). +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>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 +coördinates. See <u>Coördinate</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"dix</hw> (rā"d&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Radices</b></plw> +(răd"&ibreve;*sēz), E. <plw><b>Radixes</b></plw> +(rā"d&ibreve;ks*&ebreve;z). [L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, +root. See <u>Radish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>A +primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an +etymon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A number +or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any +system; a base. Thus, 10 is the <i>radix</i>, or base, of the common +system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of +numeration.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A finite +expression, from which a series is derived.</def> [R.] +<i>Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The root of a +plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rad"u*la</hw> (răd"&usl;*l&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Radulæ</b></plw> (- +lē). [L., a scraper, fr. <i>radere</i> to scrape.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of +mollusks; -- called also <i>lingual ribbon</i>, and <i>tongue</i>. See +<u>Odontophore</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*du"li*form</hw> (r&adot;*dū"l&ibreve;*fôrm), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>radula</i> a scraper + <i>-form</i>.] +<def>Rasplike; as, <i>raduliform</i> teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raff</hw> (r&adot;f), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Raffed</u> (r&adot;ft); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raffing</u>.] [OF. <i>raffer</i>, of German origin; +cf. G. <i>raffen</i>; akin to E. <i>rap</i> to snatch. See <u>Rap</u>, +and cf. <u>Riffraff</u>, <u>Rip</u> to tear.] <def>To sweep, snatch, +draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Causes and effects which I thus <i>raff</i> up +together.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raff</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.</def> "A +<i>raff</i> of errors." <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sweepings of society; the rabble; the +mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, +<i>riffraff</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A low fellow; a churl.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raff merchant</b></col>, <cd>a dealer in lumber and odd +refuse.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Raf`fa*el*esque"</hw> +(răf`f&adot;*&ebreve;l*&ebreve;sk"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Raphaelesque.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fi*a</hw> (răf"f&ibreve;*&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fibrous material used for +tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus +<i>Raphia</i>.</def> <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fi*nose`</hw> (răf"f&ibreve;*nōs`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>raffiner</i> to refine.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from +the molasses of the sugar beet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raff"ish</hw> (r&adot;f"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; +worthless; low.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sad, <i>raffish</i>, disreputable +character.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fle</hw> (răf"f'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rafle</i>; <i>faire rafle</i> to sweep stakes, fr. <i>rafler</i> to +carry or sweep away, <i>rafler tout</i> to sweep stakes; of German +origin; cf. G. <i>raffeln</i> to snatch up, to rake. See <u>Raff</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A game of dice in which he who threw three +alike won all the stakes.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raffled</u> (-f'ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Raffling</u> (-fl&ibreve;ng).] <def>To engage in a raffle; as, to +<i>raffle</i> for a watch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dispose of by +means of a raffle; -- often followed by <i>off</i>; as, to +<i>raffle</i> off a horse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"fler</hw> (răf"fl&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who raffles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Raf*fle"si*a</hw> (răf*flē"zh&ibreve;*&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. +<i>Raffles</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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 (<i>Rafflesia Arnoldi</i>) having a diameter of two or +three feet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raft</hw> (r&adot;ft), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +of <u>Reave</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raft</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Originally, a rafter, spar, +and fr. Icel. <i>raptr</i> a rafter; akin to Dan. <i>raft</i>, Prov. +G. <i>raff</i> a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. <i>rāfo</i>, +<i>rāvo</i>, a beam, rafter, Icel. <i>rāf</i> roof. Cf. +<u>Rafter</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. +(such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which +obstructs navigation.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Perhaps akin to <i>raff</i> a heap.] <def>A +large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.</def> +[Slang, U. S.] "A whole <i>raft</i> of folks." <i>W. D. +Howells.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Raft bridge</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bridge +whose points of support are rafts</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A +bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together.</cd> -- +<col><b>Raft duck</b></col>. [The name alludes to its swimming in +dense flocks.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The +bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also <i>flock duck</i>. See +<u>Scaup</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The redhead.</cd> -- +<col><b>Raft port</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a large, square port +in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky +articles; a timber or lumber port.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Raft</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rafted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rafting</u>.] <def>To transport on a raft, or in the form of a +raft; to make into a raft; as, to <i>raft</i> timber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"te</hw> (r&adot;f"t<i>e</i>), obs. +<def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Reave</u>.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raft"er</hw> (r&adot;ft"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +raftsman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raft"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ræfter</i>; +akin to E. <i>raft</i>, n. See <u>Raft</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>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 <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Queen-post</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,<BR> +With smoky <i>rafters</i>, than in tapestry halls.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raft"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make into rafters, as timber.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with rafters, as a +house.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>To plow so as to turn the +grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Raft"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The business of making +or managing rafts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rafts"man</hw> (r&adot;fts"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Raftsmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). <def>A man +engaged in rafting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raf"ty</hw> (r&adot;f"t&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Perhaps +akin to G. <i>reif</i> hoarfrost.] <def>Damp; musty.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rag</hw> (răg), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>rægja</i> to calumniate, OHG. <i>ruogen</i> to accuse, G. +<i>rügen</i> to censure, AS. <i>wrēgan</i>, Goth. +<i>wrōhjan</i> to accuse.] <def>To scold or rail at; to rate; to +tease; to torment; to banter.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Pegge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rag</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ragge</i>, probably of +Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>rögg</i> a tuft, shagginess, Sw. +<i>ragg</i> rough hair. Cf. <u>Rug</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of +cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, +tossed.<BR> +And fluttered into <i>rags</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not having otherwise any <i>rag</i> of legality to +cover the shame of their cruelty.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence, mean or tattered attire; +worn-out dress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And virtue, though in <i>rags</i>, will keep me +warm.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A shabby, beggarly fellow; a +ragamuffin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The other zealous <i>rag</i> is the +compositor.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and +<i>rag</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A coarse kind of rock, +somewhat cellular in texture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metal Working)</i> <def>A ragged +edge.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A sail, or any piece of canvas.</def> +[Nautical Slang]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Our ship was a clipper with every <i>rag</i> +set.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rag bolt</b></col>, <cd>an iron pin with barbs on its shank +to retain it in place.</cd> -- <col><b>Rag carpet</b></col>, <cd>a +carpet of which the weft consists of narrow strips of cloth sewed +together, end to end.</cd> -- <col><b>Rag dust</b></col>, <cd>fine +particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-maché and +wall papers.</cd> -- <col><b>Rag wheel</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A +polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a +mandrel.</cd> -- <col><b>Rag wool</b></col>, <cd>wool obtained by +tearing woolen rags into fine bits; shoddy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rag</hw> (răg), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ragged</u> (răgd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ragging</u> (-g&ibreve;ng).] <def>To become +tattered.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rag</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +break (ore) into lumps for sorting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cut or dress roughly, as a +grindstone.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rag"a*bash`</hw> (-&adot;*băsh`), +<hw>Rag"a*brash`</hw> (-brăsh`), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +idle, ragged person.</def> <i>Nares.</i> <i>Grose.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rag`a*muf"fin</hw> (-mŭf"f&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>Ragamofin</i>, the name of a demon in +some of the old mysteries.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A paltry or +disreputable fellow; a mean wretch.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who wears ragged clothing.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The long-tailed +titmouse.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rage</hw> (rāj), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>rabies</i>, fr. <i>rabere</i> to rave; cf. Skr. <i>rabh</i> to +seize, <i>rabhas</i> violence. Cf. <u>Rabid</u>, <u>Rabies</u>, +<u>Rave</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent excitement; eager +passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering +the will.</def> "In great <i>rage</i> of pain." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He appeased the <i>rage</i> of hunger with some scraps +of broken meat.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Convulsed with a <i>rage</i> of grief.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, anger accompanied with raving; +overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Torment, and loud lament, and furious +<i>rage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A violent or raging wind.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The subject of eager desire; that which is +sought after, or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; +as, to be all the <i>rage</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See +<u>Anger</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rage</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raged</u> (rājd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raging</u> (rā"j&ibreve;ng).] [OF. +<i>ragier</i>. See <u>Rage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be furious with anger; to be exasperated +to fury; to be violently agitated with passion.</def> "Whereat he inly +<i>raged</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When one so great begins to <i>rage</i>, he is +hunted<BR> +Even to falling.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be violent and tumultuous; to be +violently driven or agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the +<i>raging</i> sea or winds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why do the heathen <i>rage</i>?</blockquote> <i>Ps. ii. +1.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The madding wheels<BR> +Of brazen chariots <i>raged</i>; dire was the noise.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or +with destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague <i>raged</i> in +Cairo.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To toy or act wantonly; to sport.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To storm; fret; chafe; fume.</p> + +<p><hw>Rage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enrage.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rage"ful</hw> (-f&usd;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +rage; expressing rage.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Rageful</i> eyes." <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ger*y</hw> (rā"j&etilde;r*&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wantonness.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"ged</hw> (răg"g&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[From <u>Rag</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rent +or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a +<i>ragged</i> coat; a <i>ragged</i> sail.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Broken with rough edges; having jags; +uneven; rough; jagged; as, <i>ragged</i> rocks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; +dissonant.</def> [R.] "A <i>ragged</i> noise of mirth." +<i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Wearing tattered clothes; as, a +<i>ragged</i> fellow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Rough; shaggy; rugged.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What shepherd owns those <i>ragged</i> +sheep?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ragged lady</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fennel flower +(<i>Nigella Damascena</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Ragged robin</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Lychnis</i> (<i>L. Flos- +cuculi</i>), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the +petals cut into narrow lobes.</cd> -- <col><b>Ragged sailor</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>prince's feather (<i>Polygonum orientale</i>).</cd> +-- <col><b>Ragged school</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> [Eng.]</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rag"ged*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rag"ged*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rag"gie</hw> (răg"g&ibreve;), or <hw>Rag"gy</hw> }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ragged; rough.</def> [Obs.] "A stony and +<i>raggie</i> hill." <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ragh`u*van"sa</hw> (rŭg`&usd;*vŭn"s&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>Raguva&msdot;ça</i>.] <def>A +celebrated Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu +dynasty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ging</hw> (rā"j&ibreve;ng), <def><pos><i>a. & +n.</i></pos> from <u>Rage</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def> -- +<wf>Ra"ging*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"gious</hw> (rā"jŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Raging; furious; rageful.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Ra"gious*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rag"lan</hw> (răg"l<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord +<i>Raglan</i>, an English general.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"man</hw> (-m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ragmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). <def>A man who collects, or +deals in, rags.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ragman's roll</u>.] +<def>A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal +bull.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"man's roll`</hw> (-m<i>a</i>nz rōl`). [For <i>ragman +roll</i> a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where +<i>ragman</i> is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>ragmenni</i> a craven +person, Sw. <i>raggen</i> the devil. Icel. <i>ragmenni</i> is fr. +<i>ragr</i> cowardly (another form of <i>argr</i>, akin to AS. +<i>earg</i> cowardly, vile, G. <i>arg</i> bad) + <i>menni</i> (in +comp.) man, akin to E. <i>man</i>. See <u>Roll</u>, and cf. +<u>Rigmarole</u>.] <def>The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the +Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of +England, <u>A. D.</u> 1296.</def> [Also written <i>ragman- +roll</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra*gout"</hw> (r&adot;*g&oomac;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ragoût</i>, fr. <i>ragoûter</i> to restore one's +appetite, fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>ad</i> to + <i>gustare</i> +to taste, <i>gustus</i> taste. See <u>Gust</u> relish.] <def>A dish +made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a +<i>ragout</i> of mutton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"pick`er</hw> (răg"p&ibreve;k`&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gets a living by picking up rags and +refuse things in the streets.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ra*guled"</hw> (r&adot;*gūld"), <hw>Rag*guled"</hw> +(răg-), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>raguer</i> to chafe, +fret, rub, or E. <i>rag</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Notched in regular +diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an +edge.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1185 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"weed`</hw> (răg"wēd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A common American composite weed (<i>Ambrosia +artemisiæfolia</i>) with finely divided leaves; +hogweed.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Great ragweed</b></col>, <cd>a coarse American herb +(<i>Ambrosia trifida</i>), with rough three-lobed opposite +leaves.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"work`</hw> (-wûrk`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Masonry)</i> <def>A kind of rubblework. In the United States, any +rubblework of thin and small stones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rag"wort`</hw> (-wûrt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several species of the composite +genus <i>Senecio</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Senecio aureus</i> is the golden ragwort of the United +States; <i>S. elegans</i> is the purple ragwort of South Africa.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"ia</hw> (rā"y&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a +ray. Cf. <u>Ray</u> the fish.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +rays which includes the skates. See <u>Skate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"iæ</hw> (rā"yē), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Raia</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and +rays; -- called also <i>Rajæ</i>, and <i>Rajii</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raid</hw> (rād), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. +<i>reið</i> a riding, raid; akin to E. <i>road</i>. See +<u>Road</u> a way.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hostile or predatory +incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid +invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Marauding chief! his sole delight<BR> +The moonlight <i>raid</i>, the morning fight.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, +and occasional <i>raids</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; A Scottish word which came into common use in the United +States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its +application.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An attack or invasion for the purpose of +making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a <i>raid</i> of +the police upon a gambling house; a <i>raid</i> of contractors on the +public treasury.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Raid</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raided</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Raiding</u>.] <def>To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments +<i>raided</i> the border counties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raid"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +engages in a raid.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw> (rāl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reil</i>, +<i>re&yogh;el</i>, AS. <i>hrægel</i>, <i>hrægl</i>, a +garment; akin to OHG. <i>hregil</i>, OFries. <i>hreil</i>.] <def>An +outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.</def> +<i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>To +flow forth; to roll out; to course.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth +<i>railing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to LG. & Sw. <i>regel</i> +bar, bolt, G. <i>riegel</i> a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. <i>rigil</i>, +<i>rigel</i>, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. <i>row</i> a line.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A horizontal piece in a +frame or paneling. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Style</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The light, fencelike structures of wood or +metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is +needed.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rail fence</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Fence</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rail guard</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A device +attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the +rail of obstructions</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A guard rail. See +under <u>Guard</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rail joint</b></col> +<i>(Railroad)</i>, <cd>a splice connecting the adjacent ends of rails, +in distinction from a <i>chair</i>, which is merely a seat. The two +devices are sometimes united. Among several hundred varieties, the +<i>fish joint</i> is standard. See <i>Fish joint</i>, under +<u>Fish</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rail train</b></col> <i>(Iron & Steel +Manuf.)</i>, <cd>a train of rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails +for railroads from blooms or billets.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Railed</u> (rāld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Railing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To inclose with +rails or a railing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It ought to be fenced in and +<i>railed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To range in a line.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They were brought to London all <i>railed</i> in ropes, +like a team of horses in a cart.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>râle</i>, fr. +<i>râler</i> to have a rattling in the throat; of German origin, +and akin to E. <i>rattle</i>. See <u>Rattle</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of limicoline +birds of the family <i>Rallidæ</i>, especially those of the +genus <i>Rallus</i>, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as +game birds.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common European water rail (<i>Rallus aquaticus</i>) is +called also <i>bilcock</i>, <i>skitty coot</i>, and <i>brook +runner</i>. The best known American species are the clapper rail, or +salt-marsh hen (<i>Rallus longirostris</i>, var. <i>crepitans</i>); +the king, or red-breasted, rail (<i>R. elegans</i>) (called also +<i>fresh-water marsh-hen</i>); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail +(<i>R. Virginianus</i>); and the Carolina, or sora, rail (<i>Porzana +Carolina</i>). See <u>Sora</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Land rail</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +corncrake.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>railler</i>; cf. Sp. +<i>rallar</i> to grate, scrape, molest; perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. +<i>radiculare</i>, fr. L. <i>radere</i> to scrape, grate. Cf. +<u>Rally</u> to banter, <u>Rase</u>.] <def>To use insolent and +reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by +<i>at</i> or <i>against</i>, formerly by <i>on</i>.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>rail</i> at arts he did not +understand.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lesbia forever on me <i>rails</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail</hw> (rāl), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rail at.</def> [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move or influence by railing.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rail</i> the seal from off my bond.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with +opprobrious language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Expressing reproach; +insulting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not +<i>railing</i> accusation against them.</blockquote> <i>2 Pet. ii. +11.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +barrier made of a rail or of rails.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rails in general; also, material for making +rails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With scoffing or +insulting language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"ler*y</hw> (răl"l&etilde;r*&ybreve; <i>or</i> +rāl"-; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>raillerie</i>, fr. +<i>railler</i>. See <u>Rail</u> to scoff.] <def>Pleasantry or slight +satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let <i>raillery</i> be without malice or +heat.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of +them is sufficient to turn them into <i>raillery</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rail`leur"</hw> (r&adot;`ly&etilde;r" or +r&adot;`y&etilde;r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A banterer; a +jester; a mocker.</def> [R.] <i>Wycherley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rail"road`</hw> (rāl"rōd`), <hw>Rail"way`</hw> (- +wā`), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of the +older tramway.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The road, track, etc., with all the lands, +buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and +constituting one property; as, a certain <i>railroad</i> has been put +into the hands of a receiver.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Railway</i> is the commoner word in England; +<i>railroad</i> the commoner word in the United States.</p> + +<p>&fist; In the following and similar phrases <i>railroad</i> and +<i>railway</i> are used interchangeably: --</p> + +<p><col><b>Atmospheric railway</b></col>, <col><b>Elevated +railway</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Atmospheric</u>, +<u>Elevated</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Cable railway</b></col>. <cd>See +<i>Cable road</i>, under <u>Cable</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ferry +railway</b></col>, <cd>a submerged track on which an elevated platform +runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water course.</cd> -- +<col><b>Gravity railway</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Railway brake</b></col>, <cd>a +brake used in stopping railway cars or locomotives.</cd> -- +<col><b>Railway car</b></col>, <cd>a large, heavy vehicle with flanged +wheels fitted for running on a railway.</cd> [U.S.] -- <col><b>Railway +carriage</b></col>, <cd>a railway passenger car.</cd> [Eng.] -- +<col><b>Railway scale</b></col>, <cd>a platform scale bearing a track +which forms part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded +cars.</cd> -- <col><b>Railway slide</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Transfer +table</i>, under <u>Transfer</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Railway +spine</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Underground +railroad</b></col> or <col><b>railway</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as beneath the +streets of a city</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Formerly, a system of +coöperation among certain active antislavery people in the United +States, by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach +Canada</cd>. [In the latter sense <i>railroad</i>, and not +<i>railway</i>, was used.] "Their house was a principal +<i>entrepôt</i> of the <i>underground railroad</i>." <i>W. D. +Howells.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rail"road`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The construction +of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.</def> +[Colloq. U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rai"ment</hw> (rā"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Abbrev. fr. <i>arraiment</i>. See <u>Array</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in +form, with a collective sense.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Living, both food and <i>raiment</i> she +supplies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An article of dress.</def> [R. or Obs.] +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rain</hw> (rān), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> +<def>Reign.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rain</hw> (rān), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rein</i>, +AS. <i>regen</i>; akin to OFries. <i>rein</i>, D. & G. <i>regen</i>, +OS. & OHG. <i>regan</i>, Icel., Dan., & Sw. <i>regn</i>, Goth. +<i>rign</i>, and prob. to L. <i>rigare</i> to water, to wet; cf. Gr. +<grk>bre`chein</grk> to wet, to rain.] <def>Water falling in drops +from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in +drops.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rain</i> 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.</blockquote> +<i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fair days have oft contracted wind and +<i>rain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rain</i> is distinguished from <i>mist</i> by the size of +the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very +small drops or particles, it is called <i>mist</i>; and <i>fog</i> is +composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually +indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See +<u>Fog</u>, and <u>Mist</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rain band</b></col> <i>(Meteorol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain bird</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] +The name is also applied to various other birds, as to <i>Saurothera +vetula</i> of the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain fowl</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the channel-bill cuckoo (<i>Scythrops +Novæ-Hollandiæ</i>) of Australia.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain +gauge</b></col>, <cd>an instrument of various forms for measuring the +quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a +pluviometer; an ombrometer.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain goose</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the red-throated diver, or loon.</cd> [Prov. +Eng.] -- <col><b>Rain prints</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain quail</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Quail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Rain +water</b></col>, <cd>water that has fallen from the clouds in +rain.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rain</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rained</u> (rānd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raining</u>.] [AS. <i>regnian</i>, akin to G. +<i>regnen</i>, Goth. <i>rignjan</i>. See <u>Rain</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fall in drops from +the clouds, as water; -- used mostly with <i>it</i> for a nominative; +as, it <i>rains</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rain it <i>raineth</i> every day.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fall or drop like water from the clouds; +as, tears <i>rained</i> from their eyes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain</hw> (rān), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pour or shower down from above, like rain +from the clouds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will +<i>rain</i> bread from heaven for you.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. +4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; +as, to <i>rain</i> favors upon a person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"bow`</hw> (-bō`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>regenboga</i>, akin to G. <i>regenbogen</i>. See <u>Rain</u>, and +<u>Bow</u> anything bent.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Besides the ordinary bow, called also <i>primary +rainbow</i>, which is formed by two refractions and one reflection, +there is also another often seen exterior to it, called the +<i>secondary rainbow</i>, 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.</p> + +<p><col><b>Lunar rainbow</b></col>, <cd>a fainter arch or rainbow, +formed by the moon.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine rainbow</b></col>, or +<col><b>Sea bow</b></col>, <cd>a similar bow seen in the spray of +waves at sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Rainbow trout</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a bright-colored trout (<i>Salmo +irideus</i>), native of the mountains of California, but now +extensively introduced into the Eastern States, Japan, and other +countries; -- called also <i>brook trout</i>, <i>mountain trout</i>, +and <i>golden trout</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rainbow wrasse</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Wrasse</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Supernumerary rainbow</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"bowed`</hw> (-bōd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Formed with or like a rainbow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"deer`</hw> (-dēr`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Reindeer</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rain"drop`</hw> (-dr&obreve;p`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +drop of rain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"fall`</hw> (rān"f&add;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that +falls in rain; as, the average annual <i>rainfall</i> of a +region.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Supplied by the <i>rainfall</i> of the outer ranges of +Sinchul and Singaleleh.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"i*ness</hw> (-&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The state of being rainy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of rain; +as, a <i>rainless</i> region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"-tight`</hw> (-tīt`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>So +tight as to exclude rain; as, a <i>rain-tight</i> roof.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rain"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>regenig</i>.] <def>Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, +<i>rainy</i> weather; a <i>rainy</i> day or season.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raip</hw> (rāp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>reip</i> rope. Cf. <u>Rope</u>.] <def>A rope; also, a measure +equal to a rod.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rais</hw> (rīs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as 2d +<u>Reis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rais"a*ble</hw> (rāz"&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being raised.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raise</hw> (rāz), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Raised</u> (rāzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raising</u>.] [OE. <i>reisen</i>, Icel. <i>reisa</i>, +causative of <i>rīsa</i> to rise. See <u>Rise</u>, and cf. +<u>Rear</u> to raise.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to +a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to +<i>raise</i> a stone or weight.</def> Hence, figuratively: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>raise</i> from a low estate; to <i>raise</i> to office; to +<i>raise</i> the price, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This gentleman came to be <i>raised</i> to great +titles.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The plate pieces of eight were <i>raised</i> three +pence in the piece.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To increase the strength, vigor, or +vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, +to <i>raise</i> the pulse; to <i>raise</i> the voice; to <i>raise</i> +the spirits or the courage; to <i>raise</i> the heat of a +furnace.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To elevate in degree according to some +scale; as, to <i>raise</i> the pitch of the voice; to <i>raise</i> the +temperature of a room.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to rise up, or assume an erect +position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to <i>raise</i> a +mast or flagstaff.</def> Hence: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To cause to spring up from a recumbent +position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to +arouse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They shall not awake, nor be <i>raised</i> out of their +sleep.</blockquote> <i>Job xiv. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite +to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He commandeth, and <i>raiseth</i> the stormy +wind.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cvii. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Æneas . . . employs his pains,<BR> +In parts remote, to <i>raise</i> the Tuscan swains.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, +that God should <i>raise</i> the dead ?</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. +8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to arise, grow up, or come into +being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, +effect, or the like.</def> Hence, specifically: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To form by the accumulation of materials +or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to <i>raise</i> a +lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>raise</i> forts against thee.</blockquote> +<i>Isa. xxix. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To bring together; to collect; to levy; to +get together or obtain for use or service; as, to <i>raise</i> money, +troops, and the like.</def> "To <i>raise</i> up a rent." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To cause to grow; to procure to be +produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to <i>raise</i> corn, +barley, hops, etc.; to<i>raise</i> cattle.</def> "He <i>raised</i> +sheep." "He <i>raised</i> wheat where none grew before." +<i>Johnson's Dict.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1186 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p>&fist; In some parts of the United States, notably in the Southern +States, <i>raise</i> is also commonly applied to the rearing or +bringing up of children.</p> + +<p><blockquote>I was <i>raised</i>, as they say in Virginia, among the +mountains of the North.</blockquote> <i>Paulding.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To bring into being; to produce; to cause +to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with <i>up</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>raise</i> them up a prophet from among their +brethren, like unto thee.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xviii. 18.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>God vouchsafes to <i>raise</i> another world<BR> +From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To give rise to; to set agoing; to +occasion; to start; to originate; as, to <i>raise</i> a smile or a +blush.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not <i>raise</i> a false +report.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxiii. 1.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to +strike up.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Soon as the prince appears, they <i>raise</i> a +cry.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>To bring to notice; to submit for +consideration; as, to <i>raise</i> a point of order; to <i>raise</i> +an objection.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cause to rise, as by the effect of +leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and <i>raise</i> +paste.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To cause +(the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; +as, to <i>raise</i> Sandy Hook light.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>To let go; as in the command, <i>Raise</i> tacks and sheets, +<i>i. e.</i>, Let go tacks and sheets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To create or constitute; as, +to <i>raise</i> a use, that is, to create it.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To raise a blockade</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To raise a check</b></col>, +<col><b>note</b></col>, <col><b>bill of exchange</b></col>, <cd>etc., +to increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the writing, +figures, or printing in which the sum payable is specified.</cd> -- +<col><b>To raise a siege</b></col>, <cd>to relinquish an attempt to +take a place by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be +relinquished.</cd> -- <col><b>To raise steam</b></col>, <cd>to produce +steam of a required pressure.</cd> -- <col><b>To raise the +wind</b></col>, <cd>to procure ready money by some temporary +expedient.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To raise Cain</b></col>, or +<col><b>To raise the devil</b></col>, <cd>to cause a great +disturbance; to make great trouble.</cd> [Slang]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; +produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.</p> + +<p><hw>Raised</hw> (rāzd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, +<i>raised</i> or embossed metal work.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- +used of bread, cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream +of tartar, soda, etc. See <u>Raise</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raised beach</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Beach</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rais"er</hw> (rāz"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the +verb).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rai"sin</hw> (rā"z'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>raisin</i> grape, raisin, L. <i>racemus</i> cluster of grapes or +berries; cf. Gr. <grk>"ra`x</grk>, <grk>"rago`s</grk>, berry, grape. +Cf. <u>Raceme</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grape, or a bunch of +grapes.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A grape dried in the sun or by artificial +heat.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raisin tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the common red +currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth +called <i>currants</i>.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rais"ing</hw> (rāz"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, +exalting, producing, or restoring to life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the operation or work of +setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a +<i>raising</i>.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The operation of embossing sheet metal, or +of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, +stamping, or spinning.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raising bee</b></col>, <cd>a bee for raising the frame of a +building. See <u>Bee</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> [U.S.] <i>W. +Irving.</i> -- <col><b>Raising hammer</b></col>, <cd>a hammer with a +rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.</cd> -- <col><b>Raising +plate</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>the plate, or longitudinal timber, +on which a roof is raised and rests.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Rai`son`né"</hw> (r&asl;`z&osl;`n&asl;"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>raisonné</i>, p. p. of +<i>raisonner</i> to reason.] <def>Arranged systematically, or +according to classes or subjects; as, a catalogue +<i>raisonné</i>. See under <u>Catalogue</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rai"vel</hw> (rā"v<i>e</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Weaving)</i> <def>A separator.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Raj</hw> (räj), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rajah</u>.] +<def>Reign; rule.</def> [India]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"ja</hw> (rä"jä or rā"j&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Rajah</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"jah</hw> (rä"jä or rā"j&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>rājā</i>, Skr. +<i>rājan</i>, akin to L. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>. See +<u>Regal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>A native prince or king; +also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural +districts.</def> [India]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"jah*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or +dignity of a rajah.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Raj`poot"</hw>, <hw>||Raj`put"</hw> } +(räj`p&oomac;t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>rāj- +pūt</i>, Skr. <i>rāja-putra</i> king's son.] <def>A Hindoo +of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, +an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central +India.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw> (rāk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>race</i>; +akin to OD. <i>rake</i>, D. <i>reek</i>, OHG. <i>rehho</i>, G. +<i>rechen</i>, Icel. <i>reka</i> a shovel, and to Goth. <i>rikan</i> +to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. <grk>'ore`gein</grk> to +stretch out, and E. <i>rack</i> to stretch. Cf. <u>Reckon</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used +for collecting hay or grain; a horserake.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Perhaps a different word.] <i>(Mining)</i> +<def>A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or +nearly so; -- called also <i>rake-vein</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Gill rakes</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See under 1st +<u>Gill</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raked</u> (rākt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raking</u>.] [AS. <i>racian</i>. See 1st <u>Rake</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To collect with a rake; as, to <i>rake</i> +hay; -- often with <i>up</i>; as, he <i>raked</i> up the fallen +leaves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>To collect or draw together with +laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; +as, to <i>rake</i> together wealth; to <i>rake</i> together slanderous +tales; to <i>rake</i> together the rabble of a town.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rake</i> a lawn; to <i>rake</i> +a flower bed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To search through; to scour; to +ransack.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The statesman <i>rakes</i> the town to find a +plot.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To scrape or scratch across; to pass over +quickly and lightly, as a rake does.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like clouds that <i>rake</i> the mountain +summits.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rake up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To collect +together, as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To bring up; to search out and bring to notice +again; as, <i>to rake up</i> old scandals.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw> (rāk), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To use a rake, as for searching or for +collecting; to scrape; to search minutely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One is for <i>raking</i> in Chaucer for antiquated +words.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass with violence or rapidity; to +scrape along.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pas could not stay, but over him did +<i>rake</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. dial. Sw. <i>raka</i> to +reach, and E. <i>reach</i>.] <def>The inclination of anything from a +perpendicular direction; as, the <i>rake</i> of a roof, a staircase, +etc.</def>; especially <i>(Naut.)</i>, <def>the inclination of a mast +or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular +to the keel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To incline from a +perpendicular direction; as, a mast <i>rakes</i> aft.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raking course</b></col> <i>(Bricklaying)</i>, <cd>a course +of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to +strengthen it.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rakel</i> rash; cf. +Icel. <i>reikall</i> wandering, unsettled, <i>reika</i> to wander.] +<def>A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness +and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a roué.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An illiterate and frivolous old +<i>rake</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Icel. +<i>reika</i>. Cf. <u>Rake</u> a debauchee.] <def>To walk about; to +gad or ramble idly.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [See <u>Rake</u> a debauchee.] <def>To act the +rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life.</def> +<i>Shenstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rake out</b></col> <i>(Falconry)</i>, <cd>to fly too far +and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is +sprung; -- said of the hawk.</cd> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake"hell`</hw> (rāk"h&ebreve;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Rakel</u>.] <def>A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a +rake.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a +sluggard and a <i>rakehell</i> do not go together.</blockquote> +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rake"hell`</hw>, <hw>Rake"hell`y</hw> (-&ybreve;), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser. B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"kel</hw> (rä"k&ebreve;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. See +<u>Rake</u> a debauchee.] <def>Hasty; reckless; rash.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <wf>Ra"kel*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"er</hw> (rāk"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +1st <u>Rake</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, +rakes</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A person who uses a +rake.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A machine for raking grain or hay +by horse or other power.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A gun so +placed as to rake an enemy's ship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <i>Gill rakers</i>, +under 1st <u>Gill</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"er*y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Debauchery; lewdness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rakery</i> and intrigues of the lewd +town.</blockquote> <i>R. North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake"shame`</hw> (rāk"shām`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. <u>Rakehell</u>, <u>Ragabash</u>.] <def>A vile, dissolute +wretch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake"stale`</hw> (-stāl`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Rake</i> the instrument + <i>stale</i> a handle.] <def>The handle +of a rake.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That tale is not worth a <i>rakestele</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rake"-vein`</hw> (-vān`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rake</u>, a mineral vein.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"ing</hw> (rāk"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of using a rake; the going +over a space with a rake.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dissolute; lewd; +debauched.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The arduous task of converting a <i>rakish</i> +lover.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Having a +saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. +Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rakish +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rak"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rakish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"ku ware`</hw> (rä"k&oomac; wâr`). <def>A kind +of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a +paler color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Râle</hw> (räl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>râle</i>. Cf. <u>Rail</u> the bird.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An +adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal +respiratory sounds. See <u>Rhonchus</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing +in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, +whistling, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and +pleural.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ral`len*tan"do</hw> (räl`l&ebreve;n*tän"d&osl;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Slackening; -- a +direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and +force; ritardando.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"li*ance</hw> (răl"l&ibreve;*<i>a</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>raliance</i>. See <u>Rally</u> to +reunite.] <def>The act of rallying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"li*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rallies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"line</hw> (-līn), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the rails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw> (răl"l&ybreve;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rallied</u> (-l&ibreve;d); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rallying</u>.] [OF. +<i>ralier</i>, F. <i>rallier</i>, fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>ad</i> ++ <i>ligare</i> to bind. See <u>Ra-</u>, and 1st <u>Ally</u>.] <def>To +collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into +confusion; to gather again; to reunite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as +troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Grecians <i>rally</i>, and their powers +unite.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to +<i>rally</i> together, and to form themselves into this new +world.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To collect one's vital powers or forces; to +regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recover strength after a decline in +prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rallies</b></plw> (-l&ibreve;z). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that +word).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A political mass meeting.</def> [Colloq. U. +S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>railler</i>. See +<u>Rail</u> to scoff.] <def>To attack with raillery, either in good +humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Honeycomb . . . <i>rallies</i> me upon a country +life.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain,<BR> +Which gay Corinna <i>rallied</i> with disdain.</blockquote> +<i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.</p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw> (răl"l&ybreve;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Good-humored +raillery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ralph</hw> (rălf), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A name +sometimes given to the raven.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ral"ston*ite</hw> (r&add;l"stŭn*īt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named after J. G. <i>Ralston</i> of +Norristown, Penn.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fluoride of alumina and soda +occurring with the Greenland cryolite in octahedral +crystals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram</hw> (răm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ramm</i>, +<i>ram</i>; akin to OHG. & D. <i>ram</i>, Prov. G. <i>ramm</i>, and +perh. to Icel. <i>ramr</i> strong.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The male of the sheep and allied animals. +In some parts of England a ram is called a <i>tup</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Aries, +the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of +March.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The constellation Aries, which +does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An engine of war used for butting or +battering.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In ancient +warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for +battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A hydraulic ram. See under +<u>Hydraulic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The weight which strikes the blow, in a +pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The plunger of a hydraulic press.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ram's horn</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Fort.)</i> +<cd>A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch</cd>. +[Written also <i>ramshorn</i>.] <i>Farrow.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <cd>An ammonite.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ram</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rammed</u> (rămd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ramming</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>ram</i> an enemy's vessel; to <i>ram</i> piles, cartridges, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[They] <i>rammed</i> me in with foul shirts, and +smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill or compact by pounding or +driving.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and +<i>rammed</i> to make the foundation solid.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ram`a*dan"</hw> (răm`&adot;*dăn"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>rama&dsdot;ān</i>, or +<i>ramazān</i>, properly, the hot month.] [Written also +<i>Ramadhan</i>, <i>Ramadzan</i>, and <i>Rhamadan</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The ninth Mohammedan month.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, +kept during daylight through the ninth month.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"age</hw> (răm"&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +fr. L. <i>ramus</i> a branch.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Boughs or branches.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Warbling of birds in trees.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Drummond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*mage"</hw> (r&adot;*māj"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Wild; untamed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra*ma"gi*ous</hw> (-mā"j&ibreve;*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; not tame.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Now is he tame that was so +<i>ramagious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Remedy of Love.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"mal</hw> (rā"m<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ramus</i> branch.] <def>Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; +rameal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*ma"ya*na</hw> (rä*mä"y&adot;*n&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>Rāmāya&nsdot;a</i>.] +<def>The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The +hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"berge</hw> (răm"b&etilde;rj), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., fr. <i>rame</i> oar + <i>barge</i> barge.] <def>Formerly, a kind +of large war galley.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"ble</hw> (răm"b'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rambled</u> (-b'ld); <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rambling</u> (-bl&ibreve;ng).] [For +<i>rammle</i>, fr. Prov. E. <i>rame</i> to roam. Cf. <u>Roam</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>ramble</i> about the city; +to <i>ramble</i> over the world.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that is at liberty to <i>ramble</i> in perfect +darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a +bubble by the wind?</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To talk or write in a discursive, aimless +way.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To extend or grow at random.</def> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +going or moving from place to place without any determinate business +or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Coming home, after a short Christmas +<i>ramble</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. <u>Rammel</u>.] <i>(Coal Mining)</i> <def>A +bed of shale over the seam.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"bler</hw> (-bl&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rambles; a rover; a wanderer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"bling</hw> (-bl&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a <i>rambling</i> fellow, +talk, or building.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"bling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rambling +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"booze</hw> (-b&oomac;z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram*bu"tan</hw> (răm*b&oomac;"tăn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>rambūtan</i>, fr. <i>rambut</i> +hair of the head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Malayan fruit produced by the +tree <i>Nephelium lappaceum</i>, 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 +<i>ramboostan</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"me*al</hw> (rā"m&esl;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Ramal</u>.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"me*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Ramist.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramed</hw> (rămd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the +stocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"ee</hw> (răm"&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Ramie</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"e*kin</hw> (răm"&esl;*k&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ramequin</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"ent</hw> (răm"<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ramenta</i>, pl.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A scraping; a +shaving.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Ramenta.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*men"ta</hw> (r&adot;*m&ebreve;n"t&adot;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [L., scrapings.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Thin brownish chaffy +scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon +the petioles and leaves of ferns.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1187 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Ram`en*ta"ceous</hw> +(răm`&ebreve;n*tā"shŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with ramenta.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"me*ous</hw> (rā"m&esl;*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rameus</i>, from <i>ramus</i> branch, +bough.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Ramal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"e*quin</hw> (răm"&esl;*k&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A mixture of cheese, +eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread.</def> [Written also +<i>ramekin</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"ie</hw> (răm"&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +Malay.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The grass-cloth plant (<i>Bœhmeria +nivea</i>); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly +strong; -- called also <i>China grass</i>, and <i>rhea</i>. See +<i>Grass-cloth plant</i>, under <u>Grass</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> +(răm`&ibreve;*f&ibreve;*kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ramification</i>. See <u>Ramify</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The process of branching, or the development +of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their +arrangement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small branch or offshoot proceeding from +a main stock or channel; as, the <i>ramifications</i> of an artery, +vein, or nerve.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A division into principal and subordinate +classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; +as, the <i>ramifications</i> of a subject or scheme.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The production of branchlike figures.</def> +<i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram`i*flo"rous</hw> (-flō"rŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ramus</i> branch + <i>flos</i>, +<i>floris</i>, flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Flowering on the +branches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"i*form</hw> (răm"&ibreve;*fôrm), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ramus</i> branch + <i>-form</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the form of a branch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"i*fy</hw> (răm"&ibreve;*fī), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ramified</u> +(răm"&ibreve;*fīd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ramifying</u> (răm"&ibreve;*fī`&ibreve;ng).] [F. +<i>ramifier</i>, LL. <i>ramificare</i>, fr. L. <i>ramus</i> a branch + +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To divide +into branches or subdivisions; as, to <i>ramify</i> an art, subject, +scheme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"i*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem +of a plant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to +<i>ramify</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be divided or subdivided, as a main +subject.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*mig"er*ous</hw> (r&adot;*m&ibreve;j"&etilde;r*ŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ramus</i> a branch + <i>-gerous</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing branches; branched.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*mip"a*rous</hw> (r&adot;*m&ibreve;p"&adot;*rŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ramus + parere</i> to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Producing branches; ramigerous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"mist</hw> (rā"m&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A follower of Pierre <i>Ramé</i>, better known as +<i>Ramus</i>, a celebrated French scholar, who was professor of +rhetoric and philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and +opposed the Aristotelians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"line</hw> (răm"l&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A line used to get a straight middle line, as on a spar, or from +stem to stern in building a vessel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"mel</hw> (răm"m&ebreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Refuse matter.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Filled with any rubbish, <i>rammel</i> and broken +stones.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"mer</hw> (-m&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, +or that which, rams or drives.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a +<i>rammer</i> for driving stones or piles, or for beating the earth to +more solidity</def>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A rod for forcing down +the charge of a gun; a ramrod</def>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<i>(Founding)</i> <def>An implement for pounding the sand of a mold to +render it compact.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"mish</hw> (-m&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a +ram; hence, rank; lascivious.</def> "Their savor is so +<i>rammish</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"mish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being rammish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"my</hw> (-m&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a ram; +rammish.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram`ol*les"cence</hw> +(răm`&obreve;l*l&ebreve;s"s<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>ramollir</i> to make soft, to soften; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>amollir</i> to soften; <i>a</i> (L. <i>ad</i>) + <i>mollir</i> to +soften, L. <i>mollire</i>, fr. <i>mollis</i> soft.] <def>A softening +or mollifying.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra*moon"</hw> (r&adot;*m&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small West Indian tree (<i>Trophis Americana</i>) +of the Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder for +cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*mose"</hw> (r&adot;*mōs"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ramosus</i>, from <i>ramus</i> a branch.] <def>Branched, as the +stem or root of a plant; having lateral divisions; consisting of, or +having, branches; full of branches; ramifying; branching; +branchy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"mous</hw> (rā"mŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ramose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp</hw> (rămp), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ramped</u> (rămt; 215); <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ramping</u>.] [F. <i>ramper</i> to creep, OF., to +climb; of German origin; cf. G. <i>raffen</i> to snatch, LG. & D. +<i>rapen</i>. See <u>Rap</u> to snatch, and cf. <u>Romp</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to +prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to +move swiftly or with violence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their bridles they would champ,<BR> +And trampling the fine element would fiercely +<i>ramp</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To climb, as a plant; to creep +up.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . +. . and so <i>ramping</i> upon trees, they mount up to a great +height.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A leap; +a spring; a hostile advance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bold Ascalonite<BR> +Fled from his lion <i>ramp</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A highwayman; a robber.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A romping woman; a prostitute.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Lyly.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [F. <i>rampe</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any sloping member, other than a purely +constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand +rail or cap changes its direction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [F. <i>rampe</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>An +inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior +levels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram*pa"cious</hw> (răm*pā"shŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>High-spirited; rampageous.</def> [Slang] +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp"age</hw> (rămp"&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Ramp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Violent or riotous +behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on +the <i>rampage</i>.</def> [Prov. or Low] <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To leap or prance +about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage.</def> [Prov. or Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram*pa"geous</hw> (răm*pā"jŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Characterized by violence and passion; +unruly; rampant.</def> [Prov. or Low]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In the primitive ages of a <i>rampageous</i> +antiquity.</blockquote> <i>Galt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram*pal"lian</hw> (-păl"y<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>ramp</i> a prostitute, or <i>rabble</i>.] +<def>A mean wretch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp"an*cy</hw> (rămp"<i>a</i>n*s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being rampant; +excessive action or development; exuberance; extravagance.</def> "They +are come to this height and <i>rampancy</i> of vice." +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp"ant</hw> (rămp"<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[F., p. pr. of <i>ramper</i> to creep. See <u>Ramp</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Ramping; leaping; +springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; +furious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fierce lion in his kind<BR> +Which goeth <i>rampant</i> after his prey.</blockquote> +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[The] lion . . . <i>rampant</i> shakes his brinded +mane.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; +exuberant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rampant</i> stalk is of unusual +altitude.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rampant arch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An arch +which has one abutment higher than the other</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Same as <i>Rampant vault</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Rampant +gardant</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>rampant, but with the face turned +to the front.</cd> -- <col><b>Rampant regardant</b></col>, +<cd>rampant, but looking backward.</cd> -- <col><b>Rampant +vault</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a continuous wagon vault, or +cradle vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane, +such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming the ceiling of a +stairway.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ramp"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rampant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"part</hw> (răm"pärt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rempart</i>, OF. <i>rempar</i>, fr. <i>remparer</i> to fortify, +<i>se remparer</i> to fence or intrench one's self; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + pref. <i>en-</i> (L. <i>in</i>) + <i>parer</i> to defend, parry, +prepare, L. <i>parare</i> to prepare. See <u>Pare</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which fortifies and defends from +assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A broad embankment of earth +round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the +substratum of every permanent fortification.</def> <i>Mahan.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bulwark; fence; security; guard. -- <u>Rampart</u>, +<u>Bulwark</u>. These words were formerly interchanged; but in modern +usage a distinction has sprung up between them. The <i>rampart</i> of +a fortified place is the enceinte or entire main embankment or wall +which surrounds it. The term <i>bulwark</i> is now applied to +peculiarly strong outworks which project for the defense of the +<i>rampart</i>, or main work. A single bastion is a <i>bulwark</i>. In +using these words figuratively, <i>rampart</i> is properly applied to +that which protects by walling out; <i>bulwark</i> to that which +stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel it. Hence, we +speak of a distinguished individual as the <i>bulwark</i>, not the +<i>rampart</i>, of the state. This distinction, however, is often +disregarded.</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"part</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ramparted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ramparting</u>.] <def>To surround or protect with, or as with, a +rampart or ramparts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those grassy hills, those glittering dells,<BR> +Proudly <i>ramparted</i> with rocks.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rampart gun</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>a cannon or large +gun for use on a rampart and not as a fieldpiece.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rampe</hw> (rămp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [In allusion to +its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. See <u>Ramp</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The cuckoopint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pier</hw> (răm"pēr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Rampart</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pi*on</hw> (răm"p&ibreve;*ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>raiponce</i>, Sp. <i>ruiponce</i>, +<i>reponche</i>, L. <i>raperonzo</i>, NL. <i>rapuntium</i>, fr. L. +<i>rapum</i>, <i>rapa</i>, a turnip, rape. Cf. <u>Rape</u> a plant.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Campanula Rapunculus</i>) of the +Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called +<i>ramps</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus +<i>Phyteuma</i>, herbs of the Bellflower family, and to the American +evening primrose (<i>Œnothera biennis</i>), which has run wild +in some parts of Europe.</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pire</hw> (-pīr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rampart.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The Trojans round the place a <i>rampire</i> +cast.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fortify with a +rampire; to form into a rampire.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chapman.</i> +"<i>Rampired</i> walls of gold." <i>R. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pler</hw> (răm"pl&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A rambler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"pler</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roving; +rambling.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"rod`</hw> (-r&obreve;d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The rod +used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"shac*kle</hw> (-shăk*k'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Etymol. uncertain.] <def>Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of +repair.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his +<i>ramshackle</i> coach.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"shac*kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To search or +ransack; to rummage.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ram"son</hw> (-z'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hramsan</i>, +pl., akin to G. <i>rams</i>, Sw. <i>rams</i>, <i>rams</i>lök; cf. +Gr. <grk>kro`myon</grk> onion.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A broad-leaved +species of garlic (<i>Allium ursinum</i>), common in European gardens; +-- called also <i>buckram</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"sted</hw> (-st&ebreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. +Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See <u>Toad flax</u>. +Called also <i>Ramsted weed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"u*lose`</hw> (-&usl;*lōs`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ramulosus</i>, fr. <i>ramulus</i>, dim. of <i>ramus</i> a branch.] +<i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Having many small branches, or +ramuli.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ram"u*lous</hw> (-lŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. +Hist.)</i> <def>Ramulose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ram"u*lus</hw> (-lŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ramuli</b></plw> (-lī). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar +organisms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"mus</hw> (rā"mŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rami</b></plw> (-mī). <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> +<def>A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a +ramification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*mus"cule</hw> (r&adot;*mŭs"k&usl;l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ramusculus</i>.] <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> +<def>A small ramus, or branch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran</hw> (răn), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Run</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rān</i>.] +<def>Open robbery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Lambarde.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Yarns coiled +on a spun-yarn winch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"na</hw> (rā"n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a +frog.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of anurous batrachians, +including the common frogs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"nal</hw> (rā"n<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous +plants.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ranal alliance</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name proposed +by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including +Ranunculaceæ, Magnoliaceæ, Papaveraceæ, and others +related to them.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rance</hw> (răns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A prop or shore.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A round between the legs of a +chair.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran*ces"cent</hw> (răn*s&ebreve;s"s<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rancescens</i>, p. pr. of +<i>rancescere</i>, v. incho. from <i>rancere</i> to be rancid.] +<def>Becoming rancid or sour.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ranch</hw> (rănch), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Written +also <i>raunch</i>.] [Cf. <u>Wrench</u>.] <def>To wrench; to tear; to +sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion.</def> [R.] +<i>Dryden.</i> "Hasting to <i>raunch</i> the arrow out." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ranch</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rancho</u>.] <def>A +tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or +sheep. See <u>Rancho</u>, 2.</def> [Western U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ran*che"ro</hw> (răn*chā"r&osl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rancheros</b></plw> (- +rōz). [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The owner and occupant of a ranch or +rancho.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ranch"man</hw> (rănch"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ranchmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). <def>An owner or +occupant of, or laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman.</def> [Western U. +S.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ran"cho</hw> (răn"ch&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ranchos</b></plw> (-chōz). [Sp., properly, a +mess, mess room. Cf. 2d <u>Ranch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rude +hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or +farm laborers may live or lodge at night.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large grazing farm where horses and +cattle are raised; -- distinguished from <i>hacienda</i>, a cultivated +farm or plantation.</def> [Mexico & California] <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cid</hw> (răn"s&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rancidus</i>, fr. <i>rancere</i> to be rancid or rank.] <def>Having +a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; +as, <i>rancid</i> oil or butter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran*cid"i*ty</hw> (răn*s&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rancidité</i>.] <def>The +quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old +oil.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cid*ly</hw> (răn"s&ibreve;d*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rancid manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cid*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being rancid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cor</hw> (ră&nsm;"k&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Written also <i>rancour</i>.] [OE. <i>rancour</i>, OF. <i>rancor</i>, +<i>rancur</i>, F. <i>rancune</i>, fr. L. <i>rancor</i> rancidity, +rankness; tropically, an old grudge, rancor, fr. <i>rancere</i> to be +rank or rancid.] <def>The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated +enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.</def> "To stint <i>rancour</i> +and dissencioun." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It would not be easy to conceive the passion, +<i>rancor</i>, and malice of their tongues and hearts.</blockquote> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge; +animosity; malignity. -- <u>Rancor</u>, <u>Enmity</u>. <i>Enmity</i> +and <i>rancor</i> both describe hostile feelings; but <i>enmity</i> +may be generous and open, while <i>rancor</i> implies personal malice +of the worst and most enduring nature, and is the strongest word in +our language to express hostile feelings.</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rancor</i> will out; proud prelate, in thy face<BR> +I see thy fury.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rancor</i> is that degree of malice which preys upon +the possessor.</blockquote> <i>Cogan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cor*ous</hw> (-ŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>rancuros</i>.] <def>Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; +deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely +virulent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So flamed his eyes with rage and <i>rancorous</i> +ire.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"cor*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rancorous +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rand</hw> (rănd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rand</i>, +<i>rond</i>; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. <i>rand</i>, Icel. +<i>rönd</i>, and probably to E. <i>rind</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A border; edge; margin.</def> [Obs. or +Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from +the flank or leg; a sort of steak.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a +leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the +heel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rand</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Rant</u>.] <def>To +rant; to storm.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I wept, . . . and raved, and <i>randed</i>, and +railed.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dall grass`</hw> (răn"d<i>a</i>l gr&adot;s`). +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The meadow fescue (<i>Festuca elatior</i>). See +under <u>Grass</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dan</hw> (-dăn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the +bran.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boat propelled by +three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rand"ing</hw> (rănd"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Shoemaking)</i> <def>The act or process of +making and applying rands for shoes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A kind of basket work used in +gabions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dom</hw> (răn"dŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>randon</i>, OF. <i>randon</i> force, violence, rapidity, à +<i>randon</i>, de <i>randon</i>, violently, suddenly, rapidly, prob. +of German origin; cf. G. <i>rand</i> edge, border, OHG. <i>rant</i> +shield, edge of a shield, akin to E. <i>rand</i>, n. See <u>Rand</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Force; violence.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For courageously the two kings newly fought with great +<i>random</i> and force.</blockquote> <i>E. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A roving motion; course without definite +direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- +commonly used in the phrase <i>at random</i>, that is, without a +settled point of direction; at hazard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Counsels, when they fly<BR> +<i>At random</i>, sometimes hit most happily.</blockquote> +<i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, many a shaft, <i>at random</i> sent,<BR> +Finds mark the archer little meant!</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Distance to which a missile is cast; range; +reach; as, the <i>random</i> of a rifle ball.</def> <i>Sir K. +Digby.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The direction of a rake- +vein.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dom</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>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 <i>random</i> guess.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some <i>random</i> truths he can impart.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to +the <i>random</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Random courses</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, <cd>courses of +stone of unequal thickness.</cd> -- <col><b>Random shot</b></col>, +<cd>a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a +shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated.</cd> -- <col><b>Random +work</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, <cd>stonework consisting of stones of +unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat +beds.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1188 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"dom*ly</hw> (răn"dŭm*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a random manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"don</hw> (-dŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Random.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"don</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go or stray at +random.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rane"deer`</hw> (rān"dēr`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Reindeer</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"nee</hw> (rä"nē), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Rani</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"force`</hw> (răn"fōrs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>renforcer</i>.] <def>See <u>Reënforce</u>.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rang</hw> (răng), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Ring</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Range</hw> (rānj), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ranged</u> (rānjd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ranging</u> (rān"j&ibreve;ng).] [OE. +<i>rengen</i>, OF. <i>rengier</i>, F. <i>ranger</i>, OF. <i>renc</i> +row, rank, F. <i>rang</i>; of German origin. See <u>Rank</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>range</i> soldiers in +line.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Maccabeus <i>ranged</i> his army by bands.</blockquote> +<i>2 Macc. xii. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It would be absurd in me to <i>range</i> myself on the +side of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding +society.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To separate into parts; to sift.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To dispose in a classified or in systematic +order; to arrange regularly; as, to <i>range</i> plants and animals in +genera and species.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To rove over or through; as, to +<i>range</i> the fields.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Teach him to <i>range</i> the ditch, and force the +brake.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To sail or pass in a direction parallel to +or near; as, to <i>range</i> the coast.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Compare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the French +<i>ranger</i> une côte.</p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To be native to, or to live +in; to frequent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Range</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to +roam.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like a <i>ranging</i> spaniel that barks at every bird +he sees.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>ranged</i> through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun +<i>ranges</i> three miles; the shot <i>ranged</i> four +miles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be placed in order; to be ranked; to +admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>range</i> with humble livers in +content.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have a certain direction; to correspond +in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; +-- often followed by <i>with</i>; as, the front of a house +<i>ranges</i> with the street; to <i>range</i> along the +coast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which way the forests <i>range</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To be native to, or live in, +a certain district or region; as, the peba <i>ranges</i> from Texas to +Paraguay.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll.</p> + +<p><hw>Range</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Range</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>: cf. F. <i>rangée</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a <i>range</i> +of buildings; a <i>range</i> of mountains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An aggregate of individuals in one rank or +degree; an order; a class.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The next <i>range</i> of beings above him are the +immaterial intelligences.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The step of a ladder; a rung.</def> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kitchen grate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He was bid at his first coming to take off the +<i>range</i>, and let down the cinders.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, +set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of +cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A bolting sieve to sift meal.</def> [Obs. +or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; +an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He may take a <i>range</i> all the world +over.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Extent or space taken in by anything +excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive +power; as, the <i>range</i> of one's voice, or authority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Far as creation's ample <i>range</i> +extends.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>range</i> and compass of Hammond's knowledge +filled the whole circle of the arts.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man has not enough <i>range</i> of +thought.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The region within which a +plant or animal naturally lives.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is +carried.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sometimes, less properly, the +trajectory of a shot or projectile.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A +place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is +practiced.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>In the public land system of the United +States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive +meridian lines six miles apart.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The meridians included in each great survey 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., <i>range</i> +7, W., from the fifth principal meridian.</p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See <i>Range of cable</i>, +below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Range of accommodation</b></col> <i>(Optics)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Range finder</b></col> <i>(Gunnery)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Range of cable</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a certain length +of slack cable ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the +anchor.</cd> -- <col><b>Range work</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, +<cd>masonry of squared stones laid in courses each of which is of even +height throughout the length of the wall; -- distinguished from +<i>broken range work</i>, which consists of squared stones laid in +courses not continuously of even height.</cd> -- <col><b>To get the +range of</b></col> (an object) <i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>to find the angle at +which the piece must be raised to reach (the object) without carrying +beyond.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Range"ment</hw> (rānj"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>rangement</i>.] <def>Arrangement.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"ger</hw> (rān"j&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who +ranges for plunder; a roving robber.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which separates or arranges; +specifically, a sieve.</def> [Obs.] "The tamis <i>ranger</i>." +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dog that beats the ground in search of +game.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of a body of mounted troops, formerly +armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight +on foot.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ran"ger*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of the +keeper of a forest or park.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ran"gle</hw> (răn"g'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +range about in an irregular manner.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"ni</hw> (rä"nē), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>rānī</i>, Skr. <i>rājnī</i>. See +<u>Rajah</u>.] <def>A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah.</def> +[Written also <i>ranee</i>.] [India]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"nine</hw> (rā"nīn), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rana</i> a frog.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the frogs and toads.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rank</hw> (ră&nsm;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Ranker</u> (-&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rankest</u>.] [AS. <i>ranc</i> strong, +proud; cf. D. <i>rank</i> slender, Dan. <i>rank</i> upright, erect, +Prov. G. <i>rank</i> slender, Icel. <i>rakkr</i> slender, bold. The +meaning seems to have been influenced by L. <i>rancidus</i>, E. +<i>rancid</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Luxuriant in growth; of +vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, +<i>rank</i> grass; <i>rank</i> weeds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, +<i>rank</i> and good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; +gross; utter; as, <i>rank</i> heresy.</def> "<i>Rank</i> nonsense." +<i>Hare.</i> "I do forgive thy <i>rankest</i> fault." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Causing vigorous growth; producing +luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, <i>rank</i> land.</def> +<i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a +<i>rank</i> smell; <i>rank</i>-smelling rue.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Strong to the taste.</def> "Divers sea +fowls taste <i>rank</i> of the fish on which they feed." +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Inflamed with venereal appetite.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rank modus</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an excessive and +unreasonable modus. See <u>Modus</u>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>To +set</b></col> (the iron of a plane, etc.) <col><b>rank</b></col>, +<cd>to set so as to take off a thick shaving.</cd> <i>Moxon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rank</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Rankly; stoutly; +violently.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That rides so <i>rank</i> and bends his lance so +fell.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rank</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>renk</i>, <i>reng</i>, +OF. <i>renc</i>, F. <i>rang</i>, fr. OHG. <i>hring</i> a circle, a +circular row, G. <i>ring</i>. See <u>Ring</u>, and cf. <u>Range</u>, +<pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A row or line; a +range; an order; a tier; as, a <i>rank</i> of osiers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many a mountain nigh<BR> +Rising in lofty <i>ranks</i>, and loftier still.</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A line of soldiers ranged +side by side; -- opposed to <i>file</i>. See 1st <u>File</u>, 1 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,<BR> +In <i>ranks</i> and squadrons and right form of war.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Grade of official standing, as in the army, +navy, or nobility; as, the <i>rank</i> of general; the <i>rank</i> of +admiral.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An aggregate of individuals classed +together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, +<i>ranks</i> and orders of men; the highest and the lowest +<i>ranks</i> of men, or of other intelligent beings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; +position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer +of the first <i>rank</i>; a lawyer of high <i>rank</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These all are virtues of a meaner +<i>rank</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Elevated grade or standing; high degree; +high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of +<i>rank</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rank and file</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<cd>The whole body of common soldiers, including also corporals. In a +more extended sense, it includes sergeants also, excepting the +noncommissioned staff.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See under 1st +<u>File</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>The ranks</b></col>, <cd>the order or +grade of common soldiers; as, to reduce a noncommissioned officer to +<i>the ranks</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To fill the ranks</b></col>, <cd>to +supply the whole number, or a competent number.</cd> -- <col><b>To +take rank of</b></col>, <cd>to have precedence over, or to have the +right of taking a higher place than.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rank</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ranked</u> (ră&nsm;kt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ranking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place +abreast, or in a line.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To range in a particular class, order, or +division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in +suitable classes or order; to classify.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ranking</i> all things under general and special +heads.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Poets were <i>ranked</i> in the class of +philosophers.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Heresy is <i>ranked</i> with idolatry and +witchcraft.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To take rank of; to outrank.</def> +[U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rank</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, +order, or division.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let that one article <i>rank</i> with the +rest.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>ranks</i> with the first +class of poets; he <i>ranks</i> high in public estimation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rank"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"kle</hw> (ră&nsm;"k'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rankled</u> (-k'ld); <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rankling</u> (-kl&ibreve;ng).] [From +<u>Rank</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become, +or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- +used literally and figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A malady that burns and <i>rankles</i> +inward.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This would have left a <i>rankling</i> wound in the +hearts of the people.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To produce a festering or inflamed effect; +to cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter +<i>rankles</i> in the flesh; the words <i>rankled</i> in his +bosom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"kle</hw> (ră&nsm;"k'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.</def> [R.] +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rank"ly</hw> (ră&nsm;k"l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; +hence, coarsely; grossly; as, weeds grow <i>rankly</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rank"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rancness</i> +pride.] <def>The condition or quality of being rank.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"nel</hw> (răn"n&ebreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A prostitute.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ran"ny</hw> (-n&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>araneus +mus</i>, a kind of small mouse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The erd +shrew.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ran"sack</hw> (-săk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ransacked</u> (-săkt); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ransacking</u>.] [OE. +<i>ransaken</i>, Icel. <i>rannsaka</i> to explore, examine; +<i>rann</i> a house (akin to Goth. <i>razn</i> house, AS. +<i>ræsn</i> plank, beam) + the root of <i>sækja</i> to +seek, akin to E. <i>seek</i>. See <u>Seek</u>, and cf. <u>Rest</u> +repose.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To search thoroughly; to search every +place or part of; as, to <i>ransack</i> a house.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>ransack</i> every corner of their . . . +hearts.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To plunder; to pillage +completely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their vow is made<BR> +To <i>ransack</i> Troy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To violate; to ravish; to defiour.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Rich spoil of <i>ransacked</i> chastity.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"sack</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a thorough +search.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>ransack</i> in the tas [heap] of bodies +dead.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"sack</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of ransacking, +or state of being ransacked; pillage.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Even your father's house<BR> +Shall not be free from <i>ransack</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. +Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"som</hw> (răn"sŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>raunson</i>, <i>raunsoun</i>, OF. <i>rançon</i>, +<i>raençon</i>, <i>raançon</i>, F. <i>rançon</i>, +fr. L. <i>redemptio</i>, fr. <i>redimere</i> to redeem. See +<u>Redeem</u>, and cf. <u>Redemption</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a +consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of +<i>ransom</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy <i>ransom</i> paid, which man from death +redeems.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His captivity in Austria, and the heavy <i>ransom</i> +he paid for his liberty.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ransom bill</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a war contract, +valid by the law of nations, for the ransom of property captured at +sea and its safe conduct into port.</cd> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"som</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ransomed</u> (-sŭmd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ransoming</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>rançonner</i>. See +<u>Ransom</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>ransom</i> prisoners from an enemy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exact a ransom for, or a payment +on.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Such lands as he had rule of he <i>ransomed</i> them so +grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a +year.</blockquote> <i>Berners.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"som*a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Such as can be ransomed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"som*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ransoms or redeems.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ran"som*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of being +ransomed; without ransom.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rant</hw> (rănt), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ranted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ranting</u>.] [OD. <i>ranten</i>, <i>randen</i>, to dote, to be +enraged.] <def>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 <i>ranting</i> +preacher.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Look where my <i>ranting</i> host of the Garter +comes!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>High-sounding language, +without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty +declamation; bombast; as, the <i>rant</i> of fanatics.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is a stoical <i>rant</i>, without any foundation +in the nature of man or reason of things.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noisy talker; a raving declaimer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also +<i>Seekers</i>. See <u>Seeker</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"er*ism</hw> (-&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>The practice or tenets of the Ranters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ranting +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"i*pole</hw> (-&ibreve;*pōl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Ranty</i> + <i>pole</i>, <i>poll</i>, head.] <def>A wild, romping +young person.</def> [Low] <i>Marryat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"i*pole</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; roving; +rakish.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Rant"i*pole</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act like a +rantipole.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She used to <i>rantipole</i> about the +house.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"ism</hw> (-&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>Ranterism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rant"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; noisy; +boisterous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ran"u*la</hw> (răn"&usl;*l&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a little frog, a little swelling on the +tongue of cattle, dim. of <i>rana</i> a frog.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the +submaxillary gland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous</hw> +(r&adot;*nŭ&nsm;`k&usl;*lā"shŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ranunculus</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to a natural order of plants (<i>Ranunculaceæ</i>), +of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the +virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and +peony.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*nun"cu*lus</hw> (r&adot;*nŭ&nsm;"k&usl;*lŭs), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Ranunculuses</b></plw> (- +&ebreve;z), L. <plw><b>Ranunculi</b></plw> (-lī). [L., a little +frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of <i>rana</i> a frog; +cf. <i>raccare</i> to roar.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of herbs, +mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the +cultivated ranunculi (<i>R. Asiaticus</i>, <i>R. aconitifolius</i>, +etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1189 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>||Ranz" des` vaches"</hw> (räNs" d&asl;` v&adot;sh"). [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.] <def>The name for +numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of the Swiss +mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the <i>Alpine horn</i>, and +sometimes sung.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw> (răp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <def>A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rapped</u> (răpt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rapping</u>.] [Akin to Sw. <i>rappa</i> to strike, +<i>rapp</i> stroke, Dan. <i>rap</i>, perhaps of imitative origin.] +<def>To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to <i>rap</i> +on the door.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +strike with a quick blow; to knock on.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With one great peal they <i>rap</i> the +door.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>To free (a pattern) in a +mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its +removal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quick, smart blow; a +knock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rapped</u> (răpt), usually written <u>Rapt</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rapping</u>.] [OE. <i>rapen</i>; +akin to LG. & D. <i>rapen</i> to snatch, G. <i>raffen</i>, Sw. +<i>rappa</i>; cf. Dan. <i>rappe sig</i> to make haste, and Icel. +<i>hrapa</i> to fall, to rush, hurry. The word has been confused with +L. <i>rapere</i> to seize. Cf. <u>Rape</u> robbery, <u>Rapture</u>, +<u>Raff</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Ramp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To snatch away; to seize and hurry +off.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And through the Greeks and Ilians they <i>rapt</i><BR> +The whirring chariot.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From Oxford I was <i>rapt</i> by my nephew, Sir Edmund +Bacon, to Redgrove.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hasten.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To seize and bear away, as the mind or +thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or +rapture; as, <i>rapt</i> into admiration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 'm <i>rapt</i> with joy to see my Marcia's +tears.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rapt</i> into future times, the bard +begun.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exchange; to truck.</def> [Obs. & +Low]</p> + +<p><col><b>To rap and ren</b></col>, <col><b>To rap and +rend</b></col>. [Perhaps fr. Icel. <i>hrapa</i> to hurry and +<i>ræna</i> plunder, fr. <i>rān</i> plunder, E. +<i>ran</i>.] <cd>To seize and plunder; to snatch by violence.</cd> +<i>Dryden.</i> "[Ye] waste all that ye may <i>rape and renne</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All they could <i>rap and rend</i> and +pilfer.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To rap out</b></col>, <cd>to utter with sudden violence, +as an oath.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>A judge who <i>rapped out</i> a great +oath.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps contr. fr. +<i>raparee</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many counterfeits passed about under the name of +<i>raps</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a +<i>rap</i>, save with her consent.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Alexander.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Not to care a rap</b></col>, <cd>to care nothing.</cd> -- +<col><b>Not worth a rap</b></col>, <cd>worth nothing.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*pa"ces</hw> (r&adot;*pā"sēz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Rapacious</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Accipitres</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*pa"cious</hw> (-shŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rapax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, from <i>rapere</i> to seize and carry off, +to snatch away. See <u>Rapid</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to +seize by violence; seizing by force.</def> " The downfall of the +<i>rapacious</i> and licentious Knights Templar." <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on +prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a <i>rapacious</i> +animal; a <i>rapacious</i> bird.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, +greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, <i>rapacious</i> usurers; a +<i>rapacious</i> appetite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's +<i>rapacious</i> claim</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ra*pa"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ra*pa"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*pac"i*ty</hw> (r&adot;*păs"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rapacitas</i>: cf. F. +<i>rapacité</i>. See <u>Rapacious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, +the <i>rapacity</i> of pirates; the <i>rapacity</i> of +wolves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of extorting or +exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.</def> +"The <i>rapacity</i> of some ages." <i>Sprat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap`a*ree"</hw> (răp`&adot;*rē"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rapparee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw> (rāp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>râpe</i> a grape stalk.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fruit, as +grapes, plucked from the cluster.</def> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The refuse stems and skins of grapes or +raisins from which the must has been expressed in wine +making.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A filter containing the above refuse, used +in clarifying and perfecting malt, vinegar, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rape wine</b></col>, <cd>a poor, thin wine made from the +last dregs of pressed grapes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>rap</i> to snatch, +but confused with L. <i>rapere</i>. See <u>Rap</u> to snatch.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of seizing and carrying away by force; +violent seizure; robbery.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And ruined orphans of thy <i>rapes</i> +complain.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Sexual connection with a woman +without her consent. See <i>Age of consent</i>, under <u>Consent</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is snatched away.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Where now are all my hopes? O, never more<BR> +Shall they revive! nor death her <i>rapes</i> restore.</blockquote> +<i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Movement, as in snatching; haste; +hurry.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To commit rape upon; to +ravish.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rape and ren</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Rap</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, to snatch.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rob; to +pillage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Heywood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>hreppr</i> village, +district; cf. Icel. <i>hreppa</i> to catch, obtain, AS. +<i>hrepian</i>, <i>hreppan</i>, to touch.] <def>One of six divisions +of the county of Sussex, England, intermediate between a hundred and a +shire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rape</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rapa</i>, <i>rapum</i>, +akin to Gr. <grk>"ra`pys</grk>, <grk>"ra`fys</grk>, G. +<i>rübe</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; These plants, with the edible turnip, have been variously +named, but are all now believed to be derived from the <i>Brassica +campestris</i> of Europe, which by some is not considered distinct +from the wild stock (<i>B. oleracea</i>) of the cabbage. See +<u>Cole</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Broom rape</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Broom +rape</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Rape cake</b></col>, +<cd>the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from the +rape seed.</cd> -- <col><b>Rape root</b></col>. <cd>Same as +<u>Rape</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Summer rape</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Colza</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rape"ful</hw> (rāp"f&usd;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Given to the commission of rape.</def> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ful*ly</hw> (răp"f&usd;l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Violently.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Raph`a*el*esque"</hw> +(răf`&adot;*&ebreve;l*&ebreve;sk"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raph"a*el*ism</hw> (răf"&adot;*&ebreve;l*&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles of painting introduced by +Raphael, the Italian painter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raph"a*el*ite</hw> (-īt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raph"a*ny</hw> (răf"&adot;*n&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>raphanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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 (<i>Raphanus +raphanistrum</i>) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be +a form of ergotism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"phe</hw> (rā"f&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>"rafh`</grk> a seam or suture, fr. <grk>"ra`ptein</grk> to +sew or stitch together.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A +line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; +as, the <i>raphe</i> of the tongue.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rhaphe</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Raph"i*des</hw> (răf"&ibreve;*dēz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [F. <i>raphide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<u>Rhaphides</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"id</hw> (răp"&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rapidus</i>, fr. <i>rapere</i> to seize and carry off, to snatch or +hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. <grk>'arpa`zein</grk>: cf. F. +<i>rapide</i>. Cf. <u>Harpy</u>, <u>Ravish</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; +fast; as, a <i>rapid</i> stream; a <i>rapid</i> flight; a <i>rapid</i> +motion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ascend my chariot; guide the <i>rapid</i> +wheels.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in +progression; in quick sequence; as, <i>rapid</i> growth; <i>rapid</i> +improvement; <i>rapid</i> recurrence; <i>rapid</i> +succession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Quick in execution; as, a <i>rapid</i> +penman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"id</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rapide</i>. See +<u>Rapid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>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 <i>rapids</i> in +the St. Lawrence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,<BR> +The <i>rapids</i> are near, and the daylight's past.</blockquote> +<i>Moore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*pid"i*ty</hw> (r&adot;*p&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rapiditas</i>: cf. F. +<i>rapidité</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being rapid; +swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the <i>rapidity</i> of a current; +<i>rapidity</i> of speech; <i>rapidity</i> of growth or +improvement.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rapidness; haste; speed; celerity; velocity; +swiftness; fleetness; quickness; agility.</p> + +<p><hw>Rap"id*ly</hw> (răp"&ibreve;d*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rapid manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"id*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being +rapid; rapidity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"pi*er</hw> (rā"p&ibreve;*&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rapière</i>, perhaps for +<i>raspière</i>, and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. +<i>rasp</i>, v.] <def>A straight sword, with a narrow and finely +pointed blade, used only for thrusting.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rapier fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +swordfish.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"pi*ered</hw> (-&etilde;rd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Wearing a rapier.</def> "Scarletcoated, <i>rapiered</i> figures." +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*pil"li</hw> (r&adot;*p&ibreve;l"l&esl;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Lapilli.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ine</hw> (răp"&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rapine</i>; cf. Pr. & It. <i>rapina</i>; all fr. L. <i>rapina</i>, +fr. <i>rapere</i> to seize and carry off by force. See <u>Rapid</u>, +and cf. <u>Raven</u> rapine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; +spoliation; pillage; plunder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the +desire of <i>rapine</i> as by the desire of glory.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ravishment; rape.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To plunder.</def> +<i>Sir G. Buck.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"i*nous</hw> (răp"&ibreve;*nŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to rapine.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rap"page</hw> (-p&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Founding)</i> <def>The enlargement of a mold caused by rapping the +pattern.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap`pa*ree"</hw> (-p&adot;*rē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so +called from his carrying a half-pike, called a <i>rapary</i>.</def> +[Written also <i>raparee</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rapped</hw> (răpt), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +of <u>Rap</u>, to strike.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rapped</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Rap</u>, +to snatch away.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap*pee"</hw> (răp*pē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>râpé</i>, fr. <i>râper</i> to grate, to rasp. +See <u>Rasp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A pungent kind of snuff +made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"pel</hw> (răp"p&ebreve;l or răp*p&ebreve;l"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. <u>Repeal</u>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The +beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"per</hw> (răp"p&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[From <u>Rap</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, +raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door.</def> +<i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A forcible oath or lie.</def> [Slang] +<i>Bp. Parker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap*port"</hw> (răp*pōrt"; F. r&adot;`pôr"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>rapporter</i> to bring again or back, +to refer; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>apporter</i> to bring, L. +<i>apportare</i>. Cf. <u>Report</u>.] <def>Relation; proportion; +conformity; correspondence; accord.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is obvious what <i>rapport</i> there is between the +conceptions and languages in every country.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Temple.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>||En` rap`port"</b></col> (äN` r&adot;`pôr") +[F.], <cd>in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially +a private, understanding; in mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy +which permits influence or communication.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rap*scal"lion</hw> (răp*skăl"yŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rascallion</u>.] <def>A rascal; a good- +for-nothing fellow.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Howitt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rapt</hw> (răpt), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Rap</u>, to snatch away.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Snatched away; hurried away or along.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Waters <i>rapt</i> with whirling away.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transported with love, admiration, delight, +etc.; enraptured.</def> "The <i>rapt</i> musician." +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or +meditation.</def> "<i>Rapt</i> in secret studies." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>rapt</i> abduction, +rape, L. <i>raptus</i>, fr. <i>rapere</i> to seize and carry off, to +transport; or fr. E. <i>rapt</i>, a. See <u>Rapt</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Rapid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +ecstasy; a trance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Morton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rapidity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rapt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +transport or ravish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry away by force.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ter</hw> (răp"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A raptor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"tor</hw> (răp"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>raptor</i>, from <i>rapere</i> to ravish. See <u>Rapid</u>.] <def>A +ravisher; a plunderer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rap*to"res</hw> (răp*tō"rēz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Raptor</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Accipitres</u>. Called also <i>Raptatores</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap*to"ri*al</hw> (-r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Rapacious; living upon +prey; -- said especially of certain birds.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of +insects, birds, and other animals.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Of +or pertaining to the Raptores. See <i>Illust.</i> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> +of <u>Aves</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap*to"ri*ous</hw> (-ŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>raptorius</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Raptorial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ture</hw> (răp"t&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>rapere</i>, <i>raptum</i>, to carry off by force. See +<u>Rapid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A seizing by violence; a +hurrying along; rapidity with violence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash<BR> +With headlong <i>rapture</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the +hearer great conceptions; it strengthens devotion, and advances praise +into <i>rapture</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You grow correct that once with <i>rapture</i> +writ.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bliss; ecstasy; transport; delight; exultation.</p> + +<p><hw>Rap"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Raptured</u> (-t&usl;rd; 135); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rapturing</u>.] <def>To transport with excitement; to +enrapture.</def> [Poetic] <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"tur*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +enthusiast.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"tur*ize</hw> (-īz), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To put, or be put, in a state of rapture.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rap"tur*ous</hw> (-ŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or +manifesting rapture; as, <i>rapturous</i> joy, pleasure, or delight; +<i>rapturous</i> applause.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rap"tur*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rapturous +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rare</hw> (râr), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rather</u>, +<u>Rath</u>.] <def>Early.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Rude mechanicals that <i>rare</i> and late<BR> +Work in the market place.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rare</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Rarer</u> (râr"&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> +<u>Rarest</u>.] [Cf. AS. <i>hrēr</i>, or E. <i>rare</i> early. +√18.] <def>Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; +underdone; as, <i>rare</i> beef or mutton.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care<BR> +Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted <i>rare</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This word is in common use in the United States, but in +England its synonym <i>underdone</i> is preferred.</p> + +<p><hw>Rare</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Rarer</u> (râr"&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> +<u>Rarest</u>.] [F., fr. L. <i>rarus</i> thin, rare.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; +unusual; as, a <i>rare</i> event.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; +valuable to a degree seldom found.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rare</i> work, all filled with terror and +delight.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Above the rest I judge one beauty +<i>rare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Thinly scattered; dispersed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those <i>rare</i> and solitary, these in +flocks.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by wide separation of parts; +of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a <i>rare</i> +atmosphere at high elevations.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence +nineteen times <i>rarer</i>, than gold.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; +extraordinary; incomparable. -- <u>Rare</u>, <u>Scarce</u>. We call a +thing <i>rare</i> when but few examples, specimens, or instances of it +are ever to be met with; as, a <i>rare</i> plant. We speak of a thing +as <i>scarce</i>, which, though usually abundant, is for the time +being to be had only in diminished quantities; as, a bad harvest makes +corn <i>scarce</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the +<i>rarest</i> things in the world.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When any particular piece of money grew very +<i>scarce</i>, it was often recoined by a succeeding +emperor.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rare"bit</hw> (râr"b&ibreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See <i>Welsh rabbit</i>, under +<u>Rabbit</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rar"ee-show`</hw> (râr"&esl;-shō`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. <i>rarity-show</i>.] <def>A show +carried about in a box; a peep show.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rar`e*fac"tion</hw> (răr`&esl;*făk"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>raréfaction</i>. See +<u>Rarefy</u>.] <def>The act or process of rarefying; the state of +being rarefied; -- opposed to <i>condensation</i>; as, the +<i>rarefaction</i> of air.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rar"e*fi`a*ble</hw> (răr"&esl;*fī`&adot;*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>raréfiable</i>.] <def>Capable +of being rarefied.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rar"e*fy</hw> (răr"&esl;*fī; 277), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rarefied</u> (- +fīd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rarefying</u> (- +fī`&ibreve;ng).] [F. <i>raréfier</i>; L. <i>rarus</i> +rare + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make; cf. L. <i>rarefacere</i>. +See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to +expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- +opposed to <i>condense</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rar"e*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become less +dense; to become thin and porous.</def> "Earth <i>rarefies</i> to +dew." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rare"ly</hw> (râr"l&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; +as, things <i>rarely</i> seen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See +3d <u>Rare</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The person who played so <i>rarely</i> on the +flageolet.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rest of the apartments are <i>rarely</i> +gilded.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rare"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality +of being rare.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And let the <i>rareness</i> the small gift +commend.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rare"ripe`</hw> (-rīp`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Rare</i> early + <i>ripe</i>. Cf. <u>Rathripe</u>.] <def>Early +ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rare"ripe`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An early ripening +fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rar`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> +(răr`&ibreve;*f&ibreve;*kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rarefaction</u>.</def> [R.] <i>Am. +Chem. Journal.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rar"i*ty</hw> (răr"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rarities</b></plw> (- +t&ibreve;z). [L. <i>raritas</i>: cf. F. <i>rareté</i>. See +<u>Rare</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being +rare; rareness; thinness; as, the <i>rarity</i> (contrasted with the +<i>density</i>) of gases.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1190 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a +thing valued for its scarcity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I saw three <i>rarities</i> of different kinds, which +pleased me more than any other shows in the place.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras</hw> (räs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d +<u>Reis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`sante"</hw> (r&adot;`zäNt"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[F., p. pr. of <i>raser</i> to graze.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>H. L. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras"cal</hw> (răs"k<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>rascaille</i> rabble, probably from an OF. <i>racaille</i>, F. +<i>racaille</i> the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. <i>racler</i> +to scrape, (assumed) LL. <i>rasiculare</i>, <i>rasicare</i>, fr. L. +<i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>. See <u>Rase</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand +of the <i>rascal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. +19).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them +[horns] as huge as the <i>rascal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest +person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For I have sense to serve my turn in store,<BR> +And he's a <i>rascal</i> who pretends to more.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras"cal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +common herd or common people; low; mean; base.</def> "The +<i>rascal</i> many." <i>Spenser.</i> "The <i>rascal</i> people." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>While she called me <i>rascal</i> fiddler.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras"cal*dom</hw> (-dŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State +of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, +collectively.</def> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras"cal*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +rascal.</def> [Humorous]</p> + +<p><hw>Ras*cal"i*ty</hw> (răs*kăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rascalities</b></plw> (- +t&ibreve;z).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being rascally, or +a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The poorer and lower classes of +people.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The chief heads of their clans with their several +<i>rascalities</i>.</blockquote> <i>T. Jackson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ras*cal"lion</hw> (răs*kăl"yŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rascal</u>.] <def>A low, mean +wretch.</def> [Written also <i>rascalion</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ras"cal*ly</hw> (răs"k<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; +worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of +dishonesty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our <i>rascally</i> porter is fallen fast +asleep.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rase</hw> (rāz), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rased</u> (rāzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rasing</u>.] [F. <i>raser</i>, LL. <i>rasare</i> to +scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, to scrape, +shave; cf. Skr. <i>rad</i> to scratch, gnaw, L. <i>rodere</i> to gnaw. +Cf. <u>Raze</u>, <u>Razee</u>, <u>Razor</u>, <u>Rodent</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rub along the surface of; to graze.</def> +[Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and +might not the bullet which <i>rased</i> his cheek have gone into his +head?</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sometimes his feet <i>rased</i> the surface of the +water, and at others the skylight almost flattened his +nose.</blockquote> <i>Beckford.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rub or scratch out; to erase.</def> +[Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Except we <i>rase</i> the faculty of memory, root and +branch, out of our mind.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To level with the ground; to overthrow; to +destroy; to raze.</def> [In this sense <i>raze</i> is generally +used.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Till Troy were by their brave hands <i>rased</i>,<BR> +They would not turn home.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This word, <i>rase</i>, may be considered as nearly +obsolete; <i>graze</i>, <i>erase</i>, and <i>raze</i>, having +superseded it.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rasing iron</b></col>, <cd>a tool for removing old oakum +and pitch from the seams of a vessel.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; +level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin.</p> + +<p><hw>Rase</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be leveled with the +ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rase</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +scratching out, or erasure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slight wound; a scratch.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash</hw> (răsh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [For +<i>arace</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pull off or pluck +violently.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rashing</i> off helms and riving plates +asunder.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>rasche</i> an eruption, +scurf, F. <i>rache</i>; fr. (assumed) LL. <i>rasicare</i> to scratch, +fr. L. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, to scrape, scratch, shave. See +<u>Rase</u>, and cf. <u>Rascal</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A fine +eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no +elevation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Canker rash</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nettle rash</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Urticaria</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose rash</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Roseola</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Tooth rash</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Red-gum</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ras</i> short-nap +cloth, It. & Sp. <i>raso</i> satin (cf. <u>Rase</u>); or cf. It. +<i>rascia</i> serge, G. <i>rasch</i>, probably fr. <i>Arras</i> in +France (cf. <u>Arras</u>).] <def>An inferior kind of silk, or mixture +of silk and worsted.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Rasher</u> (-&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rashest</u>.] +[Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. <i>rask</i> quick, brisk, +rash, Icel. <i>röskr</i> vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. +<i>rasch</i> quick, of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Sudden in action; quick; hasty.</def> [Obs.] "Strong as aconitum +or <i>rash</i> gunpowder." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Requiring sudden action; pressing; +urgent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I scarce have leisure to salute you,<BR> +My matter is so <i>rash</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; +precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due +deliberation and caution; opposed to <i>prudent</i>; said of persons; +as, a <i>rash</i> statesman or commander.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Uttered or undertaken with too much haste +or too little reflection; as, <i>rash</i> words; <i>rash</i> +measures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>So dry as to fall out of the ear with +handling, as corn.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Grose.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; +indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; +inconsiderate; unwary. -- <u>Rash</u>, <u>Adventurous</u>, +<u>Foolhardy</u>. A man is <i>adventurous</i> who incurs risk or +hazard from a love of the arduous and the bold. A man is <i>rash</i> +who does it from the mere impulse of his feelings, without counting +the cost. A man is <i>foolhardy</i> who throws himself into danger in +disregard or defiance of the consequences.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Was never known a more <i>adventurous</i> +knight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her <i>rash</i> hand in evil hour<BR> +Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If any yet be so <i>foolhardy</i><BR> +To expose themselves to vain jeopardy;<BR> +If they come wounded off, and lame,<BR> +No honor 's got by such a maim.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash</hw> (răsh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +prepare with haste.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [In sense 1, +probably fr. <i>rash</i>, a., as being hastily cooked.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thin slice of bacon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A California rockfish +(<i>Sebastichthys miniatus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rash"ful</hw> (-f&usd;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rash; +hasty; precipitate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rash"ling</hw> (-l&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rash +person.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rash"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rash manner; +with precipitation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that doth anything <i>rashly</i>, must do it +willingly; for he was free to deliberate or not.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rash"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being rash.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We offend . . . by <i>rashness</i>, which is an +affirming or denying, before we have sufficiently informed +ourselves.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; +precipitation; hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration; +carelessness. See <u>Temerity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ras*kol"nik</hw> (răs*k&obreve;l"n&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>raskolenik'</i> schismatic, heretic.] +<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One of the separatists or dissenters from the +established or Greek church in Russia.</def> [Written also +<i>rascolnik</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*so"res</hw> (r&adot;*zō"rēz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, to scratch. +See <u>Rase</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +order of birds; the Gallinæ.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Formerly, the word <i>Rasores</i> was used in a wider sense, +so as to include other birds now widely separated in +classification.</p> + +<p><hw>Ra*so"ri*al</hw> (-r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, +partridge, quail, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"sour</hw> (rä"s&oomac;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Razor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rasp</hw> (r&adot;sp), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rasped</u> (r&adot;spt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rasping</u>.] [OF. <i>rasper</i>, F. +<i>râper</i>, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. +<i>raspōn</i> to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to +E. <i>rap</i>. Cf. <u>Rap</u> to snatch.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate +with a rough file; as, to <i>rasp</i> wood to make it smooth; to +<i>rasp</i> bones to powder.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; +to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds +<i>rasp</i> the ear; his insults <i>rasped</i> my temper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rasp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>raspe</i>, OF. +<i>raspe</i>, F. <i>râpe</i>. See <u>Rasp</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The raspberry.</def> [Obs.] "Set sorrel +amongst <i>rasps</i>, and the <i>rasps</i> will be the smaller." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rasp palm</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a Brazilian palm +tree (<i>Iriartea exorhiza</i>) which has strong aërial 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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ras`pa*to"ri*um</hw> +(răs`p&adot;*tō"r&ibreve;*ŭm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] <def>See <u>Raspatory</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rasp"a*to*ry</hw> (r&adot;sp"&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>raspatorium</i>: cf. F. <i>raspatoir</i>. +See <u>Rasp</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A surgeon's rasp.</def> +<i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rasp"ber*ry</hw> (răz"b&ebreve;r*r&ybreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From E. <i>rasp</i>, in allusion to the apparent +roughness of the fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +thimble-shaped fruit of the <i>Rubus Idæus</i> and other similar +brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white +<i>raspberry</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The shrub bearing +this fruit.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Technically, raspberries 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Rasp"er</hw> (r&adot;sp"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ras"pis</hw> (răs"p&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The raspberry.</def> [Obs.] <i>Langham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rasp"y</hw> (r&adot;sp"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.</def> <i>R. +D. Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rasse</hw> (răs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Malay +<i>rāsa</i> taste, sensation.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +carnivore (<i>Viverricula Mallaccensis</i>) 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 <i>Malacca weasel</i>, and <i>lesser civet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"sure</hw> (rā"zh&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rasura</i>, fr. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, to scrape, to shave. +See <u>Rase</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mark by which a letter, word, or any part +of a writing or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an +erasure.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat</hw> (răt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ræt</i>; akin to D. <i>rat</i>, OHG. <i>rato</i>, +<i>ratta</i>, G. <i>ratte</i>, <i>ratze</i>, OLG. <i>ratta</i>, LG. & +Dan. <i>rotte</i>, Sw. <i>råtta</i>, F. <i>rat</i>, Ir. & Gael. +<i>radan</i>, Armor. <i>raz</i>, of unknown origin. Cf. +<u>Raccoon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of +several species of small rodents of the genus <i>Mus</i> and allied +genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, +especially the Norway, or brown, rat (<i>M. decumanus</i>), the black +rat (<i>M. rattus</i>), and the roof rat (<i>M. Alexandrinus</i>). +These were introduced into America from the Old World.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A round and tapering mass of hair, or +similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of +their natural hair.</def> [Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who deserts his party or associates; +hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those +prescribed by a trades union.</def> [Cant]</p> + +<p>&fist; "It 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 <i>rat</i>) was first, as we have +seen, leveled at the converts to the government of George the First, +but has by degrees obtained a wider meaning, and come to be applied to +any sudden and mercenary change in politics." <i>Lord Mahon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Bamboo rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any Indian +rodent of the genus <i>Rhizomys</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Beaver +rat</b></col>, <col><b>Coast rat</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Beaver</u>, and <u>Coast</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blind +rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the mole rat.</cd> -- +<col><b>Cotton rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a long-haired +rat (<i>Sigmodon hispidus</i>), native of the Southern United States +and Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious to the +crop.</cd> -- <col><b>Ground rat</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Ground Pig</i>, +under <u>Ground</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Hedgehog rat</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Hedgehog</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Kangaroo rat</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the potoroo.</cd> -- <col><b>Norway +rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the common brown rat. See +<u>Rat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Pouched rat</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Pocket Gopher</i>, under +<u>Pocket</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any African rodent of the +genus <i>Cricetomys</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rat Indians</b></col> +<i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <cd>a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort Ukon, +Alaska. They belong to the Athabascan stock.</cd> -- <col><b>Rat +mole</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Mole rat</i>, under +<u>Mole</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rat pit</b></col>, <cd>an inclosed space +into which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rat snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large colubrine +snake (<i>Ptyas mucosus</i>) very common in India and Ceylon. It +enters dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Spiny rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any South +American rodent of the genus <i>Echinomys</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To +smell a rat</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Smell</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Wood rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any American rat +of the genus <i>Neotoma</i>, especially <i>N. Floridana</i>, common in +the Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rat</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ratted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ratting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having +<i>ratted</i>, solely by his inability to follow the friends of his +early days.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To catch or kill rats.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ta</hw> (rä"t&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Maori.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A New Zealand forest tree (<i>Metrosideros +robusta</i>), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for +paddles and war clubs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat`a*bil"i*ty</hw> +(rāt`&adot;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being ratable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"a*ble</hw> (rāt"&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being rated, or set at a certain +value.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Twenty oræ were <i>ratable</i> to [at] two marks +of silver.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to, or subjected by law to, +taxation; as, <i>ratable</i> estate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Made at a proportionate rate; as, +<i>ratable</i> payments.</def> -- <wf>Rat"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Rat"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rat`a*fi"a</hw> (răt`&adot;*fē"&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Malay <i>arak</i> arrack + +<i>tāfīa</i> a spirit distilled from molasses.] <def>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 <i>noyau</i>, <i>curaçao</i>, +etc.</def> [Written also <i>ratifia</i> and <i>ratafee</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra*tan"</hw> (r&adot;*tăn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Rattan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"a*ny</hw> (răt"&adot;*n&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rhatany</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra`ta`plan"</hw> (r&adot;`t&adot;`pläN"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The iterative sound of beating a drum, +or of a galloping horse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ratch</hw> (răch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rotche</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ratch</hw> (răch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rack</u> +the instrument, <u>Ratchet</u>.] <def>A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, +with which a pawl or click works.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ratch"el</hw> (-&ebreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gravelly +stone.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ratch"et</hw> (-&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Properly a +diminutive from the same word as <i>rack</i>: cf. F. <i>rochet</i>. +See 2d <u>Ratch</u>, <u>Rack</u> the instrument.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet +wheel, or ratch, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or +ratch, and pawl. See <i>Ratchet wheel</i>, below, and 2d +<u>Ratch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ratchet brace</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a boring brace, +having a ratchet wheel and pawl for rotating the tool by back and +forth movements of the brace handle.</cd> -- <col><b>Ratchet +drill</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Ratchet wheel</b></col> +<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p>&fist; In the cut, the moving pawl <i>c</i> slides over the teeth +in one direction, but in returning, draws the wheel with it, while the +pawl <i>d</i> prevents it from turning in the contrary direction.</p> + +<p><! p. 1191 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Rate</hw> (rāt), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Perh. fr. +E. <i>rate</i>, v. t., to value at a certain rate, to estimate, but +more prob. fr. Sw. <i>rata</i> to find fault, to blame, to despise, to +hold cheap; cf. Icel. <i>hrat</i> refuse, <i>hrati</i> rubbish.] +<def>To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go, <i>rate</i> thy minions, proud, insulting +boy!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming +them from it, and <i>rating</i> them for it.</blockquote> +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF., fr. L. <i>rata</i> (sc. +<i>pars</i>), fr. <i>ratus</i> reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. +of <i>reri</i> to reckon, to calculate. Cf. <u>Reason</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Established portion or measure; fixed +allowance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The one right feeble through the evil <i>rate</i><BR> +Of food which in her duress she had found.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is established as a measure or +criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow +<i>rate</i> of movement; <i>rate</i> of interest is the ratio of the +interest to the principal, per annum.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Heretofore the <i>rate</i> and standard of wit was +different from what it is nowadays.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this did his holiness and godliness appear above the +<i>rate</i> and pitch of other men's, in that he was so . . . +merciful.</blockquote> <i>Calamy.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many of the horse could not march at that <i>rate</i>, +nor come up soon enough.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Valuation; price fixed with relation to a +standard; cost; charge; as, high or low <i>rates</i> of +transportation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They come at dear <i>rates</i> from Japan.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rates</i>; town +<i>rates</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Order; arrangement.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus sat they all around in seemly +<i>rate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Ratification; approval.</def> [R.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Horol.)</i> <def>The gain or loss of a +timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily <i>rate</i>; hourly +<i>rate</i>; etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to +its size, armament, etc.; as, first <i>rate</i>, second <i>rate</i>, +etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The class of a merchant vessel for +marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, +A2, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set a certain estimate on; +to value at a certain price or degree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>rate</i> a man by the nature of his companions is +a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You seem not high enough your joys to +<i>rate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assess for the payment of a rate or +tax.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To settle the relative scale, rank, +position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to <i>rate</i> a ship; to +<i>rate</i> a seaman; to <i>rate</i> a pension.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To ratify.</def> [Obs.] "To <i>rate</i> the +truce." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rate a chronometer</b></col>, <cd>to ascertain the exact +rate of its gain or loss as compared with true time, so as to make an +allowance or computation dependent thereon.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon.</p> + +<p><hw>Rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship +<i>rates</i> as a ship of the line.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make an estimate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rate"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ratable</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tel</hw> (rā"t&ebreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any carnivore of the genus <i>Mellivora</i>, +allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also <i>honey +badger</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape +ratel (<i>M. Capensis</i>) and the Indian ratel (<i>M. Indica</i>) 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Rate"pay`er</hw> (-pā`&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who pays rates or taxes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"er</hw> (rāt"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who rates or estimates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rates or +scolds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"fish`</hw> (răt"f&ibreve;sh`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rat-tail</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rath</hw> (răth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. +<i>rath</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hill or mound.</def> [Ireland] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of ancient fortification found in +Ireland.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rath</hw>, <hw>Rathe</hw> } (răth), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hræð</i>, <i>hræd</i>, +quick, akin to OHG. <i>hrad</i>, Icel. <i>hraðr</i>.] <def>Coming +before others, or before the usual time; early.</def> [Obs. or +Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Bring the <i>rathe</i> primrose that forsaken +dies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rath</hw>, <hw>Rathe</hw>, } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Early; soon; betimes.</def> [Obs. or Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Why rise ye up so <i>rathe</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Too <i>rathe</i> cut off by practice +criminal.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rath"er</hw> (ră&thlig;"&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Compar. of <u>Rath</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Prior; earlier; +former.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Now no man dwelleth at the <i>rather</i> +town.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Mandeville.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rath"er</hw> (ră&thlig;"&etilde;r; 277), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hraðor</i>, compar. of +<i>hraðe</i>, <i>hræðe</i>, quickly, immediately. See +<u>Rath</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Earlier; sooner; before.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt, quod he, be <i>rather</i> false than +I.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A good mean to come the <i>rather</i> to +grace.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>More readily or willingly; +preferably.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My soul chooseth . . . death <i>rather</i> than my +life.</blockquote> <i>Job vii. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>On the other hand; to the contrary of what +was said or suggested; instead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Was nothing bettered, but <i>rather</i> grew +worse.</blockquote> <i>Mark v. 26.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of two alternatives conceived of, this by +preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,<BR> +And nowhere finding, <i>rather</i> feared her slain.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>More properly; more correctly +speaking.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is an art<BR> +Which does mend nature, change it <i>rather</i>, but<BR> +The art itself is nature.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is +<i>rather</i> warm; the house is <i>rather</i> damp.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The rather</b></col>, <cd>the more so; especially; for +better reason; for particular cause.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>You are come to me in happy time,<BR> +<i>The rather</i> for I have some sport in hand.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Had rather</b></col>, or <col><b>Would rather</b></col>, +<cd>prefer to; prefers to; as, he <i>had</i>, or <i>would, rather</i> +go than stay.</cd> "I <i>had rather</i> speak five words with my +understanding than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue." <i>1 Cor. +xiv. 19.</i> See <i>Had rather</i>, under <u>Had</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rath"ripe`</hw> (răth"rīp`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rareripe, or early ripe.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rareripe.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Such who delight in <i>rathripe</i> +fruits.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> +(răt`&ibreve;*f&ibreve;*kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ratification</i>.] <def>The act of +ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, +the <i>ratification</i> of a treaty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"i*fi`er</hw> (răt"&ibreve;*fī`&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, ratifies; a +confirmer.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"i*fy</hw> (-fī), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ratified</u> (-fīd); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ratifying</u> (- +fī`&ibreve;ng).] [F. <i>ratifier</i>, fr. L. <i>ratus</i> fixed +by calculation, firm, valid + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See +<u>Rate</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To approve +and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; +especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or +servant; as, to <i>ratify</i> an agreement, treaty, or contract; to +<i>ratify</i> a nomination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to +a lie by <i>ratifying</i> an imposture with such a +miracle.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat`i*ha*bi"tion</hw> (-h&adot;*b&ibreve;sh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ratihabitio</i>; <i>ratus</i> fixed, valid ++ <i>habere</i> to hold.] <def>Confirmation or approbation, as of an +act or contract.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ti*o</hw> (rā"sh&ibreve;*&osl; or rā"sh&osl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>reri</i>, <i>ratus</i>, to reckon, +believe, think, judge. See <u>Reason</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>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 &frac36; or ½; of <i>a</i> to <i>b</i> by +<fract>a/b</fract>; or (less commonly) the second term is made the +dividend; as, <i>a:b = <fract>b/a</fract></i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some writers consider <i>ratio</i> as the quotient itself, +making ratio equivalent to a number.</p> + +<p>The term <i>ratio</i> is also sometimes applied to the +<i>difference</i> of two quantities as well as to their +<i>quotient</i>, in which case the former is called <i>arithmetical +ratio</i>, the latter, <i>geometrical ratio</i>. The name <i>ratio</i> +is sometimes given to the <i>rule of three</i> in arithmetic. See +under <u>Rule</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, +or degree; rate; proportion; as, the <i>ratio</i> of representation in +Congress.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Compound ratio</b></col>, <col><b>Duplicate +ratio</b></col>, <col><b>Inverse ratio</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under +<u>Compound</u>, <u>Duplicate</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Ratio of a +geometrical progression</b></col>, <cd>the constant quantity by which +each term is multiplied to produce the succeeding one.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*nate</hw> +(răsh`&ibreve;*&obreve;s"&ibreve;*nāt), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [L. <i>ratiocinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ratiocinari</i>, fr. +<i>ratio</i> reason. See <u>Ratio</u>.] <def>To reason, esp. +deductively; to offer reason or argument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`ti*oc`i*na"tion</hw> (-nā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ratiocinatio</i>: cf. F. +<i>ratiocination</i>.] <def>The process of reasoning, or deducing +conclusions from premises; deductive reasoning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive</hw> (- +&obreve;s"&ibreve;*n&asl;*t&ibreve;v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ratiocinativus</i>.] <def>Characterized by, or addicted to, +ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, +and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; +as, a <i>ratiocinative</i> process.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ratiocinative</i> meditativeness of his +character.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry</hw> (-n&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ratiocinative.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion</hw> (rā"shŭn or răsh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>ratio</i> a reckoning, +calculation, relation, reference, LL. <i>ratio</i> ration. See +<u>Ratio</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fixed daily allowance of +provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, +for his subsistence.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Officers have several rations, the number varying according +to their rank or the number of their attendants.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount +dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with +rations, as a regiment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al</hw> (răsh"ŭn*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rationalis</i>: cf. F. <i>rationnel</i>. +See <u>Ratio</u>, <u>Reason</u>, and cf. <u>Rationale</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to the reason; not physical; +mental.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the +<i>rational</i>, the natural, and mathematics . . . were but simple +pastimes in comparison of the other.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +North.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; +endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is our glory and happiness to have a <i>rational</i> +nature.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Agreeable to reason; not absurd, +preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; +judicious; as, <i>rational</i> conduct; a <i>rational</i> +man.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Expressing the type, +structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of +formulæ. See under <u>Formula</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rational horizon</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Horizon</u>, 2 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rational +quantity</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>one that can be expressed +without the use of a radical sign, or in exact parts of unity; -- +opposed to <i>irrational</i> or <i>radical quantity</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rational symptom</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>one elicited by +the statements of the patient himself and not as the result of a +physical examination.</cd> +</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sane; sound; intelligent; reasonable; sensible; +wise; discreet; judicious. -- <u>Rational</u>, <u>Reasonable</u>. +<i>Rational</i> has reference to reason as a faculty of the mind, and +is opposed to <i>ir</i>rational; as, a <i>rational</i> being, a +<i>rational</i> state of mind, <i>rational</i> views, etc. In these +cases the speculative reason is more particularly referred to. +<i>Reasonable</i> has reference to the exercise of this faculty for +practical purposes, and means, governed or directed by reason; as, +<i>reasonable</i> desires or plans; a <i>reasonable</i> charge; a +<i>reasonable</i> prospect of success.</p> + +<p><blockquote>What higher in her society thou find'st<BR> +Attractive, human, <i>rational</i>, love still.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A law may be <i>reasonable</i> in itself, although a +man does not allow it, or does not know the reason of the +lawgivers.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rational +being.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`tion*a"le</hw> (răsh`ŭn*ā"l&esl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rationalis</i>, neut. <i>rationale</i>. +See <u>Rational</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>An explanation or +exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, +phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ism</hw> +(răsh"ŭn*<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>rationalisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> +<def>The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious +opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or +opposed to, revelation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The system that makes +rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to +<i>sensualism</i>, or <i>sensationalism</i>, and +<i>empiricism</i>.</def> <i>Fleming.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rationaliste</i>.] <def>One who accepts rationalism as a theory or +system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under +<u>Reasonist</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ra`tion*al*is"tic</hw> (-&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), +<hw>Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al</hw> (-t&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to, or in accordance with, the +principles of rationalism.</def> -- <wf>Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`tion*al"i*ty</hw> (-ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ties</b></plw> (- +t&ibreve;z). [F. <i>rationalité</i>, or L. +<i>rationalitas</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being rational; +agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; +reasonableness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When God has made <i>rationality</i> the common portion +of mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure?</blockquote> <i>Gov. of +Tongue.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well-directed intentions, whose <i>rationalities</i> +will never bear a rigid examination.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion</hw> +(răsh`ŭn*<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;*zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of +rationalizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ize</hw> (răsh"ŭn*<i>a</i>l*īz), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make rational; +also, to convert to rationalism.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpret in the manner of a +rationalist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form a rational conception of.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>To render rational; to free +from radical signs or quantities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use, and +rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in +matters of religion: to accord with the principles of +rationalism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief +<i>rationalizing</i> doctor of antiquity.</blockquote> <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rational +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rational; rationality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra*ti"tæ</hw> (r&adot;*tī"t&esl;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>ratis</i> a raft; cf. L. <i>ratitus</i> +marked with the figure of a raft.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order +of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the +breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx +are examples.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"i*tate</hw> (răt"&ibreve;*t&asl;t), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Ratitæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"ite</hw> (răt"īt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ.</def> - +- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ratitæ.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rat"lines</hw>, <hw>Rat"lins</hw> } +(răt"l&ibreve;nz), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Of uncertain +origin.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The small transverse ropes attached to +the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.</def> [Written +also <i>ratlings</i>, and <i>rattlings</i>.] <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"on</hw> (răt"&obreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Raccoon</u>.] <def>A small rat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*toon"</hw> (r&adot;*t&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Rattoon</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rattan cane.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Pepys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*toon"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rattoon</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rats"bane`</hw> (răts"bān`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Rat</i> + <i>bane</i>.] <def>Rat poison; white arsenic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rats"baned`</hw> (-bānd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Poisoned by ratsbane.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"-tail`</hw> (răt"tāl`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Like a rat's tail in form; as, a <i>rat-tail</i> file, which is +round, slender, and tapering. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>File</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"-tail`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Far.)</i> <i>pl.</i> <def>An excrescence growing from the pastern +to the middle of the shank of a horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +California chimæra. See <u>Chimæra</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any fish of the genus <i>Macrurus</i>. See +<u>Grenadier</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"-tailed`</hw> (-tāld`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a long, tapering tail like that of a +rat.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rat-tailed larva</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See <u>Eristalis</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rat-tailed serpent</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the fer- +de-lance.</cd> -- <col><b>Rat-tailed shrew</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the musk shrew.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rat*tan"</hw> (răt*tăn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Malay <i>rōtan</i>.] [Written also <i>ratan</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of +palms of the genus <i>Calamus</i>, 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat*teen"</hw> (-tēn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ratine</i>.] <def>A thick woolen stuff quilled or +twilled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"ten</hw> (răt"t'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Prov. +E. <i>ratten</i> a rat, hence the verb literally means, to do mischief +like a rat.] <def>To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's +employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of +annoying; as, to <i>ratten</i> a mechanic who works during a +strike.</def> [Trades-union Cant] <i>J. McCarthy.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"ter</hw> (-t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, rats, as one who +deserts his party.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog +trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See <u>Terrier</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat`ti*net"</hw> (-t&ibreve;*n&ebreve;t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"ting</hw> (răt"t&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The conduct or practices of one who rats. See +<u>Rat</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, 1.</def> <i>Sydney +Smith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The low sport of setting a dog upon rats +confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle</hw> (-t'l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rattled</u> (-t'ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rattling</u> (-tl&ibreve;ng).] [Akin to D. <i>ratelen</i>, G. +<i>rasseln</i>, AS. <i>hrætele</i> a rattle, in +<i>hrætel</i>wyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. <grk>kradai`nein</grk> to +swing, wave. Cf. <u>Rail</u> a bird.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make +a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision +of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to +clatter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the rude hail in <i>rattling</i> tempest +forms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T was but the wind,<BR> +Or the car <i>rattling</i> o'er the stony street.</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1192 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a +clattering; as, we <i>rattled</i> along for a couple of miles.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make a clatter with the voice; to talk +rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with <i>on</i> or <i>away</i>; as, +she <i>rattled</i> on for an hour.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle</hw> (răt"t'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to make a rattling or clattering +sound; as, to <i>rattle</i> a chain.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling +noise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sound but another [drum], and another shall<BR> +As loud as thine <i>rattle</i> the welkin's ear.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to +<i>rattle</i> one's judgment; to <i>rattle</i> a player in a +game.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To scold; to rail at.</def> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rattle off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To tell +glibly or noisily; as, <i>to rattle off</i> a story.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To rail at; to scold.</cd> "She would +sometimes <i>rattle off</i> her servants sharply." +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the <i>rattle</i> of +a drum.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noisy, rapid talk.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All this ado about the golden age is but an empty +<i>rattle</i> and frivolous conceit.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument with which a rattling sound +is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rattles</i> of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea +nearly enough resemble each other.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pleased with a <i>rattle</i>, tickled with a +straw.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A noisy, senseless talker; a +jabberer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 +<i>rattle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A scolding; a sharp rebuke.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Heylin.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any organ of an animal +having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The <i>rattle</i> of a rattlesnake is composed of the +hardened terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast off, +and so modified in form as to make a series of loose, hollow +joints.</p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>death rattle</i>. See <u>Râle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To spring a rattle</b></col>, <cd>to cause it to +sound.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow rattle</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +yellow-flowered herb (<i>Rhinanthus Crista-galli</i>), the ripe seeds +of which rattle in the inflated calyx.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*box`</hw> (-b&obreve;ks`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A toy that makes a rattling sound; a +rattle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +American herb (<i>Crotalaria sagittalis</i>), the seeds of which, when +ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any +species of <i>Crotalaria</i>, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with +inflated, many-seeded pods.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle-brained`</hw> (-brānd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Giddy; rattle-headed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*head`</hw> (-h&ebreve;d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +empty, noisy talker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle-head`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Noisy; giddy; +unsteady.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*mouse`</hw> (-mous`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +bat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Puttenham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*pate`</hw> (-pāt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rattlehead.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle-pat`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rattle- +headed.</def> "A noisy, <i>rattle-pated</i> fellow." <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tler</hw> (-tl&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who, or that which, rattles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*snake`</hw> (răt"t'l*snāk`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several +species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera +<i>Crotalus</i> and <i>Caudisona</i>, or <i>Sistrurus</i>. They have a +series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make +a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the +Northern United States (<i>Crotalus horridus</i>), and the diamond +rattlesnake of the South (<i>C. adamanteus</i>), are the best known. +See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Fang</u>.</def> +</p> + +<p><col><b>Ground rattlesnake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +small rattlesnake (<i>Caudisona, or Sistrurus, miliaria</i>) of the +Southern United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large +scales on its head.</cd> -- <col><b>Rattlesnake fern</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a common American fern (<i>Botrychium +Virginianum</i>) having a triangular decompound frond and a long- +stalked panicle of spore cases rising from the middle of the +frond.</cd> -- <col><b>Rattlesnake grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a handsome American grass (<i>Glyceria Canadensis</i>) 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 <i>quaking grass</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rattlesnake plantain</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Plantain</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rattlesnake root</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to certain American species of the +composite genus <i>Prenanthes</i> (<i>P. alba</i> and <i>P. +serpentaria</i>), formerly asserted to cure the bite of the +rattlesnake. Called also <i>lion's foot</i>, <i>gall of the earth</i>, +and <i>white lettuce</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rattlesnake's +master</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A species of +Agave (<i>Agave Virginica</i>) growing in the Southern United +States</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An umbelliferous plant +(<i>Eryngium yuccæfolium</i>) with large bristly-fringed linear +leaves</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A composite plant, the blazing +star (<i>Liatris squarrosa</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Rattlesnake +weed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the composite genus +<i>Hieracium</i> (<i>H. venosum</i>); -- probably so named from its +spotted leaves. See also <u>Snakeroot</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*trap`</hw> (-trăp`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.</def> +[Colloq.] <i>A. Trollope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*weed`</hw> (-wēd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus <i>Astragalus</i>. See +<u>Milk vetch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*wings`</hw> (-w&ibreve;ngz`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The golden-eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tle*wort`</hw> (-wûrt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>hrætelwyrt</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rattlebox</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat"tlings</hw> (răt"tl&ibreve;ngz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Ratlines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat*toon"</hw> (răt*t&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Sp. <i>retoño</i>.] <def>One of the stems or shoots of sugar +cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See +<u>Plant-cane</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rat*toon"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rattooned</u> (-t&oomac;nd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rattooning</u>.] [Cf. Sp. <i>retoñar</i>.] +<def>To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane from the root +of the previous year's planting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rau"cid</hw> (r&add;"s&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>raucus</i> hoarse; cf. LL. <i>raucidus</i>.] <def>Hoarse; +raucous.</def> [R.] <i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rau"ci*ty</hw> (r&add;"s&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>raucitas</i>, from <i>raucus</i> hoarse: +cf. F. <i>raucité</i>.] <def>Harshness of sound; rough +utterance; hoarseness; as, the <i>raucity</i> of a trumpet, or of the +human voice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rau"cous</hw> (r&add;"kŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>raucus</i>.] <def>Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a <i>raucous</i>, thick +tone.</def> "His voice slightly <i>raucous</i>." <i>Aytoun.</i> -- +<wf>Rau"cous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Raught</hw> (r&add;t), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +of <u>Reach</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raught</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Reck</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raunch</hw> (r&add;nch), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ranch</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raun*soun"</hw> (r&add;n*s&oomac;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Ransom.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"age</hw> (răv"&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +fr. (assumed) L. <i>rapagium</i>, <i>rapaticum</i>, fr. <i>rapere</i> +to carry off by force, to ravish. See <u>Rapacious</u>, +<u>Ravish</u>.] <def>Desolation by violence; violent ruin or +destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the <i>ravage</i> of a +lion; the <i>ravages</i> of fire or tempest; the <i>ravages</i> of an +army, or of time.</def> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>Would one think 't were possible for love<BR> +To make such <i>ravage</i> in a noble soul?</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; +plunder; spoil; waste; ruin.</p> + +<p><hw>Rav"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ravaged</u> (-&asl;jd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ravaging</u> (-&asl;*j&ibreve;ng).] [F. +<i>ravager</i>. See <u>Ravage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To lay +waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or +devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Already Cæsar<BR> +Has <i>ravaged</i> more than half the globe.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His lands were daily <i>ravaged</i>, his cattle driven +away.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To despoil; pillage; plunder; sack; spoil; +devastate; desolate; destroy; waste; ruin.</p> + +<p><hw>Rav"a*ger</hw> (-&asl;*j&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rave</hw> (rāv), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Rive</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rave</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>raves</i>, or +<i>rathes</i>, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] +<def>One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a +sleigh.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rave</hw> (rāv), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Raved</u> (rāvd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raving</u>.] [F. <i>rêver</i> to rave, to be +delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. <i>rabere</i> to rave, rage, be +mad or furious. Cf. <u>Rage</u>, <u>Reverie</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act +irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In our madness evermore we <i>rave</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Have I not cause to <i>rave</i> and beat my +breast?</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went +<i>raving</i> down the valley to the gorge of +Killiecrankie.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rush wildly or furiously.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or +excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by <i>about</i>, +<i>of</i>, or <i>on</i>; as, he <i>raved</i> about her +beauty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The hallowed scene<BR> +Which others <i>rave</i> of, though they know it not.</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rave</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter in madness or +frenzy; to say wildly; as, to <i>rave</i> nonsense.</def> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rave"hook</hw> (rāv"h&oocr;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or +clearing seams for the reception of oakum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"el</hw> (răv"'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Raveled</u> (-'ld) or +<u>Ravelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Raveling</u> or +<u>Ravelling</u>.] [OD. <i>ravelen</i>, D. <i>rafelen</i>, akin to LG. +<i>rebeln</i>, <i>rebbeln</i>, <i>reffeln</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to +unweave or unknit; -- often followed by <i>out</i>; as, to +<i>ravel</i> a twist; to <i>ravel</i> out a stocking.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sleep, that knits up the <i>raveled</i> sleave of +care.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To undo the intricacies of; to +disentangle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What glory 's due to him that could divide<BR> +Such <i>raveled</i> interests? has the knot untied?</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and +indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or <i>raveled</i> and +entangled in weak discourses!</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of +intricacy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fall into perplexity and +confusion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Till, by their own perplexities involved,<BR> +They <i>ravel</i> more, still less resolved.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make investigation or search, as by +picking out the threads of a woven pattern.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The humor of <i>raveling</i> into all these mystical or +entangled matters.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"el*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also +<i>raveller</i>.] <def>One who ravels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rave"lin</hw> (răv"l&ibreve;n; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. Sp. <i>rebellin</i>, It. +<i>revellino</i>, <i>rivellino</i>; perhaps fr. L. <i>re-</i> again + +<i>vallum</i> wall.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A detached work with two +embankments which make a salient angle. It is raised before the +curtain on the counterscarp of the place. Formerly called +<i>demilune</i>, and <i>half-moon</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"el*ing</hw> (răv"'l*&ibreve;ng), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>ravelling</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of untwisting or of disentangling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is raveled out; esp., a thread +detached from a texture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ven</hw> (rā"v'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>hræfn</i>; akin to D. <i>raaf</i>, G. <i>rabe</i>, OHG. +<i>hraban</i>, Icel. <i>hrafn</i>, Dan. <i>ravn</i>, and perhaps to L. +<i>corvus</i>, Gr. <grk>ko`rax</grk>. √19.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A large black passerine bird (<i>Corvus corax</i>), similar to +the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, +Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Sea raven</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +cormorant.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ven</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the color of the +raven; jet black; as, <i>raven</i> curls; <i>raven</i> +darkness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en</hw> (răv"'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>raviné</i> impetuosity, violence, F. <i>ravine</i> ravine. +See <u>Ravine</u>, <u>Rapine</u>.] [Written also <i>ravin</i>, and +<i>ravine</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rapine; rapacity.</def> +<i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Prey; plunder; food obtained by +violence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ravened</u> (-'nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ravening</u>.] [Written also <i>ravin</i>, and <i>ravine</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To obtain or seize by violence.</def> +<i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To devour with great eagerness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like rats that <i>ravin</i> down their proper +bane.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To prey with +rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.</def> [Written also +<i>ravin</i>, and <i>ravine</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Benjamin shall <i>raven</i> as a wolf.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. xlix. 27.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rav`e*na"la</hw> (răv`&esl;*nä"l&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malagasy.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants +related to the banana.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Ravenala Madagascariensis</i>, 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 <i>traveler's +tree</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en*er</hw> (răv"'n*&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, ravens or +plunders.</def> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bird of prey, as the owl or +vulture.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Eagerness for +plunder; rapacity; extortion.</def> <i>Luke xi. 39.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Greedily devouring; +rapacious; as, <i>ravening</i> wolves.</def> -- +<wf>Rav"en*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"en*ous</hw> (răv"'n*ŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[From 2d <u>Raven</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Devouring with +rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a +<i>ravenous</i> wolf or vulture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Eager for prey or gratification; as, a +<i>ravenous</i> appetite or desire.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rav"en*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rav"en*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"ven's-duck`</hw> (rā"v'nz-dŭk`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>ravenstuch</i>.] <def>A fine quality +of sailcloth.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"er</hw> (rāv"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who raves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"in</hw> (răv"'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ravenous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rav"in</hw>, <hw>Rav"ine</hw> } (răv"'n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Raven</u>.] <def>Food obtained by +violence; plunder; prey; raven.</def> "Fowls of <i>ravyne</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though Nature, red in tooth and claw<BR> +With <i>ravine</i>, shrieked against his creed.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i> +</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rav"in</hw>, <hw>Rav"ine</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Raven</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*vine"</hw> (r&adot;*vēn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a +place excavated by a torrent, a ravine, fr. <i>ravir</i> to snatch or +tear away, L. <i>rapere</i>; cf. L. <i>rapina</i> rapine. See +<u>Ravish</u>, and cf. <u>Rapine</u>, <u>Raven</u> prey.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A torrent of water.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a +stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ing</hw> (rāv"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a <i>raving</i> +lunatic.</def> -- <wf>Rav"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ish</hw> (răv"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ravished</u> (-&ibreve;sht); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ravishing</u>.] [OE. +<i>ravissen</i>, F. <i>ravir</i>, fr. L. <i>rapere</i> to snatch or +tear away, to ravish. See <u>Rapacious</u>, <u>Rapid</u>, and <u>- +ish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To seize and carry away by violence; +to snatch by force.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These hairs which thou dost <i>ravish</i> from my +chin<BR> +Will quicken, and accuse thee.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This hand shall <i>ravish</i> thy pretended +right.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To transport with joy or delight; to +delight to ecstasy.</def> "<i>Ravished</i> . . . for the joy." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast <i>ravished</i> my heart.</blockquote> +<i>Cant. iv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by +force, and against her consent; to rape.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; +deflour; force. +</p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ish*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ravishes (in any sense).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ish*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rapturous; +transporting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ish*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ravishing +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"ish*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ravissement</i>. See <u>Ravish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the +<i>ravishment</i> of children from their parents, of a ward from his +guardian, or of a wife from her husband.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being ravished; rapture; +transport of delight; ecstasy.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In whose sight all things joy, with +<i>ravishment</i><BR> +Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of ravishing a woman; +rape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rav"is*sant</hw> (răv"&ibreve;s*sănt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>In a half-raised +position, as if about to spring on prey.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1193 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Raw</hw> (r&add;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Rawer</u> (-&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rawest</u>.] [AS. <i>hreáw</i>; +akin to D. <i>raauw</i>, LG. <i>rau</i>, G. <i>roh</i>, OHG. +<i>rō</i>, Icel. <i>hrār</i>, Dan. <i>raa</i>, Sw. +<i>rå</i>, L. <i>crudus</i>, Gr. <grk>kre`as</grk> flesh, Skr. +<i>kravis</i> raw flesh. √18. Cf. <u>Crude</u>, <u>Cruel</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not altered from its natural state; not +prepared by the action of heat; as, <i>raw</i> sienna; specifically, +not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not +done; as, <i>raw</i> meat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; +immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, +<i>raw</i> soldiers; a <i>raw</i> recruit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Approved himself to the <i>raw</i> judgment of the +multitude.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not worked in due form; in the natural +state; untouched by art; unwrought.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not distilled; as, <i>raw</i> water</def>. +[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not spun or twisted; as, +<i>raw</i> silk or cotton</def>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not mixed or +diluted; as, <i>raw</i> spirits</def>. <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not +tried; not melted and strained; as, <i>raw</i> tallow</def>. +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Not tanned; as, <i>raw</i> hides</def>. +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, +the <i>raw</i> edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not covered; bare.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Bald.</def> [Obs.] "With skull all +<i>raw</i>." <i>Spenser</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Deprived of +skin; galled; as, a <i>raw</i> sore.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Sore, as if by being galled.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And all his sinews waxen weak and <i>raw</i><BR> +Through long imprisonment.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; +as, a <i>raw</i> wind.</def> "A <i>raw</i> and gusty day." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Raw material</b></col>, <cd>material that has not been +subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the +<i>raw material</i> used in smelting; leather is the <i>raw +material</i> of the shoe industry.</cd> -- <col><b>Raw pig</b></col>, +<cd>cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Raw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A raw, sore, or galled +place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the <i>raw</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is +a <i>raw</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"bone`</hw> (r&add;"bōn`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rawboned.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"boned`</hw> (-bōnd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"head`</hw> (r&add;"h&ebreve;d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A specter mentioned to frighten children; as, <i>rawhead</i> and +bloodybones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"hide`</hw> (r&add;"hīd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide +twisted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat raw.</def> +[R.] <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In +a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without proper preparation or +provision.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Raw"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being raw.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw> (rā), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [An aphetic form +of <i>array</i>; cf. <u>Beray</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +array.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to +defile.</def> [Obs.] "The filth that did it <i>ray</i>." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Array; order; arrangement; +dress.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And spoiling all her gears and goodly +<i>ray</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>rai</i>, F. <i>rais</i>, +fr. L. <i>radius</i> a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. +<u>Radius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rays</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A radiating part of a flower +or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a +sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower +cluster; radius. See <u>Radius</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One +of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of +fishes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the spheromeres of a +radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an +ophiuran.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>ray</i>; a polarized <i>ray</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One +of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any +definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red <i>ray</i>; +the violet <i>ray</i>. See <i>Illust</i>. under +<u>Light</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old +theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the +eye to the object seen.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All eyes direct their <i>rays</i><BR> +On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>One of a system of diverging +lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely +in both directions. See <u>Half-ray</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bundle of rays</b></col>. <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>See <i>Pencil +of rays</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Extraordinary ray</b></col> +<i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>that one of two parts of a ray divided by double +refraction which does not follow the ordinary law of refraction.</cd> +-- <col><b>Ordinary ray</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>that one of the +two parts of a ray divided by double refraction which follows the +usual or ordinary law of refraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Pencil of +rays</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a definite system of rays.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ray flower</b></col>, or <col><b>Ray floret</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Ray +point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the common point of a pencil of +rays.</cd> -- <col><b>Röntgen ray</b></col> +(r&etilde;nt"g&ebreve;n) <i>(Phys.)</i>, <cd>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 +<i>radiographs</i>, or <i>sciagraphs</i>.. So called from the +discoverer, W. C. <i>Röntgen</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>X +ray</b></col>, <cd>the Röntgen ray; -- so called by its +discoverer because of its enigmatical character, <i>x</i> being an +algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rayed</u> (rād); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Raying</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>raier</i>, <i>raiier</i>, +<i>rayer</i>, L. <i>radiare</i> to irradiate. See <u>Ray</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Radiate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To mark with long lines; to streak.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Ray</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To +send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to <i>ray</i> +smiles.</def> [R.] <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shine, as with +rays.</def> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ray</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>raie</i>, L. <i>raia</i>. +Cf. <u>Roach</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any +one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiæ, including +the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed +species, as the skates and sting rays. See <u>Skate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bishop ray</b></col>, <cd>a yellow-spotted, long-tailed +eagle ray (<i>Stoasodon nàrinari</i>) of the Southern United +States and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Butterfly ray</b></col>, +<cd>a short-tailed American sting ray (<i>Pteroplatea Maclura</i>), +having very broad pectoral fins.</cd> -- <col><b>Devil ray</b></col>. +<cd>See <u>Sea devil</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Eagle ray</b></col>, <cd>any +large ray of the family <i>Myliobatidæ</i>, or +<i>Ætobatidæ</i>. The common European species +(<i>Myliobatis aquila</i>) is called also <i>whip ray</i>, and +<i>miller</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Electric ray</b></col>, or +<col><b>Cramp ray</b></col>, <cd>a torpedo.</cd> -- <col><b>Starry +ray</b></col>, <cd>a common European skate (<i>Raia radiata</i>).</cd> +-- <col><b>Sting ray</b></col>, <cd>any one of numerous species of +rays of the family <i>Trygonidæ</i> having one or more large, +sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also +<i>stingaree</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ra"yah</hw> (rā"y&adot; or rä"y&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>ra'iyah</i> a herd, a subject, fr. +<i>ra'a</i> to pasture, guard.] <def>A person not a Mohammedan, who +pays the capitation tax.</def> [Turkey]</p> + +<p><hw>Ray" grass`</hw> (rā" gr&adot;s`). [Etymol. of <i>ray</i> +is uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial European grass +(<i>Lolium perenne</i>); -- called also <i>rye grass</i>, and <i>red +darnel</i>. See <u>Darnel</u>, and <u>Grass</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Italian</b></col> <col><b>ray</b>, or <b>rye</b></col>, +<col><b>grass</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Darnel</u>, and +<u>Grass</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ray"less</hw> (rā"l&ebreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a +<i>rayless</i> sky; <i>rayless</i> eyes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ray"on</hw> (rā"&obreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Ray; beam.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ray"on*nant</hw> (rā"&obreve;n*nănt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Darting forth rays, as +the sun when it shines out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raze</hw> (rāz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Race</u>.] +<def>A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as +<i>race</i>, a root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Raze</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Razed</u> (rāzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Razing</u>.] [F. <i>raser</i>. See <u>Rase</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>rase</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To erase; to efface; to obliterate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Razing</i> the characters of your +renown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subvert from the foundation; to lay +level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to +demolish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The royal hand that <i>razed</i> unhappy +Troy.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; +destroy; ruin. See <u>Demolish</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Razed</hw> (rāzd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Slashed or +striped in patterns.</def> [Obs.] "Two Provincial roses on my +<i>razed</i> shoes." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*zee"</hw> (r&adot;*zē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +vaisseau <i>rasé</i>, fr. <i>raser</i> to raze, to cut down +ships. See <u>Raze</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Rase</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra*zee"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Razeed</u> (r&adot;*zēd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Razeeing</u>.] <def>To cut down to a less number of +decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to +prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to +<i>razee</i> a book, or an article.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zor</hw> (rā"z&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>rasour</i>, OF. <i>rasur</i>, LL. <i>rasor</i>: cf. F. +<i>rasoir</i>, LL. <i>rasorium</i>. See <u>Raze</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>, <u>Rase</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair +from the face or the head.</def> "Take thee a barber's <i>razor</i>." + <i>Ezek. v. 1.</i></p> + +<p> --></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A tusk of a wild +boar.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Razor fish</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small Mediterranean fish (<i>Coryphæna +novacula</i>), prized for the table</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The +razor shell.</cd> -- <col><b>Razor grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a West Indian plant (<i>Scleria scindens</i>), the triangular stem +and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth.</cd> -- +<col><b>Razor grinder</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the European +goat-sucker.</cd> -- <col><b>Razor shell</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen +and allied genera, especially <i>Solen, or Ensatella, ensis, ∧ +Americana</i>, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, +resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also <i>razor clam</i>, +<i>razor fish</i>, <i>knife handle</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Razor +stone</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Novaculite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Razor +strap</b></col>, or <col><b>Razor strop</b></col>, <cd>a strap or +strop used in sharpening razors.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zor*a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zor*back`</hw> (-băk`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The rorqual.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zor-backed`</hw> (-băkt`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a +<i>razor-backed</i> hog, perch, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zor*bill`</hw> (-b&ibreve;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A species of auk (<i>Alca +torda</i>) common in the Arctic seas. See <u>Auk</u>, and +<i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>See +<u>Cutwater</u>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ra"zure</hw> (rā"zh&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Rasure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of erasing or +effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See +<u>Rasure</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An erasure; a change made by +erasing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Raz"zi*a</hw> (rä"z&esl;*ä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., fr. Ar. <i>ghāzīa</i> (pron. <i>razia</i> in +Algeria).] <def>A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a +raid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re-</hw> (rē-). [L. <i>re-</i>, older form (retained +before vowels) <i>red-</i>: cf. F. <i>re-</i>, <i>ré-</i>.] +<def>A prefix signifying <i>back</i>, <i>against</i>, <i>again</i>, +<i>anew</i>; as, <i>re</i>cline, to lean back; <i>re</i>call, to call +back; <i>re</i>cede; <i>re</i>move; <i>re</i>claim, to call out +against; <i>re</i>pugn, to fight against; <i>re</i>cognition, a +knowing again; <i>re</i>join, to join again; <i>re</i>iterate; +<i>re</i>assure. Combinations containing the prefix <i>re-</i> are +readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious +signification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re</hw> (rā). [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ab*sorb"</hw> (rē`ăb*sôrb"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what +has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; +as, to <i>reabsorb</i> chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of +fluids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ab*sorp"tion</hw> (-sôrp"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of reabsorbing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ac*cess"</hw> (rē`ăk*s&ebreve;s" or +r&esl;*ăk"s&ebreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +access or approach; a return.</def> <i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ac*cuse"</hw> (rē`ăk*kūz"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To accuse again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reach</hw> (rēch), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +retch.</def> <i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reach</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An effort to vomit.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reach</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reached</u> (rēcht) (<u>Raught</u>, the old +preterit, is obsolete); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reaching</u>.] [OE. <i>rechen</i>, AS. <i>r&aemacr;can</i>, +<i>r&aemacr;cean</i>, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. +<i>reiken</i>, G. <i>reichen</i>, and possibly to AS. +<i>rīce</i> powerful, rich, E. <i>rich</i>. √115.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put +forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her tresses yellow, and long straughten,<BR> +Unto her heeles down they <i>raughten</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. of +R.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reach</i> hither thy hand and thrust it into my +side.</blockquote> <i>John xx. 27.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fruit trees, over woody, <i>reached</i> too far<BR> +Their pampered boughs.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reach</i> one a book.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>reached</i> me a full cup.</blockquote> <i>2 Esd. +xiv. 39.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To attain or obtain by stretching forth the +hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as +to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to <i>reach</i> an object +with the hand, or with a spear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford,<BR> +Than I may <i>reach</i> the beast.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; +as, to <i>reach</i> an object with an arrow, a bullet, or a +shell.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to extend an action, effort, or +influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If these examples of grown men <i>reach</i> not the +case of children, let them examine.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to +touch by virtue of extent; as, his land <i>reaches</i> the +river.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy desire . . . leads to no excess<BR> +That <i>reaches</i> blame.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To arrive at; to come to; to get as far +as.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Before this letter <i>reaches</i> your +hands.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To arrive at by effort of any kind; to +attain to; to gain; to be advanced to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best account of the appearances of nature which +human penetration can <i>reach</i>, comes short of its +reality.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To understand; to comprehend.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Do what, sir? I <i>reach</i> you not.</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To overreach; to deceive.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reach</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +stretch out the hand.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Goddess humane, <i>reach</i>, then, and freely +taste!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strain after something; to make +efforts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reaching</i> above our nature does no +good.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To extend in dimension, time, amount, +action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, +something.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of +it <i>reached</i> to heaven.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxviii. 12.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The new world <i>reaches</i> quite across the torrid +zone.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To sail on the wind, as from +one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly +abeam.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To reach after</b></col> or <col><b>at</b></col>, <cd>to +make efforts to attain to or obtain.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>He would be in the posture of the mind <i>reaching +after</i> a positive idea of infinity.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reach</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reach</i>; to be within <i>reach</i> of +cannon shot.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of stretching out or extending +action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; +extent of force or capacity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Drawn by others who had deeper <i>reaches</i> than +themselves to matters which they least intended.</blockquote> +<i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be sure yourself and your own <i>reach</i> to +know.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, +application; influence; result; scope.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And on the left hand, hell,<BR> +With long <i>reach</i>, interposed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am to pray you not to strain my speech<BR> +To grosser issues, nor to larger <i>reach</i><BR> +Than to suspicion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "The river's wooded +<i>reach</i>." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The coast . . . is very full of creeks and +<i>reaches</i>.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An artifice to obtain an +advantage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Duke of Parma had particular <i>reaches</i> and +ends of his own underhand to cross the design.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The pole or rod which connects the hind +axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reach"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being +within reach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reach"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who reaches.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An exaggeration.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reach"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being beyond reach; +lofty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unto a <i>reachless</i> pitch of praises +hight.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*act"</hw> (rē*ăkt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to +<i>react</i> a play; the same scenes were <i>reacted</i> at +Rome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*act"</hw> (r&esl;*ăkt"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To return an impulse or impression; to resist +the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body +<i>reacts</i> on the body that impels it from its natural +state.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1194 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act upon each other; to exercise a +reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act +in opposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ac"tion</hw> (r&esl;*ăk"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réaction</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any action in resisting other action or force; +counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse +action.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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 <i>Blowpipe reaction</i>, <i>Flame +reaction</i>, under <u>Blowpipe</u>, and <u>Flame</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An action induced by vital +resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital +force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened +activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The force which a body +subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the +latter body in the opposite direction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reaction</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton (3d +Law of Motion).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>Backward tendency or +movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any +direction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame +and fortune reached the highest point, predicted the coming +<i>reaction</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Reaction time</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>physiological time</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reaction +wheel</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ac"tion*a*ry</hw> (-&asl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, <i>reactionary</i> +movements.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ac"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Reactionaries</b></plw> (-r&ibreve;z). <def>One who favors +reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ac"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +reactionary.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*act"ive</hw> (r&esl;*ăkt"&ibreve;v), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réactif</i>.] <def>Having power +to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction.</def> -- +<wf>Re*act"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*act"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw> (rēd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rennet. See 3d +<u>Reed</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw> (rēd), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Read</u> (r&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reading</u>.] [OE. <i>reden</i>, <i>ræden</i>, +AS. <i>r&aemacr;dan</i> to read, advise, counsel, fr. +<i>r&aemacr;d</i> advice, counsel, <i>r&aemacr;dan</i> (imperf. +<i>reord</i>) to advise, counsel, guess; akin to D. <i>raden</i> to +advise, G. <i>raten</i>, <i>rathen</i>, Icel. <i>rāða</i>, +Goth. <i>rēdan</i> (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. +<i>rādh</i> to succeed. √116. Cf. <u>Riddle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To advise; to counsel.</def> [Obs.] See +<u>Rede</u>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Therefore, I <i>read</i> thee, get thee to God's word, +and thereby try all doctrine.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpret; to explain; as, to +<i>read</i> a riddle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tell; to declare; to recite.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But <i>read</i> how art thou named, and of what +kin.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>read</i> a discourse; to <i>read</i> +the letters of an alphabet; to <i>read</i> figures; to <i>read</i> the +notes of music, or to <i>read</i> music; to <i>read</i> a +book.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Redeth</i> [read ye] the great poet of +Itaille.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well could he <i>rede</i> a lesson or a +story.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to know fully; to +comprehend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who is't can <i>read</i> a woman?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To discover or understand by characters, +marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An armed corse did lie,<BR> +In whose dead face he <i>read</i> great magnanimity.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those about her<BR> +From her shall <i>read</i> the perfect ways of honor.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To make a special study of, as by perusing +textbooks; as, to <i>read</i> theology or law.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To read one's self in</b></col>, <cd>to read aloud the +Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a +clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new +benefice.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +give advice or counsel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tell; to declare.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To perform the act of reading; to peruse, +or to go over and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like +document.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So they <i>read</i> in the book of the law of God +distinctly, and gave the sense.</blockquote> <i>Neh. viii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To study by reading; as, he <i>read</i> for +the bar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To learn by reading.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have <i>read</i> of an Eastern king who put a judge +to death for an iniquitous sentence.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To appear in writing or print; to be +expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the +passage <i>reads</i> thus in the early manuscripts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To produce a certain effect when read; as, +that sentence <i>reads</i> queerly.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To read between the lines</b></col>, <cd>to infer something +different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning +as distinguished from the apparent meaning.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>r&aemacr;d</i> counsel, +fr. <i>r&aemacr;dan</i> to counsel. See <u>Read</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, +word; advice; counsel. See <u>Rede</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<u>Read</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<def>Reading.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Hume.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a +<i>read</i>.</blockquote> <i>Furnivall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw> (r&ebreve;d), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Read</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Read</hw> (r&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Instructed or +knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A poet . . . well <i>read</i> in Longinus.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read`a*bil"i*ty</hw> +(rēd`&adot;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The state of being readable; readableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Read"a*ble</hw> (rēd"&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth +reading; interesting.</def> -- <wf>Read"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Read"a*bly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*dress"</hw> (rē`ăd*dr&ebreve;s"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To address a second time; -- often used +reflexively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>readdressed</i> himself to her.</blockquote> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*dept"</hw> (-&adot;*d&ebreve;pt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>adeptus</i>, p. p. of <i>adipisci</i> to +obtain.] <def>To regain; to recover.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*dep"tion</hw> (-d&ebreve;p"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A regaining; recovery of something +lost.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"er</hw> (rēd"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>r&aemacr;dere</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who reads.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One whose distinctive office is +to read prayers in a church.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(University +of Oxford, Eng.)</i> <def>One who reads lectures on scientific +subjects.</def> <i>Lyell.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A proof +reader.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>One who reads manuscripts +offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who reads much; one who is +studious.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A book containing a selection of extracts +for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a +language; a reading book.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Read"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of +reader.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"i*ly</hw> (r&ebreve;d"&ibreve;*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a ready manner; +quickly; promptly.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without delay or objection; without +reluctance; willingly; cheerfully.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How <i>readily</i> we wish time spent +revoked!</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; +willingness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They received the word with all <i>readiness</i> of +mind.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; +promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; +ease; cheerfulness. See <u>Facility</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Read"ing</hw> (rēd"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of one who reads; perusal; also, +printed or written matter to be read.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a +man of extensive <i>reading</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A lecture or prelection; public +recital.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Jews had their weekly <i>readings</i> of the +law.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The way in which anything reads; force of a +word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; +version.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on +the stage; way of rendering.</def> [Cant]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An observation read from the scale of a +graduated instrument; as, the <i>reading</i> of a barometer.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reading of a bill</b></col> <i>(Legislation)</i>, <cd>its +formal recital, by the proper officer, before the House which is to +consider it.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Read"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Addicted to reading; as, a <i>reading</i> +community.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reading book</b></col>, <cd>a book for teaching reading; a +reader.</cd> -- <col><b>Reading desk</b></col>, <cd>a desk to support +a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a +church.</cd> -- <col><b>Reading glass</b></col>, <cd>a large lens with +more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in +reading, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Reading man</b></col>, <cd>one who reads +much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious +student.</cd> -- <col><b>Reading room</b></col>, <cd>a room +appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and +the like, to which persons resort.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*journ"</hw> (rē`ăd*jûrn"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To adjourn a second time; to adjourn +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*journ"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of readjourning; a second or repeated +adjournment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*just"</hw> (-jŭst"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or +relation; to rearrange.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*just"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*just"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*mis"sion</hw> (-m&ibreve;sh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of admitting again, or the state of +being readmitted; as, the <i>readmission</i> of fresh air into an +exhausted receiver; the <i>readmission</i> of a student into a +seminary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*mit"</hw> (-m&ibreve;t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +admit again; to give entrance or access to again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose ear is ever open, and his eye<BR> +Gracious to <i>readmit</i> the suppliant.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*mit"tance</hw> (-t<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Allowance to enter again; a second admission.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*dopt"</hw> (rē`&adot;*d&obreve;pt"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To adopt again.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*dorn"</hw> (-dôrn"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +adorn again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*vance"</hw> (rē`ăd*v&adot;ns"), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To advance again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ad*vert"en*cy</hw> (-v&etilde;rt"<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of adverting to again, or of +reviewing.</def> [R.] <i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"y</hw> (r&ebreve;d"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Readier</u> (-&ibreve;*&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Readiest</u>.] [AS. <i>r&aemacr;de</i>; +akin to D. ge<i>reed</i>, be<i>reid</i>, G. be<i>reit</i>, Goth. +ga<i>ráids</i> fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. <i>ride</i>, +as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. <u>Array</u>, 1st +<u>Curry</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>ready</i> to march; <i>ready</i> for the journey.</def> +"When she <i>redy</i> was." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fitted or arranged for immediate use; +causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished.</def> +"Dinner was <i>ready</i>." <i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are +<i>ready</i>: come unto the marriage.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxii. +4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Prepared in mind or disposition; not +reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am <i>ready</i> not to be bound only, but also to die +at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.</blockquote> <i>Acts +xxi. 13.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If need be, I am <i>ready</i> to forego<BR> +And quit.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or +perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a +<i>ready</i> apprehension; <i>ready</i> wit; a <i>ready</i> writer or +workman.</def> "<i>Ready</i> in devising expedients." +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gurth, whose temper was <i>ready</i>, though +surly.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Offering itself at once; at hand; +opportune; convenient; near; easy.</def> "The <i>readiest</i> way." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground,<BR> +The <i>readiest</i> weapon that his fury found.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- +with a following infinitive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My heart is <i>ready</i> to crack.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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, +<i>aim</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>All ready</b></col>, <cd>ready in every particular; wholly +equipped or prepared.</cd> "[I] am <i>all redy</i> at your hest." +<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Ready money</b></col>, <cd>means of +immediate payment; cash.</cd> "'T is all the <i>ready money</i> fate +can give." <i>Cowley.</i> -- <col><b>Ready reckoner</b></col>, <cd>a +book of tables for facilitating computations, as of interest, prices, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To make ready</b></col>, <cd>to make preparation; +to get in readiness.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; +dexterous; apt; skillful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; +fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See +<u>Prompt</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Read"y</hw> (r&ebreve;d"&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no +delay.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We ourselves will go <i>ready</i> armed.</blockquote> +<i>Num. xxxii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ready money; cash; -- +commonly with <i>the</i>; as, he was well supplied with the +<i>ready</i>.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Lord Strut was not flush in <i>ready</i>, either to go +to law, or to clear old debts.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"y</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dispose in +order.</def> [Obs.] <i>Heywood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Read"y-made`</hw> (-mād`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made +already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; +as, <i>ready-made</i> clothing; <i>ready-made</i> jokes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Read"y-wit`ted</hw> (-w&ibreve;t`t&ebreve;d), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having ready wit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`af*firm"</hw> (rē`ăf*f&etilde;rm"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To affirm again.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re`af*firm"ance</hw> +(rē`ăf*f&etilde;rm"<i>a</i>ns), +<hw>Re*af`fir*ma"tion</hw> +(rē*ăf`f&etilde;r*mā"shŭn), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second affirmation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`af*for"est</hw> (rē`ăf*f&obreve;r"&ebreve;st), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert again into a forest, as a +region of country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`af*for`es*ta"tion</hw> (-&ebreve;s*tā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of converting again into +a forest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*a"gent</hw> (r&esl;*ā"j<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance capable of +producing with another a reaction, especially when employed to detect +the presence of other bodies; a test.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ag`gra*va"tion</hw> (- +ăg`gr&adot;*vā"shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R. +C. Ch.)</i> <def>The last monitory, published after three admonitions +and before the last excommunication.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*gree"</hw> (rē`&adot;*grē"), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To agree again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reak</hw> (rēk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [√115. Cf. +<u>Wrack</u> seaweed.] <def>A rush.</def> [Obs.] "Feeds on +<i>reaks</i> and reeds." <i>Drant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reak</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>hrekkr</i>, or E. +<i>wreak</i> vengeance.] <def>A prank.</def> [Obs.] "They play such +<i>reaks</i>." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. +<i>real</i> royal, L. <i>regalis</i>. See <u>Regal</u>, and cf. +<u>Ree</u> a coin.] <def>A small Spanish silver coin; also, a +denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish +monetary system.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A <i>real of plate</i> (coin) varied in value according to +the time of its coinage, from 12½ down to 10 cents, or from +6½ to 5 pence sterling. The <i>real vellon</i>, or money of +account, was nearly equal to five cents, or 2½ pence sterling. +In 1871 the coinage of Spain was assimilated to that of the Latin +Union, of which the franc is the unit.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*al"</hw> (r&asl;*äl"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Royal; +regal; kingly.</def> [Obs.] "The blood <i>real</i> of Thebes." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>realis</i>, fr. L. <i>res</i>, <i>rei</i>, a thing: cf. F. +<i>réel</i>. Cf. <u>Rebus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a +description of <i>real</i> life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whereat I waked, and found<BR> +Before mine eyes all <i>real</i>, as the dream<BR> +Had lively shadowed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, +or factitious; often opposed to <i>ostensible</i>; as, the <i>real</i> +reason; <i>real</i> Madeira wine; <i>real</i> ginger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose perfection far excelled<BR> +Hers in all <i>real</i> dignity.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Relating to things, not to persons.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly +capable of the <i>real</i> part of business.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>Having an assignable +arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Pertaining to things fixed, +permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, <i>real</i> +property, in distinction from <i>personal</i> or <i>movable</i> +property.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Chattels real</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>such chattels as +are annexed to, or savor of, the realty, as terms for years of land. +See <u>Chattel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Real action</b></col> +<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an action for the recovery of real property.</cd> -- +<col><b>Real assets</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>lands or real estate +in the hands of the heir, chargeable with the debts of the +ancestor.</cd> -- <col><b>Real composition</b></col> <i>(Eccl. +Law)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> +<i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>Real estate</b></col> or +<col><b>property</b></col>, <cd>lands, tenements, and hereditaments; +freehold interests in landed property; property in houses and +land.</cd> <i>Kent.</i> <i>Burrill.</i> -- <col><b>Real +presence</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>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 +<i>transubstantiation</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Real servitude</b></col>, +<i>called also</i> <col><b>Predial servitude</b></col> <i>(Civil +Law)</i>, <cd>a burden imposed upon one estate in favor of another +estate of another proprietor.</cd> <i>Erskine.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Actual; true; genuine; authentic. -- <u>Real</u>, +<u>Actual</u>. <i>Real</i> represents a thing to be a substantive +existence; as, a <i>real</i>, not imaginary, occurrence. <i>Actual</i> +refers to it as acted or performed; and, hence, when we wish to prove +a thing <i>real</i>, we often say, "It <i>actually</i> exists," "It +has <i>actually</i> been done." Thus its <i>reality</i> is shown by +its <i>actuality</i>. <i>Actual</i>, from this reference to being +<i>acted</i>, has recently received a new signification, namely, +<i>present</i>; as, the <i>actual</i> posture of affairs; since what +is now in <i>action</i>, or going on, has, of course, a <i>present</i> +existence. An <i>actual</i> fact; a <i>real</i> sentiment.</p> + +<p><blockquote>For he that but conceives a crime in thought,<BR> +Contracts the danger of an <i>actual</i> fault.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our simple ideas are all <i>real</i>; all agree to the +<i>reality</i> of things.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i><BR> +</p> + +<p><! p. 1195 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +realist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*al"gar</hw> (r&esl;*ăl"g&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réalgar</i>, Sp. <i>rejalgar</i>, +Ar. <i>rahj al ghār</i> powder of the mine.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red +orpiment. It is also an artificial product.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ism</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réalisme</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>As +opposed to <i>nominalism</i>, the doctrine that genera and species are +real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. +According to realism the Universal exists <i>ante rem</i> +(<i>Plato</i>), or <i>in re</i> (<i>Aristotle</i>).</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>As opposed to <i>idealism</i>, 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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Art & Lit.)</i> <def>Fidelity to nature or +to real life; representation without idealization, and making no +appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réaliste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>One +who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that <i>generals</i>, +or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, +represent real existences, and are not mere names, as maintained by +the <i>nominalists</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Art. & Lit.)</i> <def>An artist or writer +who aims at realism in his work. See <u>Realism</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`al*is"tic</hw> (-&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; +characterized by realism rather than by imagination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`al*is"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +realistic manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*al"i*ty</hw> (r&esl;*ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Realities</b></plw> (- +t&ibreve;z). [Cf. F. <i>réalité</i>, LL. +<i>realitas</i>. See 3d <u>Real</u>, and cf. 2d <u>Realty</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being real; actual +being or existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; +fact.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in +<i>reality</i> he does not comprehend his meaning.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And to <i>realities</i> yield all her +shows.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a +<i>reality</i> to me.</blockquote> <i>Beattie.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See 1st <u>Realty</u>, 2.] <def>Loyalty; +devotion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To express our <i>reality</i> to the +emperor.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>See 2d <u>Realty</u>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*i`za*ble</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l*ī`z&adot;*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being realized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`al*i*za"tion</hw> (-&ibreve;*zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réalisation</i>.] <def>The act +of realizing, or the state of being realized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ize</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l*īz), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Realized</u> (- +īzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Realizing</u> (- +ī`z&ibreve;ng).] [Cf. F. <i>réaliser</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make real; to convert from the imaginary or +fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to +effectuate; to accomplish; as, to <i>realize</i> a scheme or +project.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We <i>realize</i> what Archimedes had only in +hypothesis, weighing a single grain against the globe of +earth.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them +[Greek inscriptions] which <i>realize</i> ancient history to +us.</blockquote> <i>Jowett.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We can not <i>realize</i> it in thought, that the +object . . . had really no being at any past moment.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To convert into real property; to make real +estate of; as, to <i>realize</i> his fortune.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To acquire as an actual possession; to +obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to +<i>realize</i> large profits from a speculation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who +could by diligent thrift <i>realize</i> a good estate.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To convert into actual money; as, to +<i>realize</i> assets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To convert any +kind of property into money, especially property representing +investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wary men took the alarm, and began to <i>realize</i>, a +word now first brought into use to express the conversion of ideal +property into something real.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*i`zer</hw> (-ī`z&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who realizes.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*i`zing</hw> (-z&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, +a <i>realizing</i> view of the danger incurred.</def> -- +<wf>Re"al*i`zing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`al*lege"</hw> (-ăl*l&ebreve;j"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To allege again.</def> <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`al*li"ance</hw> (-lī"<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A renewed alliance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"-al*ly"</hw> (-lī"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>ally</i>, v. t.] <def>To bring together again; to +compose or form anew.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ly`</hw> (rā"äl*lē`), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Royally.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ly</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a real manner; with or in reality; +actually; in truth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose anger is <i>really</i> but a short fit of +madness.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Really</i> is often used familiarly as a slight +corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Why, <i>really</i>, sixty-five is somewhat +old.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Realm</hw> (r&ebreve;lm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>realme</i>, <i>ream</i>, <i>reaume</i>, OF. <i>reialme</i>, +<i>roialme</i>, F. <i>royaume</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>regalimen</i>, +from L. <i>regalis</i> royal. See <u>Regal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the +dominion of a king; a kingdom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The absolute master of <i>realms</i> on which the sun +perpetually shone.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, in general, province; region; +country; domain; department; division; as, the <i>realm</i> of +fancy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Realm"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a +realm.</def> <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ness</hw> (rē"<i>a</i>l*n&ebreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or condition of being real; +reality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ty</hw> (-t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>réalté</i>, LL. <i>regalitas</i>, fr. L. +<i>regalis</i>. See <u>Regal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Royalty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Loyalty; faithfulness.</def> [R.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"al*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. from 1st +<u>Reality</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reality.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. +H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, +chattels which savor of the <i>realty</i>; -- so written in legal +language for <i>reality</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Real +estate; a piece of real property.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ream</hw> (rēm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>reám</i>, akin to G. <i>rahm</i>.] <def>Cream; also, the +cream or froth on ale.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ream</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cream; to +mantle.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of +the hostess, <i>reamed</i> with excellent claret.</blockquote> <i>Sir +W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ream</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Reim</u>.] <def>To +stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ream</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reme</i>, OF. +<i>rayme</i>, F. <i>rame</i> (cf. Sp. <i>resma</i>), fr. Ar. +<i>rizma</i> a bundle, especially of paper.] <def>A bundle, package, +or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 +sheets.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Printer's ream</b></col>, <cd>twenty-one and a half quires. +[Eng.] A common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the +<i>ream</i>.</cd> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ream</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reamed</u> (rēmd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reaming</u>.] [Cf. G. <i>räumen</i> to remove, to +clear away, fr. <i>raum</i> room. See <u>Room</u>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reame</hw> (rēm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Realm.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ream"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, +or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or +scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round +hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*am`pu*ta"tion</hw> +(rē*ăm`p&usl;*tā"shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The second of two amputations performed upon the +same member.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*an"i*mate</hw> (r&esl;*ăn"&ibreve;*māt), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To animate anew; to restore to animation +or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to +revive; to reinvigorate; as, to <i>reanimate</i> a drowned person; to +<i>reanimate</i> disheartened troops; to <i>reanimate</i> languid +spirits.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*an`i*ma"tion</hw> (-mā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or operation of reanimating, or the +state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`an*nex"</hw> (rē`ăn*n&ebreve;ks"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To annex again or anew; to reunite.</def> "To +<i>reannex</i> that duchy." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*an`nex*a"tion</hw> (-ā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of reannexing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*an"swer</hw> (r&esl;*ăn"s&etilde;r), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to +make amends for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which in weight to <i>reanswer</i>, his pettiness would +bow under.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reap</hw> (rēp), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reaped</u> (rēpt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reaping</u>.] [OE. <i>repen</i>, AS. +<i>rīpan</i> to seize, reap; cf. D. <i>rapen</i> to glean, reap, +G. <i>raufen</i> to pluck, Goth. <i>raupjan</i>, or E. <i>ripe</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping +machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When ye <i>reap</i> the harvest of your land, thou +shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field.</blockquote> <i>Lev. +xix. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reap</i> a benefit from exertions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing<BR> +For peace, <i>reap</i> nothing but repulse and hate?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to +<i>reap</i> a field.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the beard; to shave.</def> +[R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Reaping hook</b></col>, <cd>an implement having a hook- +shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense, +distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of +serrated.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reap</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform the act or +operation of reaping; to gather a harvest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They that sow in tears shall <i>reap</i> in +joy.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxxvi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>rīp</i> +harvest. See <u>Reap</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A bundle of +grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.</def> +[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Wright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reap"er</hw> (rēp"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who reaps.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sun-burned <i>reapers</i> wiping their +foreheads.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A reaping machine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*par"el</hw> (rē`ăp*păr"&ebreve;l), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To clothe again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*pear"</hw> (rē`ăp*pēr"), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To appear again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*pear"ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> +(rē*ăp`pl&ibreve;*kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reapplying, or the state of being +reapplied.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*ply"</hw> (rē`ăp*plī"), <pos><i>v. t. +& i.</i></pos> <def>To apply again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*point"</hw> (-point"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +appoint again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*point"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reappointing, or the state of being +reappointed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*por"tion</hw> (-pōr"shŭn), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To apportion again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*por"tion*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second or a new apportionment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ap*proach"</hw> (rē`ăp*prōch"), +<pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To approach again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw> (rēr), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Early; +soon.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so +<i>rear</i>?</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>riere</i> behind, +backward, fr. L. <i>retro</i>. Cf. <u>Arrear</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in +order; -- opposed to <i>front</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nipped with the lagging <i>rear</i> of winter's +frost.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the part of an army or fleet +which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the fierce foe hung on our broken +<i>rear</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being behind, or in the +hindmost part; hindmost; as, the <i>rear</i> rank of a +company.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rear admiral</b></col>, <cd>an officer in the navy, next in +rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See +<u>Admiral</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rear front</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in +that position.</cd> -- <col><b>Rear guard</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body +to protect it; -- used also figuratively.</cd> -- <col><b>Rear +line</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the line in the rear of an +army.</cd> -- <col><b>Rear rank</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the rank +or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in +order.</cd> -- <col><b>Rear sight</b></col> <i>(Firearms)</i>, <cd>the +sight nearest the breech.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring up the +rear</b></col>, <cd>to come last or behind.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw> (rēr), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To place in +the rear; to secure the rear of.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reared</u> (rērd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rearing</u>.] [AS. <i>r&aemacr;ran</i> to raise, rear, +elevate, for <i>r&aemacr;san</i>, causative of <i>rīsan</i> to +rise. See <u>Rise</u>, and cf. <u>Raise</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to +elevate; as, to <i>rear</i> a monolith.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In adoration at his feet I fell<BR> +Submiss; he <i>reared</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It <i>reareth</i> our hearts from vain +thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mine [shall be] the first hand to <i>rear</i> her +banner.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To erect by building; to set up; to +construct; as, to <i>rear</i> defenses or houses; to <i>rear</i> one +government on the ruins of another.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One <i>reared</i> a font of stone.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lift and take up.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And having her from Trompart lightly <i>reared</i>,<BR> +Upon his courser set the lovely load.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To bring up to maturity, as young; to +educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to <i>rear</i> +offspring.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He wants a father to protect his youth,<BR> +And <i>rear</i> him up to virtue.</blockquote> <i>Southern.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To breed and raise; as, to <i>rear</i> +cattle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To rouse; to stir up.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And seeks the tusky boar to <i>rear</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. +See the Note under <u>Raise</u>, 3 <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rear</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rise up on the hind +legs, as a horse; to become erect.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rearing bit</b></col>, <cd>a bit designed to prevent a +horse from lifting his head when rearing.</cd> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rear"dorse</hw> (-dôrs), <hw>Rear"doss</hw> (- +d&obreve;s) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A reredos.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"er</hw> (rēr"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, rears.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ar"gue</hw> (rē*är"gū), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To argue anew or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ar"gu*ment</hw> (-g&usl;*m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"-horse`</hw> (rēr"hôrs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[So called because it <i>rears</i> up when disturbed.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A mantis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Early.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"most`</hw> (-mōst`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Farthest in the rear; last.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rear"mouse`</hw>, <hw>Rere"mouse`</hw> (-mous`) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrēremūs</i>; probably fr. +<i>hrēran</i> to agitate, stir (akin to G. <i>rühren</i>, +Icel. <i>hræra</i>) + <i>mūs</i> mouse.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The leather-winged bat (<i>Vespertilio +murinus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>reermouse</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`ar*range"</hw> (rē`ăr*rānj"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To arrange again; to arrange in a different +way.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ar*range"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of rearranging, or the state of being +rearranged.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"ward`</hw> (rēr"w&add;rd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Rear</i> + <i>ward</i>.] <def>The last troop; the rear of an army; +a rear guard. Also used figuratively.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rear"ward</hw> (-w&etilde;rd), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> +<def>At or toward the rear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*cend"</hw> (rē`ăs*s&ebreve;nd"), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To rise, mount, or climb again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*cend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ascend or +mount again; to reach by ascending again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He mounts aloft, and <i>reascends</i> the +skies.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*cen"sion</hw> (-s&ebreve;n"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reascending; a +remounting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*cent"</hw> (-s&ebreve;nt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +returning ascent or ascension; acclivity.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son</hw> (rē"z'n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>resoun</i>, F. <i>raison</i>, fr. L. <i>ratio</i> (akin to Goth. +<i>raþjō</i> number, account, ga<i>raþjan</i> to +count, G. <i>rede</i> speech, <i>reden</i> to speak), fr. <i>reri</i>, +<i>ratus</i>, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. <u>Arraign</u>, +<u>Rate</u>, <u>Ratio</u>, <u>Ration</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 'll give him <i>reasons</i> for it.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>reason</i> of the motion of the balance in a +wheel watch is by the motion of the next wheel.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>reason</i> did the ancient fathers render, why +the church was called "catholic."</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things; but there is +a natural and eternal <i>reason</i> for that goodness and virtue, and +against vice and wickedness.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The faculty or capacity of the human mind +by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior +animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive +faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the +feelings and desires. <i>Reason</i> 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 <i>discursive</i> or +<i>ratiocinative</i> faculty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing +anything divine or human, but by our five senses and our +<i>reason</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In common and popular discourse, <i>reason</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Stewart.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reason</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Stewart.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the pure <i>reason</i> I mean the power by which we +become possessed of principles.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own +peculiar operation, conceives; the <i>reason</i>, or rationalized +understanding, comprehends.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1196 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I was promised, on a time,<BR> +To have <i>reason</i> for my rhyme.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But law in a free nation hath been ever public +<i>reason</i>; the enacted <i>reason</i> of a parliament, which he +denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which ought to be our +law; interposing his own private <i>reason</i>, which to us is no +law.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The most probable way of bringing France to +<i>reason</i> would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish West +Indies.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Ratio; proportion.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>By reason of</b></col>, <cd>by means of; on account of; +because of.</cd> "Spain is thin sown of people, partly <i>by reason +of</i> the sterility of the soil." <i>Bacon.</i> -- <col><b>In +reason</b></col>, <col><b>In all reason</b></col>, <cd>in justice; +with rational ground; in a right view.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>When anything is proved by as good arguments as a thing +of that kind is capable of, we ought not, <i>in reason</i>, to doubt +of its existence.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>It is reason</b></col>, <cd>it is reasonable; it is +right.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet <i>it were</i> great <i>reason</i>, that those that +have children should have greatest care of future times.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i> +</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle; +sake; account; object; purpose; design. See <u>Motive</u>, +<u>Sense</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son</hw> (rē"z'n), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reasoned</u> (-z'nd); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reasoning</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>raisonner</i>. +See <u>Reason</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Stand still, that I may <i>reason</i> with you, before +the Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord.</blockquote> <i>1 +Sam. xii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To converse; to compare opinions.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or +discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I <i>reasoned</i> the +matter with my friend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and +well <i>reasoned</i> in every part, there is beauty in such a +theory.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To support with reasons, as a +request.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, +to <i>reason</i> one into a belief; to <i>reason</i> one out of his +plan.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men that will not be <i>reasoned</i> into their +senses.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; +-- with <i>down</i>; as, to <i>reason</i> down a passion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To find by logical processes; to explain or +justify by reason or argument; -- usually with <i>out</i>; as, to +<i>reason</i> out the causes of the librations of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>resonable</i>, F. <i>raisonnable</i>, fr. L. <i>rationabilis</i>. +See <u>Reason</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a +<i>reasonable</i> being.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Governed by reason; being under the +influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or +according to the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just; +rational; as, the measure must satisfy all <i>reasonable</i> +men.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not +admit of any <i>reasonable</i> cause of doubting.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Wilkins.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men have no right to what is not +<i>reasonable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not excessive or immoderate; within due +limits; proper; as, a <i>reasonable</i> demand, amount, +price.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let . . . all things be thought upon<BR> +That may, with <i>reasonable</i> swiftness, add<BR> +More feathers to our wings.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; +moderate; tolerable. See <u>Rational</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Reasonably; +tolerably.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a <i>reasonable</i> good ear in +music.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being reasonable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a reasonable manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderately; tolerably.</def> +"<i>Reasonably</i> perfect in the language." <i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reasons or argues; as, a fair <i>reasoner</i>; a close +<i>reasoner</i>; a logical <i>reasoner</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of +presenting one's reasons.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered in argument; proofs +or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>reasoning</i> was sufficiently +profound.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Argumentation; argument. -- <u>Reasoning</u>, +<u>Argumentation</u>. Few words are more interchanged than these; and +yet, technically, there is a difference between them. <i>Reasoning</i> +is the broader term, including both deduction and induction. +<i>Argumentation</i> denotes simply the former, and descends from the +whole to some included part; while <i>reasoning</i> embraces also the +latter, and ascends from the parts to a whole. See <u>Induction</u>. +<i>Reasoning</i> is occupied with ideas and their relations; +<i>argumentation</i> has to do with the forms of logic. A thesis is +set down: you attack, I defend it; you insist, I reply; you deny, I +prove; you distinguish, I destroy your distinctions; my replies +balance or overturn your objections. Such is <i>argumentation</i>. It +supposes that there are two sides, and that both agree to the same +rules. <i>Reasoning</i>, 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rationalist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Such persons are now commonly called +"<i>reasonists</i>" and "rationalists," to distinguish them from true +reasoners and rational inquirers.</blockquote> <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rea"son*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Destitute of reason; as, a <i>reasonless</i> man or mind.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Void of reason; not warranted or supported +by reason; unreasonable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This proffer is absurd and +<i>reasonless</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sem"blage</hw> (rē`ăs*s&ebreve;m"bl&asl;j), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Assemblage a second time or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sem"ble</hw> (-b'l), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +assemble again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sert"</hw> (-s&etilde;rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do +so.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who +will <i>reassert</i> our claim to respectability in +literature.</blockquote> <i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*ser"tion</hw> (-s&etilde;r"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or renewed assertion of the same +thing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sess"ment</hw> (-s&ebreve;s"m<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A renewed or second assessment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sign"</hw> (-sīn"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +assign back or again; to transfer back what has been +assigned.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sign"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reassigning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sim"i*late</hw> (-s&ibreve;m"&ibreve;*lāt), +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To assimilate again.</def> -- +<wf>Re`as*sim`i*la"tion</wf> (-lā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*so"ci*ate</hw> (-sō"sh&ibreve;*āt), +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To associate again; to bring again +into close relations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sume"</hw> (-sūm"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +assume again or anew; to resume.</def> -- <wf>Re`as*sump"tion</wf> (- +sŭmp"shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sur"ance</hw> (rē`&adot;*sh&udd;r"<i>a</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Assurance or confirmation +renewed or repeated.</def> <i>Prynne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Reinsurance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sure"</hw> (rē`&adot;*sh&udd;r"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To assure anew; to restore +confidence to; to free from fear or terror.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They rose with fear, . . . <BR> +Till dauntless Pallas <i>reassured</i> the rest.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reinsure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`as*sur"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who reassures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reas"ty</hw> (rēs"t&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Etymol. uncertain.] <def>Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt +meat.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Tusser.</i> -- +<wf>Reas"ti*ness</wf> (-t&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Re*a"ta</hw> (r&asl;*ä"t&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Sp.] <def>A lariat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`at*tach"</hw> (rē`ăt*tăch"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To attach again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`at*tach"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reattaching; a second attachment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`at*tain"</hw> (-tān"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +attain again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`at*tain"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reattaining.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`at*tempt"</hw> (-t&ebreve;mt"; 215), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To attempt again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"aume</hw> (rē"&add;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Realm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ré`au`mur"</hw> (r&asl;`ō`m&usd;r"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to René Antoine +Ferchault de <i>Réaumur</i>; conformed to the scale adopted by +Réaumur in graduating the thermometer he invented.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Réaumur thermometer or +scale.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The <i>Réaumur thermometer</i> is so graduated that +0° marks the freezing point and 80° the boiling point of +water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. <u>Centigrade</u>, and +<u>Fahrenheit</u>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Thermometer</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Reave</hw> (rēv), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reaved</u> (rēvd), <u>Reft</u> (r&ebreve;ft), +or <u>Raft</u> (r&adot;ft) (obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reaving</u>.] [AS. <i>reáfian</i>, from <i>reáf</i> +spoil, plunder, clothing, <i>reófan</i> to break (cf. +<i>bireófan</i> to deprive of); akin to G. <i>rauben</i> to +rob, Icel. <i>raufa</i> to rob, <i>rjūfa</i> to break, violate, +Goth. <i>biráubōn</i> to despoil, L. <i>rumpere</i> to +break; cf. Skr. <i>lup</i> to break. √114. Cf. <u>Bereave</u>, +<u>Rob</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Robe</u>, <u>Rove</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, <u>Rupture</u>.] <def>To take away by +violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to +bereave. [Archaic]</def> "To <i>reave</i> his life." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He golden apples <i>raft</i> of the +dragon.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If the wooers <i>reave</i><BR> +By privy stratagem my life at home.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>reave</i> the orphan of his +patrimony.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The heathen caught and <i>reft</i> him of his +tongue.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reav"er</hw> (rēv"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who reaves.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`a*wake"</hw> (rē`&adot;*wāk"), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To awake again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ban"ish</hw> (rē*băn"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To banish again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bap"tism</hw> (rē*băp"t&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second baptism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bap`ti*za"tion</hw> (-t&ibreve;*zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rebaptisation</i>.] <def>A second +baptism.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`bap*tize"</hw> (rē`băp*tīz"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>baptize</i>: cf. F. +<i>rebaptiser</i>, L. <i>rebaptizare</i>.] <def>To baptize again or a +second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`bap*tiz"er</hw> (-tīz"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who rebaptizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bar"ba*rize</hw> (rē*bär"b&adot;*rīz), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reduce again to barbarism.</def> -- +<wf>Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion</wf> (-r&ibreve;*zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Germany . . . <i>rebarbarized</i> by polemical theology +and religious wars.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"</hw> (r&esl;*bāt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rebattre</i> to beat again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>battre</i> to +beat, L. <i>batuere</i> to beat, strike. See <u>Abate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; +to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for +exercise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But doth <i>rebate</i> and blunt his natural +edge.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deduct from; to make a discount from, as +interest due, or customs duties.</def> <i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rebated cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross which has the +extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the +fylfot.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To abate; to +withdraw.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Diminution.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>Deduction; abatement; as, a +<i>rebate</i> of interest for immediate payment; a <i>rebate</i> of +importation duties.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rabbet</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A rectangular longitudinal +recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See +<u>Rabbet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, +and serving to beat out mortar.</def> <i>Elmes.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An iron tool sharpened something like a +chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.</def> +<i>Elmes.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Perhaps a different word.] <def>A kind of hard +freestone used in making pavements.</def> [R.] <i>Elmes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cut a rebate in. +See <u>Rabbet</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bate"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>rabatement</i>, fr. <i>rabatre</i> to diminish, F. +<i>rabattre</i>.] <def>Same as 3d <u>Rebate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ba"to</hw> (r&esl;*bā"t&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Rabato</u>.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"bec</hw> (rē"b&ebreve;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +fr. It. <i>ribeca</i>, <i>ribeba</i>, fr. Ar. <i>rabāb</i> a +musical instrument of a round form.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, +having three strings, and being played with a bow.</def> [Written also +<i>rebeck</i>.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He turn'd his <i>rebec</i> to a mournful +note.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contemptuous term applied to an old +woman.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reb"el</hw> (r&ebreve;b"&ebreve;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rebelle</i>, fr. L. <i>rebellis</i>. See <u>Rebel</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>] <def>Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in +revolt; rebellious; as, <i>rebel</i> troops.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whoso be <i>rebel</i> to my judgment.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Convict by flight, and <i>rebel</i> to all +law.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reb"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rebelle</i>.] <def>One +who rebels.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Revolter; insurgent. -- <u>Rebel</u>, +<u>Insurgent</u>. <i>Insurgent</i> marks an early, and <i>rebel</i> a +more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up +against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*bel"</hw> (r&esl;*b&ebreve;l"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rebelled</u> (-b&ebreve;ld); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rebelling</u>.] [F. +<i>rebeller</i>, fr. L. <i>rebellare</i> to make war again; pref. +<i>re-</i> again + <i>bellare</i> to make war, fr. <i>bellum</i> war. +See <u>Bellicose</u>, and cf. <u>Revel</u> to carouse.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To renounce, and resist by force, the +authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See +<u>Rebellion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The murmur and the churls' +<i>rebelling</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might +<i>rebel</i> this day against the Lord.</blockquote> <i>Josh. xxii. +16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be disobedient to authority; to assume a +hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How could my hand <i>rebel</i> against my heart?<BR> +How could your heart <i>rebel</i> against your reason?</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reb"el*dom</hw> (r&ebreve;b"&ebreve;l*dŭm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A region infested by rebels; rebels, +considered collectively; also, conduct or quality characteristic of +rebels.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bel"ler</hw> (r&esl;*b&ebreve;l"l&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rebels; a rebel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bel"lion</hw> (r&esl;*b&ebreve;l"yŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rébellion</i>, L. <i>rebellio</i>. +See <u>Rebel</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> 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.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of rebelling; open and avowed +renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes +obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying +war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects +for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or +government by force; revolt; insurrection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No sooner is the standard of <i>rebellion</i> displayed +than men of desperate principles resort to it.</blockquote> +<i>Ames.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful +authority.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Commission of rebellion</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>a +process of contempt issued on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- now +abolished.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistance; +contumacy. See <u>Insurrection</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*bel"lious</hw> (r&esl;*b&ebreve;l"yŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of +the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful +authority by force.</def> "Thy <i>rebellious</i> crew." "Proud +<i>rebellious</i> arms." <i>Milton.</i> -- <wf>Re*bel"lious*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*bel"lious*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bel"low</hw> (rē*b&ebreve;l"l&osl;), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To bellow again; to repeat or echo a +bellow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cave <i>rebellowed</i>, and the temple +shook.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bit"ing</hw> (rē*bīt"&ibreve;ng), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Etching)</i> <def>The act or process of +deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the +action of acid.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bloom"</hw> (rē*bl&oomac;m"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To bloom again.</def> <i>Crabbe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*blos"som</hw> (rē*bl&obreve;s"sŭm), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To blossom again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bo"ant</hw> (r&esl;*bō"<i>a</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reboans</i>, p. pr. of <i>reboare</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>boare</i> to cry aloud.] <def>Rebellowing; +resounding loudly.</def> [R.] <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`bo*a"tion</hw> (rē`b&osl;*ā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Repetition of a bellow.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Patrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*boil"</hw> (rē*boil"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>boil</i>: cf. F. <i>rebouillir</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To boil, or to cause to boil, again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To make or to become hot.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Some of his companions thereat +<i>reboyleth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*born"</hw> (rē*bôrn"), <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<def>Born again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bound"</hw> (r&esl;*bound"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>bound</i>: cf. F. <i>rebondir</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by +elastic force on collision with another body; as, a <i>rebounding</i> +echo.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be +void of elasticity, will not <i>rebound</i> from one +another.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give back an echo.</def> [R.] <i>T. +Warton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bound again or repeatedly, as a +horse.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rebounding lock</b></col> <i>(Firearms)</i>, <cd>one in +which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or +primer.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bound"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send back; to +reverberate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Silenus sung; the vales his voice +<i>rebound</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bound"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +rebounding; resilience.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift +<i>rebound</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*brace"</hw> (rē*brās"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To brace again.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*breathe"</hw> (rē*brēth"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To breathe again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bu"cous</hw> (r&esl;*bū"kŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rebuking.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She gave unto him many <i>rebucous</i> +words.</blockquote> <i>Fabyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buff"</hw> (r&esl;*bŭf"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>ribuffo</i>, akin to <i>ribuffare</i> to repulse; pref. <i>ri-</i> +(L. <i>re-</i>) + <i>buffo</i> puff. Cf. <u>Buff</u> to strike, +<u>Buffet</u> a blow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Repercussion, or +beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The strong <i>rebuff</i> of some tumultuous +cloud.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; +refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buff"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rebuffed</u> (r&esl;*bŭft"); <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rebuffing</u>.] <def>To beat back; to offer sudden +resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or +uncourteously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*build"</hw> (rē*b&ibreve;ld"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To build again, as something which has been demolished; to +construct anew; as, to <i>rebuild</i> a house, a wall, a wharf, or a +city.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*build"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who rebuilds.</def> <i>Bp. Bull.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buk"a*ble</hw> (r&esl;*būk"&adot;*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; +reprehensible.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buke"</hw> (r&esl;*būk"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rebuked</u> (-būkt"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rebuking</u>.] [OF. +<i>rebouquier</i> to dull, blunt, F. <i>reboucher</i>; perhaps fr. +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>bouche</i> mouth, OF. also <i>bouque</i>, L. +<i>bucca</i> cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth +of; hence, to stop, obstruct.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,<BR> +Nor to <i>rebuke</i> the rich offender feared.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; +silence. See <u>Reprove</u>.</p> + +<p><! p. 1197 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buke"</hw> (r&esl;*būk"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; +also, chastisement; punishment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For thy sake I have suffered +<i>rebuke</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xv. 15.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why bear you these <i>rebukes</i> and answer +not?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Check; rebuff.</def> [Obs.] +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be without rebuke</b></col>, <cd>to live without giving +cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buke"ful</hw> (-f&usd;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke.</def> [Obs.] -- +<wf>Re*buke"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*buk"er</hw> (-būk"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who rebukes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*buk"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of +rebuke.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`bul*li"tion</hw> +(rē`bŭl*l&ibreve;sh"ŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of boiling up or effervescing.</def> [R.] <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*bur"y</hw> (rē*b&ebreve;r"r&ybreve;), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To bury again.</def> <i>Ashmole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"bus</hw> (rē"bŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rebuses</b></plw> (-&ebreve;z). [L. <i>rebus</i> by +things, abl. pl. of <i>res</i> a thing: cf. F. <i>rébus</i>. +Cf. 3d <u>Real</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A gallant, in love with a woman named <i>Rose Hill</i>, had, +embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a well, +signifying, <i>Rose Hill I love well</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A pictorial suggestion on a +coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See +<i>Canting arms</i>, under <u>Canting</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"bus</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark or indicate +by a rebus.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He [John Morton] had a fair library <i>rebused</i> with +More in text and Tun under it.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*but"</hw> (r&esl;*bŭt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rebutted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rebutting</u>.] [OF. <i>rebouter</i> to repulse, drive +back; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>bouter</i> to push, thrust. See 1st +<u>Butt</u>, <u>Boutade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To drive or beat +back; to repulse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight,<BR> +Perforce <i>rebutted</i> back.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To contradict, meet, or oppose +by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.</def> <i>Abbott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*but"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To retire; to recoil.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To make, or put in, an answer, +as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a +surrejoinder; on which the defendant may <i>rebut</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*but"ta*ble</hw> (-t&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being rebutted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*but"tal</hw> (-bŭt"t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to +destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same +suit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*but"ter</hw> (-t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a +plaintiff's surrejoinder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ca"den*cy</hw> (rē*kā"d<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A falling back or descending a second time; +a relapse.</def> <i>W. Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cal"ci*trant</hw> +(r&esl;*kăl"s&ibreve;*tr<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recalcitrans</i>, p. pr. of <i>recalcitrare</i> to kick back; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>calcitrare</i> to kick, fr. <i>calx</i> heel. Cf. +<u>Inculcate</u>.] <def>Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing +repugnance or opposition; refractory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cal"ci*trate</hw> (-trāt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and +<i>recalcitrate</i> his tricks.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cal"ci*trate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To kick +back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or +opposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cal`ci*tra"tion</hw> (-trā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kicking back again; opposition; +repugnance; refractoriness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*call"</hw> (r&esl;*k&add;l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call back; to summon to return; as, to +<i>recall</i> troops; to <i>recall</i> an ambassador.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If Henry were <i>recalled</i> to life +again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to +take back; to withdraw; as, to <i>recall</i> words, or a +decree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Passed sentence may not be +<i>recall'd</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To call back to mind; to revive in memory; +to recollect; to remember; as, to <i>recall</i> bygone days.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*call"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +calling back; a revocation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past +<i>recall</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A call on the trumpet, bugle, +or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc.</def> +<i>Wilhelm.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*call"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being recalled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*call"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recall.</def> [R.] <i>R. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cant"</hw> (r&esl;*kănt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Recanting</u>.] [L. <i>recantare</i>, +<i>recantatum</i>, to recall, recant; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>cantare</i> to sing, to sound. See 3d <u>Cant</u>, <u>Chant</u>.] +<def>To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly +expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back +openly; to retract; to recall.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How soon . . . ease would <i>recant</i><BR> +Vows made in pain, as violent and void!</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. +See <u>Renounce</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cant"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To revoke a +declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; +as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will <i>recant</i>.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`can*ta"tion</hw> (rē`kăn*tā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of recanting; a declaration that +contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in +contradiction; retraction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and +forced to make a public <i>recantation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cant"er</hw> (r&esl;*kănt"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who recants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ca*pac"i*tate</hw> +(rē`k&adot;*păs"&ibreve;*tāt), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To qualify again; to confer capacity on again.</def> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ca*pit"u*late</hw> (-p&ibreve;t"&usl;*lāt), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [L. <i>recapitulare</i>, <i>recapitulatum</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>capitulum</i> a small head, chapter, section. See +<u>Capitulate</u>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ca*pit"u*late</hw> +(rē`k&adot;*p&ibreve;t"&usl;*lāt), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been +previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion</hw> (-lā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>recapitulatio</i>: cf. F. +<i>recapitulation</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor</hw> (- +p&ibreve;t"&usl;*lā`t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who recapitulates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry</hw> (-l&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of a recapitulation; +containing recapitulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cap"per</hw> (r&esl;*kăp"p&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>A tool used for applying a +fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cap"tion</hw> (r&esl;*kăp"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Writ of recaption</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a writ to +recover damages for him whose goods, being distrained for rent or +service, are distrained again for the same cause.</cd> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cap"tor</hw> (-t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously +taken.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cap"ture</hw> (-t&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of retaking or recovering by capture; +especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is captured back; a prize +retaken.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cap"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To capture +again; to retake.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*car"bon*ize</hw> (r&esl;*kär"b&obreve;n*īz), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>To restore carbon to; as, +to <i>recarbonize</i> iron in converting it into steel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*car"ni*fy</hw> (-n&ibreve;*fī), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To convert again into flesh.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*car"riage</hw> (r&esl;*kăr"r&ibreve;j), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of carrying back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*car"ry</hw> (-r&ybreve;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +carry back.</def> <i>Walton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cast"</hw> (rē*k&adot;st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw again.</def> <i>Florio.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a +new form or shape; to reconstruct; as, to <i>recast</i> cannon; to +<i>recast</i> an argument or a play.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To compute, or cast up, a second +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"che</hw> (r&ebreve;k"k<i>e</i>), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To reck.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"che*les</hw> (-l&ebreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reckless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cede"</hw> (r&esl;*sēd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Receded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Receding</u>.] [L. <i>recedere</i>, <i>recessum</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>cedere</i> to go, to go along: cf. F. +<i>recéder</i>. See <u>Cede</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +move back; to retreat; to withdraw.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like the hollow roar<BR> +Of tides <i>receding</i> from the insulted shore.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All bodies moved circularly endeavor to <i>recede</i> +from the center.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To withdraw a claim or pretension; to +desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to +<i>recede</i> from a demand or proposition.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; +desist.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cede"</hw> (rē*sēd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>cede</i>. Cf. <u>Recede</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>] <def>To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former +possessor; as, to <i>recede</i> conquered territory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceipt"</hw> (r&esl;*sēt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>receite</i>, OF. <i>recete</i>, <i>recepte</i>, F. <i>recette</i>, +fr. L. <i>recipere</i>, <i>receptum</i>, to receive. See +<u>Receive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of receiving; +reception.</def> "At the <i>receipt</i> of your letter." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reception, as an act of hospitality.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy kind <i>receipt</i> of me.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capability of receiving; capacity.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It has become a place of great +<i>receipt</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Place of receiving.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the +<i>receipt</i> of custom.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a recess; a retired place.</def> +[Obs.] "In a retired <i>receipt</i> together lay." +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A formulary according to the directions of +which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a +<i>receipt</i> for making sponge cake.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She had a <i>receipt</i> to make white hair +black.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A writing acknowledging the taking or +receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money +paid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>receipts</i> amounted to a +thousand dollars.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Gross receipts</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Gross</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceipt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Receipted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Receipting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give a receipt for; as, +to <i>receipt</i> goods delivered by a sheriff.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put a receipt on, as by writing or +stamping; as, to <i>receipt</i> a bill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceipt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give a receipt, +as for money paid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceipt"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. +Eng. Law)</i> <def>The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, after +the commission of a felony.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceipt"or</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who receipts; specifically <i>(Law)</i>, one who receipts for property +which has been taken by the sheriff.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceit"</hw> (r&esl;*sēt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Receipt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> +(r&esl;*sēv`&adot;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being receivable; +receivableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceiv"a*ble</hw> (r&esl;*sēv"&adot;*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>recevable</i>.] <def>Capable of being +received.</def> -- <wf>Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><col><b>Bills receivable</b></col>. <cd>See under 6th +<u>Bill</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceive"</hw> (r&esl;*sēv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Received</u> (-sēvd"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Receiving</u>.] [OF. +<i>receveir</i>, <i>recevoir</i>, F. <i>recevoir</i>, fr. L. +<i>recipere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>capere</i> to take, seize. +See <u>Capable</u>, <u>Heave</u>, and cf. <u>Receipt</u>, +<u>Reception</u>, <u>Recipe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take, as +something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; +to accept; as, to <i>receive</i> money offered in payment of a debt; +to <i>receive</i> a gift, a message, or a letter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Receyven</i> all in gree that God us +sent.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our hearts <i>receive</i> your warnings.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The idea of solidity we <i>receive</i> by our +touch.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the +like; to give credence or acceptance to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many other things there be which they have +<i>received</i> to hold, as the washing of cups, and +pots.</blockquote> <i>Mark vii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give admittance to; to permit to enter, +as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to +<i>receive</i> a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They kindled a fire, and <i>received</i> us every +one.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxviii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; +to have capacity for; to be able to take in.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too +little to <i>receive</i> the burnt offerings.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings +viii. 64.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To be affected by something; to suffer; to +be subjected to; as, to <i>receive</i> pleasure or pain; to +<i>receive</i> a wound or a blow; to <i>receive</i> damage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Against his will he can <i>receive</i> no +harm.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To take from a thief, as goods known to be +stolen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Lawn Tennis)</i> <def>To bat back (the ball) +when served.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Receiving ship</b></col>, <cd>one on board of which newly +recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for +service.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit. -- +<u>Receive</u>, <u>Accept</u>. To <i>receive</i> describes simply the +act of taking. To <i>accept</i> denotes the taking with approval, or +for the purposes for which a thing is offered. Thus, we <i>receive</i> +a letter when it comes to hand; we <i>receive</i> news when it reaches +us; we <i>accept</i> a present when it is offered; we <i>accept</i> an +invitation to dine with a friend.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who, if we knew<BR> +What we <i>receive</i>, would either not <i>accept</i><BR> +Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceive"</hw> (r&esl;*sēv"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To receive visitors; to be at home to receive +calls; as, she <i>receives</i> on Tuesdays.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Lawn Tennis)</i> <def>To return, or bat +back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to +<i>receive</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceiv"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being received, accepted, or current; as, the +<i>receivedness</i> of an opinion.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceiv"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>receveur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who takes or receives in +any manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who takes or buys stolen goods from a +thief, knowing them to be stolen.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A vessel +connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and +condensing the product of distillation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A vessel for receiving and containing gases.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Pneumatics)</i> <def>The glass vessel in +which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are put, +in experiments with an air pump. Cf. <u>Bell jar</u>, and see +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Air pump</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder +before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound +engine.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A capacious vessel for +receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an +engine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or +similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- +opposed to <i>transmitter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Exhausted receiver</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ceiv"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +office of a receiver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cel"e*brate</hw> (rē*s&ebreve;l"&esl;*brāt), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To celebrate again, or anew.</def> -- +<wf>Re*cel`e*bra"tion</wf> (-brā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re"cen*cy</hw> (rē"s<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>recentia</i>, fr. L. <i>recens</i>. See +<u>Recent</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being recent; newness; +new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the +<i>recency</i> of a transaction, of a wound, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cense"</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;ns"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[L. <i>recensere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> again + <i>censere</i> to +value, estimate: cf. F. <i>recenser</i>.] <def>To review; to +revise.</def> [R.] <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cen"sion</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;n"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>recensio</i>: cf. F. <i>recension</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reviewing or revising; review; +examination; enumeration.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the review of a text (as of +an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and +establishment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The result of such a work; a text +established by critical revision; an edited version.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cen"sion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes +recensions; specifically, a critical editor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"cent</hw> (rē"s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recens</i>, <i>-entis</i>: cf. F. <i>récent</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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, <i>recent</i> news.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable +portion of that country [Egypt] was <i>recent</i>, and formed out of +the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile.</blockquote> +<i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +present or existing epoch; as, <i>recent</i> shells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cen"ter</hw> (rē*s&ebreve;n"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>center</i>.] <def>To center again; +to restore to the center.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"cent*ly</hw> (rē"s<i>e</i>nt*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; +as, advices <i>recently</i> received.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"cent*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being recent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"ta*cle</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;p"t&adot;*k'l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réceptacle</i>, L. +<i>receptaculum</i>, fr. <i>receptare</i>, v. intens. fr. +<i>recipere</i> to receive. See <u>Receive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing +something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a +repository.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O sacred <i>receptacle</i> of my joys!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The apex +of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into +which they are inserted. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Flower</u>, and +<u>Ovary</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The dilated apex of a +pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An intercellular cavity containing oil or +resin or other matters.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A special +branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous +plants.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1198 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ep*tac"u*lar</hw> +(r&ebreve;s`&ebreve;p*tăk"&usl;*l&etilde;r), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réceptaculaire</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, +the <i>receptacular</i> chaff or scales in the sunflower.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rec`ep*tac"u*lum</hw> (-lŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Receptacula</b></plw> (-l&adot;). [L.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A receptacle; as, the <i>receptaculum</i> of the +chyle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ep*ta*ry</hw> (r&ebreve;s"&ebreve;p*t&asl;*r&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Generally or popularly admitted or +received.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ep*ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +received.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Receptaries</i> of philosophy." <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> +(r&esl;*s&ebreve;p`t&ibreve;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of +being receptible; receivableness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A receptible thing.</def> [R.] +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"ti*ble</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;p"t&ibreve;*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>receptibilis</i>.] <def>Such as may be +received; receivable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"tion</hw> (-shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réception</i>, L. <i>receptio</i>, fr. <i>recipere</i>, +<i>receptum</i>. See <u>Receive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the <i>reception</i> of food +into the stomach; the <i>reception</i> of a letter; the +<i>reception</i> of sensation or ideas; <i>reception</i> of +evidence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being received.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act or manner of receiving, esp. of +receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of +receiving guests; as, a hearty <i>reception</i>; an elaborate +<i>reception</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>reception</i> a poem may find.</blockquote> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Acceptance, as of an opinion or +doctrine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of +their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even +common <i>reception</i> countenanced.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A retaking; a recovery.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"tive</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;p"t&ibreve;v), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réceptif</i>. See +<u>Receive</u>.] <def>Having the quality of receiving; able or +inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or +containing; as, a <i>receptive</i> mind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Imaginary space is <i>receptive</i> of all +bodies.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being receptive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty</hw> +(r&ebreve;s`&ebreve;p*t&ibreve;v"&ibreve;*t&ybreve; or +rē`s&ebreve;p- ), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réceptivité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state +or quality of being receptive.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Kantian Philos.)</i> <def>The power or +capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external +senses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cep"to*ry</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;p"t&osl;*r&ybreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>receptorium</i> a place of shelter.] +<def>Receptacle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cess"</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;s"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recessus</i>, fr. <i>recedere</i>, <i>recessum</i>. See +<u>Recede</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A withdrawing or retiring; a +moving back; retreat; as, the <i>recess</i> of the tides.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every degree of ignorance being so far a <i>recess</i> +and degradation from rationality.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>recess</i> hath given them confidence that I may +be conquered.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; +privacy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the <i>recess</i> of the jury they are to consider +the evidence.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good verse <i>recess</i> and solitude +requires.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Remission or suspension of business or +procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or +school.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>recess</i> of . . . Parliament lasted six +weeks.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Part of a room formed by the receding of +the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A bed which stood in a deep <i>recess</i>.</blockquote> +<i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or +seclusion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Departure from this happy place, our sweet<BR> +<i>Recess</i>, and only consolation left.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Secret or abstruse part; as, the +difficulties and <i>recesses</i> of science.</def> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +sinus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cess"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Recessed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Recessing</u>.] <def>To make a recess in; as, to <i>recess</i> a +wall.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cess"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <def>A decree of the +imperial diet of the old German empire.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cessed"</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;st"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a recess or recesses; as, a +<i>recessed</i> arch or wall.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Withdrawn; secluded.</def> [R.] +"Comfortably <i>recessed</i> from curious impertinents." <i>Miss +Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Recessed arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>one of a series +of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with +splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ces"sion</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;sh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>recessio</i>, fr. <i>recedere</i>, +<i>recessum</i>. See <u>Recede</u>.] <def>The act of receding or +withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.</def> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mercy may rejoice upon the <i>recessions</i> of +justice.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ces"sion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>cession</i>.] <def>The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated +cession; as, the <i>recession</i> of conquered territory to its former +sovereign.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ces"sion*al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Recessional hymn</b></col>, <cd>a hymn sung in a procession +returning from the choir to the robing room.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ces"sive</hw> (r&esl;*s&ebreve;s"s&ibreve;v), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going back; receding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"chab*ite</hw> (rē"kăb*īt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Jewish Hist.)</i> <def>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. +<i>Jer</i>. <i>xxxv</i>. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a +certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*change"</hw> (rē*chānj"), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To change again, or change back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*charge"</hw> (rē*chärj"), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>charge</i>: cf. F. +<i>recharger</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To charge or accuse in +return.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attack again; to attack anew.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*char"ter</hw> (rē*chär"t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second charter; a renewal of a +charter.</def> <i>D. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*char"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To charter again +or anew; to grant a second or another charter to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*chase"</hw> (rē*chās"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>chase</i>: cf. F. <i>rechasser</i>.] <def>To +chase again; to chase or drive back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cheat"</hw> (r&esl;*chēt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>requêté</i>, fr. <i>requêter</i> to hunt anew. +See <u>Request</u>.] <i>(Sporting)</i> <def>A strain given on the horn +to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the +game.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cheat"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To blow the +recheat.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*cher`ché"</hw> (r<i>e</i>*shâr`sh&asl;"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of +rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in +kind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rech"less</hw> (r&ebreve;k"l&ebreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reckless.</def> [Obs.] <i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*choose"</hw> (rē*ch&oomac;z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To choose again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cid"i*vate</hw> (r&esl;*s&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*vāt), +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [LL. <i>recidivare</i>. See +<u>Recidivous</u>.] <def>To backslide; to fall again.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cid`i*va"tion</hw> (-vā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>recidivatio</i>.] <def>A falling back; a +backsliding.</def> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cid"i*vous</hw> (r&esl;*s&ibreve;d"&ibreve;*vŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>recidivus</i>, fr. <i>recidere</i> to fall +back.] <def>Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former +condition or habit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"i*pe</hw> (r&ebreve;s"&ibreve;*p&esl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Recipes</b></plw> (- +pēz). [L., imperative of <i>recipere</i> to take back, take in, +receive. See <u>Receive</u>.] <def>A formulary or prescription for +making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a +receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"i*an`gle</hw> +(r&esl;*s&ibreve;p"&ibreve;*ă&nsm;`g'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>recipere</i> to take + <i>angulus</i> angle.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*cip"i*ence</hw> (r&esl;*s&ibreve;p"&ibreve;*<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re*cip"i*en*cy</hw> (-<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; +receptiveness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"i*ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recipiens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, receiving, p. pr. of <i>recipere</i> +to receive: cf. F. <i>récipient</i>. See <u>Receive</u>.] +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"i*ent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Receiving; +receptive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cal</hw> (-r&osl;*k<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>reciprocus</i>; of unknown origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done by each to the other; interchanging or +interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, +<i>reciprocal</i> love; <i>reciprocal</i> duties.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let our <i>reciprocal</i> vows be +remembered.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mutually interchangeable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These two rules will render a definition +<i>reciprocal</i> with the thing defined.</blockquote> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Reflexive; -- applied to +pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express +mutual action.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Used to denote different +kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of +reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reciprocal equation</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>one which +remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity +is substituted for that quantity.</cd> -- <col><b>Reciprocal +figures</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reciprocal proportion</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>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 +<i>reciprocal proportion</i>, because 2:5: +:<fract>1/20</fract>:<fract>1/8</fract>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reciprocal +quantities</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>any two quantities which +produce unity when multiplied together.</cd> -- <col><b>Reciprocal +ratio</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the ratio between the reciprocals +of two quantities; as, the <i>reciprocal ratio</i> of 4 to 9 is that +of ¼ to &frac19;.</cd> -- <col><b>Reciprocal terms</b></col> +<i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>those terms which have the same signification, +and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each +other.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Mutual; alternate. -- <u>Reciprocal</u>, +<u>Mutual</u>. The distinctive idea of <i>mutual</i> is, that the +parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a <i>mutual</i> +covenant; <i>mutual</i> affection, etc. The distinctive idea of +<i>reciprocal</i> is, that one party acts by way of return or response +to something previously done by the other party; as, a +<i>reciprocal</i> kindness; <i>reciprocal</i> reproaches, etc. Love +is <i>reciprocal</i> when the previous affection of one party has +drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it <i>mutual</i> 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 <i>reciprocal</i>, but not <i>mutual</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which is reciprocal to another thing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Corruption is a <i>reciprocal</i> to +generation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arith. & Alg.)</i> <def>The quotient arising +from dividing unity by any quantity; thus, ¼ is the +<i>reciprocal</i> of 4; <fract>1/(a +b)</fract> is the +<i>reciprocal</i> of <i>a + b</i>. The <i>reciprocal</i> of a fraction +is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the +numerator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty</hw> (-kăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or condition of being +reciprocal; reciprocalness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cal*ly</hw> +(r&esl;*s&ibreve;p"r&osl;*k<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a reciprocal manner; +so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; +interchangeably; mutually.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These two particles do <i>reciprocally</i> affect each +other with the same force.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>In the manner of +reciprocals.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reciprocally proportional</b></col> <i>(Arith. & Alg.)</i>, +<cd>proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall +have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cal*ness</hw> +(r&esl;*s&ibreve;p"r&osl;*k<i>a</i>l*n&ebreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; +alternateness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cate</hw> (-kāt), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reciprocated</u> (- +kā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reciprocating</u>.] [L. <i>reciprocatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>reciprocare</i>. See <u>Reciprocal</u>.] <def>To move forward and +backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; +to alternate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies,<BR> +And draws and blows <i>reciprocating</i> air.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Reciprocating engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam, air, or gas +engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in +distinction from a <i>rotary engine</i>, in which the piston travels +continuously in one direction in a circular path.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reciprocating motion</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>motion +alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston +rod.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give and +return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to +interchange; to alternate; as, to <i>reciprocate</i> favors.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip`ro*ca"tion</hw> (-kā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>reciprocatio</i>: cf. F. +<i>réciprocation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, +the <i>reciprocation</i> of kindnesses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Alternate recurrence or action; as, the +<i>reciprocation</i> of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`i*proc"i*ty</hw> +(r&ebreve;s`&ibreve;*pr&obreve;s"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réciprocité</i>. See +<u>Reciprocal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mutual action and +reaction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or +rights; reciprocation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reciprocity treaty</b></col>, or <col><b>Treaty of +reciprocity</b></col>, <cd>a treaty concluded between two countries, +conferring equal privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, +or in other respects.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip`ro*cor"nous</hw> +(r&esl;*s&ibreve;p`r&osl;*kôr"nŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>reciprocus</i> returning, reciprocal + <i>cornu</i> horn.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having horns turning backward and then +forward, like those of a ram.</def> [R.] <i>Ash.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cip"ro*cous</hw> (r&esl;*s&ibreve;p"r&osl;*kŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reciprocal.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"i*prok</hw> (r&ebreve;s"&ibreve;*pr&obreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>réciproque</i>, L. +<i>reciprocus</i>.] <def>Reciprocal.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"i*proque</hw> (r&ebreve;s"&ibreve;*prōk), <pos><i>a. +& n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réciproque</i>.] <def>Reciprocal.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ci"sion</hw> (r&esl;*s&ibreve;zh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>recisio</i>, fr. <i>recidere</i>, +<i>recisum</i>, to cut off; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>caedere</i> to +cut.] <def>The act of cutting off.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cit"al</hw> (r&esl;*sīt"<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Recite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a +document; rehearsal; as, the <i>recital</i> of testimony.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A telling in detail and due order of the +particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of +events; narration.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is recited; a story; a +narration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A vocal or instrumental +performance by one person; -- distinguished from <i>concert</i>; as, a +song <i>recital</i>; an organ, piano, or violin +<i>recital</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Burn.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; +description; explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See +<u>Account</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec`i*ta"tion</hw> (r&ebreve;s`&ibreve;*tā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>recitatio</i>: cf. F. +<i>récitation</i>. See <u>Recite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or +sentences.</def> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The delivery before an audience of +something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary +exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Colleges and Schools)</i> <def>The rehearsal +of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`i*ta*tive"</hw> (r&ebreve;s`&ibreve;*t&adot;*tēv"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>recitativo</i>, or F. +<i>récitatif</i>. See <u>Recite</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A +species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a +manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music +intended for such recitation; -- opposed to <i>melisma</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`i*ta*tive"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the +style or manner of recitative.</def> -- <wf>Rec`i*ta*tive"ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Rec`i*ta*ti"vo</hw> (-tē"v&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Recitative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cite"</hw> (r&esl;*sīt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reciting</u>.] [F. <i>réciter</i>, fr. L. +<i>recitare</i>, <i>recitatum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>citare</i> to call or name, to cite. See <u>Cite</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>recite</i> the words of an author, or of a deed or +covenant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tell over; to go over in particulars; to +relate; to narrate; as, to <i>recite</i> past events; to <i>recite</i> +the particulars of a voyage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To rehearse, as a lesson to an +instructor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To state in or as a recital. +See <u>Recital</u>, 5.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; +recapitulate; detail; number; count.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cite"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To repeat, +pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or +committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cite"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A recital.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cit"er</hw> (-sīt"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who recites; also, a book of extracts for +recitation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reck</hw> (r&ebreve;k), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recked</u> (r&ebreve;kt) (<i>obs. imp.</i> +<u>Roughte</u>); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recking</u>.] +[AS. <i>reccan</i>, <i>rēcan</i>, to care for; akin to OS. +<i>rōkian</i>, OHG. <i>ruochan</i>, G. <i>geruhen</i>, Icel. +<i>rækja</i>, also to E. <i>reckon</i>, <i>rake</i> an +implement. See <u>Rake</u>, and cf. <u>Reckon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This son of mine not <i>recking</i> +danger.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And may you better <i>reck</i> the rede<BR> +Than ever did the adviser.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To concern; -- used impersonally.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>recks</i> it them?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1199 pr=vmg !></p> + +<p><hw>Reck</hw> (r&ebreve;k), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +account; to take heed; to care; to mind; -- often followed by +<i>of</i>.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Then <i>reck</i> I not, when I have lost my +life.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>reck</i> not though I end my life to- +day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of me she <i>recks</i> not, nor my vain +desire.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reck"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>recceleás</i>, <i>rēceleás</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; +indifferent.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rashly negligent; utterly careless or +heedless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It made the king as <i>reckless</i> as them +diligent.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; +negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; +rash.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Reck"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Reck"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Reck"ling</hw> (-l&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a <i>reckling</i> child.</def> +<i>H. Taylor.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A weak child or +animal.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reck"on</hw> (r&ebreve;k"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reckoned</u> (-'nd); <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reckoning</u>.] [OE. <i>rekenen</i>, AS. +<i>gerecenian</i> to explain; akin to D. <i>rekenen</i> to reckon, G. +<i>rechnen</i>, OHG. <i>rehhanōn</i> (cf. Goth. <i>rahnjan</i>), +and to E. <i>reck</i>, <i>rake</i> an implement; the original sense +probably being, to bring together, count together. See <u>Reck</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to +compute; to calculate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The priest shall <i>reckon</i> to him the money +according to the years that remain.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xxvii. +18.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>reckoned</i> above two hundred and fifty on the +outside of the church.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was <i>reckoned</i> among the +transgressors.</blockquote> <i>Luke xxii. 37.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For him I <i>reckon</i> not in high +estate.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as +having a certain quality or value.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Faith was <i>reckoned</i> to Abraham for +righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Without her eccentricities being <i>reckoned</i> to her +for a crime.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To conclude, as by an enumeration and +balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an +objective clause; as, I <i>reckon</i> he won't try that again.</def> +[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate; +value; esteem; account; repute. See <u>Calculate</u>, +<u>Guess</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Reck"on</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or +computing.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he <i>reckon</i> +shall."</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To reckon for</b></col>, <cd>to answer for; to pay the +account for.</cd> "If they fail in their bounden duty, they shall +<i>reckon for</i> it one day." <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i> -- <col><b>To +reckon on</b></col> or <col><b>upon</b></col>, <cd>to count or depend +on.</cd> -- <col><b>To reckon with</b></col>, <cd>to settle accounts +or claims with; -- used literally or figuratively.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, +and <i>reckoneth with</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 19.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To reckon without one's host</b></col>, <cd>to ignore in +a calculation or arrangement the person whose assent is essential; +hence, to reckon erroneously.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reck"on*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations, tables, etc., to +assist in reckoning.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reckoners</i> without their host must reckon +twice.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of +reckoning or counting; calculation.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An account of time</def>. <i>Sandys.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement +of obligations, liabilities, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Even <i>reckoning</i> makes lasting friends, and the +way to make <i>reckonings</i> even is to make them often.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He quitted London, never to return till the day of a +terrible and memorable <i>reckoning</i> had arrived.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The charge or account made by a host at an +inn.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a +<i>reckoning</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Esteem; account; estimation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You make no further <i>reckoning</i> of it [beauty] +than of an outward fading benefit nature bestowed.</blockquote> <i>Sir +P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Navigation)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>dead reckoning</i> (see under <u>Dead</u>); -- also used for +<i>dead reckoning</i> in contradistinction to +<i>observation</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The position of a +ship as determined by calculation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To be out of her reckoning</b></col>, <cd>to be at a +distance from the place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a +ship.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"</hw> (rē*klām"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to +recover possession of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element +perpetually <i>reclaiming</i> its prior occupancy.</blockquote> <i>W. +Coxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"</hw> (r&esl;*klām"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reclaimed</u> (-klāmd"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reclaiming</u>.] [F. +<i>réclamer</i>, L. <i>reclamare</i>, <i>reclamatum</i>, to cry +out against; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>clamare</i> to call or cry +aloud. See <u>Claim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call back, as a +hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call back from flight or disorderly +action; to call to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and +were deaf to his <i>reclaiming</i> them.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "An eagle well +<i>reclaimed</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reclaim</i> +wild land, overflowed land, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To call back to rectitude from moral +wandering or transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or +course of life; to reform.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is the intention of Providence, in all the various +expressions of his goodness, to <i>reclaim</i> mankind.</blockquote> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To correct; to reform; -- said of +things.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Your error, in time <i>reclaimed</i>, will be +venial.</blockquote> <i>Sir E. Hoby.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To exclaim against; to gainsay.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"</hw> (r&esl;*klām"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to +exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Scripture <i>reclaims</i>, and the whole Catholic +church <i>reclaims</i>, and Christian ears would not hear +it.</blockquote> <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>At a later period Grote <i>reclaimed</i> strongly +against Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton.</blockquote> +<i>Bain.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring anyone back from evil courses; to +reform.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They, hardened more by what might most +<i>reclaim</i>,<BR> +Grieving to see his glory, . . . took envy.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To draw back; to give way.</def> [R. & +Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; +recovery.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>That may be reclaimed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réclamant</i>, p. pr.] <def>One who reclaims; one who cries +out against or contradicts.</def> <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who reclaims.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*claim"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That can not be +reclaimed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`la*ma"tion</hw> (r&ebreve;k`l&adot;*mā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réclamation</i>, L. +<i>reclamatio</i>. See <u>Reclaim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act or process of reclaiming.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Representation made in opposition; +remonstrance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would now, on the <i>reclamation</i> both of +generosity and of justice, try clemency.</blockquote> +<i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clasp"</hw> (rē*kl&adot;sp"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To clasp or unite again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clin"ant</hw> (r&esl;*klīn"<i>a</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reclinans</i>, p. pr. See <u>Recline</u>.] +<def>Bending or leaning backward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"li*nate</hw> (r&ebreve;k"l&ibreve;*n&asl;t), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reclinatus</i>, p. p.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a +stem or leaf, is lower than the base.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`li*na"tion</hw> +(r&ebreve;k`l&ibreve;*nā"shŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>réclinaison</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dialing)</i> <def>The angle which the plane +of the dial makes with a vertical plane which it intersects in a +horizontal line.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The act or process of +removing a cataract, by applying the needle to its anterior surface, +and depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that the front +surface of the cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the +lower one.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cline"</hw> (r&esl;*klīn"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reclined</u> (-klīnd"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reclining</u>.] [L. +<i>reclinare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>clinare</i> to lean, +incline. See <u>Incline</u>, <u>Lean</u> to incline.] <def>To cause or +permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; +as, to <i>recline</i> the head on the hand.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mother<BR> +<i>Reclined</i> her dying head upon his breast.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cline"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To lean or incline; as, to <i>recline</i> against a +wall.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assume, or to be in, a recumbent +position; as, to <i>recline</i> on a couch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cline"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reclinis</i>. See +<u>Recline</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Having a reclining +posture; leaning; reclining.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They sat, <i>recline</i><BR> +On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clined"</hw> (r&esl;*klīnd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Falling or turned downward; reclinate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clin"er</hw> (r&esl;*klīn"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, reclines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Bending or curving gradually back from the +perpendicular.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Recumbent.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reclining dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial whose plane is +inclined to the vertical line through its center. <i>Davies & Peck</i> +<i>(Math. Dict.)</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*close"</hw> (rē*klōz"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To close again.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clothe"</hw> (rē*klōth"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To clothe again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clude"</hw> (r&esl;*klūd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[L. <i>recludere</i> to unclose, open; pref. <i>re-</i> again, back, +un- + <i>claudere</i> to shut.] <def>To open; to unclose.</def> [R.] +<i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cluse"</hw> (r&esl;*klūs"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>reclus</i>, L. <i>reclusus</i>, from <i>recludere</i>, +<i>reclusum</i>, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See +<u>Close</u>.] <def>Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or +from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a <i>recluse</i> monk +or hermit; a <i>recluse</i> life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In meditation deep, <i>recluse</i><BR> +From human converse.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cluse"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>reclus</i>, LL. +<i>reclusus</i>. See <u>Recluse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place where a recluse dwells.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cluse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shut up; to +seclude.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cluse"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a recluse or +solitary manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cluse"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being recluse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clu"sion</hw> (-klū"zhŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>reclusio</i>: cf. F. <i>reclusion</i>.] <def>A state of +retirement from the world; seclusion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clu"sive</hw> (-s&ibreve;v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Affording retirement from society.</def> "Some <i>reclusive</i> +and religious life." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*clu"so*ry</hw> (-s&osl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>reclusorium</i>.] <def>The habitation of a recluse; a +hermitage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coct"</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[L. <i>recoctus</i>, p. p. of <i>recoquere</i> to cook or boil over +again. See <u>Re-</u>, and 4th <u>Cook</u>.] <def>To boil or cook +again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to reconstruct.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coc"tion</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;k"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second coction or preparation; a vamping +up.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`og*ni"tion</hw> +(r&ebreve;k`&obreve;g*n&ibreve;sh"ŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recognitio</i>: cf. F. <i>recognition</i>. See +<u>Recognizance</u>.] <def>The act of recognizing, or the state of +being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed +or avowed; notice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lives of such saints had, at the time of their +yearly memorials, solemn <i>recognition</i> in the church of +God.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog"ni*tor</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;g"n&ibreve;*t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>One of a jury impaneled +on an assize.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog"ni*to*ry</hw> (-t&osl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition.</def> +<i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty</hw> +(r&ebreve;k`&obreve;g*nī`z&adot;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or condition of being +recognizable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"og*ni`za*ble</hw> +(r&ebreve;k"&obreve;g*nī`z&adot;*b'l or +r&esl;*k&obreve;g"n&ibreve;-; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being recognized.</def> [Written also <i>recognisable</i>.] -- +<wf>Rec"og*ni`za*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog"ni*zance</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;g"n&ibreve;*z<i>a</i>ns +or r&esl;*k&obreve;n"&ibreve;-), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>reconnaissance</i>, OF. <i>recognoissance</i>, fr. +<i>recognoissant</i>, p. pr. of <i>recognoistre</i> to recognize, F. +<i>reconnaître</i>, fr. L. <i>recognoscere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>cognoscere</i> to know. See <u>Cognizance</u>, <u>Know</u>, +and cf. <u>Recognize</u>, <u>Reconnoissance</u>.] [Written also +<i>recognisance</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>recognizance</i> differs from a +<i>bond</i>, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the +party's seal.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The verdict of a jury +impaneled upon assize.</def> <i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Among lawyers the <i>g</i> in this and the related words +(except <i>recognize</i>) is usually silent.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A token; a symbol; a pledge; a +badge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>recognizance</i> and pledge of love<BR> +Which I first gave her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acknowledgment of a person or thing; +avowal; profession; recognition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog`ni*za"tion</hw> (-zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Recognition.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"og*nize</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;g*nīz), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recognized</u> (- +nīzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recognizing</u> (- +nī`z&ibreve;ng).] [From <u>Recognizance</u>; see +<u>Cognition</u>, and cf. <u>Reconnoiter</u>.] [Written also +<i>recognise</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To know again; to perceive +the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover +or recall knowledge of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Speak, vassal; <i>recognize</i> thy sovereign +queen.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>recognize</i> an obligation; to +<i>recognize</i> a consul.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by +salutation, bowing, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To show appreciation of; as, to +<i>recognize</i> services by a testimonial.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To review; to reëxamine.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To reconnoiter.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. +Monro.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. +See <u>Acknowledge</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"og*nize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To +enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B +<i>recognized</i> in the sum of twenty dollars.</def> [Written also +<i>recognise</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is +often accented.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog`ni*zee"</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;g`n&ibreve;*zē" or +r&esl;*k&obreve;n`&ibreve;*zē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The person in whose favor a recognizance is +made.</def> [Written also <i>recognisee</i>.] <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"og*ni`zer</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;g*nī`z&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who recognizes; a recognizor.</def> +[Written also <i>recogniser</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cog`ni*zor"</hw> (r&esl;*k&obreve;g`n&ibreve;*zôr" or +r&esl;*k&obreve;n`&ibreve;*zôr"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>One who enters into a recognizance.</def> [Written +also <i>recognisor</i>.] <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"og*nosce</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;g*n&obreve;s), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [L. <i>recognoscere</i>. See <u>Recognizance</u>.] +<def>To recognize.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"</hw> (r&esl;*koil"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recoiled</u> (-koild"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recoiling</u>.] [OE. <i>recoilen</i>, F. +<i>reculer</i>, fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>culus</i> the +fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by +<i>accoil</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall +back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to +return.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Evil on itself shall back <i>recoil</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . +that we should <i>recoil</i> into our ordinary spirits.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw back, as from anything repugnant, +distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; +to retire.</def> [Obs.] "To your bowers <i>recoil</i>." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw or go +back.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the +<i>recoil</i> of nature, or of the blood.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state or condition of having +recoiled.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>recoil</i> from formalism is +skepticism.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of +a firearm when discharged.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Recoil dynamometer</b></col> <i>(Gunnery)</i>, <cd>an +instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm.</cd> -- +<col><b>Recoil escapement</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Escapement</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who, or that which, recoils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner +of a recoil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coil"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>reculement</i>.] <def>Recoil.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*coin"</hw> (rē*koin"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +coin anew or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coin"age</hw> (-&asl;j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of coining anew.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is coined anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-col*lect"</hw> (rē`k&obreve;l*l&ebreve;kt"), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>collect</i>.] <def>To +collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to <i>re- +collect</i> routed troops.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God will one day raise the dead, <i>re-collecting</i> +our scattered dust.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ol*lect"</hw> (r&ebreve;k`&obreve;l*l&ebreve;kt"), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Recollected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Recollecting</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>collect</i>: cf. L. +<i>recolligere</i>, <i>recollectum</i>, to collect. Cf. +<u>Recollet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To recover or recall the +knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to +remember.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reflexively, to compose one's self; to +recover self-command; as, to <i>recollect</i> one's self after a burst +of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Tyrian queen . . . <BR> +Admired his fortunes, more admired the man;<BR> +Then <i>recollected</i> stood.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ol*lect</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;l*l&ebreve;kt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Recollet</u>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A +friar of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans.</def> +[Written also <i>Recollet</i>.] <i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p> + +<! p. 1200 !> + +<p><hw>Rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> (r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>récollection</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of recalling ideas to the mind, +or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; +memory; as, an event within my <i>recollection</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is recollected; something called +to mind; reminiscence.</def> "One of his earliest +<i>recollections</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of collecting or +concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>From such an education Charles contracted habits of +gravity and <i>recollection</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See <u>Memory</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ol*lect"ive</hw> (-l?k"t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having the power of recollecting.</def> <i>J. Foster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ol*let</hw> (r?k"?l*l?t; F. r?`k?`l?"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>récollet</i>, fr. L. +<i>recollectus</i>, p. p. of <i>recolligere</i> to gather again, to +gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp. for religious +contemplation.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Recollect</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*col`o*ni*za"tion</hw> (r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or renewed colonization.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*col"o*nize</hw> (r?*k?l"?*n?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To colonize again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com`bi*na"tion</hw> (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Combination a second or additional +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*bine"</hw> (r?`k?m*b?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To combine again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com"fort</hw> (r?*k?m"f?rt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>comfort</i>: cf. F. <i>réconforter</i>.] +<def>To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gan her <i>recomfort</i> from so sad +affright.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com"fort*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +comfort.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*com"for*ture</hw> (-f?r*t?r;135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*mence"</hw> (r?`k?m*m?ns"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To commence or begin again.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To begin anew to be; to act again as.</def> +[Archaic.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He seems desirous enough of <i>recommencing</i> +courtier.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*mence"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>commence</i>: cf. F. <i>recommencer</i>.] <def>To commence again or +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*mence"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A commencement made anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*mend"</hw> (r?k`?m*m?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recommended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recommending</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>commend</i>: cf. F. <i>recommander</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>recommended</i> resting the mind and exercising the body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mæcenas <i>recommended</i> Virgil and Horace to +Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to +posterity.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make acceptable; to attract favor +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A decent boldness ever meets with friends,<BR> +Succeeds, and e'en a stranger <i>recommends</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To commit; to give in charge; to +commend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Paul chose Silas and departed, being <i>recommended</i> +by the brethren unto the grace of God.</blockquote> <i>Acts xv. +40.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*mend"a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>recommandable</i>.] <def>Suitable to be recommended; worthy of +praise; commendable.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i> -- +<wf>Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rec`om*mend"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*men*da"tion</hw> (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>recommandation</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of recommending.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>recommendations</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being recommended; +esteem.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in +an extraordinary <i>recommendation</i> amongst the +ancient.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*mend"a*tive</hw> (-m?nd"?*t?v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>That which recommends; a recommendation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry</hw> (-?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`om*mend"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +recommends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*mis"sion</hw> (r?`k?m*m?sh?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To commission again; to give a new commission to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Officers whose time of service had expired were to be +<i>recommissioned</i>.</blockquote> <i>Marshall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*mit"</hw> (-m?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again +to a committee; as, to <i>recommit</i> a bill to the same +committee.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re`com*mit"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <hw>Re`com*mit"tal</hw> +(-?l), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or renewed commitment; a +renewed reference to a committee.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*pact"</hw> (-p?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +compact or join anew.</def> "<i>Recompact</i> my scattered body." +<i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com`pen*sa"tion</hw> (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>recompensatio</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Recompense.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>Used to denote a case +where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded +by the plaintiff.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pense</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&obreve;m*p&ebreve;ns), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Recompensed</u> (-p?nst); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Recompensing</u> (-p?n`s?ng).] [F. <i>récompenser</i>, LL. +<i>recompensare</i>, fr.L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>compensare</i> to +compensate. See <u>Compensate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To render +an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; +to compensate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He can not <i>recompense</i> me better.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To return an equivalent for; to give +compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God <i>recompenseth</i> the gift.</blockquote> +<i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>recompense</i><BR> +My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as +something earned or deserved.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Recompense</i> to no man evil for evil.</blockquote> +<i>Rom. xii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; +remunerate.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pense</hw> (r?k"?m*p?ns), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To give recompense; to make amends or requital.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pense</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>récompense</i>.] <def>An equivalent returned for anything +done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable +return.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To me belongeth vengeance, and +<i>recompense</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxii. 35.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And every transgression and disobedience received a +just <i>recompense</i> of reward.</blockquote> <i>Heb. ii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; +satisfaction; reward; requital.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pense`ment</hw> (-p?ns`m?nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recompense; requital.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fabyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pen`ser</hw> (-p?n`s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who recompenses.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A thankful <i>recompenser</i> of the benefits +received.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"om*pen`sive</hw> (-s?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the +nature of recompense; serving to recompense.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com`pi*la"tion</hw> (r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A new compilation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*pile"</hw> (rē`k&obreve;m*pīl"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To compile anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*pile"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a +<i>recompilement</i> of the laws.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*pose"</hw> (-p?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recomposed</u> (-p?zd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recomposing</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>compose</i>: cf. F. <i>recomposer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +compose again; to form anew; to put together again or +repeatedly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The far greater number of the objects presented to our +observation can only be decomposed, but not actually +<i>recomposed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to +tranquilize; as, to <i>recompose</i> the mind.</def> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`com*pos"er</hw> (-p?z"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +recomposes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*com`po*si"tion</hw> (r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>recomposition</i>.] <def>The act of recomposing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*ci`la*ble</hw> (r?k"?n*s?`l?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>réconciliable</i>.] <def>Capable of being +reconciled; as, <i>reconcilable</i> adversaries; an act +<i>reconciable</i> with previous acts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The different accounts of the numbers of ships are +<i>reconcilable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rec"on*ci`la*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*cile`</hw> (-s?l`), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reconciled</u> (-s?ld`); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reconciling</u>.] [F. +<i>réconcilier</i>, L. <i>reconciliare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>conciliare</i> to bring together, to unite. See +<u>Conciliate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reconcile</i> +persons who have quarreled.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Propitious now and <i>reconciled</i> by +prayer.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be +<i>reconciled</i> [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the +bishop.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We pray you . . . be ye <i>reconciled</i> to +God.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. v. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet +submission; as, to <i>reconcile</i> one's self to +affictions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make consistent or congruous; to bring +to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by <i>with</i> or +<i>to</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The great men among the ancients understood how to +<i>reconcile</i> manual labor with affairs of state.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear,<BR> +Considered singly, or beheld too near;<BR> +Which, but proportioned to their light or place,<BR> +Due distance <i>reconciles</i> to form and grace.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adjust; to settle; as, to +<i>reconcile</i> differences.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; +appease.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*cile`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become +reconciled.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*cile`ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reconciliation.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*ci`ler</hw> (-s?`l?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reconciles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion</hw> (-s?l`?*?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>réconciliation</i>, L. <i>reconciliatio</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reconciling, or the state of being +reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of +friendship.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reconciliation</i> and friendship with God really +form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment.</blockquote> <i>S. +Miller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reduction to congruence or consistency; +removal of inconsistency; harmony.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A clear and easy <i>reconciliation</i> of those seeming +inconsistencies of Scripture.</blockquote> <i>D. Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; +propitiation; atonement; expiation.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry</hw> (-s?l"?*?*t?*r?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving or tending to reconcile.</def> +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con`den*sa"tion</hw> (r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of +recondensing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*dense"</hw> (rē`k&obreve;n*d&ebreve;ns"), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To condense again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"on*dite</hw> (r?k"?n*d?t or r?*k?n"d?t; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reconditus</i>, p. p. of <i>recondere</i> +to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>condere</i> to bring or lay together. See <u>Abscond</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; +secret; abstruse; as, <i>recondite</i> causes of things.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dealing in things abstruse; profound; +searching; as, <i>recondite</i> studies.</def> "<i>Recondite</i> +learning." <i>Bp. Horsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"di*to*ry</hw> (r?k?n"d?*t?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>reconditorium</i>.] <def>A repository; a storehouse.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Ash.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*duct"</hw> (rē`k&obreve;n*dŭkt"), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To conduct back or again.</def> "A guide +to <i>reconduct</i> thy steps." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*firm"</hw> (-f?rm"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>confirm</i>: cf. F. <i>reconfirmer</i>.] <def>To +confirm anew.</def> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*fort"</hw> (-f?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réconforter</i>.] <def>To recomfort; to comfort.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*join"</hw> (r?`k?n*join"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To join or conjoin anew.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*con"nois*sance</hw>, <hw>Re*con"nais*sance</hw> } (r?- +k?n"n?s-s?ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Recognizance</u>.] +<def>The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or +survey.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An +examination or survey of a region in reference to its general +geological character.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Engin.)</i> +<def>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.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reconnoissance in force</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a +demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the purpose of +discovering the position and strength of an enemy.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rec`on*noi"ter</hw>, <hw>Rec`on*noi"tre</hw> } +(r?k`?n*noi"t?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>reconnoitre</i>, a +former spelling of <i>reconnaître</i>. See <u>Recognize</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To examine with the eye to make a preliminary +examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or +engineering operations.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To recognize.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. +Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"quer</hw> (r?*k?n"k?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>conquer</i>: cf. F. <i>reconquérir</i>.] +<def>To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to <i>reconquer</i> +a revolted province.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"quest</hw> (-kw?st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +conquest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"se*crate</hw> (-k?n"s?*kr?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To consecrate anew or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Renewed +consecration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*sid"er</hw> (r?`k?n*s?d"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To consider again; as, to <i>reconsider</i> a +subject.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Parliamentary Practice)</i> <def>To take up +for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been +previously acted upon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*sid`er*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, +the <i>reconsideration</i> of a vote in a legislative body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"so*late</hw> (r?*k?n"s?*l?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To console or comfort again.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*sol"i*date</hw> (r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To consolidate anew or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*sol`i*da"tion</hw> (-d?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being +reconsolidated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*struct"</hw> (-str?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or +anew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Regiments had been dissolved and +<i>reconstructed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*struc"tion</hw> (-str?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of constructing again; the state of +being reconstructed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(U.S. Politics)</i> <def>The act or process +of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed +ordinances of secession, and of reëstablishing their +constitutional relations to the national government, after the close +of the Civil War.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*struct"ive</hw> (-str?k"t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a +<i>reconstructive</i> policy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*tin"u*ance</hw> (-t?n"?*?ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act or state of recontinuing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*tin"ue</hw> (-?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +continue anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*vene"</hw> (r?`k?n*v?n"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To convene or assemble again; to call or come together +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*ven"tion</hw> (-v?n"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>A cross demand; an action brought by the +defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.</def> +<i>Burrill. Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*ver"sion</hw> (-v?r"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +second conversion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*vert"</hw> (-v?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +convert again.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*con"vert</hw> (r?*k?n"v?rt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +person who has been reconverted.</def> <i>Gladstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*vert"i*ble</hw> (r?`k?n*v?rt"?*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of being reconverted; +convertible again to the original form or condition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*vey"</hw> (-v?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To convey back or to the former place; as, to +<i>reconvey</i> goods.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To transfer back to a former owner; as, to +<i>reconvey</i> an estate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`con*vey"ance</hw> (-v?"?ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act +of reconveying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cop"y</hw> (r?*k?p"?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To copy +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"</hw> (r?*k?rd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recorded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Recording</u>.] [OE. <i>recorden</i> to repeat, remind, F. +<i>recorder</i>, fr. L. <i>recordari</i> to remember; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>cor</i>, <i>cordis</i>, the heart or mind. See +<u>Cordial</u>, <u>Heart</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To recall to +mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.</def> [Obs.] "I it you +<i>record</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To repeat; to recite; to sing or +play.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They longed to see the day, to hear the lark<BR> +<i>Record</i> her hymns, and chant her carols blest.</blockquote> +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>record</i> the proceedings of a court; to <i>record</i> historical +events.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those things that are <i>recorded</i> of him . . . are +written in the chronicles of the kings.</blockquote> <i>1 Esd. i. +42.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To record a deed</b></col>, <col><b>mortgage</b></col>, +<col><b>lease</b></col>, <cd>etc., to have a copy of the same entered +in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of +the public.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To reflect; to ponder.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Praying all the way, and <i>recording</i> upon the +words which he before had read.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sing or repeat a tune.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whether the birds or she <i>recorded</i> +best.</blockquote> <i>W. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ord</hw> (r&ebreve;k"&etilde;rd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>recort</i>, <i>record</i>, remembrance, attestation, record. See +<u>Record</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is +recorded; a register; as, a <i>record</i> of the acts of the Hebrew +kings; a <i>record</i> of the variations of temperature during a +certain time; a family <i>record</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An official +contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or +public officer, are recorded; as, a <i>record</i> of city ordinances; +the <i>records</i> of the receiver of taxes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An official contemporaneous +memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial +record.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>record</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Testimony; witness; attestation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>John bare <i>record</i>, saying.</blockquote> <i>John +i. 32.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge +of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>record</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1201 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Court of record</b></col> (<i>pron.</i> r&?;*k&?;rd" <i>in +Eng.</i>), <cd>a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written +on parchment or in books for a perpetual memorial.</cd> -- +<col><b>Debt of record</b></col>, <cd>a debt which appears to be due +by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a +cognizance.</cd> -- <col><b>Trial by record</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>To beat</b></col>, or +<col><b>break</b></col>, <col><b>the record</b></col> +<i>(Sporting)</i>, <cd>to surpass any performance of like kind as +authoritatively recorded; as, <i>to break the record</i> in a walking +match.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"ance</hw> (r?*k?rd"?ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Remembrance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec`or*da"tion</hw> (r?k`?r*d?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recordatio</i>: cf. F. <i>recordation</i>. See <u>Record</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Remembrance; recollection; also, a +record.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"er</hw> (r?*k?rd"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who records; specifically, a person whose +official duty it is to make a record of writings or +transactions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of wind instrument +resembling the flageolet.</def> [Obs.] "Flutes and soft +<i>recorders</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a +recorder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cord"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Keeping a record or +a register; as, a <i>recording</i> secretary; -- applied to numerous +instruments with an automatic appliance which makes a record of their +action; as, a <i>recording</i> gauge or telegraph.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`cor*por`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (r?`k?r*p?r`?*f?*k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of investing again with a body; the +state of being furnished anew with a body.</def> [R.] +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*couch"</hw> (r?*kouch"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>couch</i>: cf. F. <i>recoucher</i>.] <def>To retire +again to a couch; to lie down again.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*count"</hw> (rē*kount"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>count</i>.] <def>To count or reckon +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*count"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A counting again, as +of votes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*count"</hw> (r&esl;*kount"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>raconter</i> to relate, to recount; pref. <i>re-</i> again + &?; +(L. <i>ad</i>.) + <i>conter</i> to relate. See <u>Count</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To tell over; to relate in detail; to +recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to +enumerate; as, to <i>recount</i> one's blessings.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To all his angels, who, with true applause,<BR> +<i>Recount</i> his praises.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*count`ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recital.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*coup"</hw>, <hw>Re*coupe"</hw> } (-k??p"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [F. <i>recouper</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>couper</i> to cut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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 <i>recouped</i> the rent of premises from damages awarded to +the plaintiff for eviction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get an equivalent or compensation for; +as, to <i>recoup</i> money lost at the gaming table; to <i>recoup</i> +one's losses in the share market.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used +reflexively and in the passive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, +she might <i>recoup</i> herself at Philip's cost.</blockquote> +<i>Froude.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Industry is sometimes <i>recouped</i> for a small price +by extensive custom.</blockquote> <i>Duke of Argyll.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coup"er</hw> (r?*k??p"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +recoups.</def> <i>Story.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*coup"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of recouping.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Recoupment</i> applies to equities growing out of the +very affair from which thw principal demand arises, <i>set-off</i> to +cross-demands which may be independent in origin. <i>Abbott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*course"</hw> (r?*k?rs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>recours</i>, L. <i>recursus</i> a running back, return, fr. +<i>recurrere</i>, <i>recursum</i>, to run back. See <u>Recur</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A coursing back, or coursing again, along the +line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; +recurence.</def> [Obs.] "Swift <i>recourse</i> of flushing blood." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unto my first I will have my +<i>recourse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the +healthy, or the <i>recourse thereof in the +valetudinary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, +or the like; access or application for aid; resort.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus died this great peer, in a time of great +<i>recourse</i> unto him and dependence upon him.</blockquote> <i>Sir +H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our last <i>recourse</i> is therefore to our +art.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Access; admittance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Give me <i>recourse</i> to him.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Without recourse</b></col> <i>(Commerce)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*course"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To return; to recur.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The flame departing and <i>recoursing</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have recourse; to resort.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*course"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er</hw> (r?*k?v"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>cover</i>: cf. F. <i>recouvrir</i>.] <def>To cover +again.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er</hw> (r?*k?v"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recovered</u> (-?rd); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Recovering</u>. ] [OE. <i>recoveren</i>, OF. +<i>recovrer</i>, F. <i>recouvrer</i>, from L. <i>recuperare</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.<u>Recuperate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To get or obtain again; to get renewed +possession of; to win back; to regain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>David <i>recovered</i> all that the Amalekites had +carried away.</blockquote> <i>1. Sam. xxx. 18.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make good by reparation; to make up for; +to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to <i>recover</i> +lost time.</def> "Loss of catel may <i>recovered</i> be." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament +and <i>recover</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To restore from sickness, faintness, or the +like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wine in my bottle will <i>recover</i> +him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a +state of mind or body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do hope to <i>recover</i> my late hurt.</blockquote> +<i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When I had <i>recovered</i> a little my first +surprise.</blockquote> <i>De Foe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To rescue; to deliver.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That they may <i>recover</i> themselves out of the +snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him.</blockquote> <i>2. +Tim. ii. 26.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to +reach; to come to.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The forest is not three leagues off;<BR> +If we <i>recover</i> that, we're sure enough.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Except he could <i>recover</i> one of the Cities of +Refuge he was to die.</blockquote> <i>Hales.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To gain as a compensation; to +obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to <i>recover</i> damages in +trespass; to <i>recover</i> debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain +title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to <i>recover</i> lands +in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to +<i>recover</i> judgement against a defendant.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Recover arms</b></col> <i>(Mil. Drill)</i>, <cd>a command +whereby the piece is brought from the position of "aim" to that of +"ready."</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; +heal; cure.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er</hw> (r?*k?v"?r), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>of</i> or +<i>from</i>; as, to <i>recover</i> from a state of poverty; to +<i>recover</i> from fright.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I +shall <i>recover</i> of this disease.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings i. +2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make one's way; to come; to +arrive.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>With much ado the Christians <i>recovered</i> to +Antioch.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To obtain a judgement; to +succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has <i>recovered</i> in his +suit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Recovery.</def> +<i>Sir T. Malory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er*a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>recouvrable</i>.] <def>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 <i>recoverable</i>; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not +<i>recoverable</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A prodigal course<BR> +Is like the sun's; but not, like his, <i>recoverable</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If I am <i>recoverable</i>, why am I thus?</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re cov"er*ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recovery.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov`er*ee"</hw> (-ē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The person against whom a judgment is obtained in +common recovery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er*er</hw> (r?*k?v"?r*?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who recovers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov`er*or"</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>The demandant in a common recovery after judgment.</def> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cov"er*y</hw> (r?*k?v"?r*?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking +possession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Restoration from sickness, weakness, +faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of +fright, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The obtaining in a suit at law +of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The getting, or gaining, of something not +previously had.</def> [Obs.] "Help be past <i>recovery</i>." +<i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>In rowing, the act of regaining the proper +position for making a new stroke.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Common recovery</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> +<i>Burrill. Warren.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ance</hw> (r?k"r?*?ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recreancy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*an*cy</hw> (-<i>a</i>n*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being recreant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF., +cowardly, fr. <i>recroire</i>, <i>recreire</i>, to forsake, leave, +tire, discourage, regard as conquered, LL. <i>recredere se</i> to +declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called +<i>recrediti</i> or <i>recreanti</i> who are considered infamous; L. +pref. <i>re-</i> again, back + <i>credere</i> to believe, to be of +opinion; hence, originally, to disavow one's opinion. See +<u>Creed</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Crying for mercy, as a +combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; +craven.</def> "This <i>recreant</i> knight." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Apostate; false; unfaithful.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who, for so many benefits received,<BR> +Turned <i>recreant</i> to God, ingrate and false.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who yields in +combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You are all <i>recreants</i> and dastards!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-cre*ate"</hw> (r?`kr?*?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>create</i>.] <def>To create or form anew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of +reënforcing, it was necessary to <i>re-create</i>, the +army.</blockquote> <i>Marshall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ate</hw> (rk"r*t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recreated</u> (-`td); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Recreating</u>.] [L. <i>recreatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>recreate</i> to create anew, to refresh; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>creare</i> to create. See <u>Create</u>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before +them colors mixed with blue and green, to <i>recreate</i> their eyes, +white wearying . . . the sight more than any.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>St. John, who <i>recreated</i> himself with sporting +with a tame partridge.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These ripe fruits <i>recreate</i> the nostrils with +their aromatic scent.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take +recreation.</def> <i>L. Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>récréation</i>, L. <i>recreatio</i>.] <def>The act of +recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the +strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; +pastime.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-cre*a"tion</hw> (r?`kr?*?sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Re-create</u>.] <def>A forming anew; a new creation or +formation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-cre*a"tive</hw> (-?`t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Creating anew; as, <i>re-creative</i> power.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*a`tive</hw> (r?k"r?*?`t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>récréatif</i>. See <u>Recreate</u>.] <def>Tending to +recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; +reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; +diverting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let the music of them be +<i>recreative</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>--- <wf>Rec"re*a`tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rec"re*a`tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"re*ment</hw> (r?k"r?*m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recrementum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>cernere</i>, +<i>cretum</i>, to separate, sift: cf. F. +<i>récrément</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Superfluous +matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the +<i>recrement</i> of ore.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Excrement.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A substance +secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`re*men"tal</hw> (-m?n"t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Recrementitious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`re*men*ti"tial</hw> (-m?n*t?sh"<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>récrémentitiel</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of the nature of a recrement. See <u>Recrement</u>, +2 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def> "<i>Recrementitial</i> fluids." +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`re*men*ti"tious</hw> (-t?sh"?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or +dross.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim"i*nate</hw> (r?*kr?m"?*n?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>criminate</i>: cf. F. +<i>récriminer</i>, LL. <i>recriminare</i>.] <def>To return one +charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon +an accuser.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is not my business to <i>recriminate</i>, hoping +sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim"i*nate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To accuse in +return.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim`i*na"tion</hw> (-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>récrimination</i>, LL. <i>recriminatio</i>.] <def>The act of +recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the +accuser; a counter accusation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Accusations and <i>recriminations</i> passed backward +and forward between the contending parties.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim"i*na*tive</hw> (-n?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Recriminatory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim"i*na`tor</hw> (-n?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who recriminates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crim"i*na*to*ry</hw> (-n?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>récriminatoire</i>.] <def>Having the quality of +recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cross"</hw> (r?*kr?s";115), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +cross a second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cru"den*cy</hw> (r&esl;*kr&udd;"d<i>e</i>n*s&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Recrudescence.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re`cru*des"cence</hw> (r?`kr?*d?s"s<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re`cru*des`cen*cy</hw> (-d?s"s<i>e</i>n*s?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>recrudescence</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or condition of being +recrudescent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>A recrudescence</i> of barbarism may condemn it +[land] to chronic poverty and waste.</blockquote> <i>Duke of +Argyll.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Increased severity of a +disease after temporary remission.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`cru*des"cent</hw> (-s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recrudescens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>recrudescere</i> to +become raw again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>crudescere</i> to become +hard or raw: cf. F. <i>recrudescent</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Growing raw, sore, or painful again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Breaking out again after temporary +abatement or supression; as, a <i>recrudescent</i> epidemic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cruit"</hw> (r?*kr?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recruited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Recruiting</u>.] [F. <i>recruter</i>, corrupted (under +influence of <i>recrue</i> recruiting, recruit, from +<i>recroî/tre</i>, p. p. <i>recrû</i>, to grow again) from +an older <i>recluter</i>, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); +pref. <i>re-</i> + OF. <i>clut</i> piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. +<i>klūtr</i> kerchief, E. <i>clout</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack +or deficiency in; as, food <i>recruits</i> the flesh; fresh air and +exercise <i>recruit</i> the spirits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her cheeks glow the brighter, <i>recruiting</i> their +color.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to +renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply with new men, as an army; to fill +up or make up by enlistment; as, he <i>recruited</i> two regiments; +the army was <i>recruited</i> for a campaign; also, to muster; to +enlist; as, he <i>recruited</i> fifty men.</def> <i>M. +Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cruit"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, +spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle <i>recruit</i> in +fresh pastures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain new supplies of men for military or +other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist +troops.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cruit"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a +reënforcement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The state is to have <i>recruits</i> to its strength, +and remedies to its distempers.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, a man enlisted for service in +the army; a newly enlisted soldier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cruit"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, recruits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cruit"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment of +men for an army.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion</hw> +(rē*kr&ibreve;s`t<i>a</i>l*l&ibreve;*zā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem. & Min.)</i> <def>The process or +recrystallizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*crys"tal*lize</hw> +(rē*kr&ibreve;s"t<i>a</i>l*līz), <pos><i>v. i. & +t.</i></pos> <i>(Chem. & Min.)</i> <def>To crystallize again.</def> +<i>Henry.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tal</hw> (r?k"t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of +the rectum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tan`gle</hw> (r?k"t??`g'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +L. <i>rectus</i> right + <i>angulus</i> angle. See <u>Right</u>, and +<u>Angle</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A four-sided figure having only +right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; As the area of a <i>rectangle</i> is expressed by the +product of its two dimensions, the term <i>rectangle</i> is sometimes +used for <i>product</i>; as, the <i>rectangle</i> of <i>a</i> and +<i>b</i>, that is, <i>ab</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tan`gle</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rectangular.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tan`gled</hw> (-g'ld), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rectangular.</def> <i>Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec*tan"gu*lar</hw> (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [CF. +F. <i>rectangulaire</i>.] <def>Right-angled; having one or more angles +of ninety degrees.</def> -- <wf>Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf> +(r&?;k*t&?;n"g&?;*l&?;r*l&?;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty</hw> (-l?r"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or condition of being rectangular, or right- +angled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti-</hw> (r?k"t?*). [L. <i>rectus</i> straight.] <def>A +combining form signifying <i>straight</i>; as, <i>recti</i>lineal, +having straight lines; <i>recti</i>nerved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*fi`a*ble</hw> (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being rectified; as, a +<i>rectifiable</i> mistake.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1202 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Admitting, as a curve, of +the construction of a straight l&?;&?;e equal in length to any +definite portion of the curve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rectification</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or operation of rectifying; as, the <i>rectification</i> +of an error; the <i>rectification</i> of spirits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the <i>rectification</i> of his views, he was +incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The determination of a +straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rectification of a globe</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, +<cd>its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed +problem.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> (r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*fi`er</hw> (r?k"t?*f?`?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, rectifies.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Naut.)</i> An instrument used for determining and rectifying the +variations of the compass on board ship. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Chem.)</i> A rectificator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*fy</hw> (-f?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rectified</u> (-f?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rectifying</u> (-f?`?ng).] [F. <i>rectifier</i>, LL. +<i>rectificare</i>; L. <i>rectus</i> right + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) +to make. See <u>Right</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; +to amend; as, to <i>rectify</i> errors, mistakes, or abuses; to +<i>rectify</i> the will, the judgment, opinions; to <i>rectify</i> +disorders.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I meant to <i>rectify</i> my conscience.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This was an error of opinion which a conflicting +opinion would have <i>rectified</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To refine or purify by +repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a +substance are separated from the grosser; as, to <i>rectify</i> spirit +of wine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>To produce ( as factitious +gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, +rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rectify a globe</b></col>, <cd>to adjust it in order to +prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; +redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See <u>Amend</u>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*al</hw> (-l?n"?*<i>a</i>l), +<hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> (-l?n"?*?r), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Recti-</i> + <i>lineal</i>, <i>linear</i>.] <def>Straight; +consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, +a <i>rectineal</i> angle; a <i>rectilinear</i> figure or course.</def> +-- <wf>Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty</hw> (-?r"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being rectilinear.</def> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ti*lin"e*ous</hw> (-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rectilinear.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*nerved`</hw> (r?k"t?*n?rrvd`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Recti-</i> + <i>nerve</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the veins or +nerves straight; -- said of leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tion</hw> (r?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rectio</i>, fr. <i>regere</i> to rule or govern.] <i>(Gram.)</i> +<def>See <u>Government</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7.</def> +<i>Gibbs.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ti*ros"tral</hw> (r?k`t?*r?s"tr<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Recti-</i> + <i>rostral</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a straight beak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`ti*se"ri*al</hw> (-s?"r?*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Recti-</i> + <i>serial</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in +exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems of many kinds; -- +opposed to <i>curviserial</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rec*ti"tis</hw> (r?k*t?"t?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rectum</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Proctitis.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"ti*tude</hw> (r?k"t?*t?d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rectitudo</i>, fr. <i>rectus</i> right, straight: cf. F. +<i>rectitude</i>. See <u>Right</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Straightness.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Right judgment.</def> [R.] <i>Sir G. C. +Lewis.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Justice</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rec"to-</hw> (r?k"t?*). <def>A combining form indicating +<i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the rectum</i>; as, +<i>recto</i>-vesical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"to</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de +<i>recto</i>. See <u>Right</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A writ of +right.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"to</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>recto</i>.] +<i>(Print.)</i> <def>The right-hand page; -- opposed to +<i>verso</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tor</hw> (r?k"t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>regere</i>, <i>rectum</i>, to lead straight, to rule: cf. F. +<i>recteur</i>. See <u>Regiment</u>, <u>Right</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A ruler or governor.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>God is the supreme <i>rector</i> of the +world.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i> <def>A clergyman in charge of a +parish.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The head master of a public school.</def> +[Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The chief elective officer of some +universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a +college; as, the <i>Rector</i> of Exeter College, or of Lincoln +College, at Oxford.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.CH.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tor*al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [CF. F. +<i>rectoral</i>.] <def>Pertaining to a rector or governor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tor*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>rectoratus</i>: cf. F. <i>rectorat</i>.] <def>The office, rank, or +station of a rector; rectorship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tor*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A governess; a rectrix.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The wife of a rector.</def> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec*to"ri*al</hw> (r?k*t?"r?*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; rectoral.</def> +<i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tor*ship</hw> (r?k"t?r*sh?p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Government; guidance.</def> [Obs.] "The +<i>rectorship</i> of judgment." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The office or rank of a rector; +rectorate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"to*ry</hw> (-t?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rectories</b></plw> (-r&?;z). [Cf. OF. <i>rectorie</i> or +<i>rectorerie</i>, LL. <i>rectoria</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, +with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rector's mansion; a parsonage +house.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`to-u"ter*ine</hw> (-?"t?r*?n or *?n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the +uterus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`to*vag"i*nal</hw> (r?k`t?*v?j"?*n<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the +rectum and the vagina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`to-ves"i*cal</hw> (-v?s"?*k<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the +bladder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tress</hw> (r?k"tr?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rectoress.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rec"trix</hw> (-tr?ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rectrices</b></plw> (-tr&?;"s&?;z). [L., fem. of +<i>rector</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A governess; a +rectoress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the quill +feathers of the tail of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec"tum</hw> (-t?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. (sc. +<i>intestinum</i>), fr. L. <i>rectus</i> straight. See <u>Right</u>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so +named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Digestive</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rec"tus</hw> (-t?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Recti</b></plw> (-t&?;). [NL., fr. L. <i>regere</i> to keep +straight.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A straight muscle; as, the <i>recti</i> +of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`u*ba"tion</hw> (r?k`?*b?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recubare</i> to lie upon the back.] <def>Recumbence.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cule"</hw> (r?*k?l"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +recoil.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*cule"</hw> (r?*k?l"), <hw>Re*cule"ment</hw> (- +m<i>e</i>nt), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>reculement</i>.] +<def>Recoil.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*cumb"</hw> (-k?m"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recumbere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> back + <i>cumbere</i> (in comp.), +akin to <i>cubare</i> to lie down.] <def>To lean; to recline; to +repose.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. Allen (1761).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cum"bence</hw> (r?*k?m"b<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being +recumbent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cum"ben*cy</hw> (-b<i>e</i>n*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recumbence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cum"bent</hw> (-b<i>e</i>t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recumbens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>recumbere</i>. See +<u>Recumb</u>, <u>Incumbent</u>.] <def>Leaning; reclining; lying; as, +the <i>recumbent</i> posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, +figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle.</def> -- +<wf>Re*cum"bent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"per*a*ble</hw> (r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf.F. <i>récup&?;rable</i>. See <u>Recover</u>.] +<def>Recoverable.</def> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"per*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +&. p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recuperated</u> (-?`t?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Recuperating</u>.] [L. <i>recuperatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>recuperare</i>. See <u>Recover</u> to get again.] <def>To recover +health; to regain strength; to convalesce.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"per*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To recover; to +regain; as, to <i>recuperate</i> the health or strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu`per*a"tion</hw> (-?`sh?n), <pos><i>n..</i></pos> [L. +<i>recuperatio</i>: cf. F. <i>récup&?;ration</i>.] +<def>Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or +strength.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*cu"per*a*tive</hw> (-?*t?v), <hw>Re*cu"per*a*to*ry</hw> (- +?*t?*r?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>recuperativus</i>, +<i>recuperatorius</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending +to recovery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"per*a`tor</hw> (r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. L. <i>recuperator</i> a recoverer.] <i>(Steel Manuf.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Regenerator</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"</hw> (r?*k?r"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Recurred</u> (-k?rd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Recurring</u>.] [L. <i>recurrere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>currere</i> to run. See <u>Current</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to +mind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old +idea will <i>recur</i> in the mind when the word is +heard.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To occur at a stated interval, or according +to some regular rule; as, the fever will <i>recur</i> to- +night.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To resort; to have recourse; to go for +help.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they +<i>recur</i> to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they will thereby +very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite +duration.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Recurring decimal</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a +circulating decimal. See under <u>Decimal</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Recurring series</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cure"</hw> (r?*k?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Recover</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To arrive at; to reach; to +attain.</def> [Obs.] <i>Lydgate.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To recover; to regain; to repossess.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When their powers, impaired through labor long,<BR> +With due repast, they had <i>recured</i> well.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or +the like; to repair.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In western waves his weary wagon did +<i>recure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be a cure for; to remedy.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>No medicine<BR> +Might avail his sickness to <i>recure</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Lydgate.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cure"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cure; remedy; +recovery.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But whom he hite, without <i>recure</i> he +dies.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cure"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Incapable of +cure.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*cur"rence</hw> (r?*k?r"r<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re*cur"ren*cy</hw> (-r<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>récurrence</i>.] <def>The act of recurring, or state of +being recurrent; return; resort; recourse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent +<i>recurrence</i> to the dangerous preparations.</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"rent</hw> (-r<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recurrens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>recurrere</i>: cf.F. +<i>récurrent</i>. See <u>Recur</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Returning from time to time; recurring; as, <i>recurrent</i> +pains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Running back toward its +origin; as, a <i>recurrent</i> nerve or artery.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Recurrent fever</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See +<i>Relapsing fever</i>, under <u>Relapsing</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Recurrent pulse</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Recurrent sensibility</b></col> +<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"sant</hw> (r?*k?r"s<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recursans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>recursare</i> to run +back, v. freq. of <i>recurrere</i>. See <u>Recure</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially +of an eagle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"sion</hw> (-sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recursio</i>. See <u>Recur</u>.] <def>The act of recurring; +return.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"vate</hw> (r?*k?r"v?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recurvatus</i>, p. p. of <i>recurvare</i>. See <u>Re-</u>, and +<u>Curvate</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Recurved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"vate</hw> (-v?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bend +or curve back; to recurve.</def> <i>Pennant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`cur*va"tion</hw> (r?`k?r*v?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending +or flexure backward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*curve"</hw> (r?*k?rv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or +down.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*curved"</hw> (r?*k?rvd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Curved +in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a +<i>recurved</i> bill; flowers with <i>recurved</i> petals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur`vi*ros"ter</hw> (r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>recurvus</i> bent back + <i>rostrum</i> +beack; cf. F. <i>récurvirostre</i>.] <i>(Zool.)</i> <def>A bird +whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur`vi*ros"tral</hw> (-tr<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Recurviroster</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the beak +bent upwards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"vi*ty</hw> (r?*k?r"v?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recurvation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cur"vous</hw> (-v?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recurvus</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re + <i>curvus</i> curved.] +<def>Recurved.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"san*cy</hw> (r?*k?"z<i>a</i>n*s? or r?k"?-), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being recusant; +nonconformity.</def> <i>Coke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"sant</hw> (-z<i>a</i>t; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. +<i>recusans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>recure</i> to refuse, to +oject to; pref. <i>re-</i> re + <i>causa</i> a cause, pretext: cf. F. +<i>récusant</i>. See <u>Cause</u>, and cf. <u>Ruse</u>.] +<def>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 <i>recusant</i> +lord.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It stated him to have placed his son in the household +of the Countess of Derby, a <i>recusant</i> papist.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"sant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly +against general practice or opinion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The last rebellious <i>recusants</i> among the European +family of nations.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>A person who refuses to +acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a +Roman Catholic <i>recusant</i>, who acknowledges the supremacy of the +pope.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who refuses communion with the Church +of England; a nonconformist.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All that are <i>recusants</i> of holy +rites.</blockquote> <i>Holyday.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rec`u*sa"tion</hw> (r?k`?*z?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recusatio</i>: cf. F. <i>récusation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Refusal.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Old Law)</i> <def>The act of refusing a +judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of +his supposed partiality.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cu"sa*tive</hw> (r?*k?"z?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Refusing; denying; negative.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cuse"</hw> (r?*k?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>récuser</i>, or L. <i>recusare</i>. See <u>Recusant</u>.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that +the judge shall not try the cause.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir K. +Digby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*cus"sion</hw> (r?*k?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>recutire</i>, <i>recussum</i>, to beat back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>quatere</i> to shake.] <def>The act of beating or striking +back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red</hw> (r&ebreve;d), obs. <def><pos><i>. imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> of <u>Read</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put on order; to make +tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally +with <i>up</i>; as, to <i>red</i> up a house.</def> [Prov. Eng. & +Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Red</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Redder</u> (-d?r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Reddest</u>.] [OE. +<i>red</i>, <i>reed</i>, AS. <i>reád</i>, <i>reód</i>; +akin to OS. <i>rōd</i>, OFries. <i>rād</i>, D. +<i>rood</i>, G. <i>roht</i>, <i>rot</i>, OHG. <i>rōt</i>, Dan. & +Sw. <i>röd</i>, Icel. <i>rauðr</i>, <i>rjōðr</i>, +Goth. <i>ráuds</i>, W. <i>rhudd</i>, Armor. <i>ruz</i>, Ir. & +Gael. <i>ruadh</i>, L. <i>ruber</i>, <i>rufus</i>, Gr. +<grk>'eryqro`s</grk>, Skr. <i>rudhira</i>, <i>rohita</i>; cf. L. +<i>rutilus</i>. √113. Cf. <u>Erysipelas</u>, <u>Rouge</u>, +<u>Rubric</u>, <u>Ruby</u>, <u>Ruddy</u>, <u>Russet</u>, <u>Rust</u>.] +<def>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.</def> "Fresh flowers, white and +<i>reede</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your color, I warrant you, is as <i>red</i> as any +rose.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Red</i> is a general term, including many different +shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the +like.</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Red</i> is often used in the formation of self-explaining +compounds; as, <i>red</i>-breasted, <i>red</i>-cheeked, <i>red</i>- +faced, <i>red</i>-haired, <i>red</i>-headed, <i>red-</i>skinned, +<i>red</i>-tailed, <i>red-</i>topped, <i>red-</i>whiskered, +<i>red</i>-coasted.</p> + +<p><col><b>Red admiral</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a beautiful +butterfly (<i>Vanessa Atalanta</i>) common in both Europe and America. +The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva +feeds on nettles. Called also <i>Atalanta butterfly</i>, and <i>nettle +butterfly</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red ant</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A very small ant (<i>Myrmica molesta</i>) +which often infests houses</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A larger +reddish ant (<i>Formica sanguinea</i>), native of Europe and America. +It is one of the slave-making species.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +antimony</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>kermesite. See <i>Kermes +mineral</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, under <u>Kermes</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red ash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American tree +(<i>Fraxinus pubescens</i>), smaller than the white ash, and less +valuable for timber.</cd> <i>Cray.</i> -- <col><b>Red bass</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Redfish</u> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Red bay</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree (<i>Persea +Caroliniensis</i>) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the +Southern United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Red beard</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a bright red sponge (<i>Microciona +prolifera</i>), common on oyster shells and stones.</cd> [Local, U.S.] +-- <col><b>Red birch</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of birch +(<i>Betula nigra</i>) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light- +colored wood.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Red blindness</b></col>. +<i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Daltonism</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +book</b></col>, <cd>a book containing the names of all the persons in +the service of the state.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Red book of the +Exchequer</b></col>, <cd>an ancient record in which are registered the +names of all that held lands <i>per baroniam</i> in the time of Henry +II.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col><b>Red brass</b></col>, <cd>an +alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red bug</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great +irritation by its bites</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A red +hemipterous insect of the genus <i>Pyrrhocoris</i>, especially the +European species (<i>P. apterus</i>), which is bright scarlet and +lives in clusters on tree trunks.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>See +<i>Cotton stainder</i>, under <u>Cotton</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +cedar</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>An evergreen North American tree +(<i>Juniperus Virginiana</i>) having a fragrant red-colored +heartwood.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A tree of India and Australia +(<i>Cedrela Toona</i>) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also +<i>toon tree</i> in India.</cd> <! p. 1203 !> -- <col><b>Red +chalk</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Chalk</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +copper</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>red oxide of copper; cuprite.</cd> +-- <col><b>Red coral</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the precious +coral (<i>Corallium rubrum</i>). See <i>Illusts.</i> of <u>Coral</u> +and <u>Gorgonlacea</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red cross</b></col>. <cd>The +cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Geneva cross. See <i>Geneva +convention</i>, and <i>Geneva cross</i>, under <u>Geneva</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red currant</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Currant</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red deer</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The common stag (<i>Cervus +elaphus</i>), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe +and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Virginia deer. See <u>Deer</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red duck</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European reddish +brown duck (<i>Fuligula nyroca</i>); -- called also <i>ferruginous +duck</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red ebony</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Grenadillo</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red empress</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a butterfly. See <u>Tortoise shell</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Red fir</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a coniferous tree +(<i>Pseudotsuga Douglasii</i>) 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 +<i>Abies magnifica</i> and <i>A. nobilis</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +fire</b></col>. <i>(Pyrotech.)</i> <cd>See <i>Blue fire</i>, under +<u>Fire</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red flag</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Flag</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red fox</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the common American fox (<i>Vulpes fulvus</i>), which is usually +reddish in color.</cd> -- <col><b>Red grouse</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under +<u>Ptarmigan</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red gum</b></col>, or <col><b>Red +gum-tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to eight Australian +species of <i>Eucalyptus</i> (<i>Eucalyptus amygdalina</i>, +<i>resinifera</i>, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See +<u>Eucalyptus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red hand</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, +<cd>a left hand appaumé, fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, +being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and +Ireland; -- called also <i>Badge of Ulster</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +herring</b></col>, <cd>the common herring dried and smoked.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red horse</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially <i>Moxostoma +macrolepidotum</i> and allied species</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>See the Note under <u>Drumfish</u>. -- <col><b>Red lead</b></col>. +<sd><i>(Chem)</i></sd> See under <u>Lead</u>, and <u>Minium</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Red-lead ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Crocoite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red liquor</b></col> <i>(Dyeing)</i>, +<cd>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 <i>red +mordant</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red maggot</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the larva of the wheat midge.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +manganese</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Rhodochrosite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red man</b></col>, <cd>one of +the American Indians; -- so called from his color.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +maple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of maple (<i>Acer +rubrum</i>). See <u>Maple</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red mite</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Red spider</i>, below.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red mulberry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American mulberry +of a dark purple color (<i>Morus rubra</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Red +mullet</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the surmullet. See +<u>Mullet</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red ocher</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, +<cd>a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red perch</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +rosefish.</cd> -- <col><b>Red phosphorus</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Phosphorus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red pine</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American species of pine (<i>Pinus +resinosa</i>); -- so named from its reddish bark.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +precipitate</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Precipitate</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red Republican</b></col> <i>(European Politics)</i>, +<cd>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.</cd> [Cant] -- <col><b>Red +ribbon</b></col>, <cd>the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in +England.</cd> -- <col><b>Red sanders</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Sanders</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red sandstone</b></col>. +<i>(Geol.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Sandstone</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +scale</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Aspidiotus +aurantii</i>) very injurious to the orange tree in California and +Australia.</cd> -- <col><b>Red silver</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>an +ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes +<i>proustite</i>, or light red silver, and <i>pyrargyrite</i>, or dark +red silver.</cd> -- <col><b>Red snapper</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a large fish (<i>Lutlanus aya or Blackfordii</i>) abundant in the +Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +snow</b></col>, <cd>snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga +(<i>Protococcus nivalis</i>) which produces large patches of scarlet +on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +softening</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>a form of cerebral softening in +which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to +infarction or inflammation.</cd> -- <col><b>Red spider</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very small web-spinning mite +(<i>Tetranychus telarius</i>) 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 <i>red mite</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Red +squirrel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the chickaree.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red tape</b></col>, <cd>the tape used in public offices for +tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red underwing</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species +of noctuid moths belonging to <i>Catacola</i> and allied genera. The +numerous species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under +wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.</cd> -- +<col><b>Red water</b></col>, <cd>a disease in cattle, so called from +an appearance like blood in the urine.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Red</hw> (r?d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from +violet, or a tint resembling these.</def> "Celestial rosy <i>red</i>, +love's proper hue." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A red pigment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(European Politics)</i> <def>An abbreviation +for <i>Red Republican</i>. See under Red, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> +[Cant]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The menses.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>English red</b></col>, <cd>a pigment prepared by the Dutch, +similar to Indian red.</cd> -- <col><b>Hypericum red</b></col>, <cd>a +red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian +red</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Indian</u>, and +<u>Almagra</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dact"</hw> (r?*d?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redactus</i>, p. p. of <i>redigere</i>; pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re- +</i>, again, back + <i>agere</i> to put in motion, to drive.] <def>To +reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter +for publication); to edit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ré`dac`teur"</hw> (r&asl;`d&adot;k`t&etilde;r"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Redactor</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dac"tion</hw> (r?*d?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rédaction</i>.] <def>The act of redacting; work produced by +redacting; a digest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dac"tor</hw> (-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an editor.</def> +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dan"</hw> (r?*d?n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., for OF. +<i>redent</i> a double notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, +fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>dens</i>, <i>dentis</i>, a tooth. +Cf. <u>Redented</u>.] [Written sometimes <i>redent</i> and +<i>redens</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A work having +two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward +the enemy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A step or vertical offset in a wall on +uneven ground, to keep the parts level.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red*ar"gue</hw> (r?d*?r"g?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Redargued</u> (-g?d); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Redarguing</u>.] [L. <i>redarguere</i>; +pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i> re- + <i>arguere</i> to accuse, charge +with: cf. F. <i>rédarguer</i>.] <def>To disprove; to refute; +toconfute; to reprove; to convict.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>How shall I . . . suffer that God should +<i>redargue</i> me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my +lukewarmness?</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now this objection to the immediate cognition of +external objects has, as far as I know, been <i>redargued</i> in three +different ways.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red`ar*gu"tion</hw> (r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redargutio</i>.] <def>The act of redarguing; refutation.</def> +[Obs. or R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red`ar*gu"to*ry</hw> (-t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Red"back`</hw> (r?d"b?k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The dunlin.</def> [U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Red"bel`ly</hw> (-b?l`l?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The char.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"bird`</hw> (-b?rd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The cardinal bird.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The summer redbird (<i>Piranga +rubra</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The scarlet tanager. See +<u>Tanager</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"breast`</hw> (-br?st`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +European robin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The American robin. See +<u>Robin</u>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The knot, or red-breasted +snipe; -- called also <i>robin breast</i>, and <i>robin snipe</i>. See +<u>Knot</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The long-eared +pondfish. See <u>Pondfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"bud`</hw> (-b?d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the +genus <i>Cercis</i>. See <i>Judas tree</i>, under +<u>Judas</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"cap`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>The European goldfinch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A specter having long teeth, popularly +supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland.</def> [Scot.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"coat`</hw> (-kōt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British +soldier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"de</hw> (-de), <def><pos><i>obs. imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Read</u>, or <u>Rede</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"den</hw> (r?d"d'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reddened</u> (-d'nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reddening</u>.] [From <u>Red</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To make red or somewhat red; to give a red +color to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"den</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow or become +red; to blush.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Appius <i>reddens</i> at each word you +speak.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek +<i>reddened</i> than his obstinacy was at once subbued.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. SCott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Red*den"dum</hw> (r?d*d?n"d?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Neut. +of L. <i>reddendus</i> that must be given back or yielded, gerundive +of <i>reddere</i>. See <u>Reddition</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Cruise.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"dish</hw> (r?d"d?sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +red; moderately <u>red</u>.</def> -- <wf>Red"dish*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Red*di"tion</hw> (r?d*d?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. +<i>redditio</i>, fr. <i>reddere</i> to give back, to return: cf. F. +<i>reddition</i>. See <u>Render</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Restoration: restitution: surrender.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Explanation; representation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>reddition</i> or application of the +comparison.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"di**tive</hw> (r?d"d?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redditivus</i>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Answering to an interrogative +or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, <i>redditive</i> words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"dle</hw> (r?d"d'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Red</u>; +cf. G. <i>r&?;thel</i>. Cf. <u>Ruddle</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Red +chalk. See under <u>Chalk</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"dour</hw> (r?d"d?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>raideur</i>, fr. <i>raide</i> stiff.] <def>Rigor; violence.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rede</hw> (r?d), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Read</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To advise or +counsel.</def> [Obs. or Scot.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>rede</i> that our host here shall +begin.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpret; to explain.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>My sweven [dream] <i>rede</i> aright.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rede</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Read</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Advice; counsel; +suggestion.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Burns.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was none other remedy ne +<i>reed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a +wise saw.</def> [Obs.] "This <i>rede</i> is rife." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*deem"</hw> (r?*d?m"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Redeemed</u>. (-d&?;md"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Redeeming</u>.] [F. <i>rédimer</i>, L. +<i>redimere</i>; pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i> re- + <i>emere</i>, +<i>emptum</i>, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. <i>em</i> (in +comp.), Lith. <i>imti</i>. Cf. <u>Assume</u>, <u>Consume</u>, +<u>Exempt</u>, <u>Premium</u>, <u>Prompt</u>, <u>Ransom</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To purchase back; to regain possession of by +payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then +he may <i>redeem</i> it within a whole year after it is +sold.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xxv. 29.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as mortgaged +property, by paying what may be due by force of the mortgage.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>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 +<i>redeem</i> bank notes with coin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>redeem</i> a captive, a pledge, and the +like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Redeem</i> Israel, O God, out of all his +troubles.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxv. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Almighty from the grave<BR> +Hath me <i>redeemed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>Hence, to rescue and +deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated +law.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Christ hath <i>redeemed</i> us from the curse of the +law, being made a curse for us.</blockquote> <i>Gal. iii. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make good by performing fully; to +fulfill; as, to <i>redeem</i> one's promises.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>redeem</i> all this on Percy's +head.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; +to serve as an equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; +as, to <i>redeem</i> an error.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which of ye will be mortal, to <i>redeem</i><BR> +Man's mortal crime?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a chance which does <i>redeem</i> all +sorrows.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To redeem the time</b></col>, <cd>to make the best use of +it.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*deem`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (-?*b?l"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Redeemableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*deem"a*ble</hw> (-?*b;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being redeemed; subject to +repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge +securing the payment of money is <i>redeemable</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Subject to an obligation of redemtion; +conditioned upon a promise of redemtion; payable; due; as, bonds, +promissory notes, etc. , <i>redeemabble</i> in gold, or in current +money, or four months after date.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*deem"a*ble*ness</hw> (r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being redeemable; +redeemability.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*deem"er</hw> (r?*d?m"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who redeems.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the Savior of the world, +Jesus Christ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rede"less</hw> (r?d"l?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +rede or counsel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*lib"er*ate</hw> (r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To deliberate again; to reconsider.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*liv"er</hw> (r?`d?*l?v"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deliver or give back; to return.</def> +<i>Ay&?;iffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deliver or liberate a second time or +again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To report; to deliver the answer of.</def> +[R.] "Shall I <i>redeliver</i> you e'en so?" <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*liv"er*ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second deliverance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*liv"er*y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of delivering back.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A second or new delivery or +liberation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*mand"</hw> (r?`d&fist;-m?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> back, again + <i>demand</i>: cf. F. +<i>redemander</i>.] <def>To demand back; to demand again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*mand"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A demanding back; a +second or renewed demand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*mise"</hw> (-m?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*mise"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The +transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it; reconveyance; +as, the demise and <i>redemise</i> of an estate. See under +<u>Demise</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dem"on*strate</hw> (r?*d?m"?n*str?t or r?`d?*m?n"-str?t), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To demonstrate again, or anew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every truth of morals must be <i>redemonstrated</i> in +the experience of the individual man before he is capable of utilizing +it as a constituent of character or a guide in action.</blockquote> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"ti*ble</hw> (r?*d?mp"t?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Redeemable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re-demp"tion</hw> (-sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rédemption</i>, L. <i>redemptio</i>. See <u>Redeem</u>, and +cf. <u>Ransom</u>.] <def>The act of redeeming, or the state of being +redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the +<i>redemption</i> of prisoners taken in war; the <i>redemption</i> of +a ship and cargo.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>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 +reëntering upon an estate mortgaged. See <i>Equity of +redemption</i>, under <u>Equity</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Com.)</i> <def>Performance of the obligation stated in a note, +bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the +holder.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In whom we have <i>redemption</i> through his +blood.</blockquote> <i>Eph. i. 7.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"tion*a*ry</hw> (-?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who is, or may be, redeemed.</def> [R.] <i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"tion*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who redeems himself, as from debt or +servitude.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from +Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the +expenses of his passage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> +<def>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 +<i>Trinitarian</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"tive</hw> (-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving or +tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the <i>redemptive</i> work of +Christ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"tor*ist</hw> (-t?r*?st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rédemptoriste</i>, fr. L. <i>redemptor</i> redeemer, from +<i>redinere</i>. See <u>Redeem</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"to*ry</hw> (-t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Paid for +ransom; serving to redeem.</def> "Hector's <i>redemptory</i> price." +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*demp"ture</hw> (-t?r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Redemption.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*dent"ed</hw> (r?*d?nt"?d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From OF. +<i>redent</i>. See <u>Redan</u>.] <def>Formed like the teeth of a saw; +indented.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*pos"it</hw> (r?`d?*p?z"?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To deposit again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`de*scend"</hw> (-s?nd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>descend</i>: cf. F. <i>redescendre</i>.] <def>To +descend again.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"eye`</hw> (r?d"?`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The rudd.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Redfish</u> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The goggle-eye, or +fresh-water rock bass.</def> [Local, U.S.] +</p> + +<p><hw>Red"fin`</hw> (-f?n`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small North American dace (<i>Minnilus cornutus</i>, or +<i>Notropis megalops</i>). The male, in the breeding season, has +bright red fins. Called also <i>red dace</i>, and <i>shiner</i>. +Applied also to <i>Notropis ardens</i>, of the Mississippi +valley.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"finch`</hw> (-f&ibreve;nch`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European linnet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"fish`</hw> (r&ebreve;d"f&ibreve;sh`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The blueback salmon of +the North Pacific; -- called also <i>nerka</i>. See <u>Blueback</u> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +rosefish.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A large California labroid +food fish (<i>Trochocopus pulcher</i>); -- called also +<i>fathead</i>.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The red bass, red drum, +or drumfish. See the Note under <u>Drumfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-gum`</hw> (-g?m`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reed +gounde</i>; AS. <i>reád</i> red + <i>gund</i> matter, pus.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An eruption of red pimples upon +the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; +strophulus.</def> <i>Good.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A name of rust on grain. See +<u>Rust</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1204 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Red"-hand`</hw> (r?d"h?nd`), <hw>Red"-hand`ed</hw> (- +h?nd`?d), } <pos><i>a. or adv.</i></pos> <def>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 <i>red-hand</i> or <i>red-handed</i>.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Red"head`</hw> (-h?d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A person having red hair.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +American duck (<i>Aythya Americana</i>) highly esteemed as a game +bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its +head brighter red. Called also <i>red-headed duck</i>. <i>American +poachard</i>, <i>grayback</i>, and <i>fall duck</i>. See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Poachard</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The red-headed woodpecker. See <u>Woodpecker</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of milkweed +(<i>Asclepias Curassavica</i>) with red flowers. It is used in +medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red`hi*bi"tion</hw> (r?d`h?*b?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redhibitio</i> a taking back.] <i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>The +annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, +on account of some defect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red*hib"i*to*ry</hw> (r?d*h?b"?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>redhibitorius</i>.] <i>(Civil Law)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +redhibition; as, a <i>redhibitory</i> action or fault.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"hoop`</hw> (r?d"h??p`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The male of the European bullfinch.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Red"horn`</hw> (-h?rn`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of a tribe of butterflies +(<i>Fugacia</i>) including the common yellow species and the cabbage +butterflies. The antennæ are usually red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-hot`</hw> (-h?t`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Red with +heat; heated to redness; as, <i>red-hot</i> iron; <i>red-hot</i> +balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a <i>red-hot</i> +radical.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re"di*a</hw> (r?"d?*?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Rediæ</b></plw> (-ē), E. <plw><b>Redias</b></plw> +(-&?;z). [NL.; of uncertain origin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 rediæ, or else cercariæ +within its own body. Called also <i>proscolex</i>, and <i>nurse</i>. +See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"di*ent</hw> (r?"d?-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rediens</i>, p. pr. of <i>redire</i> to return; pref. <i>red-</i> ++ <i>ire</i> to go.] <def>Returning.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`di*gest"</hw> (r?`d?*j?st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +digest, or reduce to form, a second time.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`di*min"ish</hw> (-m?n"?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +diminish again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"in*gote</hw> (r&ebreve;d"&ibreve;n*gōt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., corrupted from E. <i>riding coat</i>.] +<def>A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*din"te*grate</hw> (r?*d?n"t?*gr?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redintegratus</i>, p. p. of <i>redintegrare</i> to restore; pref. +<i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i>, re- + <i>integrare</i> to make whole, to +renew, fr. <i>integer</i> whole. See <u>Integer</u>.] <def>Restored to +wholeness or a perfect state; renewed.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*din"te*grate</hw> (-gr?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or +soundness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The English nation seems obliterated. What could +<i>redintegrate</i> us again?</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*din`te*gra"tion</hw> (-gr?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redintegratio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Restoration to a whole +or sound state; renewal; renovation.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Restoration of a mixed body +or matter to its former nature and state.</def> [Achaic.] +<i>Coxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Psychology)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`di*rect"</hw> (r?`d?*r?kt"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>Applied to the examination of a witness, by the +party calling him, after the cross-examination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*burse"</hw> (r?`d?s*b?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*cov"er</hw> (-k?v"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +discover again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*pose"</hw> (-p?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange.</def> <i>A. +Baxter.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*seize"</hw> (-s?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>To disseize anew, or a second time.</def> [Written +also <i>redisseise</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*sei"zin</hw> (-s?"z?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*sei"zor</hw> (-z?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who redisseizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*solve"</hw> (r?`d?z*z?lv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To dissolve again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*till"</hw> (r?`d?s*t?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To distill again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*train"er</hw> (-tr?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who distrains again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`dis*trib"ute</hw> (-tr?b"?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To distribute again.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*dis`tri*bu"tion</wf> (-tr&?;*b&?;"sh&?;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dis"trict</hw> (-tr?kt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +divide into new districts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*di"tion</hw> (r?*d?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reditio</i>, fr. <i>redire</i>. See <u>Redient</u>.] <def>Act of +returning; return.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`di*vide"</hw> (r?`d?*v?d"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +divide anew.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Red"leg`</hw> (r?d"l?g`), <hw>Red`legs`</hw> (-l?gz`), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +redshank.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The turnstone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-let`ter</hw> (-l?t`t?r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Red-letter day</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Red"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a red manner; with +redness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"mouth`</hw> (-mouth`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of marine food +fishes of the genus <i>Diabasis</i>, or <i>Hæmulon</i>, of the +Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. +Called also <i>flannelmouth</i>, and <i>grunt</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>reádness</i>. See <u>Red</u>.] <def>The quality or state of +being red; red color.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Red"o*lence</hw> (r?d"?*l<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Red"o*len*cy</hw> +(-l<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being +redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"o*lent</hw> (-l<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redolens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>redolere</i> to emit a +scent, diffuse an odor; pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i>, re- + +<i>olere</i> to emit a smell. See <u>Odor</u>.] <def>Diffusing odor or +fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- +usually followed by <i>of</i>.</def> "Honey <i>redolent</i> of +spring." <i>Dryden.</i> -- <wf>Red"o*lent*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gales . . . <i>redolent</i> of joy and +youth.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dou"ble</hw> (r?*d?b"'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>double</i>: cf. F. <i>redoubler</i>. Cf. +<u>Reduplicate</u>.] <def>To double again or repeatedly; to increase +by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to +multiply.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So they<BR> +Doubly <i>redoubled</i> strokes upon the foe.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dou"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become greatly +or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; +as, the noise <i>redoubles</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*doubt"</hw> (r?*dout"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>redoute</i>, fem., It. <i>ridotto</i>, LL. <i>reductus</i>, +literally, a retreat, from L. <i>reductus</i> drawn back, retired, p. +p. of <i>reducere</i> to lead or draw back; cf. F. +<i>réduit</i>, also fr. LL. <i>reductus</i>. See <u>Reduce</u>, +and cf. <u>Reduct</u>, <u>Réduit</u>, <u>Ridotto</u>.] +<i>(Fort.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In permanent works, an +outwork placed within another outwork. See <i>F</i> and <i>i</i> in +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ravelin</u>.</def> [Written also +<i>redout</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*doubt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>redouter</i>, +formerly also spelt <i>redoubter</i>; fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>dubitare</i> to doubt, in LL., to fear. See <u>Doubt</u>.] <def>To +stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*doubt"a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>redoutable</i>, formerly also spelt <i>redoubtable</i>.] +<def>Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a <i>redoubtable</i> +hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.</def> +[Written also <i>redoutable</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*doubt"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formidable; +dread.</def> "Some <i>redoubted</i> knight." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lord regent, and <i>redoubted</i> +Burgandy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*doubt"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reverence; +honor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In <i>redoutyng</i> of Mars and of his +glory.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dound"</hw> (r?*dound"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Redounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Redounding</u>.] [F. <i>redonder</i>, L. +<i>redundare</i>; pref. <i>red</i>-, <i>re-</i>, re- + <i>undare</i> +to rise in waves or surges, fr. <i>unda</i> a wave. See +<u>Undulate</u>, and cf. <u>Redundant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The evil, soon<BR> +Driven back, <i>redounded</i> as a flood on those<BR> +From whom it sprung.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The honor done to our religion ultimately +<i>redounds</i> to God, the author of it.</blockquote> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote> both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, +there will no small use <i>redound</i> from them to that +manufacture.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be in excess; to remain over and above; +to be redundant; to overflow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For every dram of honey therein found,<BR> +A pound of gall doth over it <i>redound</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dound"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; +requital.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We give you welcome; not without <i>redound</i><BR> +Of use and glory to yourselves ye come.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rebound; reverberation.</def> [R.] +<i>Codrington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"ow*a</hw> (r?d"?*?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +Bohemian.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"pole`</hw> (r?d"p?l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Redpoll</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"poll`</hw> (-p?l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several +species of small northern finches of the genus <i>Acanthis</i> +(formerly <i>Ægiothus</i>), native of Europe and America. The +adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species +(<i>A. linarius</i>) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also +<i>redpoll linnet</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Linnet</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common European linnet.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The American redpoll warbler (<i>Dendroica +palmarum</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*draft"</hw> (rē*dr&adot;ft"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To draft or draw anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*draft"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +second draft or copy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*draw"</hw> (r?*dr?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Redrew</u> (-dr?");<pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Redrawn</u> (-dr&fist;n"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Redrawing</u>.] <def>To draw again; to make a second draft or copy +of; to redraft.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*draw"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>To +draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the +drawer or indorsers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"</hw> (r?*dr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>dress</i>.] <def>To dress again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"</hw> (r?*dr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>redresser</i> to straighten; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>dresser</i> +to raise, arrange. See <u>Dress.</u>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put in order again; to set right; to +emend; to revise.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The common profit could she +<i>redress</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In yonder spring of roses intermixed<BR> +With myrtle, find what to <i>redress</i> till noon.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your wish that I should <i>redress</i> a certain paper +which you had prepared.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an +injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . . <BR> +I doubt not but with honor to <i>redress</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make amends or compensation to; to +relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.</def> +"'T is thine, O king! the afflicted to <i>redress</i>." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Will Gaul or Muscovite <i>redress ye</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; +amendment.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the +more necessary is a speedy <i>redress</i> of ourselves.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or +opression; as, the <i>redress</i> of grievances; hence, relief; +remedy; reparation; indemnification.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A few may complain without reason; but there is +occasion for <i>redress</i> when the cry is universal.</blockquote> +<i>Davenant.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, gives relief; a +redresser.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fair majesty, the refuge and <i>redress</i><BR> +Of those whom fate pursues and wants oppress.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"al</hw> (r?*dr?s"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Redress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +redresses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"i*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as +may be redressed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"ive</hw> (-?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to +redress.</def> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having +redress; such as can not be redressed; irremediable.</def> +<i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dress"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>redressement</i>.] <def>The act of redressing; redress.</def> +<i>Jefferson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-rib`and</hw> (r?d"r?b`<i>a</i>nd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European red band fish, or fireflame. See +<u>Rend fish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"root`</hw> (r?d"r?t`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey tea +(see under <u>Tea</u>), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the +<i>Lachnanthes tinctoria</i>, an endogenous plant found in sandy +swamps from Rhode Island to Florida.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red`sear"</hw> (r?d`s?r"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be +brittle when red-hot; to be red-short.</def> <i>Moxon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"shank`</hw> (r?d"sh?nk`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +common Old World limicoline bird (<i>Totanus calidris</i>), having the +legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (<i>T. fuscus</i>) is +larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also <i>redshanks</i>, +<i>redleg</i>, and <i>clee</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +fieldfare.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous +appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to +their bare legs.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-short`</hw> (-sh?rt`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Metal.)</i> <def>Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of +certain kinds of iron.</def> -- <wf>Red"-short`ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Red"skin`</hw> (-sk?n`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A common +appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color +of the skin.</def> <i>Cooper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"start`</hw> (-st?rt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Red</i> + +<i>start</i> tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +small, handsome European singing bird (<i>Ruticilla +phœnicurus</i>), allied to the nightingale; -- called also +<i>redtail</i>, <i>brantail</i>, <i>fireflirt</i>, <i>firetail</i>. +The black redstart is <i>P.tithys</i>. The name is also applied to +several other species of <i>Ruticilla</i> amnd allied genera, native +of India.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An American fly-catching +warbler (<i>Setophaga ruticilla</i>). The male is black, with large +patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is +olive, with yellow patches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"streak`</hw> (-str?k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of apple having the skin streaked with +red and yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple.</def> +<i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cider pressed from redstreak +apples.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"tail`</hw> (-t?l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The red-tailed +hawk.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European redstart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-tailed`</hw> (-t?ld`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +red tail.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Red-tailed hawk</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large +North American hawk (<i>Buteo borealis</i>). When adult its tail is +chestnut red. Called also <i>hen hawck</i>, and <i>red-tailed +buzzard</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Red"-tape`</hw> (-t?p`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or characterized by, official formality. See <i>Red tape</i>, +under <u>Red</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Red`-tap"ism</hw> (r?d`t?p"?z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Strict adherence to official formalities.</def> <i>J. C. +Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red`-tap"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.</def> <i>Ld. +Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"throat`</hw> (r?d"thr?t`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small Australian singing bird +(<i>Phyrrholæmus brunneus</i>). The upper parts are brown, the +center of the throat red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"top`</hw> (-t?p`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A kind of grass (<i>Agrostis vulgaris</i>) highly valued in the +United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also +<i>English grass</i>, and in some localities <i>herd's grass</i>. See +<i>Illustration</i> in Appendix. The tall redtop is <i>Triodia +seslerioides</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dub"</hw> (r?*d?b"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>radouber</i> to refit or repair.] <def>To refit; to repair, or make +reparation for; hence, to repay or requite.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It shall be good that you <i>redub</i> that +negligence.</blockquote> <i>Wyatt.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>God shall give power to <i>redub it with some like +requital to the French</i>.</blockquote> <i>Grafton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*duce"</hw> (r&esl;*dūs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reduced</u> (-dūst"),; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reducing</u> (- +dū"s&ibreve;ng).] [L. <i>reducere</i>, <i>reductum</i>; pref. +<i>red-</i>. <i>re-</i>, re- + <i>ducere</i> to lead. See +<u>Duke</u>, and cf. <u>Redoubt</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring or lead back to any former place or +condition.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And to his brother's house <i>reduced</i> his +wife.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the +great Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his delegates +<i>reduce</i> and direct us.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reduce</i> a sergeant to the +ranks; to <i>reduce</i> a drawing; to <i>reduce</i> expenses; to +<i>reduce</i> the intensity of heat.</def> "An ancient but +<i>reduced</i> family." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon +something belonging to it, to <i>reduce</i> it.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Having <i>reduced</i><BR> +Their foe to misery beneath their fears.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she +found the clergyman <i>reduced</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; +to subdue; to capture; as, to <i>reduce</i> a province or a +fort.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1205 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To bring to a certain state or condition by +grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to <i>reduce</i> a +substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to <i>reduce</i> fruit, wood, +or paper rags, to pulp.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It were but right<BR> +And equal to <i>reduce</i> me to my dust.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>reduce</i> animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to +<i>reduce</i> a series of observations in astronomy; to <i>reduce</i> +language to rules.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>reduce</i> pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or +to <i>reduce</i> pence to pounds; to <i>reduce</i> days and hours to +minutes, or minutes to days and hours.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>To change the form of a quantity or expression without altering +its value; as, to <i>reduce</i> fractions to their lowest terms, to a +common denominator, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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 <i>reduced</i> to ferrous +iron; or metals are <i>reduced</i> from their ores; -- opposed to +<i>oxidize</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To restore to its proper +place or condition, as a displaced organ or part; as, to <i>reduce</i> +a dislocation, a fracture, or a hernia.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reduced iron</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>iron by hydrogen</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To +reduce an equation</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>to bring the unknown +quantity by itself on one side, and all the known quantities on the +other side, without destroying the equation.</cd> -- <col><b>To reduce +an expression</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>to obtain an equivalent +expression of simpler form.</cd> -- <col><b>To reduce a +square</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to reform the line or column from +the square.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten; +curtail; impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; conquer.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*duce"ment</hw> (r?*d?s"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reduction.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"cent</hw> (r?*d?"s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reducens</i>, p. pr. of <i>reducere</i>.] <def>Tending to +reduce.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A reducent agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"cer</hw> (-s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, reduces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"ci*ble</hw> (-s?*b'll), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being reduced.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"ci*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being reducible.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"cing</hw> (r?*d?"s?ng), <def><pos><i>a & n.</i></pos> +from <u>Reduce</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reducing furnace</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a furnace +for reducing ores.</cd> -- <col><b>Reducing pipe fitting</b></col>, +<cd>a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for +connecting a large pipe with a smaller one.</cd> -- <col><b>Reducing +valve</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*duct"</hw> (r?*d?kt"), <pos><i>v. t..</i></pos> [L. +<i>reductus</i>, p. p. of <i>reducere</i>. See <u>Reduce</u>.] <def>To +reduce.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Warde.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being reducible; +reducibleness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*duc"tion</hw> (r?*d?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réduction</i>, L. <i>reductio</i>. See <u>Reduce</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reducing, or state of being +reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; +conquest; as, the <i>reduction</i> of a body to powder; the +<i>reduction</i> of things to order; the <i>reduction</i> of the +expenses of government; the <i>reduction</i> of a rebellious +province.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arith. & Alq.)</i> <def>The act or process +of reducing. See <u>Reduce</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 6. and <i>To +reduce an equation</i>, <i>To reduce an expression</i>, under +<u>Reduce</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The preparation of the facts and measurements +of observations in order to deduce a general result.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The process of making a copy of something, +as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the +proper proportions.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The bringing of a syllogism +in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first +figure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> <def>The act, process, +or result of reducing; as, the <i>reduction</i> of iron from its ores; +the <i>reduction</i> of aldehyde from alcohol.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The operation of restoring a +dislocated or fractured part to its former place.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reduction ascending</b></col> <i>(Arith.)</i>, <cd>the +operation of changing numbers of a lower into others of a higher +denomination, as cents to dollars.</cd> -- <col><b>Reduction +descending</b></col> <i>(Arith.)</i>, <cd>the operation of changing +numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination, as dollars to +cents.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment; +subjugation; conquest; subjection.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*duc"tive</hw> (-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réductif</i>.] <def>Tending to reduce; having the power or +effect of reducing.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A reductive +agent.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*duc"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By reduction; +by consequence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ré`duit"</hw> (r?`dw?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Redoubt</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> ] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A central +or retired work within any other work.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*dun"dance</hw> (r?*d?n"d<i>a</i>ns), +<hw>Re*dun"dan*cy</hw> (-d<i>a</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redundantia</i>: cf. F. <i>redondance</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being redundant; +superfluity; superabundance; excess.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is redundant or in excess; +anything superfluous or superabundant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Labor . . . throws off <i>redundacies</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Surplusage inserted in a +pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the +validity of what remains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*dun"dant</hw> (-d<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>redundans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>redundare</i>: cf. F. +<i>redondant</i>. See <u>Redound</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; +as, a <i>redundant</i> quantity of bile or food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Notwithstanding the <i>redundant</i> oil in fishes, +they do not increase fat so much as flesh.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Using more worrds or images than are +necessary or useful; pleonastic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where an suthor is <i>redundant</i>, mark those +paragraphs to be retrenched.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant; +overflowing; plentiful; copious.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*dun"dant*ly</hw> (r?*d?n"d<i>a</i>nt*l?), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a refundant manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"pli*cate</hw> (r?*d?"pl?*k?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>duplicate</i>: cf. L. <i>reduplicatus</i>. Cf. +<u>Redouble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Double; doubled; +reduplicative; repeated.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Valvate with the margins +curved outwardly; -- said of the &?;stivation of certain +flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"pli*cate</hw> (-k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>reduplicare</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To redouble; to multiply; to +repeat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>To repeat the first letter +or letters of (a word). See <u>Reduplication</u>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du`pli*ca"tion</hw> (-k?sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réduplication</i>, L. <i>reduplicatio</i> repetition.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of doubling, or the state of being +doubled.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A figure in which the first +word of a verse is the same as the last word of the preceding +verse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>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. <i>te</i>tuli; +<i>po</i>posci.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*du"pli*ca*tive</hw> (-k?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réduplicatif</i>.] <def>Double; formed by reduplication; +reduplicate.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"u*vid</hw> (r?d"?*v?d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reduvia</i> a hangnail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any hemipterous +insect of the genus <i>Redivius</i>, or family <i>Reduvidæ</i>. +They live by sucking the blood of other insects, and some species also +attack man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"weed`</hw> (r&ebreve;d"wēd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The red poppy (<i>Papaver Rhœas</i>).</def> +<i>Dr. Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Red"wing`</hw> (-w?ng`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A European thrush (<i>Turdus iliacus</i>). +Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also <i>redwinged +thrush</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A North American passerine bird +(<i>Agelarius phœniceus</i>) of the family +<i>Icteridæ</i>. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of +bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also +<i>redwinged blackbird</i>, <i>red-winged troupial</i>, <i>marsh +blackbird</i>, and <i>swamp blackbird</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"withe`</hw> (r?d"w?th`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A west Indian climbing shrub (<i>Combretum Jacquini</i>) with +slender reddish branchlets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Red"wood`</hw> (-w&oocr;d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A gigantic coniferous tree (<i>Sequoia +sempervirens</i>) of California, and its light and durable reddish +timber. See <u>Sequoia</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An East +Indian dyewood, obtained from <i>Pterocarpus santalinus</i>, +<i>Cæsalpinia Sappan</i>, and several other trees.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The redwood of Andaman is <i>Pterocarpus dalbergioides</i>; +that of some parts of tropical America, several species of +<i>Erythoxylum</i>; that of Brazil, the species of +<i>Humirium</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ree</hw> (rē), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>real</i>, pl. +<i>reis</i>. See <u>Real</u> the money.] <def>See +<u>Rei</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ree</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. G. +<i>räden</i>, <i>raden</i>, <i>raiten</i>. Cf. <u>Riddle</u> a +sieve.] <def>To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.</def> [Obs. +or Prov. Eng.] <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ree"bok`</hw> (r?"b?k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D., literally, +roebuck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The peele.</def> [Written also +<i>rehboc</i> and <i>rheeboc</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëch"o</hw> (rē*&ebreve;k"&osl;), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills +<i>reëcho</i> the roar of cannon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëch"o</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give +echoes; to return back, or be reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to +be resonant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And a loud groan <i>reëchoes</i> from the +main.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëch"o</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The echo of an +echo; a repeated or second echo.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reech"y</hw> (rēch"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reeky</u>.] <def>Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with dirt.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reed</hw> (rēd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Red.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reed</hw>, <pos><i>v. & n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rede</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reed</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The fourth stomach of a +ruminant; rennet.</def> [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reed</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hreód</i>; akin +to D. <i>riet</i>, G. <i>riet</i>, <i>ried</i>, OHG. <i>kriot</i>, +<i>riot</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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 (<i>Phragmites +communis</i>).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A musical instrument made of the hollow +joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Arcadian pipe, the pastoral <i>reed</i><BR> +Of Hermes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An arrow, as made of a reed.</def> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Straw prepared for thatching a roof.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Weaving)</i> <def>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 <u>Batten</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A tube containing the train +of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Reeding</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Egyptian reed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the +papyrus.</cd> -- <col><b>Free reed</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a reed +whose edges do not overlap the wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, +concertina, etc. It is distinguished from the <i>beating</i> or +<i>striking reed</i> of the organ and clarinet.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow +reed grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Glyceria aquatica</i>, +a tall grass found in wet places.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed +babbler</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Reedbird</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed +bunting</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>A European sparrow +(<i>Emberiza schœniclus</i>) which frequents marshy places; -- +called also <i>reed sparrow</i>, <i>ring bunting</i>.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Reedling.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed canary +grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall wild grass (<i>Phalaris +arundinacea</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Reed grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The common reed</cd>. See <u>Reed</u>, 1. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the genus <i>Sparganium</i>; bur +reed. See under <u>Bur</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed organ</b></col> +<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an organ in which the wind acts on a set of free +reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reed pipe</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a pipe of an organ +furnished with a reed.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed sparrow</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Reed bunting</i>, above.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reed stop</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a set of pipes in an +organ furnished with reeds.</cd> -- <col><b>Reed warbler</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small European warbler +(<i>Acrocephalus streperus</i>); -- called also <i>reed wren</i>.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several species of Indian and +Australian warblers of the genera <i>Acrocephalus</i>, +<i>Calamoherpe</i>, and <i>Arundinax</i>. They are excellent +singers.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea-sand reed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +kind of coarse grass (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>). See <i>Beach +grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood reed +grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall, elegant grass (<i>Cinna +arundinacea</i>), common in moist woods.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"bird`</hw> (r?d"b?rd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The bobolink.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of several small Asiatic singing birds of +the genera <i>Schœnicola</i> and <i>Eurycercus</i>; -- called +also <i>reed babbler</i>.</def> +<hw>Reed"buck"</hw> (-b?k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Rietboc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Civered with reeds; reedy.</def> <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formed with channels and ridges like +reeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"en</hw> (r?d"'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of +a reed or reeds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through <i>reeden</i> pipes convey the golden +flood.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëd`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (r?*?d`?*f?*k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réédification</i>. See +<u>Reëdify</u>.] <def>The act reëdifying; the state of being +reëdified.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëd"i*fy</hw> (r?*?d"?*ff?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>edify</i>: cf. F. +<i>réédifier</i>, L. <i>reaedificare</i>.] <def>To edify +anew; to build again after destruction.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"ing</hw> (r?d"?ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From 4th +<u>Reed</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A small convex +molding; a reed (see <i>Illust.</i> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> of +<u>Molding</u>); one of several set close together to decorate a +surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of +<i>fluting</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Several <i>reedings</i> 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, +<i>reeding</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- +commonly called <i>milling</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of reeds; +as, <i>reedless</i> banks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"ling</hw> (-l?ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European bearded titmouse (<i>Panurus +biarmicus</i>); -- called also <i>reed bunting</i>, <i>bearded +pinnock</i>, and <i>lesser butcher bird</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and yellow on +the wings. The male has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the +face.</p> + +<p><hw>Reed"-mace`</hw> (-m?s`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The cat-tail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"work`</hw> (-w?rk`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reed"y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds.</def> "A <i>reedy</i> +pool." <i>Thomson .</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the quality of reed in tone, that +is, &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; and thin^ as some voices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reef</hw> (r?f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>rif</i>, +G. <i>riff</i>, Icel. <i>rif</i>, Dan. <i>rev</i>; cf. Icel. +<i>rifa</i> rift, rent, fissure, <i>rifa</i> to rive, bear. Cf. +<u>Rift</u>, <u>Rive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A chain or range of +rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See <i>Coral +reefs</i>, under <u>Coral</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining.)</i> <def>A large vein of auriferous +quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding +valuable ore.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reef builder</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any stony +coral which contributes material to the formation of coral reefs.</cd> +-- <col><b>Reef heron</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any heron of +the genus <i>Demigretta</i>; as, the blue <i>reef heron</i> (<i>D. +jugularis</i>) of Australia.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reef</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>reef</i>, G. +<i>reff</i>, Sw. <i>ref</i>; cf. Icel. <i>rif</i> reef, <i>rifa</i> to +basten together. Cf. <u>Reeve</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, +<u>River</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails, is +termed the <i>first reef</i>; from this to the next is the <i>second +reef</i>; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which reef on the foot, +the first reef is the lowest part. <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Close reef</b></col>, <cd>the last reef that can be put +in.</cd> -- <col><b>Reef band</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Reef-band</u> in +the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Reef knot</b></col>, <cd>the knot +which is used in tying reef pointss. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Knot</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reef line</b></col>, <cd>a small rope +formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the +yard and through the holes of the reef.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- +<col><b>Reef points</b></col>, <cd>pieces of small rope passing +through the eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the +sail.</cd> -- <col><b>Reef tackle</b></col>, <cd>a tackle by which the +reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for +reefing.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>To take a reef in</b></col>, +<cd>to reduce the size of (a sail) by folding or rolling up a reef, +and lashing it to the spar.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reef</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reefed</u> (rēft); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reefing</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To reef the paddles</b></col>, <cd>to move the floats of a +paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so +deeply.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1206 !></p> + +<p><hw>Reef"-band`</hw> (r?f"b?nd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to +strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are +made.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reef"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One who reefs; -- a name often given to +midshipmen.</def> <i>Marryat.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A close-fitting lacket or short coat of +thick cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reef"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The +process of taking in a reef.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reefing bowsprit</b></col>, <cd>a bowsprit so rigged that +it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in +cutters.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reef"y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of reefs or +rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reek</hw> (rēk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rick.</def> +[Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reek</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>r&emc;c</i>; akin to +OFries. <i>rēk</i>, LG. & D. <i>rook</i>, G. <i>rauch</i>, OHG. +<i>rouh</i>, Dan. rög, Sw. <i>rök</i>, Icel. <i>reykr</i>, +and to AS. <i>reócan</i> to reek, smoke, Icel. +<i>rjūka</i>, G. <i>riechen</i> to smell.] <def>Vapor; steam; +smoke; fume.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As hateful to me as the <i>reek</i> of a +limekiln.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reek</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reeked</u> (rēkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reeking</u>.] [As. <i>rēcan</i>. See <u>Reek</u> +vapor.] <def>To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to +be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Few chimneys <i>reeking</i> you shall +espy.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I found me laid<BR> +In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun<BR> +Soon dried, and on the <i>reeking</i> moisture fed.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The coffee rooms <i>reeked</i> with +tobacco.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reek"y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Reek</u>; +cf. <u>Reechy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soiled with smoke or +steam; smoky; foul.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Emitting reek.</def> "<i>Reeky</i> fen." +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reel</hw> (r?l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gael. <i>righil</i>.] +<def>A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to +the dance; -- often called <i>Scotch reel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Virginia reel</b></col>, <cd>the common name throughout the +United States for the old English "country dance," or contradance +(<i>contredanse</i>).</cd> <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>kre&?;l</i>: cf. Icel. +<i>kr&?;ll</i> a weaver's reed or sley.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>reel</i>, used by seamen; an angler's <i>reel</i>; a garden +<i>reel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> +<i>McElrath.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Agric.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reel oven</b></col>, <cd>a baker's oven in which bread pans +hang suspended from the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a +horizontal axis.</cd> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reeled</u> (r?ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reeling</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To roll.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And Sisyphus an huge round stone did +<i>reel</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wind upon a reel, as yarn or +thread.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>ragla</i>. See +<u>2d Reel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To incline, in walking, from +one side to the other; to stagger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>reel</i> to and fro, and stagger like a drunken +man.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cvii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He, with heavy fumes oppressed,<BR> +<i>Reeled</i> from the palace, and retired to rest.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wagons <i>reeling</i> under the yellow +sheaves.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have a whirling sensation; to be +giddy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In these lengthened vigils his brain often +<i>reeled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reel</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or motion of +reeling or staggering; as, a drunken <i>reel</i>.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ë*lect"</hw> (r?`?*l?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To elect again; as, to <i>reëlect</i> the former +governor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ë*lec"tion</hw> (-l?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Election a second time, or anew; as, the <i>reëlection</i> +of a former chief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reel"er</hw> (r?l"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who reels.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The grasshopper +warbler; -- so called from its note.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ël"i*gi*ble</hw> +(r&emc;*&ebreve;l"&ibreve;*j&ibreve;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Eligible again; capable of reëlection; as, +<i>reëligible</i> to the same office.</def> -- +<wf>Re*ël`i*gi*bil"i*ty</wf> +(r&emc;*&ebreve;l`&ibreve;*j&ibreve;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Reem</hw> (r?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, +probably the Urus.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In King James's Version it is called <i>unicorn</i>; in the +Revised Version, <i>wild ox</i>. <i>Job xxxix. 9.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reem</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Ream</u> to make a +hole in.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To open (the seams of a vessel's +planking) for the purpose of calking them.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reeming iron</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an iron chisel +for reeming the seams of planks in calking ships.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëm*bark"</hw> (r?`?m*b?rk"), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëm`bar*ka"tion</hw> (r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A putting, or going, on board a vessel +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëm*bod"y</hw> (r?`?m*b?d"?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To embody again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëm*brace"</hw> (-br?s"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To embrace again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ë*merge"</hw> (r?`?*m?rj"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To emerge again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ë*mer"gence</hw> (-m?r"j<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of reëmerging.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*act"</hw> (r?`?n*?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To enact again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*ac"tion</hw> (-?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reënacting; the state of being +reënacted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*act"ment</hw> (-?kt"m<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The enacting or passing of a law a second +time; the renewal of a law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*cour"age</hw> (-k?r"?j;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To encourage again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*dow"</hw> (-dou"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +endow again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*force"</hw> (-f?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>enforce</i>: cf. F. <i>renforcer</i>.] <def>To +strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to +<i>reënforce</i> an argument; to <i>reënforce</i> a garment; +especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a +fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.</def> [Written also +<i>reinforce</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*force"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reënforce</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Ranforce</u>, +<u>Reinforce</u>.] <def>Something which reënforces or +strengthens.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Cannon</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An +additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, +buttonhole, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*force"ment</hw> (r?`?n*f?rs"m<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +reënforcing, or the state of being reënforced.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which reënforces; additional +force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength +of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*gage"</hw> (-g?j), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To engage a second time or again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*gage"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A renewed or repeated engagement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*grave"</hw> (-gr?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To engrave anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*joy"</hw> (-joi"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +enjoy anew.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*joy"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Renewed enjoyment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*kin"dle</hw> (-k?n"d'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To enkindle again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*list"</hw> (-l?st"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To enlist again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*list"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A renewed enlistment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*slave"</hw> (-sl?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To enslave again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"ter</hw> (r?*?n"t?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To enter again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Engraving)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To enter anew +or again.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reëntering angle</b></col>, <cd>an angle of a polygon +pointing inward, as <i>a</i>, in the cut.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reëntering polygon</b></col>, <cd>a polygon having one or +more reëntering angles.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"ter*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Calico +Printing.)</i> <def>The process of applying additional colors, by +applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly +colored.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*throne"</hw> (-thr?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ën*throne"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second enthroning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"trance</hw> (r?*?n"tr<i>a</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act entereing again; re&?;ntry.</def> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"trant</hw> (-tr<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reëntering; pointing or directed inwardds; as, a +<i>re&?;ntrant</i> angle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ën"try</hw> (-tr?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A second or new entry; as, a +<i>reëntry</i> into public life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Card of reëtry</b></col>, <i>(Whist)</i>, <cd>a card +that by winning a trick will bring one the lead at an advanced period +of the hand.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ë*rect"</hw> (r?`?*r?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To erect again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reer"mouse`</hw> (r?r"mous`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Rearmouse</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ës*tab"lish</hw> (r?`?s*t?b"l?sh), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to +restore; as, to <i>reëstablish</i> a covenant; to +<i>reëstablish</i> health.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ës*tab"lish*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who establishes again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ës*tab"lish*ment</hw> (-mnt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act reëstablishing; the state of being +reëstablished.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ës*tate"</hw> (-t?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +reëstablish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Walis.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reeve</hw> (r?v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The female of the ruff.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reeve</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rove</u> (r?v); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reeving</u>.] [Cf. D. <i>reven</i>. See <u>Reef</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To +pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, +cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reeve</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reve</i>, AS. +<i>ger&?;fa</i>. Cf. <u>Sheriff</u>.] <def>an officer, steward, +bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, +shire<i>reeve</i>, now written <i>sheriff</i>; port<i>reeve</i>, +etc.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*am"i*na*ble</hw> (r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting of being reëxamined or +reconsidered.</def> <i>Story.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*am`i*na"tion</hw> (-?*n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A repeated examination. See under <u>Examination</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*am"ine</hw> (--?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +examine anew.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*change"</hw> (r?`?ks*ch?nj"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous +exchange).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*change"</hw> <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rate of <i>reëxchange</i> 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. <i>Reëxchange</i> can not be cumulated.</blockquote> +<i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*hib"it</hw> (r?`?gz*?b"?t or -?ks*h?b"?t), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exhibit again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*pel"</hw> (r?`?ks*p?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To expel again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*pe"ri*ence</hw> (-p?`r?-<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A renewed or repeated experience.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*port"</hw> (-p?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +export again, as what has been imported.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëx"port</hw> (r?*?ks"p?rt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Any commodity reëxported; -- chiefly in the +plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ëx`por*ta"tion</hw> (-p?r*t?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reëxporting, or of exporting +an import.</def> <i>A. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ëx*pul"sion</hw> (r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Renewed or repeated expulsion.</def> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reezed</hw> (rēzd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Grown rank; +rancid; rusty.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Reezed</i> bacon." +<i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fac"tion</hw> (r?*f?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Refection</u>.] <def>Recompense; atonement; retribution.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*far"</hw> (r?*f?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>refaire</i> to do over again.] <def>To go over again; to +repeat.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To him therefore this wonder done +<i>refar</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fash"ion</hw> (r?*f?sh"?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.</def> +<i>MacKnight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fash"ion*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.</def> +[R.] <i>Leigh Hunt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fas"ten</hw> (r?*f?s"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +fasten again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fect"</hw> (r?*f?kt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refectus</i>, p. p. of <i>reficere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>facere</i> to make.] <def>To restore after hunger or fatigue; to +refresh.</def> [Archaic] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fec"tion</hw> (r?*f?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refectio</i>: cf. F. <i>réfection</i>. See <u>Refect</u>, +<u>Fact</u>.] <def>Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a +lunch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[His] feeble spirit inly felt +<i>refection</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those Attic nights, and those <i>refections</i> of the +gods.</blockquote> <i>Curran.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fec"tive</hw> (r?*f?k"t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Refreshing; restoring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fec"tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +refreshes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fec"to*ry</hw> (-t&osl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i>; <plw><b>Refectories</b></plw> (-r&?;z). [<u>LL</u>. +<i>refectorium</i>: cf. F. <i>réfectoire</i>. See +<u>Refection</u>.] <def>A room for refreshment; originally, a dining +hall in monasteries or convents.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Sometimes pronounced r&ebreve;f"&ebreve;k*t&osl;*r&ybreve;, +especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fel"</hw> (r?*f?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refellere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>fallere</i> to deceive.] +<def>To refute; to disprove; as, to <i>refel</i> the tricks of a +sophister.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>How he <i>refelled</i> me, and how I +replied.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fer"</hw> (r&esl;*f&etilde;r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Referred</u> (-f&etilde;rd); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Referring</u>.] [F. +<i>référer</i>, L. <i>referre</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- ++ <i>ferre</i> to bear. See <u>Bear</u> to carry.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To carry or send back.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To send or direct away; to send or +direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; +to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to <i>refer</i> a student +to an author; to <i>refer</i> a beggar to an officer; to <i>refer</i> +a bill to a committee; a court <i>refers</i> a matter of fact to a +commissioner for investigation, or <i>refers</i> a question of law to +a superior tribunal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>referred</i> the phenomena +to electrical disturbances.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To refer one's self</b></col>, <cd>to have recourse; to +betake one's self; to make application; to appeal.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I'll <i>refer</i> me to all things sense.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fer"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, +to <i>refer</i> to a dictionary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In suits . . . it is to <i>refer</i> to some friend of +trust.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have relation or reference; to relate; +to point; as, the figure <i>refers</i> to a footnote.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of those places that <i>refer</i> to the shutting and +opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To carry the mind or thought; to direct +attention; as, the preacher <i>referred</i> to the late +election.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To direct inquiry for information or a +guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, +pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I <i>referred</i> to his employer +for the truth of his story.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To allude; advert; suggest; appeal. <u>Refer</u>, +<u>Allude</u>, <u>Advert</u>. We <i>refer</i> to a thing by +specifically and distinctly introducing it into our discourse. We +<i>allude</i> to it by introducing it indirectly or indefinitely, as +by something collaterally allied to it. We <i>advert</i> to it by +turning off somewhat abruptly to consider it more at large. Thus, +Macaulay <i>refers</i> to the early condition of England at the +opening of his history; he <i>alludes</i> to these statements from +time to time; and <i>adverts</i>, in the progress of his work, to +various circumstances of peculiar interest, on which for a time he +dwells. "But to do good is . . . that that Solomon chiefly +<i>refers</i> to in the text." <i>Sharp.</i> "This, I doubt not, was +that artificial structure here <i>alluded</i> to." <i>T. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now to the universal whole <i>advert</i>:<BR> +The earth regard as of that whole a part.</blockquote> +<i>Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"er*a*ble</hw> (r?f"?r*?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something +else; assignable; ascribable.</def> [Written also +<i>referrible</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a question among philosophers, whether all the +attractions which obtain between bodies are <i>referable</i> to one +general cause.</blockquote> <i>W. Nicholson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`er*ee"</hw> (-&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See <u>Judge</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ref"er*ence</hw> (r?f"?r-<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Refer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of referring, or the +state of being referred; as, <i>reference</i> to a chart for +guidance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which refers to something; a specific +direction of the attention; as, a <i>reference</i> in a text- +book.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Relation; regard; respect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Something that hath a <i>reference</i> to my +state.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is referred +to.</def> Specifically; <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of whom inquires +can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of +another.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A work, or a passage in a +work, to which one is referred.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of +submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons +for decision.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Equity)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Appeal.</def> [R.] "Make your full +<i>reference</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Reference Bible</b></col>, <cd>a Bible in which brief +explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the +margin of the text.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`er*en"da*ry</hw> (r?f`?r*?n"d?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>referendarius</i>, fr. L. <i>referendus</i> to be referred, +gerundive of <i>referre</i>: cf. F. <i>référendaire</i>. +See <u>Refer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One to whose decision a +cause is referred; a referee.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer who delivered the royal answer +to petitions.</def> "<i>Referendaries</i>, or masters of request." +<i>Harmar.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, an officer of state charged with +the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ref`er*en"dum</hw> (r?f`?r*?n"d?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gerundive fr. L. <i>referre</i>. See <u>Refer</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A diplomatic agent's note asking for +instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or +point.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The right to approve or reject by popular +vote a meassure passed upon by a legislature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`er*en"tial</hw> (-sh<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, +notes for <i>referential</i> use.</def> -- <wf>Ref`er*en"tial*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fer"ment</hw> (r?*f?r"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of referring; reference.</def> <i>Laud.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1207 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-fer*ment"</hw> (r&?;`f&?;r*m&?;nt"), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To ferment, or cause to ferment, again.</def> +<i>Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fer"rer</hw> (r?*f?r"r?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +refers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fer"ri*ble</hw> (-r?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Referable.</def> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fig"ure</hw> (r?*f?g"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +figure again.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fill"</hw> (r?*f?l"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +fill, or become full, again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*find"</hw> (r?*f?nd), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To find +again; to get or experience again.</def> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fine"</hw> (r?*f?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refined</u> (-find"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Refining</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>fine</i> to make +fine: cf. F. <i>raffiner</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>refine</i> gold or silver; to <i>refine</i> iron; +to <i>refine</i> wine or sugar.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will bring the third part through the fire, and will +<i>refine</i> them as silver is <i>refined</i>.</blockquote> <i>Zech. +xiii. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To purify from what is gross, coarse, +vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to +polish; as, to <i>refine</i> the manners, the language, the style, the +taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Love <i>refines</i><BR> +The thoughts, and heart enlarges.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains,<BR> +Works itself clear, and, as it runs, <i>refines</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or +excellence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Chaucer <i>refined</i> on Boccace, and mended his +stories.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But let a lord once own the happy lines,<BR> +How the wit brightens! How the style <i>refines</i>!</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or +language.</def> "He makes another paragraph about our <i>refining</i> +in controversy." <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fined"</hw> (-f?nd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Freed from +impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; +<i>refined</i> gold; <i>refined</i> language; <i>refined</i> +sentiments.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Refined</i> wits who honored poesy with their +pens.</blockquote> <i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*fin"ed*ly</wf> (r&?;*f&?;n"&?;d*l&?;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*fin"ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fine"ment</hw> (r?*f?n"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>raffinement</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +refining, or the state of being refined; as, the <i>refinement</i> or +metals; <i>refinement</i> of ideas.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and +<i>refinement</i>, the more diffusive are they.</blockquote> +<i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the +corruptions in our language have not equaled its +<i>refinements</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is refined, elaborated, or +polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, <i>refinements</i> of +logic.</def> "The <i>refinements</i> of irregular cunning." +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; +elegance; cultivation; civilization.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fin"er</hw> (-f?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, refines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fin"er*y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Refineries</b></plw> (-&?;z). [Cf. F. <i>raffinerie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The building and apparatus for refining or +purifying, esp. metals and sugar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A furnace in which cast iron is refined by +the action of a blast on the molten metal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fit"</hw> (r?*f?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to +restore after damage or decay; as, to <i>refit</i> a garment; to +<i>refit</i> ships of war.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fit out or supply a second +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fit"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To obtain repairs or +supplies; as, the fleet returned to <i>refit</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fit"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fix"</hw> (r?*f?ks"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fix +again or anew; to establish anew.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flame"</hw> (r?*fl?m"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +kindle again into flame.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"</hw> (r?*fl?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reflected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reflecting</u>.] [L. <i>reflectere</i>, +<i>reflexum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>flectere</i> to bend or +turn. See <u>Flexible</u>, and cf. <u>Reflex</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bend back; to give a +backwa&?;d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return +after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror <i>reflects</i> rays of +light; polished metals <i>reflect</i> heat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let me mind the reader to <i>reflect</i> his eye on our +quotations.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bodies close together <i>reflect</i> their own +color.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give back an image or likeness of; to +mirror.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nature is the glass <i>reflecting</i> God,<BR> +As by the sea <i>reflected</i> is the sun.</blockquote> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"</hw> <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or +beams.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be sent back; to rebound as from a +surface; to revert; to return.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose virtues will, I hope,<BR> +<i>Reflect</i> on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We can not be said to <i>reflect</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All men are concious of the operations of their own +minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there few who +<i>reflect</i> upon them, or make them objects of +thought.</blockquote> <i>Reid.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As I much <i>reflected</i>, much I +mourned.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cast reproach; to cause censure or +dishonor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Errors of wives <i>reflect</i> on husbands +still.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither do I <i>reflect</i> in the least upon the +memory of his late majesty.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate; +ponder; muse; ruminate.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Thrown back after striking a surface; as, <i>reflected</i> light, +heat, sound, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Not one's own; received from +another; as, his glory was <i>reflected</i> glory.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Bent backward or outward; +reflexed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"ent</hw> (r?*fl?kt"<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>reflectens</i>, p. pr. of <i>reflectere</i>. See +<u>Reflect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bending or flying back; +reflected.</def> "The ray descendent, and the ray <i>reflectent</i> +flying with so great a speed." <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reflecting; as, a <i>reflectent</i> +body.</def> <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"i*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other +surface.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Given to reflection or serious +consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a <i>reflecting</i> +mind.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reflecting circle</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reflecting galvanometer</b></col>, <cd>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 <i>mirror galvanometer</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reflecting +goniometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Goniometer</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reflecting telescope</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Telescope</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With +reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flec"tion</hw> (r?*fl?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reflexio</i>: cf. F. <i>réflexion</i>. See <u>Riflect</u>.] +[Written also <i>reflexion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being +reflected.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The return of +rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See <i>Angle of +reflection</i>, below.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The eye sees not itself,<BR> +But by <i>reflection</i>, by some other things.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>reflection</i>, . . . 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.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This delight grows and improves under thought and +<i>reflection</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shining; brightness, as of the sun.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is produced by reflection.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An image given back from a +reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As the sun water we can bear,<BR> +Yet not the sun, but his <i>reflection</i>, there.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A part reflected, or turned back, at an +angle; as, the <i>reflection</i> of a membrane.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Result of meditation; thought or opinion +after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts +suggested by truth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Job's <i>reflections</i> on his once flourishing estate +did at the same time afflict and encourage him.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Censure; reproach cast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He died; and oh! may no <i>reflection</i> shed<BR> +Its poisonous venom on the royal dead.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The transference of an +excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve +cells, as in reflex action. See <i>Reflex action</i>, under +<u>Reflex</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Angle of reflection</b></col>, <cd>the angle which +anything, as a ray of light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes +with the perpendicular to the surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle of total +reflection</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Critical angle</i>, +under <u>Critical</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation; +consideration; musing; thinking.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"ive</hw> (r?*fl?kt"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réflectif</i>. Cf. <u>Reflexive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Throwing back images; as, a <i>reflective</i> mirror.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the <i>reflective</i> stream the sighing bride, +viewing her charms.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of exercising thought or judgment; +as, <i>reflective</i> reason.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His perceptive and <i>reflective</i> faculties . . . +thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development.</blockquote> +<i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Addicted to introspective or meditative +habits; as, a <i>reflective</i> person.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Reflexive; +reciprocal.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*flect"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*flect"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +"<i>Reflectiveness</i> of manner." <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flect"or</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réflecteur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that +which, reflects.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, +as a mirror, a speculum, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +reflecting telescope.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A device for +reflecting sound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"flex</hw> (r?"fl?ks), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reflexus</i>, p. p. of <i>reflectere</i>: cf. F. +<i>réflexe</i>. See <u>Reflect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; +introspective.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>reflex</i> act of the soul, or the turning of +the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions.</blockquote> <i>Sir +M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in +return.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +produced by, stimulus or excitation without the necessary intervention +of consciousness.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reflex action</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Reflex nerve</b></col> +<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>an excito-motory nerve. See <u>Exito- +motory</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re"flex</hw> (r?"fl?ks; <i>formerly</i> r?*fl?ks"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>reflexus</i> a bending back. See +<u>Reflect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reflection; the light +reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yon gray is not the morning's eye,<BR> +'Tis but the pale <i>reflex</i> of Cynthia's brow.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On the depths of death there swims<BR> +The <i>reflex</i> of a human face.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An involuntary movement +produced by reflex action.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Patellar reflex</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Knee jerk</i>, under +<u>Knee</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"</hw> (r?*fl?ks"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reflexus</i>, p. p. of <i>reflectere</i>. See <u>Reflect</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reflect.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bend back; to turn back.</def> <i>J. +Gregory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flexed"</hw> (r?*fl?kst"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bent +backward or outward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*fl?ks`?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réflexibilité</i>.] +<def>The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the +<i>reflexibility</i> of the rays of light.</def> <i>Sir I. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"i*ble</hw> (r?*fl?ks"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [CF. +F. <i>réflexible</i>.] <def>Capable of being reflected, or +thrown back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The light of the sun consists of rays differently +refrangible and <i>reflexible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"ion</hw> (-fl?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reflection</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"i*ty</hw> (r?*fl?ks"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The state or condition of being reflected.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"ive</hw> (-?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +[Cf. F. <i>réflexif</i>.] <def>Bending or turned backward; +reflective; having respect to something past.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Assurance <i>reflexive</i> can not be a divine +faith.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Implying censure.</def> [Obs.] "What man +does not resent an ugly <i>reflexive</i> word?" <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Having for its direct object +a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- +said of certain verbs; as, the witness <i>perjured</i> himself; I +<i>bethought</i> myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; +reciprocal; reflective.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*flex"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*flex"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flex"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reflex +manner; reflectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"float</hw> (r?"fl?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reflux; +ebb.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`flo*res"cence</hw> (r?`fl?*r?s"s<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A blossoming anew of a plant +after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flour"ish</hw> (r?*fl?r"?sh), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To flourish again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flow"</hw> (r?*fl?"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow +back; to ebb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*flow"er</hw> (rē*flou"&etilde;r), <pos><i>v. i. & +t.</i></pos> <def>To flower, or cause to flower, again.</def> +<i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fluc`tu*a"tion</hw> (r?*fl?k`t?*?"sh?n; 135), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flowing back; refluence.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ref"lu*ence</hw> (r?f"l?-<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Ref"lu*en*cy</hw> +(-<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being +refluent; a flowing back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"lu*ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refluens</i>, p. pr. of <i>refluere</i> to flow back; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>fluere</i> to flow. See <u>Flurent</u>.] <def>Flowing +back; returning; ebbing.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>refluent</i> through the pass of fear<BR> +The battle's tide was poured.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"lu*eus</hw> (-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refluus</i>.] <def>Refluent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re"flux`</hw> (r?"fl?ks`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Returning, +or flowing back; reflex; as, <i>reflux</i> action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"flux`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>reflux</i>. See +<u>Refluent</u>, <u>Flux</u>.] <def>A flowing back, as the return of a +fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and <i>reflux</i> of the +tides.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All from me<BR> +Shall with a fierce <i>reflux</i> on me redound.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*foc"il*late</hw> (r?*f?s"?l*l?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[L. <i>refocillatus</i>, p. p. of <i>refocillare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>focillare</i> to revive by warmth.] <def>To refresh; to +revive.</def> [Obs.] <i>Aubrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*foc`il*la"tion</hw> (-l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restoration of strength by refreshment.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Middleton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fold"</hw> (r?*f?ld"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fold +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`fo*ment"</hw> (r?`f?*m<i>?</i>nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To foment anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*for`est*i*za`tion</hw> (r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of +reforestizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*for"est*ize</hw> (r?*f?r"?st*?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To convert again into a forest; to plant again with +trees.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*forge"</hw> (r?*f?rj"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>forge</i>: cf. F. <i>reforger</i>.] <def>To forge +again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make +over.</def> <i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*for"ger</hw> (r?*f?r"j?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reforges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"</hw> (r?*f?rm"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réformer</i>, L. <i>reformare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>formare</i> to form, from <i>forma</i> form. See <u>Form</u>.] +<def>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 <i>reform</i> a profligate man; +to <i>reform</i> corrupt manners or morals.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an +age; but that of a good one will not <i>reform</i> it.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To amend; correct; emend; rectify; mend; repair; +better; improve; restore; reclaim.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>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 <i>reform</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réforme</i>.] +<def>Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; +reformation; as, <i>reform</i> of elections; <i>reform</i> of +government.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Civil service reform</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Civil</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Reform acts</b></col> <i>(Eng. +Politics)</i>, <cd>acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, 1884, +1885, extending and equalizing popular representation in +Parliament.</cd> -- <col><b>Reform school</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> [U. S.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. +See <u>Reformation</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re-form"</hw> (r?*f?rm"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Re-formed</u> (-f?rmd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Re-forming</u>.] <def>To give a new form to; +to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to <i>re- +form</i> the line after a charge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"a*ble</hw> (r?*f?rm"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being reformed.</def> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`or*made"</hw> (r?f`?r*m?d"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +reformado.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ref`or*ma"do</hw> (-m?"d?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. +<i>reformar</i>, L. <i>reformare</i>. SEe <u>Reform</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A monk of a reformed +order.</def> [Obs.] <i>Weever.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of +his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"al*ize</hw> (r?*f?rm"<i>a</i>l*?z), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> <def>To affect reformation; to pretend to +correctness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ref`or*ma"tion</hw> (r?f`?r*m?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réformation</i>, L. <i>reformatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 <i>reformation</i> of manners; +<i>reformation</i> of the age; <i>reformation</i> of abuses.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Satire lashes vice into +<i>reformation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1208 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>, the +important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the +sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various +Protestant churches.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reform; amendment; correction; rectification. -- +<u>Reformation</u>, <u>Reform</u>. <i>Reformation</i> is a more +thorough and comprehensive change than <i>reform</i>. It is applied to +subjects that are more important, and results in changes which are +more lasting. A <i>reformation</i> involves, and is followed by, many +particular <i>reforms</i>. "The pagan converts mention this great +<i>reformation</i> 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." <i>Addison.</i> "A variety of +schemes, founded in visionary and impracticable ideas of +<i>reform</i>, were suddenly produced." <i>Pitt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-for*ma"tion</hw> (r?`f?r*m?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the +<i>reformation</i> of a column of troops into a hollow +square.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"a*tive</hw> (r?*f?rm"?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; +reformatory.</def> <i>Good.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"a*to*ry</hw> (-t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Tending to produce reformation; reformative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"a*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (-r&?;z). <def>An institution for promoting +the reformation of offenders.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to +<i>reformatories</i> instead of to prisons.</blockquote> <i>Eng. +Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*formed"</hw> (r?*f?rmd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>Reformed churches</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The town was one of the strongholds of the +<i>Reformed</i> faith.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Amended in character and life; as, a +<i>reformed</i> gambler or drunkard.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Retained in service on half +or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of +an officer.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"er</hw> (r?*f?rm"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who effects a reformation or amendment; +one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a <i>reformer</i> of +manners, or of abuses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> <def>One of those who +commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as +Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réformiste</i>.] <def>A reformer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*form"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a +reform; for the purpose of reform.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fortifying anew, or a second time.</def> +<i>Mitford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*for"ti*fy</hw> (r?*f?r"t?*f?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To fortify anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fos"sion</hw> (r?*f?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refodere</i>, <i>refossum</i>, to dig up again. See <u>Fosse</u>.] +<def>The act of digging up again.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*found"</hw> (r?*found"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>found</i> to cast; cf. F. <i>refondare</i>. Cf. +<u>Refund</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To found or cast anew.</def> +"Ancient bells <i>refounded</i>." <i>T. Warton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To found or establish again; to +re&?;stablish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*found"</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Refind</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*found"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +refounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"</hw> (r?*fr$kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refracted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Refracting</u>.] [L. <i>refractus</i>, p. p. of +<i>refringere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>frangere</i> to break: +cf. F. <i>réfracter</i>. SEe <u>FRacture</u>, and cf. +<u>Refrain</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bend +sharply and abruptly back; to break off.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>refrcts</i> the +rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being refracted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bent backward angularly, as if half- +broken; as, a <i>refracted</i> stem or leaf.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Turned from a direct course by refraction; +as, <i>refracted</i> rays of light.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving or tending +to refract; as, a <i>refracting</i> medium.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Refracting angle of a prism</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, +<cd>the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides +through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of +light.</cd> -- <col><b>Refracting telescope</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Telescope</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"tion</hw> (r?*fr?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réfraction</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +refracting, or the state of being refracted.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Refraction</i> out of the rarer medium into the +denser, is made towards the perpendicular.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Angle of refraction</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the angle +which a refracted ray makes with the perpendicular to the surface +separating the two media traversed by the ray.</cd> -- <col><b>Conical +refraction</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>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; <i>external conical refraction</i>, 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 <i>internal conical refraction</i>, 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Differential +refraction</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Double +refraction</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>optically positive</i> +(like quartz), or <i>optically negative</i> (like calcite), or to have +<i>positive</i>, or <i>negative</i>, <i>double refraction</i>, +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.</cd> -- <col><b>Index +of refraction</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Index</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Refraction circle</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>an instrument +provided with a graduated circle for the measurement of +refraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Refraction of latitude</b></col>, +<col><b>longitude</b></col>, <col><b>declination</b></col>, +<col><b>right ascension</b></col>, <cd>etc., the change in the +apparent latitude, longitude, etc., of a heavenly body, due to the +effect of atmospheric refraction.</cd> -- <col><b>Terrestrial +refraction</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"ive</hw> (r?*fr?kt"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réfractif</i>. See <u>Refract</u>.] <def>Serving or having +power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to +refraction; as, <i>refractive</i> surfaces; <i>refractive</i> +powers.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Refractive index</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>See <i>Index +of refraction</i>, under <u>Index</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute +refractive index</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the index of refraction +of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum.</cd> -- +<col><b>Relative refractive index</b></col> (of two media) +<i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"ive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or condition of being refractive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`frac*tom"e*ter</hw> (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Refraction</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] +<i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the +refraction of light.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fract"or</hw> (r&?;-fr&?;kt"&?;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Anything that refracts</def>; specifically: <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A +refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the +refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"to*ri*ly</hw> (r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a refractory manner; perversely; +obstinately.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or condition of being refractory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"to*ry</hw> (-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refractorius</i>, fr. <i>refringere</i>: cf. F. +<i>refractaire</i>. See <u>Refract</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; +as, a <i>refractory</i> child; a <i>refractory</i> beast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Raging appetites that are<BR> +Most disobedient and <i>refractory</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>refractory</i> ore.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate; +unyielding; ungovernable; unmanageable.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A refractory person.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Refractoriness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. +TAylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>O<i>Pottery</i>) A piece of ware covered +with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to +the other articles.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"ture</hw> (r?*fr?k"t?r;135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the +surgeon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>To break again, as a bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"ra*ga*ble</hw> (r?f"r?*g?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>refragabilis</i>, fr. L. <i>refragari</i> to oppose.] <def>Capable +of being refuted; refutable.</def> [R.] -- +<wf>Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.] -- +<wf>Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty</wf> (-b&?;l`&?;*t&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ref"ra*gate</hw> (-g?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refragatus</i>, p. p. of <i>refragor</i>.] <def>To oppose.</def> +[R.] <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frain"</hw> (r?*fr?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refrained</u> (-fr?nd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb/ n.</i></pos> <u>Refraining</u>.] [OE. <i>refreinen</i>, OF. +<i>refrener</i>, F. <i>refr&?;ner</i>, fr. L. <i>refrenare</i>; +influenced by OF. <i>refraindre</i> to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. +<i>refrangere</i>, for L. <i>refringere</i> to break up, break (see +<u>Refract</u>). L. <i>refrenare</i> is fr. pref. <i>re-</i> back + +<i>frenum</i> bridle; cf. Skr. <i>dh&?;</i> to hold.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold back; to restrain; to keep within +prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His reson <i>refraineth</i> not his foul delight or +talent.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Refrain</i> thy foot from their path.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. i. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To abstain from</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other +counsel than to <i>refrain</i> cold drink.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To keep one's self +from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to +abstain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Refrain</i> from these men, and let them +alone.</blockquote> <i>Acts v. 38.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>refrained</i> therefrom [eating flesh] some +time after.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*frain"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>refrain</i>, fr. +OF. <i>refraindre</i>; cf. Pr. <i>refranhs</i> a refrain, +<i>refranher</i> to repeat. See <u>Refract</u>,<u>Refrain</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We hear the wild <i>refrain</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Whittier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frain"er</hw> (r?*fr?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who refrains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frain"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Act of refraining.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*frame"</hw> (r?*fr?m), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To frame +again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>réfrangibilité</i>.] +<def>The quality of being refrangible.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fran"gi*ble</hw> (-fr?n"j?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>réfrangible</i>. See <u>Refract</u>.] <def>Capable of +being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one +medium to another, as rays of light.</def> -- +<wf>Re*fran"gi*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`re*na"tion</hw> (r?f`r?*n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refrenatio</i>. See <u>Refrain</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<def>The act of refraining.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"</hw> (r?*fr?sh"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refreshed</u> (-fr?sht"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Refreshing</u>.] [OE. +<i>refreshen</i>, <i>refreschen</i>, OF. <i>refreschir</i> (cf. OF. +<i>rafraischir</i>, <i>rafreschir</i>, F. <i>rafra&?;chir</i>); pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>fres</i> fresh. F. <i>frais</i>. See <u>Fresh</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>refreshes</i> the body and the mind.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Foer they have <i>refreshed</i> my spirit and +yours.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xvi. 18.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And labor shall <i>refresh</i> itself with +hope.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make as if new; to repair; to +restore.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rest <i>refresh</i> the scaly snakes that +fol&?;<BR> +The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To refresh the memory</b></col>, <cd>to quicken or +strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or +suggestion.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; +renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +refreshing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, refreshes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An extra fee paid to counsel +in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is +unusually protracted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ten guineas a day is the highest <i>refresher</i> which +a counsel can charge.</blockquote> <i>London Truth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +power to refresh; refreshing.</def> -- <wf>Re*fresh"ful*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reviving; +reanimating.</def> -- <wf>Re*fresh"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +-- <wf>Re*fresh"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fresh"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. +OF. <i>refreschissement</i>, F. <i>rafraîchissement</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which refreshes; means of restoration +or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fret"</hw> (r?*fr?t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>refret</i>, L. <i>refractus</i>, p. p. See <u>Refrain</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Refract</u>.] <def>Refrain.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*freyd"</hw> (r?*fr?d"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>refreidier</i>.] <def>To chill; to cool.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Refreyded</i> by sickness . . . or by cold +drinks.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`ri*ca"tion</hw> (r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refricare</i> to rub again.] <def>A rubbing up afresh; a +brightening.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A continual <i>refrication</i> of the +memory.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*ant</hw> (r?*fr?j"?r-<i>a</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>refrigerans</i>, p. pr. of +<i>refrigerare</i>: cf. F. <i>réfrigérant</i>. See +<u>Refrigerate</u>.] <def>Cooling; allaying heat or fever.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def> <i>Holland.</i> "A <i>refrigerant</i> to passion." +<i>Blair.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*ate</hw> (-āt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refrigerated</u> (- +ā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Refrigerating</u>.] [L. <i>refrigeratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>refrigerare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>frigerare</i> to make +cool, fr. <i>frigus</i>, <i>frigoris</i>, coolness. See +<u>Frigid</u>.] <def>To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or +cool.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig`er*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réfrigération</i>, L. <i>refrigeratio</i>.] <def>The +act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state of being +cooled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*a*tive</hw> (r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>réfrigératif</i>.] <def>Cooling; allaying +heat.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A refrigerant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Crazed brains should come under a <i>refrigerative</i> +treatment.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*a`tor</hw> (-?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That +which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A box or room for keeping food +or other articles cool, usually by means of ice.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated +liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Refrigerator car</b></col> <i>(Railroad)</i>, <cd>a freight +car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh +meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*a*to*ry</hw> (-?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refrigeratorius</i>.] <def>Mitigating heat; cooling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frig"er*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (-fr&?;z). [CF. F. +<i>réfrigératoire</i>.] <def>That which refrigerates or +cools.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In distillation, a +vessel filled with cold water, surrounding the worm, the vapor in +which is thereby condensed.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ref`ri*ge"ri*um</hw> (r?f`r?*j?"r?*?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L.] <def>Cooling refreshment; refrigeration.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frin"gen*cy</hw> (r?*fr?n"j<i>e</i>n*s?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The power possessed by a substance to +refract a ray; as, different substances have different +<i>refringencies</i>.</def> <i>Nichol.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*frin"gent</hw> (-j<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refringens</i>, p. pr. of <i>refringere</i>. See <u>Refract</u>.] +<def>Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; +refracting; as, a <i>refringent</i> prism of spar.</def> +<i>Nichol.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reft</hw> (r?ft), <pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Reave</u>. <def>Bereft.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reft</i> of thy sons, amid thy foes +forlorn.</blockquote> <i>Heber.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reft</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A chink; a rift. See +<u>Rift</u>.</def> <i>Rom. of R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"uge</hw> (r?f"?j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réfuge</i>, L. <i>refugium</i>, fr. <i>refugere</i> to flee +back; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>figere</i>. SEe <u>Fugitive</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shelter or protection from danger or +distress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these<BR> +Find place or <i>refuge</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for +<i>refuge</i> to lay hold upon the hope set before us.</blockquote> +<i>Heb. vi. 18.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The high hills are a <i>refuge</i>r the wild +goats.</blockquote> <i>Ps. civ. 18.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord also will be a <i>refuge</i> for the +oppressed.</blockquote> <i>Ps. ix. 9.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1209 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An expedient to secure protection or +defense; a device or contrivance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their latest <i>refuge</i><BR> +Was to send him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Light must be supplied, among graceful<i>refuges</i>, +by terracing &?;&?;&?; story in danger of darkness.</blockquote> +<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Cities of refuge</b></col> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i>, +<cd>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.</cd> <i>Josh. xx.</i> -- <col><b>House of +refuge</b></col>, <cd>a charitable institution for giving shelter and +protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.</p> + +<p><hw>Ref"uge</hw> (r?f"?j), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shelter; +to protect.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ref`u*gee"</hw> (r?f`?*j?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réfugié</i>, fr. <i>se réfugier</i> to take +refuge. See <u>Refuge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, one who, in times of +persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or +country for safety; as, the French <i>refugees</i> who left France +after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*ful"gence</hw> (r?*f?l"j<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re*ful"gen*cy</hw> (-j<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refulgentia</i>. See <u>Refulgent</u>.] <def>The quality of being +refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ful"gent</hw> (r?*f?l"j<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refulgens</i>, p. pr. of <i>refulgere</i> to flash back, to shine +bright; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>fulgere</i> to shine. See +<u>Fulgent</u>.] <def>Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; +resplendent; shining; splendid; as, <i>refulgent</i> beams.</def> -- +<wf>Re*ful"gent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>So conspicuous and <i>refulgent</i> a +truth.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fund"</hw> (r?*f?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>fund</i>.] <def>To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or +loan) by a new fund; as, to <i>refund</i> a railroad loan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fund"</hw> (r?*f?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refundere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>fundere</i> to pour: cf. +F. <i>refondre</i>, <i>refonder</i>. See <u>Fuse</u> to melt, and cf. +<u>Refound</u> to cast again, 1st <u>Refuse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To pour back.</def> [R. & Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, +they would <i>refund</i> that color upon the object.</blockquote> +<i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give back; to repay; to +restore.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . +sentenced to <i>refund</i> what he had wrongfully taken.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply again with funds; to +reimburse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fund"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +refunds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fund"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of refunding; also, that which is refunded.</def> [R.] +<i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fur"bish</hw> (r?*f?r"b?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +furbish anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fur"nish</hw> (-n?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +furnish again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fur"nish*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>refurnishment</i> was in a style richer than +before.</blockquote> <i>L. Wallace.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fus"a*ble</hw> (r?*f?z"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>refusable</i>. See <u>Refuse</u>.] <def>Capable of being refused; +admitting of refusal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fus"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of refusing; denial of anything +demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,<BR> +On my <i>refusal</i>, to distress me more?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The right of taking in preference to +others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the +<i>refusal</i> of a farm; to have the <i>refusal</i> of an +employment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fuse"</hw> (r?*f?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refused</u> (-f?zd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Refusing</u>.] [F. <i>refuser</i>, either from +(assumed) LL. <i>refusare</i> to refuse, v. freq. of L. +<i>refundere</i> to pour back, give back, restore (see <u>Refund</u> +to repay), or. fr. L. <i>recusare</i> to decline, refuse cf. +<u>Accuse</u>, <u>Ruse</u>), influenced by L. <i>refutare</i> to drive +back, repel, refute. Cf. <u>Refute</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do +or grant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That never yet <i>refused</i> your hest.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To throw back, or cause to +keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular +aligment when troops ar&?; about to engage the enemy; as, to +<i>refuse</i> the right wing while the left wing attacks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To decline to accept; to reject; to deny +the request or petition of; as, to <i>refuse</i> a suitor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cunning workman never doth <i>refuse</i><BR> +The meanest tool that he may chance to use.</blockquote> +<i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To disown.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Refuse</i> thy +name." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fuse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To deny compliance; +not to comply.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Too proud to ask, too humble to +<i>refuse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Garth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If ye <i>refuse</i> . . . ye shall be devoured with the +sword.</blockquote> <i>Isa. i. 20.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fuse"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Refusal.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`use</hw> (r?f"?s;277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>refus</i> refusal, also, that which is refused. See <u>Refuse</u> +to deny.] <def>That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or +worthless matter.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.</p> + +<p><hw>Ref"use</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Refused; rejected; +hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; +worthless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Everything that was vile and <i>refuse</i>, that they +destroyed utterly.</blockquote> <i>1. Sam. xv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fus"er</hw> (r?*f?z"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +refuses or rejects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fu"sion</hw> (r?*f?"zh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-+ fusion</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>New or repeated melting, as of +metals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Restoration.</def> "This doctrine of the +<i>refusion</i> of the soul." <i>Bp. Warbuton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ref"ut</hw> (r&ebreve;f"&usdot;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>refuite</i>.] <def>Refuge.</def> "Thou haven of <i>refut</i>." +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being refutable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fut"a*ble</hw> (r?*f?t"?*b'l;277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>réfutable</i>.] <def>Admitting of being refuted or +disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fut"al</hw> (r?*f?t"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Act of refuting; refutation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ref`u*ta"tion</hw> (r?f`?*t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refutatio</i>: cf. F. <i>réfutation</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging +than a <i>refutation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fut"a*to*ry</hw> (r?*f?t"?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>refutatorius</i>: cf. F. <i>réfutatoire</i>.] <def>Tending +tu refute; refuting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*fute"</hw> (r?*F3t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Refuted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Refuting</u>.] [F. <i>réfuter</i>, L. <i>refuteare</i> to +repel, refute. Cf. <u>Confute</u>, <u>Refuse</u> to deny.] <def>To +disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; +to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to <i>refute</i> +arguments; to <i>refute</i> testimony; to <i>refute</i> opinions or +theories; to <i>refute</i> a disputant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that +it is impossible to <i>refute</i> such multitudes.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To confute; disprove. See <u>Confute</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*fut"er</hw> (-f?t"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, refutes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gain"</hw> (r?*g?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>gain</i>: cf. F. <i>regagner</i>.] <def>To gain anew; to get +again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach +again.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.</p> + +<p><hw>Re"gal</hw> (r?"g<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regalis</i>, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, a king. See +<u>Royal</u>, and cf. <u>Rajah</u>, <u>Realm</u>, <u>Regalia</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, <i>regal</i> +authority, pomp, or sway.</def> "The <i>regal</i> title." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He made a scorn of his <i>regal</i> oath.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Kingly; royal. See <u>Kingly</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re"gal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>régale</i>, It. +<i>regale</i>. CF. <u>Rigoll</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small portable +organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, +-- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*ga"le</hw> (r?*g?"l?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>regale</i>, pl. <i>regalia</i>, fr. L. <i>regalis</i>: cf. F. +<i>régale</i>. See <u>Regal</u>.] <def>A prerogative of +royalty.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gale"</hw> (r?*g?l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regaled</u> (-g?ld"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Regaling</u>.] [F. <i>régaler</i>, Sp. +<i>regalar</i> to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. +<i>regalare</i> to thaw (cff. <u>Gelatin</u>), or cf. Sp. <i>gala</i> +graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. +<u>Gala</u>), or most likely from OF. <i>galer</i> to rejoice, +<i>gale</i> pleasure.] <def>To enerta&?;n in a regal or sumptuous +manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to +refresh; as, to <i>regale</i> the taste, the eye, or the +ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gale"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To feast; t&?; fare +sumtuously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gale"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>régal</i>. +See <u>Regale</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A sumptuous repast; a +banquet.</def> <i>Johnson. Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two baked custards were produced as additions to the +<i>regale</i>.</blockquote> <i>E. E. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gale"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; +entertainment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gal"er</hw> (-g?l"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +regales.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ga"li*a</hw> (r?*g?"l?*?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [LL., +from L. <i>regalis</i>regal. See <u>Regal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +The rights and prerogatives of a king. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> Royal +estates and revenues. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> Ensings, symbols, or +paraphernalia of royalty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, decorations or insignia of an office +or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sumptuous food; delicacies.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cotton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Regalia of a church</b></col>, <cd>the privileges granted +to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ga"li*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of cigar of +large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars +are classed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ga"li*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or +prerogatives.</def> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gal*ism</hw> (r?"g<i>a</i>l*?z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy.</def> [R.] +<i>Cardinal Manning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gal"i*ty</hw> (r?*g?l"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>regalitas</i>, from L. <i>regalis</i> regal, royal. See +<u>Regal</u>, and cf. <u>Royality</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign +jurisdiction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Passion] robs reason of her due +<i>regalitie</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in +all points of <i>regality</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ensign or badge of royalty.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re"gal*ly</hw> (r?"g<i>a</i>l*l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>In a regal or royal manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"</hw> (r?*g?rd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regarded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Regarding</u>.] [F. <i>regarder</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re + +<i>garder</i> to guard, heed, keep. See <u>Guard</u>, and cf. +<u>Reward</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To keep in view; to behold; to +look at; to view; to gaze upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your niece <i>regards</i> me with an eye of +favor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to look or front toward; to +face.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It is peninsula which <i>regardeth</i> the +mainland.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass&?;ent of a +hill, flanked with wood and <i>regarding</i> the river.</blockquote> +<i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To look closely at; to observe attentively; +to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If much you note him,<BR> +You offened him; . . . feed, and <i>regard</i> him not.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To look upon, as in a certain relation; to +hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to <i>regard</i> abstinence from +wine as a duty; to <i>regard</i> another as a friend or +enemy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To consider and treat; to have a certain +feeling toward; as, to <i>regard</i> one with favor or +dislike.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His associates seem to have <i>regarded</i> him with +kindness.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To pay respect to; to treat as something of +peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to +esteem.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that <i>regardeth</i> thae day, <i>regardeth</i> it +into the LOrd.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here's Beaufort, that <i>regards</i> nor God nor +king.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To take into consideration; to take account +of, as a fact or condition.</def> "Nether <i>regarding</i> that she is +my child, nor fearing me as if II were her father." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To have relation to, as bearing upon; to +respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not +<i>regard</i> the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree +with you as <i>regards</i> this or that.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; +esteem; estimate; value. See <u>Attend</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"</hw> (r?*g?rd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To look +attentively; to consider; to notice.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>regard</i> See +<u>Regard</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But her, with stern <i>regard</i>, he thus +repelled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attention of the mind with a feeling of +interest; observation; heed; notice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Full many a lady<BR> +I have eyed with best <i>regard</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>regard</i> for a person; -- often in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable +<i>regards</i>.</blockquote> <i>A. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Save the long-sought <i>regards</i> of woman, nothing +is sweeter than those marks of childish preference.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>State of being regarded, whether favorably +or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man of meanest <i>regard</i> amongst them, neither +having wealth or power.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Consideration; thought; reflection; +heed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sad pause and deep <i>regard</i> become the +sage.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Matter for consideration; account; +condition.</def> [Obs.] "Reason full of good <i>regard</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Respect; relation; reference.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with +<i>regard</i> to themselves; in justice and goodness with +<i>regard</i> to their neighbors; and piefy toward God.</blockquote> +<i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The phrase <i>in regard of</i> was formerly used as +equivalent in meaning to <i>on account of</i>, but in modern usage is +often improperly substituted for <i>in respect to</i>, or <i>in regard +to</i>. <i>G. P. Marsh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Change was thought necessary <i>in regard of</i> the +injury the church did receive by a number of things then in +use.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>In regard of</i> its security, it had a great +advantage over the bandboxes.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Object of sight; scene; view; aspect.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Throw out our eyes for brave Othello,<BR> +Even till we make the main and the aërial blue<BR> +An indistinct <i>regard</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> <def>Supervision; +inspection.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At regard of</b></col>, <cd>in consideration of; in +comparison with.</cd> [Obs.] "Bodily penance is but short and little +<i>at regard of</i> the pains of hell." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- +<col><b>Court of regard</b></col>, <cd>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 <i>survey of +dogs</i>.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; +care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy +of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>regardant</i>, fr. <i>regarder</i>. See <u>Regard</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>regardant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[He] turns thither his <i>regardant</i> +eye.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Looking behind or backward; +as, a lion <i>regardant</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> <def>Annexed to the land or +manor; as, a villain <i>regardant</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"er</hw> (r?*g?rd"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who regards.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Forest law)</i> <def>An officer +appointed to supervise the forest.</def> <i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Heedful; +attentive; observant.</def> -- <wf>Re*gard"ful*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let a man be very tender and <i>regardful</i> of every +pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"ing</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Concerning; +respecting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gard"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, <i>regardless</i> of +life, consequences, dignity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Regardless</i> of the bliss wherein he +sat.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not regarded; slighted.</def> [R.] +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; +unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*gard"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*gard"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gath"er</hw> (r?*g?th"?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +gather again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gat"ta</hw> (r?*g?t"t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Regattas</b></plw> (-t&?;z). [It. <i>regatta</i>, +<i>regata</i>.] <def>Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a +rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gel</hw> (r?"g?l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i> +<def>See <u>Rigel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"ge*late</hw> (r?"j?*l?t or r?j"?-), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, +as ice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ge*la"tion</hw> (-l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + L. <i>gelatio</i> a freezing.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The +act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of +ice.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32&?; Fahrenheit, with moist +surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is +called <i>regelation</i>. <i>Faraday.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gence</hw> (r?"j<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rule.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gen*cy</hw> (r?*j<i>e</i>n*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Regencies</b></plw> (-s&?;z). [CF. F. +<i>régence</i>, LL. <i>regentia</i>. See <u>Regent</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The office of ruler; +rule; authority; government.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or +dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; +deputed or vicarious government.</def> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A body of men intrusted with vicarious +government; as, a <i>regency</i> constituted during a king's minority, +absence from the kingdom, or other disability.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A council or <i>regency</i> consisting of twelve +persons.</blockquote> <i>Lowth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*a*cy</hw> (r?*j?n"?r*?*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Regenerate</u>.] <def>The state of being regenerated.</def> +<i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regeneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>regenerare</i> to regenerate; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>generare</i> to beget. See <u>Generate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reproduced.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The earthly author of my blood,<BR> +Whose youthful spirit, in me <i>regenerate</i>,<BR> +Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>Born anew; become +Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual +state.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1210 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*ate</hw> (r?*j?n"?r*?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to +give new life, strength, or vigor to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.<BR> +<i>Regenerates</i> the plauts, and new adorns the meads.</blockquote> +<i>Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to make a radical change for the +better in the character or condition of; as, to <i>regenerate</i> +society.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*ate*ness</hw> (-?t*n?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being rgenerate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen`er*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regeneratio</i>: cf. F. <i>régéneration</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of regenerating, or the state of being +regenerated.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He saved us by the washing of <i>regeneration</i>, and +renewing of the Holy Chost.</blockquote> <i>Tit. iii. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>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 +<i>regeneration</i> of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and +crabs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used +up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual +<i>regeneration</i> of the epithelial cells of the body, or the +<i>regeneration</i> of the contractile substance of muscle.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The union of parts which have been severed, +so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the <i>regeneration</i> +of a nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*a*tive</hw> (r?*j?n"?r*?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, +<i>regenerative</i> influences.</def> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Regenerative furnace</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a +furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for +supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to +regenerate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*a`tor</hw> (-?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, regenerates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"er*a*to*ry</hw> (-?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; regenerating.</def> +<i>G. S. Faber.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gen"e*sis</hw> (-?*s?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>New +birth; renewal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A continued <i>regenesis</i> of dissenting +sects.</blockquote> <i>H. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gent</hw> (r?"j<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>regere</i> to rule: cf. F. +<i>régent</i>. See <u>Regiment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Ruling; governing; regnant.</def> "Some other active +<i>regent</i> principle . . . which we call the soul." <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exercising vicarious authority.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Queen regent</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Queen</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>régent</i>. +See <u>Regent</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, one invested with vicarious +authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or +disability of the sovereign.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One of a governing board; a trustee or +overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the <i>regents</i> of the +Smithsonian Institution.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eng.Univ.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regent bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a beautiful +Australian bower bird (<i>Sericulus melinus</i>). 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.</cd> -- <col><b>The Regents of the University +of the State of New York</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gent*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +regent.</def> [R.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gent*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a +regent; regency.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ger"mi*nate</hw> (r?*j?r"m?*n?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>germinate</i>: cf. L. <i>regerminare</i>.] +<def>To germinate again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Perennial plants <i>regerminate</i> several years +successively.</blockquote> <i>J. Lee.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ger`mi*na"tion</hw> (-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regerminatio</i>.] <def>A germinating again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gest"</hw> (r?*j?st"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regesta</i>, pl.: cf. OF. <i>regestes</i>, pl. See +<u>Register</u>.] <def>A register.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*get"</hw> (r?*g?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To get +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gi*an</hw> (r?"j?-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regius</i> regal.] <def>An upholder of kingly authority; a +royalist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*ble</hw> (r?j"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regibilis</i>, from <i>regere</i> to rule.] <def>Governable; +tractable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*ci`dal</hw> (r?j"?*s?`d<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the +nature of, or resembling, regicide.</def> <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*cide</hw> (r?j"?*s?d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>régicide</i>; L. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, a king + +<i>caedere</i> to kill. Cf. <u>Homicide</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who kills or who murders a king; specifically +<i>(Eng.Hist.)</i>, one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to +death.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The killing or the murder of a +king.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gild"</hw> (r?*g?ld"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gild +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ré`gime"</hw> (r?`zh?m"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Regimen</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mode or system of rule or +management; character of government, or of the prevailing social +system.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I dream . . . of the new <i>régime</i> which is +to come.</blockquote> <i>H. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraul.)</i> <def>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, <i>uniform +régime</i> being the condition when the flow is equal and +uniform at all the cross sections.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The ancient régime</b></col>, or <col><b>Ancien +régime</b></col> [F.], <cd>the former political and social +system, as distinguished from the <i>modern</i>; especially, the +political and social system existing in France before the Revolution +of 1789.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*men</hw> (r?j"?*m?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regimen</i>, <i>-inis</i>, fr. <i>regere</i> to guide, to rule. See +<u>Right</u>, and cf. <u>Regal</u>, <u>Régime</u>, +<u>Regiment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Orderly government; system +of order; adminisration.</def> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any regulation or remedy which is intended +to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation</def>; esp. +<i>(Med.)</i>, <def>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 <i>hygiene</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and +is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The word or words governed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>régiment</i> a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. +<i>regimentum</i> government, fr. <i>regere</i> to guide, rule. See +<u>Regimen</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Government; mode of ruling; +rule; authority; regimen.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> +"<i>Regiment</i> of health." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But what are kings, when <i>regiment</i> is gone,<BR> +But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?</blockquote> +<i>Marlowe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The law of nature doth now require of necessity some +kind of <i>regiment</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hocker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A region or district governed.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A body of men, either horse, +foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number +of companies, usually ten.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the British army all the artillery are included in one +regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into +brigades.</p> + +<p><col><b>Regiment of the line</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a +regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those +(as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special.</cd> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"i*ment</hw> (-m<i>?</i>nt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regimented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Regimenting</u>.] <def>To form into a regiment or +into regiments.</def> <i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg`i*men"tal</hw> (-m?n"t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, <i>regimental</i> +officers, clothing.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regimental school</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reg`i*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In or by a +regiment or regiments; as, troops classified +<i>regimentally</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg`i*men"tals</hw> (-t<i>a</i>lz), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a +regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same +sense.</def> <i>Colman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gim"i*nal</hw> (r?*j?m"?*n<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or relating to regimen; as, <i>regiminal</i> rules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gion</hw> (r?"j?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>région</i>, from L. <i>regio</i> a direction, a boundary +line, region, fr. <i>regere</i> to guide, direct. See <u>Regimen</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world,<BR> +Or unknown <i>region</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tract, part, or space, lying about and +including anything; neighborhood; vicinity; sphere.</def> "Though the +fork invade the <i>region</i> of my heart." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Philip, tetrarch of .. the <i>region</i> of +Trachonitis.</blockquote> <i>Luke iii. 1.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The upper air; the sky; the heavens.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Anon the dreadful thunder<BR> +Doth rend the <i>region</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The inhabitants of a district.</def> +<i>Matt. iii. 5. </i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Place; rank; station.</def> [Obs. or +R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He is of too high a <i>region</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gion*al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a particular region; sectional.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gi*ous</hw> (-j?*?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>regius</i> +royal, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, king.] <def>Regal; royal.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Harrington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*ter</hw> (r&ebreve;j"&ibreve;s*t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>registre</i>, F. <i>registre</i>, LL. +<i>registrum</i>,<i>regestum</i>, L. <i>regesta</i>, pl., fr. +<i>regerere</i>, <i>regestum</i>, to carry back, to register; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>gerere</i> to carry. See <u>Jest</u>, and cf. +<u>Regest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A written account or entry; an +official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial +record; a list or roll; a schedule.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another +into the <i>register</i> of your own.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A record +containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to +a port or customs district.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. LL. <i>registrarius</i>. Cf. +<u>Regisrar</u>.] <def>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 <i>register</i> of +deeds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which registers or records.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A contrivance +for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity +of a process.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Teleg.)</i> <def>The part +of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message +received.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A machine for registering +automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares +taken, etc.; a telltale.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +inner part of the mold in which types are cast.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The correspondence of pages, columns, or +lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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 <u>Register</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>register</i>; the soprano <i>register</i>; +the tenor <i>register</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In respect to the vocal tones, the <i>thick register</i> +properly extends below from the F on the lower space of the treble +staff. The <i>thin register</i> extends an octave above this. The +<i>small register</i> is above the thin. The voice in the thick +register is called the <i>chest voice</i>; in the thin, the <i>head +voice</i>. <i>Falsetto</i> 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. <i>E. Behnke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A stop or set of pipes in an +organ.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Parish register</b></col>, <cd>A book in which are recorded +the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a +parish.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle; +annals. See <u>List</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*ter</hw> (r&ebreve;j"&ibreve;s*t&etilde;r), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Registered</u> (- +t&etilde;rd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Registering</u>.] +[Cf. F. <i>regisrer</i>, <i>exregistrer</i>, LL. <i>registrare</i>. +See <u>Register</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future +use or service.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enroll; to enter in a list.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such follow him as shall be +<i>registered</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Registered letter</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To enroll one's name in a register.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>To correspond in relative +position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , <i>register</i> 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*ter*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recording; -- +applied to instruments; having an apparatus which registers; as, a +<i>registering</i> thermometer. See <u>Recording</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*ter*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a +register.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*trant</hw> (-tr<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>registrans</i>, p. pr.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*trar</hw> (-tr?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>registrarius</i>, or F. <i>régistraire</i>. See +<u>Register</u>.] <def>One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of +records; as, a <i>registrar</i> of births, deaths, and marriages. See +<u>Register</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*trar*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of +a registrar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*tra*ry</hw> (- tr?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +registrar.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*trate</hw> (-tr?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +register.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg`is*tra"tion</hw> (-tr?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>registratio</i>, or F. <i>régistration</i>. See +<u>Register</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of registering; registry; enrollment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The art of selecting and +combining the stops or registers of an organ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"is*try</hw> (r?j"?s*tr?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of recording or writing in a register; +enrollment; registration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place where a register is +kept.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A record; an account; a register.</def> +<i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re"gi*us</hw> (r?l"?*?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regius</i>, from <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, a king.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a king; royal.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regius professor</b></col>, <cd>an incumbent of a +professorship founded by royal bounty, as in an English +university.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*give"</hw> (r?*g?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +again; to give back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gle</hw> (r?g"'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reglement</u>.] <def>To rule; to govern.</def> [Obs.] "To +<i>regle</i> their lives." <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gle*ment</hw> (r?g"'l*m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réglement</i>, fr. <i>régler</i>, L. <i>regulare</i>. +See <u>Regulate</u>.] <def>Regulation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The reformation and <i>reglement</i> of +usury.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg`le*men"ta*ry</hw> (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réglementaire</i>, fr. <i>réglement</i>.] +<def>Regulative.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"let</hw> (r?g"l?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réglet</i>, dim. of <i>règle</i> a rule, L. +<i>regula</i>. See <u>Rule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>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 <u>Illust</u>. (12) of <u>Column</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>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 <i>reglet</i>, pica +<i>reglet</i>, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Reg"ma</hw> (r?g"m?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;&?;, -&?;&?;&?;, fracture, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to break.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more +cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"ma*carp</hw> (-k?rp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Regma</i> + +Gr. &?;&?;&?; fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any dry dehiscent +fruit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"nal</hw> (r?g"n<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regnum</i> reign.] <def>Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; +as, <i>regnal</i> years.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"nan*cy</hw> (-n<i>a</i>n*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule.</def> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"nant</hw> (-n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regnans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>regnare</i> to reign: cf. +F <i>régnant</i>. See <u>Reign</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen +<i>regnant</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the chief power; ruling; +predominant; prevalent.</def> "A traitor to the vices <i>regnant</i>." +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"na*tive</hw> (-n?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruling; +governing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Regne</hw> (r?n), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reign</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gorge"</hw> (r?*g?rj"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>regorder</i>; <i>re-</i> + <i>gorger</i> to gorge. Cf. +<u>Regurgitate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To vomit up; to eject +from the stomach; to throw back.</def> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To swallow again; to swallow +back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tides at highest mark <i>regorge</i> the +flood.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1211 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grade"</hw> (r?*gr?d"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>gradi</i> to go. Cf. <u>Regrede</u>. ] <def>To retire; +to go back.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Hales.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*graft"</hw> (r?*gr?ft"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +graft again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grant"</hw> (r?*gr?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +grant back; to grant again or anew.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grant"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of granting back to a former proprietor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A renewed of a grant; as, the +<i>regrant</i> of a monopoly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grate"</hw> (r?*gr?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regrated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Regrating</u>.] [F. <i>regratter</i>, literally, to +scrape again. See <u>Re</u>-, and <u>Grate</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Masonry)</i> <def>To remove the +outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh +appearance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offend; to shock.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grate"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>regratter</i> to +regrate provisions; of uncertain origin.] <i>(Eng.Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grat"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>regrattier</i>.] <def>One who regrates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grat"er*y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +practice of regrating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry</hw> (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A returning or giving of thanks.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grat"or</hw> (r?*gr?t"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +guilty of regrating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grede"</hw> (r?*gr?d"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regredi</i> to go back. Cf. <u>Regrade</u>, <u>Regress</u>.] +<def>To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's +orbit.</def> [R.] <i>Todhunter.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gre"di*ence</hw> (r?*gr?"d?-<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A going back; a retrogression; a +return.</def> [R.] <i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*greet"</hw> (r?*gr?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to greet.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*greet"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A return or exchange +of salutation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"gress</hw> (r?"gr?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regressus</i>, fr. <i>regredi</i>, <i>regressus</i>. See +<u>Regrede</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of passing back; +passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or <i>regress</i> +of man".</def> <i>F. Harrison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power or liberty of passing back.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gress"</hw> (r?*gr?s"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regressed</u> (-gr?st"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Regressing</u>.] <def>To go back; to return +to a former place or state.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gres"sion</hw> (r?*gr?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regressio</i>: cf. F. <i>régression</i>.] <def>The act of +passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Edge of regression</b></col> (of a surface) <i>(Geom.)</i>, +<cd>the line along which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called +also a <i>cuspidal edge</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Regression +point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a cusp.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gress"ive</hw> (r?*gr?s"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>régressif</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Passing back; returning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by retrogression; +retrogressive.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regressive metamorphism</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Retrogression</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Katabolism</u></cd>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*gress"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +regressive manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gret"</hw> (r?*gr?t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>regretter</i>. See <u>Regret</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "A passionate <i>regret</i> at sin." <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What man does not remember with <i>regret</i> the first +time he read Robinson Crusoe?</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Never any prince expressed a more lively <i>regret</i> +for the loss of a servant.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but +fond <i>regrets</i> and tender recollections.</blockquote> <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dislike; aversion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance; +penitence; self-condemnation. -- <u>Regret</u>, <u>Remorse</u>, +<u>Compunction</u>, <u>Contrition</u>, <u>Repentance</u>. +<i>Regret</i> does not carry with it the energy of <i>remorse</i>, the +sting of <i>compunction</i>, the sacredness of <i>contrition</i>, or +the practical character of <i>repentance</i>. We even apply the term +<i>regret</i> 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. <i>C. +J. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gret"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Regretted</u> (-t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Regretting</u>.] [F. <i>regretter</i>, OF. +<i>regreter</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + a word of Teutonic origin; +cf. Goth. <i>grētan</i> to weep, Icel. <i>grāta</i>. See +<u>Greet</u> to lament.] <def>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 +<i>regret</i> an error; to <i>regret</i> lost opportunities or +friends.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Calmly he looked on either life, and here<BR> +Saw nothing to <i>regret</i>, or there to fear.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to +<i>regret</i> their slavery, and to murmur against their +leader.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Recruits who <i>regretted</i> the plow from which they +had been violently taken.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gret"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +regret; indulging in regrets; repining.</def> -- +<wf>Re*gret"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*grow"</hw> (r?*gr?"), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To +grow again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The snail had power to <i>regrow</i> them all [horns, +tongue, etc.]</blockquote> <i>A. B. Buckley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*growth"</hw> (r?*gr?th"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of regrowing; a second or new growth.</def> <i>Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>regrowth</i> of limbs which had been cut +off.</blockquote> <i>A. B. Buckley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*guard"ant</hw> (r?*g?rd"<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Regardant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*guer"don</hw> (r?*g?r"d?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>guerdon</i>: cf. OF. <i>reguerdonner</i>.] <def>To +reward.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*la*ble</hw> (r?g"?*l?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being regulated.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lar</hw> (-l?r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>regularis</i>, fr. <i>regula</i> a rule, fr. <i>regere</i> to +guide, to rule: cf. F. <i>régulier</i>. See <u>Rule</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an +established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary +forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a <i>regular</i> verse in poetry; a +<i>regular</i> piece of music; a <i>regular</i> verb; <i>regular</i> +practice of law or medicine; a <i>regular</i> building.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>regular</i> succession of +day and night; <i>regular</i> habits.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Constituted, selected, or conducted in +conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly +authorized; permanently organized; as, a <i>regular</i> meeting; a +<i>regular</i> physican; a <i>regular</i> nomination; <i>regular</i> +troops.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to a monastic order or community; +as, <i>regular</i> clergy, in distinction dfrom the <i>secular</i> +clergy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a +<i>regular</i> humbug.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having all the +parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a <i>regular</i> +flower; a <i>regular</i> sea urchin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Isometric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regular polygon</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a plane +polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular.</cd> -- +<col><b>Regular polyhedron</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Regular sales</b></col> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i>, <cd>sales of +stock deliverable on the day after the transaction.</cd> -- +<col><b>Regular troops</b></col>, <cd>troops of a standing or +permanent army; -- opposed to <i>militia</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See <u>Normal</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lar</hw> (r&ebreve;g"&usl;*l&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>regularis</i>: cf. F. +<i>régulier</i>. See <u>Regular</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Bp. Fitzpatrick.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A soldier belonging to a +permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Reg`u*la"ri*a</hw> +(r&ebreve;g`&usl;*lā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of Echini which includes the +circular, or regular, sea urchins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg`u*lar"i*ty</hw> (-l?r"?*t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>régularité</i>.] <def>The condition or quality of +being regular; as, <i>regularity</i> of outline; the <i>regularity</i> +of motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lar*ize</hw> (r&ebreve;g"&usl;*l&etilde;r*īz), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become regular; to +regulate.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a regular +manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lar*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Regularity.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*late</hw> (-lāt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Regulated</u> (- +lā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Regulating</u>.] [L. <i>regulatus</i>, p. p. of <i>regulare</i>, +fr. <i>regula</i>. See <u>Regular</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or +restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The laws which <i>regulate</i> the successions of the +seasons.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own +disputes, and <i>regulated</i> their own police.</blockquote> +<i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put in good order; as, to +<i>regulate</i> the disordered state of a nation or its +finances.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a +desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to <i>regulate</i> the +temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To regulate a watch</b></col> or <col><b>clock</b></col>, +<cd>to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately +standard time.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; +order; rule; govern.</p> + +<p><hw>Reg`u*la"tion</hw> (-l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of regulating, or the state of being +regulated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The temper and <i>regulation</i> of our own +minds.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rule or order prescribed for management +or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing +direction; precept; law; as, the <i>regulations</i> of a society or a +school.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regulation sword</b></col>, <col><b>cap</b></col>, +<col><b>uniform</b></col>, etc. <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a sword, cap, +uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official +regulations.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Law</u>; rule; method; principle; order; precept. +See <u>Law</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*la*tive</hw> (r?g"?*l?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to regulate; regulating.</def> +<i>Whewell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Necessarily assumed by the +mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing fundamental +principles; as, the <i>regulative</i> principles, or principles <i>a +priori</i>; the <i>regulative</i> faculty.</def> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; These terms are 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*la`tor</hw> (-l?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, regulates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A contrivance for regulating +and controlling motion, as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> The lever or index in +a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and +thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> The +governor of a steam engine. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> A valve for +controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a +locomotive.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A clock, or other timepiece, used as a +standard of correct time. See <i>Astronomical clock</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>Clock</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the +<i>Regulators</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*line</hw> (r?g"?*l?n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>régulin</i>. See <u>Regulus</u>.] <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to regulus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lize</hw> (-l?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Old +Chem.)</i> <def>To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from +extraneous matter; as, to <i>regulize</i> antimony.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Reg"u*lus</hw> (-l?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Reguluses</b></plw> (-&?;z), L. <plw><b>Reguli</b></plw> (- +l&?;). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, a +king: cf. F. <i>régule</i>. See <u>Regal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A petty king; a ruler of little power or +consequence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied by +them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies <i>little +king</i>; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, +these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, +<i>antimony</i>, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's +stone. <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A star of the first +magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the <i>Lion's +Heart</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gur"gi*tate</hw> (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>regurgitare</i>, <i>regurgitatum</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- ++ <i>gurges</i>, <i>-itis</i>, a gulf. Cf. <u>Regorge</u>.] <def>To +throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw +back in great quantity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gur"gi*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be thrown +or poured back; to rush or surge back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The food may <i>regurgitate</i>m the stomach into the +esophagus and mouth.</blockquote> <i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*gur`gi*ta"tion</hw> (-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>régurgitation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance</def>; specifically +<i>(Med.)</i>, <def>the reversal of the natural direction in which the +current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body.</def> +<i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of swallowing again; +reabsorption.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ha*bil"i*tate</hw> (r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rehabilitated</u> (- +t?`t?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rehabilitating</u>.] +[Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>habilitate</i>: cf. LL. +<i>rehabilitare</i>, F. <i>réhabiliter</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Restoring and <i>rehabilitating</i> the +party.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion</hw> (-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +LL. <i>rehabilitatio</i>, F. <i>Réhabilitation</i>.] <def>The +act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.</def> +<i>Bouvier. Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hash"</hw> (r?*h?sh"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hash +over again; to prepare or use again; as, to <i>rehash</i> old +arguments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hash"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something hashed over, +or made up from old materials.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hear"</hw> (r?*h?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hear +again; to try a second time; as, to <i>rehear</i> a cause in +Chancery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hears"al</hw> (r?*h?rs"<i>a</i>), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; +specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, +in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In <i>rehearsal</i> of our Lord's Prayer.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here's marvelous convenient place for our +<i>rehearsal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Dress rehearsal</b></col> <i>(Theater)</i>, <cd>a private +preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hearse"</hw> (r?*h?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rehearsed</u> (-h?rst"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rehearsing</u>.] [OE. <i>rehercen</i>, +<i>rehersen</i>, OF. <i>reherser</i>, <i>rehercier</i>, to harrow over +again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>hercier</i> to harrow, fr. +<i>herce</i> a harrow, F. <i>herse</i>. See <u>Hearse</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To repeat, as what has been already said; to +tell over again; to recite.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the words were heard which David spake, they +<i>rehearsed</i> them before Saul.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xvii. +31.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To narrate; to relate; to tell.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rehearse</i> the righteous acts of the +Lord.</blockquote> <i>Judg. . v. 11.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recite or repeat in private for +experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to +<i>rehearse</i> a tragedy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cause to rehearse; to instruct by +rehearsal.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He has been <i>rehearsed</i> by Madame Defarge as to +his having seen her.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; +tell; relate; narrate.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*hearse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To recite or +repeat something for practice.</def> "There will we <i>rehearse</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hears"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rehearses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*heat"</hw> (r?*h?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To heat again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To revive; to cheer; to cherish.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`hi*bi"tion</hw> (r?`h?*b?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + L. <i>habere</i> to have.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The +returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect +or frand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hib"i*to*ry</hw> (r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>Of or relating to rehibition; as, a +<i>rehibitory</i> action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*hire"</hw> (r?*h?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hire +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`hy*poth"e*cate</hw> (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To hypothecate again.</def> -- +<wf>Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rei</hw> (r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Reis</b></plw> (r&?;"&?;s <i>or</i> r&?;z). [Pg. <i>real</i>, +pl. <i>reis</i>. See <u>Real</u> a coin.] <def>A portuguese money of +account, in value about one tenth of a cent.</def> [Spelt also +<i>ree</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Reichs"rath`</hw> (r?ks"r?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G] +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Reichs"stand`</hw> (r?ks"st?t`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] +<def>A free city of the former German empire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Reichs"tag`</hw> (r?ks"t?g`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] +<def>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 <u>Bundesrath</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reif</hw> (r?f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>re&?;f</i>.] +<def>Robbery; spoil.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rei"gle</hw> (r?"g'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>règle</i> a rule, fr. L. <i>regula</i>. See <u>Rule</u>.] +<def>A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the +<i>reigle</i> of a side post for a flood gate.</def> +<i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rei"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regulate; to +govern.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rei"gle*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reglement</u>.] <def>Rule; regulation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon. Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reign</hw> (rān), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>regne</i>, +OF. <i>reigne</i>, <i>regne</i>, F. <i>règne</i>, fr. L. +<i>regnum</i>, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, a king, fr. <i>regere</i> +to guide, rule. See <u>Regal</u>, <u>Regimen</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; +dominion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He who like a father held his +<i>reign</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Saturn's sons received the threefold <i>reign</i><BR> +Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The territory or sphere which is reigned +over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[God] him bereft the <i>regne</i> that he +had.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The time during which a king, queen, or +emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the +<i>reign</i> of Elizabeth.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1212 !></p> + +<p><hw>Reign</hw> (r?n), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reigned</u> (r?nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reigning</u>.] [OE. <i>regnen</i>, <i>reinen</i>, OF. +<i>regner</i>, F. <i>régner</i>, fr. L. <i>regnare</i>, fr. +regnum. See <u>Reign</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise +government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to +rule.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We will not have this man to <i>reign</i> over +us.</blockquote> <i>Luke xix. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shall Banquo's issue ever<BR> +<i>Reign</i> in this kingdom?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.</def> +"Pestilent diseases which commonly <i>reign</i> in summer." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; +to rule.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let not sin therefore <i>reign</i> in your mortal +body.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vi. 12.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.</p> + +<p><hw>Reign"er</hw> (r?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reigns.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`il*lume"</hw> (r?`?l*l?m"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to reillumine.</def> +"Thou must <i>reillume</i> its spark." <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`il*lu"mi*nate</hw> (-l?"m?*n?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To enlighten again; to reillumine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion</hw> (-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act or process of enlightening again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`il*lu"mine</hw> (-l?"m?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +illumine again or anew; to reillume.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reim</hw> (r?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>riem</i>, akin to +G <i>riemen</i>; CF. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a towing line.] <def>A strip of +oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting +into ropes, etc.</def> [South Africa] <i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*bark"</hw> (r?`?m*b?rk"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Reëmbark</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*bod"y</hw> (-b?d"?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reëmbody</u>.] <def>To imbody again.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*burs"a*ble</hw> (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[CF. F. <i>remboursable</i>.] <def>Capable of being repaid; +repayable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, +<i>reimbursable</i> in ten years.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*burse"</hw> (-b?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reimbursed</u> (-b?rst"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reimbursing</u>.] [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>imburse</i>: cf. F. <i>rembourser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 <i>reimburse</i> the expenses of a war.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make restoration or payment of an +equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often +reflexive; as, to <i>reimburse</i> one's self by successful +speculation.</def> <i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*burse"ment</hw> (-b?rs"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>rembursement</i>.] <def>The act reimbursing.</def> <i>A. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*burs"er</hw> (-b?rs"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who reimburses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*plant"</hw> (-pl?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +implant again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*port"</hw> (-p?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>import</i>: cf. F. <i>remporter</i>.] <def>To import +again; to import what has been exported; to bring back.</def> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*im`por*ta"tion</hw> (r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reimporting; also, that which is +reimported.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*im`por*tune"</hw> (-p?r*t?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To importune again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*pose"</hw> (r?`?m*p?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +impose anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*preg"nate</hw> (-pr?g"n?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To impregnate again or anew.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*press"</hw> (-pr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +impress anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*pres"sion</hw> (-pr?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +second or repeated impression; a reprint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*print"</hw> (-pr?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +imprint again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*pris"on</hw> (-pr?z'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +imprison again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`im*pris"on*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being +reimprisoned.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rein</hw> (r?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rêne</i>, +fr. (assumed) LL. <i>retina</i>, fr. L. <i>retinere</i> to hold back. +See <u>Retain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The strap of a bridle, +fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or +driver governs the horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This knight laid hold upon his +<i>reyne</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, +restraining, or governing; government; restraint.</def> "Let their +eyes rove without <i>rein</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To give rein</b></col>, <col><b>To give the rein +to</b></col>, <cd>to give license to; to leave withouut restrain.</cd> +-- <col><b>To take the reins</b></col>, <cd>to take the guidance or +government; to assume control.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rein</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reined</u> (r?nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reining</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To govern or direct with the +reins; as, to <i>rein</i> a horse one way or another.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He mounts and <i>reins</i> his horse.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To restrain; to control; to +check.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being once chafed, he can not<BR> +Be <i>reined</i> again to temperance.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rein in</b></col> or <col><b>rein up</b></col>, <cd>to +check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rein</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be guided by +reins.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*au"gu*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inaugurate anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"in*cit"</hw> (-s?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To incite +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*cor"po*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +incorporate again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*crease"</hw> (-kr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +increase again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*cur"</hw> (-k?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To incur +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rein"deer`</hw> (r?n"d?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. +<i>hreinn</i> reindeer + E. <i>deer</i>. Icel. <i>hreinn</i> is of +Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish <i>reino</i> pasturage.] [Formerly +written also <i>raindeer</i>, and <i>ranedeer</i>.] <i>(Zool.)</i> +<def>Any ruminant of the genus <i>Rangifer</i>, 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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common European species (<i>R. tarandus</i>) is +domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (<i>R. +caribou</i>) is found in Canada and Maine (see <u>Caribou</u>.) The +Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (<i>R. Grœnlandicus</i>), of +smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both +hemispheries.</p> + +<p><col><b>Reindeer moss</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a gray branching +lichen (<i>Cladonia rangiferina</i>) 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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reindeer period</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a name sometimes +given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common +over Central Europe.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*duce"</hw> (r?`?n*d?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +induce again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rei*nette"</hw> (r?*n?t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See 1st +<u>Rennet</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to many different +kinds of apples, mostly of French origin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*fect"</hw> (r?`?n*f?kt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>infect</i>: cf. F. <i>réinfecter</i>.] <def>To +infect again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*fec"tious</hw> (-f?k"sh?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of reinfecting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*force"</hw> (-f?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reënforce</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*force"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reënforce</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*force"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Reënforcement</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*fund"</hw> (-f?nd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + L. <i>infundere</i> to pour in.] <def>To flow in +anew.</def> [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*gra"ti*ate</hw> (-gr?"sh?*?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To ingratiate again or anew.</def> <i>Sir. T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*hab"it</hw> (-h?b"?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inhabit again.</def> <i>Mede.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rein"less</hw> (r?n"l?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having, +or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or restrained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reins</hw> (rānz), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rein</i>, pl. <i>reins</i>, fr. L. <i>ren</i>, pl. <i>renes</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; +the loins.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>reins</i> rejoice, when thy lips speak right +things.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxiii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am he which searcheth the <i>reins</i> and +hearts.</blockquote> <i>Rev. ii. 23.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Reins of a vault</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the parts +between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having +especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the +vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an +arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because +its reins are not sufficiently filled up.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*sert"</hw> (r?`?n*s?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +insert again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*ser"tion</hw> (-s?r"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of reinserting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*spect"</hw> (-sp?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inspect again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*spec"tion</hw> (-sp?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reinspecting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*spire"</hw> (-sp?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inspire anew.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*spir"it</hw> (-sp`r"?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +give fresh spirit to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*stall"</hw> (-st?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>install</i>: cf. F. <i>réinstaller</i>.] +<def>To install again.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*stall"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A renewed installment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*state"</hw> (-st?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>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 +<i>reinstate</i> a king in the possession of the kingdom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For the just we have said already thet some of them +were <i>reinstated</i> in their pristine happiness and +felicity.</blockquote> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*state"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; +re&?;stablishment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*sta"tion</hw> (-st?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reinstatement.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*struct"</hw> (-str?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +instruct anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*sur"ance</hw> (-sh?r"<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Insurance a second time or again; renewed +insurance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contract by which an insurer is insured +wholly or in part against the risk he has incurred in insuring +somebody else. See <u>Reassurance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*sure"</hw> (-sh?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To insure again after a former insuranse has +ceased; to renew insurance on.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To insure, as life or property, in favor of +one who has taken an insurance risk upon it.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The innsurer may cause the property insured to be +<i>reinsured</i> by other persons.</blockquote> <i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*sur"er</hw> (-sh?r"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +gives reinsurance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*in"te*grate</hw> (r?*?n"t?*gr?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>integrate</i>. Cf. <u>Redintegrate</u>.] +<def>To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore; to +bring again together into a whole, as the parts off anything; to +reëstablish; as, to <i>reintegrate</i> a nation.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*in`te*gra"tion</hw> (-gr?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +renewing, or making whole again. See <u>Redintegration</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*ter"</hw> (r?`?n*t?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inter again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*ter"ro*gate</hw> (-t?r"r?*g?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To interrogate again; to question repeatedly.</def> +<i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*throne"</hw> (-thr?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reënthrone</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*thron"ize</hw> (-?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +enthrone again.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*in`tro*duce"</hw> (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To introduce again.</def> -- <wf>Re*in`tro*duc"tion</wf> (- +d&?;k"sh&?;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*vest"</hw> (r?`?n*v?st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +invest again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*ves"ti*gate</hw> (-v?s"t?*g?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To investigate again.</def> -- <wf>Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion</wf> (- +g&?;"sh&?;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*vest"ment</hw> (-v?st"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of investing anew; a second or repeated +investment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*vig"or*ate</hw> (-v?g"?r*?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To invigorate anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`in*volve"</hw> (-v?lv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +involve anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re`is</hw> (r?"?s or r?z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg., pl. of +<i>real</i>, an ancient Portuguese coin.] <def>The word is used as a +Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being +about equal in value to eleven cents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reis</hw> (rīs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. +<i>raïs</i> head, chief, prince.] <def>A common title in the East +for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship.</def> +[Written also <i>rais</i> and <i>ras</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Reis` Ef*fen"di</hw> (r?s` ?f*f?n"d?). [See 2d <u>Reis</u>, +and <u>Effendi</u>.] <def>A title formerly given to one of the chief +Turkish officers of state. He was chancellor of the empire, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reiss"ner's mem"brane</hw> (r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n). [Named from E. +<i>Reissner</i>, A German anatomist.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The thin +membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular +scala in the internal ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*is"su*a*ble</hw> (r?*?sh"?*?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being reissued.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*is"sue</hw> (r?*?sh"?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +issue a second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*is"sue</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or repeated +issue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reit</hw> (r?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sedge; +seaweed.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rei"ter</hw> (r?"t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., rider.] +<def>A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth +centuries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*it"er*ant</hw> (r?-?t"?r-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Reiterate</u>.] <def>Reiterating.</def> [R.] <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*it"er*ate</hw> (-āt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reiterated</u> (- +ā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reiterating</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>iterate</i>: cf. F. +<i>réitérer</i>, LL. <i>reiterare</i> to question +again.] <def>To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; +sometimes, to repeat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That with <i>reiterated</i> crimes he might<BR> +Heap on himself damnation.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You never spoke what did become you less<BR> +Than this; which to <i>reiterate</i> were sin.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*it"er*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reiterated; +repeated.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*it"er*a`ted*ly</hw> (-?`t?d-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Repeatedly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*it`er*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réitération</i>.] <def>The act of reiterating; that +which is reiterated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*it"er*a*tive</hw> (r?-?t"?r-?-t?v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word expressing repeated or +reiterated action.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word formed from another, or used to form +another, by repetition; as, <i>dillydally</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reiv"er</hw> (r?v"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reaver</u>.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ject"</hw> (r?-j?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rejected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rejecting</u>.] [L. <i>rejectus</i>, p. p. of <i>reicere</i>, +<i>rejicere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>jacere</i> to throw: cf. F. +<i>rejeter</i>, formerly also spelt <i>rejecter</i>. See <u>Jet</u> a +shooting forth.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cast from one; to throw away; to +discard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the +Utopians have <i>rejected</i> to their butchers.</blockquote> +<i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reject</i> me not from among thy +children.</blockquote> <i>Wisdom ix. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to +decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That golden scepter which thou didst +<i>reject</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Because thou hast <i>rejected</i> knowledge, I will +also <i>reject</i> thee, that thou shalt be no priest to +me.</blockquote> <i>Hos. iv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To refuse to grant; as, to <i>reject</i> a +prayer or request.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; +decline.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ject"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being, or that ought to be, rejected.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*jec`ta*men"ta</hw> (r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>rejectare</i>, v. intens. fr. +<i>rejicere</i>. See <u>Reject</u>.] <def>Things thrown out or away; +especially, things excreted by a living organism.</def> <i>J. +Fleming.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`jec*ta"ne*ous</hw> (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>rejectaneus</i>.] <def>Not chosen or received; rejected.</def> +[Obs.] "Profane, <i>rejectaneous</i>, and reprobate people." +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ject"er</hw> (r?-j?kt"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rejects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*jec"tion</hw> (r?-j?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rejectio</i>: cf. F. <i>réjection</i>.] <def>Act of +rejecting, or state of being rejected.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`jec*ti"tious</hw> (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.</def> +<i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ject"ive</hw> (r?-j?kt"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rejecting, or tending to reject.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ject"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act +of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away.</def> +<i>Eaton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*joice"</hw> (r&esl;*jois"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rejoiced</u> (-joist"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rejoicing</u> (-joi"s?ng).] [OE. +<i>rejoissen</i>, OF. <i>resjouir</i>, <i>resjoir</i>, F. +<i>réjouir</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF, <i>esjouir</i>, +<i>esjoir</i>, F. <i>éjouir</i>, to rejoice; pref. <i>es-</i> +(L. <i>ex-</i>) + OF. <i>jouir</i>, <i>joir</i>, F. <i>jouir</i>, from +L. <i>gaudere</i> to rejoice. See <u>Joy</u>.] <def>To feel joy; to +experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable +satisfaction; to be delighted.</def> "O, <i>rejoice</i> beyond a +common joy." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will be glad and <i>rejoice</i> in thy +mercy.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxi. 7.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To delight; joy; exult; triumph.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*joice"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To enjoy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Peacock.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give joy to; to make joyful; to +gladden.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I me <i>rejoysed</i> of my liberty.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>While she, great saint, <i>rejoices</i> +heaven.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Were he [Cain] alive, it would <i>rejoice</i> his soul +to see what mischief it had made.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*joice"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +rejoicing.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*joice"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rejoicing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*joi"cer</hw> (r?-joi"s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rejoices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*joi"cing</hw> (-s?ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Joy; gladness; delight.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We should particularly express our <i>rejoicing</i> by +love and charity to our neighbors.</blockquote> <i>R. Nelson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The expression of joy or +gladness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The voice of <i>rejoicing</i> and salvation is in the +tabernacles of the righteous.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxviii. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which causes to rejoice; occasion of +joy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, +for they are the <i>rejoicing</i> of my heart.</blockquote> <i>Ps. +cxix. 111.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*joi"cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With joi or +exultation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*join"</hw> (r?-join"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rejoined</u> (-joind"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rejoining</u>.] [F. <i>rejoindre</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>joindre</i> to join. See <u>Join</u>, and cf. +<u>Rejoinder</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To join again; to unite +after separation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come, or go, again into the presence of; +to join the company of again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Meet and <i>rejoin</i> me, in the pensive +grot.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To state in reply; -- followed by an object +clause.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*join"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To answer to a reply.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To answer, as the defendant to +the plaintiff's replication.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*join"der</hw> (-d?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. +<i>rejoindre</i>, inf., to join again. See <u>Rejoin</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An answer to a reply; or, in general, an +answer or reply.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The defendant's answer to the +plaintiff's replication.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reply; answer; replication. See <u>Reply</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*join"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a +rejoinder.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*join"dure</hw> (-d&usl;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of +joining again.</def> [Obs.] "Beguiles our lips of all +<i>rejoindure</i>" (i.e., kisses). <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*joint"</hw> (r&esl;-joint"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reunite the joints of; to joint anew.</def> +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically <i>(Arch.)</i>, to fill up the +joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged +by age and the action of the weather.</def> <i>Gwilt.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1213 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*jolt"</hw> (r?-j?lt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A reacting +jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>These inward <i>rejolts</i> and recoilings of the +mind.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*jolt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To jolt or shake +again.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*journ"</hw> (r?-j?rn"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réajourner</i>. See <u>Adjourn</u>.] <def>To adjourn; to put +off.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*journ"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Adjournment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*judge"</hw> (r?-j?j"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To judge +again; to reëxamine; to review; to call to a new trial and +decision.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rejudge</i> his acts, and dignify +disgrace.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju"ve*nate</hw> (r?-j?"v?-n?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + L. <i>juventis</i> young, youthful.] <def>To +render young again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju`ve*na"tion</hw> (-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rejuvenescence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cence</hw> (-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A renewing of youth; the +state of being or growing young again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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 zoöspores, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy</hw> (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rejuvenescence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju`ve*nes"cent</hw> (-s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; +rejuvenating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ju`ve*nize</hw> (r?-j?"v?-n?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To rejuvenate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*kin"dle</hw> (r?-k?n"d'l), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To kindle again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rek"ne</hw> (r?k"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +reckon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lade"</hw> (rē*lād"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To lade or load again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*laid"</hw> (rē*lād"), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> of <u>Relay</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*lais"</hw> (r<i>e</i>*l&asl;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +See <u>Relay</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Wilhelm.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*land"</hw> (r?-l?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To land +again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or +embarked.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*land"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go on shore +after having embarked; to land again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lapse"</hw> (r?-l?ps"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relapsed</u> (-l?pst"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Relapsing</u>.] [L. <i>relapsus</i>, p. p. +of <i>relabi</i> to slip back, to relapse; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>labi</i> to fall, slip, slide. See <u>Lapse</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to +turn back.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>relapse</i> into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- +sometimes in a good sense; as, to <i>relapse</i> into slumber after +being disturbed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That task performed, [preachers] <i>relapse</i> into +themselves.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>To fall from Christian +faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They enter into the justified state, and so continue +all along, unless they <i>relapse</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lapse"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For sense 2 cf. F. +<i>relaps</i>. See <u>Relapse</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sliding or falling back, especially into a +former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of +having fallen back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Alas! from what high hope to what <i>relapse</i><BR> +Unlooked for are we fallen!</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into +error; a backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, +returns to it again.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*laps"er</hw> (-l?ps"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +relapses.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*laps"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marked by a +relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse +state.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Relapsing fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>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 +(<i>Spirochæte</i>) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. +Called also <i>famine fever</i>, and <i>recurring fever</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*late"</hw> (r?-l?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Related</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Relating</u>.] [F. <i>relater</i> to recount, LL. <i>relatare</i>, +fr. L. <i>relatus</i>, used as p. p. of <i>referre</i>. See +<u>Elate</u>, and cf. <u>Refer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring +back; to restore.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote> Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again<BR> +Both light of heaven and strength of men <i>relate</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To refer; to ascribe, as to a source.</def> +[Obs. or R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recount; to narrate; to tell +over.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This heavy act with heavy heart +<i>relate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To ally by connection or kindred.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To relate one's self</b></col>, <cd>to vent thoughts in +words.</cd> [R.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; +detail; describe.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*late"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to +pertain; to refer; -- with <i>to</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All negative or privative words <i>relate</i> positive +ideas.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make reference; to take account.</def> +[R.& Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Reckoning by the years of their own consecration +without <i>relating</i> to any imperial account.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lat"ed</hw> (-l?t"?d), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Allied by kindred; connected by blood or +alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons <i>related</i> in +the first or second degree.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Standing in relation or connection; as, the +electric and magnetic forcec are closely <i>related</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Narrated; told.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Relative</u>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lat"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +condition of being related; relationship; affinity.</def> [R.] +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lat"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who relates +or narrates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*la"tion</hw> (r?-l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>relation</i>, L. <i>relatio</i>. See <u>Relate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of relating or telling; also, that +which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the +<i>relation</i> of historical events.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;oet's <i>relation</i> doth well +figure them.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>relation</i> of experience to +knowledge; the <i>relation</i> of master to servant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>relation</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Reference; respect; regard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have been importuned to make some observations on +this art in <i>relation</i> to its agreement with poetry.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Connection by consanguinity or affinity; +kinship; relationship; as, the <i>relation</i> of parents and +children.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Relations</i> dear, and all the charities<BR> +Of father, son, and brother, first were known.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A person connected by cosanguinity or +affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For me . . . my <i>relation</i> does not care a +rush.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>relation</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act of a +relator at whose instance a suit is begun.</def> <i>Wharton. +Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; +tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; +kinsman; kinswoman.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*la"tion*al</hw> (r?-l?"sh?n-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having relation or kindred; related.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We might be tempted to take these two nations for +<i>relational stems</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tooke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indicating or specifying some +relation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Relational</i> words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, +etc.</blockquote> <i>R. Morris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*la"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A relative; a +relation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*la"tion*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.</def> +<i>Mason.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"a*tive</hw> (r?l"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>relatif</i>, L. <i>relativus</i>. See <u>Relate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having relation or reference; referring; +respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not +<i>relative</i> to the subject.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I'll have grounds<BR> +More <i>relative</i> than this.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Arising from relation; resulting from +connection with, or reference to, something else; not +absolute.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every thing sustains both an absolute and a +<i>relative</i> capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued +with such a nature; and a <i>relative</i>, as it is a part of the +universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Indicating or expressing +relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a <i>relative</i> +pronoun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Relative clause</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>a clause +introduced by a relative pronoun.</cd> -- <col><b>Relative +term</b></col>, <cd>a term which implies relation to, as guardian to +ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. +<u>Correlative</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A person connected by blood or affinity; +strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or +kinswoman.</def> "Confining our care . . . to ourselves and +<i>relatives</i>." <i>Bp. Fell.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or +represents, another word or phrase, called its <i>antecedent</i>; as, +the <i>relatives</i> "who", "which", "that".</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a relative +manner; in relation or respect to something else; not +absolutely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is +in itself, before you consider it <i>relatively</i>.</blockquote> +<i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being relative, or having relation; relativity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel`a*tiv"i*ty</hw> (-t?v"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +state of being relative; as, the <i>relativity</i> of a subject.</def> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lat"or</hw> (r?-l?t"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [ L.: cf. F. +<i>relateur</i>. See <u>Relate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who +relates; a relater.</def> "The several <i>relators</i> of this +history." <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A private person at whose +relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an +information in the nature of a <i>quo warranto</i> to be +filed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lat"rix</hw> (-r?ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Law)</i> +<def>A female relator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"</hw> (r?-l?ks"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relaxed</u> (-l?kst"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Relaxing</u>.] [L. <i>relaxare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>laxare</i> to loose, to slacken, from <i>laxus</i> loose. See +<u>Lax</u>, and cf. <u>Relay</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<u>Release</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make lax or loose; to make +less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to +open; as, to <i>relax</i> a rope or cord; to <i>relax</i> the muscles +or sinews.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Horror . . . all his joints +<i>relaxed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor served it to <i>relax</i> their serried +files.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make less severe or rigorous; to abate +the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, +or effort; as, to <i>relax</i> discipline; to <i>relax</i> one's +attention or endeavors.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The statute of mortmain was at several times +<i>relaxed</i> by the legislature.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; +to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement <i>relaxes</i> the +mind.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to +open; as, an aperient <i>relaxes</i> the bowels.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; +ease; unbend; divert.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp +<i>relax</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His knees <i>relax</i> with toil.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To abate in severity; to become less +rigorous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In others she <i>relaxed</i> again,<BR> +And governed with a looser rein.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To remit attention or effort; to become +less diligent; to unbend; as, to <i>relax</i> in study.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Relaxation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re**lax"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relaxed; lax; hence, +remiss; careless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being relaxed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"ant</hw> (r?-l?ks"<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relaxans</i>, p. pr. of <i>relaxare</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +medicine that relaxes; a laxative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`lax*a"tion</hw> (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>relaxatio</i>; cf. F. <i>relaxation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; +as, <i>relaxation</i> of the muscles; <i>relaxation</i> of a +law.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Remission from attention and effort; +indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.</def> "Hours of +careless <i>relaxation</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lax"a*tive</hw> (r?-l?ks"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A relaxant.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lay"</hw> (r?-l?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relaid</u> (-l?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Relaying</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>lay</i>, v.] +<def>To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to <i>relay</i> a +pavement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lay"</hw> (r?-l?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>relais</i> +(cf. OF. <i>relais</i> relaxation, discontinuance, It. <i>rilascio</i> +release, relief, <i>rilasso</i> relay), fr. OF. <i>relaissier</i> to +abandon, release, fr. L. <i>relaxare</i>. See <u>Relax</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A supply of anything arranged beforehand for +affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision +for successive relief.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve +others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in +readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to +continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A number of men who relieve others in +carrying on some work.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>In various forms of +telegraphic apparatus, a magnet which receives the circuit current, +and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local +battery for performing the work of making the record; also, a similar +device by which the current in one circuit is made to open or close +another circuit in which a current is passing.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Relay battery</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the local +battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay magnet, +or relay.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"bun</hw> (r?l"b?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The roots of +the Chilian plant <i>Calceolaria arachnoidea</i>, -- used for dyeing +crimson.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*leas"a*ble</hw> (r?-l?s"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>That may be released.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lease"</hw> (r?-l?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re</i> + <i>lease</i> to let.] <def>To lease again; to grant a new +lease of; to let back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lease"</hw> (r?-l?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Released</u> (r?*l?st"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Releasing</u>.] [OE. <i>relessen</i>, OF. +<i>relassier</i>, to release, to let free. See <u>Relay</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Relax</u>, and cf. <u>Release</u> to lease +again.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let loose again; to set free from +restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at +liberty; to let go.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now at that feast he <i>released</i> unto them one +prisoner, whomsoever they desired.</blockquote> <i>Mark xv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To relieve from something that confines, +burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, +penalty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To loosen; to relax; to remove the +obligation of; as, to <i>release</i> an ordinance.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sacred vow that none should aye +<i>release</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; +extricate; let go; quit; acquit.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lease"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def> "Who boast'st <i>release</i> from +hell." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relief from care, pain, or any +burden.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Discharge from obligation or +responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; +acquittance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>The act of opening +the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Lease and release</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Lease</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of release</b></col>, <cd>without +cessation.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See +<u>Death</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*leas`ee"</hw> (-?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One to whom a +release is given.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lease"ment</hw> (r?-l?s"m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*leas"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +releases, or sets free.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*leas"or</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One by whom a +release is given.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"e*gate</hw> (r?l"?-g?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relegated</u> (-g?`t?d); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Relegating</u>.] [L. <i>relegatus</i>, p. p. +of <i>relegare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>legare</i> to send with +a commission or charge. See <u>Legate</u>.] <def>To remove, usually to +an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send +into exile; to banish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It [the Latin language] was <i>relegated</i> into the +study of the scholar.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel`e*ga"tion</hw> (-g?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relegatio</i>: cf. F. <i>relégation</i>.] <def>The act of +relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; +exile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lent"</hw> (r?-l?nt"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Relenting</u>.] [F. <i>ralentir</i>, fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>ad</i> to + <i>lentus</i> pliant, flexible, slow. See +<u>Lithe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become less rigid or hard; +to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He stirred the coals till <i>relente</i> gan<BR> +The wax again the fire.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to +<i>relent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When opening buds salute the welcome day,<BR> +And earth, <i>relenting</i>, feels the genial ray.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can you . . . behold<BR> +My sighs and tears, and will not once <i>relent</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To slacken; to abate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And oftentimes he would <i>relent</i> his +pace.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To soften; to dissolve.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or +severe.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><! p. 1214 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lent"</hw> (r?-l?nt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Stay; stop; +delay.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor rested till she came without <i>relent</i><BR> +Unto the land of Amazons.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lent"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unmoved by appeals +for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; +destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a +prey to <i>relentless</i> despotism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . +.<BR> +Thus will persist, <i>relentless</i> in his ire.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*lent"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*lent"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lent"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act or process of relenting; the state of having relented.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lesse"</hw> (r?-l?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +release.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`les*see"</hw> (r?`l?s-s?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Releasee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`les*sor"</hw> (-s?r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Releasor</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re-let"</hw> (r?-l?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To let +anew, as a house.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rel"e*vance</hw> (r?l"?*v<i>a</i>ns), <hw>Rel"e*van*cy</hw> +(-v<i>a</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; +applicability.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Its answer little meaning, little <i>relevancy</i> +bore.</blockquote> <i>Poe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>Sufficiency to infer the +conclusion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"e*vant</hw> (-v<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>relevant</i>, p. pr. of <i>relever</i> to raise again, to relieve. +See <u>Relieve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relieving; lending aid or +support.</def> [R.] <i>Pownall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the +case in hand; pertinent; applicable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Close and <i>relevant</i> arguments have very little +hold on the passions.</blockquote> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>Sufficient to support +the cause.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"e*vant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a relevant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel`e*va"tion</hw> (-v?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relevatio</i>, fr. <i>relevare</i>. See <u>Relieve</u>.] <def>A +raising or lifting up.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*li`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"a*ble</hw> (r?-l?"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or +reliance; trustworthy.</def> "A <i>reliable</i> witness to the truth +of the miracles." <i>A. Norton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best means, and most <i>reliable</i> pledge, of a +higher object.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>According to General Livingston's humorous account, his +own village of Elizabethtown was not much more <i>reliable</i>, being +peopled in those agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, +guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs."</blockquote> <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Some 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 <i>to be relied upon</i>, and a +useful synonym for <i>trustworthy</i>, which is by preference applied +to persons, as <i>reliable</i> 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 +<i>laughable</i>, worthy of being laughed <i>at</i>, from the neuter +verb <i>to laugh</i>; <i>available</i>, fit or able to be availed +<i>of</i>, from the neuter verb <i>to avail</i>; <i>dispensable</i>, +capable of being dispensed <i>with</i>, from the neuter verb <i>to +dispense</i>. Other examples might be added.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*li"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*li"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Rely</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In <i>reliance</i> on promises which proved to be of +very little value.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything on which to rely; dependence; +ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor <i>reliance</i>.</def> +<i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, +or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ic</hw> (r?l"?k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>relique</i>, +from L. <i>reliquiae</i>, pl., akin to <i>relinquere</i> to leave +behind. See <u>Relinquish</u>.] [Formerly written also +<i>relique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which remains; that +which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a +remnant.</def> <i>Chaucer. Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>relics</i> of lost innocence.</blockquote> +<i>Kebe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy +<i>relics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are very few treasuries of <i>relics</i> in Italy +that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy <i>relics</i>, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust,<BR> +And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in +remembrance; as, <i>relics</i> of youthful days or +friendships.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The pearls were spilt;<BR> +Some lost, some stolen, some as <i>relics</i> kept.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ic*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of +relics.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ict</hw> (-?kt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>relicta</i>, +fr. of <i>relictus</i>, p. p. of <i>relinquere</i> to leave behind. +See <u>Relinquish</u>.] <def>A woman whose husband is dead; a +widow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to +marry his <i>relict</i>, and so to raise up seed to his brother +Eli.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lict"ed</hw> (r?-l?kt"?d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relictus</i>, p. p.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Left uncovered, as land by +recession of water.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lic"tion</hw> (r?-l?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relictio</i> a leaving behind.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A leaving dry; a +recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left +uncovered by such recession.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lief"</hw> (r?-l?f"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>relef</i>, F. <i>relief</i>, properly, a lifting up, a standing +out. See <u>Relieve</u>, and cf. <u>Basrelief</u>, <u>Rilievi</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,<BR> +That, where it seizes, all <i>relief</i> is vain.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Release from a post, or from the +performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or +by relay; as, a <i>relief</i> of a sentry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For this <i>relief</i> much thanks; 'tis bitter +cold.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which removes or lessens evil, pain, +discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or +comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by +taking the place of another; a relay.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Feudal Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Sculp. & Arch.)</i> <def>The projection of a +figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Relief</i> is of three kinds, namely, <i>high relief</i> +(<i>altorilievo</i>), <i>low relief</i>, (<i>basso-rilievo</i>), and +<i>demirelief</i> (<i>mezzo-rilievo</i>). See these terms in the +Vocabulary.</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>The appearance of +projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The height to which works +are raised above the bottom of the ditch.</def> <i>Wilhelm.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Physical Geog.)</i> <def>The elevations and +surface undulations of a country.</def> <i>Guyot.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Relief valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve arranged for relieving +pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; +assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lief"ful</hw> (r?-l?f"f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving +relief.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lief"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +relief; also, remediless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"er</hw> (r?-l?"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Rely</u>.] <def>One who relies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*liev"a*ble</hw> (r?-l?v"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief.</def> +<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lieve"</hw> (r?-l?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relieved</u> (-l?vd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Relieving</u>.] [OE. <i>releven</i>, F. <i>relever</i> +to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. <i>relevare</i> to lift up, +raise, make light, relieve; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>levare</i> to +raise, fr. <i>levis</i> light. See <u>Levity</u>, and cf. +<u>Relevant</u>, <u>Relief</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lift up; +to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; +to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by +contrast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her tall figure <i>relieved</i> against the blue sky; +seemed almost of supernatural height.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To raise up something in; to introduce a +contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness +of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The poet must . . . sometimes <i>relieve</i> the +subject with a moral reflection.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To raise or remove, as anything which +depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or +afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to +<i>relieve</i> pain; to <i>relieve</i> the wants of the +poor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>relieve</i> a besieged +town.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now lend assistance and <i>relieve</i> the +poor.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who hath <i>relieved</i> you?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; +support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; free; +remedy; redress; indemnify.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lieve"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; +release.</def> [Archaic.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*liev"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, relieves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*liev"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving or tending +to relieve.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Relieving arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a discharging +arch. See under <u>Discharge</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- +<col><b>Relieving tackle</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales +or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened +vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in +righting her.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> <i>Craig.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lie"vo</hw> (r?-l?"v?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>rilievo</i>.] <def>See <u>Relief</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +5.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*light"</hw> (r?-l?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To light +or kindle anew.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Re*li`gi`euse"</hw> (r<i>e</i>-l?`zh?`?z"), <pos><i>n. +f.</i></pos> <hw>||Re*li`gi`eux"</hw> (r<i>e</i>-l?`zh?`?"), +<pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> } [F.] <def>A person bound by monastic vows; a +nun; a monk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion</hw> (r&esl;*l&ibreve;j"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>religio</i>; cf. <i>religens</i> +pious, revering the gods, Gr. <grk>'ale`gein</grk> to heed, have a +care. Cf. <u>Neglect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>religions</i>; monotheistic <i>religions</i>; +natural <i>religion</i>; revealed <i>religion</i>; the <i>religion</i> +of the Jews; the <i>religion</i> of idol worshipers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>religion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Religion</i> [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.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Religions</i>, by which are meant the modes of +divine worship proper to different tribes, nations, or communities, +and based on the belief held in common by the members of them +severally. . . . There is no living <i>religion</i> without +something like a doctrine. On the other hand, a doctrine, however +elaborate, does not constitute a <i>religion</i>.</blockquote> <i>C. +P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit.).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Religion</i> . . . means the conscious relation +between man and God, and the expression of that relation in human +conduct.</blockquote> <i>J. Köstlin (Schaff-Herzog +Encyc.)</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the most straitest sect of our <i>religion</i> I +lived a Pharisee.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The image of a brute, adorned<BR> +With gay <i>religions</i> full of pomp and gold.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let us with caution indulge the supposition that +morality can be maintained without <i>religion</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Religion</i> will attend you . . . as a pleasant and +useful companion in every proper place, and every temperate occupation +of life.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A monastic or religious +order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to +enter <i>religion</i>.</def> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A good man was there of <i>religion</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any +practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>religion</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Religion</i>, as distinguished from <i>theology</i>, is +subjective, designating the feelings and acts of men which relate to +God; while <i>theology</i> is objective, and denotes those ideas which +man entertains respecting the God whom he worships, especially his +systematized views of God. As distinguished from <i>morality</i>, +<i>religion</i> denotes the influences and motives to human duty which +are found in the character and will of God, while <i>morality</i> +describes the duties to man, to which true <i>religion</i> always +influences. As distinguished from <i>piety</i>, <i>religion</i> 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 +<i>piety</i>, 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 <i>sanctity</i>, +<i>religion</i> is the means by which <i>sanctity</i> is achieved, +<i>sanctity</i> denoting primarily that purity of heart and life which +results from habitual communion with God, and a sense of his continual +presence.</p> + +<p><col><b>Natural religion</b></col>, <cd>a religion based upon the +evidences of a God and his qualities, which is supplied by natural +phenomena. See <i>Natural theology</i>, under <u>Natural</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Religion of humanity</b></col>, <cd>a name sometimes given to +a religion founded upon positivism as a philosophical basis.</cd> -- +<col><b>Revealed religion</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion*a*ry</hw> (r?-l?j"?n-?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Relating to religion; pious; as, <i>religionary</i> +professions.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*li"gion*a*ry</hw>, <hw>Re*li"gion*er</hw> (-?r), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A religionist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion*ism</hw> (-?z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The practice of, or devotion to, +religion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affectation or pretense of +religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One earnestly +devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the +Puritan <i>religionists</i>.</blockquote> <i>Palfrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other +heterodo&?; <i>religionists</i>, was to be scourged out of the +town.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion*ize</hw> (-?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +bring under the influence of religion.</def> [R.] <i>Mallock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gion*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lig`i*os"i*ty</hw> (-l?j`?-?s"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>religiositas</i>: cf. F. <i>religiosit&?;</i>.] <def>The +quality of being religious; religious feeling or sentiment; +religiousness.</def> [R.] <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gious</hw> (r?-l?j"?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>religius</i>, <i>religious</i>, F. <i>religieux</i>, from L. +<i>religiosus</i>. See <u>Religion</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting +forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a <i>religious</i> +society; a <i>religious</i> sect; a <i>religious</i> place; +<i>religious</i> subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our law forbids at their <i>religious</i> rites<BR> +My presence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessing, or conforming to, religion; +pious; godly; as, a <i>religious</i> man, life, behavior, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men whose lives<BR> +<i>Religious</i> titled them the sons of God.</blockquote> +<i>Mlton</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Scrupulously faithful or exact; +strict.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus, Indianlike,<BR> +<i>Religious</i> in my error, I adore<BR> +The sun, that looks upon his worshiper.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to a religious order; bound by +vows.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One of them is <i>religious</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; +conscientious; strict; rogod; exact.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gious</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gious*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a religious +manner.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*li"gious*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being religious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ik</hw> (r?l"?k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Relic.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lin"quent</hw> (r?-l?n"kw<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>relinquens</i>, p. pr. of <i>relinqquere</i>. See +<u>Relinquish</u>.] <def>Relinquishing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lin"quent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +relinquishes.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lin"quish</hw> (-kw?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relinquished</u> (-kw?sht); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Relinquishing</u>.] [OF. +<i>relinquir</i>, L. <i>relinquere</i> to leave behind; pref. <i>re- +</i> re + <i>linquere</i> to leave. See <u>Loan</u>, and cf. +<u>Relic</u>, <u>Relict</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To withdraw from; to leave behind; to +desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to <i>relinquish</i> a +pursuit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We ought to <i>relinquish</i> such rites.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They placed Irish tenants upon the lands +<i>relinquished</i> by the English.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; +as, to <i>relinquish</i> a debt.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; +renounce; forb&?;ar; forego. See <u>Resign</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*lin"quish*er</hw> (-r?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +relinquishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lin"quish*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of relinquishing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"i*qua*ry</hw> (r?l"?-kw?-r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (-r&ibreve;z). [LL. +<i>reliquiarium</i>, <i>reliquiare</i>: cf. F. <i>reliquaire</i>. See +<u>Relic</u>.] <def>A depositary, often a small box or casket, in +which relics are kept.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lique"</hw> (r?-l?k"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Relic</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*liq"ui*æ</hw> (r?-l?k"w?-?), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Relic</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Remains of the dead; organic remains; +relics.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Induviæ</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1215 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*liq"ui*an</hw> (r?-l?k"w?-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a +relic.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*liq"ui*date</hw> (r?-l?k"w?-d?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*liq`ui*da"tion</hw> (-d&fist;"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.</def> +<i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ish</hw> (r?l"?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relished</u> (-&?;sht); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Relishing</u>.] [Of. <i>relechier</i> to lick or taste +anew; pref. <i>re-</i> re-+ <i>lechier</i> to lick, F. +<i>l&?;cher</i>. See <u>Lecher</u>, <u>Lick</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 <i>relish</i> +food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now I begin to <i>relish</i> thy advice.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He knows how to prize his advantages, and to +<i>relish</i> the honors which he enjoys.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give a relish to; to cause to taste +agreeably.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A savory bit that served to <i>relish</i> +wine.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To have a pleasing +or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a +flavor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not +have <i>relished</i> among my other discredits.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A theory, which, how much soever it may <i>relish</i> +of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.</blockquote> +<i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable +quality; power of pleasing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained<BR> +From this delightful fruit, nor known till now<BR> +True <i>relish</i>, tasting.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When liberty is gone,<BR> +Life grows insipid, and has lost its <i>relish</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Savor; quality; characteristic +tinge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It preserve some <i>relish</i> of old +writing.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A taste for; liking; appetite; +fondness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>relish</i> for whatever was excelent in +arts.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a <i>relish</i> for moderate praise, because it +bids fair to be j&?;dicious.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; +delight.</p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>The +projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a +tenoned piece.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel"ish*a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*live"</hw> (r?-l?v"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live +again; to revive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*live"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To recall to life; +to revive.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*load"</hw> (r?-l?d"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To load +again, as a gun.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*loan"</hw> (r?-l?n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lo"cate</hw> (r?-l?"k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +locate again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`lo*ca"tion</hw> (r?`l&fist;-k?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A second location.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Roman & Scots Law)</i> <def>Renewal of a +lease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lodge"</hw> (r?-l?j"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lodge +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*love"</hw> (-l?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To love in +return.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lu"cent</hw> (r?-l?"s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>relucens</i>, p. pr. <i>relucere</i>. See <u>Lucent</u>.] +<def>Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; +luminous; splendid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gorgeous banners to the sun expand<BR> +Their streaming volumes of <i>relucent</i> gold.</blockquote> +<i>Glover.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*luct"</hw> (r?-l?kt"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reluctari</i>, p. p. <i>reluctatus</i>, to struggle; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>luctari</i> to struggle, fr. <i>lucia</i> a wresting.] +<def>To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to +draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Apt to <i>reluct</i> at the excesses of it +[passion].</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*luc"tance</hw> (r?-l?k"t<i>a</i>ns), +<hw>Re*luc"tan*cy</hw> (-t<i>a</i>n-s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reluctant</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being reluctant; +repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an +infinitive, or by <i>to</i> and a noun, formerly sometimes by +<i>against</i>.</def> "Tempering the severity of his looks with a +<i>reluctance</i> to the action." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had some <i>reluctance</i> to obey the +summons.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bear witness, Heaven, with what <i>reluctancy</i><BR> +Her helpless innocence I doom to die.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> See <u>Dislike</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*luc"tant</hw> (-t<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reluctans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>reluctari</i>. See +<u>Reluct</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Striving against; opposed in +desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reluctant</i>, but in vain.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reluctant</i> now I touched the trembling +string.</blockquote> <i>Tickell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted +with reluctance; as, <i>reluctant</i> obedience.</def> +<i>Mitford.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; +backward; coy. See <u>Averse</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*luc"tant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reluctant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*luc"tate</hw> (-t?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reluct</u>.] <def>To struggle against anything; to resist; to +oppose.</def> [Obs.] "To delude their <i>reluctating</i> consciences." +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rel`uc*ta"tion</hw> (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Repugnance; resistance; reluctance.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lume"</hw> (r?-l?m"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relumed</u> (-l?md"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reluming</u>.] [OF. <i>relumer</i> (cf. F. +<i>rallumer</i>), L. <i>reluminare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>luminare</i> to light. Cf. <u>Reillume</u>.] <def>To rekindle; to +light again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Relumed</i> her ancient light, not kindled +new.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I know not where is that Promethean heat<BR> +That can thy light <i>relume</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*lu"mine</hw> (r?-l?"m?n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relumined</u> (-m?nd); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Relumining</u>.] [See <u>Relume</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To light anew; to rekindle.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To illuminate again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ly"</hw> (r?-l?"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Relied</u> (-l?d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Relying</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>lie</i> to rest.] +<def>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 <i>on</i>, +formerly also with <i>in</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go in thy native innocence; <i>rely</i><BR> +On what thou hast of virtue.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On some fond breast the parting soul +<i>relies</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To trust; depend; confide; repose.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*made"</hw> (r?-m?d"), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Remake</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"</hw> (r?-m?n"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remained</u> (-m?nd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Remaining</u>.] [OF. <i>remaindre</i>, +<i>remanoir</i>, L. <i>remanere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>manere</i> to stay, remain. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. +<u>Remainder</u>, <u>Remnant</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gather up the fragments that +<i>remain</i>.</blockquote> <i>John vi. 12.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of whom the greater part <i>remain</i> unto this +present, but some are fallen asleep.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xv. +6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That . . . <i>remains</i> to be proved.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To continue unchanged in place, form, or +condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; +to last.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remain</i> a widow at thy father's +house.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxxviii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Childless thou art; childless +<i>remain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; +dwell; abide; last; endure.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To await; to be +left to.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The easier conquest now <i>remains</i> +thee.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"</hw> <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>State of remaining; stay.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Which often, since my here <i>remain</i> in +England,<BR> +I 've seen him do.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is left; relic; remainder; -- +chiefly in the plural.</def> "The <i>remains</i> of old Rome." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When this <i>remain</i> of horror has entirely +subsided.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specif., in the plural: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; +relics; a dead body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Old warriors whose adored <i>remains</i><BR> +In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The posthumous works or productions, esp. +literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's</def> +<i>Remains</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"der</hw> (r?-m?n"d?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>remaindre</i>, inf. See <u>Remain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and +removal of a part; residue; remnant.</def> "The last <i>remainders</i> +of unhappy Troy." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes +off clear, the <i>remainder</i> yields no salt.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The quantity or sum that is +left after subtraction, or after any deduction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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 <i>remainder</i>, or <i>estate in +remainder</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"der</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Remaining; left; +left over; refuse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which is as dry as the <i>remainder</i> biscuit<BR> +After a voyage.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*main"der-man</hw> (- măn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Remainder-men</b></plw> (-m&ebreve;n). <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. +See <u>Remainder</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*make"</hw> (r?-m?k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mand"</hw> (r?-m?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remanded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Remanding</u>.] [F. <i>remander</i> to send word again, L. +<i>remandare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>mandare</i> to commit, +order, send word. See <u>Mandate</u>.] <def>To recommit; to send +back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remand</i> it to its former place.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then were they <i>remanded</i> to the cage +again.</blockquote> <i>Bunyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mand"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of remanding; +the order for recommitment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mand"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +remand.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rem"a*nence</hw> (r?m"?*n<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Rem"a*nen*cy</hw> +(-n<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>remanence</i>, +LL. <i>remanentia</i>, fr. L. <i>remanens</i>. See <u>Remanent</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The state of being remanent; continuance; +permanence.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>remanence</i> of the will in the fallen +spirit.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"a*nent</hw> (-n<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Remanent</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>That which remains; a +remnant; a residue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"a*nent</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>remanens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>remanere</i>. See <u>Remain</u>, and cf. <u>Remnant</u>.] +<def>Remaining; residual.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That little hope that is <i>remanent</i> hath its +degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Remanent magnetism</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, +<cd>magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force +after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also +<i>residual magnetism</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Rem"a*net</hw> (-n?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., it remains.] +<i>(Legal Practice)</i> <def>A case for trial which can not be tried +during the term; a postponed case.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re-mark"</hw> (r?-m?rk"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>mark</i>.] <def>To mark again, or a second time; to mark +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mark"</hw> (r?-m?rk"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remarked</u> (-m?rkt"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Remarking</u>.] [F. <i>remarquer</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>marquer</i> to mark, <i>marque</i> a mark, of German origin, +akin to E. <i>mark</i>. See <u>Mark</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>& +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mark in a notable +manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to +piont out.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou art a man <i>remarked</i> to taste a +mischief.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His manacles <i>remark</i> him; there he +sits.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; +as, to <i>remark</i> the manner of a speaker.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To express in words or writing, as observed +or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, +he <i>remarked</i> that it was time to go.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say. -- +<u>Remark</u>, <u>Observe</u>, <u>Notice</u>. To <i>observe</i> is to +keep or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To <i>remark</i> is +simply to mark or take note of whatever may come up. To <i>notice</i> +implies still less continuity of attention. When we turn from these +mental states to the <i>expression</i> of them in language, we find +the same distinction. An <i>observation</i> is properly the result of +somewhat prolonged thought; a <i>remark</i> is usually suggested by +some passing occurence; a <i>notice</i> is in most cases something +cursory and short. This distinction is not always maintained as to +<i>remark</i> and <i>observe</i>, which are often used +interchangeably. "<i>Observing</i> men may form many judgments by the +rules of similitude and proportion." <i>I. Watts.</i> "He can not +distinguish difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar +<i>remarks</i>." <i>Collier.</i> "The thing to be regarded, in taking +<i>notice</i> of a child's miscarriage, is what root it springs from." +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mark"</hw> (r?-m?rk"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +a remark or remarks; to comment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mark"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>remarque</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of remarking or attentively noticing; +notice or observation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude<BR> +Conjecture and <i>remark</i>, however shrewd.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>remark</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Observation; note; comment; annotation.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mark"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>remarquable</i>.] <def>Worthy of being remarked or noticed; +noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is <i>remarkable</i>, that they<BR> +Talk most who have the least to say.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is nothing left <i>remarlable</i><BR> +Beneath the visiting moon.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; +rare; strange; wonderful; notable; eminent.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*mark"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*mark"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mark"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +remarks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mar"riage</hw> (r?-m?r"r?j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +second or repeated marriage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mar"ry</hw> (r?-m?r"rr?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To marry again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mast"</hw> (r?-m?st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +furnish with a new mast or set of masts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mas"ti*cate</hw> (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the +cud.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> (-k?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"berge</hw> (r?m"b?rj), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ramberge</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rem`blai"</hw> (r?n`bl?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +remblayer to fill up an excavation, to embank.] <i>(Fort. & +Engin.)</i> <def>Earth or materials made into a bank after having been +excavated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"ble</hw> (r&?;m"b'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>embler</i> to steal, fr. L. <i>involare</i> to fly into or at, to +carry off.] <def>To remove.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Grose. +Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reme</hw> (r&?;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Realm.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mean"</hw> (r&?;-m&?;n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"me*ant</hw> (r&?;"m&?;*<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remeans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>remeare</i> to go or come +back.] <def>Coming back; returning.</def> [R.] "Like the +<i>remeant</i> sun." <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*meas"ure</hw> (r?-m?zh"?r; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To measure again; to retrace.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They followed him . . . <BR> +The way they came, their steps <i>remeasured</i> right.</blockquote> +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mede"</hw> (r?-m?d"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Remedy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*me"di*a*ble</hw> (r?-m?"d?-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remediabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>remédiable</i>.] <def>Capable of +being remedied or cured.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*me"di*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> - +<wf>Re*me"di*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*me"di*al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remedialis</i>.] <def>Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or +for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, <i>remedial</i> +treatment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Statutes are declaratory or +<i>remedial</i>.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; +it is not <i>remedial</i>, not conservative.</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*me"di*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a remedial +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*me"di*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Remedial.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*med"i*less</hw> (r?-m?d"?-l?s or r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not admitting of a +remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; +irreparable; as, a <i>remediless</i> mistake or loss.</def> "Chains +<i>remedilesse</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hopeless are all my evils, all +<i>remediless</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not answering as a remedy; +ineffectual.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Forced to forego the attempt +<i>remediless</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; +irretrievable; irreparable; desperate.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*med"i*less</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] +<i>Udall.</i> -- <wf>Re*med"i*less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*med"i*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"e*dy</hw> (r?m"?-d?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Remedies</b></plw> (-d&?;z). [L. <i>remedium</i>; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>mederi</i> to heal, to cure: cf. F. <i>remède</i> +remedy, <i>remédier</i> to remedy. See <u>Medical</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which relieves or cures a disease; any +medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores +health; -- with <i>for</i>; as, a <i>remedy</i> for the +gout.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which corrects or counteracts an evil +of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- +followed by <i>for</i> or <i>against</i>, formerly by +<i>to</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What may else be <i>remedy</i> or cure<BR> +To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought,<BR> +He will instruct us.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The legal means to recover a +right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Civil remedy</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Civil</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Remedy of the mint</b></col> <i>(Coinage)</i>, <cd>a small +allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- +called also <i>tolerance</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; +redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.</p> + +<p><hw>Rem"e*dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Remedied</u> (-d?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Remedying</u>.] [L. <i>remediare</i>, <i>remediari</i>: cf. F. +<i>rem&?;dier</i>. See <u>Remedy</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To +apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to +redress; to correct; to counteract.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>remedy</i> this gear ere long.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*melt"</hw> (r?-m?lt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To melt +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"ber</hw> (r?-m?m"b?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remembered</u> (-b?rd); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Remembering</u>.] [OF. <i>remebrer</i>, L. +<i>rememorari</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>memorare</i> to bring to +remembrance, from <i>memor</i> mindful. See <u>Memory</u>, and cf. +<u>Rememorate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>remember</i> the fact; he +<i>remembers</i> the events of his childhood; I cannot <i>remember</i> +dates.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are said to <i>remember</i> anything, when the idea +of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this +idea before.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remember</i> the Sabbath day, to keep it +holy.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xx. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That they may have their wages duly paid 'em,<BR> +And something over to <i>remember</i> me by.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remember</i> what I warn thee; shun to +taste.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1216 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind; -- also used +reflexively and impersonally.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Remembering</i> them +the trith of what they themselves known." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My friends <i>remembered</i> me of home.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remember</i> you of passed heaviness.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And well thou wost [knowest] if it <i>remember</i> +thee.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To mention.</def> [Obs.] "As in many cases +hereafter to be <i>remembered</i>." <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To recall to the mind of another, as in the +friendly messages, <i>remember</i> me to him, he wishes to be +<i>remembered</i> to you, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"ber</hw> (r?-m?m"b?r), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +execise or have the power of memory; as, some <i>remember</i> better +than others.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"ber*a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable or worthy of being remembered.</def> -- +<wf>Re*mem"ber*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole vale of Keswick is so +<i>rememberable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"ber*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +remembers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"brance</hw> (-br<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>remembrance</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of remembering; a holding in mind, +or bringing to mind; recollection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lest fierce <i>remembrance</i> wake my sudden +rage.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lest the <i>remembrance</i> of his grief should +fail.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being remembered, or held in +mind; memory; recollection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This, ever grateful, in <i>remembrance</i> +bear.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Something remembered; a person or thing +kept in memory.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And on his breast a bloody cross he bore,<BR> +The dear <i>remembrance</i> of his dying Lord.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Keep this <i>remembrance</i> for thy Julia's +sake.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Something to be remembered; counsel; +admoni&?;&?;on; instruction.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Power of remembering; reach of personal +knowledge; period over which one's memory extends.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thee I have heard relating what was done<BR> +Ere my <i>remembrance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Recollection; reminiscence. See <u>Memory</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"bran*cer</hw> (-br<i>a</i>n-s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or +keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Premature consiolation is but the <i>remembrancer</i> +of sorrow.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye that are the lord's +<i>remembrancers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. +Ver.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "The <i>remembrancer</i> of the lord treasurer in +the exchequer." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"o*rate</hw> (-?-r?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rememoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>rememorari</i>. See <u>Remember</u>.] +<def>To recall something by means of memory; to remember.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bryskett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem`o*ra"tion</hw> (-r?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>remémoration</i>, or L. <i>rememoratio</i>.] <def>A +recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance.</def> [Obs. & R.] +<i>Bp. Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mem"o*ra*tive</hw> (r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Tending or serving to remind.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rem"e*nant</hw> (r?m"?-n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A remnant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*mer"cie</hw>, <hw>Re*mer"cy</hw> } (r&esl;- +m&etilde;r"s&ybreve;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>remercier</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>mercier</i> to thank, from OF. & F. +<i>merci</i>. See <u>Mercy</u>.] <def>To thank.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She him <i>remercied</i> as the patron of her +life.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*merge"</hw> (r?-m?rj"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +merge again.</def> "<i>Remerging</i> in the general Soul." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*meve"</hw> (r?-mEv"), <hw>Re*mewe"</hw> (r?-m?") }, +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To remove.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"i*form</hw> (r?m"?*f?rm), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remus</i> oar + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like an oar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rem"i*ges</hw> (r?m"?*j?z), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Remex</b></singw>. (r&?;"m&?;ks). [L. <i>remex</i>, <i>- +igis</i>, an oarsman.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The quill feathers of +the wings of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"i*grate</hw> (r?m"?-gr?t or r?-m?"gr?t; 277), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [L. <i>remigrare</i>. See <u>Re</u>-, and +<u>Migrate</u>.] <def>To migrate again; to go back; to return.</def> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*gra"tion</hw> (r?m`?-gr?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Migration back to the place from which one came.</def> <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mind"</hw> (r?-m?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put +(one) in mind of something; to bring to the remembrance of; to bring +to the notice or consideration of (a person).</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin +to arrest, seize, and <i>remind</i> us of our mortality.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mind"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken +remembrance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re**mind"ful</hw> (f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or +adapted to remind; careful to remind.</def> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*nis"cence</hw> (r?m`?-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réminiscence</i>, L. +<i>reminiscentia</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or power of +recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; +remembrance; memory.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The other part of memory, called <i>reminiscence</i>, +which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but +confusedly remembered.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I forgive your want of <i>reminiscence</i>, since it is +long since I saw you.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is remembered, or recalled to +mind; a statement or narration of remembered experience; a +recollection; as, pleasing or painful <i>reminiscences</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Remembrance; recollection. See <u>Memory</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*nis"cen*cy</hw> (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reminiscence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*nis"cent</hw> (-s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reminiscens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>reminisci</i> to +recall to mind, to recollect; pref. <i>re-</i> re + a word akin to +<i>mens</i> mind, <i>memini</i> I remember. See <u>Mind</u>.] +<def>Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having +remembrance; reminding one of something.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some other of existence of which we have been +previously conscious, and are now <i>reminiscent</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*nis"cent</hw> (r?m`?-n?s"s<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, +or recording reminiscences.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem`i*nis*cen"tial</hw> (-n?s-s?n"sh<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to reminiscence, or +remembrance.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"i*ped</hw> (r?m"?-p?d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remus</i> oar + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. +<i>rémipède</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having feet +or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain crustaceans and +insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"i*ped</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An animal having limbs like oars, especially +one of certain crustaceans.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of a +group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See +<u>Water beetle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mise"</hw> (r?-m?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remised</u> (-m?zd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Remising</u>.] [F. <i>remise</i> delivery, surrender, +fr. <i>remettre</i> to put back, deliver, L. <i>remittere</i>. See +<u>Remit</u>.] <def>To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim +to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mise"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A giving +or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*miss"</hw> (r?-m?s"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remissus</i>, p. p. of <i>remittere</i> to send back, relax. See +<u>Remit</u>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou never wast <i>remiss</i>, I bear thee +witness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These nervous, bold; those languid and +<i>remiss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Its motion becomes more languid and +<i>remiss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; +neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*miss"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of being +remiss; inefficiency; failure.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Remisses</i> of laws." +<i>Puttenham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*miss"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to +remit punishment; lenient; clement.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being +remissible.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mis"si*ble</hw> (r?-m?s"s?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remissibilis</i>: cf. F. <i>rémissible</i>. See +<u>Remit</u>.] <def>Capable of being remitted or forgiven.</def> +<i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mis"sion</hw> (r?-m?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rémission</i>, L. <i>remissio</i>. See <u>Remit</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, +or giving up.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Discharge from that which is due; +relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of +transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed +for many for the <i>remission</i> of sins.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvi. +28.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That ples, therefore, . . . <BR> +Will gain thee no <i>remission</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Diminution of intensity; abatement; +relaxation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A temporary and incomplete +subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as +destinguished from <i>intermission</i>, in which the disease +completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The act of sending back.</def> [R.] +<i>Stackhouse.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Act of sending in payment, as money; +remittance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mis"sive</hw> (r?-m?s"s?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remissivus</i>. See <u>Remit</u>.] <def>Remitting; forgiving; +abating.</def> <i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*miss"ly</hw> (r?-m?s"l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*miss"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being remiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mis"so*ry</hw> (r?-m?s"s?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; +remissive.</def> "A sacrifice expiatory or <i>remissory</i>." +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"</hw> (r?-m?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Remitting</u>.] [L. <i>remittere</i>, <i>remissum</i>, to send +back, to slacken, relax; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>mittere</i> to +send. See <u>Mission</u>, and cf. <u>Remise</u>, <u>Remiss</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To send back; to give up; to surrender; to +resign.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the case the law <i>remits</i> him to his ancient +and more certain right.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be +<i>remitted</i> to their prince.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The prisoner was <i>remitted</i> to the +guard.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To restore.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The archbishop was . . . <i>remitted</i> to his +liberty.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>To transmit or send, esp. to +a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, +he <i>remitted</i> the amount by mail.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To send off or away; hence: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> To refer or direct (one) for information, +guidance, help, etc. "<i>Remitting</i> them . . . to the works of +Galen." <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> To submit, refer, or +leave (something) for judgment or decision.</def> "Whether the counsel +be good I <i>remit</i> it to the wise readers." <i>Sir T. +Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To relax in intensity; to make less +violent; to abate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So willingly doth God <i>remit</i> his +ire.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To forgive; to pardon; to remove.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose soever sins ye <i>remit</i>, they are +<i>remitted</i> unto them.</blockquote> <i>John xx. 23.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, +to <i>remit</i> the performance of an obligation.</def> "The sovereign +was undoubtedly competent to <i>remit</i> penalties." +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; +pardon; absolve.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become +moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever <i>remits</i>; the severity +of the weather <i>remits</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send money, as in payment.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Disavowing the <i>remitment</i> of +Claudius.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"tal</hw> (-t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the <i>remittal</i> of the +first fruits.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"tance</hw> (r?-m?t"t<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum or thing remitted.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit`tee"</hw> (r?-m?t`t?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Com.)</i> <def>One to whom a remittance is sent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"tent</hw> (r?-m?t"t<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remittens</i>, p. pr. : cf. F. <i>rémittent</i>.] +<def>Remitting; characterized by remission; having +remissions.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Remittent fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a fever in +which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not +wholly cease. See <i>Malarial fever</i>, under +<u>Malarial</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"ter</hw> (-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who remits.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One +who pardons.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who makes +remittance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*mit"ti*tur</hw> (-t?-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., (it) +is remitted.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A remission or +surrender, -- <i>remittitur damnut</i> being a remission of excess of +damages.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A sending back, as when a +record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court.</def> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mit"tor</hw> (-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who makes a remittance; a remitter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mix"</hw> (r?-m?ks"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix +again or repeatedly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"nant</hw> (r?m"n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>remanant</i>, p. pr. of <i>remanoir</i>, <i>remaindre</i>. See +<u>Remanent</u>, <u>Remain</u>.] <def>Remaining; yet left.</def> [R.] +"Because of the <i>remnant</i> dregs of his disease." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And quiet dedicate her <i>remnant</i> life<BR> +To the just duties of an humble wife.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"nant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>remanant</i>. See +<u>Remnant</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which remains after a part is removed, +destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>remnant</i> that are left of the +captivity.</blockquote> <i>Neh. i. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>remnant</i> of my tale is of a length<BR> +To tire your patience.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small portion; a slight trace; a +fragment; a little bit; a scrap.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some odd quirks and <i>remnants</i> of +wit.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>An unsold end of piece goods, +as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Residue; rest; remains; remainder.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mod"el</hw> (r?-m?d"?l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +model or fashion anew; to change the form of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The corporation had been <i>remodeled</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (-?-f?-k?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of remodifying; the state of being remodified.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mod"i*fy</hw> (r?-m?d"?-f?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +modify again or anew; to reshape.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Ré`mo`lade"</hw> (r?`m?`l?d"), +<hw>||Ré`mou`lad"</hw> (r?`m??`l?d"), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F.] <def>A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling +mayonnaise.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*mold"</hw>, <hw>Re*mould"</hw> } (rē*mōld"), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mold or shape anew or again; to +reshape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mol"lient</hw> (r?-m?l"y<i>e</i>nt or -l?-<i>e</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>remolliens</i>, p. pr. of <i>remollire</i> +to mollify: cf. F. <i>rémollient</i>. See <u>Mollient</u>.] +<def>Mollifying; softening.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> (r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n or -m?n`-), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of remonetizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"e*tize</hw> (-t?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +restore to use as money; as, to <i>remonetize</i> silver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strance</hw> (-m?n"str<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. OF. <i>remonstrance</i>, F. <i>remonstrance</i>. See +<u>Remonstrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +remonstrating</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A pointing out; +manifestation; proof; demonstration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>You may marvel why I . . . would not rather<BR> +Make rash <i>remonstrance</i> of my hidden power<BR> +Than let him be so lost.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Earnest presentation of reason in +opposition to something; protest; expostulation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Monstrance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strant</hw> (-str<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>remonstranc</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>remonstrare</i>: cf. +OF. <i>remonstrant</i>, F. <i>remontrant</i>.] <def>Inclined or +tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to +something.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +remonstrates</def>; specifically <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i>, <def>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 <u>Arminian</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +remonstrant manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strate</hw> (-str?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remonstrated</u> (-str&?;*t&?;d); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Remonstrating</u>.] [LL. +<i>remonstratus</i>, p. p. of <i>remonstrare</i> to remonstrate; L. +pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>monstrare</i> to show. See <u>Monster</u>.] +<def>To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, +to prove; to demonstrate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>remonstrate</i> to you the third +door.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"strate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To present and +urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of +proceedings; to expostulate; as, to <i>remonstrate</i> with a person +regarding his habits; to <i>remonstrate</i> against proposed +taxation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is proper business of a divine to state cases of +conscience, and to <i>remonstrate</i> against any growing corruptions +in practice, and especially in principles.</blockquote> +<i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Expostulate</u>, <u>Remonstrate</u>. These words +are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that +<i>expostulate</i> is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a +superior or by one in authority. A son <i>remonstrates</i> against the +harshness of a father; a father <i>expostulates</i> with his son on +his waywardness. Subjects <i>remonstrate</i> with their rulers; +sovereigns <i>expostulate</i> with the parliament or the people.</p> + +<p><hw>Re`mon*stra"tion</hw> (r?`m?n*str?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. OF. <i>remonstration</i>, LL. <i>remonstratio</i>.] <def>The act +of remonstrating; remonstrance.</def> [R.] <i>Todd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"stra*tive</hw> (r?*m?n"str?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing +remonstrance.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1217 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"stra*tor</hw> (r?*m?n"str?*t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who remonstrates; a remonsrant.</def> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mon"tant</hw> (-t<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[F.] +<i>(Hort.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*mon`toir"</hw> (r<i>e</i>-m<u>?n</u>"tw?r"; E. r?- +m?n"tw?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Horology)</i> <def>See under +<u>Escapement</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rem"o*ra</hw> (r?m"?*r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. +<i>rémora</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Delay; obstacle; hindrance.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several +species of fishes belonging to <i>Echeneis</i>, <i>Remora</i>, and +allied genera. Called also <i>sucking fish</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking +disk, having two transverse rows of lamellæ, 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 (<i>Echeneis naucrates</i>), and the swordfish remora +(<i>Remora brachyptera</i>), are common American species.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument formerly in +use, intended to retain parts in their places.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rem"o*rate</hw> (-r?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>remorari</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>morari</i> to delay.] <def>To hinder; to delay.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mord"</hw> (r?-m?rd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remordere</i> to bite again, to torment: cf. F. <i>remordre</i>. +See <u>Remorse</u>.] <def>To excite to remorse; to rebuke.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mord"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To feel +remorse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mord"en*cy</hw> (-<i>e</i>n*s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Remorse; compunction; compassion.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Killingbeck.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*morse"</hw> (r?*m?rs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>remors</i>, OF. <i>remors</i>,F. <i>remords</i>, LL. +<i>remorsus</i>, fr. L. <i>remordere</i>, <i>remorsum</i>, to bite +again or back, to torment; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>mordere</i> to +bite. See <u>Morsel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "Nero +will be tainted with <i>remorse</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sympathetic sorrow; pity; +compassion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can +draw<BR> +To no <i>remorse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But evermore it seem'd an easier thing<BR> +At once without <i>remorse</i> to strike her dead.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See +<u>Compunction</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*morsed"</hw> (r?-m?rst"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Feeling +remorse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*morse"ful</hw> (-m?rs"f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of remorse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The full tide of <i>remorseful</i> passion had +abated.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Compassionate; feeling tenderly.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Exciting pity; pitiable.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*morse"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*morse"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*morse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; +insensible to distress; merciless.</def> "<i>Remorseless</i> +adversaries." <i>South.</i> "With <i>remorseless</i> cruelty." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; +implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*morse"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*morse"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mote"</hw> (r?-m?t"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Remoter</u> (-?r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Remotest</u>.] [L. <i>remotus</i>, p. p. +of <i>removere</i> to remove. See <u>Remove</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in +respect to <i>time</i> or to <i>place</i>; as, <i>remote</i> ages; +<i>remote</i> lands.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Places <i>remote</i> enough are in +Bohemia.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Remote</i> from men, with God he passed his +days.</blockquote> <i>Parnell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or +being related; -- in various figurative uses.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not agreeing; alien; foreign.</def> "All +these propositions, how <i>remote</i> soever from reason." +<i>Locke.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not nearly related; not close; +as, a <i>remote</i> connection or consanguinity.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Separate; abstracted.</def> "Wherever the +mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or <i>remote</i> +from, all bodies." <i>Locke.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not +proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.</def> "From the effect +to the <i>remotest</i> cause." <i>Granville.</i> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> +<def>Not obvious or sriking; as, a <i>remote</i> +resemblance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Separated by intervals +greater than usual.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*mote"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*mote"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mo"tion</hw> (r?-m?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remotio</i>. See <u>Remove</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +removing; removal.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>remotion</i> of the duke and her<BR> +Is practice only.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being remote; +remoteness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred +by the enormity of their <i>remotion</i>.</blockquote> <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mould"</hw> (r?-m?ld"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Remold</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mount"</hw> (r?-mount"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To mount again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mount"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The opportunity of, +or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with +his equipments; as, to give one a <i>remount</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mov"a*ble</hw> (r?-m??v"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Admitting of being removed.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i> -- +<wf>Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty</wf> (-&?;-b&?;l"&?;-t&?;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mov"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of removing, or the state of being removed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*move"</hw> (r?-m??v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Removed</u> (-m??vd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Removing</u>.] [OF. <i>removoir</i>, <i>remouvoir</i>, +L. <i>removere</i>, <i>remotum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to +displace; as, to <i>remove</i> a building.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not <i>remove</i> thy neighbor's +landmark.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xix. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I +generally ordered the table to be <i>removed</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>remove</i> a disease.</def> "King +Richard thus <i>removed</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To dismiss or discharge from office; as, +the President <i>removed</i> many postmasters.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; See the Note under <u>Remove</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*move"</hw> (r?-m??v"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Till Birnam wood <i>remove</i> to Dunsinane,<BR> +I can not taint with fear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The verb <i>remove</i>, in some of its application, is +synonymous with <i>move</i>, but not in all. Thus we do not apply +<i>remove</i> to a mere change of posture, without a change of place +or the seat of a thing. A man <i>moves</i> his head when he turns it, +or his finger when he bends it, but he does not <i>remove</i> it. +<i>Remove</i> 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, <i>removes</i> at a certain +rate by the hour; but we say a ship was <i>removed</i> from one place +in a harbor to another. <i>Move</i> is a generic term, including the +sense of <i>remove</i>, which is more generally applied to a change +from one station or permanent position, stand, or seat, to another +station.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*move"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of removing; a removal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This place should be at once both school and +university, not needing a <i>remove</i> to any other house of +scholarship.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And drags at each <i>remove</i> a lengthening +chain.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>move</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is an English proverb that three <i>removes</i> are +as bad as a fire.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being removed.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which is removed, as a dish removed +from table to make room for something else.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>removes</i> last +year.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A freeholder is but one <i>remove</i> from a +legislator.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>The act of resetting a +horse's shoe.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*moved"</hw> (r?-m??vd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Changed in place.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dismissed from office.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Distant in location; remote.</def> +"Something finer than you could purchase in so <i>removed</i> a +dwelling." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a +cousin once <i>removed</i>.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*mov"ed*ness</wf> (r&?;-m&?;&?;v"&?;d-n&?;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mov"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +removes; as, a <i>remover</i> of landmarks.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu"a*ble</hw> (r?-m?"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>That may be removed; removable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mue"</hw> (r?-m?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>remuer</i>. See <u>Mew</u> to molt.] <def>To remove.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu"gi*ent</hw> (r?-m?"j?-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>remugiens</i>, p. pr. of <i>remugire</i>. See <u>Mugient</u>.] +<def>Rebellowing.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re**mu"ner*a*ble</hw> (r?-m?"n?r-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Remunerate</u>.] <def>Admitting, or worthy, of +remuneration.</def> -- <wf>Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty</wf> (r&?;-m&?;"n&?;r- +&?;-b&?;l"i-t&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu"ner*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Remunerated</u> (-?"t?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Remunerating</u>.] [L. <i>remuneratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>remunerare</i>, <i>remunerari</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>munerare</i>, <i>munerari</i>, to give, present, from <i>munus</i>, +<i>muneris</i>, a gift, present. Cf. <u>Munificent</u>.] <def>To pay +an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense, or other sacrifice; +to recompense; to requite; as, to <i>remunerate</i> men for +labor.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; +repay; pay; reimburse.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu`ner*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>remuneratio</i>: cf. F. <i>rémunération</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of remunerating.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is given to remunerate; an +equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; +repayment; satisfaction; requital.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu"ner*a*tive</hw> (r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf.F. <i>rémun&?;ratif</i>.] <def>Affording remuneration; as, +a <i>remunerative</i> payment for services; a <i>remunerative</i> +business.</def> -<wf>Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +-- <wf>Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry</hw> (-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rémun&?;ratoire</i>.] <def>Remunerative.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*mur"mur</hw> (r?-m?r"m?r), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>murmur</i>: cf. F. <i>remurmurare</i>.] <def>To +murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The trembling trees, in every plain and wood,<BR> +Her fate <i>remurmur</i> to the silver flood.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren</hw> (r?n), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Renne</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A run.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"a*ble</hw> (r?n"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>resnable</i>.] <def>Reasonable; also, loquacious.</def> [Obs.] +"Most <i>renable</i> of tongue." <i>Piers Plowman.</i> -- +<wf>Ren"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*nais`sance"</hw> (F. r<i>e</i>-n&asl;`säNs"; E. +r&esl;-nās"s<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>renaître</i> to be born again. Cf. <u>Renascence</u>.] +<def>A new birth, or revival.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The style of art which prevailed at this +epoch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>Renaissance</i> was rather the last stage of the +Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, +developing what was original in mediæval ideas by the light of +classic arts and letters.</blockquote> <i>J. A. Symonds (Encyc. +Brit.).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nais"sant</hw> (r?-n?s"s<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"nal</hw> (r?"n<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renalis</i>, fr. <i>renes</i> the kidneys or reins: cf. F. +<i>rénal</i>. See <u>Reins</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Renal calculus</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a concretion +formed in the excretory passages of the kidney.</cd> -- <col><b>Renal +capsules</b></col> or <col><b>glands</b></col>, <cd>the suprarenal +capsules. See under <u>Capsule</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Renal +casts</b></col>, <col><b>Renal colic</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See +under <u>Cast</u>, and <u>Colic</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re"nal-por`tal</hw> (r?"n<i>a</i>l-p?r"t<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Both renal and portal. See +<u>Portal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*name"</hw> (r?*n?m"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give a +new name to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ard</hw> (r?n"?rd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>renard</i> +the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German +origin, G. <i>Reinhard</i>, OHG. <i>Reginhard</i>, properly, strong in +counsel; <i>regin</i> counsel (akin to Goth. <i>ragin</i>) + +<i>hart</i> hard. See <u>Hard</u>.] <def>A fox; -- so called in fables +or familiar tales, and in poetry.</def> [Written also +<i>reynard</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ard*ine</hw> (-?n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is +mentioned.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nas"cence</hw> (r?-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Renascent</u>, and cf. <u>Renaissance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being renascent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Read the Ph&?;nix, and see how the single image of +<i>renascence</i> is varied.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Renaissance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>Renascence</i> . . . which in art, in +literature, and in physics, produced such splendid +fruits.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nas"cen*cy</hw> (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>State of being renascent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nas"cent</hw> (-s<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renascens</i>, p. pr. of <i>renasci</i> to be born again; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>nasci</i> to be born. See <u>Nascent</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Springing or rising again into being; being +born again, or reproduced.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Renaissant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nas"ci*ble</hw> (-s?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>renascibilis</i>, from L. <i>renasci</i> to be born again.] +<def>Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into +being.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nate"</hw> (r?-n?t"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renatus</i>, p. p. of <i>renasci</i>.] <def>Born again; regenerate; +renewed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nav"i*gate</hw> (r?-n?v"?-g?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To navigate again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nay"</hw> (r?-n?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>reneier</i>, F. <i>renier</i>, F. <i>renier</i>; L. pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>negare</i> to deny. See <u>Renegade</u>.] <def>To deny; +to disown.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ren*con"tre</hw> (r?n-k?n"t?r; F. r?N`<u>k?n</u>"tr'), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as <u>Rencounter</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw> (r?n-koun"t?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rencountered</u> (-t?rd); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb/ n.</i></pos> <u>Rencountering</u>.] [F. +<i>rencontrer</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + OF. <i>encontrer</i> to +encounter. See <u>Encounter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To meet +unexpectedly; to encounter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attack hand to hand.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To meet +unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; +to skirmish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*coun"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rencontre</i>, +from <i>renconter</i> to meet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting of +two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in +opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The justling chiefs in rude <i>rencounter</i> +join.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A causal combat or action; a sudden contest +or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small +parties.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in +all <i>rencounters</i> and engagements.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.</p> + +<p><hw>Rend</hw> (r&ebreve;nd), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rent</u> (r?nt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rending</u>.] [AS. <i>rendan</i>, <i>hrendan</i>; cf. +OFries. <i>renda</i>, <i>randa</i>, Fries. <i>renne</i> to cut, rend, +Icel. <i>hrinda</i> to push, thrust, AS. <i>hrindan</i>; or cf. Icel. +<i>r&?;na</i> to rob, plunder, Ir. <i>rannaim</i> to divide, share, +part, W. <i>rhanu</i>, Armor. <i>ranna</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear +asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder <i>rends</i> a rock in +blasting; lightning <i>rends</i> an oak.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dreadful thunder<BR> +Doth <i>rend</i> the region.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To part or tear off forcibly; to take away +by force.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An empire from its old foundations +<i>rent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will surely <i>rend</i> the kingdom from +thee.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xi. 11.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rap and rend</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Rap</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, to snatch.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; +crack; split.</p> + +<p><hw>Rend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be rent or torn; to +become parted; to separate; to split.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rend"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rend</u>.] +<def>One who rends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der</hw> (r?n"d?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rendered</u> (-d?rd);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rendering</u>.] [F. <i>rendre</i>, LL. <i>rendre</i>, +fr. L. <i>reddere</i>; pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i>, re- + +<i>dare</i> to give. See <u>Date</u>time, and cf. <u>Reddition</u>, +<u>Rent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To return; to pay back; to +restore.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose smallest minute lost, no riches <i>render</i> +may.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inflict, as a retribution; to +requite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>render</i> vengeance to mine +enemies.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxxii. 41.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give up; to yield; to +surrender.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 'll make her <i>render</i> up her page to +me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to furnish; to contribute.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Logic <i>renders</i> its daily service to wisdom and +virtue.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to +<i>render</i> an account; to <i>render</i> judgment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be, or to become; as, to +<i>render</i> a person more safe or more unsafe; to <i>render</i> a +fortress secure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To translate from one language into +another; as, to <i>render</i> Latin into English.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To interpret; to set forth, represent, or +exhibit; as, an actor <i>renders</i> his part poorly; a singer +<i>renders</i> a passage of music with great effect; a painter +<i>renders</i> a scene in a felicitous manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He did <i>render</i> him the most unnatural<BR> +That lived amongst men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, +etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to <i>render</i> +tallow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without +the use of lath.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To give an account; to make explanation or confession.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To pass; to run; -- said of +the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope +<i>renders</i> well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give +way.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +surrender.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A return; a payment of rent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In those early times the king's household was supported +by specific <i>renders</i> of corn and other victuals from the tenants +of the demains.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An account given; a statement.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1218 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der*a*ble</hw> (r?n"d?r-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being rendered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who renders.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is +rendered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"der*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who +renders, or that which is rendered.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A version; translation; as, the +<i>rendering</i> of the Hebrew text.</def> <i>Lowth.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In art, the presentation, expression, or +interpretation of an idea, theme, or part.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or +stonework.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The coat of plaster thus +laid on.</def> <i>Gwilt.</i> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The process of +trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal +fat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw> (r?n"d?*v&oomac; or <u>r?n</u>"-; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rendezvouses</b></plw> +(r&?;n"d&?;-v&oomac;`z&?;z). [Rare in the plural.] [F. <i>rendez- +vous</i>, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See +<u>Render</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place appointed for a +meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An inn, the free <i>rendezvous</i> of all +travelers.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, the appointed place for troops, +or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for +enlistment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together +to a <i>rendezvous</i> at Marlborough.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A meeting by appointment.</def> +<i>Sprat.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Retreat; refuge.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw> (r&ebreve;n"d&ebreve;*v&oomac; or räN"-; +277), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. &. p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Rendezvoused</u> (-v&oomac;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rendezvousing</u> (-v&oomac;*&ibreve;ng).] <def>To assemble or meet +at a particular place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"dez*vous</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bring +together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.</def> +<i>Echard.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rend"i*ble</hw> (r?nd"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Rend</u>.] <def>Capable of being rent or torn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"di*ble</hw> (r?n"d?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Render</u>.] <def>Capable, or admitting, of being +rendered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*di"tion</hw> (r?n-d?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>rendere</i> to render: cf. L. <i>redditio</i>. See <u>Render</u>, +and cf. <u>Reddition</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood +after articles of <i>rendition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Translation; rendering; version.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>rendition</i> of the word seems also most +naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the +same verse.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rend"rock`</hw> (r?nd"r?k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind +of dynamite used in blasting.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ren"e*gade</hw> (r?n"?-g?d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>renegado</i>, LL. <i>renegatus</i>, fr. <i>renegare</i> to deny; L. +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>negare</i> to deny. See <u>Negation</u>, +<i>and cf</i>. <u>Runagate</u>.] <def>One faithless to principle or +party.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An apostate from +Christianity or from any form of religious faith.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>James justly regarded these <i>renegades</i> as the +most serviceable tools that he could employ.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who deserts from a military or naval +post; a deserter.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A +common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren`e*ga"do</hw> (r?n`?-g?"d?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] +<def>See <u>Renegade</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"e*gat</hw> (r?n"?-g?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Runegate</u>.] <def>A renegade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren`e*ga"tion</hw> (r?n`?-ga"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +denial.</def> [R.] "Absolute <i>renegation</i> of Christ." +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nege"</hw> (r?-n?j" or r?-n?g"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>renegare</i>. See <u>Renegade</u>.] <def>To deny; to +disown.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All Europe high (all sorts of rights +<i>reneged</i>)<BR> +Against the truth and thee unholy leagued.</blockquote> +<i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nege"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To deny.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To revoke.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*nerve"</hw> (r?-n?rv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"</hw> (r?-n?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reneved</u> (-n?d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Renewing</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>new</i>. Cf. +<u>Renovate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make new again; to +restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to +rejuvenate; to re&?;stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In such a night<BR> +Medea gathered the enchanted herbs<BR> +That did <i>renew</i> old &?;son.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>renew</i> a lease, note, or +patent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To begin again; to recommence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The last great age . . . <i>renews</i> its finished +course.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To repeat; to go over again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The birds-their notes <i>renew</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>To make new spiritually; to +regenerate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be ye transformed by the <i>renewing</i> of your +mind.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become new, or as +new; to grow or begin again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (-?-b?l"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being renewable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"a*ble</hw> (r?-n?"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being renewed; as, a lease <i>renewable</i> at +pleasure.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the <i>renewal</i> of +a treaty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Again; once +more.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being renewed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*new"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, renews.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*neye"</hw> (r?-n?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Renay</u>.] <def>To deny; to reject; to renounce.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For he made every man <i>reneye</i> his +law.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reng</hw> (r?ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rank</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rank; a row.</def> +[Obs.] "In two <i>renges</i> fair." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rung or round of a ladder.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The act of rebuilding a +nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"i*form</hw> (r?n"?-f?rm; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renes</i> kidneys + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>réniforme</i>.] +<def>Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a <i>reniform</i> +mineral; a <i>reniform</i> leaf.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*ni"tence</hw> (r?-n?"t<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Re*ni"ten*cy</hw> +(-t<i>e</i>-s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rénitence</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being renitent; +resistance; reluctance.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We find a <i>renitency</i> in ourselves to ascribe life +and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of +plants.</blockquote> <i>E. Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ni"tent</hw> (-t<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renitens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>renit</i> to strive or +struggle against, resist; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>niti</i> to +struggle or strive: cf. F. <i>rénitent</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by +elastic force.</def> "[Muscles] soft and yet <i>renitent</i>." +<i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Persistently opposed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ne</hw> (r?n"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +plunder; -- only in the phrase "to rape and <i>renne</i>." See under +<u>Rap</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, to snatch.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ne</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To run.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ner</hw> (-n?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A runner.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"net</hw> (r?n"n?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rainette</i>, <i>reinette</i>, perhaps fr. <i>raine</i> a tree +frog, L. <i>rana</i>, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. +Cf. <u>Ranunculus</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name of many different +kinds of apples. Cf. <u>Reinette</u>.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"net</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rinnan</i>, +<i>rennan</i>, to run, cf. <i>gerinnan</i> to curdle, coagulate. +√11. See <u>Run</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The inner, or +mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young +ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating +milk.</def> [Written also <i>runnet</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Cheese rennet</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Cheese</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rennet ferment</b></col> <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rennet +stomach</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the fourth stomach, or abomasum, +of ruminants.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"net*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Provided or treated +with rennet.</def> [R.] "Pressed milk <i>renneted</i>." +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"net*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same +as 1st <u>Rennet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ning</hw> (r?n"n?ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d +<u>Rennet</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore +they use it instead of <i>renning</i>, to turn milk.</blockquote> +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`no*mee"</hw> (rā`n&osl;*mā"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>renommée</i>.] <def>Renown.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nounce"</hw> (r&esl;*nouns"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Renounced</u> (-nounst"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Renouncing</u> (-noun"s?ng).] [F. +<i>renoncer</i>, L. <i>renuntiare</i> to bring back word, announce, +revoke, retract, renounce; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>nuntiare</i> to +announce, fr. <i>nuncius</i>, a messenger. See <u>Nuncio</u>, <i>and +cf</i>. <u>Renunciation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To declare +against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or +acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to <i>renounce</i> a +title to land or to a throne.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cast off or reject deliberately; to +disown; to dismiss; to forswear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This world I do <i>renounce</i>, and in your sights<BR> +Shake patiently my great affliction off.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To disclaim having a +card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To renounce probate</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to decline +to act as the executor of a will.</cd> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To cast off; disavow; disown; disclaim; deny; +abjure; recant; abandon; forsake; quit; forego; resign; relinquish; +give up; abdicate. -- <u>Renounce</u>, <u>Abjure</u>, <u>Recant</u>. +-- To <i>renounce</i> is to make an affirmative declaration of +abandonment. To <i>abjure</i> is to renounce with, or as with, the +solemnity of an oath. To <i>recant</i> is to renounce or abjure some +proposition previously affirmed and maintained.</p> + +<p><blockquote>From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace<BR> +Can force me to <i>renounce</i> the honor of my race.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Either to die the death, or to <i>abjure</i><BR> +Forever the society of man.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ease would <i>recant</i><BR> +Vows made in pain, as violent and void.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nounce"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make renunciation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He of my sons who fails to make it good,<BR> +By one rebellious act <i>renounces</i> to my blood.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To decline formally, as an +executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take +out probate or letters.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dryden died without a will, and his widow having +<i>renounced</i>, his son Charles administered on June +10.</blockquote> <i>W. D. Christie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nounce"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Card Playing)</i> +<def>Act of renouncing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nounce"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>renoncement</i>.] <def>The act of disclaiming or rejecting; +renunciation.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*noun"cer</hw> (r?-noun"s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who renounces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"o*vate</hw> (r?n"?-v?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renovatus</i>, p. p. of <i>renovare</i>;pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>novare</i> to make new, fr. <i>novus</i> new. See <u>New</u>, and +&?;&?; <u>Renew</u>.] <def>To make over again; to restore to freshness +or vigor; to renew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All nature feels the <i>reniovating</i> force<BR> +Of winter.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren`o**va"tion</hw> (-v?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renovatio</i>: cf. F. <i>rénovation</i>.] <def>The act or +process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed.</def> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual +<i>renovation</i> of the world.</blockquote> <i>Rabbler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"o*va`tor</hw> (r?n"?-v?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. +F. <i>rénovateur</i>.] <def>One who, or that which, +renovates.</def> <i>Foster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nov"el</hw> (r?-n?v"<i>e</i>l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renouveler</i> to renew.] <def>To renew; to renovate.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nov"el*ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Renewal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nowme"</hw> (r?-noum"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Renown.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The glory and <i>renowme</i> of the +ancectors.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nowmed"</hw> (r?-noumd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Renowned.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"</hw> (r?-noun"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renom</i>. See <u>Noun</u>, and cf. <u>Renown</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor envy we<BR> +Thy great <i>renown</i>, nor grudge thy victory.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Report of nobleness or exploits; +praise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This famous duke of Milan,<BR> +Of whom so often I have heard <i>renown</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"</hw> (r?-noun"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renommer</i> to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>nommer</i> to name, L. <i>nominare</i> , fr. +<i>nomen</i> a name. See <u>Noun</u>.] <def>To make famous; to give +renown to.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For joi to hear me so <i>renown</i> his +son.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bard whom pilfered pastorals +<i>renown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nowned"</hw> (r?-nound"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Famous; +celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for +grandeur; eminent; as, a <i>renowned</i> king.</def> "Some +<i>renowned</i> metropolis with glistering spires." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These were the <i>renowned</i> of the +congregation.</blockquote> <i>Num. i. 61.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; +celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See <u>Famous</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"ed*ly</hw> (r?-noun"?d-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>With renown.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives +renown.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having great +renown; famous.</def> "<i>Renownful</i> Scipio." <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nown"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without renown; +inglorius.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rens"se*laer*ite</hw> (r?ns"s<i>e</i>-l?r-?t), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A soft, compact variety of +talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into +inkstands and other articles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw> (r?nt), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rant.</def> +[R. & Obs.] <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Rend</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rend</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An opening made by rending; a break or breach +made by force; a tear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>See what a <i>rent</i> the envious Casca +made.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of +harmony; a separation; as, a <i>rent</i> in the church.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; +dilaceration; break; fracture.</p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tear. See +<u>Rend</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rente</i>, LL. +<i>renta</i>, fr. L. <i>reddita</i>, fem. sing. or neut. pl. of +<i>redditus</i>, p. p. of <i>reddere</i> to give back, pay. See +<u>Render</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Income; revenue. See +<u>Catel</u>.</def> [Obs.] "Catel had they enough and <i>rent</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Bacchus] a waster was and all his <i>rent</i><BR> +In wine and bordel he dispent.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>So bought an annual <i>rent</i> or two,<BR> +And liv'd, just as you see I do.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pay; reward; share; toll.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Death, that taketh of high and low his +<i>rent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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, <i>rent</i> for a farm, a house, a park, +etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>rent</i> is also popularly applied to +compensation for the use of certain personal chattels, as a piano, a +sewing machine, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Black rent</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Blackmail</u>, 3.</cd> -- +<col><b>Forehand rent</b></col>, <cd>rent which is paid in advance; +foregift.</cd> -- <col><b>Rent arrear</b></col>, rent in arrears; +unpaid rent. <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <col><b>Rent charge</b></col> +<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> -- <col><b>Rent +roll</b></col>, <cd>a list or account of rents or income; a +rental.</cd> -- <col><b>Rent seck</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a rent +reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. A +power of distress was made incident to rent seck by Statute 4 George +II. c. 28.</cd> -- <col><b>Rent service</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, +<cd>rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal +service; -- so called from such service being incident to it.</cd> -- +<col><b>White rent</b></col>, <cd>a quitrent when paid in silver; -- +opposed to <i>black rent</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Renting</u>.] [F. <i>renter</i>. See <u>Rent</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grant the possession +and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or +house <i>rents</i> it.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take and hold under an agreement to pay +rent; as, the tennant <i>rents</i> an estate of the owner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be leased, or let +for rent; as, an estate <i>rents</i> for five hundred dollars a +year.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being rented, or suitable for renting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent"age</hw> (-?j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>rentage</i>.] <def>Rent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rent"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>rentale</i>, fr. <i>renta</i>. See <u>Rent</u> income.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A schedule, account, or list of rents, with +the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sum total of rents; as, an estate that +yields a <i>rental</i> of ten thousand dollars a year.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rente</hw> (räNt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Rent</u> income.] <def>In France, interest payable by government on +indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent +government indebtedness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rent"er</hw> (r?nt"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rents +or leases an estate; -- usually said of a lessee or tenant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ter</hw> (r?n"t?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rentered</u> (-t?rd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rentering</u>.] [F. <i>rentraire</i>; L. pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>in</i> into, in + <i>trahere</i> to draw.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sew together so that the seam is scarcely +visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To restore the original design of, by +working in new warp; -- said with reference to tapestry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren"ter*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +renters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ren`tier"</hw> (r?N`ty?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See 5th +<u>Rent</u>.] <def>One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, +or the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nu"mer*ate</hw> (r?-n?"m?r-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>renumeratus</i>, p. p. of <i>renumerare</i> to count over, count +up; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>numerare</i> to count. See +<u>Numerate</u>.] <def>To recount.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>renonciation</i>, L. +<i>renuntiatio</i> ann announcement. See <u>Renounce</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of renouncing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Formal declination to take out +letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or +right.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; +disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; +relinquishment.</p> + +<p><! p. 1219 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*nun"ci*a*to*ry</hw> (r?-n?n"sh?-?-t?-r?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>renuntiatorius</i>.] <def>Pertaining +to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, +<i>renunciatory</i> vows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*verse"</hw> (r?n-vErs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renverser</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>in</i> in, into + +<i>versare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>vertere</i> to turn.] <def>To +reverse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose shield he bears <i>renverst</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ren*verse"</hw> (r?n*v?rs"), or +<hw>||Ren`ver`sé"</hw> (r?n`v?r`s?") }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[F. <i>renversé</i>, <i>p. p.</i> ] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Reversed; set with the head downward; turned contrary to the +natural position.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*verse"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>A reversing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ren*voy"</hw> (-voi"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renvoyer</i>.] <def>To send back.</def> [Obs.] "Not dismissing or +<i>renvoying</i> her." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ren*voy"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>renvoi</i>.] <def>A +sending back.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`ob*tain"</hw> (r?`?b-t?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +obtain again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ob*tain"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That +may be reobtained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*oc"cu*py</hw> (r?-?k"k?-p?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +occupy again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*om"e*ter</hw> (r?-?m"?-t$r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same +as <u>Rheometer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*o"pen</hw> (r?-?"p'n), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +open again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`op*pose"</hw> (r?`?p-p?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +oppose again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`or*dain"</hw> (r?`?r-d?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>ordain</i>: cf. F. <i>réordonner</i>.] +<def>To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered +defective.</def> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*or"der</hw> (r?-?r"d?r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +order a second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*or`di*na"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +ordination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> (-g<i>a</i>n-?-z?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reorganizing; a reorganized +existence; as, <i>reorganization</i> of the troops.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*or"gan*ize</hw> (r?-?r"g<i>a</i>n-?z), <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos> <def>To organize again or anew; as, to <i>reorganize</i> +a society or an army.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*o"ri*ent</hw> (r?-?"r?-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rising again.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The life <i>reorient</i> out of dust.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"o*stat</hw> (r?"?-st?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>See <u>Rheostat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"o*trope</hw> (-tr?p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>See <u>Rheotrope</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep</hw> (r?p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. a corruption of +<i>rib</i>: cf. F. <i>reps</i>.] <def>A fabric made of silk or wool, +or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed +surface.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed with a surface +closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics +of silk or wool; as, <i>rep</i> silk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pace"</hw> (r?-p?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pace +again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pac"i*fy</hw> (r?-p?s"?-f?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +pacify again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pack"</hw> (r?-p?k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pack a +second time or anew; as, to <i>repack</i> beef; to <i>repack</i> a +trunk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pack"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repacks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pa"gan*ize</hw> (r?-p?"g<i>a</i>n-?z), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To paganize anew; to bring back to +paganism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*paid"</hw> (r?-p?d"), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Repay</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*paint"</hw> (r?-p?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +paint anew or again; as, to <i>repaint</i> a house; to <i>repaint</i> +the ground of a picture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"</hw> (r?-p?r"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>repairen</i>, OF. <i>repairier</i> to return, fr. L. +<i>repatriare</i> to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>patria</i> native country, fr. <i>pater</i> +father. See <u>Father</u>, and cf. <u>Repatriate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To return.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I thought . . . that he <i>repaire</i> should +again.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go; to betake one's self; to resort; +ass, to <i>repair</i> to sanctuary for safety.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go, mount the winds, and to the shades +<i>repair</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>repaire</i> +retreat, asylum, abode. See <u>Repair</u> to go.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of repairing or resorting to a place.</def> [R.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king sent a proclamation for their <i>repair</i> to +their houses.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a +resort.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There the fierce winds his tender force assail<BR> +And beat him downward to his first <i>repair</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Repaired</u> (-p?rd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Repairing</u>.] [F. <i>réparer</i>, L. +reparare; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>parare</i> to prepare. See +<u>Pare</u>, and cf. <u>Reparation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or +partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to +<i>repair</i> a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to <i>repair</i> a +shattered fortune.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Secret refreshings that <i>repair</i> his +strength.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Do thou, as thou art wont, <i>repair</i><BR> +My heart with gladness.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make amends for, as for an injury, by an +equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to <i>repair</i> a loss or +damage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 'll <i>repair</i> the misery thou dost +bear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; +recruit.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, +or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are +collected for the <i>repair</i> of a church or of a city.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sunk down and sought <i>repair</i><BR> +Of sleep, which instantly fell on me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Condition with respect to soundness, +perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, <i>repair</i>; the +book is out of <i>repair</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"a*ble</hw> (-?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reparable.</def> <i>Gauden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pair"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of +repairing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pand"</hw> (r?*p?nd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repandus</i> bent backward, turned up; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>pandus</i> bent, crooked.] <i>(Bot. & Zool.)</i> <def>Having a +slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being +reparable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"a*ra*ble</hw> (r?p"?-r?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reparabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>réparable</i>.] <def>Capable of +being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; +restorable; as, a <i>reparable</i> injury.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"a*ra*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reparable +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`a*ra"tion</hw> (-r?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réparation</i>, L. <i>reparatio</i>. See <u>Repair</u> to +mend.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of renewing, restoring, etc., +or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the <i>reparation</i> +of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, <i>repair</i> is +oftener used.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of making amends or giving +satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the +thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity.</def> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose +writings, and make what <i>reparation</i> I am able.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; +amends; satisfaction.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*par"a*tive</hw> (r?-p?r"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Repairing, or tending to repair.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*par"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +repairs.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*par"el</hw> (-?l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Reapparel</u>.] <def>A change of apparel; a second or different +suit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`ar*tee"</hw> (r?p`3r-t?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>repartie</i>, fr. <i>repartir</i> to reply, depart again; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- <i>partir</i> to part, depart. See <u>Part</u>.] <def>A +smart, ready, and witty reply.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cupid was as bad as he;<BR> +Hear but the youngster's <i>repartee</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Retort; reply. See <u>Retort</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep`ar*tee"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reparteed</u> (-t?d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reparteeing</u>.] <def>To make smart and witty +replies.</def> [R.] <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re`par*ti`mi*en"to</hw> (r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. <i>repartir</i> to divide.] <def>A +partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an assessment +of taxes.</def> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`par*to"tion</hw> (r?-p?r-t?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Another, or an additional, separation into parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pass"</hw> (r?-p?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>pass</i>: cf. F. <i>repasser</i>. Cf. <u>Repace</u>.] +<def>To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; +to pass a second time; as, to <i>repass</i> a bridge or a river; to +<i>repass</i> the sea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pass"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass or go back; +to move back; as, troops passing and <i>repassing</i> before our +eyes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pas"sage</hw> (r?-p?s"s?j;48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of repassing; passage back.</def> <i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pas"sant</hw> (r?-p?s"s<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>repassant</i>, p. pr.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Counterpassant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*past"</hw> (r?-p?st"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>repast</i>, F. <i>repas</i>, LL. <i>repastus</i>, fr. L. +<i>repascere</i> to feed again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pascere</i>, +<i>pastum</i>, to pasture, feed. See <u>Pasture</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of taking food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From dance to sweet <i>repast</i> they +turn.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is taken as food; a meal; +figuratively, any refreshment.</def> "Sleep . . . thy best +<i>repast</i>." <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go and get me some <i>repast</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*past"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To supply food +to; to feast; to take food.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Repast</i> them with my +blood." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting +and <i>repasting</i> of our minds.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*past"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who takes +a repast.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pas"ture</hw> (-p?s"t?r;135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Repast</u>.] <def>Food; entertainment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Food for his rage, <i>repasture</i> for his +den.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pa"tri*ate</hw> (r?-p?"tr?-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repatriare</i>. See 1st <u>Repair</u>.] <def>To restore to one's +own country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pa`tri*a"tion</hw> (-?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>repatriatio</i> return to one's country.] <def>Restoration to one's +country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pay"</hw> (r?-p?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repaid</u> (-p?d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Repaying</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>pay</i>: cf. F. +<i>repayer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pay back; to refund; as, +to <i>repay</i> money borrowed or advanced.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If you <i>repay</i> me not on such a day,<BR> +In such a place, such sum or sums.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make return or requital for; to +recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to <i>repay</i> kindness; +to <i>repay</i> an injury.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Benefits which can not be <i>repaid</i> . . . are not +commonly found to increase affection.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pay anew, or a second time, as a +debt.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; +remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pay"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan <i>repayable</i> +in ten days; services <i>repayable</i> in kind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pay"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of repaying; reimbursement.</def> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The money or other thing repaid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal"</hw> (r?-p?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repealed</u> (-p?ld"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Repealing</u>.] [OF. <i>repeler</i> to call back, F. +<i>rappeler</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>apeler</i>, F. +<i>appeler</i>, to call, L. <i>appellare</i>. See <u>Appeal</u>, and. +cf. <u>Repel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To recall; to summon again, +as persons.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The banished Bolingbroke <i>repeals</i> himself,<BR> +And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>repeal</i> a law.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suppress; to repel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whence Adam soon <i>repealed</i><BR> +The doubts that in his heart arose.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; +abrogate; cancel; reverse. See <u>Abolish</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Recall, as from exile.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people<BR> +Will be as rash in the <i>repeal</i>, as hasty<BR> +To expel him thence.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Revocation; abrogation; as, the +<i>repeal</i> of a statute; the <i>repeal</i> of a law or a +usage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (-?-b?l"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being repealable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal"a*ble</hw> (r?-p?l"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being repealed.</def> -- <wf>Re*peal"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the +repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and +Ireland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peal"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Recall, as from banishment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*peat"</hw> (-p?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repeated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Repeating</u>.] [F. <i>répéter</i>, L. +<i>repetere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>petere</i> to fall upon, +attack. See <u>Petition</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or +utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to <i>repeat</i> an effort, an +order, or a poem.</def> "I will <i>repeat</i> our former +communication." <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not well conceived of God; who, though his power<BR> +Creation could <i>repeat</i>, yet would be loth<BR> +Us to abolish.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make trial of again; to undergo or +encounter again.</def> [Obs.] <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>To repay or refund (an +excess received).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To repeat one's self</b></col>, <cd>to do or say what one +has already done or said.</cd> -- <col><b>To repeat signals</b></col>, +<cd>to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by +repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; +rehearse; recapitulate. See <u>Reiterate</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*peat"</hw> (r?-p?t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of repeating; repetition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is repeated; as, the +<i>repeat</i> 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.).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A mark, or series of dots, +placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be +repeated in performance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peat"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>More than once; +again and again; indefinitely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peat"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, repeats.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will +indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A repeating firearm.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Teleg.)</i> <def>An instrument for resending a +telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A person who votes more than once at an +election.</def> [U.S.] <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>See <i>Circulating +decimal</i>, under <u>Decimal</u>.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in +a hoist of signal is duplicated.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*peat"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Doing the same +thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in +succession; as, a <i>repeating</i> firearm; a <i>repeating</i> +watch.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Repeating circle</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Circle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Repeating +decimal</b></col> <i>(Arith.)</i>, <cd>a circulating decimal. See +under <u>Decimal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Repeating firearm</b></col>, +<cd>a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick +succession</cd>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>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.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A form in which +the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at +the breech of the barrel. See <u>Revolver</u>, and <i>Magazine +gun</i>, under <u>Magazine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Repeating +instruments</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Surv.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Repeating +watch</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Repeater</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"e*da"tion</hw> (r?p`?-da"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repedare</i> to step back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pes</i>, +<i>pedis</i>, foot.] <def>A stepping or going back.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re**pel"</hw> (r?-p?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repelled</u> (-p?ld"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Repelling</u>.] [L. <i>repellere</i>, <i>repulsum</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pellere</i> to drive. See <u>Pulse</u> a +beating, and cf. <u>Repulse</u>, <u>Repeal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to +repulse as, to <i>repel</i> an enemy or an assailant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hippomedon <i>repelled</i> the hostile +tide.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>repelled</i> each other strongly, and yet +attracted each other strongly.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To resist or oppose effectually; as, to +<i>repel</i> an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[He] gently <i>repelled</i> their +entreaties.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pel"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act with force in +opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*pel"lence</hw> (-l<i>e</i>ns), <hw>Re*pel"len*cy</hw> (- +l<i>e</i>n-s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principle of +repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pel"lent</hw> (-l<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repellens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. ] <def>Driving back; able or +tending to repel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pel"lent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which repels.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A remedy to repel from a +tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of waterproof cloth.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pel"ler</hw> (-l?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, repels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"pent</hw> (r?"p?nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>repens</i>, +<i>-entis</i>, creeping, p. pr. of <i>repere</i> to creep.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Prostrate and rooting; -- said +of stems.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Reptant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"</hw> (r?-p?nt"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Repenting</u>.] [F. <i>se repentir</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>poenitere</i> to make repent, <i>poenitet me</i> it repents me, I +repent. See <u>Penitent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feel pain, +sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>First she relents<BR> +With pity; of that pity then <i>repents</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To change the mind, or the course of +conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lest, peradventure, the people <i>repent</i> when they +see war, and they return to Egypt.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xiii. +17.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>To be sorry for sin as +morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice +sin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Except ye <i>repent</i>, ye shall likewise +perish.</blockquote> <i>Luke xii. 3.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do <i>repent</i> it from my very soul.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1220 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To feel regret or sorrow; -- used +reflexively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My father has <i>repented</i> him ere now.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used +impersonally.</def> [Archaic] "And it <i>repented</i> the Lord that he +had made man on the earth." <i>Gen. vi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"ance</hw> (r&esl;*p&ebreve;nt"<i>a</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>repentance</i>.] <def>The act of +repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has +done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Godly sorrow worketh <i>repentance</i> to +salvation.</blockquote> <i>2. Cor. vii. 20.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Repentance</i> is a change of mind, or a conversion +from sin to God.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>repentance</i>; yet they are +too closely connected with it to be easily separated.</blockquote> +<i>Rambler.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness; +compunction. See <u>Contrition</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>repentant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Penitent; sorry for +sin.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus they, in lowliest plight, <i>repentant</i> +stood.</blockquote> <i>Millton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, +<i>repentant</i> tears; <i>repentant</i> ashes.</def> +"<i>Repentant</i> sighs and voluntary pains." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who repents, +especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a repentant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With +repentance; penitently.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pent"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unrepentant.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*peo"ple</hw> (rē*pē"p'l), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>people</i>: cf. F. +<i>repeupler</i>.] <def>To people anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`per*cep"tion</hw> (r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the same +object.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No external praise can give me such a glow as my own +solitary <i>reperception</i> and ratification of what is +fine.</blockquote> <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`per*cuss"</hw> (-kŭs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repercussed</u> (-k?st");<pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Repercussing</u>.] [L. <i>repercusus</i>, p. +p. of <i>repercutere</i> to drive back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>percutere</i>. See <u>Percussion</u>.] <def>To drive or beat back; +hence, to reflect; to reverberate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to +<i>repercuss</i> such a light as I could hardly look +against.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`per*cus"sion</hw> (-k?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repercussio</i>: cf. F. <i>répercussion</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of driving back, or the state of being +driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the <i>repercussion</i> of +sound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ever echoing back in endless +<i>repercussion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Rapid reiteration of the same +sound.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The subsidence of a tumor or +eruption by the action of a repellent.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Obstetrics)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`per*cuss"ive</hw> (-k?s"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répercussif</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending or able to repercuss; having the +power of sending back; causing to reverberate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye <i>repercussive</i> rocks! repeat the +sound.</blockquote> <i>W. Pattison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Repellent.</def> [Obs.] "Blood is stanched +by astringent and <i>repercussive</i> medicines." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Driven back; rebounding; +reverberated.</def> "Rages loud the <i>repercussive</i> roar." +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`per*cuss"ive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +repellent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`er*ti"tious</hw> (r?p`?r-t?sh"?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reperticius</i>. See <u>Repertory</u>.] <def>Found; gained by +finding.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ré`per`toire"</hw> (F. r&asl;`pâr`twär"; E. +r&ebreve;p"&etilde;r*twär), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Repertory</u>.] <def>A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., +which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to +perform.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"er*to*ry</hw> (r?p"?r-t?-r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repertorium</i>, fr. <i>reperire</i> to find again; pref. <i>re- +</i> re + <i>parire</i>, <i>parere</i>, to bring forth, procure: cf. +F. <i>répertoire</i>. Cf. <u>Parent</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treasury; a magazine; a +storehouse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Répertoire</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pe*rus"al</hw> (r?`p?-r?z"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second or repeated perusal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pe*ruse"</hw> (-r?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +peruse again.</def> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`e*tend</hw> (r?p`?-t?nd"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repetendus</i> to be repeated, fr. <i>repetere</i> to repeat.] +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>That part of a circulating decimal which recurs +continually, <i>ad infinitum</i>: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over +the first and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal +.728328328 + (otherwise .7&2dot;8&3dot;), the <i>repetend</i> is +283.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`e*ti"tion</hw> (r&ebreve;p`&esl;-t&ibreve;sh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>repetitio</i>: cf. F. +<i>répétition</i>. See <u>Repeat</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; +iteration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, +with surplus to tire in <i>repetition</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Recital from memory; rehearsal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The act of repeating, +singing, or playing, the same piece or part a second time; reiteration +of a note.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Reiteration, or repeating +the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose +of making a deeper impression on the audience.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Astron. & Surv.)</i> <def>The measurement of +an angle by successive observations with a repeating +instrument.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Iteration; rehearsal. See <u>Tautology</u>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l). +<hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry</hw> (-?-r?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of +the nature of, or containing, repetition.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rep`e*ti"tion*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repeats.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rep`e*ti"tious</hw> (-t?sh"?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Repeating; containing repetition.</def> [U.S.] <i>Dr. T. +Dwight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pet"i*tive</hw> (r?-p?t"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing repetition; repeating.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rep"e*ti`tor</hw> (r?p"?-t?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +L. <i>repetitor</i> a reclaimer.] <i>(Ger.Univ.)</i> <def>A private +instructor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pine"</hw> (r?-p?n"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>pine</i> to languish.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fail; to wane.</def> [Obs.] +"<i>Reppening</i> courage yields no foot to foe." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To continue pining; to feel inward +discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or +complaint; to murmur.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But Lachesis thereat gan to <i>repine</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What if the head, the eye, or ear <i>repined</i><BR> +To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vexation; +mortification.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pin"er</hw> (r?-p?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pin"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With repening +or murmuring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rep"kie</hw> (r?p"k?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any edible sea urchin.</def> +[Alaska]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*place"</hw> (r?-pl?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>place</i>: cf. F. <i>replacer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To place again; to restore to a former place, position, +condition, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The earl . . . was <i>replaced</i> in his +government.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to +<i>replace</i> a sum of money borrowed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply or substitute an equivalent for; +as, to <i>replace</i> a lost document.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With Israel, religion <i>replaced</i> +morality.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take the place of; to supply the want +of; to fulfull the end or office of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This duty of right intention does not <i>replace</i> or +supersede the duty of consideration.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To put in a new or different +place.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The propriety of the use of <i>replace</i> instead of +<i>displace</i>, <i>supersede</i>, <i>take the place of</i>, 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.</p> + +<p><col><b>Replaced crystal</b></col> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>, <cd>a +crystal having one or more planes in the place of its edges or +angles.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*place`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (-?-b?l"?-t?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality, state, or degree of being replaceable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*place"a*ble</hw> (r?-pl?s"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable or admitting of being put back into a +place.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Admitting of having its place supplied by a +like thing or an equivalent; as, the lost book is +<i>replaceable</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of being replaced +(by), or of being exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is +<i>replaceable</i> by metals or by basic radicals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*place"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of replacing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The removal of an edge +or an angle by one or more planes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plait"</hw> (r?-pl?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plant"</hw> (rE-pl?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +plant again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plant"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That +may be planted again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`plan*ta"tion</hw> (r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of planting again; a replanting.</def> [R.] +<i>Hallywell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plead"</hw> (r?-pl?d"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +plead again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plead"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of +pleading again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whenever a <i>repleader</i> is granted, the pleadings +must begin <i>de novo</i>.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plen"ish</hw> (r?-pl?n"?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Replenished</u> (-?sht); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Replenishing</u>.] [OE. <i>replenissen</i>, +OF. <i>replenir</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>plenus</i> full. See +<u>Full</u>, <u>-ish</u>, and cf. <u>Replete</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock +anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Multiply and <i>replenish</i> the earth.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. i. 28.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The waters thus<BR> +With fish <i>replenished</i>, and the air with fowl.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To finish; to complete; to perfect.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>We smothered<BR> +The most <i>replenished</i> sweet work of nature.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plen"ish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To recover +former fullness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The humors will not <i>replenish</i> so +soon.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plen"ish*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +replenishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plen"ish*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of replenishing, or the state of being +replenished.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which replenishes; supply.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plete"</hw> (r?-pl?t"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repletus</i>, p. p. of <i>replere</i> to fill again, fill up; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>plere</i> to fill, akin to <i>plenus</i> full: cf. +F. <i>replet</i> corpulent. See <u>Plenty</u>, <u>Replenish</u>.] +<def>Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding.</def> +"His words <i>replete</i> with guile." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When he of wine was <i>replet</i> at his +feast.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In heads <i>replete</i> with thoughts of other +men.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plete"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill +completely, or to satiety.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*plete"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being replete.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ple"tion</hw> (r?-pl?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repletio</i> a filling up: cf. F. <i>réplétion</i>. +See <u>Replete</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being +replete; superabundant fullness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The tree had too much <i>repletion</i>, and was +oppressed with its own sap.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Repleccioun [overeating] ne made her never +sick.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Fullness of blood; +plethora.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ple"tive</hw> (-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réplétif</i>.] <def>Tending to make replete; +filling.</def> -- <wf>Re*ple"tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ple"to*ry</hw> (-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Repletive.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"i*a*ble</hw> (r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Replevy</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable of being +replevied.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"in</hw> (-?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>replevina</i>. See <u>Replevy</u>, and cf. <u>Plevin</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The writ by which goods and chattels are +replevied.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"in</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To +replevy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"i*sa*ble</hw> (-?-s?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>replevisable</i>.] <def>Repleviable.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Replevied</u> (-?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Replevying</u>.] [OF. <i>replevir</i>, LL. <i>replevire</i>. See +<u>Pledge</u>, <u>Replevin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and +chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try +the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined +against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Old Eng. Law)</i> <def>To bail.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*plev"y</hw> (r?-pl?v"?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Replevin.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rep"li*ca</hw> (r?p"l?-k?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See +<u>Reply</u>, <pos><i>v. & n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A copy of a work of art, +as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the +original.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Repetition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"li*cant</hw> (r?p"l?-k<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who replies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"li*cate</hw> (-?-k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +reply.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rep"li*cate</hw> (l?-k?t), <hw>Rep"li*ca`ted</hw> (-k?`t?d), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>replicatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>replicare</i>. See <u>Reply</u>.] <def>Folded over or backward; +folded back upon itself; as, a <i>replicate</i> leaf or petal; a +<i>replicate</i> margin of a shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`li*ca"tion</hw> (-k?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>replicatio</i>. See <u>Reply</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +answer; a reply.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Withouten any <i>repplicacioun</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law Pleadings)</i> <def>The reply of the +plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Return or repercussion, as of sound; +echo.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To hear the <i>replication</i> of your +sounds.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A repetition; a copy.</def></p> + +<p> <i>Farrar.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pli"er</hw> (r?-pl?"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +replies.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re"plum</hw> (r?"pl?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., doorcase.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The framework of some pods, as the cress, which +remains after the valves drop off.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ply"</hw> (r?-pl?"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Replied</u> (-pl?d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Replying</u>.] [OE. <i>replien</i>, OF. +<i>replier</i>, F. <i>répliquer</i>, fr. L. <i>replicare</i> to +fold back, make a reply; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>plicare</i> to +fold. See <u>Ply</u>, and cf. <u>Replica</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to +answer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O man, who art thou that <i>repliest</i> against +God?</blockquote> <i>Rom. ix. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To answer a defendant's +plea.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, to do something in return for +something done; as, to <i>reply</i> to a signal; to <i>reply</i> to +the fire of a battery.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To answer; respond; rejoin.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ply"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To return for an +answer.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lords, vouchsafe<BR> +To give me hearing what I shall <i>reply</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ply"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Replies</b></plw> (-pl&?;z"). [See <u>Reply</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Replica</u>.] <def>That which is said, +written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by +another; an answer; a response.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Answer; rejoinder; response. -- <u>Reply</u>, +<u>Rejoinder</u>, <u>Answer</u>. A <i>reply</i> is a distinct response +to a formal question or attack in speech or writing. A +<i>rejoinder</i> is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a +protracted discussion or controversy. The word <i>answer</i> is used +in two senses, namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere +response; as, the <i>answer</i> 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 <i>answer</i> 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 <i>answer</i> (i.e., fully +meet) the end in view;" "It <i>answers</i> the purpose."</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ply"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Replier</u>.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pol"ish</hw> (r?-p?l"?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +polish again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pone"</hw> (r?-p?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reponere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>ponere</i> to place.] +<def>To replace.</def> <i>R. Baillie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pop`u*la"tion</hw> (r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"</hw> (r?-p?rt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reported</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +Reporting.] [F. <i>reporter</i> to carry back, carry (cf. +<i>rapporter</i>; see <u>Rapport</u>), L. <i>reportare</i> to bear or +bring back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>portare</i> to bear or bring. +See <u>Port</u> bearing, demeanor.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +refer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like +unto him that we <i>report</i> the reader to the character of King +Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reports</i> to +his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee +<i>reported</i> progress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is no man that may <i>reporten</i> +all.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give an account of; to relate; to tell; +to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is +<i>reported</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is <i>reported</i> among the heathen, and Gashmu +saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel.</blockquote> <i>Neh. +vi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give an official account or statement +of; as, a treasurer <i>reports</i> the receipts and +expenditures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To return or repeat, as sound; to +echo.</def> [Obs. or R.] "A church with windows only from above, that +<i>reporteth</i> the voice thirteen times." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Parliamentary Practice)</i> <def>To return +or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any +matter officially referred; as, the committee <i>reported</i> the bill +witth amendments, or <i>reported</i> a new bill, or <i>reported</i> +the results of an inquiry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To make minutes of, as a speech, or the +doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a +speaker.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To write an account of for publication, as +in a newspaper; as, to <i>report</i> a public celebration or a horse +race.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To make a statement of the conduct of, +especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to <i>report</i> a servant to +his employer.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To be reported</b></col>, or <col><b>To be reported +of</b></col>, <cd>to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably +or unfavorably.</cd> <i>Acts xvi. 2.</i> -- <col><b>To report one's +self</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"</hw> (r?-p?rt"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a report, or response, in respect of a +matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the +committee will <i>report</i> at twelve o'clock.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish in writing an account of a +speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an +occurrence, etc., for publication.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1221 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reported</i> to the +general for duty; to <i>report</i> weekly by letter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"</hw> (r&esl;*pōrt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>rapport</i>. See <u>Report</u>.<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is reported.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An account or statement of the results of +examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.</def> +"From Thetis sent as spies to make <i>report</i>." <i>Waller.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A story or statement circulating by common +talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was a true <i>report</i> that I heard in mine own +land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings x. +6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good +<i>report</i> among all the nation of the Jews.</blockquote> <i>Acts +x. 22.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Sound; noise; as, the <i>report</i> of a +pistol or cannon.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>reports</i> of the heads af departments to Congress, of a +master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, +and the like.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>Reports</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>A sketch, or a fully written account, of a +speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative +body, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rapport; relation; connection; +reference.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The corridors worse, having no <i>report</i> to the +wings they join to.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; +recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable or admitting of being reported.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"age</hw> (-&asl;j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>SAme as +<u>Report</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reports.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An officer or +person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and +decisions, or of legislative debates.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, +news, etc., for the newspapers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of our tales judge and <i>reportour</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*port"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By report or +common fame.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`por*to"ri*al</hw> +(rē`p&osl;r*tō"r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the +<i>reportorial</i> staff of a newspaper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"al</hw> (r&esl;*pōz"<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Repose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act or state of reposing; as, the <i>reposal</i> of a trust.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That on which one reposes.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reliance.</def> [Obs.] <i>John Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pose"</hw> (r&esl;*pōz"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reposed</u> (-p?zd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reposing</u>.] [F. <i>reposer</i>; L. pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>pausare</i> to pause. See <u>Pause</u>, +<u>Pose</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to +stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to +lodge; to reposit.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But these thy fortunes let us straight +<i>repose</i><BR> +In this divine cave's bosom.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pebbles <i>reposed</i> in those cliffs amongst the +earth . . . are left behind.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or +quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to <i>repose</i> +one's self on a couch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All being settled and <i>reposed</i>, the lord +archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and +commons.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the toil of battle to <i>repose</i><BR> +Your wearied virtue.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To place, have, or rest; to set; to +intrust.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king <i>reposeth</i> all his confidence in +thee.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pose"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To lie at rest; to rest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Within a thicket I <i>reposed</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully +without anxiety or alarms.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is upon these that the soul may +<i>repose</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lie; to be supported; as, trap +<i>reposing</i> on sand.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; +abide.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pose"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>repos</i>. See +<u>Repose</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A lying +at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shake off the golden slumber of +<i>repose</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from +uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Poetic)</i> <def>A rest; a pause.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>That harmony or +moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the +scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, +and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want +<i>repose</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Angle of repose</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the +inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would +remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform +velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand +when abandoned to themselves.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; +quietness; tranquillity; peace.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*posed"</hw> (r&esl;*pōzd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.</def> <i>Bacon.</i> -- +<wf>Re*pos"ed*ly</wf> (r&esl;*pōz"&ebreve;d*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*pos"ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pose"ful</hw> (r&esl;*pōz"f&usdot;l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of repose; quiet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"er</hw> (r&esl;*pōz"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who reposes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"it</hw> (r&esl;*p&obreve;z"&ibreve;t), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reposited</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Repositing</u>.] [L. +<i>repositus</i>, p. p. of <i>reponere</i> to put back; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>ponere</i> to put. See <u>Position</u>.] <def>To cause +to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; +to place; to store.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others <i>reposit</i> their young in +holes.</blockquote> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`po*si"tion</hw> (r&esl;`p&osl;*z&ibreve;sh"ŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>repositio</i>.] <def>The act of +repositing; a laying up.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"i*tor</hw> (r&esl;*p&obreve;z"&ibreve;*t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument employed for +replacing a displaced organ or part.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pos"i*to*ry</hw> +(r&esl;*p&obreve;z"&ibreve;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L. <i>repositorium</i>, <i>repostorium</i>: cf. OF. +<i>repositoire</i>.] <def>A place where things are or may be +reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pos*sess"</hw> (r?"p?z*z?s" or -p?s*s?s"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To possess again; as, to <i>repossess</i> the +land.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To repossess one's self of</b></col> (something), <cd>to +acquire again (something lost).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pos*ses"sion</hw> (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n or -p?s s?sh"?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or the state of possessing +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*po"sure</hw> (r?-p?"sh?r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rest; quiet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the <i>reposure</i> of most soft +content.</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pour"</hw> (r?-p?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*pous`sé"</hw> (r<i>e</i> -p??`s?"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. p. of <i>repousser</i> to thrust back; +pref <i>re-</i> + <i>pousser</i> to push. See <u>Push</u>.] +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formed in relief, as a pattern on +metal.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Repoussé work.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Repoussé work</b></col>, <cd>ornamentation of metal +in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prefe"</hw> (r?-pr?f"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reproof.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hend"</hw> (r?p`r?-h?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reprehended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reprehending</u>.] [L. <i>reprehendere</i>, +<i>reprehensum</i>, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>prehendere</i> to lay hold of. See <u>Prehensile</u>, +and cf. <u>Reprisal</u>. ] <def>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.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Aristippus being <i>reprehended</i> of luxury by one +that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small +fish.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pardon me for <i>reprehending</i> thee.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . +. are severely <i>reprehended</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I nor advise nor <i>reprehend</i> the +choice.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hend"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reprehends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hen"si*ble</hw> (-h?n"s?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reprehensibilis</i>: cf. F. <i>répréhensible</i>.] +<def>Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.</def> -- +<wf>Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rep`re*hen"si*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hen"sion</hw> (-sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reprehensio</i>: cf. F. <i>répréhension</i>.] +<def>Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him +a secret <i>reprehension</i> that he had not showed more gratefulness +to Dorus.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See +<u>Admonition</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hen"sive</hw> (-h?n"s?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répréhensif</i>.] <def>Containing reprehension; +conveying reproof.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rep`re*hen"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*hen"so*ry</hw> (-s?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, <i>reprehensory</i> +complaint.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-pre*sent"</hw> (r?`pr?-z?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To present again; as, to <i>re-present</i> the points of an +argument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"</hw> (r?p`r?-z?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>repr&?;senter</i>, L. <i>repraesentare</i>, <i>repraesentatum</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>preesentare</i> to place before, present. +See <u>Present</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Before him burn<BR> +Seven lamps, as in a zodiac <i>representing</i><BR> +The heavenly fires.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to +delineate; as, to <i>represent</i> a landscape in a picture, a horse +in bronze, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To portray by mimicry or action of any +kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to +<i>represent</i> Hamlet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>represents</i> his ancestor; an attorney +<i>represents</i> his client in court; a member of Congress +<i>represents</i> his district in Congress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>represented</i> Rizzio's credit with the queen to +be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that +demand.</blockquote> <i>Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, +and the managers of it have been <i>represented</i> as a second kind +of senate.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, +mathematical symbols <i>represent</i> quantities or relations; words +<i>represent</i> ideas or things.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To bring a sensation of into the mind or +sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to +present.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Among these. Fancy next<BR> +Her office holds; of all external things<BR> +Which he five watchful senses <i>represent</i>,<BR> +She forms imaginations, aery shapes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>To form or image again in +consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something +which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See +<u>Presentative</u>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>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 <i>representing</i> in consciousness what is thus +evoked . . . This representative Faculty is Imagination or +Phantasy.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being represented.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Representation; likeness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>repr&?;sentant</i>.] <def>Appearing or acting for another; +representing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>representant</i>.] <def>A representative.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> (-z?n-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>repr&?;sentation</i>, L. <i>representatio</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of representing, in any sense of the +verb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which represents.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a +<i>representation</i> of the human face, or figure, and the +like.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A dramatic performance; as, a +theatrical <i>representation</i>; a <i>representation</i> of +Hamlet.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A description or statement; as, +the <i>representation</i> of an historian, of a witness, or an +advocate.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The body of those who act as +representatives of a community or society; as, the +<i>representation</i> of a State in Congress.</def> +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Insurance Law)</i> <def>Any collateral +statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of +the risk is affected, or either party is influenced.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being represented.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; +likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight.</p> + +<p><hw>Re-pres`en*ta"tion</hw> (r?-prez`?n-t?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Re-present</u>.] <def>The act of re- +presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; +as, <i>re-presentation</i> of facts previously stated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry</hw> (r?p`r?--z?n-t?"sh?n-?-r?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Implying representation; +representative.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> (-z?nt`?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>repr&?;sentatif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fitted to +represent; exhibiting a similitude.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Bearing the character or power of another; +acting for another or others; as, a council <i>representative</i> of +the people.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Conducted by persons chosen to represent, +or act as deputies for, the people; as, a <i>representative</i> +government.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Nat.Hist.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Serving or fitted to present the full characters of the type of a +group; typical; as, a <i>representative</i> genus in a family.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Similar in general appearance, structure, and +habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species +and varieties.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Giving, or existing as, a +transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, +<i>representative</i> faculties; <i>representative</i> knowledge. See +<u>Presentative</u>, 3 and <u>Represent</u>, 8.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>repraesentativus</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, represents +(anything); that which exhibits a likeness or similitude.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who +was the <i>representative</i> of Credulity.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Difficulty must cumber this doctrine which supposes +that the perfections of God are the <i>representatives</i> to us of +whatever we perceive in the creatures.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An agent, deputy, or substitute, who +supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or +their authority.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who represents, or stands +in the place of, another.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The executor or administrator is ordinarily held to be the +<i>representative</i> of a deceased person, and is sometimes called +the <i>legal representative</i>, or the <i>personal +representative</i>. The heir is sometimes called the <i>real +representative</i> of his deceased ancestor. The heirs and executors +or administrators of a deceased person are sometimes compendiously +described as his <i>real</i> and <i>personal representatives</i>. +<i>Wharton. Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A member of the lower or popular house in a +State legislature, or in the national Congress.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Nat.Hist.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That +which presents the full character of the type of a group.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A species or variety which, in any region, +takes the place of a similar one in another region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +representative manner; vicariously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being representative.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended +with consciousness and <i>representativeness</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who shows, exhibits, or describes.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A representative.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`re*sent"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Representation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"</hw> (r?-pr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>press</i>.] <def>To press again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"</hw> (r?-pr?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re- + press</i>: cf. L. <i>reprimere</i>, <i>repressum</i>. Cf. +<u>Reprimand</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To press back or down +effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to supress; +as, to <i>repress</i> sedition or rebellion; to <i>repress</i> the +first risings of discontent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep +back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . <BR> +Thou couldst <i>repress</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; +quell; curb; check.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +repressing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, represses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"i*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being repressed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pres"sion</hw> (r?-pr?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répression</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of repressing, or state of being +repressed; as, the <i>repression</i> of evil and evil doers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which represses; check; +restraint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*press"ive</hw> (r?-pr?s"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répressif</i>. LL. <i>repressivus</i>.] <def>Having power, +or tending, to repress; as, <i>repressive</i> acts or measures.</def> +-- <wf>Re*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prev"a*ble</hw> (r?-pr?v"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reprovable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*preve"</hw> (r?-pr?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reprieve</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To reprove.</def> +[Obs.] "<i>Repreve</i> him of his vice." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*preve"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reproof.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*priefe"</hw> (r?-pr?f"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Repreve.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*priev"al</hw> (r?-pr?v"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reprieve.</def> <i>Overbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prieve</hw> (r?-pr?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reprieved</u> (-pr?vd"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reprieving</u>.] [OE. +<i>repreven</i> to reject, disallow, OF. <i>reprover</i> to blame, +reproach, condemn (pres. <i>il reprueve</i>), F. +<i>réprouver</i> to disapprove, fr. L. <i>reprobare</i> to +reject, condemn; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>probare</i> to try, prove. +See <u>Prove</u>, <i>and cf</i>. <u>Reprove</u>, +<u>Reprobate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To delay the punishment of; to suspend the +execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to +<i>reprieve</i> a criminal for thirty days.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>reprieves</i> the sinnner from time to +time.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To relieve for a time, or +temporarily.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Company, thought it may <i>reprieve</i> a man from his +melaneholy yet can not secure him from his conscience.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1222 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prieve"</hw> (r?-pr?v"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A temporary suspension of the execution of a +sentence, especially of a sentence of death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a +<i>reprieve</i> was sent to suspend the execution for three +days.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Interval of ease or relief; +respite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All that I ask is but a short <i>reprieve</i>,<BR> +ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ri*mand</hw> (r?p"r?-m?nd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réprimande</i>, <i>fr</i>. L. <i>reprimendus</i>, +<i>reprimenda</i>, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. +<i>reprimere</i> to check, repress; pref. <i>re-</i> re + +<i>premere</i> to press. See <u>Press</u>, and cf. <u>Repress</u>.] +<def>Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or +public.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp <i>reprimand</i> +for her treatment of him.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ri*mand</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reprimanded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reprimanding</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>réprimander</i>. See +<u>Reprimand</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure +formally.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Germanicus was severely <i>reprimanded</i> by Tiberius +for traveling into Egypt without his permission.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reprove publicly and officially, in +execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be +<i>reprimanded</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; +blame. See <u>Reprove</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ri*mand`er</hw> (-m?nd`?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who reprimands.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prim"er</hw> (r?-pr?m"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Firearms)</i> <def>A machine or implement for applying fresh +primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*print"</hw> (r?-pr?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To print again; to print a second or a new +edition of.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To renew the impression of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole business of our redemption is . . . to +<i>reprint</i> God's image upon the soul.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"print`</hw> (r?"pr?nt`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*print"er</hw> (r?-pr?nt"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who reprints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pris"al</hw> (r?-priz"<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>repr&?;saille</i>, It. <i>ripresaglia</i>, <i>rappresaglia</i>, +LL. <i>reprensaliae</i>, fr. L. <i>reprehendere</i>, +<i>reprehensum</i>. See <u>Reprehend</u>, <u>Reprise</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of taking from an enemy by way of +reteliation or indemnity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Debatable ground, on which incursions and +<i>reprisals</i> continued to take place.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything taken from an enemy in +retaliation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Vattel +(Trans.)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any act of retaliation.</def> +<i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Letters of marque and reprisal</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Marque</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prise"</hw> (r?-pr?z"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>reprise</i>, fr. <i>reprendre</i>, <i>repris</i>, to take back, L. +<i>reprehendere</i>. See <u>Reprehend</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A taking by way of retaliation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Deductions and +duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent +seck, pensions, annuities, and the like.</def> [Written also +<i>reprizes</i>.] <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a +pirate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prise"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>reprize</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take again; to +retake.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To recompense; to pay.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pris"tin*ate</hw> (r?-pr?s"t?n-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>pristine</i>.] <def>To restore to an original +state.</def> [R.] <i>Shedd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pris`ti*na"tion</hw> (-t?-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity.</def> [R.] +<i>R. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prive"</hw> (r?-pr?v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + L. <i>privare</i> to deprive.] <def>To take back or +away.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prive"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reprieve.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prize"</hw> (-pr?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Reprise</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*priz"es</hw> (-pr?z"?z), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>See <u>Reprise</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"</hw> (r?-pr?ch"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reproached</u> (-pr?cht"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reproaching</u>.] [F. +<i>reprocher</i>, OF. <i>reprochier</i>, (assumed) LL. +<i>reproriare</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> again, against, back + +<i>prope</i> near; hence, originally, to bring near to, throw in one's +teeth. Cf. <u>Approach</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come back to, +or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace +upon; to disgrace.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I thought your marriage fit; else imputation,<BR> +For that he knew you, might <i>reproach</i> your life.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attribute blame to; to allege something +disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or +contemptuously; to upbraid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If ye be <i>reproached</i> for the name of +Christ.</blockquote> <i>1 Peter iv. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That this newcomer, Shame,<BR> +There sit not, and <i>reproach</i> us as unclean.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed<BR> +His fainting friends, <i>reproached</i> their shameful flight.<BR> +Repelled the victors.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; +revile; vilify.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>reproche</i>. See +<u>Reproach</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reproaching; censure mingled +with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; +abusive reflections; as, severe <i>reproach</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No <i>reproaches</i> even, even when pointed and barbed +with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Give not thine heritage to +<i>reproach</i>.</blockquote> <i>Joel ii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cause of blame or censure; shame; +disgrace.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An object of blame, censure, scorn, or +derision.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that +we be no more a <i>reproach</i>.</blockquote> <i>Neh. ii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; +invective; contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility; +insolence; insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame; scandal;; +disgrace; infamy.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"a*blr</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>reprochable</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deserving reproach; censurable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Opprobrius; scurrilous.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*proach"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*proach"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reproaches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; +opprobrious; abusive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>reproachful</i> speeches . . . <BR> +That he hath breathed in my dishonor here.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Occasioning or deserving reproach; +shameful; base; as, a <i>reproachful</i> life.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; +insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; +discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; +vile; infamous.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*proach"ful*ly</wf> (r&?;-pr&?;ch"f&?;l-l&?;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*proach"ful*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*proach"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +reproach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*ba*cy</hw> (r?p"r?-b?-c?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reprobation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*bance</hw> (-b<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reprobation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw> (-b?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reprobatus</i>, p. p. of <i>reprobare</i> to disapprove, condemn. +See <u>Reprieve</u>, <u>Reprove</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not enduring proof or trial; not of +standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reprobate</i> silver shall men call them, because +the Lord hath rejected them.</blockquote> <i>Jer. vi. 30.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally +abandoned and lost; given up to vice; depraved.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And strength, and art, are easily outdone<BR> +By spirits <i>reprobate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one who is given up to +wickedness; as, <i>reprobate</i> conduct.</def> "<i>Reprobate</i> +desire." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Abandoned; vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked; +profligate; base; vile. See <u>Abandoned</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One morally +abandoned and lost.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I acknowledge myself for a <i>reprobate</i>, a villain, +a traitor to the king.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*bate</hw> (-b?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reprobated</u> (-b?`t?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reprobating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as +unworthy; to disallow; to reject.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such an answer as this is <i>reprobated</i> and +disallowed of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed +appears.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, +was <i>reprobated</i> by the other.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To abandon to punishment without hope of +pardon.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; +reject.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*bate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being reprobate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*ba`ter</hw> (-b?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reprobates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`ro*ba"tion</hw> (-b?`sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réprobation</i>, or L. <i>reprobatio</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reprobating; the state of being +reprobated; strong disapproval or censure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually +soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with +becoming <i>reprobation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Set a brand of <i>reprobation</i> on clipped poetry and +false coin.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>The predestination of a +certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of +condemnation and punishment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`ro*ba"tion*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One who believes in reprobation. See +<u>Reprobation</u>, 2.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*ba*tive</hw> (-b?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ro*ba`to*ry</hw> (-b?`t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reprobative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pro*duce"</hw> (r?`pr?-d?s"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To produce again.</def> Especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To +bring forward again; as, to <i>reproduce</i> a witness; to +<i>reproduce</i> charges; to <i>reproduce</i> a play.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To cause to exist again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those colors are unchangeable, and whenever all those +rays with those their colors are mixed again they <i>reproduce</i> the +same white light as before.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>reproduce</i> a rose; some animals are <i>reproduced</i> by +gemmation.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>reproduce</i> a person's +features in marble, or on canvas; to <i>reproduce</i> a +design.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pro*du"cer</hw> (-d?"s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who, or that which, reproduces.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pro*duc"tion</hw> (-d?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>reproduction</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +reproducing; the state of being reproduced</def>; specifically +<i>(Biol.)</i>, <def>the process by which plants and animals give rise +to offspring.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are two distinct methods of reproduction; viz.: +<i>asexual reproduction</i> (agamogenesis) and <i>sexual +reproduction</i> (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 <i>female germ cell</i>, is +acted upon by another portion of living matter, the <i>male germ +cell</i>, 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.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is reproduced.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pro*duc"tive</hw> (-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>reproductif</i>.] <def>Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; +employed in reproduction.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`pro*duc"to*ry</hw> (-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Reproductive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*proof"</hw> (r?-pr??f"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>reproef</i>. See <u>Proof</u>, <u>Reprove</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Refutation; confutation; contradiction.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An expression of blame or censure; +especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; +reproach.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those best can bear <i>reproof</i> who merit +praise.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; +rebuke; censure; blame. See <u>Admonition</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*prov"a*ble</hw> (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>réprouvable</i>.] <def>Worthy of reproof or +censure.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; +culpable; rebukable.</p> + +<p>--<wf>Re*prov"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*prov"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re prov"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reproof.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prove"</hw> (r?-pr??v"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reproved</u> (-pr??vd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reproving</u>.] [F. <i>réprouver</i>, +OF. <i>reprover</i>, fr. L. <i>reprobare</i>. See <u>Reprieve</u>, +<u>Reprobate</u>, and cf. <u>Reproof</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +convince.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When he is come, he will <i>reprove</i> the world of +sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.</blockquote> <i>John xvi. +9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disprove; to refute.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reprove</i> my allegation, if you can.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To chide to the face as blameworthy; to +accuse as guilty; to censure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What if thy son</blockquote></p> + +<p><blockquote>Prove disobedient, and, <i>reproved</i>, retort,<BR> +"Wherefore didst thou beget me?"</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To express disapprobation of; as, to +<i>reprove</i> faults.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He neither <i>reproved</i> the ordinance of John, +neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.</blockquote> +<i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. +-- <u>Reprove</u>, <u>Rebuke</u>, <u>Reprimand</u>. These words all +signufy the expression of disapprobation. To <i>reprove</i> implies +greater calmness and self-possession. To <i>rebuke</i> implies a more +excited and personal feeling. A <i>reproof</i> may be administered +long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the +reformation of the offender; a <i>rebuke</i> is commonly given at the +moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and +condemnation. A <i>reprimand</i> proceeds from a person invested with +authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is +<i>reproved</i> for his faults, and <i>rebuked</i> for his impudence. +A military officer is <i>reprimanded</i> for neglect or violation of +duty.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*prov"er</hw> (r?-pr??v"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who, or that which, reproves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reproving +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*prune"</hw> (rē*pr&udd;n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To prune again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet soon <i>reprunes</i> her wing to soar +anew.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"-sil`ver</hw> (r?p"s?l`v?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Reap</u>.] <def>Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their +lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or +grain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"tant</hw> (r?p"t<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reptans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>reptare</i>, v. intens. +from <i>repere</i> to creep. See <u>Reptile</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Repent</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Creeping; crawling; -- +said of reptiles, worms, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rep*tan"ti*a</hw> (r?p-t?n"sh?-?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of gastropods; the +Pectinibranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep*ta"tion</hw> (r?p-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reptatio</i>, from <i>reptare</i>: cf. F. <i>reptation</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The act of creeping.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"ta*to*ry</hw> (r?p"t?-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Creeping.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"tile</hw> (r?p"t?l;277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>reptile</i>, L. <i>reptilis</i>, fr. <i>repere</i>, <i>reptum</i>, +to creep; cf. Lith. <i>reploti</i>; perh. akin to L. <i>serpere</i>. +Cf. <u>Serpent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Creeping; moving on the +belly, or by means of small and short legs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a +<i>reptile</i> race or crew; <i>reptile</i> vices.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is also a false, <i>reptile</i> prudence, the +result not of caution, but of fear.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And dislodge their <i>reptile</i> souls<BR> +From the bodies and forms of men.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"tile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, +as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the +like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An inadvertent step may crush the snail<BR> +That crawls at evening in the public path;<BR> +But he that has humanity, forewarned,<BR> +Will tread aside, and let the <i>reptile</i> live.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Reptilia, or +one of the Amphibia.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and are +still popularly called <i>reptiles</i>, though much more closely +allied to the fishes.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A groveling or very mean person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rep*til"i*a</hw> (r?p-t?l"?-?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It is nearly related 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Rep*til"i*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Belonging to the reptiles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reptilian age</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>Secondary</i> or +<i>Mezozoic</i> age.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rep*til"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Reptilia; a reptile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lic</hw> (r?-p?b"l?k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>république</i>, L. <i>respublica</i> commonwealth; +<i>res</i> a thing, an affair + <i>publicus</i>, <i>publica</i>, +public. See <u>Real</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Public</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Common weal.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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. +<u>Democracy</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; 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 +<i>aristocracy</i>. 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.</p> + +<p><col><b>Republic of letters</b></col>, <cd>The collective body of +literary or learned men.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lic*an</hw> (-l?-k<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>républicain</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining +to a republic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Roman emperors were <i>republican</i> magistrates +named by the senate.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consonant with the principles of a +republic; as, <i>republican</i> sentiments or opinions; +<i>republican</i> manners.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Republican party</b></col>. <i>(U.S. Politics)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An earlier name of the Democratic party when +it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great +leader.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1223 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lic*an</hw> (r?-p?b"l?-k<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who favors or prefers a republican form of +government.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(U.S.Politics)</i> <def>A member of the +Republican party.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by +side, many together.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A South African +weaver bird (<i>Philetærus socius</i>). These weaver birds build +many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make +of straw.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Red republican</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Red</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lic*an*ism</hw> (-?z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>républicanisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A republican +form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican +government.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a +republican form of government.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The principles and policy of the Republican +party, so called</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lic*an*ize</hw> (-?z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Republicanized</u> (-?zd); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Republicanizing</u> (-?`z?ng).] +[Cf. F. <i>républicaniser</i>.] <def>To change, as a state, +into a republic; to republican principles; as, France was +<i>republicanized</i>; to <i>republicanize</i> the rising +generation.</def> <i>D. Ramsay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"li*cate</hw> (r?*p?b"l?*k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Cf. LL. <i>republicare</i>.] <def>To make public again; to +republish.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub`li*ca"tion</hw> (r?-p?b`l?-k?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If there be many testaments, the last overthrows all +the former; but the <i>republication</i> of a former will revokes one +of a later date, and establishes the first.</blockquote> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lish</hw> (r?-p?b"l?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Republished</u> (-l?sht); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Republishing</u>.] <def>To +publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first +published in another); also, to revive (a will) by re&?;xecution or +codicil.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor +<i>republished</i> his will.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pub"lish*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +republishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu"di*a*ble</hw> (r?-p?"d?-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Repudilate</u>.] <def>Admitting of repudiation; fit or proper to be +put away.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu"di*ate</hw> (-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repudiated</u> (-?`t?d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Repudiating</u>.] [L. <i>repudiatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>repudiare</i> to repudiate, reject, fr. <i>repudium</i> separation, +divorce; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pudere</i> to be ashamed.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to +do with; to renounce; to reject.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Servitude is to be <i>repudiated</i> with greater +care.</blockquote> <i>Prynne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To divorce, put away, or discard, as a +wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His separation from Terentis, whom he <i>repudiated</i> +not long afterward.</blockquote> <i>Bolingbroke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to +disclaim; as, the State has <i>repudiated</i> its debts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu`di*a"tion</hw> (-&fist;"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf.F. <i>répudiation</i>, L. <i>repudiatio</i>.] <def>The act +of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the +<i>repudiation</i> of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu`di*a"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who favors +repudiation, especially of a public debt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu"di*a`tor</hw> (r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., +a rejecter, contemner.] <def>One who repudiates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pugn"</hw> (r?-p?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>répugner</i>, L. <i>repugnare</i>, <i>repugnatum</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>pugnare</i> to fight. See <u>Pugnacious</u>.] <def>To +fight against; to oppose; to resist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Stubbornly he did <i>repugn</i> the truth.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pug"na*ble</hw> (r?-p?g"n?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being repugned or resisted.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. +North.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*pug"nance</hw> (-n<i>a</i>ns), <hw>Re*pug"nan*cy</hw> (- +n<i>a</i>n-s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>répugnance</i>, +L. <i>repugnantia</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That which causes us to lose most of our time is the +<i>repugnance</i> which we naturally have to labor.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let the foes quietly cut their throats,<BR> +Without <i>repugnancy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; +antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; +inconsistency. See <u>Dislike</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pug"nant</hw> (-n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>répugnant</i>, or L. <i>repugnans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. +of <i>repugnare</i>. See <u>Repugn</u>.] <def>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 <i>to</i>, rarely and less +properly by <i>with</i>; as, all rudeness was <i>repugnant</i> to her +nature.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[His sword] <i>repugnant</i> to command.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less +<i>repugnant</i> unto the will of the Lawgiver, God +himself.</blockquote> <i>Perkins.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; +irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pug"nant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a repugnant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pug"nate</hw> (-n?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>repugnare</i>. See <u>Repugn</u>.] <def>To oppose; to fight +against.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*pugn"er</hw> (r?-p?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repugns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pul"lu*late</hw> (r?-p?l"l?-l?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[L. <i>repullulare</i>, <i>repullulatum</i>. See <u>Pullulate</u>.] +<def>To bud again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though tares <i>repullulate</i>, there is wheat still +left in the field.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pul`lu*la"tion</hw> (r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of budding again; the state of +having budded again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pulse"</hw> (r?-p?ls"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Repulsed</u> (-p?lst"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Repulsing</u>.] [L. <i>repulsus</i>, p. p. +of <i>repellere</i>. See <u>Repel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +repel; to beat or drive back; as, to <i>repulse</i> an assault; to +<i>repulse</i> the enemy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Complete to have discovered and <i>repulsed</i><BR> +Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or +denial; to reject; to send away; as, to <i>repulse</i> a suitor or a +proffer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pulse"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>repulsa</i>, fr. +<i>repellere</i>, <i>repulsum</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of repelling or driving back; also, +the state of being repelled or driven back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By fate repelled, and with <i>repulses</i> +tired.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He received in the <i>repulse</i> of Tarquin seven +hurts in the body.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; +failure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pulse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not capable of +being repulsed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*puls"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +repulses, or drives back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pul"sion</hw> (r?-p?l"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repulsio</i>: cf. F. <i>répulsion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed +or repelled.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A feeling of violent offence or disgust; +repugnance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>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 <i>repulsion</i>; electrical +<i>repulsion</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pul"sive</hw> (-s?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répulsif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving, or able, to +repulse; repellent; as, a <i>repulsive</i> force.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Repulsive</i> of his might the weapon +stood.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, +<i>repulsive</i> manners.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*pul"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*pul"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pul"so*ry</hw> (-s?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>repulsorius</i>.] <def>Repulsive; driving back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pur"chase</hw> (r?*p?r"ch?s; 48), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.</def> <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pur"chase</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +repurchasing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pu"ri*fy</hw> (r?-p?"r?-f?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +purify again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rep"u*ta*ble</hw> (r?p"?-t?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Repute</u>.] <def>Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in +esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a <i>reputable</i> man or +character; <i>reputable</i> conduct.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the article of danger, it is as <i>reputable</i> to +elude an enemy as defeat one.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Respectable; creditable; estimable.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rep"u ta*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rep"u*ta*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rep`u*ta"tion</hw> (-t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réputation</i>, L. <i>reputatio</i> a reckoning, +consideration. See <u>Repute</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The estimation in which one is held; +character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, +thing, or action; repute.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best evidence of <i>reputation</i> is a man's whole +life.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: Good reputation; favorable +regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I see my <i>reputation</i> is at stake.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The security of his <i>reputation</i> or good +name.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Account; value.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[/Christ] made himself of no +<i>reputation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Phil. ii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; +fame. See the Note under <u>Character</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*put"a*tive*ly</hw> (r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>By repute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pute"</hw> (r?-p?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reputed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reputing</u>.] [F. <i>réputer</i>, L. <i>reputare</i> to +count over, think over; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>putare</i> to count, +think. See <u>Putative</u>.] <def>To hold in thought; to account; to +estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and <i>reputed</i> +vile in your sight?</blockquote> <i>Job xviii. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king your father was <i>reputed</i> for<BR> +A prince most prudent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pute"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; +established opinion; public estimate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He who regns<BR> +Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure<BR> +Sat on his throne, upheld by old <i>repute</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: Good character or reputation; +credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to +<i>disrepute</i>.</def> "Dead stocks, which have been of +<i>repute</i>." <i>F. Beaumont.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*put"ed*ly</hw> (r?-p?t"?d-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>In common opinion or estimation; by repute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*pute"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having good +repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quere"</hw> (r?--kw?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +require.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quest"</hw> (r&esl;*kw&fist;st"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>requeste</i>, OF. <i>requeste</i>, F. <i>requête</i>, LL. +<i>requesta</i>, for <i>requisita</i>, fr. L. <i>requirere</i>, +<i>requisitum</i>, to seek again, ask for. See <u>Require</u>, and cf. +<u>Quest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of asking for anything +desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; +petition; entreaty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will marry her, sir, at your +<i>request</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is asked for or requested.</def> +"He gave them their <i>request</i>." <i>Ps. cvi. 15.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will both hear and grant you your +<i>requests</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A state of being desired or held in such +estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Knowledge and fame were in as great <i>request</i> as +wealth among us now.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Court of Requests</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A +local tribunal, sometimes called <i>Court of Consience</i>, 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</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>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.</cd> [Eng.] +<i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; +supplication; entreaty; suit.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quest"</hw> (r?-kw?st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Requested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Requesting</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>requester</i>, F. +<i>requêter</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ask for +(something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to <i>request</i> +his presence, or a favor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To address with a request; to +ask.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>request</i> you<BR> +To give my poor host freedom.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See +<u>Beg</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quest"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +requests; a petitioner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quick"en</hw> (r?-kw?k"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"qui*em</hw> (r?"kw?-?m;277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Acc. of +L. <i>requies</i> rest, the first words of the Mass being +"<i>Requiem</i> aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them, +O lord; pref. <i>re-</i> re + <i>quies</i> quiet. See <u>Quiet</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Requin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A mass said or sung for the repose of a +departed soul.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We should profane the service of the dead<BR> +To sing a <i>requiem</i> and such rest to her<BR> +As to peace-parted souls.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any grand musical composition, performed in +honor of a deceased person.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Rest; quiet; peace.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Else had I an eternal <i>requiem</i> kept,<BR> +And in the arms of peace forever slept.</blockquote> +<i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*qui"e*to*ry</hw> (r?-kw?"?-t?-r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>requietorium</i>, fr. <i>requiescere</i>, <i>requietum</i>, to +rest. See <u>Re</u>-, and <u>Quiesce</u>.] <def>A sepulcher.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Weever.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"quin</hw> (r?"kw?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>reqiem</i> a Mass sung for the dead. See <u>Requiem</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The man-eater, or white shark (<i>Carcharodon +carcharias</i>); -- so called on account of its causing +<i>requiems</i> to be sung.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quir"a*ble</hw> (r?-kw?r"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being required; proper to be required.</def> <i>Sir +M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quire"</hw> (r?-kw?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Required</u> (-kw?rd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Requiring</u>.] [OE. <i>requeren</i>, +<i>requiren</i>, OF. <i>requerre</i>, F. <i>requ&?;rir</i>; L. pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>quaerere</i> to ask; cf. L. <i>requirere</i>. See +<u>Query</u>, and cf. <u>Request</u>, <u>Requisite</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as +by right and authority; to exact; as, to <i>require</i> the surrender +of property.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shall I say to Cæsar<BR> +What you <i>require</i> of him?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By nature did what was by law +<i>required</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To demand or exact as indispensable; to +need.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Just gave what life <i>required</i>, and gave no +more.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The two last [biographies] <i>require</i> to be +particularly noticed.</blockquote> <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ask as a favor; to request.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I was ashamed to <i>require</i> of the king a band of +soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the +way.</blockquote> <i>Ezra viii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; +demand; need.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quire"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of requiring; demand; +requisition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is required; an imperative or +authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or +necessary; a need.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One of those who believe that they can fill up every +<i>requirement</i> contained in the rule of +righteousness.</blockquote> <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive +knowledge of its nature and <i>requirements</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quir"er</hw> (-kw?r"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +requires.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Req"ui*site</hw> (r?k"w?-z?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That +which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God, on his part, has declared the <i>requisites</i> on +ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us +all to know.</blockquote> <i>Wake.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Req"ui*site</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>requisitus</i>, +p. p. <i>requirere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>quaerere</i> to ask. +See <u>Require</u>.] <def>Required by the nature of things, or by +circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; +necessary; indispensable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All truth <i>requisite</i> for men to +know.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Req"ui*site*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Req"ui*site*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Req`ui*si"tion</hw> (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[Cf. +F. <i>réquisition</i>, L. <i>requisitio</i> a searching.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or +application made as by authority.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(International Law)</i> <def>A formal demand +made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or +extradition of a fugitive from justice.</def> <i>Kent.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A notarial demand of a +debt.</def> <i>Wharton.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A +demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for +supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.</def> +<i>Farrow.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A formal application by one +officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a +<i>requisition</i> for clothing, troops, or money.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is required by authority; +especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A written or normal call; an invitation; a +summons; as, a <i>reqisition</i> for a public meeting.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Req`ui*si"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make a reqisition on or for; as, to <i>requisition</i> a +district for forage; to <i>requisition</i> troops.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To present a requisition to; to summon +request; as, to <i>requisition</i> a person to be a candidate.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Req`ui*si"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes or signs a requisition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quis"i*tive</hw> (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Expressing or implying demand.</def> [R.] <i>Harris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quis"i*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, makes requisition; a requisitionist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quis"i*tor</hw> (-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate +facts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quis"i*to*ry</hw> (-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sought +for; demanded.</def> [R.] <i>Summary on Du Bartas (1621).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quit"a*ble</hw> (-kw?t"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>That may be requited.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quit"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Requite</u>.] <def>The act of requiting; also, that which requites; +return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; +recompense; as, the <i>requital</i> of services; in a bad sense, +retaliation, or punishment; as, the <i>requital</i> of evil +deeds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No merit their aversion can remove,<BR> +Nor ill <i>requital</i> can efface their love.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1224 !></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; +satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; +punishment.</p> + +<p><hw>Re"quite"</hw> (r?-kw?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Requited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Requiting</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>quit</i>.] +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He can <i>requite</i> thee; for he knows the charma<BR> +That call fame on such gentle acts as these.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and +spite, to <i>requite</i> it with thy hand.</blockquote> <i>Ps. x. +14.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; +satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*quite"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Requital</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*quit"er</hw> (-kw?t"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +requites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rere"brace`</hw> (r?r"br?s"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>arrière-bras</i>.] <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>Armor for the +upper part of the arm.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rere`de*main"</hw> (-d?-m?n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>arrière</i> back + <i>de</i> of + <i>main</i> hand.] <def>A +backward stroke.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rere"dos</hw> (r?r"d?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>rear</i> ++ F. <i>dos</i> back, L. <i>dorsum</i>. Cf. <u>Dorsal</u>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A screen or partition wall +behind an altar.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The back of a +fireplace.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The open hearth, upon which +fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of +ancient halls.</def> [Also spelt <i>reredosse</i>.] +<i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rere"fief`</hw> (r?r"f?f`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>arrière-fief</i>. See <u>Rear</u> hinder, and <u>Fief</u>.] +<i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief +held by an under tenant.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*reign"</hw> (r?-r?n"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To reign +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-re*it"er*ate</hw> (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To reiterate many times.</def> [R.] "My <i>re-reiterated</i> +wish." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rere"mouse`</hw> (r?r"mous`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A rearmouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`-re*solve"</hw> (r?`r?-z?lv"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To resolve again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Resolves, and <i>re-resolves</i>, then dies the +same.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rere"ward`</hw> (r?r"w?rd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Rearward</u>.] <def>The rear guard of an army.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Res</hw> (r?z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Res</b></plw>. [L.] <def>A thing; the particular thing; a +matter; a point.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Res gestæ</b></col> [L., things done] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue.</cd> +<i>Wharton.</i> -- <col><b>||Res judicata</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to +controversy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sail"</hw> (r?-s?l"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sale"</hw> (r?-s?l" or r?"s?l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +sale at second hand, or at retail; also, a second sale.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sal"gar</hw> (r?-s?l"g?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Realgar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`sa*lute"</hw> (r?`s?-l?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +salute again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*saw"</hw> (r&?;-s&?;"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To saw +again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already +been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cat</hw> (r?s"k?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>rescattar</i>.] <def>To ransom; to release; to rescue.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>rescate</i>.] +<def>Ransom; release.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*scind"</hw> (r?-s?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rescinded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rescinding</u>.] [L. <i>rescindere</i>, +<i>rescissum</i>; pref <i>re-</i> re- + <i>scindere</i> to cut, split: +cf. F. <i>rescinder</i>. See <u>Shism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cut off; to abrogate; to annul.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally +<i>rescind</i> the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil +customs.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an +act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; +as, to <i>rescind</i> a law, a resolution, or a vote; to +<i>rescind</i> a decree or a judgment.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; +vacate; void.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*scind"a*ble</hw> (-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being rescinded.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scind"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The act of rescinding; rescission.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scis"sion</hw> (r?-s?zh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rescissio</i>: cf. F. <i>rescission</i>. See <u>Rescind</u>.] +<def>The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, +the <i>rescission</i> of a law, decree, or judgment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scis"so*ry</hw> (r?-s?z"?-r? or r?-s?s"-), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rescissorius</i>: cf. F. +<i>rescisoire</i>.] <def>Tending to rescind; rescinding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To pass a general act <i>rescissory</i> (as it was +called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the +year 1633.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cous</hw> (r?s"k?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE., fr. OF. +<i>rescousse</i>, fr. <i>rescourre</i>, p. p. <i>rescous</i>, to +rescue. See <u>Rescue</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rescue; +deliverance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>See <u>Rescue</u>, 2.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res"cowe</hw> (r?s"kou), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +rescue.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scribe"</hw> (r?-skr?b"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rescribere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>scribere</i> to write. +See <u>Scribe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To write back; to write in +reply.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To write over again.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"script</hw> (r?"skr?pt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rescriptum</i>: cf. F. <i>rescrit</i>, formerly also spelt +<i>rescript</i>. See <u>Rescribe</u>,<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> <def>The answer of an +emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult +question; hence, an edict or decree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In their <i>rescripts</i> and other ordinances, the +Roman emperors spoke in the plural number.</blockquote> +<i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>The official written +answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A counterpart.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scrip"tion</hw> (r?-skr?p"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rescriptio</i>: cf. F. <i>rescription</i>. See <u>Rescribe</u>.] +<def>A writing back; the answering of a letter.</def> +<i>Loveday.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scrip"tive</hw> (-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; +settling; determining.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*scrip"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By +rescript.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cu*a*ble</hw> (r?s"k?-?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>That may be rescued.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cue</hw> (r?s"k?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rescued</u> (-k?d);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rescuing</u>.] [OE. <i>rescopuen</i>, OF. +<i>rescourre</i>, <i>rescurre</i>, <i>rescorre</i>; L. pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>excutere</i> to shake or drive out; <i>ex</i> out + +<i>quatere</i> to shake. See <u>Qtash</u> to crush, +<u>Rercussion</u>.] <def>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 +<i>rescue</i> a prisoner from the enemy; to <i>rescue</i> seamen from +destruction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Had I been seized by a hungry lion,<BR> +I would have been a breakfast to the best,<BR> +Rather than have false Proteus <i>rescue</i> me.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; +release; save.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"cue</hw> (r?s"k?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Rescue</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>; cf. <u>Rescous</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of rescuing; deliverance from +restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Spur to the <i>rescue</i> of the noble +Talbot.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully +distrained.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The forcible liberation of +a person from an arrest or imprisonment.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the +enemy.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rescue</i> of a prisoner from the court is +punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of +goods.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rescue grass</b></col>. [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>A tall grass (<i>Ceratochloa unioloides</i>) somewhat resembling +chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cue*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without rescue or +release.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"cu*er</hw> (-k?-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rescues.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`cus*see"</hw> (r?s`k?s-s?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(O.Eng. Law)</i> <def>The party in whose favor a rescue is +made.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res*cus"sor</hw> (r?s-k?s"s?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] +<i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> <def>One who makes an unlawful rescue; a +rescuer.</def> <i>Burril.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rese</hw> (r?z), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shake; to +quake; to tremble.</def> [Obs.] "It made all the gates for to +<i>rese</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re-search"</hw> (r?-s?rch"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>search</i>.] <def>To search again; to examine +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*search"</hw> (r?-s?rch"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>search</i>: cf OF. <i>recerche</i>, F. <i>recherche</i>.] +<def>Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; +laborious or continued search after truth; as, <i>researches</i> of +human wisdom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dearest interests of parties have frequently been +staked on the results of the <i>researches</i> of +antiquaries.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*search"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>search</i>: cf. OF. <i>recerchier</i>, F. <i>rechercher</i>.] +<def>To search or examine with continued care; to seek +diligently.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*search"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +researches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*search"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making +researches; inquisitive.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*seat"</hw> (r?-s?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, +etc.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to +<i>reseat</i> a theater; to <i>reseat</i> a chair or +trousers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sect"</hw> (r?-s?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resected</u>;<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resecting</u>.] [L. <i>resectus</i>, p. p. of <i>resecare</i> to +cut off; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>secare</i> to cut.] <def>To cut or +pare off; to remove by cutting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sec"tion</hw> (r?-s?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resectio</i>: cf. F. <i>résection</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of cutting or paring off.</def> <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The removal of the articular +extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false +articulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*se"da</hw> (r?-s?"d?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. , a kind of +plant.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants, the +type of which is mignonette.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A grayish green color, like that of the +flowers of mignonette.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*seek"</hw> (r?-s?k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To seek +again.</def> <i>J. Barlow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*seize"</hw> (r?-s?z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- ++ seize</i>: cf. F. <i>ressaisir</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +seize again, or a second time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put in possession again; to +reinstate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And then therein [in his kingdom] <i>reseized</i> was +again.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To take possession of, as +lands and tenements which have been disseized.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sheriff is commanded to <i>reseize</i> the land and +all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till the +arrival of the justices of assize.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*seiz"er</hw> (-s?z"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who seizes again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The taking of lands into +the hands of the king where a general livery, or <i>oustre le +main</i>, was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of +law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sei"zure</hw> (r&?;-s&?;"zh&?;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A second seizure; the act of seizing again.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sell"</hw> (r?-s?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sell +again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"bla*ble</hw> (r?-z?m"bl?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Resemble</u>.] <def>Admitting of being compared; like.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"blance</hw> (-bl<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>ressemblance</i>. See <u>Resemble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; +similarity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they +bear a great <i>resemblance</i> to each other.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles, or is similar; a +representation; a likeness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are +<i>resemblances</i> formed according to things spiritual.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A comparison; a simile.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Probability; verisimilitude.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; +representation; image.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"blant</hw> (-bl<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., a +. and p. pr. fr. <i>ressembler</i> to resemble. See <u>Resemble</u>.] +<def>Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling.</def> [R.] +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"ble</hw> (r?-z?m"b'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resembled</u> (-b'ld); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Resembling</u> (-bl?ng).] [F. +<i>ressembler</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sembler</i> to seem, +resemble, fr. L. <i>similare</i>, <i>simulare</i>, to imitate, fr. +<i>similis</i> like, similar. See <u>Similar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in +appearance or qualities; as, these brothers <i>resemble</i> each +other.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We will <i>resemble</i> you in that.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To liken; to compare; to represent as +like.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The other . . . <BR> +He did <i>resemble</i> to his lady bright.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To counterfeit; to imitate.</def> [Obs.] +"They can so well <i>resemble</i> man's speech." <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cause to imitate or be like.</def> [R.] +<i>H. Bushnell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"bler</hw> (r?-z?m"bl?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who resembles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"bling*ly</hw> (-bl?ng-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sem"i*nate</hw> (-s?m"?-n?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +pref. <i>re-</i> again + <i>seminatus</i>, p. p. of <i>seminare</i> to +sow.] <def>To produce again by means of seed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir. T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*send"</hw> (r?-s?nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To send again; as, to <i>resend</i> a +message.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send back; as, to <i>resend</i> a +gift.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Telegraphy)</i> <def>To send on from an +intermediate station by means of a repeater.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"</hw> (r?-z?nt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resenting</u>.] [F. <i>ressentir</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>sentire</i> to feel. See <u>Sense</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +be sensible of; to feel</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In a good +sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more +favorably <i>resented</i> by compassionate readers.</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider +as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To express or exhibit displeasure or +indignation at, as by words or acts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what +he might have <i>resented</i> safely.</blockquote> +<i>Bolingbroke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To recognize; to perceive, especially as if +by smelling; -- associated in meaning with <i>sent</i>, the older +spelling of <i>scent</i> to smell. See <u>Resent</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This bird of prey <i>resented</i> a worse than earthly +savor in the soul of Saul.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our King Henry the Seventh quickly <i>resented</i> his +drift.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To feel resentment.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give forth an odor; to smell; to +savor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere +milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage +<i>resenting</i> of the wild gourd of human invention.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resents.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to +resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable.</def> -- +<wf>Re*sent"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"i*ment</hw> (-?-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Resentment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>With deep sense or strong perception.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With a sense of wrong or affront; with +resentment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"ive</hw> (-?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resentful.</def> [R.] <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sent"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ressentiment</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +resenting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of holding something in the mind +as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon +something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; +impression.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He retains vivid <i>resentments</i> of the more solid +morality.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with +so little <i>resentment</i> of their danger.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In a good sense, satisfaction; +gratitude.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The Council taking notice of the many good services +performed by Mr. John Milton, . . . have thought fit to declare their +<i>resentment</i> and good acceptance of the same.</blockquote> <i>The +Council Book (1651).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; +hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Resentment</i> . . . is a deep, reflective +displeasure against the conduct of the offender.</blockquote> +<i>Cogan.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; irritation; vexation; displeasure; grudge; +indignation; choler; gall; ire; wrath; rage; fury. -- +<u>Resentment</u>, <u>Anger</u>. <i>Anger</i> is the broader term, +denoting a keen sense of disapprobation (usually with a desire to +punish) for whatever we feel to be wrong, whether directed toward +ourselves or others. <i>Resentment</i> 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 <i>bitter</i> or <i>implacable +resentment</i>. See <u>Anger</u>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Anger is like<BR> + A full-hot horse, who being allowed his way,<BR> +Self-mettle tires him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can heavently minds such high <i>resentment</i> +show,<BR> +Or exercise their spite in human woe?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"er*ate</hw> (r?s"?r-?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reseratus</i>, p. p. of <i>reserare</i> to unlock.] <def>To unlock; +to open.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"ance</hw> (r?-z?rv"<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reservation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`er*va"tion</hw> (r?z`?r-v?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>réservation</i>, LL. <i>reservatio</i>. See +<u>Reserve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reserving, or +keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; +reserve.</def> <i>A. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With <i>reservation</i> of an hundred +knights.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Make some <i>reservation</i> of your +wrongs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something withheld, either not expressed or +disclosed, or not given up or brought forward.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A tract of the public land reserved for +some special use, as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc.</def> +[U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being reserved, or kept in +store.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A clause +in an instrument by which some new thing is reserved out of the thing +granted, and not <i>in esse</i> before.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A proviso.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This term is often used in the same sense with +<i>exception</i>, the technical distinction being disregarded.</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +portion of the sacramental elements reserved for purposes of devotion +and for the communion of the absent and sick.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A term of canon law, which signifies that the +pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mental reservation</b></col>, <cd>the withholding, or +failing to disclose, something that affects a statement, promise, +etc., and which, if disclosed, would materially change its +import.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1225 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"a*tive</hw> (r?-z?rv"?-t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"a*to*ry</hw> (-t?-r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>reservatorium</i>,fr. L. <i>resservare</i>. See <u>Reserve</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Reservior</u>.] <def>A place in +which things are reserved or kept.</def> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serve"</hw> (r?-z?rv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reserved</u>. (z&?;rvd");<pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reserving</u>.] [F. <i>réserver</i>, +L. <i>reservare</i>, <i>reservatum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>servare</i> to keep. See <u>Serve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.</def> "I +have <i>reserved</i> to myself nothing." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to keep in store for future or +special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; +to keep; to retain.</def> <i>Gen. xxvii. 35.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have +<i>reserved</i> against the time of trouble?</blockquote> <i>Job +xxxviii. 22,23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reserve</i> your kind looks and language for private +hours.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make an exception of; to except.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*serve"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réserve</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of reserving, +or keeping back; reservation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is +still with certain <i>reserves</i> and deviations.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is reserved, or kept back, as +for future use.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried +likewise a <i>reserve</i> in some other vessel for a continual +supply.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is excepted; +exception.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a +<i>reserve</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Restraint of freedom in words or actions; +backwardness; caution in personal behavior.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined,<BR> +Left all <i>reserve</i>, and all the sex, behind.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The clergyman's shy and sensitive <i>reserve</i> had +balked this scheme.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for +a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut <i>Reserve</i> in Ohio, +originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy +<i>Reserves</i> in Canada, for the support of the clergy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Banking)</i> <def>Funds kept on hand to meet +liabilities.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>In reserve</b></col>, <cd>in keeping for other or future +use; in store; as, he has large quantities of wheat <i>in reserve</i>; +he has evidence or arguments <i>in reserve</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reserve air</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>Same as +<i>Supplemental air</i>, under <u>Supplemental</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness; +reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness; modesty.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*served"</hw> (-z?rvd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Kept for future or special use, or for an +exigency; as, <i>reserved</i> troops; a <i>reserved</i> seat in a +theater.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Restrained from freedom in words or +actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and +feelings; not free or frank.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To all obliging, yet <i>reserved</i> to +all.</blockquote> <i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nothing <i>reserved</i> or sullen was to +see.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*serv"ed*ly</wf> (r&?;-z&?;rv"&?;d-l&?;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*serv"ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Res`er*vee"</hw> (r&ebreve;z`&etilde;r*vē"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; - +- contrasted with <i>reservor</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"er</hw> (r&esl;*z&etilde;rv"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who reserves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of a +reserve force of soldiers or militia.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res"er*voir`</hw> (r&ebreve;z"&etilde;r*vwôr`; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réservoir</i>, fr. LL. +<i>reservatorium</i>. See <u>Reservatory</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small intercellular space, +often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted +matter.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Receiving reservoir</b></col> <i>(Water Works)</i>, <cd>a +principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers +water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its +supply.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*serv"or</hw> (r?-z?rv"?r or r?z`?r-v?r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who reserves; a reserver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"</hw> (r?-s?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To set +again; as, to <i>reset</i> type; to <i>reset</i> copy; to <i>reset</i> +a diamond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"set</hw> (r?"s?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of resetting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>That which is reset; matter +set up again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"</hw> (r?-s?t"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>recete</i>, <i>recepte</i>, a receiving. Cf. <u>Receipt</u>.] +<i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an +outlaw.</def> <i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Scots Law)</i> +<def>To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a +criminal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and +<i>reset</i> the Southrons here.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"ter</hw> (-t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Scots Law)</i> +<def>One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or +criminal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"ter</hw> (r?-S?t"t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resets, or sets again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"tle</hw> (r?-s?t"t'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +settle again.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To settle again, +or a second time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*set"tle*ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the +<i>resettlement</i> of lees.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>resettlement</i> of my discomposed +soul.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*shape"</hw> (r?-sh?p"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +shape again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ship"</hw> (r?-sh?p"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ship +again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second +voyage; as, to <i>reship</i> bonded merchandise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ship"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To engage one's +self again for service on board of a vessel after having been +discharged.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ship"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ship"per</hw> (-p?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reships.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*ance</hw> (r?z"?-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>reseantia</i>, &?;&?; OF. <i>reseance</i>.] <def>Residence; +abode.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>reseant</i>, <i>resseant</i>, L. <i>residens</i>. See +<u>Resident</u>.] <def>Resident; present in a place.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly +<i>resiant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A resident.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*side"</hw> (r?-z?d"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resided</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Residing</u>.] [F. <i>résider</i>, L. <i>residere</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>sedere</i> to sit. See <u>Sit</u>. ] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At the moated grange, <i>resides</i> this dejected +Mariana.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In no fixed place the happy souls +<i>reside</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have a seat or fixed position; to +inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness +doth especially <i>reside</i>.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sink; to settle, as sediment.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; +domiciliate; domicile.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*dence</hw> (r?z"?-d<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résidence</i>. See <u>Resident</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for +some continuance of time; as, the <i>residence</i> of an American in +France or Italy for a year.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The confessor had often made considerable +<i>residences</i> in Normandy.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place where one resides; an abode; a +dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or +domicile.</def> "Near the <i>residence</i> of Posthumus." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Johnson took up his <i>residence</i> in +London.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eng.Eccl.Law)</i> <def>The residing of an +incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to +<i>nonresidence</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place where anything rests +permanently.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But when a king sets himself to bandy against the +highest court and <i>residence</i> of all his regal power, he then, . +. . fights against his own majesty and kingship.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Subsidence, as of a sediment.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That which falls to the bottom of liquors; +sediment; also, refuse; residuum.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; +habitation; domicile; mansion.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*den*cy</hw> (-d<i>e</i>n-s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Residence.</def> [Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A political agency at a native court in +British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch +commercial colony or province in the East Indies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*dent</hw> (-d<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résident</i>, L. <i>residens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of +<i>residere</i>. See <u>Reside</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dwelling, +or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; +residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to <i>nonresident</i>; as, +<i>resident</i> in the city or in the country.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fixed; stable; certain.</def> [Obs.] +"Stable and <i>resident</i> like a rock." <i>Jer. TAylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>One there still <i>resident</i> as day and +night.</blockquote> <i>Davenant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*dent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A diplomatic representative who resides at +a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank +inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under <u>Minister</u>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*dent*er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +resident.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*den""tial</hw> (-d?n"sh<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; +as, <i>residential</i> trade.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Residing; residentiary.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry</hw> (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>residentiaris</i>.] <def>Having residence; as, a canon +<i>residentary</i>; a <i>residentiary</i> guardian.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who is resident.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>residentiary</i>, or the frequent visitor of the +favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been +there.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain +residence.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.</p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +office or condition of a residentiary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*dent*ship</hw> (r?z"?-d<i>e</i>nt-sh?p), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or condition of a +resident.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"er</hw> (r?-z?d"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resides in a place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"u*al</hw> (r?-z?d"?-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Residue</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a +part is taken.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Residual air</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>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. <i>Supplemental air</i>, under <u>Supplemental</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Residual error</b></col>. <i>(Mensuration)</i> <cd>See +<u>Error</u>, 6 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Residual +figure</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the figure which remains after a +less figure has been taken from a greater one.</cd> -- +<col><b>Residual magnetism</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>remanent +magnetism. See under <u>Remanent</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Residual +product</b></col>, <cd>a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton +mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Residual +quantity</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>a binomial quantity the two +parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as <i>a-b</i>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Residual root</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>the root of a +residual quantity, as <i>√(a-b)</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"u*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The difference of the results obtained by +observation, and by computation from a formula.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The difference between the mean of several +observations and any one of them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"u*a*ry</hw> (-?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Residue</u>.] <def>Consisting of residue; as, <i>residuary</i> +matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the +<i>residuary</i> advantage of an estate.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Residuary clause</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>that part of +the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is disposed +of.</cd> -- <col><b>Residuary devise</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the +person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will.</cd> - +- <col><b>Residuary legatee</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the person to +whom the residue of personal estate is bequeathed.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res"i*due</hw> (r?z"?-d?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résidu</i>, L. <i>residuum</i>, fr. <i>residuus</i> that is +left behind, remaining, fr. <i>residere</i> to remain behind. See +<u>Reside</u>, and cf. <u>Residuum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That +which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or +designated; remnant; remainder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>residue</i> of them will I deliver to the +sword.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If church power had then prevailed over its victims, +not a <i>residue</i> of English liberty would have been +saved.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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 <i>radical</i>, but in a more general sense.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>radical</i> is sometimes restricted to groups +containing carbon, the term <i>residue</i> being applied to the +others.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Theory of Numbers)</i> <def>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 <i>residues</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; +remains; leavings; relics.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"u*ous</hw> (r?-z?d"?-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>residuus</i>.] <def>Remaining; residual.</def> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sid"u*um</hw> (-?m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Residue</u>.] <def>That which is left after any process of +separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified +deductions are made; residue.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"I think so," is the whole <i>residuum</i> . . . after +evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot +demagogue.</blockquote> <i>L. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*siege"</hw> (r?-s?j"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>siege</i> a seat.] <def>To seat again; to reinstate.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re-sign"</hw> (r?-s?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>sign</i>.] <def>To affix one's signature to, a second time; +to sign again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sign"</hw> (r?-z?n"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resigned</u> (-z?nd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Resigning</u>.] [F. <i>résigner</i>, L. +<i>resignare</i> to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>signare</i> to seal, stamp. See <u>Sign</u>, <i>and cf</i>. +<u>Resignation</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I here <i>resign</i> my government to +thee.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lament not, Eve, but patiently <i>resign</i><BR> +What justly thou hast lost.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What more reasonable, than that we should in all things +<i>resign</i> up ourselves to the will of God?</blockquote> +<i>Tiilotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To relinquish; to abandon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He soon <i>resigned</i> his former suit.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To commit to the care of; to consign.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, +<i>resigned</i> and concredited to the conduct of such as they call +governors.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; +forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce. -- <u>Resign</u>, +<u>Relinquish</u>. To <i>resign</i> is to give up, as if breaking a +seal and yielding all it had secured; hence, it marks a formal and +deliberate surrender. To <i>relinquish</i> 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 <i>resign</i> what we once held or considered as our own, as an +office, employment, etc. We speak of <i>relinquishing</i> a claim, of +<i>relinquishing</i> some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of +<i>relinquishing</i> seme right, privilege, etc. "Men are weary with +the toil which they bear, but can not find it in their hearts to +<i>relinquish</i> it." <i>Steele.</i> See <u>Abdicate</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re sign"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Resignation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res`ig*na"tion</hw> (r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résignation</i>. See <u>Resign</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, +office, or the like; surrender; as, the <i>resignation</i> of a crown +or comission.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being resigned or submissive; +quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, +<i>resignation</i> to the will and providence of God.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; +abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; +endurance. See <u>Patience</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*signed"</hw> (r?-z?nd"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A firm, yet cautious mind;<BR> +Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet <i>resigned</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sign"ed*ly</hw> (r?-z?n"?d-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>With submission.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`ign*ee"</hw> (r?z`?-n?"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One to +whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is +made.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sign"er</hw> (r?-z?n"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resigns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sign"ment</hw> (-m<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of resigning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sile"</hw> (r?-z?l"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resiled</u> (-z?ld"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Resiling</u>.] [L. <i>resilire</i> to leap or spring +back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>salire</i> to leap, spring. See +<u>Salient</u>.] <def>To start back; to recoil; to recede from a +purpose.</def> <i>J. Ellis.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*sil"i*ence</hw> (r?-z?l"?-<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re*sil"i*en*cy</hw> (-<i>e</i>n-s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of resiling, springing back, or +rebounding; as, the <i>resilience</i> of a ball or of sound.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech. & Engyn.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sil"i*ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resiliens</i>, p. pr.] <def>Leaping back; rebounding; +recoiling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*li"tion</hw> (r?z`?-l?sh"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Resilience.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res"in</hw> (r?z"?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résine</i>, L. <i>resina</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>"rhti`nh</grk> +Cf. <u>Rosin</u>.] <def>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 <u>Rosin</u>).</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Resins</i> exude from trees in combination with essential +oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state. They are +composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are supposed to be +formed by the oxidation of the essential oils. Copal, mastic, +guaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed +with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge; mixed +with essential oils, they form balsams, or oleoresins.</p> + +<p><col><b>Highgate resin</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a fossil resin +resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London.</cd> +-- <col><b>Resin bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low composite +shrub (<i>Euryops speciosissimus</i>) of South Africa, having smooth +pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res`in*a"ceous</hw> (-?"sh?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +the quality of resin; resinous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*ate</hw> (r?z"?n-?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of the salts the resinic acids.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1226 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sin"ic</hw> (r?-z?n"?k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the <i>resinic</i> +acids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`in*if"er*ous</hw> (r?z`?n-?f"?r-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Resin</i> + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. +<i>résinifère</i>.] <def>Yielding resin; as, a +<i>resiniferous</i> tree or vessel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*i*form</hw> (r?z"?n-?-f?rm), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Resin</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>résiniforme</i>.] +<def>Having the form of resin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`in*o-e*lec"tric</hw> (-?-?-l?k"tr?k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Elec.)</i> <def>Containing or exhibiting resinous +electricity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*oid</hw> (r?z"?n-oid), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Somewhat like resin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*ous</hw> (-?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resinous</i>: cf. F. <i>résineux</i>. See <u>Resin</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or +obtained from resin.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Resinous electricity</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, +<cd>electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous +kind. See <i>Negative electricity</i>, under <u>Negative</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By means, or in +the manner, of resin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being resinous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"in*y</hw> (-?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like resin; +resinous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`i*pis"cence</hw> (r?s`?-p?s"s<i>e</i>ns), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>resipiscentia</i>, from <i>resipiscere</i> +to recover one's senses: cf. F. <i>résipiscence</i>.] +<def>Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance.</def> +[R.] <i>Bp. Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"</hw> (r?-z?st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resisted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resisting</u>.] [F. <i>résister</i>, L. <i>resistere</i>, +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sistere</i> to stand, cause to stand, v. +causative of <i>stare</i> to stand. See <u>Stand</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stand against; to withstand; to +obstruct.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That mortal dint,<BR> +Save He who reigns above, none can <i>resist</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strive against; to endeavor to +counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to +oppose.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God <i>resisteth</i> the proud.</blockquote> <i>James +iv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Contrary to his high will<BR> +Whom we <i>resist</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To counteract, as a force, by inertia or +reaction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be distasteful to.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; +check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +opposition.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Calico Printing)</i> +<def>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 <i>resist pastes</i>.</def> <i>F. C. Calvert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"ance</hw> (-<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résistance</i>, LL. <i>resistentia</i>, fr. +<i>resistens</i>, - <i>entis</i>, p. pr. See <u>Resist</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of resisting; opposition, passive or +active.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When King Demetrius saw that . . . no <i>resistance</i> +was made against him, he sent away all his forces.</blockquote> <i>1. +Macc. xi. 38.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>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 <i>resistance</i> of the +air to a body passing through it; the <i>resistance</i> of a target to +projectiles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A means or method of resisting; that which +resists.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unfold to us some warlike +<i>resistance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Resistance box</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Resistance +coil</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>a coil of wire introduced into an +electric circuit to increase the resistance.</cd> -- <col><b>Solid of +least resistance</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résistant</i>: cf. L. <i>resistens</i>. See <u>Resist</u>.] +<def>Making resistance; resisting.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, resists.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making much +resistance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (-?-b?l"?-t?), <pos><i>n..</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being resistible; +resistibleness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being resistant; +resitstance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The name "body" being the complex idea of extension and +<i>resistibility</i> together in the same subject.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"i*ble</hw> (r?-z?st"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>résistible</i>.] <def>Capable of being resisted; as, a +<i>resistible</i> force.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> -- +<wf>Re*sist"i*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*sist"i*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making resistance; +opposing; as, a <i>resisting</i> medium.</def> -- <wf>Re*sist"ing +ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"ive</hw> (-?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to +resist.</def> <i>B. Jonsosn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sist"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having no power to resist; making no opposition.</def> [Obs. or +R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of being resisted; +irresistible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Masters' commands come with a power +<i>resistless</i><BR> +To such as owe them absolute subjection.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*sist"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*sist"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lu*ble</hw> (r?z"?-l?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. +<i>resolubolis</i>: cf. F. <i>résoluble</i>. See +<u>Resolve</u>, and cf. <u>Resolvable</u>.] <def>Admitting of being +resolved; resolvable; as, bodies <i>resoluble</i> by fire.</def> +<i>Boyle.</i> -- <wf>Res"o*lu*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lute</hw> (r?z"?-l?t), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>résolu</i>. The L. <i>resolutus</i> (p. p. of +<i>resolvere</i>) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See +<u>Resolve</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a +determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Edward is at hand,<BR> +Ready to fight; therefore be <i>resolute</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Convinced; satisfied; sure.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Resolving, or explaining; as, the +<i>Resolute</i> Doctor Durand.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; +constant; persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lute</hw> (r?z"?-l?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Redelivery; repayment.</def> [Obs.] "Yearly +<i>resolutes</i>, deductions, and payments." <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lute*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a resolute +manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with +perseverance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some . . . facts he examines, some he <i>resolutely</i> +denies.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lute*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being resolute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`o*lu"tion</hw> (-l?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résolution</i>. L. <i>resolutio</i> a loosening, solution. +See <u>Resolve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act, operation, or +process of resolving. Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> The act of +separating a compound into its elements or component parts. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving +a vexed question or difficult problem.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The unraveling and <i>resolution</i> of the +difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the +end of an action.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being relaxed; +relaxation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being resolved, settled, or +determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be it with <i>resolution</i> then to +fight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>resolution</i>; the <i>resolutions</i> +of a public meeting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The state of being resolved or firm in +opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Little <i>resolution</i> and certainty there is as +touching the islands of Mauritania.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The act or process of +solving; solution; as, the <i>resolution</i> of an equation or +problem.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A breaking up, disappearance; +or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The passing of a dissonant +into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which +makes the discord.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Joint resolution</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Joint</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Resolution of a force</b></col> +or <col><b>motion</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>composition of a force</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Resolution of a nebula</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the +exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it +to be composed of small stars.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; +dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; +perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. +See <u>Decision</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Res`o*lu"tion*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was sequestrated afterwards as a +<i>Resolutioner</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res`o*lu"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes +a resolution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lu`tive</hw> (r?z"?-lu`t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>résolutif</i>.] <def>Serving to dissolve or relax.</def> +[R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*lu*to*ry</hw> (r?z"?-l?-t?-r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resolutive.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or condition of being +resolvable; resolvableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"a*ble</hw> (r?-z?lv"?-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Resolve</u>, and cf. <u>Resoluble</u>.] <def>Admitting of being +resolved; admitting separation into constituent parts, or reduction to +first principles; admitting solution or explanation; as, +<i>resolvable</i> compounds; <i>resolvable</i> ideas or +difficulties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +of being resolvable; resolvability.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solve"</hw> (r?*z?lv"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resolved</u> (-z?lvd"); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Resolving</u>.] [L. <i>resolvere</i>, +<i>resolutum</i>, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>solvere</i> to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. +<i>résoudare</i> to resolve. See <u>Solve</u>, and cf. +<u>Resolve</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, <u>Resolute</u>, +<u>Resolution</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate the component +parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound +substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,<BR> +Thaw, and <i>resolve</i> itself into a dew!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye immortal souls, who once were men,<BR> +And now <i>resolved</i> to elements again.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>resolve</i> a riddle.</def> "<i>Resolve</i> my doubt." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To the <i>resolving</i> whereof we must first know that +the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving +Gentile.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to perceive or understand; to +acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make +certain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sir, be <i>resolved</i>. I must and will +come.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Resolve</i> me, Reason, which of these is worse,<BR> +Want with a full, or with an empty purse?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am +<i>resolved</i> it can not be equaled by any region.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We must be <i>resolved</i> how the law can be pure and +perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian +mysteries.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To determine or decide in purpose; to make +ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was <i>resolved</i> by an +unexpected event.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To change or convert by resolution or +formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house <i>resolved</i> +itself into a committee of the whole.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To dispere or scatter; to +discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To let the tones (as of a +discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a +concord.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To relax; to lay at ease.</def> [Obs.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To resolve a nebula</b></col>.<i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See +<i>Resolution of a nebula</i>, under <u>Resolution</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*solve"</hw> (r?-z?lv"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [The sense +"to be convinced, to determine" comes from the idea of loosening, +breaking up into parts, analyzing, hence, determining.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be separated into its component parts or +distinct principles; to undergo resolution.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To melt; to dissolve; to become +fluid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the blood stagnates in any part, it first +coagulates, then <i>resolves</i>, and turns alkaline.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthhnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be settled in opinion; to be +convinced.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Let men <i>resolve</i> of that as they +plaease.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To form a purpose; to make a decision; +especially, to determine after reflection; as, to <i>resolve</i> on a +better course of life.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*solve"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution.</def> +"To give a full <i>resolve</i> of that which is so much controverted." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has been resolved on or +determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, +legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a +resolution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor is your firm <i>resolve</i> unknown.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cæsar's approach has summoned us together,<BR> +And Rome attends her fate from our <i>resolves</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solved"</hw> (r?-z?lvd"), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> +<def>Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed +after its noun; as, a man <i>resolved</i> to be rich.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That makes him a <i>resolved</i> enemy.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am <i>resolved</i> she shall not settle +here.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"ed*ly</hw> (r?z?lv"?d-l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; +clearly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Of that, and all the progress, more or less,<BR> +<i>Resolvedly</i> more leisure shall express.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resolutely; decidedly; firmly.</def> +<i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fixedness of +purpose; firmness; resolution.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>resolvens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>resolvere</i>: cf. F. <i>résolvant</i>. See +<u>Resolve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which has the power of +resolving, or causing solution; a solvent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>That which has power to +disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which +aids the absorption of effused products.</def> <i>Coxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>An equation upon whose +solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*solv"er</hw> (r?-z?lv"?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which decomposes, or dissolves.</def> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which clears up and removes +difficulties, and makes the mind certain or determined.</def> <i>Bp. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who resolves, or formal a firm +purpose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*nance</hw> (r?z"?-n<i>a</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>résonance</i>, L. <i>resonantia</i> an echo.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of resounding; the quality or state of +being resonant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Acoustics)</i> <def>A prolongation or +increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or +apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a +distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as +a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Pulmonary resonance</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the sound +heard on percussing over the lungs.</cd> -- <col><b>Vocal +resonance</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the sound transmitted to the +ear when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*nan*cy</hw> (-n<i>a</i>n-s?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Resonance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*nant</hw> (-n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resonans</i>, p. pr. of <i>resonare</i> to resound: cf. F. +<i>résonnant</i>. See <u>Resound</u>.] <def>Returning, or +capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing +back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets +were <i>resonant</i> with female parties of young and +old.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*nant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a resonant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"o*na`tor</hw> (-n?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Acoustics)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sorb"</hw> (r?-s?rb"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reorbere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sorbere</i> to suck or +drink in.] <def>To swallow up.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now lifted by the tide, and now +<i>resorbed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sorb"ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resorbens</i>, p. pr. of <i>resorbere</i>.] <def>Swallowing +up.</def> <i>Wodhull.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res*or"cin</hw> (r?z-?r"s?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Res</i>in + <i>orcin</i>. So called because in its higher +homologue it resembles <i>orcin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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 +phthaleïn, fluoresceïn, and eosin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`or*cyl"ic</hw> (r?z`?r-s?l"?k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, or pertaining to, or producing, resorcin; as, +<i>resorcylic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sorp"tion</hw> (r?*s?rp"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; +reabsorption.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sort"</hw> (r?*z?rt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ressort</i>.] <def>Active power or movement; spring.</def> [A +Gallicism] [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Some . . . know the <i>resorts</i> and falls of +business that can not sink into the main of it.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sort"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Resorted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resorting</u>.] [OF. <i>resortir</i> to withdraw, take refuge, F. +<i>ressortir</i> to be in the jurisdiction, LL. <i>resortire</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + L. <i>sortiri</i> to draw lots, obtain by lot, +from <i>sors</i> lot. See <u>Sort</u>. 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.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To go; to repair; to betake one's self.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What men name <i>resort</i> to him?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fall back; to revert.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The inheritance of the son never <i>resorted</i> to the +mother, or to any of her ancestors.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1227 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To have recourse; to apply; to one's self +for help, relief, or advantage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king thought it time to <i>resort</i> to other +counsels.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sort"</hw> (r?*z?rt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ressort</i> jurisdiction. See <u>Resort</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>resort</i>; -- often figuratively; as, to have +<i>resort</i> to force.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Join with me to forbid him her +<i>resort</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place to which one betakes himself +habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Far from all <i>resort</i> of mirth.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That to which one resorts or looks for +help; resource; refuge.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Last resort</b></col>, <cd>ultimate means of relief; also, +final tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sort"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +resorts; a frequenter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*soun"</hw> (r?*z??n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reason.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*soun"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To +resound.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re-sound"</hw> (r?*sound"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re- + sound</i>.] <def>To sound again or anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sound"</hw> (r?*zound"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Resounding</u>.] [OE. <i>resounen</i>, OF. +<i>resoner</i>, F. <i>résonner</i>, from L. <i>resonare</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sonare</i> to sound, <i>sonus</i> sound. See +<u>Sound</u> to make a noise.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sound +loudly; as, his voice <i>resounded</i> far.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the +woods <i>resound</i> with song.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be echoed; to be sent back, as +sound.</def> "Common fame . . . <i>resounds</i> back to them again." +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be mentioned much and loudly.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, +the earth <i>resounded</i> with his praise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sound"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to +reverberate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Albion's cliffs <i>resound</i> the +rur&?;&?;ay.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To praise or celebrate with the voice, or +the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame +of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The man for wisdom's various arts renowned,<BR> +Long exercised in woes, O muse, <i>resound</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To echo; reëcho; reverberate; sound.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sound"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Return of sound; +echo.</def> <i>Beaumont.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*source"</hw> (r?*s?rs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ressource</i>, fr. OF. <i>ressourdre</i>, <i>resourdre</i>, to +spring forth or up again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sourdre</i> to +spring forth. See <u>Source</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That to +which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; +means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last +<i>resource</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Pecuniary means; funds; money, +or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means +or capabilities of any kind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for +every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another +country of greater <i>resources</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*source"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +resources.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*source"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +resources.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*source"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<pos><i>R.</i></pos> <pos><i>Browning.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sow"</hw> (r?*s?"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sow +again.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sown"</hw> (r?*zoun"), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>To +resound.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*speak"</hw> (r?*sp?k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak or utter again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To answer; to echo.</def> [Obs. or Poetic] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"</hw> (r?*sp?kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Respected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Respecting</u>.] [L. <i>respectare</i>, v. intens. +from <i>respicere</i>, <i>respectum</i>, to look back, respect; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>specere</i>, <i>spicere</i>, to look, to view: cf. +F. <i>respecter</i>. See <u>Spy</u>, and cf. <u>Respite</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take notice of; to regard with special +attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to +care for; to heed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>respectest</i> not spilling Edward's +blood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In orchards and gardens, we do not so much +<i>respect</i> beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and +herbs.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To consider worthy of esteem; to regard +with honor.</def> "I do <i>respect</i> thee as my soul." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To look toward; to front upon or +toward.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so +<i>respect</i> the &?;&?;uth.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To regard; to consider; to deem.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar,<BR> +And as his own <i>respected</i> him to death.</blockquote> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To have regard to; to have reference to; to +relate to; as, the treaty particularly <i>respects</i> our +commerce.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>As respects</b></col>, <cd>as regards; with regard to; as +to.</cd> <i>Macaulay.</i> -- <col><b>To respect the person</b></col> +or <col><b>persons</b></col>, <cd>to favor a person, or persons on +corrupt grounds; to show partiality.</cd> "Ye shall not <i>respect +persons</i> in judgment." <i>Deut. i. 17.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>respectus</i>: cf. +F. <i>respect</i>. See <u>Respect</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. +<u>Respite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of noticing with +attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; +caution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But he it well did ward with wise +<i>respect</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Esteem; regard; consideration; +honor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Seen without awe, and served without +<i>respect</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little +<i>respect</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. Nelson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>An expression of respect of +deference; regards; as, to send one's <i>respects</i> to +another.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Reputation; repute.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Many of the best <i>respect</i> in Rome.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Relation; reference; regard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with +<i>respect</i> to the various benefits men received from him, had +several titles.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Particular; point regarded; point of view; +as, in this <i>respect</i>; in any <i>respect</i>; in all +<i>respects</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be +acknowledged in many <i>respects</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In one <i>respect</i> I'll be thy +assistant.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Consideration; motive; interest.</def> +[Obs.] "Whatever secret <i>respects</i> were likely to move them." +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To the publik good<BR> +Private <i>respects</i> must yield.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>In respect</b></col>, <cd>in comparison.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>In respect of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>In comparison with.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>As to; in regard to.</cd> [Archaic] "Monsters <i>in respect of</i> +their bodies." <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i> "<i>In respect of</i> these +matters." <i>Jowett. (Thucyd.)</i> -- <col><b>In, or With</b></col>, +<col><b>respect to</b></col>, <cd>in relation to; with regard to; as +respects.</cd> <i>Tillotson.</i> -- <col><b>To have respect of +persons</b></col>, <cd>to regard persons with partiality or undue +bias, especially on account of friendship, power, wealth, etc.</cd> +"It is not good <i>to have respect of persons</i> in judgment." +<i>Prov. xxiv. 23.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Deference; attention; regard; consideration; +estimation. See <u>Deference</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being respectable; +the state or quality which deserves or commands respect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"a*ble</hw> (-&?;-b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>respectable</i>, LL. <i>respectabilis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; +hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a <i>respectable</i> +citizen.</def> "The <i>respectable</i> quarter of Sicca." <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No government, any more than an individual, will long +be respected, without being truly <i>respectable</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Madison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderate in degree of excellence or in +number; as, a <i>respectable</i> performance; a <i>respectable</i> +audience.</def></p> + +<p>--<wf>Re*spect"a*ble*ness</wf>,<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*spect"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"ant</hw> (-<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. +pr. of <i>respecter</i>. See <u>Respect</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Placed so as to face one another; -- said of animals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +respects.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>A respecter of persons</b></col>, <cd>one who regards or +judges with partiality.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of a truth I perceive that God is no <i>respecter of +persons</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts x. 34.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"ful</hw> (-f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marked or +characterized by respect; as, <i>respectful</i> deportment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With humble joi and with <i>respectful</i> +fear.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*spect"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*spect"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"ing</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>With regard or +relation to; regarding; concerning; as, <i>respecting</i> his conduct +there is but one opinion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spec"tion</hw> (r?*sp?k"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.LL. +<i>respectio</i>.] <def>The act of respecting; respect; regard.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Without difference or <i>respection</i> of +persons.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spec"tive</hw> (r?*sp?k"t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>respectif</i>, LL. <i>respectivus</i>. See <u>Respect</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; +considerate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If you look upon the church of England with a +<i>respective</i> eye, you can not . . . refuse this +charge.</blockquote> <i>A&?;p. Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Looking towardl having reference to; +relative, not absolute; as, the <i>respective</i> connections of +society.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Relating to particular persons or things, +each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their +<i>respective</i> places of abode.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fitted to awaken respect.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Rendering respect; respectful; +regardful.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>With <i>respective</i> shame, rose, took us by the +hands.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With thy equals familiar, yet +<i>respective</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lord Burleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as +each refers to each in order; as, let each man <i>respectively</i> +perform his duty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The impressions from the objects or the senses do +mingle <i>respectively</i> every one with its kind.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relatively; not absolutely.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Partially; with respect to private +views.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>With respect; regardfully.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spect"less</hw> (r?*sp?kt"l?s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having no respect; without regard; regardless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Rather than again<BR> +Endure, <i>respectless</i>, their so moving c&?;ies.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*spect"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.] +<i>Shelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spec"tu*ous</hw> (r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Respectful; as, a <i>respectuous</i> +silence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Respectable.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spell"</hw> (r?*sp?l"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +spell again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sperse"</hw> (r?*sp?rs"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>respersus</i>, p. p. of <i>respergere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>spargere</i> to srew, sprinkle.] <def>To sprinkle; to +scatter.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sper"sion</hw> (r?*sp?r"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>respersio</i>.] <def>The act of sprinkling or scattering.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? or r?s`p?*r?-), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>respirabilit&?;</i>.] <def>The quality +or state of being respirable; respirableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spir"a*ble</hw> (r?*sp?r"?*b'l or r?s"p?*r?*b'l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>respirable</i>.] <def>Suitable for +being breathed; adapted for respiration.</def> -- +<wf>Re*spir"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Res`pi*ra"tion</hw> (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>respiratio</i>: cf. F. <i>respiration</i>. See <u>Respire</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of respiring or breathing again, or +catching one's breath.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relief from toil or suffering: rest.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Till the day<BR> +Appear of <i>respiration</i> to the just<BR> +And vengeance to the wicked.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Interval; intermission.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Respiration in the higher animals is divided into: +(<i>a</i>) <i>Internal respiration</i>, 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. (<i>b</i>) <i>External +respiration</i>, or the gaseous interchange taking place in the +special respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes respiration +proper. <i>Gamgee.</i></p> + +<p> 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Res`pi*ra"tion*al</hw> (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to respiration; as, +<i>respirational</i> difficulties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spir"a*tive</hw> (r?*sp?*r?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to respiration; as, <i>respirative</i> +organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"pi*ra`tor</hw> (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>respirateur</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spir"a*to*ry</hw> (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +respiration; serving for respiration; as, the <i>respiratory</i> +organs; <i>respiratory</i> nerves; the <i>respiratory</i> function; +<i>respiratory</i> changes.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Respiratory foods</b></col>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> <cd>See 2d +Note under <u>Food</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- +<col><b>Respiratory tree</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +branched internal gill of certain holothurians.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spire"</hw> (r?*sp?r), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Respired</u> (-sp?rd"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vvb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Respiring</u>.] [L. <i>respirare</i>, +<i>respiratum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>spirare</i> to breathe: +cf. F. <i>respirer</i>. See <u>Spirit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here leave me to <i>respire</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From the mountains where I now +<i>respire</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To breathe; to inhale air +into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose +of maintaining the vitality of the blood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spire"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to +breathe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A native of the land where I <i>respire</i><BR> +The clear air for a while.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To breathe out; to exhale.</def> [R.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"pite</hw> (r?s"p?t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>respit</i>, F. <i>répit</i>, from L. <i>respectus</i> +respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of a day. See +<u>Respect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A putting off of that which +was appointed; a postponement or delay.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I crave but four day's <i>respite</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Temporary intermission of labor, or of any +process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.</def> "Without +more <i>respite</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some pause and <i>respite</i> only I +require.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Temporary +suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The delay of appearance at court granted to a +jury beyond the proper term.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; +postponement; stay; reprieve.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"pite</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Respited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Respiting</u>.] [OF. <i>respiter</i>, LL. <i>respectare</i>. See +<u>Respite</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To give or grant a respite +to.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To delay or postpone; +to put off.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To keep back from +execution; to reprieve.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Forty days longer we do <i>respite</i> +you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To relieve by a pause or interval of +rest.</def> "To <i>respite</i> his day labor with repast." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"pite*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +respite.</def> <i>Baxter.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*splen"dence</hw> (r?*spl?n"d<i>e</i>ns), +<hw>Re*splen"den*cy</hw> (-d<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resplendentia</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being resplendent; +brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Son! thou in whom my glory I behold<BR> +In full <i>resplendence</i>, heir of all my might.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>resplendency</i> of his own almighty +goodness.</blockquote> <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*splen"dent</hw> (-d<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resplendens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>resplendere</i> to +shine brightly; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>splendere</i> to shine. See +<u>Splendid</u>.] <def>Shining with brilliant luster; very +bright.</def> -- <wf>Re*splen"dent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>With royal arras and <i>resplendent</i> +gold.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*splen"dish*ant</hw> (-d?sh*<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resplendent; brilliant.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>Fabyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*splen"dish*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resplendent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*split"</hw> (r?*spl?t"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To split again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spond"</hw> (r?*sp?nd"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Responded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Responding</u>.] [OF. <i>respondre</i>, F. +<i>répondre</i>, fr. L. <i>respondere</i>, <i>responsum</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>spondere</i> to promise. See +<u>Sponsor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To say somethin in return; to +answer; to reply; as, to <i>respond</i> to a question or an +argument.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To show some effect in return to a force; +to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which +<i>responds</i> to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of +human woe.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To every theme <i>responds</i> thy various +lay.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To render satisfaction; to be answerable; +as, the defendant is held to <i>respond</i> in damages.</def> +[U.S.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To answer; reply; rejoin. See <u>Reply</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*spond"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To answer; to reply.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suit or accord with; to correspond +to.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For his great deeds <i>respond</i> his speeches +great.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spond"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +answer; a response.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A short anthem sung at +intervals during the reading of a chapter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A half pier or pillar +attached to a wall to support an arch.</def> <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*spond"ence</hw> (-<i>?</i>ns), <hw>Re*spond"en*cy</hw> (- +<i>e</i>n*s?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of responding; the +state of being respondent; an answering.</def> <i>A. +Chalmers.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The angelical soft trembling voice made<BR> +To the instruments divine <i>respondence</i> meet.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spond"ent</hw> (-<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>respondens</i>, p. pr. of <i>respondere</i>.] <def>Disposed or +expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wealth <i>respondent</i> to payment and +contributions.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spond"ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>répondant</i>.] <def>One who responds. It corresponds in +general to <i>defendant</i>.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Law)</i> <def>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 <i>appellant</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who maintains a thesis in reply, and +whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- +distinguished from <i>opponent</i>.</def> <i>I. Watts. </i></p> + +<p><! p. 1228 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Re`spon*den"ti*a</hw> (r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Respondence</u>.] <i>(Commercial +Law)</i> <def>A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from +<i>bottomry</i>, which is a loan on the ship itself.</def> +<i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"sal</hw> (r?*sp?n"s<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Answerable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.LL. +<i>resposalis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is answerable or +responsible.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Response.</def> [Obs.] <i>Brevint.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sponse"</hw> (r?*sp?ns"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>response</i>, <i>respons</i>, F. <i>réponse</i>, from L. +<i>responsum</i>, from <i>respondere</i>. See <u>Respond</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of responding.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An answer or reply.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Reply to an objection in formal +disputation.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or +clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>A kind of anthem sung after +the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A repetition of the given +subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth +below.</def> <i>Busby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sponse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving no +response.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ties</b></plw> (-t&?;z). +[Cf. F. <i>responsabilité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a +trust, debt, or obligation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That for which anyone is responsible or +accountable; as, the <i>resonsibilities</i> of power.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ability to answer in payment; means of +paying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"si*ble</hw> (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>responsable</i>. See <u>Respond</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; +accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is +<i>responsible</i> to the court for his conduct in the +office.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Able to respond or answer for one's conduct +and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a +<i>responsible</i> man for surety.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Involving responsibility; involving a +degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a +<i>responsible</i> office.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Accountable; answerable; amenable.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*spon"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*spon"si*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"sion</hw> (-sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>responsio</i>. See <u>Respond</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of answering.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(University of Oxford)</i> <def>The first +university examination; -- called also <i>little go</i>. See under +<u>Little</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"sive</hw> (-s?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>resposif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That responds; ready or +inclined to respond.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Suited to something else; +correspondent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The vocal lay <i>responsive</i> to the +strings.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Responsible.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*spon"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*spon"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`spon*so"ri*al</hw> (r?`sp?n*s?"r?-<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Responsory; antiphonal.</def> <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"so*ry</hw> (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing or making answer; answering.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*spon"so*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>- +ries</b></plw> (-r&?;z). [LL. <i>responsorium</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The answer of the people to +the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or +as a refrain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers +into <i>responsories</i>, and beget another liturgy.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An antiphonary; a response +book.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw> (r?st), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [For <i>arrest</i>.] +<def>To arrest.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rest</i>, +<i>ræst</i>, rest; akin to D. <i>rust</i>, G. <i>rast</i>. OHG. +<i>rasta</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>rast</i> rest, repose, Icel. +<i>röst</i> the distance between two resting places, a mole, +Goth. <i>rasta</i> a mile, also to Goth. <i>razn</i> house, Icel. +<i>rann</i>, and perhaps to G. <i>ruhe</i> rest, repose, AS. +<i>rōw</i>, Gr. <grk>'erwh`</grk>. Cf. <u>Ransack</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from +motion or labor; tranquillity; as, <i>rest</i> from mental exertion; +<i>rest</i> of body or mind.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sleep give thee all his <i>rest</i>!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, freedom from everything which +wearies or disturbs; peace; security.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the land had <i>rest</i> fourscore +years.</blockquote> <i>Judges iii. 30.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, +death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How sleep the brave who sink to <i>rest</i>,<BR> +By all their country's wishes blest.</blockquote> <i>Collins.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That on which anything rests or leans for +support; as, a <i>rest</i> in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool +or steadying the work.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He made narrowed <i>rests</i> round about, that the +beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.</blockquote> +<i>1 Kings vi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>A projection from the +right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their visors closed, their lances in the +<i>rest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A place where one may rest, either +temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.</def> +"Halfway houses and travelers' <i>rests</i>." <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In dust our final <i>rest</i>, and native +home.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye are not as yet come to the <i>rest</i> and to the +inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.</blockquote> <i>Deut. +xii. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A short pause in reading +verse; a cæsura.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>The striking of a balance at regular +intervals in a running account.</def> "An account is said to be taken +with annual or semiannual <i>rests</i>." <i>Abbott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A set or game at tennis.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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, <i>whole</i>, <i>half</i>, +<i>quarter</i>,etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rest house</b></col>, <cd>an empty house for the +accomodation of travelers; a caravansary.</cd> [India] -- <col><b>To +set, or To set up</b></col>, <col><b>one's rest</b></col>, <cd>to have +a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so +expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Shak. Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; +slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; +peacefulness; peace. -- <u>Rest</u>, <u>Repose</u>. <i>Rest</i> is a +ceasing from labor or exertion; <i>repose</i> is a mode of resting +which gives relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are +commonly interchangeable.</p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw> (r&ebreve;st), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resting</u>.] [AS. <i>restan</i>. See <u>Rest</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cease from action or +motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist +from labor or exertion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God . . . <i>rested</i> on the seventh day from all his +work which he had made.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day +thou shalt <i>rest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxiii. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be free from whanever wearies or +disturbs; to be quiet or still.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There <i>rest</i>, if any rest can harbor +there.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, +to <i>rest</i> on a couch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To stand firm; to be fixed; to be +supported; as, a column <i>rests</i> on its pedestal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to +be dead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fancy . . . then retries<BR> +Into her private cell when Nature <i>rests</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; +to repose without anxiety; as, to <i>rest</i> on a man's +promise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On him I <i>rested</i>, after long debate,<BR> +And not without considering, fixed &?;&?; fate.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To be satisfied; to acquiesce.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>rest</i> in Heaven's determination.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rest with</b></col>, <cd>to be in the power of; to +depend upon; as, it <i>rests with</i> him to decide.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +lay or place at rest; to quiet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your piety has paid<BR> +All needful rites, to <i>rest</i> my wandering shade.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place, as on a support; to cause to +lean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her weary head upon your bosom +<i>rest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>reste</i>, fr. +<i>rester</i> to remain, L. <i>restare</i> to stay back, remain; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>stare</i> to stand, stay. See <u>Stand</u>, and +cf. <u>Arrest</u>, <u>Restive</u>.] (With the definite article.) +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is left, or which remains after the +separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; +residue.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present +comfort of having done our duty, and, for the <i>rest</i>, it offers +us the best security that Heaven can give.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Those not included in a proposition or +description; the remainder; others.</def> "Plato and the <i>rest</i> +of the philosophers." <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Armed like the <i>rest</i>, the Trojan prince +appears.</blockquote> <i>DRyden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; +reserve; others.</p> + +<p><hw>Rest</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>rester</i>. See +<u>Rest</u> remainder.] <def>To be left; to remain; to continue to +be.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The affairs of men <i>rest</i> still +uncertain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stag"nant</hw> (r?*st?g"n<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[L. <i>restagnans</i>, p. pr. ] <def>Stagnant; motionless.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stag"nate</hw> (-n?t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restagnare</i> to overflow.] <def>To stagnate; to cease to +flow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`stag*na"tion</hw> (-n?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restagnatio</i> aninundation.] <def>Stagnation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res"tant</hw> (r?s"t<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restans</i>, p. pr. of <i>restare</i>: cf. F. <i>restant</i>. See +<u>Rest</u> remainder.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Persistent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*state"</hw> (r?*st?t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +state anew.</def> <i>Palfrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"tau*rant</hw> (r?s"t?*r?nt;277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +fr. <i>restaurer</i>. See <u>Restore</u>.] <def>An eating +house.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"tau*rate</hw> (r?s"t?*r?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restauratus</i>, p. p. of <i>restaurare</i>. See <u>Restore</u>.] +<def>To restore.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Re`stau`ra`teur"</hw> (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F.] <def>The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`tau*ra"tion</hw> (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL. <i>restauratio</i>: cf. F. <i>restauration</i>.] +<def>Restoration.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stem"</hw> (r?*st?m"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To force back against the current; as, to +<i>restem</i> their backward course.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stem, or move against; as, to +<i>restem</i> a current.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"ful</hw> (r?st"f?l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being at rest; quiet.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tired with all these, for <i>restful</i> death I +cry.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rest"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rest"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"-har`row</hw> (-h?r`r?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A European leguminous plant (<i>Ononis +arvensis</i>) with long, tough roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"iff</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Restive.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rest"iff</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A restive or stubborn +horse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rest"iff*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restiveness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res"ti*form</hw> (r?s"t?*f?rm), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. +<i>restis</i> rope + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Formed like a +rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of +fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"i*ly</hw> (r?st"?*l?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +resty manner.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*stinc"tion</hw> (r?*st?nk"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. +<i>restinctio</i>. See <u>Restinguish</u>.] <def>Act of quenching or +extingishing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rest"i*ness</hw> (r?st`&ibreve;*n?s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The snake by <i>restiness</i> and lying still all +winter.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Rest</u>, +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Resting spore</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a spore in +certain orders of algæ, which remains quiescent, retaining its +vitality, for long periods of time.</cd> <i>C. E. Bessey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stin"guish</hw> (r?*st?n"gw?sh), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restinquere</i>, <i>restinctum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>stinquere</i> to quench.] <def>To quench or extinguish.</def> +[Obs.] <i>R. Field.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"ti*tute</hw> (r?s"t?*t?t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restitutus</i>, p. p. of <i>restituere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>statuere</i> to put, place. See <u>Statute</u>.] <def>To restore to +a former state.</def> [R.] <i>Dyer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res"ti*tute</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +restored or offered in place of something; a substitute.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`ti*tu"tion</hw> (r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>restitution</i>, L. <i>restitutio</i>. See <u>Restitute</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>restitution</i> of ancient rights unto the +crown.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>restitution</i> to the value makes.</blockquote> +<i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered or given in return +for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The act of returning to, +or recovering, a former state; as, the <i>restitution</i> of an +elastic body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation; +compensation; amends; remuneration.</p> + +<p><hw>Res"ti*tu`tor</hw> (r?s"t?*t?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: +cf. F. <i>restituteur</i>.] <def>One who makes restitution.</def> +[R].</p> + +<p><hw>Rest"ive</hw> (r?st"?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>restif</i>, F. <i>rétif</i>, fr. L. <i>restare</i> to stay +back, withstand, resist. See <u>Rest</u> remainder, and cf. +<u>Restiff</u>.] . <def>Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to +move forward; stubborn; drawing back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Restive</i> or resty, drawing back, instead of going +forward, as some horses do.</blockquote> <i>E. Philips (1658).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts +which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows became +<i>restive</i>, and went back.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inactive; sluggish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or +opposition; refractory.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; +fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.</def> +<i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rest"ive</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rest"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>restleás</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Never resting; +unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a <i>restless</i> +child.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> "<i>Restless</i> revolution day by day." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; +averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, +<i>restless</i> schemers; <i>restless</i> ambition; <i>restless</i> +subjects.</def> "<i>Restless</i> at home , and ever prone to range." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Deprived of rest or sleep.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Restless</i> he passed the remnants of the +night.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has +had a <i>restless</i> night.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not affording rest; as, a <i>restless</i> +chair.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Restless thrush</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Grinder</u>, 3.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; +agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rest"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>- +<wf>Rest"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"a*ble</hw> (r?*st?r"?*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, +<i>restorable</i> land.</def> <i>Swift.</i> -- +<wf>Re*stor"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"al</hw> (-<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restoration.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res`to*ra"tion</hw> (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>restauracion</i>, F. <i>restauration</i>, fr. L. +<i>restauratio</i>. See <u>Restore</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or +condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reëstablishment; +as, the <i>restoration</i> of friendship between enemies; the +<i>restoration</i> of peace after war.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Behold the different climes agree,<BR> +Rejoicing in thy <i>restoration</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being restored; recovery of +health, strength, etc.; as, <i>restoration</i> from +sickness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is restored or +renewed.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The restoration</b></col> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, <cd>the +return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reëstablishment of +monarchy.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal restoration</b></col> +<i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the final recovery of all men from sin and +alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal +salvation.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; +redintegration; reinstatement; reëstablishment; return; revival; +restitution; reparation.</p> + +<p><hw>Res`to*ra"tion*er</hw> (-?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Restorationist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`to*ra"tion*ism</hw> (-?z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res`to*ra"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of +all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"a*tive</hw> (r?*st?r"?*t?v), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>restoratif</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to restoration; having +power to restore.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Destroys life's enemy,<BR> +Hunger, with sweet <i>restorative</i> delight.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something which +serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine.</def> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +restorative manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Res"to*ra`tor</hw> (r?s"t?*r?`t?r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +restaurateur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"a*to*ry</hw> (r?*st?r"?*t?*r?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Restorative.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re-store"</hw> (r?*st?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>store</i>.] <def>To store again; as, the goods taken +out were <i>re-stored</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*store"</hw> (r?*st?r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Restored</u> (r?-st?rd"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Restoring</u>.] [OE. +<i>restoren</i>, OF. <i>restorer</i>, F. <i>restaurer</i>, fr. L. +<i>restaurare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + an unused word; cf. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;&?; an upright pale or stake, Skr. <i>sth&?;vara</i> fixed, +firm. Cf. <u>Restaurant</u>, <u>Store</u>.] <def>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.</def> "To <i>restore</i> +and to build Jerusalem." <i>Dan. ix. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our fortune <i>restored</i> after the severest +afflictions.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And his hand was <i>restored</i> whole as the +other.</blockquote> <i>Mark iii. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give or bring back, as that which has +been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to +replace.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now therefore <i>restore</i> the man his +wife.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xx. 7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Loss of Eden, till one greater man<BR> +<i>Restore</i> us, and regain the blissful seat.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The father banished virtue shall +<i>restore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To renew; to reëstablish; as, to +<i>restore</i> harmony among those who are variance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give in place of, or as satisfaction +for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He shall <i>restore</i> five oxen for an ox, and four +sheep for a sheep.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxii. 1.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1229 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make good; to make amends for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,<BR> +All losses are <i>restored</i>, and sorrows end.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To +bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed +condition; as, to <i>restore</i> a painting, statue, etc.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To form a picture or model of, as of +something lost or mutilated; as, to <i>restore</i> a ruined building, +city, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; +rebuild; reëstablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; +cure.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*store"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restoration.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*store"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Restoration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*stor"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, restores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Restrained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Restraining</u>.] [OE. <i>restreinen</i>, F. <i>restreindre</i>, +fr. L. <i>restringere</i>, <i>restrictum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>stringere</i> to draw, bind, or press together. See <u>Strain</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Restrict</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Restrain</i> in me the cursed thoughts that +nature<BR> +Gives way to in repose!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw back toghtly, as a rein.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to +abridge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though they two were committed, at least +<i>restrained</i> of their liberty.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To limit; to confine; to restrict.</def> +<i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, +universality also is to be <i>restrained</i> by a part of the +predicate.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To withhold; to forbear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>restrained</i> prayer before God.</blockquote> +<i>Job. xv. 4.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; +suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*strain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being restrained; controllable.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strain"ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With +restraint.</def> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, restrains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +restraining.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*straint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>restraincte</i>, fr. <i>restrainct</i>, F. <i>restreint</i>, p. p. +of <i>restraindre</i>, <i>restrendre</i>. See <u>Restrain</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No man was altogether above the <i>restrains</i> of +law, and no man altogether below its protection.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being restrained.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which restrains, as a law, a +prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For one <i>restraint</i>, lords of the world +besides.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;&?;oercion; +confinement; limitation; restriction.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*strength"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +strengthen again; to fortify anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strict"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restrictus</i>, p. p. of <i>restringere</i>. See <u>Restrain</u>.] +<def>Restricted.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*strict"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Restricted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Restricting</u>.] <def>To restrain within bounds; to limit; to +confine; as, to <i>restrict</i> worlds to a particular meaning; to +<i>restrict</i> a patient to a certain diet.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; +curb; coerce.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*stric"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>restriction</i>, L. <i>restrictio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within +limits or bounds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is to have the same <i>restriction</i> with all +other recreations,that it be made a divertisement.</blockquote> +<i>Giv. of Tonque.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which restricts; limitation; +restraint; as, <i>restrictions</i> on trade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stric"tion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Restrictive.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*strict"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>restrictif</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; +as, a <i>restrictive</i> particle; <i>restrictive</i> laws of +trade.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Astringent or styptic in effect.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p>--<wf>Re*strict"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*strict"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*stringe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Restringed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Restringing</u> (?).] [L. <i>restringere</i>. See +<u>Restrain</u>.] <def>To confine; to contract; to stringe.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*strin"gen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or +state of being restringent; astringency.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. +Petty.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strin"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>restringens</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. <i>restringent</i>.] +<def>Restringing; astringent; styptic.</def> [Obs.] -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A restringent medicine.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*strive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To strive +anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rest"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed to rest; +indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where the master is too <i>resty</i> or too rich to say +his own prayers.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`sub*jec"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +subjection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`sub*lime"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sublime +again.</def> <i>Newton.</i> -- <wf>Re*sub`li*ma"tion</wf> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`su*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resudare</i> to sweat again. See <u>Sudation</u>.] <def>Act of +sweating again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Resulted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resulting</u>.] [F. <i>résulter</i>, fr. L. +<i>resultare</i>, <i>resultarum</i>, to spring or leap back, v. +intens. fr. <i>resilire</i>. See <u>Resile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To leap back; to rebound.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The huge round stone, <i>resulting</i> with a +bound.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come out, or have an issue; to +terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by <i>in</i>; as, this +measure will <i>result</i> in good or in evil.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To proceed, spring, or rise, as a +consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of +circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pleasure and peace do naturally <i>result</i> from a +holy and good life.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Resulting trust</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> -- <col><b>Resulting use</b></col> +<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or +can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it.</cd> +<i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; +terminate.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A flying back; resilience.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Sound is produced between the string and the air by the +return or the <i>result</i> of the string.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>result</i> of a course of action; the <i>result</i> of a +mathematical operation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If our proposals once again were heard,<BR> +We should compel them to a quick <i>result</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The decision or determination of a council +or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then of their session ended they bid cry<BR> +With trumpet's regal sound the great <i>result</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; +event. See <u>Effect</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +resulting; that which results; a result.</def> <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resultans</i>, p. pr. : cf. F. <i>résultant</i>.] +<def>Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as +a result or consequence.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Resultant force</b></col> or <col><b>motion</b></col> +<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>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 <i>Composition of forces</i>, under +<u>Composition</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +results.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A +reultant force or motion.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> +<def>An eliminant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>resultant</i> of homogeneous general functions +of <i>n</i> variables is that function of their coefficients which, +equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the +possibility of their existence.</blockquote> <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resultatus</i>, p. p. ] <def>A result.</def> [Obs.] "The +<i>resultate</i> of their counsil." <i>BAcon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>HAving results +or effects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resultant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sult"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +result; as, <i>resultless</i> investigations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sum"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of, or +admitting of, being resumed.</def> <i>Sir M. HAle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re`su"mé"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Resume</u>.] <def>A summing up; a condensed statement; an +abridgment or brief recapitulation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The exellent little <i>résumé</i> thereof +in Dr. Landsborough's book.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sume"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Resumed</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Resuming</u>.] [L. <i>resumere</i>, <i>resumptum</i>; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>sumere</i> to take: cf. F. <i>résumer</i>. See +<u>Assume</u>, <u>Redeem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take +back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sun, like this, from which our sight we have,<BR> +Gazed on too long, <i>resumes</i> the light he gave.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Perhaps God will <i>resume</i> the blessing he has +bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter upon, or take up again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Reason <i>resumed</i> her place, and Passion +fled.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To begin again; to recommence, as something +which has been interrupted; as, to <i>resume</i> an argument or +discourse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sum"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To summon +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sum"mons</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +summons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sump"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [cf. F. +<i>résumption</i>, L. <i>resumptio</i> restoration, recovery, +fr. <i>resumere</i>. See <u>Resume</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of resuming; as, the <i>resumption</i> of a grant, of delegated +powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng.Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sump"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [cf. L. +<i>resumptivus</i> restorative.] <def>Taking back; resuming, or +tending toward resumption; as, <i>resumptive</i> measures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*su"pi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resupinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>resupinare</i> to bend back. See +<u>Resupine</u>.] <def>Inverted in position; appearing to be upside +down or reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some +plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*su"pi*na`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Resupinate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*su`pi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or +reversed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a +<i>resupination</i> of the figure.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`su*pine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resupinus</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>supinus</i> bent backward, +supine.] <def>Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless.</def> +<i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He spake, and, downward swayed, fell +<i>resupine</i>,<BR> +With his huge neck aslant.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`sup*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sur"gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +rising again; resurrection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sur"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resurgens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>resurgere</i>. See +<u>Resurrection</u>.] <def>Rising again, as from the dead.</def> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sur"gent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rises +again, as from the dead.</def> [R.] <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Res`ur*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Resurrection</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take from the grave; +to disinter.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring +to view (that which was forgotten or lost).</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`ur*rec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>résurrection</i>, L. <i>resurrectio</i>, fr. +<i>resurgere</i>, <i>resurrectum</i>, to rise again; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>surgere</i> to rise. See <u>Source</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A rising again; the resumption of vigor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, the rising again from the dead; +the resumption of life by the dead; as, the <i>resurrection</i> of +Jesus Christ; the general <i>resurrection</i> of all the dead at the +Day of Judgment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor after <i>resurrection</i> shall he stay<BR> +Longer on earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>State of being risen from the dead; future +state.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the <i>resurrection</i> they neither marry nor are +given in marriage.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxii. 30.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The cause or exemplar of a rising from the +dead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am the <i>resurrection</i>, and the +life.</blockquote> <i>John xi. 25.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Cross of the resurrection</b></col>, <cd>a slender cross +with a pennant floating from the junction of the bars.</cd> -- +<col><b>Resurrection plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given +to several species of <i>Selaginella</i> (as <i>S. convoluta</i> and +<i>S. lepidophylla</i>), 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 <u>Rose</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Res`ur*rec"tion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Res`ur*rec"tion*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +raise from the dead.</def> [R.] <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`sur*vey"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To survey +again or anew; to review.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sur"vey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or new +survey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +resuscitation; as, <i>resuscitable</i> plants.</def> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which resuscitates. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resuscitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>resuscitare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- ++ <i>suscitare</i> to raise, rouse. See <u>Suscitate</u>.] +<def>Restored to life.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Gardiner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Resuscitated</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Resuscitating</u>.] <def>To revivify; to revive; +especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to +<i>resuscitate</i> a drowned person; to <i>resuscitate</i> withered +plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To come to +life again; to revive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These projects, however often slain, always +<i>resuscitate</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus`ci*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>resuscitatio</i>.] <def>The act of resuscitating, or state of being +resuscitated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The subject of <i>resuscitation</i> by his +sorceries.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending +to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*sus"ci*ta`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One +who, or that which, resuscitates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Aret</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>rot</i>.] <def>To +prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part +by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment.</def> +<i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ta"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A +shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>retaille</i> +piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. <i>retail</i>, from +<i>retailler</i>. See <u>Retail</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The +sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to +<i>wholesale</i>; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second +hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tail</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Done at retail; engaged +in retailing commodities; as a <i>retail</i> trade; a <i>retail</i> +grocer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retailed</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retailing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>retailler</i> to cut again; pref. <i>re- +</i> re + <i>tailler</i> to cut. See <u>Retail</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Tailor</u>, and cf. <u>Detail</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sell in small quantities, as by the single +yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to +<i>retail</i> cloth or groceries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sell at second hand.</def> [Obs. or R.] +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>retail</i> slander.</def> "To whom I will +<i>retail</i> my conquest won." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is wit's peddler, and <i>retails</i> his wares<BR> +At wakes and wassails.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who retails +anything; as, a <i>retailer</i> of merchandise; a <i>retailer</i> of +gossip.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tail"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retailing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retaining</u>.] [F. <i>retainir</i>, L. <i>retinere</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>tenere</i> to hold, keep. See <u>Tenable</u>, and +cf. <u>Rein</u> of a bridle, <u>Retention</u>, <u>Retinue</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To continue to hold; to keep in possession; +not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, +or the like.</def> "Thy shape invisible<i>retain</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be obedient, and <i>retain</i><BR> +Unalterably firm his love entire.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>An executor may <i>retain</i> a debt due to him from +the testator.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary +fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to <i>retain</i> a +counselor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A Benedictine convent has now <i>retained</i> the most +learned father of their order to write in its defense.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To restrain; to prevent.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Retaining wall</b></col> <i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i>, <cd>a +wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in +its place; -- called also <i>retain wall</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To keep; hold; retrain. See <u>Keep</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To belong; to pertain.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A somewhat languid relish, <i>retaining</i> to +bitterness.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep; to continue; to remain.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being retained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retaining; retention.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, retains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is retained or kept in service; an +attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but +occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.</def> +<i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of +a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his +cause.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act of withholding what one +has in his hands by virtue of some right.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>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 <i>retaining fee</i>.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1230 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The act of keeping dependents, or the state +of being in dependence.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retaining; retention.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To take or receive again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to +<i>retake</i> a ship or prisoners.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who takes +again what has been taken; a recaptor.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tal"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Retaliated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Retaliating</u>.] [L. <i>retaliatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>retaliare</i> to retaliate; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + a word akin to +<i>talio</i> talion, retaliation. Cf. <u>Talion</u>.] <def>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.]</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his +visit should be <i>retaliated</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is unlucky to be obliged to <i>retaliate</i> the +injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in +danger of appearing the first aggressors.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tal"i*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To return like +for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to +<i>retaliate</i> upon an enemy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tal`i*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, +specifically, the return of evil for evil; <i>e</i>.<i>g</i>., an eye +for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God . . . takes what is done to others as done to +himself, and by promise obloges himself to full +<i>retaliation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Calamy.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tal"i*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Retaliatory</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tal"i*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending +to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as <i>retaliatory</i> +measures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retarded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retarding</u>.] [L. <i>retardare</i>, <i>retardatum</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>tardare</i> to make slow, to delay, fr. +<i>tardus</i> slow: cf. F. <i>retarder</i>. See <u>Tardy</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to +prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to +hinder; as, to <i>retard</i> the march of an army; to <i>retard</i> +the motion of a ship; -- opposed to <i>accelerate</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put off; to postpone; as, to +<i>retard</i> the attacks of old age; to <i>retard</i> a rupture +between nations.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; +procrastinate; postpone; defer.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stay back.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Retardation; +delay.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Retard, or Age</b></col>, <col><b>of the tide</b></col>, +<cd>the interval between the transit of the moon at which a tide +originates and the appearance of the tide itself. It is found, in +general, that any particular tide is not principally due to the moon's +transit immediately proceeding, but to a transit which has occured +some time before, and which is said to correspond to it. The <i>retard +of the tide</i> is thus distinguished from the <i>lunitidal +interval</i>. See under <u>Retardation</u>.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. +Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tar*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retardatio</i>: cf. F. <i>retardation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the +<i>retardation</i> of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to +<i>acceleration</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>retardations</i> of our fluent +motion.</blockquote> <i>De Quinsey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which retards; an obstacle; an +obstruction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial +<i>retardations</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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 <i>suspension</i> by resolving upwards instead of +downwards.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The extent to which anything is retarded; +the amount of retarding or delay.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Retardation of the tide</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>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</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under +<u>Retard</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>retardatif</i>.] <def>Tending, or serving, to retard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, retards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tard"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>retardement</i>.] <def>The act of retarding; retardation.</def> +<i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Retch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retching</u>.] [AS. <i>hr&?;can</i> to clear the throat, hawk, fr. +<i>hraca</i> throat; akin to G. <i>rachen</i>, and perhaps to E. +<i>rack</i> neck.] <def>To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in +vomiting.</def> [Written also <i>reach</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching!<BR> +(Here he grew inarticulate with <i>retching</i>.)</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Retch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See <u>Reck</u>.] +<def>To care for; to heed; to reck.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Retch"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Careless; +reckless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>--- <wf>Retch"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Retch"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Re"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a net.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A net or network; a plexus; particularly, a +network of blood vessels or nerves, or a part resembling a +network.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*te"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rete</i> a +net.] <def>Resembling network; retiform.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>retegere</i>, +<i>retectum</i>, to uncover; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>tegere</i> to +cover.] <def>Act of disclosing or uncovering something +concealed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tell</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tell +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; pine +resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric +with benzene. It is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in +certain fossil resins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>retentum</i>, +fr. <i>retentus</i>, p. p. See <u>Retain</u>.] <def>That which is +retained.</def> <i>Hickok.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ten"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>retentio</i>: +cf. F. <i>rétention</i>. See <u>Retain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of retaining; +retentiveness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No woman's heart<BR> +So big, to hold so much; they lack <i>retention</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which contains something, as a tablet; +a &?;&?;&?;&?; of preserving impressions.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The act of withholding; retraint; +reserve.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Place of custody or confinement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Erskine. Craig.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Retention cyst</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a cyst produced +by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the +consequent retention of the natural secretions.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ten"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétentif</i>.] <def>Having power to retain; as, a +<i>retentive</i> memory.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,<BR> +Can be <i>retentive</i> to the strength of spirit.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ten"tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which retains +or confines; a restraint.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ten"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a retentive +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ten"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being retentive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ten*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The power +of retaining; retentive force; as, the <i>retentivity</i> of a +magnet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*ten"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a retainer.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A muscle which serves to retain an organ or +part in place, esp. when retracted. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Phylactolemata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`te*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rete</i> a net ++ <i>porus</i> pore.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several +species of bryozoans of the genus <i>Retepora</i>. They form delicate +calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated +fronds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tex"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>retexere</i>, +lit., to unweave; pref. <i>re-</i> re + <i>texere</i> to weave. ] +<def>To annual, as orders.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hacket.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tex"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +weaving or forming again.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reth"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rhéteur</i>. See <u>Rhetor</u>.] <def>A rhetorician; a +careful writer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If a <i>rethor</i> couthe fair endite.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reth"o*ryke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rhetoric.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re`ti*a"ri*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>rete</i> a net.] <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> <def>A gladiator armed with a +net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching +him.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Retiarius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +spider which spins webs to catch its prey.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A retiarius.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`ti*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>retiarius</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Netlike.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This work is in <i>retiary</i>, or hanging +textures.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constructing or using a web, or net, to +catch prey; -- said of certain spiders.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Armed with a net; hence, skillful to +entangle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Scholastic <i>retiary</i> versatility of +logic.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reticentia</i>: cf. F. <i>réticence</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such fine reserve and noble +<i>reticence</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A figure by which a person +really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say +nothingon the subject.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reticence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reticens</i>, +p. pr. of <i>reticere</i> to keep silence; <i>re-</i> + <i>tacere</i> +to be silent. See <u>Tacit</u>.] <def>Inclined to keep silent; +reserved; uncommunicative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Reticule</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small net.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A reticule. See <u>Reticule</u>, 2.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réticulaire</i>. See <u>Reticule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with interstices; +retiform; as, <i>reticular</i> cartilage; a <i>reticular</i> +leaf.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +reticulum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*tic`u*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Reticular</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tic`u*la"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl)</i>. <def>One of the Reticularia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tic"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +reticular manner.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Re*tic"u*la`ted</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reticulatus</i>. See <u>Reticule</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling network; having the form or +appearance of a net; netted; as, a <i>reticulated</i> +structure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing +like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a <i>reticulate</i> leaf; +a <i>reticulated</i> surface; a <i>reticulated</i> wing of an +insect.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reticulated glass</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Reticulated micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a micrometer for an +optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an +eyepiece.</cd> -- <col><b>Reticulated work</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, +<cd>work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones +placed diagonally.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is +reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The particular net you occupy in the great +<i>reticulation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n..</i></pos> [F. +<i>réticule</i>, L. <i>reticulum</i>, dim. of <i>rete</i> a +net. Cf.<u>Retina</u>, <u>Reticle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag +to be carried in the hand.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A system of wires or lines in the focus of +a telescope or other instrument; a reticle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*tic`u*lo"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Reticularia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tic"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Forming a +network; characterized by a reticulated sructure.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reticulose rhizopod</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +rhizopod in which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular +meshes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*tic"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Reticula</b></plw> (#). [L. dim. of <i>rete</i> a net.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The second stomach of +ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; +-- also called the <i>honeycomb stomach</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The neuroglia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rete</i> a net ++ <i>-form</i>. cf. F. <i>rétiforme</i>.] <def>Composed of +crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the +<i>retiform</i> coat of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. +<i>rete</i> a net. Cf. <u>Reticule</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>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 +<u>Eye</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The fibers of the optic nerve and the retinal blood vessels +spread out upon the front surface of the retina, while the sensory +layer (called <i>Jacob's membrane</i>), containing the rods and cones, +is on the back side, next the choroid coat.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ret`i*nac"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Retinacula</b></plw> (#). [L., a holdfast, a band. See +<u>Retain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>A connecting band; a frænum; as, the <i>retinacula</i> of +the ileocæcal and ileocolic valves.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the +bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>One of the retractor +muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small gland or process to +which bodies are attached; as, the glandular <i>retinacula</i> to +which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support +the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to the retina.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Retinal purple</b></col> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>, <cd>the +visual purple.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tin"a*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; +resin + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A translucent variety of +serpentine, of a honey yellow or greenish yellow color, having a waxy +resinlike luster.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ret`in*as"phalt</hw> (?), <hw>||Ret`in*as*phal"tum</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; resin + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; +asphalt.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Retinite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*nerved`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rete</i> a +net + E. <i>nerve</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having reticulated +veins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ret`i*ne"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Retinea</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Retina</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>That part of the eye of an invertebrate which +corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; +resin.] <i>(Min. Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to resin; derived +from resin; specifically, designating an acid found in certain fossil +resins and hydrocarbons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?;&?;&?; resin: +cf. F. <i>rétinite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An inflammable +mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish +masses, sometimes with coal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`i*ni"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. NL. & E. +<i>retina + -tis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the +retina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; resin ++ <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin +without being such.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; resin + +L. <i>ole</i>um oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon oil obtained +by the distillation of resin, -- used in printer's ink.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ret`i*noph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Retiniphoræ</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. NL. & E. +<i>retina</i> + Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>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 fibrillæ. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Ommatidium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`i*noph"o*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +retinophoræ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`i*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Retina</i> + +<i>-scopy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The study of the retina of the +eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*nue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>retinue</i>, +OF. <i>retinue</i>, fr. <i>retenir</i> to retain, engage, hire. See +<u>Retain</u>.] <def>The body of retainers who follow a prince or +other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others of your insolent <i>retinue</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What followers, what <i>retinue</i> canst thou +gain?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To have at one's retinue</b></col>, <cd>to keep or employ +as a retainer; to retain.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*tin"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Retinulæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of NL. & E. +<i>retina</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the group of pigmented +cells which surround the retinophoræ of invertebrates. See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ommatidium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tin"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having, or characterized by, +retinul&?;.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`i*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rete</i> a net ++ <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, a foot: cf. F. +<i>rétinopède</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird +having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tir"a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Retirement; -- +mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.</def> [U.S.] +<i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What one of our great men used to call dignified +<i>retiracy</i>.</blockquote> <i>C. A. Bristed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`i*rade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. Sp. +<i>retirada</i> retreat. See <u>Retire</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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 reëntering angle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retiring</u>.] [F. <i>retirer</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>tirer</i> to draw. See <u>Tirade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He . . . <i>retired</i> himself, his wife, and children +into a forest.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As when the sun is present all the year,<BR> +And never doth <i>retire</i> his golden ray.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1231 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To withdraw from circulation, or from the +market; to take up and pay; as, to <i>retire</i> bonds; to +<i>retire</i> a note.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to retire; specifically, to +designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the +retired list; as, to <i>retire</i> a military or naval +officer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 +<i>retire</i> to his home; to <i>retire</i> from the world, or from +notice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To Una back he cast him to <i>retire</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,<BR> +And to herself she gladly doth <i>retire</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To retreat from action or danger; to +withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to <i>retire</i> from +battle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and +<i>retire</i> ye from him, that he may be smitten, and +die.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xi. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To withdraw from a public station, or from +business; as, having made a large fortune, he +<i>retired</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And from Britannia's public posts +<i>retire</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the +shore of the sea <i>retires</i> in bays and gulfs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To go to bed; as, he usually <i>retires</i> +early.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; +retrocede.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tire"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which +one retires.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The battle and the <i>retire</i> of the English +succors.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her +<i>retire</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A call sounded on a bugle, +announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall +back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tired"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Private; secluded; quiet; as, a <i>retired</i> life; a person of +<i>retired</i> habits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>retired</i> part of the peninsula.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, +a <i>retired</i> officer; a <i>retired</i> physician.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Retired flank</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>a flank bent +inward toward the rear of the work.</cd> -- <col><b>Retired +list</b></col> <i>(Mil. & Naval)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*tired"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*tired"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tire"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>retirement</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of retiring, or +the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the +<i>retirement</i> of an officer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, blest <i>Retirement</i>, friend of life's +decline.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Retirement</i>, rural quiet, friendship, +books.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to +which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This coast full of princely <i>retirements</i> for the +sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the +plantations.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Caprea had been the <i>retirement</i> of +Augustus.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; +seclusion; privacy. See <u>Solitude</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tir"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +retires.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tir"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, <i>retiring</i> +modesty; <i>retiring</i> manners.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to retirement; causing +retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Retiring board</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a board of +officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of an +officer for active service.</cd> -- <col><b>Retiring +pension</b></col>, <cd>a pension granted to a public officer on his +retirement from office or service.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"i*stene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from +retene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ret`i*te"læ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. <i>rete</i> a net + <i>tela</i> a web.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also +<i>Retitelariæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*told"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Retell</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tor"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Retortion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tort"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retorted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retorting</u>.] [L. <i>retortus</i>, p. p. of <i>retorquere</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>torquere</i> to turn twist. See +<u>Torsion</u>, and cf. <u>Retort</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bend or curve back; as, a <i>retorted</i> +line.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With <i>retorted</i> head, pruned themselves as they +floated.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw back; to reverberate; to +reflect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As when his virtues, shining upon others,<BR> +Heat them and they <i>retort</i> that heat again<BR> +To the first giver.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To return, as an argument, accusation, +censure, or incivility; as, to <i>retort</i> the charge of +vanity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And with <i>retorted</i> scorn his back he +turned.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tort"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To return an +argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tort"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Retort</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The return of, or +reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or +witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is called the <i>retort</i> +courteous.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>retorte</i> (cf. Sp. <i>retorta</i>), fr. +L. <i>retortus</i>, p. p. of <i>retorquere</i>. So named from its bent +shape. See <u>Retort</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Chem. & the +Arts)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Tubulated retort</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a retort +having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances +which are to be acted upon.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Repartee; answer. -- <u>Retort</u>, +<u>Repartee</u>. A <i>retort</i> is a short and pointed reply, turning +back on an assailant the arguments, censure, or derision he had thrown +out. A <i>repartee</i> is usually a good-natured return to some witty +or sportive remark.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tort"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +retorts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tor"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétorsion</i>. See <u>Retort</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection +or turning back.</def> [Written also <i>retorsion</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It was, however, necessary to possess some single term +expressive of this intellectual <i>retortion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir +W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Retaliation.</def> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tort"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing +retort.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*toss"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To toss back or +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*touch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>touch</i>: cf. F. <i>retoucher</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to +<i>retouch</i> a picture or an essay.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>To correct or change, as a +negative, by handwork.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*touch"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A +partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the +like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*touch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +retouches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + +<i>trace</i>: cf. F. <i>retracer</i>. Cf. <u>Retract</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To trace back, as a line.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then if the line of Turnus you <i>retrace</i>,<BR> +He springs from Inachus of Argive race.</blockquote> +<i>Driden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go back, in or over (a previous course); +to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to <i>retrace</i> one's +steps; to <i>retrace</i> one's proceedings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To trace over again, or renew the outline +of, as a drawing; to draw again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"</hw> (r&esl;*trākt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Retracted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Retracting</u>.] [F. <i>rétracter</i>, L. +<i>retractare</i>, <i>retractatum</i>, to handle again, reconsider, +retract, fr. <i>retrahere</i>, <i>retractum</i>, to draw back. See +<u>Retreat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw back; to draw up or +shorten; as, the cat can <i>retract</i> its claws; to <i>retract</i> a +muscle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to +recant; to take back; as, to <i>retract</i> an accusation or an +assertion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would as freely have <i>retracted</i> this charge of +idolatry as I ever made it.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To take back,, as a grant or favor +previously bestowed; to revoke.</def> [Obs.] <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; +disavow; recant; abjure; disown.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles <i>retract</i> after +amputation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take back what has been said; to +withdraw a concession or a declaration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,<BR> +Consents, <i>retracts</i>, advances, and then files.</blockquote> +<i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>The +pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"a*ble</hw> (-&adot;*b'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétractable</i>.] <def>Capable of being retracted; +retractile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retractatus</i>, p. p. of <i>retractare</i>. See <u>Retract</u>.] +<def>To retract; to recant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`trac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétractation</i>, L. <i>retractatio</i> a revision, +reconsideration. ] <def>The act of retracting what has been said; +recantation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Retractable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"ile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>- +rétractile</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Capable of retraction; +capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are +<i>retractile</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trac"tion</hw> (r&esl;*trāk"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rétraction</i>, L. +<i>retractio</i> a drawing back, hesitation.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being +retracted; as, the <i>retraction</i> of a cat's claws.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of withdrawing something advanced, +stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; +recantation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly +beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all my either +<i>retractions</i> or concessions.</blockquote> <i>Eikon +Basilike.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +act of retracting or shortening; as, the <i>retraction</i> of a +severed muscle; the <i>retraction</i> of a sinew.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The state or condition of a part when drawn +back, or towards the center of the body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to +retract; of the nature of a retraction.</def> -- +<wf>Re*tract"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"ive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +retracts, or withdraws.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tract"or</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who, or that which, retracts.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge +shell from the barrel.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during +amputation.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A bandage to +protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>A muscle serving +to draw in any organ or part. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Phylactolæmata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*traict"</hw> (r&esl;*trāt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Retreat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trait"</hw> (r&esl;*trāt"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>ritratto</i>, fr. <i>ritrarre</i> to draw back, draw, fr. L. +<i>retrahere</i>. See <u>Retract</u>.] <def>A portrait; a +likeness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose fair <i>retrait</i> I in my shield do +bear.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`trans*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +transform anew or back.</def> -- <wf>Re`trans*for*ma"tion</wf> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re`trans*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original +language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*trax"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., (he) has +withdrawn. See <u>Retract</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The +withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the +plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To tread +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>retraite</i>, +fr. <i>retraire</i> to withdraw, L. <i>retrahere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>trahere</i> to draw. See <u>Trace</u>, and cf. +<u>Retract</u>, <u>Retrace</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous +or disagreeable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In a <i>retreat</i> he o&?;truns any +lackey.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place to which anyone retires; a place +or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no +cost to make a delicious <i>retreat</i>.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That pleasing shade they sought, a soft +<i>retreat</i><BR> +From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. & Naval.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of +avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A <i>retreat</i> is properly an orderly march, in which +circumstance it differs from a <i>flight</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious +exercises.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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 +<i>retreat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion; +solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retreated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retreating</u>.] <def>To make a retreat; to retire from any +position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army <i>retreated</i> +from the field.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rapid currents drive<BR> +Towards the <i>retreating</i> sea their furious tide.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*treat"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnishing or +serving as a retreat.</def> [R.] "Our <i>retreatful</i> flood." +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retreating; specifically, the Hegira.</def> [R.] <i>D'Urfey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trench"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retrenched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retrenching</u>.] [OF. <i>retrenchier</i>, F. <i>retrancher</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>trenchier</i>, F. <i>trancher</i>, to +cut. See <u>Trench</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut off; to pare +away.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy exuberant parts <i>retrench</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to +<i>retrench</i> superfluities or expenses.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But this thy glory shall be soon +<i>retrenched</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To confine; to limit; to restrict.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These figures, ought they then to receive a +<i>retrenched</i> interpretation?</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>To furnish with a +retrenchment; as, to <i>retrench</i> bastions.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*trench"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cause or +suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it +is more reputable to <i>retrench</i> than to live +embarrassed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trench"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>retrenchment</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +retrenching; as, the <i>retrenchment</i> of words in a +writing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>retrenchment</i> of my expenses will convince +you that &?; mean to replace your fortune as far as I +can.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; +abridgment.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*tri"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A secdond trial, +experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused +person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trib"ute</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retributus</i>, p. p. of<i>retribuere</i> to retribute; pref <i>re- +</i> + <i>tribuere</i> to bestow, assign, pay. See <u>Tribute</u>.] +<def>To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or +punishment; to requite; as, to <i>retribute</i> one for his kindness; +to <i>retribute</i> just punishment to a criminal.</def> [Obs. or R.] +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trib"u*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes +retribution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret`ri*bu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retributio</i>: cf. F. <i>rétribution</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of retributing; repayment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In good offices and due <i>retributions</i>, we may not +be pinching and niggardly.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All who have their reward on earth, . . . <BR> +Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find<BR> +Fit <i>retribution</i>, empty as their deeds.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, reward and punishment, as +distributed at the general judgment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a strong argument for a state of +<i>retribution</i> hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are +very often unfortunate, and vicious persons prosperous.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; +retaliation.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*trib"u*tive</hw> (?), <hw>Re*trib"u*to*ry</hw> }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>retributorius</i> worthy of +retribution.] <def>Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of +retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, +<i>retributive</i> justice; <i>retributory</i> comforts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*triev"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Retrieve</u>.] <def>That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting +of retrieval.</def> -- <wf>Re*triev"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- <wf>Re*triev"a*bly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*triev"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +retrieving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trieve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retrieved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retrieving</u>.] [OE. <i>retreven</i>, OF. <i>retrover</i> to find +again, recover (<i>il retroeve</i>e finds again), F. <i>retrouver</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>trover</i> to find, F. <i>trouver</i>. +See <u>Trover</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To find again; to recover; +to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to <i>retrieve</i> +one's character; to <i>retrieve</i> independence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With late repentance now they would <i>retrieve</i><BR> +The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To recall; to bring back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>retrieve</i> them from their cold, trivial +conceits.</blockquote> <i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1232 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To remedy the evil consequence of, to +repair, as a loss or damadge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Accept my sorrow, and <i>retrieve</i> my +fall.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is much to be done . . . and much to be +<i>retrieved</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*trieve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Sport.)</i> +<def>To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; +as, a dog naturally inclined to <i>retrieve</i>.</def> +<i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trieve"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +seeking again; a discovery.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old +sporting term.</def> [Obs.] <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trieve"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Retrieval.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*triev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who retrieves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A dor, or a breed of +dogs, chiefly employed to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds +that have been killed or wounded.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trim"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trim +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"ri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retrimentum</i>.] <def>Refuse; dregs.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Retro-</hw>. [L. <i>retro</i>, adv., backward, back. Cf. +<u>Re</u>-.] <def>A prefix or combining form signifying +<i>backward</i>, <i>back</i>; as, <i>retro</i>act, to act backward; +<i>retro</i>spect, a looking back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro- ++ act</i>.] <def>To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; +to be retrospective.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*ac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétroaction</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Action returned, +or action backward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Operation on something past or +preceding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*act"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétroactif</i>.] <def>Fitted or designed to retroact; +operating by returned action; affecting what is past; +retrospective.</def> <i>Beddoes.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Retroactive law</b></col> or <col><b>statute</b></col> +<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>one which operates to make criminal or punishable, +or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of +the law.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*act"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +retroactive manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*cede</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro- +</i> + <i>cede</i>: cf. F. <i>rétrocéder</i>.] <def>To +cede or grant back; as, to <i>retrocede</i> a territory to a former +proprietor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*cede</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retrocedere</i>; <i>retro</i> backward, back + <i>cedere</i> to go. +See <u>Cede</u>.] <def>To go back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*ced"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retrocedens</i>, p. pr.] <def>Disposed or likely to retrocede; -- +said of diseases which go from one part of the body to another, as the +gout.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*ces"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétrocession</i>. See <u>Retrocede</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of retroceding.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being retroceded, or granted +back.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Metastasis of an eruption or +a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*choir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro- +</i> + <i>choir</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Arch.)</i> <def>Any extension of a +church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, +all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the +altar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*cop"u*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Retrocopulation</u>.] <def>Copulating backward, or from +behind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>retro-</i> + <i>copulation</i>.] <def>Copulation from behind.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retroducere</i>, <i>retroductum</i>, to lead or bring back; +<i>retro</i> backward + <i>ducere</i> to lead.] <def>A leading or +bringing back.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re"tro*flex</hw> (?), <hw>Re"tro*flexed</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + L. <i>flectere</i>, +<i>flexum</i>, to bend, to turn.] <def>Reflexed; bent or turned +abruptly backward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*flex"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. +<u>Retroversion</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re"tro*fract</hw> (?), <hw>Re"tro*fract`ed</hw>, } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + L. <i>fractus</i>, p. p. +of <i>frangere</i> to break.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Refracted; as, a +<i>retrofract</i> stem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>retro- + generative</i>.] <def>Begetting young by +retrocopulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*gra*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rétrogradation</i> or L. <i>retrogradatio</i>. See +<u>Retrograde</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of retrograding, +or moving backward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being retrograde; +decline.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*grade</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retrogradus</i>, from <i>retrogradi</i>, <i>retrogressus</i>, to +retrograde; <i>retro</i> back + <i>gradi</i> to step: cf. F. +<i>rétrograde</i>. See <u>Grade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the +succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a +planet.</def> <i>Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And if he be in the west side in that condition, then +is he <i>retrograde</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tending or moving backward; having a +backward course; contrary; as, a <i>retrograde</i> motion; -- opposed +to <i>progressive</i>.</def> "Progressive and not <i>retrograde</i>." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is most <i>retrograde</i> to our +desire.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Declining from a better to a worse state; +as, a <i>retrograde</i> people; <i>retrograde</i> ideas, morals, +etc.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*grade</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retrograded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retrograding</u>.] [L. <i>retrogradare</i>, <i>retrogradi</i>: cf. +F. <i>rétrograder</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go in a +retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a +planet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to decline from a better to a worse +condition, as in morals or intelligence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*gra`ding*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By +retrograding; so as to retrograde.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>retrogressus</i>.] <def>Retrogression.</def> [R.] <i>H. +Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*gres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétrogression</i>. See <u>Retrograde</u>, and cf. +<u>Digression</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of retrograding, +or going backward; retrogradation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>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 <i>retrograde development</i>, and <i>regressive +metamorphism</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*gres"sive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétrogressif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to +retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a +worse state.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Passing from a higher to a +lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; +regressive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*gres"sive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +retrogressive manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*min"gen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being retromingent.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*min"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro- +</i> + L. <i>mingens</i>, p. pr. of <i>mingere</i> to urinate.] +<def>Organized so as to discharge the urine backward.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An animal that +discharges its urine backward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*pul"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>retro- +</i> + L. <i>pellere</i>, <i>pulsum</i>, to impel.] <def>Driving back; +repelling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trorse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>retrorsus</i>, +<i>retroversus</i>; <i>retro</i> back + <i>vertere</i>, <i>versum</i>, +to turn. Cf. <u>Retrovert</u>.] <def>Bent backward or downward.</def> +-- <wf>Re*trorse"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*spect</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retrospicere</i>; <i>retro</i> back + <i>specere</i>, +<i>spectum</i>, to look. See <u>Spy</u>, <i>and cf</i>. +<u>Expect</u>.] <def>To look backward; hence, to affect or concern +what is past.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It may be useful to <i>retrospect</i> to an early +period.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*spect</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A looking back on +things past; view or contemplation of the past.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We may introduce a song without <i>retrospect</i> to +the old comedy.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*spec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act, +or the faculty, of looking back on things past.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*spec"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétrospectif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Looking backward; +contemplating things past; -- opposed to <i>prospective</i>; as, a +<i>retrospective</i> view.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sage, with <i>retrospective</i> eye.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having reference to what is past; affecting +things past; retroactive; as, a <i>retrospective</i> law.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Inflicting death by a <i>retrospective</i> +enactment.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*spec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of +retrospect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Re*trous`sé"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p.p. +of <i>retrousser</i> to turn up.] <def>Turned up; -- said of a pug +nose.</def><BR> +[Webster 1913 Suppl.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine +virus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`tro*ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rétroversion</i>. See <u>Retrovert</u>.] <def>A turning or +bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; +displacement backwards; as, <i>retroversion</i> of the +uterus.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In <i>retroversion</i> the bending is gradual or curved; in +<i>retroflexion</i> it is abrupt or angular.</p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*vert</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Retroverted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retroverting</u>.] [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + L. <i>vertere</i>, +<i>versum</i>, to turn. Cf. <u>Retrorse</u>.] <def>To turn +back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re"tro*vert*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a state of +retroversion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*trude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Retruded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Retruding</u>.] [L. <i>retrudere</i>; <i>re-</i> + <i>trudere</i> +to thrust.] <def>To thrust back.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*truse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>retrusus</i> +concealed, p. p. of <i>retrudere</i>.] <def>Abstruse.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tru"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +retruding, or the state of being retruded.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In virtue of an endless remotion or <i>retrusion</i> of +the constituent cause.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*try"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To try (esp. +judicially) a second time; as, to <i>retry</i> a case; to <i>retry</i> +an accused person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rette</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Aret</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place or +establishment where flax is retted. See <u>Ret</u>.</def> +<i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ret"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, +maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called <i>rotting</i>. See +<u>Ret</u>.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place where flax is retted; a +rettery.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tund"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>retundere</i>, <i>retusum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>tundere</i> to beat.] <def>To blunt; to turn, as an edge; +figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to <i>retund</i> +confidence.</def> <i>Ray. Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re-turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To turn +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Returned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Returning</u>.] [OE. <i>returnen</i>, <i>retournen</i>, F. +<i>retourner</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>tourner</i> to turn. See +<u>Turn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn back; to go or come +again to the same place or condition.</def> "<i>Return</i> to your +father's house." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On their embattled ranks the waves +<i>return</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If they <i>returned</i> out of bondage, it must be into +a state of freedom.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou +<i>return</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come back, or begin again, after an +interval, regular or irregular; to appear again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With the year<BR> +Seasons <i>return</i>; but not me <i>returns</i><BR> +Day or the sweet approach of even or morn.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To speak in answer; to reply; to +respond.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He said, and thus the queen of heaven +<i>returned</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To revert; to pass back into +possession.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom +<i>return</i> to the house of David.</blockquote> <i>1Kings xii. +26.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To go back in thought, narration, or +argument.</def> "But to <i>return</i> to my story." +<i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to <i>return</i> a +borrowed book, or a hired horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Both fled attonce, ne ever back <i>returned</i> +eye.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To repay; as, to <i>return</i> borrowed +money.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give in requital or recompense; to +requite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord shall <i>return</i> thy wickedness upon thine +own head.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings ii. 44.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give back in reply; as, to <i>return</i> +an answer; to <i>return</i> thanks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To retort; to throw back; as, to +<i>return</i> the lie.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If you are a malicious reader, you <i>return</i> upon +me, that I affect to be thought more impartial than I am.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To report, or bring back and make +known.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses +<i>returned</i> the words of the people unto the Lord.</blockquote> +<i>Ex. xix. 8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To render, as an account, usually an +official account, to a superior; to report officially by a list or +statement; as, to <i>return</i> a list of stores, of killed or +wounded; to <i>return</i> the result of an election.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to elect according to the official +report of the election officers.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to +an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to +<i>return</i> a writ.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To convey into official custody, or to a +general depository.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and +<i>return</i> the same to the treasurer for his majesty's +use.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Tennis)</i> <def>To bat (the ball) back +over the net.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To lead in response +to the lead of one's partner; as, to <i>return</i> a trump; to +<i>return</i> a diamond for a club.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To return a lead</b></col> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to +lead the same suit led by one's partner.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; +remit; report.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same +place or condition; as, the <i>return</i> of one long absent; the +<i>return</i> of health; the <i>return</i> of the seasons, or of an +anniversary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At the <i>return</i> of the year the king of Syria will +come up against thee.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xx. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His personal <i>return</i> was most required and +necessary.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of returning (transitive), or +sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; +requital; retribution; as, the <i>return</i> of anything borrowed, as +a book or money; a good <i>return</i> in tennis.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You made my liberty your late request:<BR> +Is no <i>return</i> due from a grateful breast?</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is returned.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A payment; a remittance; a +requital.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do expect <i>return</i><BR> +Of thrice three times the value of this bond.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An answer; as, a <i>return</i> to one's +question.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An account, or formal report, +of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, +and the like; as, election <i>returns</i>; a <i>return</i> of the +amount of goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a set of +tabulated statistics prepared for general information.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The profit on, or advantage received from, +labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fruit from many days of recreation is very little; +but from these few hours we spend in prayer, the <i>return</i> is +great.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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 <i>return</i> of twenty feet north and +south.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the +proper officer or court.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a +writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The sending back of a commission with the +certificate of the commissioners.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A day +in bank. See <i>Return day</i>, below.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. & Naval)</i> <def>An official account, +report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior +officer; as, the <i>return</i> of men fit for duty; the <i>return</i> +of the number of the sick; the <i>return</i> of provisions, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Fort. & Mining)</i> <def>The +turnings and windings of a trench or mine.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Return ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball held by an elastic string +so that it returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a +plaything.</cd> -- <col><b>Return bend</b></col>, <cd>a pipe fitting +for connecting the contiguous ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying +alongside or one above another.</cd> -- <col><b>Return day</b></col> +<i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the day when the defendant is to appear in court, +and the sheriff is to return the writ and his proceedings.</cd> -- +<col><b>Return flue</b></col>, <cd>in a steam boiler, a flue which +conducts flame or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their +previous movement in another flue.</cd> -- <col><b>Return +pipe</b></col> <i>(Steam Heating)</i>, <cd>a pipe by which water of +condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back toward the +boiler.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Legally required to be +returned, delivered, given, or rendered; as, a writ or precept +<i>returnable</i> at a certain day; a verdict <i>returnable</i> to the +court.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +returns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*turn"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting no +return.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*tuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>retusus</i>, p. +p. : cf. F. <i>rétus</i>. See <u>Retund</u>.] <i>(Bot. & +Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, +a <i>retuse</i> leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.& v.</i></pos> <def>Rule.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reume</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Realm.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*un"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- + +union</i>: cf. F. <i>réunion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or +discord; as, a <i>reunion</i> of parts or particles of matter; a +<i>reunion</i> of parties or sects.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An assembling of persons who have been +separated, as of a family, or the members of a disbanded regiment; an +assembly so composed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`u*nite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To unite +again; to join after separation or variance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1233 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re`u*nit"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +reunited manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`u*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second +uniting.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*urge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To urge +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vac"ci*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +vaccinate a second time or again.</def> -- +<wf>Re*vac`ci*na"tion</wf>(#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`a*les"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +growing well; the state of being revalescent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Would this prove that the patient's <i>revalescence</i> +had been independent of the medicines given him?</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`a*les"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revalescens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>revalescere</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>valescere</i>, v. incho. fr. <i>valere</i> to be +well.] <def>Growing well; recovering strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*val`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A second or +new valuation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vamp"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To vamp again; +hence, to patch up; to reconstruct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reave.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reve</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Reeve</u>.] <def>An +officer, steward, or governor.</def> [Usually written <i>reeve</i>.] +[Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revealed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revealing</u>.] [F. <i>révéler</i>, L. +<i>revelare</i>, <i>revelatum</i>, to unveil, reveal; pref. <i>re-</i> +re- + <i>velare</i> to veil; fr. <i>velum</i> a veil. See +<u>Veil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make known (that which has +been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to +show.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,<BR> +She might not, would not, yet <i>reveal</i> her own.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to communicate (that which +could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural +instruction or agency).</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; +open; discover; impart; show. See <u>Communicate</u>. -- +<u>Reveal</u>, <u>Divulge</u>. To <i>reveal</i> is literally to +<i>lift the veil</i>, and thus make known what was previously +concealed; to <i>divulge</i> is to scatter abroad among the people, or +make publicly known. A mystery or hidden doctrine may be +<i>revealed</i>; something long confined to the knowledge of a few is +at length <i>divulged</i>. "Time, which <i>reveals</i> all things, is +itself not to be discovered." <i>Locke.</i> "A tragic history of facts +<i>divulged</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +revealing; a disclosure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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.</def> +[Written also <i>revel</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being revealable; revealableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being revealed.</def> -- <wf>Re*veal"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, reveals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veal"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of +revealing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*veg"e*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +vegetate anew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*veil"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>réveil</i>, fr. <i>réveiller</i> to awake; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + pref. <i>es-</i> (L. <i>ex</i>) + <i>veiller</i> to +awake, watch, L. <i>vigilare</i> to watch. The English form was prob. +taken by mistake from the French imper. +<i>réveillez</i>,<i>2d</i> pers. pl. See <u>Vigil</u>.] +<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>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.</def> "Sound a <i>reveille</i>." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For at dawning to assail ye<BR> +Here no bugles sound <i>reveille</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>See +<u>Reveal</u>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>revel</i> rebellion, +disorder, feast, sport. See <u>Revel</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] +<def>A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or +merrymaking; a carousal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This day in mirth and <i>revel</i> to +dispend.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant +<i>revels</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Master of the revels</b></col>, <col><b>Revel +master</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Lord of misrule</i>, under +<u>Lord</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reveled</u> (?) or <u>Revelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Reveling</u> or <u>Revelling</u>.] [OF. +<i>reveler</i> to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. <i>rebellare</i>. +See <u>Rebel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feast in a riotous +manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move playfully; to indulge without +restraint.</def> "Where joy most <i>revels</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>revellere</i>; +<i>re-</i> + <i>vellere</i> to pluck, pull.] <def>To draw back; to +retract.</def> [Obs.] <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"e*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revelatus</i>, p. p. of <i>revelare</i> to reveal.] <def>To +reveal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Frith. Barnes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`e*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révélation</i>, L. <i>revelatio</i>. See +<u>Reveal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of revealing, +disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to +them.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is revealed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act +of revealing divine truth.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That which +is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>revelation</i> he made known unto me the mystery, +as I wrote afore in few words.</blockquote> <i>Eph. iii. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the last book of the sacred +canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the +Apocalypse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"e*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +makes a revelation; a revealer.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>reveller</i>.] <def>One who revels.</def> "Moonshine +<i>revelers</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vel"lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revellens</i>, p. pr. of <i>revellere</i>. See <u>Revel</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Causing revulsion; revulsive.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A revulsive +medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +reveling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>reveleus</i>.] <def>Fond of festivity; given to merrymaking or +reveling.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Companionable and <i>revelous</i> was she.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el-rout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rout</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tumultuous festivity; revelry.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"el*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Revel</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>The act of +engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And pomp and feast and <i>revelry</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ven"di*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Revendicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Revendicating</u>.][Cf. F. <i>revendiquer</i>. See +<u>Revenge</u>.] <def>To reclaim; to demand the restoration of.</def> +[R.] <i>Vattel (Trans.).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ven`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>revendication</i>.] <def>The act of revendicating.</def> [R.] +<i>Vattel (Trans.)</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revenged</u> (?), <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revenging</u> (&?;).] [OF. <i>revengier</i>, F. <i>revancher</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>vengier</i> to avenge, revenge, F. +<i>venger</i>, L. <i>vindicare</i>. See <u>Vindicate</u>, +<u>Vengerance</u>, and cf. <u>Revindicate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to +exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- +followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing +wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, +and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>revenge</i> the death of our +fathers.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gods are just, and will <i>revenge</i> our +cause.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come,<BR> +<i>Revenge</i> yourselves alone on Cassius.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, +wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for +maliciously.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To avenge; vindicate. See <u>Avenge</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take vengeance; +-- with</def> <i>upon</i>. [Obs.] "A bird that will <i>revenge</i> +upon you all." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil +for evil.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Certainly, in taking <i>revenge</i>, a man is even with +his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The disposition to revenge; a malignant +wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Revenge</i> now goes<BR> +To lay a complot to betray thy foes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The indulgence of <i>revenge</i> tends to make men more +savage and cruel.</blockquote> <i>Kames.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being revenged; as, <i>revengeable</i> wrong.</def> +<i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vengeance; +revenge.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of, or +prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking +revenge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thy <i>revengeful</i> heart can not +forgive.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>May my hands . . . <BR> +Never brandish more <i>revengeful</i> steel.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Re*venge"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*venge"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unrevenged.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*venge"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Revenge.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He 'll breed <i>revengement</i> and a scourge for +me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ven"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +revenges.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ven"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Executing +revenge; revengeful.</def> -- <wf>Re*ven"ging*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"e*nue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>revenu</i>, OF. +<i>revenue</i>, fr. <i>revenir</i> to return, L. <i>revenire</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>venire</i> to come. See <u>Come</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Do not anticipate your <i>revenues</i> and live upon +air till you know what you are worth.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, return; reward; as, a <i>revenue</i> +of praise.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Revenue cutter</b></col>, <cd>an armed government vessel +employed to enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To echo.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reverberans</i>, p. pr. : cf. F. <i>réverbérant</i>. +See <u>Reverberate</u>.] <def>Having the quality of reverberation; +reverberating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reverberatus</i>, p. p. of <i>reverberare</i> to strike back, +repel; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>verberare</i> to lash, whip, beat, +fr. <i>verber</i> a lash, whip, rod.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Reverberant.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>reverberate</i> hills." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Driven back, as sound; reflected.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reverberated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reverberating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To return +or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, +as light, as light or heat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who, like an arch, <i>reverberates</i><BR> +The voice again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To send or force back; to repel from side +to side; as, flame is <i>reverberated</i> in a furnace.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat.</def> +[Obs.] "<i>Reverberated</i> into glass." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To resound; to echo.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be driven back; to be reflected or +repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver`ber*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F. +<i>réverbération</i>.] <def>The act of reverberating; +especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reëchoing +sound; as, the <i>reverberation</i> of rays from a mirror; the +<i>reverberation</i> of rays from a mirror; the <i>reverberation</i> +of voices; the <i>reverberation</i> of heat or flame in a +furnace.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the +nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate; reflective.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>reverberative</i> influence is that which we +have intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its +centers.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, +or that which, produces reverberation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; +reverberative.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reverberatory furnace</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Furnace</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +reverberatory furnace.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"dure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +again with verdure.</def> <i>Ld. Berners.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vere"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revering</u>.] [L. <i>revereri</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>vereri</i> to fear, perh. akin to E. <i>wary</i>: cf. F. +<i>révérer</i>.] <def>To regard with reverence, or +profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; +to reverence; to honor in estimation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather <i>revered</i> as his +father than treated as his partner in the empire.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To venerate; adore; reverence.</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révérence</i>, L. <i>reverentia</i>. See +<u>Reverent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Profound respect and esteem +mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the +disposition to revere; veneration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thou be poor, farewell thy +<i>reverence</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reverence</i>, which is the synthesis of love and +fear.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried +openly and audaciously, it is a sign the <i>reverence</i> of +government islost.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Formerly, as in Chaucer, <i>reverence</i> denoted "respect" +"honor", without awe or fear.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of revering; a token of respect or +veneration; an obeisance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Make twenty <i>reverences</i> upon receiving . . . +about twopence.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And each of them doeth all his diligence<BR> +To do unto the feast <i>reverence</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which deserves or exacts +manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; +state.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am forced to lay my <i>reverence</i> by.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person entitled to be revered; -- a title +applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns <i>his</i> or +<i>your</i>; sometimes poetically to a father.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Save your reverence</b></col>, <col><b>Saving your +reverence</b></col>, <cd>an apologetical phrase for an unseemly +expression made in the presence of a priest or clergyman.</cd> -- +<col><b>Sir reverence</b></col>, <cd>a contracted form of <i>Save your +reverence</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. +"<i>Sir reverence</i>."</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To do reverence</b></col>, <cd>to show reverence or +honor; to perform an act of reverence.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now lies he there,<BR> +And none so poor <i>to do</i> him <i>reverence</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread. -- +<u>Awe</u>, <u>Reverence</u>, <u>Dread</u>, <u>Veneration</u>. +<i>Reverence</i> is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, +sometimes mingled slightly with fear; as, <i>reverence</i> for the +divine law. <i>Awe</i> is a mixed feeling of sublimity and dread in +view of something great or terrible, sublime or sacred; as, <i>awe</i> +at the divine presence. It does not necessarily imply love. +<i>Dread</i> is an anxious fear in view of an impending evil; as, +<i>dread</i> of punishment. <i>Veneration</i> is reverence in its +strongest manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can exercise +toward human beings. Exalted and noble objects produce +<i>reverence</i>; terrific and threatening objects awaken +<i>dread</i>; a sense of the divine presence fills us with <i>awe</i>; +a union of wisdom and virtue in one who is advanced in years inspires +us with <i>veneration</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*ence</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reverenced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reverencing</u> (?).] <def>To regard or treat with reverence; to +regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to +venerate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let . . . the wife see that she <i>reverence</i> her +husband.</blockquote> <i>Eph. v. 33.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those that I <i>reverence</i> those I fear, the +wise.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*en*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +regards with reverence.</def> "<i>Reverencers</i> of crowned heads." +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*end</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révérend</i>, L. <i>reverendus</i>, fr. +<i>revereri</i>. See <u>Revere</u>.] <def>Worthy of reverence; +entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; +venerable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>reverend</i> sire among them came.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They must give good example and <i>reverend</i> +deportment in the face of their children.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This word is commonly given as a title of respect to +ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the <i>reverend</i>; a dean, the +<i>very reverend</i>; a bishop, the <i>right reverend</i>; an +archbishop, the <i>most reverend</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*end*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Reverently.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>reverens</i>, +<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>revereri</i>. See <u>Revere</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; +submissive; humble; respectful; as, <i>reverent</i> disciples.</def> +"They . . . prostrate fell before him <i>reverent</i>." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, +or submission; as, <i>reverent</i> words; <i>reverent</i> +behavior.</def> <i>Joye.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`er*en"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>révérenciel</i>. See <u>Reverence</u>.] +<def>Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent +quality; reverent; as, <i>reverential</i> fear or awe.</def> "A +<i>reverential</i> esteem of things sacred." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`er*en"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +reverential manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*ent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reverent +manner; in respectful regard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reveres.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rev"er*ie</hw> (?), <hw>Rev"er*y</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Reveries</b></plw> (#). [F. +<i>réverie</i>, fr. <i>rêver</i> to dream, rave, be +light-headed. Cf. <u>Rave</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loose or +irregular train of thought occurring in musing or mediation; deep +musing; daydream.</def> "Rapt in nameless <i>reveries</i>." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or +regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call +<i>revery</i>, our language has scarce a name for it.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a +vision.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There are infinite <i>reveries</i> and numberless +extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish +minds].</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Reverse</u>.] +<def>Intended to reverse; implying reversal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Reverse</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reversal</i> of a rotating wheel; the +<i>reversal</i> of objects by a convex lens.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A change or overthrowing; as, the +<i>reversal</i> of a judgment, which amounts to an official +declaration that it is false; the <i>reversal</i> of an attainder, or +of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>revers</i>, +OF. <i>revers</i>, L. <i>reversus</i>, p. p. of <i>revertere</i>. See +<u>Revert</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Turned backward; having a +contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; +as, the <i>reverse</i> order or method.</def> "A vice <i>reverse</i> +unto this." <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Turned upside down; greatly +disturbed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He found the sea diverse<BR> +With many a windy storm <i>reverse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Reversed; as, a +<i>reverse</i> shell.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reverse bearing</b></col> <i>(Surv.)</i>, <cd>the bearing +of a back station as observed from the station next in advance.</cd> - +- <col><b>Reverse curve</b></col> <i>(Railways)</i>, <cd>a curve like +the letter <universbold>S</universbold>, formed of two curves bending +in opposite directions.</cd> -- <col><b>Reverse fire</b></col> +<i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a fire in the rear.</cd> -- <col><b>Reverse +operation</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>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 +<i>direct</i>; 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 +<i>reverse operation</i> to finding the time of vibration from the +length.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1234 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"</hw> (r&esl;*v&etilde;rs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>revers</i>. See <u>Reverse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He did so with the <i>reverse</i> of the +lance.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is directly opposite or contrary +to something else; a contrary; an opposite.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And then mistook <i>reverse</i> of wrong for +right.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To make everything the <i>reverse</i> of what they have +seen, is quite as easy as to destroy.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>reverse</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The strange <i>reverse</i> of fate you see;<BR> +I pitied you, now you may pity me.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By a <i>reverse</i> of fortune, Stephen becomes +rich.</blockquote> <i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The back side; as, the <i>reverse</i> of a +drum or trench; the <i>reverse</i> of a medal or coin, that is, the +side opposite to the <i>obverse</i>. See <u>Obverse</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A thrust in fencing made with a backward +turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A turn or fold made in +bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reversed</u> (-v&etilde;rst");<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Reversing</u>.] [See <u>Reverse</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Revert</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause +to depart.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And that old dame said many an idle verse,<BR> +Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to +<i>reverse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to return; to recall.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And to his fresh remembrance did <i>reverse</i><BR> +The ugly view of his deformed crimes.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To change totally; to alter to the +opposite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Reverse</i> the doom of death.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She <i>reversed</i> the conduct of the celebrated vicar +of Bray.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To turn upside down; to invert.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A pyramid <i>reversed</i> may stand upon his point if +balanced by admirable skill.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These can divide, and these <i>reverse</i>, the +state.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Custom . . . <i>reverses</i> even the distinctions of +good and evil.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To overthrow by a contrary +decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to +<i>reverse</i> a judgment, sentence, or decree.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reverse arms</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a position of a +soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body +at an angle of 45°, and is held as in the illustration.</cd> -- +<col><b>To reverse an engine</b></col> or <col><b>a machine</b></col>, +<cd>to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite +direction.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; +repeal; annul; revoke; undo.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To return; to revert.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To become or be reversed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*versed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; +specifically <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i>, sinistrorse or sinistral; as, +a <i>reversed</i>, or sinistral, spiral or shell.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Annulled and the contrary +substituted; as, a <i>reversed</i> judgment or decree.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reversed positive</b></col> or <col><b>negative</b></col> +<i>(Photog.)</i>, <cd>a picture corresponding with the original in +light and shade, but reversed as to right and left.</cd> +<i>Abney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +reversed way.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Irreversible.</def> [R.] <i>A. Seward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*verse"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reverse +manner; on the other hand; on the opposite.</def> <i>Bp. +Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reverses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality of being reversible.</def> <i>Tyndall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>réversible</i> revertible, reversionary.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a +<i>reversible</i> back; a <i>reversible</i> judgment or +sentence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, having a pattern or finished surface +on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of +fabrics.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reversible lock</b></col>, <cd>a lock that may be applied +to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.</cd> +-- <col><b>Reversible process</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Process</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers"i*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a reversible +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vers"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to effect +reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reversing engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine having a +reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either +direction at will.</cd> -- <col><b>Reversing gear</b></col> +<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>gear for reversing the direction of rotation at +will.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sion</hw> (r&esl;*v&etilde;r"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>réversion</i>, L. <i>reversio</i> a +turning back. See <u>Revert</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +returning, or coming back; return.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>After his <i>reversion</i> home, [he] was spoiled, +also, of all that he brought with him.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which reverts or returns; +residue.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The small <i>reversion</i> of this great navy which +came home might be looked upon by religious eyes as +relics.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The returning of an estate to +the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has +terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or +owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, +after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and +conveyed by him.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a right to future possession or +enjoyment; succession.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For even <i>reversions</i> are all begged +before.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Annuities)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Brande & +C.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A return towards some +ancestral type or character; atavism.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Reversion of series</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>the act of +reverting a series. See <i>To revert a series</i>, under +<u>Revert</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be +enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular +estate; as, a <i>reversionary</i> interest or right.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>That which is to be received in reversion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or +tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ver"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A certain +game at cards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Reverted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reverting</u>.] [L. <i>revertere</i>, <i>reversum</i>; pref. <i>re- +</i> re- + <i>vertere</i> to turn: cf. OF. <i>revertir</i>. See +<u>Verse</u>, and cf. <u>Reverse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn +back, or to the contrary; to reverse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Till happy chance <i>revert</i> the cruel +scence.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The tumbling stream . . . <BR> +<i>Reverted</i>, plays in undulating flow.</blockquote> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To throw back; to reflect; to +reverberate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To change back. See +<u>Revert</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>To revert a series</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>to treat a +series, as <i>y = a + bx + cx<sup>2</sup> + etc.</i>, where one +variable <i>y</i> is expressed in powers of a second variable +<i>x</i>, so as to find therefrom the second variable <i>x</i>, +expressed in a series arranged in powers of <i>y</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To return; to come back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So that my arrows<BR> +Would have <i>reverted</i> to my bow again.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To return to the proprietor +after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To return, wholly or in +part, towards some preëxistent form; to take on the traits or +characters of an ancestral type.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To change back, as from a +soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in +certain fertilizers <i>reverts</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, reverts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, +or rather <i>reverts</i>, to the faith.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turned back; +reversed. Specifically: <i>(Her.)</i> Bent or curved twice, in +opposite directions, or in the form of an +<universbold>S</universbold>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative +motions in the animal system.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, reverts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Reversion.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of, +or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as, a <i>revertible</i> +estate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vert"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reverting, or +tending to revert; returning.</def> -- <wf>Re*vert"ive*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>The tide <i>revertive</i>, unattracted, leaves<BR> +A yellow waste of idle sands behind.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Reverie</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vest"</hw> (rē*v&ebreve;st"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[OF <i>reverstir</i>, F. <i>revêtir</i>, L. <i>revestire</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>vestire</i> to clothe, fr. <i>vestis</i> a +garment. See <u>Vestry</u>, and cf. <u>Revet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter<BR> +Did thus <i>revest</i> and decked with due habiliments.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To vest again with possession or office; +as, to <i>revest</i> a magistrate with authority.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vest"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take effect or +vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or +right <i>revests</i> in A after alienation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ves"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>revestiarium</i>: cf. F. <i>revestiaire</i>. See <u>Revest</u>.] +<def>The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, etc., +are kept; -- now contracted into <i>vestry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ves"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Revestiary</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*vest"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Vesture.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Rich<i>revesture</i> of cloth of gold.</blockquote> +<i>E. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vet"</hw> (r&esl;*v&ebreve;t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Revetted</u>;<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Revetting</u>.] [See <u>Revetment</u>.] <i>(Mil. & +Civil Engineering)</i> <def>To face, as an embankment, with masonry, +wood, or other material.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vet"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>revêtement</i> the lining of a ditch, fr. +<i>revêtir</i> to clothe, L. <i>revestire</i>. See +<u>Revest</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Fort. & Engin.)</i> <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>revêtement</i> +(&?;).]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*vi"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To vibrate +back or in return.</def> -- <wf>Re`vi*bra"tion</wf> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vict"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>revictus</i>, +p. p. of <i>revincere</i> to conquer.] <def>To reconquer.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vic"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>revivere</i>, <i>revictum</i>, to live again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- ++ <i>vivere</i> to live.] <def>Return to life.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vict"ual</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To victual +again.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To vie with, or rival, in return.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>To meet a wager on, +as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vie"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a retort; to bandy words.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Review&?;d</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reveiwing</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>view</i>. Cf. +<u>Review</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To view +or see again; to look back on.</def> [R.] "I shall <i>review</i> +Sicilia." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go over and examine critically or +deliberately.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To +reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book +for a new edition.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To go over with +critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; +hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to <i>review</i> a new +novel.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To make a formal or official +examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to +<i>review</i> a regiment.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>To reëxamine judically; as, a higher court may <i>review</i> +the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To retrace; to go over again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shall I the long, laborious scene +<i>review</i>?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To look back; to +make a review.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>revue</i>, fr. +<i>revu</i>, p. p. of <i>revoir</i> to see again, L. <i>revidere</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>videre</i> to see. See <u>View</u>, <i>and +cf</i>. <u>Revise</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A second or repeated +view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over +again; as, a <i>review</i> of one's studies; a <i>review</i> of +life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An examination with a view to amendment or +improvement; revision; as, an author's <i>review</i> of his +works.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A critical examination of a publication, +with remarks; a criticism; a critique.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A periodical containing critical essays +upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The judicial examination of +the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A lesson studied or recited for a second +time.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bill of review</b></col> <i>(Equity)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i> -- <col><b>Commission of +review</b></col> <i>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</i>, <cd>a commission formerly +granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of +delegates.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; +reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being reviewed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A review.</def> +[R.] <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*view"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who reviews +or reëxamines; an inspector; one who examines publications +critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a +professional critic of books.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vig"or*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>revigoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>revigorare</i>; L. <i>re-</i> + +<i>vigor</i> vigor.] <def>Having new vigor or strength; invigorated +anew.</def> [R.] <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vig"or*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +new vigor to.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*vile"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Reviled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reviling</u>.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + OF. <i>aviler</i> to make vile, +depreciate, F. <i>avilir</i>; à (L. <i>ad</i>.) + <i>vil</i> +vile. See <u>Vile</u>.] <def>To address or abuse with opprobrious and +contemptuous language; to reproach.</def> "And did not she herself +<i>revile</i> me there?" <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who, when he was <i>reviled</i>, <i>reviled</i> not +again.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. ii. 23.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*vile"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reproach; +reviling.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The gracious Judge, without <i>revile</i>, +replied.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vile"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vil"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +reviles.</def> <i>1. Cor. vi. 10.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vil"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reproach; abuse; +vilification.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither be ye afraid of their +<i>revilings</i>.</blockquote> <i>Isa. li. 7.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vil"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uttering reproaches; +containing reproaches.</def> -- <wf>Re*vil"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vince"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Revict</u>.] <def>To overcome; to refute, as error.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vin"di*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>re- +</i> + <i>vindicate</i>. Cf. <u>Revindicate</u>, <u>Revenge</u>.] +<def>To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back.</def> +<i>Mitford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`i*res"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revirescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>revirescere</i> to grow green again.] +<def>A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*vis"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be +revised.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vis"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Revise</u>.] +<def>The act of revising, or reviewing and reëxamining for +correction and improvement; revision; as, the <i>revisal</i> of a +manuscript; the <i>revisal</i> of a proof sheet; the <i>revisal</i> of +a treaty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revising</u>.] [F. <i>reviser</i>, fr. L. <i>revidere</i>, +<i>revisum</i>, to see again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>videre</i>, +<i>visum</i>, to see. See <u>Review</u>, <u>View</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To look at again for the detection of errors; +to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; +as, to <i>revise</i> a writing; to <i>revise</i> a +translation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To review, alter, and amend; as, to +<i>revise</i> statutes; to <i>revise</i> an agreement; to +<i>revise</i> a dictionary.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The Revised Version of the Bible</b></col>, <cd>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 <i>Authorized Version</i>, under +<u>Authorized</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vise"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +review; a revision.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A second proof sheet; a +proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent +correction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vis"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +revises.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vi"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révision</i>, L. revisio.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of revising; reëxamination for correction; review; as, the +<i>revision</i> of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a +<i>revision</i> of statutes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is made by revising.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reëxamination; revisal; revise; review.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Re*vi"sion*al</hw> (?), <hw>Re*vi"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to revision; +revisory.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1235 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vis"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To visit again.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To revise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ld. +Berners.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vis`it*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +revisiting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vi"so*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +power or purpose to revise; revising.</def> <i>Story.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vi"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To restore +vitality to; to bring back to life.</def> <i>L. S. Beale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be +revived.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Revive</u>.] +<def>The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Renewed attention to something, +as to letters or literature.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Renewed +performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and +literature.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Renewed interest in +religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious +awakening; special religious interest.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> +<def>Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to +the health, spirits, and the like.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> +<def>Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of +something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.</def> +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Renewed prevalence of something, as a +practice or a fashion.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the +<i>revival</i> of a debt barred by limitation; the <i>revival</i> of a +revoked will, etc.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>Revivification, as +of a metal. See <u>Revivification</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spirit of +religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv`al*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to revivals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Reviving</u>.] [F. <i>revivere</i>, L. <i>revivere</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>vivere</i> to live. See <u>Vivid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To return to life; to recover life or +strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the +child came into again, and he <i>revived</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings +xvii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, +obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning +<i>revived</i> in the fifteenth century.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>To recover its natural +or metallic state, as a metal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vive"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>reviver</i>. +See <u>Revive</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, +shall be <i>revived</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To raise from coma, languor, depression, or +discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those gracious words <i>revive</i> my drooping +thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your coming, friends, <i>revives</i> me.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to recover from a state of neglect +or disuse; as, to <i>revive</i> letters or learning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to +recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.</def> +"<i>Revive</i> the libels born to die." <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mind has a power in many cases to <i>revive</i> +perceptions which it has once had.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>To restore or reduce to +its natural or metallic state; as, to <i>revive</i> a metal after +calcination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vive"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Revival.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, revives.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re`vi*vif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>re-</i> + <i>vivificate</i>: cf. L. <i>revivificare</i>, +<i>revivificatum</i>. Cf. <u>Revivify</u>.] <def>To revive; to recall +or restore to life.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>révivification</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Renewal of +life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being +recalled, to life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>The reduction of a metal +from a state of combination to its metallic state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>révivifier</i>, L. <i>revivificare</i>. See <u>Vivify</u>.] +<def>To cause to revive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some association may <i>revivify</i> it enough to make +it flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Returning +or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.</def> <i>Milton.</i> -- +<wf>Re*viv"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rev`i*vis"cence</hw> (?), <hw>Rev`i*vis"cen*cy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of reviving, or the state of being +revived; renewal of life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this age we have a sort of <i>reviviscence</i>, not, +I fear, of the power, but of a taste for the power, of the early +times.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`i*vis"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>reviviscens</i>, p. pr. of<i>reviviscere</i> to revive; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>viviscere</i>, v. incho. fr. <i>vivere</i> to +live.] <def>Able or disposed to revive; reviving.</def> <i>E. +Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*viv"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> +<def>Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any +of the parties, -- done by a bill of <i>revivor</i>.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality of being revocable; as, the <i>revocability</i> of a +law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"o*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revocabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>révocable</i>. See +<u>Revoke</u>.] <def>Capable of being revoked; as, a <i>revocable</i> +edict or grant; a <i>revocable</i> covenant.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rev"o*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rev"o*ca*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"o*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revocatus</i>, p. p. of <i>revocare</i>. See <u>Revoke</u>.] +<def>To recall; to call back.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revocatio</i>: cf. F. <i>révocation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; +recall.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One that saw the people bent for the <i>revocation</i> +of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>revocation</i> of an +edict, a power, a will, or a license.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"o**ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revocatorius</i>: cf. F. <i>révocatoire</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to revocation; tending to, or involving, a revocation; +revoking; recalling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*voice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To refurnish +with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as to restore its +tone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*voke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revoked</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revoking</u>.] [F. <i>révoquer</i>, L. <i>revocare</i>; +pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>vocare</i> to call, fr. <i>vox</i>, +<i>vocis</i>, voice. See <u>Voice</u>, and cf. <u>Revocate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call or bring back; to recall.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The faint sprite he did <i>revoke</i> again,<BR> +To her frail mansion of morality.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>revoke</i> a will, a license, a +grant, a permission, a law, or the like.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hold back; to repress; to +restrain.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>[She] still strove their sudden rages to +<i>revoke</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To draw back; to withdraw.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To call back to mind; to recollect.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A man, by <i>revoking</i> and recollecting within +himself former passages, will be still apt to inculcate these sad +memoris to his conscience.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; +annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See <u>Abolish</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*voke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Card +Playing)</i> <def>To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the +suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege.</def> +<i>Hoyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*voke"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Card Playing)</i> +<def>The act of revoking.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She [Sarah Battle] never made a +<i>revoke</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*voke"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Revocation.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vok"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +revokes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vok"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of +revocation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revolted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revolting</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>révoller</i>, It. +<i>rivoltare</i>. See <u>Revolt</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn away; to abandon or reject something; +specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But this got by casting pearl to hogs,<BR> +That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood,<BR> +And still <i>revolt</i> when trith would set them free.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>HIs clear intelligence <i>revolted</i> from the +dominant sophisms of that time.</blockquote> <i>J. Morley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our discontented counties do +<i>revolt</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Plant those that have <i>revolted</i> in the +van.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly +offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with <i>at</i>; as, the stomach +<i>revolts</i> at such food; his nature <i>revolts</i> at +cruelty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volt"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to +flight.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do violence to; to cause to turn away or +shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to <i>revolt</i> the +feelings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This abominable medley is made rather to <i>revolt</i> +young and ingenuous minds.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any +sentient creatuure <i>revolted</i> his conscience and offended his +reason.</blockquote> <i>J. Morley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volt"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>révolte</i>, +It. <i>rivolta</i>, fr. <i>rivolto</i>, p. p. fr. L. <i>revolvere</i>, +<i>revolutum</i>. See <u>Revolve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a +renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; +as, the <i>revolt</i> of a province of the Roman empire.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who first seduced them to that foul +<i>revolt</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A revolter.</def> [Obs.] "Ingrate +<i>revolts</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See +<u>Insurrection</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*volt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +revolts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volt"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing abhorrence +mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, +<i>revolting</i> cruelty.</def> -- <wf>Re*volt"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"o*lu*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revolubilis</i> that may be rolled back. See <u>Revolve</u>.] +<def>Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Us, then, to whom the thrice three year<BR> +Hath filled his <i>revoluble</i> orb since our arrival here,<BR> +I blame not.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev"o*lute</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>revolutus</i>, +p. p. of <i>revolvere</i>. See <u>Revolve</u>.] <i>(Bot. & +Zoöl.)</i> <def>Rolled backward or downward.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A <i>revolute</i> leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower +surface inside the coil. A leaf with <i>revolute</i> margins has the +edges rolled under, as in the <i>Andromeda polifilia</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révolution</i>, L. <i>revolutio</i>. See <u>Revolve</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>revolution</i> of a wheel, of a top, of the earth +on its axis, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Return to a point before occupied, or to a +point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, +<i>revolution</i> in an ellipse or spiral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That fear<BR> +Comes thundering back, with dreadful <i>revolution</i>,<BR> +On my defenseless head.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "The +short <i>revolution</i> of a day." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>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 <i>annual</i>, <i>anomalistic</i>, <i>nodical</i>, +<i>sidereal</i>, or <i>tropical revolution</i>, 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 <i>revolution</i> of the +earth about the sun; the <i>revolution</i> of the moon about the +earth.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is sometimes applied in astronomy to the motion of +a single body, as a planet, about its own axis, but this motion is +usually called <i>rotation</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>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 <i>surface of revolution</i>), and a moving surface a solid +(called a <i>solid of revolution</i>); as, the <i>revolution</i> of a +right-angled triangle about one of its sides generates a cone; the +<i>revolution</i> of a semicircle about the diameter generates a +sphere.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A total or radical change; as, a +<i>revolution</i> in one's circumstances or way of living.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily +produced a complete <i>revolution</i> throughout the +department.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The violence of <i>revolutions</i> is generally +proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which has produced +them.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; When used without qualifying terms, the word is often +applied specifically, by way of eminence, to: (<i>a</i>) The English +<i>Revolution</i> in 1689, when William of Orange and Mary became the +reigning sovereigns, in place of James II. (<i>b</i>) The American +<i>Revolution</i>, beginning in 1775, by which the English colonies, +since known as the United States, secured their independence. +(<i>c</i>) The <i>revolution</i> in France in 1789, commonly called +<i>the French Revolution</i>, the subsequent revolutions in that +country being designated by their dates, as the <i>Revolution</i> of +1830, of 1848, etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>révolutionnaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a revolution +in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, +<i>revolutionary</i> war; <i>revolutionary</i> measures; +<i>revolutionary</i> agitators.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +revolutionist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a +<i>revolutionary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +engaged in effecting a revolution; a revolutionist.</def> +<i>Smollett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of being in revolution; revolutionary doctrines or +principles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One engaged +in effecting a change of government; a favorer of revolution.</def> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rev`o*lu"tion*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Revolutioniezed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Revolutionizing</u>(?).] <def>To change +completely, as by a revolution; as, to <i>revolutionize</i> a +government.</def> <i>Ames.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gospel . . . has <i>revolutionized</i> his +soul.</blockquote> <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vol"u*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to +revolve things in the mind; meditative.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volv"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be +revolved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Revolved</u>(?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Revolving</u>.] [L. <i>revolvere</i>, <i>revolutum</i>; pref. +<i>re-</i> re- + <i>volvere</i> to roll, turn round. See +<u>Voluble</u>, and cf. <u>Revolt</u>, <u>revolution</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If the earth <i>revolve</i> thus, each house near the +equator must move a thousand miles an hour.</blockquote> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move in a curved path round a center; +as, the planets <i>revolve</i> round the sun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pass in cycles; as, the centuries +<i>revolve</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To return; to pass.</def> [R.] +<i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volve"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to turn, as on an axis.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then in the east her turn she shines,<BR> +<i>Revolved</i> on heaven's great axile.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; +to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This having heard, straight I again <i>revolved</i><BR> +The law and prophets.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volve"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of +revolving.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*volv"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +state of revolving; revolution.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Its own <i>revolvency</i> upholds the +world.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*volv"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making a revolution +or revolutions; rotating; -- used also figuratively of time, seasons, +etc., depending on the revolution of the earth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But grief returns with the <i>revolving</i> +year.</blockquote> <i>Shelley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Revolving</i> seasons, fruitless as they +pass.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Revolving firearm</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Revolver</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Revolving light</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vulse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>revulsus</i>, p. p. of <i>revellere</i>.] <def>To pull back with +force.</def> [R.] <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vul"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>révulsion</i>, L. <i>revulsio</i>, fr. <i>revellere</i>, +<i>revulsum</i>, to pluck or pull away; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>vellere</i> to pull. Cf. <u>Convulse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.</def> +"<i>Revulsions</i> and pullbacks." <i>SSir T. Brovne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete +change; -- applied to the feelings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sudden and violent <i>revulsion</i> of feeling, both +in the Parliament and the country, followed.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The act of turning or +diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It +resembles <i>derivation</i>, but is usually applied to a more active +form of counter irritation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vul"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>révulsif</i>.] <def>Causing, or tending to, +revulsion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*vul"sive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which causes +revulsion; specifically <i>(Med.)</i>, a revulsive remedy or +agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Row</u> a series.] +<def>A row.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "A <i>rew</i> of sundry +colored stones." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*wake""</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To wake +again.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1236 !></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rewarded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rewarding</u>.] [OF. <i>rewarder</i>, another form of +<i>regarder</i>, of German origin. The original sense is, to look at, +regard, hence, to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See <u>Ward</u>, +<u>Regard</u>.] <def>To give in return, whether good or evil; -- +commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to +compensate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the deed that is done, one doom shall +<i>reward</i>,<BR> +Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord.</blockquote> <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast <i>rewarded</i> me good, whereas I have +<i>rewarded</i> thee evil.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxiv. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will +<i>reward</i> them that hate me.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxxii. +41.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>God <i>rewards</i> those that have made use of the +single talent.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Reward</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Regard</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Regard; respect; consideration.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Take <i>reward</i> of thine own value.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou returnest<BR> +From flight, seditious angel, to receive<BR> +Thy merited <i>reward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rewards</i> and punishments do always presuppose +something willingly done well or ill.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the fruit of one's labor or +works.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dead know not anything, neither have they any more +a <i>reward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Eccl. ix. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Compensation or remuneration +for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to +do, some act.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; +requital; retribution; punishment.</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of +reward.</def> -- <wf>Re*ward"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Re*ward"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rewards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Yielding +reward.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Re*ward"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or +affording, no reward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rewe</hw> (r&udd;), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +rue.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rew"el bone`</hw> (?). [Perh. from F. <i>rouelle</i>, dim. of +<i>roue</i> a wheel, L. <i>rota</i>.] <def>An obsolete phrase of +disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or polished bone.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His saddle was of <i>rewel boon</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rew"et</hw> (r&udd;"&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Rouet</u>.] <def>A gunlock.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rew"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rueful.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*win"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To win again, or +win back.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Palatinate was not worth the +<i>rewinning</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rewle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Rule.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rewme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Realm.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Re*word"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To repeat in the same words; to reëcho.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To alter the wording of; to restate in +other words; as, to <i>reword</i> an idea or a passage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Re*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To write +again.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rewth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ruth.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Reges</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A king.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To play rex</b></col>, <cd>to play the king; to +domineer.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Reyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rain or rein.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rey"nard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An appelation +applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as +<u>Renard</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Reyse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Reyse</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>reisen</i> to +travel.] <def>To go on a military expedition.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rha*bar"ba*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From NL. +<i>rhabarbarum</i>, an old name of rhubarb. See <u>Rhubarb</u>.] +<def>Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.</def> <i>Floyer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rha*bar"ba*rin</hw> (?), or <hw>Rha*bar"ba*rine</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Chrysophanic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure found in the +tissues of many Turbellaria.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the hard parts +forming the ovipositor of insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhab`do*cœ"la</hw> +(răb`d&osl;*sē"l&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of Turbellaria including those +that have a simple cylindrical, or saclike, stomach, without an +intestine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab`do*cœ"lous</hw> (-lŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Rhabdocœla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab*doid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Sagittal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"do*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + <i>-lith</i>.] <def>A minute calcareous +rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the +ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous alga.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab*dol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rabdology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"dom</hw> (răb"d&obreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>"ra`bdwma</grk> a bundle of rods, fr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a +rod.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of numerous minute rodlike +structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the +retinulæ in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ommatidium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"do*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rabdomancy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"do*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhabdom</i> + +<i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the several parts +composing a rhabdom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhab*doph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + &?;&?;&?; to bear.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extinct division of Hydrozoa which +includes the graptolities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhab`do*pleu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + &?;&?;&?;&?; the side.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhab"do*sphere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ra`bdos</grk> a rod + E. <i>sphere</i>.] <def>A minute sphere +composed of rhabdoliths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rha`chi*al"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>See +<u>Rachialgia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rha*chid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the rhachis; as, the <i>rhachidian</i> teeth of a +mollusk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhach`i*glos"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rhachis</u>, and <u>Glossa</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <i>Illust.</i> in Append.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rha*chil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ra`chis</grk> the spine.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A branch of +inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in +the spikelets of grasses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rha"chi*o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ra`chis</grk>, <grk>-ios</grk>, the spine + &?;&?;&?;, +&?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having gular teeth +formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of +the vertebræ, as certain South African snakes +(<i>Dasypeltis</i>) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular +teeth to crush them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rha"chis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Rhachises</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Rhachides</b></plw> (#). +[See <u>Rachis</u>.] [Written also <i>rechis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose +leaf or a fern.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The principal axis in a +raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is +called the <i>hyporhachis</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +central cord in the stem of a crinoid.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>The median part of the radula of a mollusk.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A central cord of the ovary of +nematodes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rha*chi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>See +<u>Rachitis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhad`a*man"thine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a +<i>Rhadamanthine</i> judgment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhad`a*man"thus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;.] <i>(Greek Mythol.)</i> <def>One of the three judges of the +infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhæ"ti*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a & n.</i></pos> +<def>Rhetain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhæ"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Rhaeticus</i> Rhetian.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or of +the same horizon as, certain Mesozoic strata of the Rhetian Alps. +These strata are regarded as closing the Triassic period. See the +<i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhæ"ti*zite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called +from L. <i>Rhaetia</i>, <i>Raetia</i>, the Rhetian Alps, where it is +found.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of the mineral cyanite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rham`a*dan"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ramadan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rham*na"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees +(<i>Rhamnaceæ</i>, or <i>Rhamneæ</i>) of which the +buckthorn (<i>Rhamnus</i>) is the type. It includes also the New +Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus +(<i>Zizyphus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rham"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>"ra`mnos</grk> a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. <i>rhamnos</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The +California <i>Rhamnus Purshianus</i> and the European <i>R. +catharticus</i> are used in medicine. The latter is used for +hedges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rham`pho*rhyn"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>"ra`mfos</grk> a beak + &?;&?;&?;&?; snout.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a +leathery expansion at the tip.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rham`pho*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhamphothecæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr +<grk>"ra`mnos</grk> a beak + &?;&?; a case.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The horny covering of the bill of birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rha"phe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; +seam, fr. &?;&?;&?; to sew. ] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The continuation of +the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming +a ridge or seam.</def> [Written also <i>raphe</i>.] <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhaph"i*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a needle, F. <i>raphides</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the +tissues of plants.</def> [Written also <i>raphides</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rha*pon"ti*cine</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rhaponticum</i> rhubarb. See <u>Rhubarb</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Chrysophanic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"sode</hw> (răp"sōd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>"rapsw,do`s</grk>. See <u>Rhapsody</u>.] <i>(Gr. +Antiq.)</i> <def>A rhapsodist.</def> [R.] <i>Grote.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rhapsodist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rhap*sod"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Rhap*sod"ic</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>"rapsw,diko`s</grk>: cf. F. +<i>rhapsodique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of +rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected.</def> -- +<wf>Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Rhapsody</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anciently, one who recited +or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite +the verses of Hormer and other epic poets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a +livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The same populace sit for hours listening to +<i>rhapsodists</i> who recite Ariosto.</blockquote> +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and +with great excitement or affectation of feeling.</def> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*dize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rhapsodized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rhapsodizing</u>.] <def>To utter as a rhapsody, or in +the manner of a rhapsody</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*dize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To utter +rhapsodies.</def> <i>Jefferson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*do*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Rhapsody</i> + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by means of +verses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhap"so*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhapsodies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>rhapsodie</i>, L. +<i>rhapsodia</i>, Gr. <grk>"rapsw,di`a</grk>, fr. +<grk>"rapsw,do`s</grk> a rhapsodist; <grk>"ra`ptein</grk> to sew, +stitch together, unite + <grk>'w,dh`</grk> a song. See <u>Ode</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>book</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disconnected series of sentences or +statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or +natural connection; rambling composition.</def> "A <i>rhapsody</i> of +words." <i>Shak.</i> "A <i>rhapsody</i> of tales." <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition irregular in +form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian +<i>Rhapsodies</i>."</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rhat"a*ny</hw>, <hw>Rhat"an*hy</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>ratania</i>, <i>rataña</i>, Peruv. +<i>rataña</i>.] <def>The powerfully astringent root of a half- +shrubby Peruvian plant (<i>Krameria triandra</i>). It is used in +medicine and to color port wine.</def> [Written also +<i>ratany</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Savanilla rhatany</b></col>, <cd>the root of <i>Krameria +Ixina</i>, a native of New Granada.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +ramie or grass-cloth plant. See <i>Grass-cloth plant</i>, under +<u>Grass</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a proper name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of three species of large South +American ostrichlike birds of the genera <i>Rhea</i> and +<i>Pterocnemia</i>. Called also the <i>American ostrich</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common rhea, or nandou (<i>Rhea Americana</i>), ranges +from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (<i>Pterocnemia Darwinii</i>), +of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the +knee.</p> + +<p><hw>||Rhe"æ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of struthious birds including the +rheas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhee"boc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>reebok</i> +roebuck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The peele.</def> [Written also +<i>reebok</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Rheum</i> +rhubarb, Gr. &?;&?;&?; See <u>Rhubarb</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called +chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb (<i>Rheum</i>).</def> +[Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Chrysophanic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhein"ber*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. +<i>rheinbeere</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the berries or drupes of +the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn itself.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; of +or for a verb, fr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a sentence. See +<u>Rhetoric</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Having a verb for its base; +derived from a verb; as, <i>rhematic</i> adjectives.</def> <i>Ftzed. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*mat"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of +propositions or sentences.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhemish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +Rheimis, or Reima, in France.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rhemish Testament</b></col>, <cd>the English version of the +New Testament used by Roman Catholics. See <u>Douay +Bible</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhen"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Rhenus</i> the +Rhine. ] <def>Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, <i>Rhenish</i> +wine.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rhine wine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + &?;&?;&?; chord.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + <i>-meter</i>.] [Written also +<i>reometer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An +instrument for measuring currents, especially the force or intensity +of electrical currents; a galvanometer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for +measuring the velocity of the blood current in the arteries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry.</def> <i>Lardner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*om"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The calculus; +fluxions.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*mo`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + E. <i>motor</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>Any +apparatus by which an electrical current is originated.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + &?;&?;&?; to carry.] <i>(Elec.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic +apparatus, traversed by a current.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One +of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An +instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of +electricity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*stat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> + <grk>stato`s</grk> standing still.] <i>(Elec.)</i> +<def>A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of +electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of +resistance which can be varied at will.</def> <i>Wheatstone.</i> -- +<wf>Rhe`o*stat"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*tome</hw> (-tōm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] +<i>(Elec.)</i> <def>An instrument which periodically or otherwise +interrupts an electric current.</def> <i>Wheatstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"o*trope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + &?;&?;&?; to turn.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>An +instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.</def> +[Written also <i>reotrope</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rhe"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Rhesus</i>, a +proper name, Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A monkey; the +bhunder.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1237 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"ti*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Rhaetius</i>, +<i>Raetius</i>: cf. F. <i>rhétien</i>.] <def>Pertaining to the +ancient Rhæti, or Rhætians, or to Rhætia, their +country; as, the <i>Rhetian</i> Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the +Grisons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Rhætic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"ti*zite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Rhætizite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] +<def>A rhetorician.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhet"o*ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rhétorique</i>, L. <i>rhetorica</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; (sc. +&?;&?;&?;), fr. &?;&?;&?; rhetorical, oratorical, fr. &?;&?;&?; +orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. <i>word</i>; cf. &?;&?;&?; to +say.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art of composition; especially, +elegant composition in prose.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Oratory; the art of speaking with +propriety, elegance, and force.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language +or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig. : The power of persuasion or +attraction; that which allures or charms.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sweet, silent <i>rhetoric</i> of persuading +eyes.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*tor"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rhetoricus</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See <u>Rhetoric</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; +oratorical; as, the <i>rhetorical</i> art; a <i>rhetorical</i> +treatise; a <i>rhetorical</i> flourish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They permit him to leave their poetical taste +ungratified, provided that he gratifies their <i>rhetorical</i> +sense.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*tor"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rhetoricari</i>. See <u>Rhetoric</u>.] <def>To play the +orator.</def> [Obs.] <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rhétorication</i>.] <def>Rhetorical amplification.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhet`o*ri"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rhétoricien</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One well versed in +the rules and principles of rhetoric.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere +logician and a mere <i>rhetorician</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. W. +Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A teacher of rhetoric.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ancient sophists and <i>rhetoricians</i>, which +ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years +old.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An orator; specifically, an artificial +orator without genuine eloquence; a declaimer.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhet`o*ri"cian</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suitable to a +master of rhetoric.</def> "With <i>rhetorician</i> pride." +<i>Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhet"o*rize</hw> (r&ebreve;t"&osl;*rīz), <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rhetorized</u> (- +rīzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rhetorizing</u> (- +rī`z&ibreve;ng).] <def>To play the orator.</def> +<i>Colgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhet"o*rize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To represent by +a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhe"um</hw> (rē"ŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., +from L. <i>Rha</i> the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. +See <u>Rhubarb</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants. See +<u>Rhubarb</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rheum</hw> (r&udd;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>reume</i>, +<i>rheume</i>, F. <i>rhume</i> a cold,, L. <i>rheuma</i> rheum, from +Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. <grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow, akin to E. +<i>stream</i>. See <u>Stream</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. +<u>Hemorrhoids</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A serous or mucous discharge, +especially one from the eves or nose.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a <i>rheum</i> in mine eyes too.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Salt rheum</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Salt +rheum</u>, in the Vocab.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rheu*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. <i>rheumaticus</i>, F. +<i>rhumatique</i>. See <u>Rheum</u>, <u>Rheumatism</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Derived from, or having the character of, +rheum; rheumic.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +rheumatism; as, <i>rheumatic</i> pains or affections; affected with +rheumatism; as, a <i>rheumatic</i> old man; causing rheumatism; as, a +<i>rheumatic</i> day.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>rheumatic</i> diseases do abound.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rheu*mat"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One affected with +rheumatism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rheu"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rheumatismus</i> rheum, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr.&?;&?;&?; to have or +suffer from a flux, fr. &?;&?;&?; rheum: cf. F. <i>rheumatisme</i>. +See <u>2d Rheum</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Inflammatory rheumatism</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>acute +rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger +joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rheumatism root</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Twinleaf</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rheu`ma*tis"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to rheumatism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rheu`ma*tis"moid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Rheumatism</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or resembling +rheum or rheumatism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rheum"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rheumic diathesis</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Dartrous +diathesis</i>, under <u>Dartrous</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Rheu"mi*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rheum</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The class of skin disease developed +by the dartrous diathesis. See under <u>Dartrous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rheum"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His head and <i>rheumy</i> eyes distill in +showers.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And tempt the <i>rheumy</i> and unpurged air<BR> +To add unto his sickness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhig"o*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; cold ++ L. <i>oleum</i> oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rhyme</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, +the nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Og or pertaining to the nose or +olfactory organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*nas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, nose + &?;&?;&?; star.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The borele.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ryne</i>. See +<u>Run</u>.] <def>A water course; a ditch.</def> [Written also +<i>rean</i>.] [Prov. Eng.] <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhinencephala</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, +&?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?; the brain.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of +the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves +arise.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, +the plural being used for the two taken together.</p> + +<p><hw>Rhine"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. +<i>rheinkiesel</i> Rhine quartz.] <def>A colorless stone of high +luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive +ornament.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*ni"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, the nose + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Infllammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous +membrane of the nostrils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>Gold and silver, or money.</def> [Cant] <i>W. Wagstaffe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As long as the <i>rhino</i> lasted.</blockquote> +<i>Marryat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"no-</hw>. <def>A combining form from Greek &?;&?;, +&?;&?;&?;, <i>the nose</i>, as in <i>rhino</i>lith, +<i>rhino</i>logy.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rhi`no*ce"ri*al</hw> (?), <hw>Rhi`no*cer"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn.</def> +<i>Tatler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*noc"e*ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?;&?; a +horn: cf. F. <i>rhinocéros</i>. See <u>Horn</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any pachyderm belonging to the genera +<i>Rhinoceros</i>, <i>Atelodus</i>, and several allied genera of the +family <i>Rhinocerotidæ</i>, 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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses +(<i>Rhinoceros Indicus</i> and <i>R. Sondaicus</i>) 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 +<i>Atelodus</i>, 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 <i>Ceratohinus</i>, in which incisor and +canine teeth are present. See <u>Borele</u>, and <u>Keitloa</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rhinoceros auk</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an auk of +the North Pacific (<i>Cerorhina monocrata</i>) which has a deciduous +horn on top of the bill.</cd> -- <col><b>Rhinoceros beetle</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very large beetle of the genus +<i>Dynastes</i>, having a horn on the head.</cd> -- <col><b>Rhinoceros +bird</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A large +hornbill (<i>Buceros rhinoceros</i>), native of the East Indies. It +has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also +<i>rhinoceros hornbill</i></cd>. See <u>Hornbill</u>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An African beefeater (<i>Buphaga +Africana</i>). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of +parasitic insects.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*noc"e*rote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rhinoceros.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the rhinoceros.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rhi"no*lite</hw> (?), <hw>Rhi"no*lith</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-lite</i>, <i>-lith</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A concretion formed within the cavities of the +nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi`no*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to rhinology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*nol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled +in rhinology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science which treats of the nose, and its +diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*nol"o*phid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +Gr. &?;&?;&?; crest.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of the +genus <i>Rhinilophus</i>, or family <i>Rhinolophidæ</i>, having +a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*nol"o*phine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or +horseshoe bats.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"no*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +Gr. &?;&?;&?; to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 <i>dorsal tentacles</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Pygobranchia</u>, and <u>Opisthobranchia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi`no*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +<i>-plastic</i>: cf. F. <i>rhinoplastique</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a <i>rhinoplastic</i> +operation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"no*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +<i>-plasty</i>: cf. F. <i>rhinoplastie</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"no*pome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + Gr. +<grk>pw^ma</grk> a lid. ] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any old-world bat +of the genus <i>Rhinopoma</i>. The rhinopomes have a long tail +extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino- +</i> + <i>scleroma</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>J. V. Shoemaker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"no*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +<i>-scope</i>.] <def>A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi`no*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhino-</i> + +<i>-scopy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The examination or study of the +soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror +introduced into the pharynx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`no*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhinothecæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., from gr. &?;&?;&?;, +&?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?;&?; case.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; a fan + &?;&?;&?;&?; a tongue.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, +divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes +the scutibranchs. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*pip"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; a fan ++ &?;&?;&?; wing.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +<i>Rhipiptera</i>, a group of insects having wings which fold like a +fan; a strepsipter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*pip"ter*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rhipipter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zan"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +root + &?;&?;&?; flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Producing flowers from a +rootstock, or apparently from a root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"zine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems +of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi`zo*car"pous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +root + &?;&?;&?; fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having perennial +rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; -- said of all +perennial herbs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + &?;&?;&?; head.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They +adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See <i>Illusration</i> in +Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhiz"o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root ++ &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A reptile +whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhiz"o*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + +<i>-gen</i>: cf. F. <i>rhizogène</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Prodicing roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhiz"o*gen</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of +a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the roots of other +plants and destitute of green foliage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi"zoid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A rootlike appendage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*zo"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhizomata</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>SAme as +<u>Rhizome</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zo"ma*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zome"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; the +mass of roots (of a tree), a stem, race, fr. &?;&?;&?; to make to +root, pass., to take root, fr. &?;&?;&?; a root: cf. F. +<i>rhizome</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A rootstock. See +<u>Rootstock</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*zoph"a*ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of marsupials. The wombat is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zoph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; +&?;&?;&?; a root + &?;&?;&?; to eat.] <def>Feeding on roots; root- +eating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*zoph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rhizophorous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees including +the mangrove. See <u>Mangrove</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zoph"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; a +root + &?;&?;&?;&?; to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing +roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhiz"o*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Rhizopoda.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The rhizopods belonging to the Radiolaria and 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.</p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi*zop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?; a root + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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 Amœbea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and +Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See <u>Protozoa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhi*zop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the rhizopods.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;&?;&?; a root + &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, a mouth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of Medusæ which includes +very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth +lobes closely united at the edges. See <i>Illust.</i> in +Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhiz"o*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Rhizostomata.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1238 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhi`zo*tax"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?; a root + &?;&?;&?; arrangement.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +arrangement of the roots of plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhob</hw> (r&obreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 1st +<u>Rob</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho`dam*mo"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; +-- said of certain complex compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"da*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.</def> [Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rho*dan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; the +rose.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid +(commonly called <i>sulphocyanic acid</i>) which frms a red color with +ferric salts.</def> [Obsoles.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rho`de*o*re"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +the rose + &?;&?;&?; resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Convolvuln</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Rhodius</i>: +cf. F. <i>rhodien</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of +the Mediterranean.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or +inhabitant of Rhodes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"dic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose. So called from the rose-red color of +certain of its solutions. See <u>Rhododendron</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho`di*zon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; to +be rose-red.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a +colorless crystalline substance (called <i>rhodizonic acid</i>, and +<i>carboxylic acid</i>) obtained from potassium carboxide and from +certain quinones. It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple +salts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho`do*chro"site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + &?;&?;&?; a coloring.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring +crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like +calcite; -- called also <i>dialogite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho*doc"ri*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> rose + &?;&?;&?; lily.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A +rose encrinite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho`do*den"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>"rodo`dendron</grk>, literally, rose tree; <grk>"ro`don</grk> +rose + <grk>de`ndron</grk> tree. See <u>Rose</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen +leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; +rosebay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhod`o*mon*tade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rodomontade</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhod`o*mon*tad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rodomontador</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"don*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose. ] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Manganese spar, or +silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red +masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"do*phane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + &?;&?;&?; to show.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of +the retina in animals. See <u>Chromophane</u>.</def> <i>W. +KÜhne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rho*dop"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> rose + <grk>"w`ps</grk> eye.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>The visual purple. See under <u>Visual</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"do*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ro`don</grk> the rose + <grk>spe`rma</grk> a seed.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any seaweed with red spores.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; As the name of a subclass, <i>Rhodosperms</i>, or +<i>Rhodospermeæ</i>, is synonymous with <i>Florideæ</i> +(which see.)</p> + +<p><hw>Rhomb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rhombus</i>, Gr. +&?;&?;&?; rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. &?;&?;&?; to turn or +whirl round, perhaps akin to E. <i>wrench</i>: cf. F. <i>rhombe</i>. +Cf. <u>Rhombus</u>, <u>Rhumb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> +<def>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 <i>square</i>.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A rhombohedron.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Fresnel's rhomb</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> +<i>Nichol.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom"bic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Shaped like a rhomb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Orthorhombic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom`bo*ga"noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhomb</i> + +<i>ganoid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A ganoid fish having rhombic +enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ginglymodi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom"bo*gene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhomb</i> + +root of Gr. &?;&?;&?; to be born.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A dicyemid +which produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to <i>nematogene</i>. +See <u>Dicyemata</u>.</def> [Written also <i>rhombogen</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhom`bo*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geom. & +Crystallog.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rhombohedral iron ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Hematite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rhombohedral system</b></col> +<i>(Crystallog.)</i>, <cd>a division of the hexagonal system embracing +the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom`bo*hed"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geom. & +Crystallog.)</i> <def>Rhombohedral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom`bo*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?; rhomb + &?;&?;&?; seat, base.] <i>(Geom. & Crystallog.)</i> +<def>A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom"boid</hw> (r&obreve;m"boid), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +&?;&?;&?; rhomboidal; &?;&?;&?; rhomb + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> shape: cf. +F. <i>rhomboïde</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>An oblique-angled +parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, +the length and with being different.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom"boid</hw> (r&obreve;m"boid), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Rhomboidal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom*boid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rhomboïdal</i>.] <def>Having, or approaching, the shape of a +rhomboid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom*boid"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rhomboid.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom`boid-o"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Between +rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhomb" spar`</hw> (?). <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of +dolomite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhom"bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Same as +<u>Rhomb</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhon`chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Rhonchial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhon"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rhonchial fremitus</b></col>. [L. <i>fremitus</i> a dull +roaring or murmuring.] <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhon*chis"o*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rhonchus</i> a snoring + <i>sonans</i>, p. pr. of <i>sonare</i> to +sound.] <def>Making a snorting noise; snorting.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rhon"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhonchi</b></plw> (#). [L., a snoring, a croaking.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on +auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially +obstructed. By some writers the term <i>rhonchus</i> is used as +equivalent to <i>râle</i> in its widest sense. See +<u>Râle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho*pal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; +club-shaped; fr. &?;&?;&?; a club: cf. F. <i>rhopalique</i>.] +<i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Applied to a line or verse in which each +successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rho*pa"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rhopalia</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of +the marginal sensory bodies of medusæ belonging to the +Discophora.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhop`a*loc"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. &?;&?;&?; a club + &?;&?;&?; ahorn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ +from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rho"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rwtaki`zein</grk> to use the letter <i>r</i> (ρ) overmuch: +cf. F. <i>rhotacisme</i>.] <def>An oversounding, or a misuse, of the +letter <i>r</i>; specifically <i>(Phylol.)</i>, the tendency, +exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change <i>s</i> to +<i>r</i>, as <i>wese</i> to <i>were</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhu"barb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rhubarbe</i>, +OF. <i>rubarbe</i>, <i>rheubarbe</i>, <i>reubarbare</i>, +<i>reobarbe</i>, LL. <i>rheubarbarum</i> for <i>rheum barbarum</i>, +Gr. &?;&?;&?; (and &?;&?;) rhubarb, from the river <i>Rha</i> (the +Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the +barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. <u>Barbarous</u>, +<u>Rhaponticine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name +of several large perennial herbs of the genus <i>Rheum</i> and order +<i>Polygonaceæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The large and fleshy leafstalks of <i>Rheum +Rhaponticum</i> and other species of the same genus. They are +pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also +<i>pieplant</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The root of several species +of <i>Rheum</i>, used much as a cathartic medicine.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monk's rhubarb</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Monk</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Turkey rhubarb</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, +<cd>the roots of <i>Rheum Emodi</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhu"barb*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like +rhubarb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhumb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rumb</i>, Sp. +<i>rumbo</i>, or Pg. <i>rumbo</i>, <i>rumo</i>, probably fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?; a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point +of the compass. See <u>Rhomb</u>.] <i>(Navigation)</i> <def>A line +which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also +<i>rhumb line</i>, and <i>loxodromic curve</i>. See +<u>Loxodromic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To sail on a rhumb</b></col>, <cd>to sail continuously on +one course, following a rhumb line.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., sumac, fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of shrubs and small treets. See +<u>Sumac</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhus"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rusma</u>.] +<def>A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of +arsenic, -- used in the depilation of hides.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ryme</i>, +<i>rime</i>, AS. <i>rīm</i> number; akin to OHG. +<i>rīm</i> number, succession, series, G. <i>reim</i> rhyme. The +modern sense is due to the influence of F. <i>rime</i>, which is of +German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English +spelling <i>rime</i> is becoming again common. See Note under +<u>Prime</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An expression of thought in +numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; +poetry; harmony of language.</def> "Railing <i>rhymes</i>." +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>ryme</i> I learned long ago.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He knew<BR> +Himself to sing, and build the lofty <i>rime</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For <i>rhyme</i> with reason may dispense,<BR> +And sound has right to govern sense.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Verses, usually two, having this +correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing +rhymes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A word answering in sound to another +word.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Female rhyme</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Female</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Male rhyme</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Male</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rhyme or reason</b></col>, <cd>sound or sense.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rhyme royal</b></col> <i>(Pros.)</i>, <cd>a stanza of seven +decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, +and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rhymed</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rhyming</u>.] [OE. <i>rimen</i>, <i>rymen</i>, AS. +<i>rīman</i> to count: cf. F. <i>rimer</i> to rhyme. See +<u>Rhyme</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make +rhymes, or verses.</def> "Thou shalt no longer <i>ryme</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side,<BR> +Who <i>rhymed</i> for hire, and patronized for pride.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To accord in rhyme or sound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And, if they <i>rhymed</i> and rattled, all was +well.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyme</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +put into rhyme.</def> <i>Sir T. Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To influence by rhyme.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hearken to a verser, who may chance<BR> +<i>Rhyme</i> thee to good.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyme"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +rhyme.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhym"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes +rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a +poetaster.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This would make them soon perceive what despicaple +creatures our common <i>rhymers</i> and playwriters be.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhym"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art or habit +of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyme"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rhymer; a +maker of poor poetry.</def> <i>Bp. Hall. Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +rhyme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhym"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rhymer; a +rhymester.</def> <i>Johnston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn`chob*del"le*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout + &?;&?;&?; a leech.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of leeches including those that +have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout + <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of reptiles having biconcave +vertebræ, 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 <u>Hatteria</u>. Called also +<i>Rhynchocephalia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn`cho*cœ"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout + <grk>koi`los</grk> hollow.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nemertina</u>.</def> -- +<wf>Rhyn`cho*cœ"lous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyn"cho*lite</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout, beak + <i>-lie</i>: cf. F. +<i>rhyncholithe</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil cephalopod +beak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn`cho*nel"la</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are +found fossil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn*choph"o*ra</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to carry.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike +head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyn"cho*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Rhynchophora.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyn*cho"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ry`gchos</grk> snout.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Hemiptera</u>.</def> [Written also <i>Rhyncota</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rhy"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal +structure.</def> -- <wf>Rhy`o*lit"ic</wf>, (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +&?;&?;&?;&?; painting foul or mean objects; <grk>"ryparo`s</grk> +filthy, dirty + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write, paint.] <def>In ancient +art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhy*sim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +flow + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument, acting on the principle of +Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed +of a ship, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhythm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rhythme</i>, +<i>rythme</i>, L. <i>rhythmus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; measured motion, +measure, proportion, fr. <grk>"rei^n</grk> to flow. See +<u>Stream</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc.)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A division of lines into short portions by +a regular succession of <i>arses</i> and <i>theses</i>, or percussions +and remissions of voice on words or syllables.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The harmonious flow of vocal +sounds.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1239 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyth"mer</hw> (r&ibreve;th"m&etilde;r <i>or</i> +r&ibreve;&thlig;"-), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who writes in +rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>One now scarce counted a <i>rhythmer</i>, formerly +admitted for a poet.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rhyth"mic</hw> (-m&ibreve;k), <hw>Rhyth"mic*al</hw> (- +m&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. +L. <i>rhythmicus</i>, F. <i>rhythmique</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or of +the nature of, rhythm</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Day and night<BR> +I worked my <i>rhythmic</i> thought.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rhythmical accent</b></col>. <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Accent</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6 <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyth"mic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +rhythmical manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyth"mics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The department +of musical science which treats of the length of sounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyth"ming</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Writing rhythm; +verse making.</def> "The <i>rhythming</i> monk." <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhythm"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +rhythm.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rhyth*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rhythm</i> + +<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for marking time in musical +movements. See <u>Metronome</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyth"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<def>Rhythm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rhyt"i*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Rytina</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"al</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Spanish coin. See +<u>Real</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ri*al"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Royal.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Royal</u>.] +<def>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.</def> [Spelt also <i>ryal</i>.] <i>Brande +& C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri`ant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>riant</i>, p. +pr. of <i>rire</i> to laugh, L. <i>ridere</i>.] <def>Laughing; +laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a +landscape.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the +other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light +and <i>riant</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rib</i>, +<i>ribb</i>; akin to D. <i>rib</i>, G. <i>rippe</i>, OHG. +<i>rippa</i>, <i>rippi</i>, Dan. <i>ribbe</i>, Icel. <i>rif</i>, Russ. +<i>rebro</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the +curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the +lateral walls of the thorax.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the +upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by cartilages, and +are called <i>sternal</i>, or <i>true</i>, <i>ribs</i>. The remaining +five pairs are called <i>asternal</i>, or <i>false</i>, <i>ribs</i>, +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 <i>floating ribs</i>. See +<u>Thorax</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles a rib in form or +use.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> +<def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mach. +& Structures)</i> <def>A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, +beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is +extended.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A prominent line or ridge, as +in cloth.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A longitudinal strip of metal +uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The chief nerve, or one of +the chief nerves, of a leaf.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any +longitudinal ridge in a plant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A projecting +mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a +ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Solid +coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a +support.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out +of Adam's rib.</def> [Familiar & Sportive]</p> + +<p><blockquote>How many have we known whose heads have been broken +with their own <i>rib</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Chuck rib</b></col>, <cd>a cut of beef immediately in front +of the middle rib. See <u>Chuck</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Fore +ribs</b></col>, <cd>a cut of beef immediately in front of the +sirloin.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle rib</b></col>, <cd>a cut of beef +between the chuck rib and the fore ribs.</cd> -- <col><b>Rib +grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Ribwort</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rib</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ribbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ribbing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with ribs; to form +with rising lines and channels; as, to <i>rib</i> cloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to +shut in.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It [lead] were too gross<BR> +To <i>rib</i> her cerecloth in the obscure grave.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rib land</b></col>, <cd>to leave strips of undisturbed +ground between the furrows in plowing.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ald</hw> (?), <pos><i>n./</i></pos> [OE. <i>ribald</i>, +<i>ribaud</i>, F. <i>ribaud</i>, OF. <i>ribald</i>, <i>ribault</i>, +LL. <i>ribaldus</i>, of German origin; cf. OHG <i>hrīpa</i> +prostitute. For the ending <i>-ald</i> cf. E. <u>Herald</u>.] <def>A +low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.</def> +<i>Spenser. Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ribald</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ald</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Low; base; mean; +filthy; obscene.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The busy day,<BR> +Waked by the lark, hath roused the <i>ribald</i> crows.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ald*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a +ribald.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ald*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a ribald +quality.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ald*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ribaldrie</i>, <i>ribaudrie</i>, OF. <i>ribalderie</i>, +<i>ribauderie</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ribaldry</i> of his conversation moved +&?;stonishment even in that age.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ribbon</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ribbon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Riband jasper</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of +jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and green.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"and</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See +<u>Rib-band</u>.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"and*ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ribboned.</def> +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"aud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ribald.</def> +[Obs.] <i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*bau"de*quin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified +town for casting javelins.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rib"aud*red</hw> (?), <hw>Rib"aud*rous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Filthy; obscene; ribald.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rib"aud*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ribaldry.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"aud*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ribaldry.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"auld</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ribald.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"band</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ribbon.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rib</i> + +<i>band</i>.] [Written also <i>riband</i>, and <i>ribbon</i>.] +<i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rib-band lines</b></col>, <cd>oblique longitudinal sections +of the hull of a vessel.</cd> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ribbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a <i>ribbed</i> cylinder; +<i>ribbed</i> cloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Intercalated with slate; -- +said of a seam of coal.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>riban</i>, OF. +<i>riban</i>, F. <i>ruban</i>, probably of German origin; cf. D. +<i>ringband</i> collar, necklace, E. <i>ring</i> circle, and +<i>band</i>.] [Written also <i>riband</i>, <i>ribband</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or +magnesium <i>ribbon</i>; sails torn to <i>ribbons</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rib- +band</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Driving reins.</def> [Cant] +<i>London Athenæum.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A bearing similar to the +bend, but only one eighth as wide.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Spinning)</i> <def>A silver.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>The blue ribbon</i>, and <i>The red ribbon</i>, 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 <i>Blue ribbon</i>, under +<u>Blue</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Ribbon fish</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped +marine fish of the family <i>Trachypteridæ</i>, especially the +species of the genus <i>Trachypterus</i>, and the oarfish +(<i>Regelecus Banksii</i>) of the North Atlantic, which is sometimes +over twenty feet long</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The hairtail, or +bladefish</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A small compressed marine fish +of the genus <i>Cepola</i>, having a long, slender, tapering tail. The +European species (<i>C. rubescens</i>) is light red throughout. Called +also <i>band fish</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ribbon grass</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a variety of reed canary grass having the leaves +stripped with green and white; -- called also <i>Lady's garters</i>. +See <i>Reed grass</i>, under <u>Reed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ribbon +seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a North Pacific seal +(<i>Histriophoca fasciata</i>). The adult male is dark brown, +conspicuously banded and striped with yellowish white.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ribbon snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a common North +American snake (<i>Eutainia saurita</i>). It is conspicuously striped +with bright yellow and dark brown.</cd> -- <col><b>Ribbon +Society</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Ribborn worm</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tapeworm</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A nemertean.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ribboned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ribboning</u>.] <def>To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark +with stripes resembling ribbons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles +and practices of the Ribbonmen. See <i>Ribbon Society</i>, under +<u>Ribbon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bon*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-men</b></plw>. <def>A member of the Ribbon Society. See +<i>Ribbon Society</i>, under <u>Ribbon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"bon*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A malvaceous tree (<i>Hoheria populnea</i>) of New Zealand, the +bark of which is used for cordage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri"bes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[NL.; cf. Dan. +<i>ribs</i>, and Ar. <i>rībās</i> a plant with an acid +juice.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of shrubs including gooseberries +and currants of many kinds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"ibe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rebec</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old woman; -- in contempt.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A bawd; a prostitute.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ribibe</u>.] +<def>A small threestringed viol; a rebec.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of +Music).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All can be play on gittern or +<i>ribible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +ribs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rib"roast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To beat +soundly.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Rib"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +species of plantain (<i>Plantago lanceolata</i>) with long, narrow, +ribbed leaves; -- called also <i>rib grass</i>, <i>ripple grass</i>, +<i>ribwort plantain</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-ric</hw> (?). [AS <i>rīce</i> kingdom, dominion. See +<u>Rich</u>.] <def>A suffix signifying <i>dominion</i>, +<i>jurisdiction</i>; as, bishop<i>ric</i>, the district over which a +bishop exercises authority.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>riz</i> (cf. Pr. +<i>ris</i>, It. <i>riso</i>), L. <i>oryza</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;, +&?;&?;&?;, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. <i>brīzi</i>, +akin to Skr. <i>vrīhi</i>; or perh. akin to E. <i>rye</i>. Cf. +<u>Rye</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A well-known cereal grass (<i>Oryza +sativa</i>) 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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ant rice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Ant</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>French rice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Amelcorn</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian rice</b></col>., <cd>a +tall reedlike water grass (<i>Zizania aquatica</i>), 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 <i>water oat</i>, <i>Canadian wild rice</i>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain rice</b></col>, <cd>any species of an American genus +(<i>Oryzopsis</i>) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rice bunting</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Ricebird</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice hen</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Florida gallinule.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice +mouse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large dark-colored field +mouse (<i>Calomys palistris</i>) of the Southern United States.</cd> - +- <col><b>Rice paper</b></col>, <cd>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 +(<i>Fatsia papyrifera</i>, related to the ginseng) into one roll or +sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also <i>pith +paper</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice troupial</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the bobolink.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice +water</b></col>, <cd>a drink for invalids made by boiling a small +quantity of rice in water.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice-water +discharge</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a liquid, resembling rice water +in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in +cholera.</cd> -- <col><b>Rice weevil</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a small beetle (<i>Calandra, or Sitophilus, oryzæ</i>) which +destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- +called also <i>black weevil</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rice"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Java sparrow.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The bobolink.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rice"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells +of the genus <i>Olivella</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rich</hw>, (r&ibreve;ch), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Richer</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Richest</u>.] [OE. <i>riche</i>, AS. +<i>rīce</i> rich, powerful; akin to OS. <i>rīki</i>, D. +<i>rijk</i>, G. <i>reich</i>, OHG. <i>rīhhi</i>, Icel. +<i>rīkr</i>, Sw. <i>rik</i>, Dan. <i>rig</i>, Goth. +<i>reiks</i>; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from +Celtic, and akin to L. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, king, <i>regere</i> +to guide, rule. √283. See <u>Right</u>, and cf. <u>Derrick</u>, +<u>Enrich</u>, <u>Rajah</u>, <u>Riches</u>, <u>Royal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>poor</i>.</def> "<i>Rich</i> merchants." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rich</i> [person] hath many +friends.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xiv. 20.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash<BR> +Of some <i>rich</i> burgher.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, in general, well supplied; +abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a <i>rich</i> treasury; a +<i>rich</i> entertainment; a <i>rich</i> crop.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If life be short, it shall be glorious;<BR> +Each minute shall be <i>rich</i> in some great action.</blockquote> +<i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gorgeous East with <i>richest</i> hand<BR> +Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Yielding large returns; productive or +fertile; fruitful; as, <i>rich</i> soil or land; a <i>rich</i> +mine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Composed of valuable or costly materials or +ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; +sumptuous; costly; as, a <i>rich</i> dress; <i>rich</i> silk or fur; +<i>rich</i> presents.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like to <i>rich</i> and various gems.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rich</i> dish; <i>rich</i> cream +or soup; <i>rich</i> pastry; <i>rich</i> wine or fruit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sauces and <i>rich</i> spices are fetched from +India.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a +<i>rich</i> color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a +<i>rich</i> voice; <i>rich</i> music.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a +<i>rich</i> landscape; <i>rich</i> scenery.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; +entertaining; as, the scene was a <i>rich</i> one; a <i>rich</i> +incident or character.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rich</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self- +explaining compounds; as, <i>rich</i>-fleeced, <i>rich</i>-jeweled, +<i>rich</i>-laden, <i>rich</i>-stained.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; +abundant; plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious; generous; +luscious.</p> + +<p><hw>Rich</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enrich.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rich"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>richesse</i>, F. <i>richesse</i>, from <i>riche</i> rich, of German +origin. See <u>Rich</u>,<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or +other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Riches</i> do not consist in having more gold and +silver, but in having more in proportion, than our +neighbors.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which appears rich, sumptuous, +precious, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>riche</i> of heaven's pavement, trodden +gold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Richesse</i>, the older form of this word, was in the +singular number. The form <i>riches</i>, however, is plural in +appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Against the <i>richesses</i> of this world shall they +have misease of poverty.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In one hour so great <i>riches</i> is come to +nought.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xviii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And for that <i>riches</i> where is my +deserving?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; +plenty; abundance.</p> + +<p><! p. 1240 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rich"esse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Riches</u>.] <def>Wealth; riches. See the Note under +<u>Riches</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Some man desireth for to have +<i>richesse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>richesse</i> of all heavenly grace.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rich"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rich +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rich"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rich"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An +herb (<i>Pilea pumila</i>) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, +juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also <i>clearweed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`in*e`la*id"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Ricin</i>oleic + <i>elaidic</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid obtained as a +white crystalline solid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`in*e*la"i*din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white +crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*cin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ricinus</i> +castor-oil plant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, +castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called <i>ricinoleic</i> +<i>acid.</i></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric"i*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ricinus</i> +castor-oil plant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bitter white crystalline +alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`in*o"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called +<i>palmate</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`in*o"le*ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic +acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, C&?;H&?;O&?; with +a harsh taste. Formerly written <i>ricinolic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`in*o"le*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ricinus</i> castor-oil plant + <i>oleum</i> oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a +characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called +<i>palmin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`i*nol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Ricinoleic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ric"i*nus</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the castor- +oil plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants of the Spurge family, +containing but one species (<i>R. communis</i>), the castor-oil plant. +The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which +castor oil iss expressed. See <u>Palma Christi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reek</i>, +<i>rek</i>, AS. <i>hreác</i> a heap; akin to <i>hryce</i> rick, +Icel. hraukr.] <def>A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in +the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Golden clusters of beehive <i>ricks</i>, rising at +intervals beyond the hedgerows.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To heap up in ricks, as +hay, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stout pole for +use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rick"et*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rickety.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rick"ets</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Of uncertain +origin; but cf. AS. <i>wrigian</i> to bend, D. <i>wrikken</i> to +shake, E. <i>wriggle</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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 <i>rachitis</i>.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rick"et*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Affected with rickets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; +shaky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rick"rack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of +openwork edging made of serpentine braid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rick"stand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flooring or +framework on which a rick is made.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ricochet firing</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ricochetted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ricochetting</u>.] <def>To operate upon by ricochet firing. See +<u>Ricochet</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ric`o*chet"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To skip with a +rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a +cannon ball on the ground. See <u>Ricochet</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the rictus; as, <i>rictal</i> +bristles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ric"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ringi</i>, +<i>rictus</i>, to open wide the mouth, to gape.] <def>A gaping.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ric"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the aperture of +the mouth.] <def>The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often +resricted to the corners of the mouth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Ride</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>rid</i> to the end of the village, where he +alighted.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rid</u> or <u>Ridded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ridding</u>.] [OE. <i>ridden</i>, <i>redden</i>, AS. +<i>hreddan</i> to deliver, liberate; akin to D. & LG. <i>redden</i>, +G. <i>retten</i>, Dan. <i>redde</i>, Sw. <i>rädda</i>, and +perhaps to Skr. <i>&?;rath</i> to loosen.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with <i>out of</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Deliver the poor and needy; <i>rid</i> them out of the +hand of the wicked.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxxii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- +followed by <i>of</i>.</def> "<i>Rid</i> all the sea of pirates." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In never <i>ridded</i> myself of an overmastering and +brooding sense of some great calamity traveling toward +me.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To drive away; to remove by effort or +violence; to make away with; to destroy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>red</i> evil beasts out of the +land.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xxvi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Death's men, you have <i>rid</i> this sweet young +prince!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to +finish.</def> [R.] "Willingness <i>rids</i> way." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mirth will make us <i>rid</i> ground faster than if +thieves were at our tails.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be rid of</b></col>, <cd>to be free or delivered +from.</cd> -- <col><b>To get rid of</b></col>, <cd>to get deliverance +from; to free one's self from.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suitable for +riding; as, a <i>ridable</i> horse; a <i>ridable</i> road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or +out.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not make clean <i>riddance</i> of the +corners of thy field.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xxiii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being rid or free; freedom; +escape.</def> "<i>Riddance</i> from all adversity." +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"den</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Ride.</u></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, rids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ridil</i>, AS. +<i>hridder</i>; akin to G. <i>reiter</i>, L. <i>cribrum</i>, and to +Gr. &?;&?;&?; to distinguish, separate, and G. <i>rein</i> clean. See +<u>Crisis</u>, <u>Certain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, +between which wire is drawn to straighten it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Riddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Riddling</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To separate, as grain +from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, +<i>riddle</i> wheat; to <i>riddle</i> coal or gravel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perforate so as to make like a riddle; +to make many holes in; as, a house <i>riddled</i> with shot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>riddels</i>, +<i>s</i> being misunderstood as the plural ending; OE. <i>ridels</i>, +<i>redels</i>. AS. r&?;dels; akin to D. <i>raadsel</i>, G. +<i>räthsel</i>; fr. AS. <i>r&?;dan</i> to counsel or advise, +also, to guess. √116. Cf. <u>Read</u>.] <def>Something proposed +to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an +ambiguous proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or +puzzling.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret,<BR> +That solved the <i>riddle</i> which I had proposed.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T was a strange <i>riddle</i> of a lady.</blockquote> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To explain; to +solve; to unriddle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Riddle</i> me this, and guess him if you +can.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To speak ambiguously +or enigmatically.</def> "Lysander <i>riddels</i> very prettily." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who riddles +(grain, sand, etc.).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dler</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who speaks in, or +propounds, riddles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Speaking in a +riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.</def> "<i>Riddling</i> +triplets." <i>Tennyson.</i> -- <wf>Rid"dling</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ride</hw> (rīd), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Rode</u> (rōd) (<u>Rid</u> +[r&ibreve;d], archaic); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ridden</u> (&?;) +(<u>Rid</u>, archaic); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Riding</u> +(&?;).] [AS. <i>rīdan</i>; akin to LG. <i>riden</i>, D. +<i>rijden</i>, G. <i>reiten</i>, OHG. <i>rītan</i>, Icel. +<i>rīða</i>, Sw. <i>rida</i>, Dan. <i>ride</i>; cf. L. +<i>raeda</i> a carriage, which is from a Celtic word. Cf. +<u>Road</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be carried on the back of an +animal, as a horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To-morrow, when ye <i>riden</i> by the +way.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let your master <i>ride</i> on before, and do you +gallop after him.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be borne in a carriage; as, to +<i>ride</i> in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, +below.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by +<i>riding</i> in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with +trains of servants.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to +lie.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men once walked where ships at anchor +<i>ride</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be supported in motion; to +rest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Strong as the exletree<BR> +On which heaven <i>rides</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On whose foolish honesty<BR> +My practices <i>ride</i> easy!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To manage a horse, as an +equestrian.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>rode</i>, he fenced, he moved with graceful +ease.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To support a rider, as a horse; to move +under the saddle; as, a horse <i>rides</i> easy or hard, slow or +fast.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To ride easy</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to lie at anchor +without violent pitching or straining at the cables.</cd> -- +<col><b>To ride hard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to pitch +violently.</cd> -- <col><b>To ride out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>To go upon a military expedition.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To ride in the open air.</cd> [Colloq.] -- +<col><b>To ride to hounds</b></col>, <cd>to ride behind, and near to, +the hounds in hunting.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Drive. -- <u>Ride</u>, <u>Drive</u>. <i>Ride</i> +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, <i>drive</i> is the word applied in most cases to progress in +a carriage; as, a <i>drive</i> around the park, etc.; while +<i>ride</i> is appropriated to progress on a horse. Johnson seems to +sanction this distinction by giving "to <i>travel</i> on horseback" as +the leading sense of <i>ride</i>; though he adds "to <i>travel</i> in +a vehicle" as a secondary sense. This latter use of the word still +occurs to some extent; as, the queen <i>rides</i> to Parliament in her +coach of state; to <i>ride</i> in an omnibus.</p> + +<p><blockquote>"Will you <i>ride</i> over or <i>drive</i>?" said Lord +Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that morning.</blockquote> +<i>W. Black.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ride</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +sit on, so as to be carried; as, to <i>ride</i> a horse; to +<i>ride</i> a bicycle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and <i>ride</i> +the air<BR> +In whirlwind.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To manage insolently at will; to domineer +over.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The nobility could no longer endure to be <i>ridden</i> +by bakers, cobblers, and brewers.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To convey, as by riding; to make or do by +riding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tue only men that safe can <i>ride</i><BR> +Mine errands on the Scottish side.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>To overlap (each other); -- +said of bones or fractured fragments.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To ride a hobby</b></col>, <cd>to have some favorite +occupation or subject of talk.</cd> -- <col><b>To ride and +tie</b></col>, <cd>to take turn with another in labor and rest; -- +from the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom +<i>rides</i> the animal a certain distance, and then <i>ties</i> him +for the use of the other, who is coming up on foot.</cd> +<i>Fielding.</i> -- <col><b>To ride down</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To ride over; to trample down in riding; to +overthrow by riding against; as, <i>to ride down</i> an enemy</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To bear down, as on a halyard +when hoisting a sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To ride out</b></col> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to keep safe afloat during (a storm) while riding +at anchor or when hove to on the open sea; as, <i>to ride out</i> the +gale.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Ride</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a vehicle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A saddle horse.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Wright.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through +grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*deau"</hw> (r&esl;*dō"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small +ridge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"en</hw> (rīd"'n), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. pl. & p. +p.</i></pos> of <u>Ride</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"dent</hw> (rī"d<i>e</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ridens</i>, p. pr. of <i>ridere</i> to laugh.] <def>Laughing.</def> +[R.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"er</hw> (rīd"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, rides.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, an agent who went out with +samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who breaks or manages a horse.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to +propose a <i>rider</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This [question] was a <i>rider</i> which Mab found +difficult to answer.</blockquote> <i>A. S. Hardy.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A problem of more than usual +difficulty added to another on an examination paper.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> [D. <i>rijder</i>.] <def>A Dutch gold coin +having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His moldy money ! half a dozen +<i>riders</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. Fletcher.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>Rock material in a vein of +ore, dividing it.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>An interior rib +occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the +beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.</def> +<i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The second tier of casks in +a vessel's hold.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A robber.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Drummond.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rider's bone</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no rider; +as, a <i>riderless</i> horse.</def> <i>H. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rigge</i> the +back, AS. <i>hrycg</i>; akin to D. <i>rug</i>, G. <i>rÜcken</i>, +OHG. <i>rucki</i>, <i>hrukki</i>, Icel. <i>hryggr</i>, Sw. +<i>rugg</i>, Dan. <i>ryg</i>. √16.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +back, or top of the back; a crest.</def> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A range of hills or mountains, or the upper +part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.</def> +"The frozen <i>ridges</i> of the Alps." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Part rise crystal wall, or <i>ridge</i> +direct.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>The highest portion of the +glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.</def> +<i>Stocqueler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ridged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ridging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form a ridge of; to +furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or +ridges.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bristles ranged like those that <i>ridge</i> the +back<BR> +Of chafed wild boars.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form into ridges with the plow, as +land.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wrinkle.</def> "With a forehead +<i>ridged</i>." <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The part of a +harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a +cart; -- called also <i>ridgerope</i>, and <i>ridger</i>.</def> +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +backbone.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Blood . . . lying cluttered about the +<i>ridgebone</i>.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ridg"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Ridgelling</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +ridge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. +<i>riggilt</i>, <i>riggot</i>, ananimal half castrated, a sheep having +only one testicle; cf. Prov. G. <i>rigel</i>, <i>rig</i>, a barrow +hog, <i>rigler</i> a cock half castrated.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +half-castrated male animal.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ridge"piece`</hw> (?), <hw>Ridge"plate`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ridgepole</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"pole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters +are secured.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridge"rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>See <i>Life line</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under +<u>Life</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridg"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to form +ridges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ridg"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a ridge or +ridges; rising in a ridge.</def> "Lifted on a <i>ridgy</i> wave." +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"i*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ridicule.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"i*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ridicule</i>, +L. <i>ridiculum</i> a jest, fr. <i>ridiculus</i>. See +<u>Ridiculous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An object of sport or +laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his +deficiencies made him the <i>ridicule</i> of his +contemporaries.</blockquote> <i>Buckle.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a +<i>ridicule</i>.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>derision</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have in great measure restricted the meaning of +<i>ridicule</i>, 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.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne,<BR> +Yet touched and shamed by <i>ridicule</i> alone.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Quality of being ridiculous; +ridiculousness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To see the <i>ridicule</i> of this +practice.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; +irony; satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer. -- <u>Ridicule</u>, +<u>Derision</u>, Both words imply disapprobation; but <i>ridicule</i> +usually signifies good-natured, fun-loving opposition without manifest +malice, while <i>derision</i> is commonly bitter and scornful, and +sometimes malignant.</p> + +<p><hw>Rid"i*cule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ridiculed</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ridiculing</u>.] <def>To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to +awaken ridicule toward or respecting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 've known the young, who <i>ridiculed</i> his +rage.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; +lampoon. See <u>Deride</u>.</p> + +<p><! p. 1241 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"i*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Ridiculous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This action . . . became so +<i>ridicule</i>.</blockquote> <i>Aubrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"i*cu`ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ridicules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*dic"u*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +ridiculous; to ridicule.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness; also, something +ridiculous.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*dic"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ridiculosus</i>, <i>ridiculus</i>, fr. <i>ridere</i> to laigh. Cf. +<u>Risible</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fitted to excite ridicule; +absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a +<i>ridiculous</i> dress or behavior.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Agricola, discerning that those little targets and +unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become <i>ridiculous</i> +against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . . . +to draw up and come to handy strokes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Involving or expressing ridicule.</def> +[r.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>[It] provokes me to <i>ridiculous</i> +smiling.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; +absurd; preposterous. See <u>Ludicrous</u>.</p> + +<p>--- <wf>Ri*dic"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ri*dic"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"ing</hw> (rīd"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For +<i>thriding</i>, Icel. <i>þriðjungr</i> the third part, fr. +<i>þriði</i> third, akin to E. <i>third</i>. See +<u>Third</u>.] <def>One of the three jurisdictions into which the +county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the +government of a reeve. They are called the <i>North</i>, the +<i>East</i>, and the <i>West</i>, <i>Riding</i>.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Employed to travel; traveling; as, a <i>riding</i> clerk.</def> +"One <i>riding</i> apparitor." <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Used for riding on; as, a <i>riding</i> +horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to +riding; as, a <i>riding</i> whip; a <i>riding</i> habit; a +<i>riding</i> day.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Riding clerk</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A clerk who +traveled for a commercial house</cd>. [Obs. Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>One of the "six clerks" formerly attached to the English Court of +Chancery.</cd> -- <col><b>Riding hood</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A hood formerly worn by women when riding</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of cloak with a hood.</cd> -- +<col><b>Riding master</b></col>, <cd>an instructor in +horsemanship.</cd> -- <col><b>Riding rhyme</b></col> <i>(Pros.)</i>, +<cd>the meter of five accents, with couplet rhyme; -- probably so +called from the mounted pilgrims described in the Canterbury +Tales.</cd> <i>Dr. Guest.</i> -- <col><b>Riding school</b></col>, +<cd>a school or place where the art of riding is taught.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rid"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act or state of one who rides.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A festival procession.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When there any <i>riding</i> was in Cheap.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Ride</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +3.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A district in charge of an excise +officer.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*dot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. LL. +<i>reductus</i> a retreat. See <u>Redoubt</u>.] <def>A favorite +Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held +generally on fast eves.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are to be <i>ridottos</i> at guinea +tickets.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*dot"to</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To hold +ridottos.</def> [R.] <i>J. G. Cooper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rye</u>.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rie grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A kind of wild barley (<i>Hordeum pratense</i>)</cd>. <i>Dr. +Prior.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Ray grass.</cd> <i>Dr. +Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rief</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Reave</u>.] +<def>Robbery.</def> [Obs. or Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Riet"boc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>riet</i> reed + +<i>bok</i> buck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The reedbuck, a South +African antelope (<i>Cervicapra arundinacea</i>); -- so called from +its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color +is yellowish brown. Called also <i>inghalla</i>, and +<i>rietbok</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rife</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rīf</i> +abundant, or Icel. <i>rīfr</i> munificent; akin to OD. +<i>riff</i>, <i>rijve</i>, abundant.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs +were <i>rife</i> and mortal.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Even now the tumult of loud mirth<BR> +Was <i>rife</i>, and perfect in may listening ear.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having power; active; nimble.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>What! I am <i>rife</i> a little yet.</blockquote> <i>J. +Webster.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rife"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Rife"ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rif"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. G. <i>riffeln</i>, +<i>riefeln</i>, to groove. Cf. <u>Rifle</u> a gun.] <i>(Mining)</i> +<def>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 <i>ripple</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rif"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Riffle</u>.] +<def>A curved file used in carving wool and marble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riff"raff`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rif and +raf</i> every particle, OF. <i>rif et raf</i>. CF. <u>Raff</u>, <i>and +1st</i> <u>Rifle</u>.] <def>Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of +society.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rifled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rifling</u> (?).] [F. <i>rifler</i> to rifle, sweep away; of +uncertain origin. CF. <u>Raff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To seize +and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Till time shall <i>rifle</i> every youthful +grace.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strip; to rob; to pillage.</def> +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye:<BR> +If not, we'll make you sit and <i>rifle</i> you.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To raffle.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. +Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +raffle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To commit robbery.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Dan. <i>rifle</i>, +or <i>riffel</i>, the rifle of a gun, a chamfer (cf. <i>riffel</i>, +<i>riffel</i>bösse, a rifle gun, <i>rifle</i> to rifle a gun, G. +<i>riefeln</i>, <i>riefen</i>, to chamfer, groove), and E. +<i>rive</i>. See <u>Rive</u>, and cf. <u>Riffle</u>, <u>Rivel</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A body of soldiers +armed with rifles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A strip of wood covered with emery or a +similar material, used for sharpening scythes.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rifle pit</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a trench for +sheltering sharpshooters.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with +spiral channels; as, to <i>rifle</i> a gun barrel or a +cannon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To whet with a rifle. See <u>Rifle</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and +New Guinea, of the genera <i>Ptiloris</i> and <i>Craspidophora</i>, +allied to the paradise birds.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The largest and best known species is <i>Ptiloris +paradisea</i> 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fle*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rifleman</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A soldier armed +with a rifle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rifles; a +robber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"fling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or +gun barrel.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The system of grooves in a +rifled gun barrel or cannon.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Shunt rifling</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rift</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Rive</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rift</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>reft</i>.] +[Dan. <i>rift</i>, fr. <i>rieve</i> to rend. See <u>Rive</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An opening made by riving or splitting; a +cleft; a fissure.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A shallow place in a stream; a +ford.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rift</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rifted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rifting</u>.] <def>To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to <i>rift</i> +an oak or a rock; to <i>rift</i> the clouds.</def> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To dwell these <i>rifted</i> rocks +between.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rift</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +burst open; to split.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Timber . . . not apt to <i>rif</i> with +ordnance.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To belch.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rift"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rafter.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ridge</u>.] <def>A +ridge.</def> [Prov. or Scott.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rigged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rigging</u> (?).] [Norweg. <i>rigga</i> to bind, particularly, to +wrap round, rig; cf. AS. <i>wrīhan</i> to cover.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with +tackling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially +in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by +<i>out</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Jack was <i>rigged</i> out in his gold and silver +lace.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rig a purchase</b></col>, <cd>to adapt apparatus so as +to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, +capstan, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To rig a ship</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts +and yards.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and +arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels +are distinguished; as, schooner <i>rig</i>, ship <i>rig</i>, etc. See +<i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dress; esp., odd or fanciful +clothing.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Wriggle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming +conduct.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sportive or unbecoming trick; a +frolic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A blast of wind.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Wright.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That uncertain season before the <i>rigs</i> of +Michaelmas were yet well composed.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To run a rig</b></col>, <cd>to play a trick; to engage in a +frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>He little dreamt when he set out<BR> +Of <i>running</i> such <i>a rig</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the wanton; to +act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.</def> "<i>Rigging</i> and +rifling all ways." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make free with; +hence, to steal; to pilfer.</def> [Obs. or Prov.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rig the market</b></col> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i>, <cd>to +raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick.</cd> +[Cant]</p> + +<p><hw>Rig`a*doon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rigadon</i>, +<i>rigaudon</i>.] <def>A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to +have been borrowed from Provence in France.</def> <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose dancing dogs in <i>rigadoons</i> +excel.</blockquote> <i>Wolcott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ga fir`</hw> (?), [So called from <i>Riga</i>, a city in +Russia.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A species of pine (<i>Pinus +sylvestris</i>), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- +called also <i>Scotch pine</i>, and <i>red or yellow deal</i>. It +grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in +Siberia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*ga"rion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rigatio</i>, +fr. <i>rigare</i> to water.] <def>See <u>Irrigation</u>.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ri"gel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>rijl</i>, +properly, foot.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A fixed star of the first +magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion.</def> [Written +also <i>Regel</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ri*ges"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rigescens</i>, p. pr. fr. <i>rigescere</i> to grow stiff.] +<def>Growing stiff or numb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the +rigging of a ship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cylindrical pulley or drum in +machinery.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rig"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>DRess; tackle; +especially <i>(Naut.)</i>, the ropes, chains, etc., that support the +masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the +sails, etc. See <i>Illustr</i>. of <u>Ship</u> and +<u>Sails</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Running rigging</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>all those +ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., +such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.</cd> -- +<col><b>Standing rigging</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the shrouds and +stays.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a rig or +wanton.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Riggish</i> and unmaidenly." <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Wriggle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The European lance +fish.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Right</hw> (rīt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>right</i>, +<i>riht</i>, AS. <i>riht</i>; akin to D. <i>regt</i>, OS. & OHG. +<i>reht</i>, G. <i>recht</i>, Dan. <i>ret</i>, Sw. rätt, Icel. +<i>rëttr</i>, Goth. <i>raíhts</i>, L. <i>rectus</i>, p. p. +of <i>regere</i> to guide, rule; cf. Skr. <i>&rsdot;ju</i> straight, +right. √115. Cf. <u>Adroit</u>,<u>Alert</u>, <u>Correct</u>, +<u>Dress</u>, <u>Regular</u>, <u>Rector</u>, <u>Recto</u>, +<u>Rectum</u>, <u>Regent</u>, <u>Region</u>, <u>Realm</u>, +<u>Rich</u>, <u>Royal</u>, <u>Rule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a <i>right</i> line.</def> +"<i>Right</i> as any line." <i>Chaucer</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Upright; erect from a base; having an +upright axis; not oblique; as, <i>right</i> ascension; a <i>right</i> +pyramid or cone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is +absolutely <i>right</i>, and is called <i>right</i> simply without +relation to a special end.</blockquote> <i>Whately.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; +as, the <i>right</i> man in the <i>right</i> place; the <i>right</i> +way from London to Oxford.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by reality or genuineness; +real; actual; not spurious.</def> "His <i>right</i> wife." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly +manifested themselves to be <i>right</i> barbarians.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>According with truth; passing a true +judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not +erroneous; correct; as, this is the <i>right</i> faith.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You are <i>right</i>, Justice, and you weigh this +well.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference +is . . . <i>right</i>, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we +die."</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Most favorable or convenient; +fortunate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lady has been disappointed on the <i>right</i> +side.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>left</i> when used in reference to a part +of the body; as, the <i>right</i> side, hand, arm. Also applied to the +corresponding side of the lower animals.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Became the sovereign's favorite, his <i>right</i> +hand.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In designating the banks of a river, <i>right</i> and +<i>left</i> are used always with reference to the position of one who +is facing in the direction of the current's flow.</p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; +orderly; well regulated; correctly done.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, +the <i>right</i> side of a piece of cloth.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At right angles</b></col>, <cd>so as to form a right angle +or right angles, as when one line crosses another +perpendicularly.</cd> -- <col><b>Right and left</b></col>, <cd>in both +or all directions.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Right and left +coupling</b></col> <i>(Pipe fitting)</i>, <cd>a coupling the opposite +ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed +screw, respectivelly.</cd> -- <col><b>Right angle</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The angle formed by one line meeting another +perpendicularly, as the angles <i>ABD</i>, <i>DBC</i>.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Spherics)</i> <cd>A spherical angle included +between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular +to each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Right ascension</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Ascension</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Right Center</b></col> +<i>(Politics)</i>, <cd>those members belonging to the Center in a +legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political +questions. See <u>Center</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</cd> -- +<col><b>Right cone</b></col>, <col><b>Right cylinder</b></col>, +<col><b>Right prism</b></col>, <col><b>Right pyramid</b></col> +<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of +which is perpendicular to the base.</cd> -- <col><b>Right +line</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Line</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Right +sailing</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>sailing on one of the four +cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, +but not both.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> -- <col><b>Right +sphere</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Geol.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Right</i> is used elliptically for <i>it is right</i>, +<i>what you say is right</i>, <i>true</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>"<i>Right</i>," cries his lordship.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; +rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; +becoming.</p> + +<p><hw>Right</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a +right manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a right or straight line; directly; +hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood <i>right</i> +before me; it went <i>right</i> to the mark; he came <i>right</i> out; +he followed <i>right</i> after the guide.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unto Dian's temple goeth she <i>right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let thine eyes look <i>right</i> on.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. iv. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Right</i> across its track there lay,<BR> +Down in the water, a long reef of gold.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Exactly; just.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Came he <i>right</i> now to sing a raven's +note?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>According to the law or will of God; +conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to +live <i>right</i>; to judge <i>right</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>According to any rule of art; +correctly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You with strict discipline instructed +<i>right</i>.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>According to fact or truth; actually; +truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story +<i>right</i>.</def> "<i>Right</i> at mine own cost." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Right</i> as it were a steed of +Lumbardye.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His wounds so smarted that he slept <i>right</i> +naught.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>In a great degree; very; wholly; +unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, <i>right</i> humble; +<i>right</i> noble; <i>right</i> valiant.</def> "He was not +<i>right</i> fat". <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For which I should be <i>right</i> sorry.</blockquote> +<i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[I] return those duties back as are <i>right</i> +fit.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, +<i>right</i> honorable; <i>right</i> reverend.</p> + +<p><col><b>Right honorable</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1242 !></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Right</i> is used in composition with other adverbs, as +up<i>right</i>, down<i>right</i>, forth<i>right</i>, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Right along</b></col>, <cd>without cessation; continuously; +as, to work <i>right along</i> for several hours.</cd> [Colloq. U.S.] +-- <col><b>Right away</b></col>, or <col><b>Right off</b></col>, +<cd>at once; straightway; without delay.</cd> [Colloq. U.S.] "We will +. . . shut ourselves up in the office and do the work <i>right +off</i>." <i>D. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>right</i>. See +<u>Right</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which +is right or correct.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, +divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral +<i>wrong</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A true statement; freedom +from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Seldom your opinions err;<BR> +Your eyes are always in the <i>right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A just judgment or action; that which is +true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,<BR> +And well deserved, had fortune done him <i>right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That to which one has a just claim.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>That which one has a natural +claim to exact.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are no <i>rights</i> whatever, without +corresponding duties.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That which one has a legal or social claim +to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a +<i>right</i> to arrest a criminal.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Born free, he sought his <i>right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hast thou not <i>right</i> to all created +things?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men have no <i>right</i> to what is not +reasonable.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Privilege or immunity granted by +authority.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The right side; the side opposite to the +left.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Led her to the Souldan's <i>right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in +France), those members collectively who are conservatives or +monarchists. See <u>Center</u>, 5.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The outward or most finished surface, as of +a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At all right</b></col>, <cd>at all points; in all +respects.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Bill of +rights</b></col>, <cd>a list of rights; a paper containing a +declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under +<u>Bill</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>By right</b></col>, <col><b>By +rights</b></col>, or <col><b>By good rights</b></col>, <cd>rightly; +properly; correctly.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>He should himself use it <i>by right</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I should have been a woman <i>by +right</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Divine right</b></col>, or <col><b>Divine right of +kings</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To +rights</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In a direct line; +straight.</cd> [R.] <i>Woodward.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>At once; +directly.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] <i>Swift.</i> -- <col><b>To set to +rights</b></col>, <col><b>To put to rights</b></col>, <cd>to put in +good order; to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order.</cd> -- +<col><b>Writ of right</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a writ which lay to +recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true +owner.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Righted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Righting</u>.] [AS. <i>rihtan</i>. See <u>Right</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to +restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to <i>right +the oppressed</i>; <i>to right</i> one's self; also, to +vindicate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So just is God, to <i>right</i> the +innocent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All experience hath shown that mankind are more +disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to <i>right</i> +themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are +accustomed.</blockquote> <i>Jefferson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To right a vessel</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to restore +her to an upright position after careening.</cd> -- <col><b>To right +the helm</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to place it in line with the +keel.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Right</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become +upright.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Hence, to regain an upright +position, as a ship or boat, after careening.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-a*bout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Right</i>, +adv. + <i>about</i>, adv.] <def>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 <i>right-about</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To send to the right-about</b></col>, <cd>to cause to turn +toward the opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause to +turn and retreat.</cd> [Colloq.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-an`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing a +right angle or right angles; as, a <i>right-angled</i> +triangle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do justice +to.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Relieve [marginal reading, <i>righten</i>] the +opressed.</blockquote> <i>Isa. i. 17.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"eous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>rightways</i>, <i>rightwise</i>, AS. <i>rightwīs</i>; +<i>riht</i> right + <i>wīs</i> wise, having wisdom, prudent. See +<u>Right</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<def>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 <i>righteous</i> man or act; a <i>righteous</i> +retribution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fearless in his <i>righteous</i> cause.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; +honest; equitable; rightful.</p> + +<p><hw>Right"eoused</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made +righteous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Right"eous*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rightwīslīce</i>.] <def>In a righteous manner; as, to +judge <i>righteously</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"eous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rihtwīsnes</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state +of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; +rectitude.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Righteousness</i>, as used in Scripture and theology, in +which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to <i>holiness</i>, +comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity +of life to the divine law.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A righteous act, or righteous +quality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All our <i>righteousnesses</i> are as filthy +rags.</blockquote> <i>Isa. lxiv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act or conduct of one who is +righteous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth +<i>righteousness</i> at all times.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cvi. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>The state of being right +with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of +justification.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are two kinds of Christian <i>righteousness</i>: +the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, +which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian +virtues.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Only for the <i>righteousness</i> of Christ imputed to +us, and received by faith alone.</blockquote> <i>Westminster +Catechism.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice; +rightfulness; integrity; honesty; faithfulness.</p> + +<p><hw>Right"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who sets +right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.</def> +<i>Shelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consonant to justice; just; as, a +<i>rightful</i> cause.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having the right or just claim according to +established laws; being or holding by right; as, the <i>rightful</i> +heir to a throne or an estate; a <i>rightful</i> king.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or +by just claim; as, a <i>rightful</i> inheritance; <i>rightful</i> +authority.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.</p> + +<p><hw>Right"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to +right or justice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"ful*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and +justice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moral rectitude; righteousness.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We fail of perfect <i>rightfulness</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the +left; as, the <i>right-hand</i> side, room, or road.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Chiefly relied on; almost +indispensable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their <i>right-hand</i> +man in the troop.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Right-hand rope</b></col>, <cd>a rope which is laid up and +twisted with the sun, that is, in the same direction as plain-laid +rope. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Cordage</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-hand`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the +left.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the whorls +rising from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Scalaria</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Right-handed screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw, the threads of +which, like those of a common wood screw, wind spirally in such a +direction that the screw advances away from the observer when turned +with a right-handed movement in a fixed nut.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-hand`ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +right heart or disposition.</def> -- <wf>Right"-heart`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Right"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +right.</def> <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-lined`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed by +right lines; rectilineal; as, a <i>right-lined</i> angle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>richtlice</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Straightly; directly; in front.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to justice; according to the +divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty <i>rightly</i> +performed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Properly; fitly; suitably; +appropriately.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Eve <i>rightly</i> called, Mother of all +mankind.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>According to truth or fact; correctly; not +erroneously; exactly.</def> "I can not <i>rightly</i> say." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou didst not <i>rightly</i> see.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +right or honest mind.</def> -- <wf>Right"-mind`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Right"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rihtnes</i>.] +<def>Straightness; as, the <i>rightness</i> of a line.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being right; right +relation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The craving for <i>rightness</i> with God.</blockquote> +<i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"-run`ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Straight; +direct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Right"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +right.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rightward</i> and leftward rise the +rocks.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right" whale`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (<i>Balæna +mysticetus</i>), from whose mouth the best whalebone is +obtained.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any other whale that produces +valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale +(<i>Balæna cisarctica</i>), and the Pacific right whale (<i>B. +Sieboldii</i>); a bone whale.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Pygmy right whale</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +small New Zealand whale <i>(Neobalæna marginata)</i> which is +only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and +tough, whalebone.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Right"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Righteous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Right"wise`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +righteous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Right"wise`ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Righteously.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Right"wise`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Righteousness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In doom and eke in <i>rightwisnesse</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rigidus</i>, fr. +<i>rigere</i> to be stiff or numb: cf. F. <i>rigide</i>. Cf. +<u>Rigor</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Firm; stiff; unyielding; not +pliant; not flexible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upright beams innumerable<BR> +Of <i>rigid</i> spears.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; +inflexible; strict; as, a <i>rigid</i> father or master; <i>rigid</i> +discipline; <i>rigid</i> criticism; <i>a rigid</i> sentence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The more <i>rigid</i> order of principles in religion +and government.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; +exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.</p> + +<p><hw>Ri*gid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rigiditas</i>: cf. F. <i>rigidité</i>. See <u>Rigid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being rigid; want of +pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of +resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to +<i>flexibility</i>, <i>ductility</i>, <i>malleability</i>, and +<i>softness</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of +ease or elegance.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Severity; rigor.</def> [Obs. orR.] <i>Bp. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.</p> + +<p><hw>Rig"id*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>In a rigid +manner; stiffly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"id*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rigid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*gid"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Dim. from +<i>rigid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a +<i>rigidulous</i> bristle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>See +<u>Reglet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"ma*role</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>ragman +roll</i>. See <u>Ragman's roll</u>.] <def>A succession of confused or +nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Often one's dear friend talks something which one +scruples to call <i>rigmarole</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"ma*role</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of +rigmarole; frovolous; nonsensical; foolish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. also <i>ringol</i>. +Cf. <u>Ring</u>.] <def>A circle; hence, a diadem.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"oll</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. +<i>regal</i>.] <def>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.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of +Music.).</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri"gor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Rigor</u>., +below.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rigidity; stiffness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(ed.)</i> <def>A sense of chilliness, with +contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the +chill preceding a fever.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Rigor caloris</b></col> (&?;) [L., rigor of heat] +<i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>a form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when +the muscle of a mammal is heated to about 50°C.</cd> -- +<col><b>||Rigor mortis</b></col> (&?;) [L. , rigor of death], +<cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rigour</i>, OF. +<i>rigour</i>, F. <i>rigueur</i>, from L. <i>rigor</i>, fr. +<i>rigere</i> to be stiff. See <u>Rigid</u>.] [Written also +<i>rigour</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The becoming stiff or rigid; +the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rest his look<BR> +Bound with Gorgonian <i>rigor</i> not to move.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See 1st <u>Rigor</u>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Severity of climate or season; inclemency; +as, the <i>rigor</i> of the storm; the <i>rigors</i> of +winter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged +sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; +cruelty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All his <i>rigor</i> is turned to grief and +pity.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If I shall be condemn'd<BR> +Upon surmises, . . . I tell you<BR> +'T is <i>rigor</i> and not law.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Exactness without allowance, deviation, or +indulgence; strictness; as, the <i>rigor</i> of criticism; to execute +a law with <i>rigor</i>; to enforce moral duties with <i>rigor</i>; -- +opposed to <i>lenity</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Severity of life; austerity; voluntary +submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The prince lived in this convent with all the +<i>rigor</i> and austerity of a capuchin.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Violence; force; fury.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose raging <i>rigor</i> neither steel nor brass could +stay.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; +austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.</p> + +<p><hw>Rig"or*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to +<i>laxity</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Severity, as of style, or the like.</def> +<i>Jefferson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"or*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rigoriste</i>.] <def>One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to +an extreme Jansenist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rig"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>rigoureux</i>, +LL. <i>rigorosus</i>. See <u>Rigor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement +or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; +relentless; as, a <i>rigorous</i> officer of justice; a +<i>rigorous</i> execution of law; a <i>rigorous</i> definition or +demonstration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock<BR> +With <i>rigorous hands</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their +<i>rigorous</i> unity.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Severe; intense; inclement; as, a +<i>rigorous</i> winter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Violent.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Rigorous</i> +uproar." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; +austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rig"or*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rig"or*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Rigs"da`ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dan. See <u>Rix- +dollar</u>.] <def>A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was +the former unit of value in Denmark.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rig`-Ve"da</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Veda</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Riks"da`ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. See <u>Rix- +dollar</u>.] <def>A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It +was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rile</hw> (rīl), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Riled</u> (rīld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Riling</u>.] [See <u>Roil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to +vex.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the +United States.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*lie"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[It. See +<u>Relief</u>.] <i>(Sculp. & Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Relief</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rill</hw> (r&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. +<i>rille</i> a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. +<i>rigol</i> a small brook, F. <i>rigole</i> a trench or furrow for +water, W. <i>rhill</i> a row, <i>rhigol</i> a little ditch. +√11.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A very small brook; a +streamlet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>See +<u>Rille</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To run a small +stream.</def> [R.] <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rille</hw> (r&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>rille</i> +a furrow.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of certain narrow, crooked +valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the +moon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rill"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +rill.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roily.</def> [Prov. +Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><! p. 1243 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [As. <i>rima</i>, +<i>reoma</i>, edge; cf. W. <i>rhim</i>, <i>rhimp</i>, a rim, edge, +boundary, termination, Armor, <i>rim</i>. Cf. <u>Rind</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The border, edge, or margin of a thing, +usually of something circular or curving; as, the <i>rim</i> of a +kettle or basin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The lower part of the abdomen.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Arch rim</b></col> <i>(Phonetics)</i>, <cd>the line between +the gums and the palate.</cd> -- <col><b>Rim-fire cartridge</b></col>. +<i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Cartridge</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rim +lock</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Lock</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rim</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rimmed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rimming</u>.] <def>To furnish with a rim; to border.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rimæ</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A narrow +and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri"mau da"han</hw> (?). [From the native Oriental name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The clouded tiger cat (<i>Felis +marmorata</i>) of Southern Asia and the East Indies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"base`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A +short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Cannon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rima</i>.] <def>A +rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrīm</i>; akin to +D. <i>rijm</i>, Icel. <i>hrīm</i>, Dan. <i>rim</i>, Sw. +<i>rim</i>; cf. D. <i>rijp</i>, G. <i>reif</i>, OHG. +<i>rīfo</i>, <i>hrīfo</i>.] <def>White frost; hoarfrost; +congealed dew or vapor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The trees were now covered with +<i>rime</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rimed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Riming</u>.] <def>To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>A +step or round of a ladder; a rung.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rhyme. See +<u>Rhyme</u>.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming +into use again.</p> + +<p><hw>Rime</hw>, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>To rhyme. See +<u>Rhyme</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rhymer; a +versifier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tool for shaping the +rimes of a ladder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>rimoier</i>. See <u>Ryime</u>.] <def>To compose in rhyme; to +versify.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>[Lays] <i>rimeyed</i> in their first Breton +tongue.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An implement for +cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of +pies, etc.; also, a reamer.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rimosus</i>, fr. +<i>rima</i> a chink: cf. F. <i>rimeux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Having long and nearly +parallel clefts or chinks, like those in the bark of trees.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*mose"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rimose +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*mos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being +rimose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rimose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrimpele</i>, or +<i>rimpel</i>. See Rumple.] <def>A fold or wrinkle. See +<u>Rumple</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rimpled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rimpling</u> (?).] <def>To rumple; to wrinkle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rim"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with rime; +frosty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rind</hw> (rīnd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rind</i> +bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. <i>rinta</i>, G. <i>rinde</i>, and +probably to E. <i>rand</i>, <i>rim</i>; cf. Skr. <i>ram</i> to end, +rest.] <def>The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, +etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind<BR> +With all thy charms, although this corporal <i>rind</i><BR> +Thou hast immanacled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sweetest nut hath sourest <i>rind</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rind</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To remove the rind of; +to bark.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rin"der*pest</hw> (r&ibreve;n"d&etilde;r*p&ebreve;st), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. <i>rind</i>, pl. <i>rinder</i>, cattle + +<i>pest</i> pest, plague.] <def>A highly contagious distemper or +murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- +called also <i>cattle plague</i>, <i>Russian cattle plague</i>, and +<i>steppe murrain</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rin"dle</hw> (r&ibreve;n"d'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rynele</i>. √11. See <u>Run</u>.] <def>A small water course +or gutter.</def> <i>Ash.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rind"less</hw> (rīnd"l&ebreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Destitute of a rind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rind"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +rind or skin.</def> <i>Ash.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rine</hw> (rīn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rind</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a rind</def> +[Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rin`for*zan"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., fr. +<i>rinforzare</i> to reënforce, strengthen.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden +increase of force (abbreviated <i>rf</i>., <i>rfz</i>.) Cf. +<u>Forzando</u>, and <u>Sforzando</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw> (r&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Rang</u> (răng) or <u>Rung</u> +(rŭng); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rung</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ringing</u>.] [AS. <i>hringan</i>; akin to Icel. +<i>hringja</i>, Sw. <i>ringa</i>, Dan. <i>ringe</i>, OD. +<i>ringhen</i>, <i>ringkelen</i>. √19.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; +as, to <i>ring</i> a bell.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to +sound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,<BR> +Hath <i>rung</i> night's yawning peal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To repeat often, loudly, or +earnestly.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To ring a peal</b></col>, <cd>to ring a set of changes on a +chime of bells.</cd> -- <col><b>To ring the changes upon</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Change</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To ring in</b></col> or +<col><b>out</b></col>, <cd>to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the +ringing of bells; as, <i>to ring out</i> the old year and <i>ring +in</i> the new.</cd> <i>Tennyson</i>. -- <col><b>To ring the bells +backward</b></col>, <cd>to sound the chimes, reversing the common +order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger.</cd> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic +one.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now <i>ringen</i> trompes loud and +clarion.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why <i>ring</i> not out the bells?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To practice making music with bells.</def> +<i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To sound loud; to resound; to be filled +with a ringing or reverberating sound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With sweeter notes each rising temple +<i>rung</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The hall with harp and carol <i>rang</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My ears still <i>ring</i> with noise.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To continue to sound or vibrate; to +resound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The assertion is still <i>ringing</i> in our +ears.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To be filled with report or talk; as, the +whole town <i>rings</i> with his fame.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the <i>ring</i> +of a bell.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any loud sound; the sound of numerous +voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ring</i> of acclamations fresh in his +ears.</blockquote> <i>Bacon</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chime, or set of bells harmonically +tuned.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As great and tunable a <i>ring</i> of bells as any in +the world.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hring</i>, +<i>hrinc</i>; akin to Fries. <i>hring</i>, D. & G. <i>ring</i>, OHG. +<i>ring</i>, <i>hring</i>, Icel. <i>hringr</i>, DAn. & SW. +<i>ring</i>; cf. Russ. <i>krug'</i>. Cf. <u>Harangue</u>, <u>Rank</u> +a row,<u>Rink</u>.] <def>A circle, or a circular line, or anything in +the form of a circular line or hoop.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>ring</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon his thumb he had of gold a +<i>ring</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dearest <i>ring</i> in Venice will I give +you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A circular area in which races are or run +or other sports are performed; an arena.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Place me, O, place me in the dusty <i>ring</i>,<BR> +Where youthful charioteers contend for glory.</blockquote> <i>E. +Smith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; +hence, figuratively, prize fighting.</def> "The road was an +institution, the <i>ring</i> was an institution." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A circular group of persons.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And hears the Muses in a <i>ring</i><BR> +Aye round about Jove's alter sing.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric +circles.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Astron. & Navigation)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An elastic band partly or +wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Sporangium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A clique; an exclusive combination of +persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute +offices, obtain contracts, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ruling <i>ring</i> at Constantinople.</blockquote> +<i>E. A. Freeman.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ring armor</b></col>, <cd>armor composed of rings of metal. +See <i>Ring mail</i>, below, and <i>Chain mail</i>, under +<u>Chain</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring blackbird</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the ring ousel.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring +canal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the circular water tube which +surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring +dotterel</b></col>, or <col><b>Ringed dotterel</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Dotterel</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Pressiroster</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring dropper</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring fence</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Fence</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring finger</b></col>, <cd>the third +finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the +ring is placed in marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring formula</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, +as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Benzene</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring mail</b></col>, <cd>a kind of +mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of +cloth.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring micrometer</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> +<cd>See <i>Circular micrometer</i>, under <u>Micrometer</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Saturn's rings</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Saturn</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ring ousel</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Ousel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring parrot</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of Old World +parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially +<i>Palæornis torquatus</i>, common in India, and <i>P. +Alexandri</i> of <u>Java</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring plover</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The ringed dotterel</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several small American plovers +having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover +(<i>Ægialitis semipalmata</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Ring +snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small harmless American +snake (<i>Diadophis punctatus</i>) having a white ring around the +neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange +red.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring stopper</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See +under <u>Stopper</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring thrush</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the ring ousel.</cd> -- <col><b>The prize +ring</b></col>, <cd>the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize +fighters, collectively.</cd> -- <col><b>The ring</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The body of sporting men who bet on horse +races</cd>. [Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The prize ring.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ringed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ringing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To surround with a ring, or +as with a ring; to encircle.</def> "<i>Ring</i> these fingers." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hort.)</i> <def>To make a ring around by +cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to <i>ring</i> branches or +roots.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fit with a ring or with rings, as the +fingers, or a swine's snout.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>To +rise in the air spirally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also <i>ring-billed +blackhead</i>. See <u>Scaup</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called also +<i>ring bunting</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"bolt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An eyebolt +having a ring through the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A +morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small +pastern and the great pastern bones.</def> <i>J. H. Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"dove`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A European wild pigeon (<i>Columba palumbus</i>) having a white +crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also +<i>wood pigeon</i>, and <i>cushat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ringed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully +wedded.</def> "A <i>ringed</i> wife." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ringed seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a North +Pacific seal (<i>Phoca fœtida</i>) having ringlike spots on the +body.</cd> -- <col><b>Ringed snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a harmless European snake (<i>Tropidonotus natrix</i>) common in +England.</cd> -- <col><b>Ringed worm</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>an annelid.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rin"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ringens</i>, +<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>ringi</i> to open wide the mouth: cf. F. +<i>ringent</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the lips widely separated +and gaping like an open mouth; as a <i>ringent</i> bilabiate +corolla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes +on bells.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A crowbar.</def> +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Horse Racing)</i> +<def>A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is +fraudulently got into it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cloth Manuf.)</i> +<def>An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a & n.</i></pos> from <u>Ring</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ringing engine</b></col>, <cd>a simple form of pile driver +in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ringing +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"lead`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number +of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A primacy of order, such an one as the +<i>ringleader</i> hath in a dance.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ringleaders</i> were apprehended, tried, fined, +and imprisoned.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rin"gle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ringed dotterel, or ring plover.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ring"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ring</i> + <i>- +let</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small ring; a small circle; +specifically, a fairy ring.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You demi-puppets, that<BR> +By moonshine do the green sour <i>ringlets</i> make,<BR> +Whereof the ewe not bites.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A curl; especially, a curl of +hair.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Her golden tresses] in wanton <i>ringlets</i> +waved.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ringmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The ring finger.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Ascham</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One in charge +of the performances (as of horses) within the ring in a +circus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"neck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small plovers +of the genus <i>Ægialitis</i>, having a ring around the neck. +The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The +semipalmated plover (<i>Æ. semipalmata</i>) and the piping +plover (<i>Æ. meloda</i>) are common North American species. +Called also <i>ring plover</i>, and <i>ring-necked +plover</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ring-necked +duck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"-necked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a well defined ring of color around +the neck.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ring-necked duck</b></col> <i>(Zool.)</i>, <cd>an American +scaup duck (<i>Aythya collaris</i>). 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 +<i>ring-neck</i>, <i>ring-necked blackhead</i>, <i>ringbill</i>, +<i>tufted duck</i>, and <i>black jack</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"sail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>See <u>Ringtail</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"straked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ring- +streaked.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cattle <i>ringstraked</i>, speckled, and +spotted.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxx. 39.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"-streaked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +circular streaks or lines on the body; as, <i>ring-streaked</i> +goats.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird having a distinct band of color across +the tail, as the hen harrier.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A light sail set abaft and +beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also +<i>ringsail</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ringtail boom</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a spar which is +rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"-tailed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands +of color.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ring-tailed cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +cacomixle.</cd> -- <col><b>Ring-tailed eagle</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a young golden eagle.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"toss`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game in which +the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an upright +stick.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ring"worm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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 <i>Tinea +circinata</i>, <i>Tinea tonsurans</i>, etc., but all are caused by the +same parasite (a species of <i>Trichophyton</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rink</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. <i>renk</i>, +<i>rink</i>, <i>rynk</i>, a course, a race; probably fr. AS. +<i>hring</i> a ring. See <u>Ring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of +curling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rink"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who skates at a +rink.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rink"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Skating in a +rink.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rinse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rinsed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rinsing</u>.] [OE., fr. OF. <i>rincer</i>, <i>rimser</i>, +<i>reinser</i>, <i>raïncier</i>, F. <i>rincer</i>; of uncertain +origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wash lightly; to cleanse with a +second or repeated application of water after washing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cleancse by the introduction of water; - +- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to <i>rinse</i> a +bottle.</def> "Like a glass did break i' the <i>rinsing</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rinse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +rinsing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rins"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, rinses.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1244 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>riote</i>, of +uncertain origin; cf. OD. <i>revot</i>, <i>ravot</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; +tumult.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His headstrong <i>riot</i> hath no curb.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and +loose festivity; revelry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Venus loveth <i>riot</i> and dispense.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lamb thy <i>riot</i> dooms to bleed to- +day.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The tumultuous disturbance of +the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in +the execution of some private object.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To run riot</b></col>, <cd>to act wantonly or without +restraint.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rioted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rioting</u>.] [OF. <i>rioter</i>; cf. OD. <i>ravotten</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now he exact of all, wastes in delight,<BR> +<i>Riots</i> in pleasure, and neglects the law.</blockquote> +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No pulse that <i>riots</i>, and no blood that +glows.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To disturb the peace; to raise +an uproar or sedition. See <u>Riot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spend or pass in +riot.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[He] had <i>rioted</i> his life out.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who engages in a riot. See +<u>Riot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess; tumult; +revelry.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His life he led in lawless <i>riotise</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot*our</hw> (-&oomac;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rioter.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>rioteux</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; +unrestrained; luxurious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The younger son . . . took his journey into a far +country, and there wasted his substance with <i>riotous</i> +living.</blockquote> <i>Luke xv. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of an unlawful +assembly or its acts; seditious.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ri"ot*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ri"ot*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"ot*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +practice of rioting; riot.</def> "Electioneering <i>riotry</i>." +<i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>hrip</i> a box +or basket; perhaps akin to E. <i>corb</i>. Cf. <u>Ripier</u>.] <def>A +wicker fish basket.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ripped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ripping</u>.] [Cf. AS. <i>r&ymacr;pan</i>, also Sw. <i>repa</i> to +ripple flax, D. <i>repelen</i>, G. <i>reffen</i>, <i>riffeln</i>, and +E. <i>raff</i>, <i>raffle</i>. Cf. <u>Raff</u>, <u>Ripple</u> of +flax.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rip</i> a garment by cutting the stitches; to +<i>rip</i> off the skin of a beast; to <i>rip</i> up a floor; -- +commonly used with <i>up</i>, <i>open</i>, <i>off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get by, or as by, cutting or +tearing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He 'll <i>rip</i> the fatal secret from her +heart.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tear up for search or disclosure, or for +alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- +usually with <i>up</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>ripped</i> up all that had been done from the +beginning of the rebellion.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For brethern to debate and <i>rip</i> up their falling +out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor +comely.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or +fiber.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ripping chisel</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a crooked +chisel for cleaning out mortises.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- +<col><b>Ripping iron</b></col>. <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Ravehook</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ripping saw</b></col>. <i>(Carp.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Ripsaw</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To rip out</b></col>, <cd>to +rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, <i>to rip out</i> an +oath.</cd> [Colloq.] See <i>To rap out</i>, under <u>Rap</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rent +made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; +laceration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of +<i>rep</i>robate.] <def>A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or +person, as to a scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out +horse.</def> [Slang.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A body of water made rough by the meeting +of opposing tides or currents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*pa"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>riparius</i>, fr. <i>ripa</i> a bank. See <u>River</u>, and cf. +<u>Arrive</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, +<i>riparian</i> rights.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*pa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>riparius</i>.] <def>Growing along the banks of rivers; +riparian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ripe</hw> (rīp), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ripa</i>.] +<def>The bank of a river.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ripe</hw> (rīp), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Riper</u> (-&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Ripest</u>.] [AS. <i>rīpe</i>; akin +to OS. <i>rīpi</i>, D. <i>rijp</i>, G. <i>rief</i>, OHG. +<i>rīft</i>; cf. AS. <i>rīp</i> harvest, +<i>rīpan</i> to reap. Cf. <u>Reap</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; +mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, <i>ripe</i> +grain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So mayst thou live, till, like <i>ripe</i> fruit, thou +drop<BR> +Into thy mother's lap.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Advanced to the state of fitness for use; +mellow; as, <i>ripe</i> cheese; <i>ripe</i> wine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having attained its full development; +mature; perfected; consummate.</def> "<i>Ripe</i> courage." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was a scholar, and a <i>ripe</i> and good +one.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Maturated or suppurated; ready to +discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Ready for action or effect; +prepared.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While things were just <i>ripe</i> for a +war.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am not <i>ripe</i> to pass sentence on the gravest +public bodies.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and +plumpness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those happy smilets,<BR> +That played on her <i>ripe</i> lip.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Intoxicated.</def> [Obs.] "Reeling +<i>ripe</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Mature; complete; finished. See <u>Mature</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ripe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rīpian</i>.] +<def>To ripen; to grow ripe.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ripe</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mature; to +ripen.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ripe"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Maturely; at the fit +time.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ripened</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ripening</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grow ripe; to become +mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes +<i>ripen</i> in the sun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To approach or come to +perfection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days <i>ripened</i> the +corn.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to +perfection; as, to <i>ripen</i> the judgment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When faith and love, which parted from thee never,<BR> +Had <i>ripined</i> thy iust soul to dwell with God.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ripe"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rīpness</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being ripe; +maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the <i>ripeness</i> of grain; +<i>ripeness</i> of manhood; <i>ripeness</i> of judgment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Time, which made them their fame outlive,<BR> +To Cowley scarce did <i>ripeness</i> give.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*pid"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;. +&?;&?;&?;. fan + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>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 <i>clinochlore</i>.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Ri*pi*e"nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>A player in the <i>ripieno</i> portion of an orchestra. See +<u>Ripieno</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*pi*e"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to +those instruments which only swell the mass or <i>tutti</i> of an +orchestra, but are not obbligato.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rip"ler</hw> (?), <hw>Rip"per</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rip</u> a basket, or <u>Riparian</u>.] +<i>(O.E. Law)</i> <def>One who brings fish from the seacoast to +markets in inland towns.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But what's the action we are for now ?<BR> +Robbing a <i>ripper</i> of his fish.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*post"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>riposte</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In fencing, a return thrust after a +parry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quick and sharp refort; a repartee.</def> +<i>J. Morley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool for trimming the edges of roofing +slates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything huge, extreme, startling, +etc.</def> [Slang.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [FRom <u>Rip</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>An implement, with teeth like those of a +comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of +a ripple.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to scratch or tear.</def> +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rippled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rippling</u> (?).] [Cf. <u>Rimple</u>, <u>Rumple</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a sound as of water running gently +over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the +shore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fret or dimple, +as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or +undulations; as, the breeze <i>rippled</i> the lake.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little +curling waves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A little wave or undulation; a sound such +as is made by little waves; as, a <i>ripple</i> of laughter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(physics)</i> <def>a small wave on the +surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not +gravity, but surface tension.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Electrical engineering)</i> <def>the +residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, +expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the +current.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ripple grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Ribwort</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ripple marks</b></col>, <cd>a system +of parallel ridges on sand, produced by wind, by the current of a +steam, or by the agitation of wind waves; also <i>(Geol.)</i>, a +system of parallel ridges on the surface of a sandstone +stratum.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ple-marked`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +ripple marks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"plet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small +ripple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"pling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +rippling manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having ripples; as, +<i>ripply</i> water; hence, resembling the sound of rippling water; +as, <i>ripply</i> laughter; a <i>ripply</i> cove.</def> +<i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"rap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rap</u>.] +<i>(Masonry)</i> <def>A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown +together without order, as in deep water or on a soft +bottom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"rap`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Riprapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Riprapping</u>.] <def>To form a riprap in or <i>upon</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"saw`</hw> (?), [See <u>Rip</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, +4.] <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a +slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- +called also <i>ripping saw</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rip"tow*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rīp</i>. harvest + a word of uncertain etymology.] <i>(Feud. +Law)</i> <def>A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their +lord's corn.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrīs</i>; akin +to D. <i>rils</i>, G. <i>reis</i>, OHG. <i>hrīs</i>.] <def>A +bough or branch; a twig.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As white as is the blossom upon the +<i>ris</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rise</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> +<u>Rose</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Risen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rising</u>.] [AS. <i>rīsan</i>; akin +to OS. <i>rīsan</i>, D. <i>rijzen</i>, OHG. <i>rīsan</i> +to rise, fall, Icel. <i>rīsa</i>, Goth. ur<i>reisan</i>, G. +<i>reise</i> journey. CF. <u>Arise</u>, <u>Raise</u>, <u>Rear</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move from a lower +position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any +other voluntary motion; as, a bird <i>rises</i> in the air; a fish +<i>rises</i> to the bait.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or +vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To move upward under the influence of a +projecting force; as, a bullet <i>rises</i> in the air.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To grow upward; to attain a certain +height; as, this elm <i>rises</i> to the height of seventy +feet.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To reach a higher level by increase of +quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river <i>rises</i> in its bed; the +mercury <i>rises</i> in the thermometer.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To become erect; to assume an upright +position; as, to <i>rise</i> from a chair or from a fall.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to +<i>rise</i> early.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that would thrive, must <i>rise</i> by +five.</blockquote> <i>Old Proverb.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps +<i>rise</i> far above the sea.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or +surface <i>rises</i> in this direction.</def> "A <i>rising</i> +ground." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(j)</i></sd> <def>To retire; to give up a siege.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He, <i>rising</i> with small honor from Gunza, . . . +was gone.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <def>To swell or puff up in the process of +fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have the aspect or the effect of +rising.</def> Specifically: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To appear above the horizont, as the sun, +moon, stars, and the like.</def> "He maketh his sun to <i>rise</i> on +the evil and the good." <i>Matt. v. 45.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To become apparent; to emerge into sight; +to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption <i>rises</i> on the skin; +the land <i>rises</i> to view to one sailing toward the +shore.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To become perceptible to other senses than +sight; as, a noise <i>rose</i> on the air; odor <i>rises</i> from the +flower.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To have a beginning; to proceed; to +originate; as, rivers <i>rise</i> in lakes or springs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A scepter shall <i>rise</i> out of Israel.</blockquote> +<i>Num. xxiv. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Honor and shame from no condition +<i>rise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase in size, force, or value; to +proceed toward a climax.</def> Specifically: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To increase in power or fury; -- said of +wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.</def> "High winde . . . began +to <i>rise</i>, high passions -- anger, hate." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To become of higher value; to increase in +price.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bullion is <i>risen</i> to six shillings . . . the +ounce.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To become larger; to swell; -- said of a +boil, tumor, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To increase in intensity; -- said of +heat.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To become louder, or higher in pitch, as +the voice.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his +expenses <i>rose</i> beyond his expectations.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In various figurative senses.</def> +Specifically: --</p> + +<p><sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to +go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At our heels all hell should <i>rise</i><BR> +With blackest insurrection.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No more shall nation against nation +<i>rise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To attain to a better social position; to +be promoted; to excel; to succeed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some <i>rise</i> by sin, and some by virtue +fall.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To become more and more dignified or +forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, +or discourse; as, to <i>rise</i> in force of expression; to +<i>rise</i> in eloquence; a story <i>rises</i> in interest.</def></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To come to mind; to be suggested; to +occur.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A thought <i>rose</i> in me, which often perplexes men +of contemplative natures.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To come; to offer itself.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There chanced to the prince's hand to <i>rise</i><BR> +<i>An ancient book</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To ascend from the grave; to come to +life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But now is Christ <i>risen</i> from the +dead.</blockquote> <i>1. Cor. xv. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To terminate an official sitting; to +adjourn; as, the committee <i>rose</i> after agreeing to the +report.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was near nine . . . before the House +<i>rose</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To ascend on a musical scale; to take a +higher pith; as, to <i>rise</i> a tone or semitone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>To be lifted, or to admit +of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the +type; -- said of a form.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. -- +<u>Rise</u>, <u>Appreciate</u>. Some in America use the word +<i>appreciate</i> for "rise in value;" as, stocks <i>appreciate</i>, +money <i>appreciates</i>, etc. This use is not unknown in England, but +it is less common there. It is undesirable, because <i>rise</i> +sufficiently expresses the idea, and <i>appreciate</i> has its own +distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so +entirely different.</p> + +<p><hw>Rise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of rising, or the state of being risen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The distance through which anything rises; +as, the <i>rise</i> of the thermometer was ten degrees; the +<i>rise</i> of the river was six feet; the <i>rise</i> of an arch or +of a step.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Land which is somewhat higher than the +rest; as, the house stood on a <i>rise</i> of land.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Spring; source; origin; as, the <i>rise</i> +of a stream.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All wickednes taketh its <i>rise</i> from the +heart.</blockquote> <i>R. Nelson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Appearance above the horizon; as, the +<i>rise</i> of the sun or of a planet.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Increase; advance; augmentation, as of +price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rise</i> or fall that may happen in his constant +revenue by a Spanish war.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Increase of sound; a swelling of the +voice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ordinary <i>rises</i> and falls of the +voice.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward +change of key; as, a <i>rise</i> of a tone or semitone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>The spring of a fish to seize food (as a +fly) near the surface of the water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"en</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def><pos><i>p. p. & +a.</i></pos> from <u>Rise</u>.</def> "Her <i>risen</i> Son and Lord." +<i>Keble.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def><pos><i>Obs. imp. pl.</i></pos> of +<u>Rise</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who rises; as, an early <i>riser</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +upright piece of a step, from tread to tread.</def> Hence: +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any small upright face, as of a seat, +platform, veranda, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A shaft excavated from +below upward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A feed head. See under +<u>Feed</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rush (the +plant).</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ris`i*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F. +<i>risibilité</i>.] <def>The quality of being risible; as, +<i>risibility</i> is peculiar to the human species.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A strong and obvious disposition to +<i>risibility</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>risibilis</i>, fr. <i>ridere</i>, <i>risum</i>, to laugh. Cf. +<u>Ridiculous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the faculty or +power of laughing; disposed to laugh.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the +definition of man that he is <i>risible</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; +amusing.</def> "<i>Risible</i> absurdities." <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I hope you find nothing <i>risible</i> in my +complaisance.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, +<i>risible</i> muscles.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Risible</i> is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, +for the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other organs used +in laughing, collectively; as, unable to control one's +<i>risibles</i>.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- +<u>Risible</u>, <u>Ludicrous</u>, <u>Ridiculous</u>. <i>Risible</i> +differs from <i>ludicrous</i> as species from genus; <i>ludicrous</i> +expressing that which is playful and sportive; <i>risible</i>, that +which may excite laughter. <i>Risible</i> differs from +<i>ridiculous</i>, as the latter implies something contemptuous, and +<i>risible</i> does not.</p> + +<p><! p. 1245 !></p> + +<p>--<wf>Ris"i*ble*ness</wf>(#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ris"i*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward +direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the +<i>rising</i> moon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Increasing in wealth, power, or +distinction; as, a <i>rising</i> state; a <i>rising</i> +character.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Among the <i>rising</i> theologians of +Germany.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Growing; advancing to adult years and to +the state of active life; as, the <i>rising</i> generation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"ing</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>More than; +exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse <i>rising</i> six years of +age.</def> [Colloq. & Low, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ris"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which rises; a tumor; a boil.</def> +<i>Lev. xiii. 10.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rising main</b></col> <i>(Waterworks)</i>, <cd>the pipe +through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated +reservoir.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Risk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>risque</i>; cf. It. +<i>risco</i>, <i>risico</i>, <i>rischio</i>, Pg. <i>risco</i>, Sp. +<i>riesgo</i>, and also Sp. <i>risco</i> a steep rock; all probably +fr. L. <i>resceare</i> to cut off; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + +<i>secare</i> to cut; -- the word having been probably first used +among sailors. See <u>Section</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hazard; +danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The imminent and constant <i>risk</i> of assassination, +a <i>risk</i> which has shaken very strong nerves.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>Hazard of loss; liabillity to +loss in property.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To run a risk</b></col>, <cd>to incur hazard; to encounter +danger.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See +<u>Danger</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Risk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Risked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Risking</u>.] [CF. F. <i>risquer</i>. See <u>Risk</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To expose to risk, +hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to <i>risk</i> goods on board of a +ship; to <i>risk</i> one's person in battle; to <i>risk</i> one's fame +by a publication.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To incur the risk or danger of; as, to +<i>risk</i> a battle.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.</p> + +<p><hw>Risk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who risks or +hazards.</def> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Risk"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Risky.</def> [R.] +<i>Geddes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Risk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attended with risk +or danger; hazardous.</def> "A <i>risky</i> matter." <i>W. +Collins.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Generalization are always <i>risky</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*so"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. <i>ridere</i>, +<i>risum</i>, to laugh.] <def>Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; +as, the <i>risorial</i> muscles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*sot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A kind of +pottage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Risse</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Rise</u>.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ris"soid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Rissoa</i>, the +typical genus ( fr. A. <i>Risso</i>, an Italian naturalist) + <i>- +oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of very numerous species of +small spiral gastropods of the genus <i>Rissoa</i>, or family +<i>Rissoidæ</i>, found both in fresh and salt water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ris`sole"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>rissoler</i> to fry meat till it is brown.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A +small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and +fried.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rist</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> +of <u>Rise</u>, contracted from <i>riseth</i>.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rit</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i></pos> +of <u>Ride</u>, contracted from <i>rideth</i>.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri`tar*dan"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; +rallentado.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ritus</i>; cf. Skr. +<i>rīti</i> a stream, a running, way, manner, <i>ri</i> to flow: +cf. F. <i>rit</i>, <i>rite</i>. CF. <u>Rivulet</u>.] <def>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 <i>rites</i> of freemasonry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He looked with indifference on <i>rites</i>, names, and +forms of ecclesiastical polity.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ri`te*nu"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Held back; holding back; ritardando.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rit`or*nelle"</hw> (?), <hw>||Ri`tor*nel"lo</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>ritornello</i>, dim. of <i>ritorno</i> +return, fr. <i>ritornare</i> to return: cf. F. <i>ritournelle</i>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short return or repetition; a +concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the +song.</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short intermediate symphony, or +instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an +interlude.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ri*trat"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[It.] <def>A +picture.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rit"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. <i>ritualis</i>, fr. +<i>ritus</i> a rite: cf. F. <i>rituel</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +rites or ritual; as, <i>ritual</i> service or sacrifices; the +<i>ritual</i> law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rit"u*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rituel</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A prescribed form of performing divine service +in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish +<i>ritual</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by +an organization; as, the <i>ritual</i> of the freemasons.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A book containing the rites to be +observed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rit"u*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ritualisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A system founded upon a +ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or +observance of, a ritual.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically :<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> 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. <i>Schaff-Herzog +Encyc</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> Also, the principles and practices of +those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this +party in the Church of England.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rit"u*al*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F. +<i>ritualiste</i>.] <def>One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one +who advocates or practices ritualism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rit`u*al*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to ritualism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rit"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By rites, or by a +particular rite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>ripa</i> +bank, shore.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bank, shore, or coast.</def> +[Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From the green <i>rivage</i> many a fall<BR> +Of diamond rillets musical.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> <def>A duty paid to the crown +for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rival</i> (cf. It. +<i>rivale</i>), L. <i>rivales</i> two neigbors having the same brook +in common, rivals, fr. <i>rivalis</i> belonging to a brook, fr. +<i>rivus</i> a brook. Cf. <u>Rivulet</u>, <u>Rete</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person having a common right or privilege +with another; a partner.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus,<BR> +The <i>rivals</i> of my watch, bid them make haste.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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, +<i>rivals</i> in love; <i>rivals</i> for a crown.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; "<i>Rivals</i>, 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 <i>'rivals'</i> . . . came to be used of any who +were on any grounds in more or less unfriendly competition with one +another." <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Competitor; emulator; antagonist.</p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the same +pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, +rival lovers; <i>rival</i> claims or pretensions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two +<i>rival</i> confederacies of statesmen.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rivaled</u> (?) or <u>Rivalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rivaling</u> or <u>Rivalling</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To stand in competition with; to strive to +gain some object in opposition to; as, to <i>rival</i> one in +love.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To strive to equal or exel; to +emulate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>rival</i> thunder in its rapid +course.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be in +rivalry.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +rival.</def> [Obs.] <i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*val"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rivalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>rivalité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Rivalry; competition.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Equality, as of right or rank.</def> [Obs.] +<i>hak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rivalries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The act of rivaling, or the +state of being a rival; a competition.</def> "Keen contention and +eager <i>rivalries</i>." <i>Jeffrey.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Emulation; competition. See <u>Emulation</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ri"val*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rivalry.</def> [R.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> +<u>Rived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rived</u> or <u>Riven</u> +(&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Riving</u>.] [Icel. +<i>rīfa</i>, akin to Sw. <i>rifva</i> to pull asunder, burst, +tear, Dan. <i>rive</i> to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. <u>Reef</u> of land, +<u>Rifle</u> a gun, <u>Rift</u>, <u>Rivel</u>.] <def>To rend asunder +by force; to split; to cleave; as, to <i>rive</i> timber for rails or +shingles.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall <i>ryve</i> him through the sides +twain.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The scolding winds have <i>rived</i> the knotty +oaks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Brutus hath <i>rived</i> my heart.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rive</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be split or rent +asunder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Freestone <i>rives</i>, splits, and breaks in any +direction.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place torn; a rent; a +rift.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Riv"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Riveled</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Riveling</u>.] [AS. <i>gerifled</i>, <i>geriflod</i>, +<i>gerifod</i>, wrinkled, <i>geriflian</i>, <i>gerifian</i>, to +wrinkle. See <u>Rifle</u> a gun, <u>Rive</u>.] <def>To contract into +wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, <i>riveled</i> fruit; +<i>riveled</i> flowers.</def> [Obs.] <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Riveled</i> +parchments." <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrinkle; a +rimple.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"en</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> from +<u>Rive</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rives or +splits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rivère</i> +a river, LL. <i>riparia</i> river, bank of a river, fr. L. +<i>riparius</i> belonging to a bank or shore, fr. <i>ripa</i> a bank +or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. <u>Arrive</u>, <u>Riparian</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Transparent and sparkling <i>rivers</i>, from which it +is delightful to drink as they flow.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; +abundance; as, <i>rivers</i> of blood; <i>rivers</i> of oil.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>River chub</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the hornyhead +and allied species of fresh-water fishes.</cd> -- <col><b>River +crab</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of fresh-water +crabs of the genus <i>Thelphusa</i>, as <i>T. depressa</i> of Southern +Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>River dragon</b></col>, <cd>a crocodile; -- +applied by Milton to the king of Egypt.</cd> -- <col><b>River +driver</b></col>, <cd>a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down +rivers.</cd> <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <col><b>River duck</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of duck belonging to <i>Anas</i>, +<i>Spatula</i>, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute +of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to +<i>sea duck</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>River god</b></col>, <cd>a deity +supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity.</cd> -- +<col><b>River herring</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an +alewife.</cd> -- <col><b>River hog</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any species of African wild hogs of the genus +<i>Potamochœrus</i>. They frequent wet places along the +rivers.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The capybara.</cd> -- +<col><b>River horse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +hippopotamus.</cd> -- <col><b>River jack</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an African puff adder (<i>Clotho +nasicornis</i>) having a spine on the nose.</cd> -- <col><b>River +limpet</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a fresh-water, air-breathing +mollusk of the genus <i>Ancylus</i>, having a limpet-shaped +shell.</cd> -- <col><b>River pirate</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the pike.</cd> -- <col><b>River snail</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of fresh-water gastropods of +<i>Paludina</i>, <i>Melontho</i>, and allied genera. See <i>Pond +snail</i>, under <u>Pond</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>River tortoise</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises +inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus <i>Trionyx</i> and +allied genera. See <u>Trionyx</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To hawk by the +side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Supplied with +rivers; as, a well <i>rivered</i> country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rivulet.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being a river.</def> "Useful <i>riverhood</i>." <i>H. +Miller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rivulet.</def> [R.] <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er*side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The side or +bank of a river.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having rivers; as, +a <i>rivery</i> country.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>river</i> to +rivet; perh. fr. Icel. <i>rifa</i> to fasten together. Cf. +<u>Reef</u> part of a sail.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With busy hammers closing <i>rivets</i> +up.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rivet joint</b></col>, or <col><b>Riveted joint</b></col>, +<cd>a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Riveted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Riveting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fasten with a rivet, or +with rivets; as, to <i>rivet</i> two pieces of iron.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, +strong, or immovable; as, to <i>rivet</i> friendship or +affection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rivet</i> and nail me where I stand, ye +powers!</blockquote> <i>Congreve.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus his confidence was <i>riveted</i> and +confirmed.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"et*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rivets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"et*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and +clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The whole set of rivets, +collectively.</def> <i>Tomlinsin.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Butt riveting</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Chain riveting</b></col>, <cd>riveting in which the rivets, in +two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.</cd> -- +<col><b>Crossed riveting</b></col>, <cd>riveting in which the rivets +in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next +row.</cd> -- <col><b>Double riveting</b></col>, <cd>in lap riveting, +two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on +each side of the joint.</cd> -- <col><b>Lap riveting</b></col>, +<cd>riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are +riveted together.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ri*vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>rivus</i> a +brook, channel.] <def>Marked with sinuate and irregular +furrows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Riv"u*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Earlier +<i>rivolet</i>, It. <i>rivoletto</i>, a dim. fr. <i>rivolo</i>, L. +<i>rivulus</i>, dim. of <i>rivus</i> a brook. CF. <u>Rival</u>, +<u>Rite</u>.] <def>A small stream or brook; a streamlet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By fountain or by shady <i>rivulet</i><BR> +He sought them.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rix*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rixari</i>, p. +p. <i>rixatus</i>, to brawl, fr. <i>rixa</i> a quarrel.] <def>A brawl +or quarrel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rix*a"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Old Eng. +Law)</i> <def>A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rix"da`ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Dutch silver +coin, worth about $1.00.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rix"-dol`lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. +<i>riksdaler</i>, or Dan. <i>rigsdaler</i>, or D. <i>rijksdaalder</i>, +or G. <i>reichsthaler</i>, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, +fr. words akin to E. <i>rich</i>, and <i>dollar</i>. See <u>Rich</u>, +<u>Dollar</u>.] <def>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 <u>Rigsdaler</u>, +<u>Riksdaler</u>, and <u>Rixdaler</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some +remain in circulation.</p> + +<p><hw>Riz"zar</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>To dry in the sun; as, <i>rizzared</i> haddock.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +cockroach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roach</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rroche</i>; cf. AS. +<i>reohha</i>, D. <i>rog</i>, <i>roch</i>, G. <i>roche</i>, LG. +<i>ruche</i>, Dan. <i>rokke</i> ray, Sw. <i>rocka</i>, and E. +<i>ray</i> a fish.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A European fresh-water fish of the Carp +family (<i>Leuciscus rutilus</i>). It is silver-white, with a greenish +back.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An American chub (<i>Semotilus +bullaris</i>); the fallfish.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The +redfin, or shiner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A convex curve or arch cut +in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better +fit.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>As sound as a roach</b></col> [<i>roach</i> perhaps being a +corruption of a F. <i>roche</i> a rock], <cd>perfectly sound.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roach</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to arch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the +part left shall stand upright.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roach"-backed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex +instead of a concave curve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Road</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rād</i> a +riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. +<i>rīdan</i> to ride. See <u>Ride</u>, and cf. <u>Raid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A journey, or stage of a journey.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>With easy <i>roads</i> he came to +Leicester.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inroad; an invasion; a raid.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The most villainous house in all the London +<i>road</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The word is generally applied to highways, and as a generic +term it includes <i>highway</i>, <i>street</i>, and <i>lane</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Possibly akin to Icel. <i>reiði</i> the +rigging of a ship, E. <i>ready</i>.] <def>A place where ships may ride +at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in +the plural; as, Hampton <i>Roads</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1246 !></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners,<BR> +For we be come unto a quiet <i>rode</i> [road].</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>On</b></col>, or <col><b>Upon</b></col>, <col><b>the +road</b></col>, <cd>traveling or passing over a road; coming or going; +on the way.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>My hat and wig will soon be here,<BR> +They are <i>upon the road</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Road agent</b></col>, <cd>a highwayman, especially on +the stage routes of the unsettled western parts of the United States; +-- a humorous euphemism.</cd> [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The highway robber -- <i>road agent</i> he is quaintly +called.</blockquote> <i>The century.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Road book</b></col>, <cd>a guidebook in respect to roads +and distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Road metal</b></col>, <cd>the broken, +stone used in macadamizing roads.</cd> -- <col><b>Road +roller</b></col>, <cd>a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for +making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and compact.</cd> -- +often driven by steam. -- <col><b>Road runner</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the chaparral cock.</cd> -- <col><b>Road +steamer</b></col>, <cd>a locomotive engine adapted to running on +common roads.</cd> -- <col><b>To go on the road</b></col>, <cd>to +engage in the business of a commercial traveler.</cd> [Colloq.] -- +<col><b>To take the road</b></col>, <cd>to begin or engage in +traveling.</cd> -- <col><b>To take to the road</b></col>, <cd>to +engage in robbery upon the highways.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; +course. See <u>Way</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Road"bed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Road"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +roads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Road"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes +roads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Road"side`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Land adjoining a +road or highway; the part of a road or highway that borders the +traveled part. Also used ajectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Road"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Road</i>, 4 + +<i>stead</i> a place.] <def>An anchorage off shore. Same as +<u>Road</u>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Moored in the neighboring +<i>roadstead</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Road"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A clumsy vessel that works its way from one +anchorage to another by means of the tides.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. +Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A horse that is accustomed to traveling on +the high road, or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and +<i>roadster</i>.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common +roads rather than for the racing track.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who drives much; a coach driver.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of +following the hounds across country.</def> [Eng. Slang.]</p> + +<p><hw>Road"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A road; +especially, the part traveled by carriages.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roam</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roamed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roaming</u>.] [OE. <i>romen</i>, <i>ramen</i>; cf. AS. +<i>ār&?;man</i> to raise, rise, D. <i>ramen</i> to hit, plan, +aim, OS. <i>r&?;m&?;n</i> to strive after, OHG. <i>rāmen</i>. +But the word was probably influenced by <i>Rome</i>; cf. OF. +<i>romier</i> a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. +<i>romeo</i>, Sp. <i>romero</i>. Cf. <u>Ramble</u>.] <def>To go from +place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to +wander.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>roameth</i> to the carpenter's +house.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Daphne <i>roaming</i> through a thorny +wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.</p> + +<p><hw>Roam</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To range or wander +over.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And now wild beasts came forth the woods to +<i>roam</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roam</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of roaming; a +wandering; a ramble; as, he began his <i>roam</i> o'er hill amd +dale.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roam"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who roams; a +wanderer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>rouan</i>; cf. Sp. +<i>roano</i>, <i>ruano</i>, It. <i>rovano</i>, <i>roano</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, +with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Give my <i>roan</i> a drench.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of the leather called roan; as, +<i>roan</i> binding.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roan antelope</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very +large South African antelope (<i>Hippotragus equinus</i>). It has long +sharp horns and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also <i>mahnya</i>, +<i>equine antelope</i>, and <i>bastard gemsbok</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +color of a roan horse; a roan color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A roan horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of leather used for slippers, +bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored +to imitate ungrained morocco.</def> <i>DeColange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Roan tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Rowan +tree</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roar</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vvb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roaring</u>.] [OE. <i>roren</i>, <i>raren</i>, AS. +<i>rārian</i>; akin to G. <i>röhten</i>, OHG. +<i>r&?;r&?;n</i>. √112.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cry with a +full, loud, continued sound.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other +beast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Roaring</i> bulls he would him make to +tame.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or +anger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief<BR> +<i>Roared</i> out for anguish, and indulged his grief.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He scorned to <i>roar</i> under the impressions of a +finite anger.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, +waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or +the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The brazen throat of war had ceased to +<i>roar</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>How oft I crossed where carts and coaches +<i>roar</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be boisterous; to be +disorderly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was a mad, <i>roaring</i> time, full of +extravagance.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, +the hearers <i>roared</i> at his jokes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make a loud noise in breathing, as +horses having a certain disease. See <u>Roaring</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roaring boy</b></col>, <cd>a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name +given, at the latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous +fellows who raised disturbances in the street.</cd> "Two <i>roaring +boys</i> of Rome, that made all split." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> -- +<col><b>Roaring forties</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a sailor's name +for the stormy tract of ocean between 40° and 50° north +latitude.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cry aloud; to +proclaim loudly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This last action will <i>roar</i> thy +infamy.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sound of +roaring.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The deep, loud +cry of a wild beast; as, the <i>roar</i> of a lion.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or +the like.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A loud, continuous, and +confused sound; as, the <i>roar</i> of a cannon, of the wind, or the +waves; the <i>roar</i> of ocean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening +<i>roar</i>!</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in +mirth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant +<i>roar</i> of laughter.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roar"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, roars.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A lady to turn <i>roarer</i>, and break +glasses.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A horse subject to roaring. +See <u>Roaring</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The barn owl.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roar"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in +distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>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 <u>Roar</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roar"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a roaring +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roast</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roasted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roasting</u>.] [OE. <i>rosten</i>, OF. <i>rostir</i>, F. +<i>rôtir</i>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <i>rōsten</i>, G. +<i>rösten</i>, fr. OHG. <i>rōst</i>, <i>rōsta</i>, +gridiron, G. <i>rost</i>; cf. AS. <i>hyrstan</i> to roast.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a +fire; as, to <i>roast</i> meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward +the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a +close oven.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cook by surrounding with hot embers, +ashes, sand, etc.; as, to <i>roast</i> a potato in ashes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In eggs boiled and <i>roasted</i> there is scarce +difference to be discerned.</blockquote> <i>BAcon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, +to <i>roast</i> coffee; to <i>roast</i> chestnuts, or +peanuts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to heat to excess; to heat +violently; to burn.</def> "<i>Roasted</i> in wrath and fire." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>To dissipate by heat the +volatile parts of, as ores.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To banter severely.</def> [Colloq.] +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roast</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an +oven.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He could <i>roast</i>, and seethe, and broil, and +fry.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To undergo the process of being +roasted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is roasted; a +piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being +roasted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fat swan loved he best of any <i>roost</i> +[roast].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rule the roast</b></col>, <cd>to be at the head of +affairs.</cd> "The new-made duke that <i>rules the roast</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roast</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>roasted</i>.] +<def>Roasted; as, <i>roast</i> beef.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roast"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who roasts meat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contrivance for roasting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A pig, or other article of food fit for +roasting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roast"ing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>, from +<u>Roast</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roasting ear</b></col>, <cd>an ear of Indian corn at that +stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.</cd> -- +<col><b>Roasting jack</b></col>, <cd>a machine for turning a spit on +which meat is roasted.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. Sp. <i>rob</i>, It. +<i>rob</i>, <i>robbo</i>, Pg. <i>robe</i>, <i>arrobe</i>, Ar. +<i>rubb</i>, <i>robb</i>, Per. <i>rub</i>.] <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>rhob</i>, and +<i>rohob</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rob</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Robbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Robbing</u>.] [OF. <i>rober</i>, of German origin; cf. OHG. +<i>roub&?;n</i>, G. <i>rauben</i>, and OHG. <i>roub</i> robbing, +booty, G. <i>raub</i>. √114. See <u>Reave</u>,and cf. +<u>Robe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take (something) away from by +force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal +from.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who would <i>rob</i> a hermit of his weeds,<BR> +His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that is <i>robbed</i>, not wanting what is +stolen,<BR> +Let him not know it, and he's not <i>robbed</i> at all.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To be executed for <i>robbing</i> a +church.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly +or injuriously; to defraud; as, to <i>rob</i> one of his rest, or of +his good name; a tree <i>robs</i> the plants near it of +sunlight.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I never <i>robbed</i> the soldiers of their +pay.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rob</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take that which +belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by +violence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am accursed to <i>rob</i> in that thief's +company.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See +<u>Roperand</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some roving <i>robber</i> calling to his +fellows.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; +rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See <u>Thief</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Robber crab</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A purse crab</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any +hermit crab.</cd> -- <col><b>Robber fly</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>Same as <i>Hornet fly</i>, under <u>Hornet</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Robber gull</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a jager +gull.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"ber*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Robberies</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>roberie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of robbing; +theft.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thieves for their <i>robbery</i> have authority<BR> +When judges steal themselves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The crime of robbing. See +<u>Rob</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Robbery</i>, in a strict sense, differs from +<i>theft</i>, as it is effected by force or intimidation, whereas +<i>theft</i> is committed by stealth, or privately.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; +despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny; freebooting; +piracy.</p> + +<p><hw>Rob"bin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>A +kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are +sometimes exported from the East Indies. The <i>robbin</i> of rice in +Malabar weighs about 84 pounds.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"bin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See +<u>Ropeband</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Robe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>rauba</i> a +gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See <u>Rob</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Rubbish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style +or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;<BR> +<i>Robes</i> and furred gowns hide all.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of +the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.</def> +[U.S.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Master of the robes</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mistress of the robes</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Robe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Robed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Robing</u>.] <def>To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to +array; as, fields <i>robed</i> with green.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sage Chaldeans <i>robed</i> in white +appeared.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such was his power over the expression of his +countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the sternness of +winter, and <i>robe</i> it in the brightest smiles of +spring.</blockquote> <i>Wirt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Robe`-de-cham"bre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., lit., a +chamber gown.] <def>A dressing gown, or morning gown.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rob"erds*man</hw> (?), <hw>Rob"erts*man</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-men</b></plw>. (&?;) <i>(Old +Statutes of Eng.)</i> <def>A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- +said to be so called from <i>Robin</i> Hood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"ert</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<i>Herb Robert</i>, under <u>Herb</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Properly a pet name for +<i>Robert</i>, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. +<i>Roudperht</i>; <i>ruod</i> (in comp.; akin to AS. <i>hr&?;&?;</i> +glory, fame, Goth. <i>hr&?;peigs</i> victorius) + <i>beraht</i> +bright. See <u>Bright</u>, <u>Hob</u> a clown.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small European singing bird (<i>Erythacus +rubecula</i>), having a reddish breast; -- called also <i>robin +redbreast</i>, <i>robinet</i>, and <i>ruddock</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An American singing bird (<i>Merula +migratoria</i>), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper +parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also <i>robin +redbreast</i>, and <i>migratory thrush</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera +<i>Petroica</i>, <i>Melanadrays</i>, and allied genera; as, the +scarlet-breasted <i>robin</i> (<i>Petroica mullticolor</i>).</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the +Indian <i>robins</i>. See <i>Indian robin</i>, below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Beach robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the robin +snipe, or knot. See <u>Knot</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Blue-throated +robin</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Bluethroat</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Canada robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the cedar +bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Golden robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the Baltimore oriole.</cd> -- <col><b>Ground robin</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the chewink.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian +robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of +Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera <i>Thamnobia</i> and +<i>Pratincola</i>. They are mostly black, usually with some white on +the wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Magrie robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>an Asiatic singing bird (<i>Corsycus saularis</i>), having the +back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, +and the belly white.</cd> -- <col><b>Ragged robin</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Ragged</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Robin +accentor</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small Asiatic singing +bird (<i>Accentor rubeculoides</i>), somewhat resembling the European +robin.</cd> -- <col><b>Robin redbreast</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The European robin</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>The American robin</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The American +bluebird.</cd> -- <col><b>Robin snipe</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.</cd> -- +<col><b>Robin's plantain</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Plantain</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea robin</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several species +of American gurnards of the genus <i>Prionotus</i>. They are excellent +food fishes. Called also <i>wingfish</i>. The name is also applied to +a European gurnard.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The red-breasted +merganser, or sheldrake</cd>. [Local, U.S.] -- <col><b>Water +robin</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a redstart (<i>Ruticulla +fuliginosa</i>), native of India.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"i*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The chaffinch; -- called +also <i>roberd</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European +robin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A military engine formerly used for +throwing darts and stones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of putting +on a robe.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Robing room</b></col>, <cd>a room where official robes are +put on, as by judges, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"in Good"fel`low</hw> (?). <def>A celebrated fairy; Puck. +See <u>Puck</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*bin"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So called +after Jean <i>Robin</i>, a French herbalist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America +(<i>Robinia Pseudocacia</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"o*rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>roborans</i>, +p. pr. See <u>Roborate</u>.] <def>Strengthening.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A strengthening medicine; a +tonic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rob"o*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>roboratus</i>, p. pr. of <i>roborare</i> to strengthen, fr. +<i>robur</i>, <i>roboris</i>, strength.] <def>To give strength or +support to; to confirm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rob`o*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>roboratio</i>.] <def>The act of strengthening.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Coles.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ro*bo"re*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ro*bo"re*ous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>roboreus</i>.] <def>Made of oak.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*bust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>robustus</i> +oaken, hard, strong, fr. <i>robur</i> strength, a very hard kind of +oak; cf. Skr. <i>rabhas</i> violence: cf. F. <i>robuste</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; +strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a <i>robust</i> body; +<i>robust</i> youth; <i>robust</i> health.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1247 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violent; rough; rude.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While romp-loving miss<BR> +Is hauled about in gallantry <i>robust</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Requiring strength or vigor; as, +<i>robust</i> employment.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; +hearty; vigorous; forceful; sound. -- <u>Robust</u>, <u>Strong</u>. +<i>Robust</i> means, literally, made of <i>oak</i>, and hence implies +great compactness and toughness of muscle, connected with a thick-set +frame and great powers of endurance. <i>Strong</i> denotes the power +of exerting great physical force. The <i>robust</i> man can bear heat +or cold, excess or privation, and toil on through every kind of +hardship; the <i>strong</i> man can lift a great weight, can give a +heavy blow, and a hard gripe. "<i>Robust</i>, tough sinews bred to +toil." <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and +<i>strong</i>,<BR> +<i>That nothing may sustain his furious force</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*bus"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>robusteus</i> of oak.] <def>Robust.</def> [Obs. or Humorous] <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more +<i>robustious</i> manner.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ro*bus"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ro*bus"tious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*bust"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a robust +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*bust"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being robust.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. & Per. <i>rokh</i> or +<i>rukh</i>. Cf. <u>Rook</u> a castle.] <def>A monstrous bird of +Arabian mythology.</def> [Written also <i>rock</i>, and <i>rukh</i>.] +<i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roc"am*bole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] [Written also +<i>rokambole</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name of <i>Allium +Scorodoprasum</i> and <i>A. Ascalonium</i>, two kinds of garlic, the +latter of which is also called <i>shallot</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roc*cel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>roccellique</i>, fr. <i>roccelle</i> archil, It. & NL. +<i>roccella</i>, fr. It. <i>rocca</i> a rock, because archil grows on +rock.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic +acid of the oxalic series found in archil (<i>Roccella tinctoria</i>, +etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline +substance C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>32</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roc*cel"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A red dyestuff, +used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the +sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rock</u>.] +<def>Rock.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roche" al`um</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A kind of alum +occuring in small fragments; -- so called from <i>Rocca</i>, in Syria, +whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called <i>rock +alum</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roche"lime`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roche</i> +rock + E. <i>lime</i>.] <def>Lime in the lump after it is burned; +quicklime.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*chelle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A seaport town +in France.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rochelle powders</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Seidlitz +powders</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rochelle salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, +<cd>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 <i>Seignete's +salt</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Roche" mou`ton`née"</hw> (?). [F., sheep-shaped rock.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>See <u>Sheepback</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roch"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. fr. OHG. +<i>rocch</i> coat, G. <i>rock</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They see no difference between an idler with a hat and +national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a +<i>rochet</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A frock or outer garment worn in the +thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of +R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roch"et</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably corrupted fr. F. +<i>rouget</i> the red gurnet, from <i>rouge</i> red. CF. +<u>Rouge</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The red gurnard, or gurnet. +See <u>Gurnard</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roch"ing cask`</hw> (?). [Probably from F. <i>roche</i> a +rock.] <def>A tank in which alum is crystallized from a +solution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Roc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rocke</i>; akin to D. +<i>rok</i>, <i>rokken</i>, G. <i>rocken</i>, OHG. <i>roccho</i>, Dan. +<i>rok</i>, Icel. <i>rokkr</i>. Cf. <u>Rocket</u> a firework.] <def>A +distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is +arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.</def> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sad Clotho held the <i>rocke</i>, the whiles the +thread<BR> +By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain,<BR> +That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rock</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>roke</i>, F. +<i>roche</i>; cf. Armor. <i>roc'h</i>, and AS. <i>rocc</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large concreted mass of stony material; a +large fixed stone or crag. See <u>Stone</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come one, come all! this <i>rock</i> shall fly<BR> +From its firm base as soon as I.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Any natural deposit forming +a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including +sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles a rock in firmness; a +defense; a support; a refuge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord is my <i>rock</i>, and my +fortress.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xxii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or +wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The striped bass. See +under <u>Bass</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word is frequently used in the formation of self- +explaining compounds; as, <i>rock</i>-bound, <i>rock</i>-built, +<i>rock</i>-ribbed, <i>rock</i>-roofed, and the like.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rock alum</b></col>. [Probably so called by confusion with +F. <i>roche</i> a rock.] <cd>Same as <u>Roche alum</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock barnacle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a barnacle +(<i>Balanus balanoides</i>) very abundant on rocks washed by +tides.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock bass</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The stripped bass</cd>. See under <u>Bass</u>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The goggle-eye.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<cd>The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called <i>rock +bass</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock builder</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of +rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +butter</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock candy</b></col>, <cd>a form of candy consisting of +crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock cavy</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Moco</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock cod</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small, often reddish or brown, variety of +the cod found about rocks andledges</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A +California rockfish.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock cook</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A European wrasse +(<i>Centrolabrus exoletus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A +rockling.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock cork</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a +variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It +resembles cork in its texture.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock crab</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of large crabs of +the genus <i>Cancer</i>, as the two species of the New England coast +(<i>C. irroratus</i> and <i>C. borealis</i>). See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Cancer</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock cress</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as +<i>Arabis petræa</i>, <i>A. lyrata</i>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock crystal</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>limpid quartz. See +<u>Quartz</u>, and under <u>Crystal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +dove</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the rock pigeon; -- called +also <i>rock doo</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock drill</b></col>, <cd>an +implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by +steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock duck</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the harlequin +duck.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock eel</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Gunnel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock goat</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a wild goat, or ibex.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +hopper</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a penguin of the genus +<i>Catarractes</i>. See under <u>Penguin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +kangaroo</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Kangaroo</u>, and +<u>Petrogale</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock lobster</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of large spinose +lobsters of the genera <i>Panulirus</i> and <i>Palinurus</i>. They +have no large claws. Called also <i>spiny lobster</i>, and <i>sea +crayfish</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock meal</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a +light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock milk</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <i>Agaric +mineral</i>, under <u>Agaric</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock moss</b></col>, +<cd>a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See <u>Cudbear</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock oil</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Petroleum</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock parrakeet</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small +Australian parrakeet (<i>Euphema petrophila</i>), 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +pigeon</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the wild pigeon (<i>Columba +livia</i>) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was +derived. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Pigeon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +pipit</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See the Note under +<u>Pipit</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock plover</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The black-bellied, or +whistling, plover</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The rock snipe.</cd> - +- <col><b>Rock ptarmigan</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an arctic +American ptarmigan (<i>Lagopus rupestris</i>), 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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock rabbit</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the hyrax. See <u>Cony</u>, and <u>Daman</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +ruby</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a fine reddish variety of +garnet.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock salt</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the harbor seal. See +<u>Seal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several large pythons; as, the royal <i>rock snake</i> (<i>Python +regia</i>) of Africa, and the <i>rock snake</i> of India (<i>P. +molurus</i>). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied +genus <i>Morelia</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock snipe</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the purple sandpiper (<i>Tringa +maritima</i>); -- called also <i>rock bird</i>, <i>rock plover</i>, +<i>winter snipe</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock soap</b></col> +<i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and +adhering to the tongue.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock sparrow</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of several species +of Old World sparrows of the genus <i>Petronia</i>, as <i>P. +stulla</i>, of Europe.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A North American +sparrow (<i>Pucæa ruficeps</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Rock +tar</b></col>, <cd>petroleum.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock thrush</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any Old World thrush of the genus +<i>Monticola</i>, or <i>Petrocossyphus</i>; as, the European <i>rock +thrush</i> (<i>M. saxatilis</i>), and the blue <i>rock thrush</i> of +India (<i>M. cyaneus</i>), in which the male is blue throughout.</cd> +-- <col><b>Rock tripe</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of lichen +(<i>Umbilicaria Dillenii</i>) 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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rock trout</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of marine food fishes of the genus <i>Hexagrammus</i>, +family <i>Chiradæ</i>, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- +called also <i>sea trout</i>, <i>boregat</i>, <i>bodieron</i>, and +<i>starling</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock warbler</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small Australian singing bird (<i>Origma +rubricata</i>) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- +called also <i>cataract bird</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rock wren</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of wrens of the +genus <i>Salpinctes</i>, native of the arid plains of Lower California +and Mexico.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rock</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rocked</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rocking</u>.] [AS. <i>roccian</i>; akin to Dan. <i>rokke</i> to +move, to snake; cf. Icel. <i>rukkja</i> to pull, move, G. +<i>rücken</i> to move, push, pull.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support +beneath; as, to <i>rock</i> a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to +cause to reel or totter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A rising earthquake <i>rocked</i> the +ground.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to +sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.</def> "Sleep <i>rock</i> thy +brain." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rock</i> differs from <i>shake</i>, as denoting a slower, +less violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements. It differs +from <i>swing</i>, which expresses a vibratory motion of something +suspended.</p> + +<p><hw>Rock</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to +reel; to totter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rocking</i> town<BR> +Supplants their footsteps.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips .</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To roll or saway backward and forward upon +a support; as, to <i>rock</i> in a rocking-chair.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"a*way</hw> (?), [Probably from <i>Rockaway</i> beach, +where it was used.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rock"e*lay</hw> (?), <hw>Rock"lay</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rokelay</u>.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rock"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was I, sir, said the <i>rocker</i>, who had the +honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your +infancy.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the curving pieces of wood or metal +on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A play horse on rockers; a rocking- +horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking- +chair.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A skate with a curved blade, somewhat +resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rock +shaft</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rocker arm</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>an arm borne by a +rock shaft.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a <i>rockered</i> +keel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Gardening)</i> +<def>A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with +plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roquette</i> (cf. +Sp. <i>ruqueta</i>, It <i>ruchetta</i>), fr. L. <i>eruca</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A cruciferous plant (<i>Eruca +sativa</i>) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Damewort.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Rocket larkspur. See below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Dyer's Rocket</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Dyer's +broom</i>, under <u>Broom</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rocket +larkspur</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an annual plant with showy +flowers in long racemes (<i>Delphinium Ajacis</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Sea rocket</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>either of two fleshy +cruciferous plants (<i>Cakile maritima</i> and <i>C. Americana</i>) +found on the seashore of Europe and America.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow +rocket</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a common cruciferous weed with +yellow flowers (<i>Barbarea vulgaris</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>rocchetta</i>, +fr. <i>rocca</i> a distaff, of German origin. Named from the +resemblance in shape to a distaff. See <u>Rock</u> a distaff.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blunt lance head used in the +joust.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Congreve rocket</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rocketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rocketing</u>.] <i>(Sporting)</i> <def>To rise straight up; said of +birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>An old cock pheasant came <i>rocketing</i> over +me.</blockquote> <i>H. R. Haggard.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"et*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Sporting)</i> +<def>A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises +straight in the air like a rocket.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rock"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several California +scorpænoid food fishes of the genus <i>Sebastichthys</i>, as the +red <i>rockfish</i> (<i>S. ruber</i>). They are among the most +important of California market fishes. Called also <i>rock cod</i>, +and <i>garrupa</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The striped bass. +See <u>Bass</u>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any one of several +species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus +<i>Epinephelus</i>.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>An American fresh- +water darter; the log perch.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is locally applied to various other fishes.</p> + +<p><hw>Rock"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rocky</u>.] +<def>The state or quality of being rocky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a swaying, +rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rocking shaft</b></col>. <i>(Mach.)</i> <cd>See <u>Rock +shaft</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ing-chair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A chair +mounted on rockers, in which one may rock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ing-horse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The figure +of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to ride.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ing-stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +rocks.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any species of small marine fishes of the genera <i>Onos</i> and +<i>Rhinonemus</i> (formerly <i>Motella</i>), allied to the cod. They +have three or four barbels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"rose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +name given to any species of the genus <i>Helianthemum</i>, low shrubs +or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European <i>H. +vulgare</i> and the American frostweed, <i>H. Canadense</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cretan rockrose</b></col>, <cd>a related shrub (<i>Cistus +Creticus</i>), one of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called +<i>ladanum</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rock" shaft`</hw> (?). [Cf. <u>Rock</u>, <i>v. i.</i>] +<i>(Mach.)</i> <def>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 <i>rocker</i>, <i>rocking shaft</i>, and +<i>way shaft</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock" staff`</hw> (?). [Cf. <u>Rock</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>] <def>An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of +the bellows of a forge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"suck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A lamprey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especially +Fucus.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1248 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil wood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Stonework in which the surface is left broken and +rough.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gardening)</i> <def>A rockery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rock"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a +<i>rocky</i> mountain; a <i>rocky</i> shore.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a rock; as, the <i>rocky</i> orb of a +shield.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; +hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a <i>rocky</i> bosom.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rocky Mountain locust</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the Western locust, or grasshopper. See <u>Grasshopper</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Rocky Mountain sheep</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Bighorn</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"coa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rocou</i>, +<i>roicou</i>, Pg. & Braz, <i>urucú</i>.] <def>The orange- +colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical plant <i>Bixa +Orellana</i>, from which annotto is prepared. See +<u>Annoto</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*co"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; of uncertain +etymology.] <def>A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in +Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*co"co</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as +<i>rood</i>. See <u>Rood</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A straight and +slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal +(applied to various purposes).</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, +chastisement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that spareth his <i>rod</i> hateth his +son.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xiii. 24.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; +hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.</def> "The +<i>rod</i>, and bird of peace." <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.</def> <i>Gay.</i> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Mach. & Structure)</i> <def>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. </def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for +measuring.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measure of length containing sixteen and +a half feet; -- called also <i>perch</i>, and <i>pole</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Black rod</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rods and cones</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the elongated +cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which +are cylindrical, others somewhat conical.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rod"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of rods or +twigs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod"dy</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruddy.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rud</u>.] +<def>Redness; complexion.</def> [Obs.] "His <i>rode</i> was red." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rode</hw>, <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Ride</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rode</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rood</u>, the +cross.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rodens</i>, <i>- +entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>rodere</i> to gnaw. See <u>Rase</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Rostrum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Gnawing; biting; corroding; <i>(Med.)</i> applied to a +destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Gnawing.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Rodentia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"dent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One +of the Rodentia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*den"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rodent</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly enameled on +the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a persistent pulp +and grow continuously.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*de"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [SP., a going round.] +<def>A round-up. See <u>Round-up</u>.</def> [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rodge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The gadwall.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rod"o*mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; rose + +&?;&?;&?; honey.] <def>Juice of roses mixed with honey.</def> +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rod"o*mont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rodomont</i>, +It. <i>rodomonte</i>, fr. <i>Rodomonte</i>, <i>Rodamonte</i>, a +boasting hero in the "Orlando Furioso" of Ariosto, and the "Orlando +Innamorato" of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. +It. <i>rodare</i> to roll away (fr. L. <i>rota</i> a wheel) + It. +<i>monte</i> a mountain, L. <i>mons</i>. See <u>Rotary</u>, +<u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A vain or blustering boaster; +a braggart; a braggadocio.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rod"o*mont</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bragging; vainly +boasting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod`o*mon*tade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. +<i>rodomontana</i>. See <u>Rodomont</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<def>Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I could show that the <i>rodomontades</i> of Almanzor +are neither so irrational nor impossible.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rod`o*mon*tade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To boast; to +brag; to bluster; to rant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod`o*mon*tad"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +boasts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod`o*mon*ta"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Rodomontade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rod`o*mon*ta"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +rodomontadist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rods"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rodsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who carries and holds a +leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.</def> <i>G. W. +Cable.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruddy.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ro</i>, AS. +<i>rāh</i>; akin to D. <i>ree</i>, G. <i>reh</i>, Icel. +<i>rā</i>, SW. <i>rå</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A roebuck. See <u>Roebuck</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The female of any species of deer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roe</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>roan</i>, OE. +<i>rowne</i>, akin to G. <i>rogen</i>, OHG. <i>rogan</i>, Icel. +<i>hrogn</i>, Dan. <i>rogn</i>, <i>ravn</i>, Sw. <i>rom</i>; of +uncertain origin; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?; pebble, Skr. +<i>&?;arkarā</i> gravel.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mottled appearance of light and shade in +wood, especially in mahogany.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roe"buck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [1st <i>roe</i> + +<i>buck</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small European and Asiatic +deer (<i>Capreolus capræa</i>) 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Filled with roe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roe"deer`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The roebuck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roe"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Oölite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rogatio</i>, +fr. <i>rogare</i>, <i>rogatum</i>, to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. +<i>rogation</i>. Cf. <u>Abrogate</u>, <u>Arrogant</u>, +<u>Probogue</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>The +demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the +people; a proposed law or decree.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Litany; +supplication.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He perfecteth the <i>rogations</i> or litanies before +in use.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rogation days</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>the three days +which immediately precede Ascension <u>Day</u>; -- so called as being +days on which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of +special supplication.</cd> -- <col><b>Rogation flower</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European species of milkwort (<i>Polygala +vulgaris</i>); -- so called from its former use for garlands in +Rogation week.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i> -- <col><b>Rogation +week</b></col>, <cd>the second week before Whitsunday, in which the +Rogation days occur.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rog"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Rogation</u>.] <def>Seeking information; authorized to examine +witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a <i>rogatory</i> commission.</def> +<i>Woolsey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rogue</i> proud, +haughty, supercilious; cf. Icel. <i>hr&?;kr</i> a rook, croaker (cf. +<u>Rook</u> a bird), or Armor. <i>rok</i>, <i>rog</i>, proud, +arogant.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng.Law)</i> <def>A vagrant; an idle, +sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The phrase <i>rogues and vagabonds</i> 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.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a +cheat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rogue</i> and fool by fits is fair and +wise.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who is pleasantly mischievous or +frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ah, you sweet little <i>rogue</i>, you!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An elephant that has separated from a herd +and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Hort.)</i> <def>A worthless plant occuring +among seedlings of some choice variety.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rogues' gallery</b></col>, <cd>a collection of portraits of +rogues or criminals, for the use of the police authorities.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rogue's march</b></col>, <cd>derisive music performed in +driving away a person under popular indignation or official sentence, +as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rogue's yarn</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rogue</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wander; to play the +vagabond; to play knavish tricks.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rogue</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hort.)</i> <def>To destroy (plants that do +not come up to a required standard).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rogu"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The life of a vargant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; +cheating; fraud; dishonest practices.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'Tis no scandal grown,<BR> +For debt and <i>roguery</i> to quit the town.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Arch tricks; mischievousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rogue"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being a rogue.</def> [Jocose] "Your <i>rogueship</i>." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rogu"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Vagrant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>roguish</i> madness<BR> +Allows itself to anything.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; +knavish.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; +arch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most +<i>roguish</i> cast.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rogu"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rogu"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rogu"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roguish.</def> +[Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"hob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inspissated +juice. See <u>Rob</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roi"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Royal.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roil</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roiled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roiling</u>.] [Cf. OE. <i>roilen</i> to wander; possibly fr. OF. +<i>roeler</i> to roll, equiv. to F. <i>rouler</i>. See <u>Roll</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Rile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of; as, to +<i>roil</i> wine, cider, etc. , in casks or bottles; to <i>roil</i> a +spring.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the +temper of; to rouse the passion of resentment in; to +perplex.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That his friends should believe it, was what +<i>roiled</i> him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.</blockquote> <i>R. +North.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A +commoner, but less approved, form is <i>rile</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Roil</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +wander; to roam.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To romp.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roil"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turbid; as, +<i>roily</i> water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Royne</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rogne</i>. See +<u>Roynish</u>.] <def>A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roin"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Roynish</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roint</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Aroint</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roist</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Roister</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roist"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Probably fr. F. +<i>rustre</i> boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. <i>rustucus</i> rustic. +See <u>Rustic</u>.] <def>To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, +noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a <i>roisting</i> challenge sent amongst<BR> +The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roist"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Roisterer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roist"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blustering, +turbulent fellow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If two <i>roisterers</i> met, they cocked their hats in +each other faces.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roist"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Blustering; +violent.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roist"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a roistering +manner.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rok"am*bole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rocambole</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Reek</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mist; smoke; damp</def> [Prov. Eng.] [Written +also <i>roak</i>, <i>rook</i>, and <i>rouk</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vein of ore.</def> [Pov.Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Roke"age</hw> (?), <hw>Rok"ee</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Nocake</u>.] <def>Parched Indian corn, +pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also <i>yokeage</i>.</def> +[Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rok"e*lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Roquelaure</u>.] <def>A short cloak.</def> [Written also +<i>rockelay</i>, <i>rocklay</i>, etc.] [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rok"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Roke</u>.] +<def>Misty; foggy; cloudy.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rôle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Roll</u>.] +<def>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 +<i>rôle</i> of philanthropist.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Title rôle</b></col>, <cd>the part, or character, +which gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of +that name.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roll</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rolled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rolling</u>.] [OF. <i>roeler</i>, <i>roler</i>, F. <i>rouler</i>, +LL. <i>rotulare</i>, fr. L. <i>royulus</i>, <i>rotula</i>, a little +wheel, dim. of <i>rota</i> wheel; akin to G. <i>rad</i>, and to Skr. +<i>ratha</i> car, chariot. Cf. <u>Control</u>, <u>Roll</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Rotary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>roll</i> a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wrap round on itself; to form into a +spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to +<i>roll</i> a sheet of paper; to <i>roll</i> parchment; to <i>roll</i> +clay or putty into a ball.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bind or involve by winding, as in a +bandage; to inwrap; -- often with <i>up</i>; as, to <i>roll</i> up a +parcel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To drive or impel forward with an easy +motion, as of rolling; as, a river <i>rolls</i> its waters to the +ocean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The flood of Catholic reaction was <i>rolled</i> over +Europe.</blockquote> <i>J. A. Symonds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To utter copiously, esp. with sounding +words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with <i>forth</i>, or +<i>out</i>; as, to <i>roll</i> forth some one's praises; to +<i>roll</i> out sentences.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who <i>roll'd</i> the psalm to wintry +skies.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To press or level with a roller; to spread +or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to <i>roll</i> a field; +to <i>roll</i> paste; to <i>roll</i> steel rails, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by +means of, rollers or small wheels.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as +a drum; to sound a roll upon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To turn over in one's mind; to +revolve.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Full oft in heart he <i>rolleth</i> up and down<BR> +The beauty of these florins new and bright.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To roll one's self</b></col>, <cd>to wallow.</cd> -- +<col><b>To roll the eye</b></col>, <cd>to direct its axis hither and +thither in quick succession.</cd> -- <col><b>To roll one's +r's</b></col>, <cd>to utter the letter <i>r</i> with a trill.</cd> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roll</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rolls</i> on the earth; a body <i>rolls</i> on an inclined +plane.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical +stone, which <i>rolls</i>, and <i>rolls</i>, and +<i>rolls</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move on wheels; as, the carriage +<i>rolls</i> along the street.</def> "The <i>rolling</i> chair." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be wound or formed into a cylinder or +ball; as, the cloth <i>rolls</i> unevenly; the snow <i>rolls</i> +well.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To fall or tumble; -- with <i>over</i>; as, +a stream <i>rolls</i> over a precipice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To perform a periodical revolution; to move +onward as with a revolution; as, the <i>rolling</i> year; ages +<i>roll</i> away.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To turn; to move circularly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And his red eyeballs <i>roll</i> with living +fire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To move, as waves or billows, with +alternate swell and depression.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What different sorrows did within thee +<i>roll</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To incline first to one side, then to the +other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about +<i>rolling</i>; in a general semse, to be tossed about.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Twice ten tempestuous nights I +<i>rolled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To turn over, or from side to side, while +lying down; to wallow; as, a horse <i>rolls</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; +as, the paste <i>rolls</i> well.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that +they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; +as, the thunder <i>rolls</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To roll about</b></col>, <cd>to gad abroad.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Man shall not suffer his wife go <i>roll +about</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roll</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rôle</i> a roll +(in sense 3), fr. L. <i>rotulus &?;</i> little wheel, LL., a roll, +dim. of L. <i>rota</i> a wheel. See <u>Roll</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, +and cf. <u>Rôle</u>, <u>Rouleau</u>, <u>Roulette</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; +as, the <i>roll</i> of a ball; the <i>roll</i> of waves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which rolls; a roller.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A heavy cylinder used to break +clods.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>rolls</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is rolled up; as, a <i>roll</i> +of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A document written on a piece of parchment, +paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Busy angels spread<BR> +The lasting <i>roll</i>, recording what we say.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1249 !></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Hence, an official or public document; a +register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rolls</i> of Parliament, the entry of the +petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are +extant.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>roll</i> and list of that army doth +remain.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A quantity of cloth wound into a +cylindrical form; as, a <i>roll</i> of carpeting; a <i>roll</i> of +ribbon.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A cylindrical twist of +tobacco.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of shortened raised biscuit or +bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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 +<i>pitching</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the +<i>roll of</i> cannon, or of thunder.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The uniform beating of a drum with strokes +so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Part; office; duty; rôle.</def> +[Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Long roll</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a prolonged roll of +the drums, as the signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops +to arrange themselves in line.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the +rolls</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Master</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Roll +call</b></col>, <cd>the act, or the time, of calling over a list +names, as among soldiers.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolls of court</b></col>, +<col><b>of parliament</b></col> (or of any public body), <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To call the roll</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See +<u>List</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Roll"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being +rolled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes +grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the +arts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and +broad bandage used in surgery.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of series of long, heavy +waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended +on a rolling cylinder; -- called also <i>roller towel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>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.</def> +<i>W. Savage.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A long cylinder on which something is +rolled up; as, the <i>roller</i> of a man.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller +skate, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>ANy insect whose larva +rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see <u>Tortrix</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> [CF. F. <i>rollier</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the +family <i>Coraciadæ</i>. The name alludes to their habit of +suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common +European species (<i>Coracias garrula</i>) 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 <i>Eurystomus</i>, as the +oriental roller (<i>E. orientalis</i>), and the Australian roller, or +dollar bird (<i>E. Pacificus</i>). 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.</p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of small +ground snakes of the family <i>Tortricidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ground roller</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of Madagascar rollers belonging to <i>Atelornis</i> +and allied genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the +ground.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller bolt</b></col>, <cd>the bar in a +carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree.</cd> [Eng.] +-- <col><b>Roller gin</b></col>, <cd>a cotton gin inn which rolls are +used for separating the seeds from the fiber.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller +mill</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Mill</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller +skate</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"ey</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Probably fr. +<i>roll</i>.] <def>A small wagon used for the underground work of a +mine.</def> <i>Tomlison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rol"lic</hw> (r&obreve;l"l&ibreve;k), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rollicked</u> (-l&ibreve;kt); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Rollicking</u>.] [Corrupt. fr. +<i>frolic</i>, under the influence of <i>roll</i>.] <def>To move or +play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to +frolic; to sport; commonly in the form <i>rollicking</i>.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He described his friends as <i>rollicking</i> +blades.</blockquote> <i>T. Hook.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 +<i>rolling</i> wheel or ball.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on +wheels or rollers; as, a <i>rolling</i> chair.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having gradual, rounded undulations of +surface; as, a <i>rolling</i> country; <i>rolling</i> land.</def> +[U.S.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Rolling bridge</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Drawbridge</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolling circle of a paddle +wheel</b></col>, <cd>the circle described by the point whose velocity +equals the velocity of the ship.</cd> <i>J. Bourne.</i> -- +<col><b>Rolling fire</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a discharge of +firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in +which they stand.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolling friction</b></col>, <cd>that +resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another +which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in +contact.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolling mill</b></col>, <cd>a mill furnished +with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it +into sheets, rails, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolling press</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A machine for calendering cloth by pressure +between revolving rollers</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A printing +press with a roller, used in copperplate printing.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rolling stock</b></col>, or <col><b>Rolling plant</b></col>, +<cd>the locomotives and vehicles of a railway.</cd> -- <col><b>Rolling +tackle</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>tackle used to steady the yards +when the ship rolls heavily.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"ing-pin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cylindrical +piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be +rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place prepared +for rolling logs into a stream.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roll"y-po`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of +pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical +form, and boiled or steamed.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shaped +like a rolly-poly; short and stout.</def> [Written also <i>roly- +poly</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roll"y-pool`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <def>A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, +wins.</def> [Written also <i>rouly-pouly</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ly-po`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Rolly- +poly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rummage</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ma"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NGr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. +F. <i>romaïque</i>. See <u>Roman</u>.] <def>Of or relating to +modern Greece, and especially to its language.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The modern Greek language, now usually +called by the Greeks <i>Hellenic</i> or <i>Neo-Hellenic</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were +proud of being <grk>"Romai^oi</grk>, or Romans . . . Hence the term +<i>Romaic</i> was the name given to the popular language. . . . The +Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. <i>Encyc. +Brit.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Romanus</i>, fr. +<i>Roma</i> Rome: cf. F. <i>romain</i>. Cf. <u>Romaic</u>, +<u>Romance</u>, <u>Romantic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of +Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, <i>Roman</i> +fortitude; a <i>Roman</i> aqueduct; <i>Roman</i> art.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic +religion; professing that religion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily +used, as distinguished from <i>Italic</i> characters.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., +IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the +<i>Arabic</i> numerals, 1, 4, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roman alum</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a cubical +potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian +alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from +iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Roman balance</b></col>, <cd>a form of balance +nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under +<u>Balance</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Roman +candle</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Roman +Catholic</b></col>, <cd>of, pertaining to, or the religion of that +church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a <i>Roman +Catholic</i> priest; the <i>Roman Catholic</i> Church.</cd> -- +<col><b>Roman cement</b></col>, <cd>a cement having the property of +hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.</cd> -- +<col><b>Roman law</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Law</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Roman nose</b></col>, <cd>a nose somewhat aquiline.</cd> -- +<col><b>Roman ocher</b></col>, <cd>a deep, rich orange color, +transparent and durable, used by artists.</cd> <i>Ure.</i> -- +<col><b>Roman order</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the composite order. +See <u>Composite</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Roman type, letters, or print, +collectively; -- in distinction from <i>Italics</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*mance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>romance</i>, +<i>romant</i>, <i>romaunt</i>, OF. <i>romanz</i>, <i>romans</i>, +<i>romant</i>, <i>roman</i>, F. <i>roman</i>, <i>romance</i>, fr. LL. +<i>Romanice</i> in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, <i>i. +e.</i>, 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. <i>Romanicus</i> Roman, fr. <i>Romanus</i>. +See <u>Roman</u>, and cf. <u>Romanic</u>, <u>Romaunt</u>, +<u>Romansch</u>, <u>Romanza</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> "<i>Romances</i> +that been royal." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and +religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those +known as <i>romances</i>. 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.</blockquote> +<i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An adventure, or series of extraordinary +events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or +his life, was a <i>romance</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a +disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of +<i>romance</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>Romanic languages</i>).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A short lyric tale set to +music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a +romanza.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fable; novel; fiction; tale.</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*mance"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the language or dialects known as <i>Romance</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*mance"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Romanced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Romancing</u> (?).] <def>To write or tell romances; to indulge in +extravagant stories.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A very brave officer, but apt to +<i>romance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +romances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"cist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +romancer.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Romantic.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro`man*esque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>romanesque</i>; cf. It. <i>romanesco</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to romance or fable; +fanciful.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Romanesque style</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro`man*esque"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Romanesque +style.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Romanicus</i>. +See <u>Romance</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +or pertaining to Rome or its people.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Related to the Roman people by descent; -- +said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic +tongues.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Romanic spelling</b></col>, <cd>spelling by means of the +letters of the Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with +<i>phonetic spelling</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +Romanism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The tenets of +the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who adheres to +Romanism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Romanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Romanizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To Latinize; to fill +with Latin words or idioms.</def> [R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To convert to the Roman Catholic +religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To use Latin words and idioms.</def> "Apishly <i>Romanizing</i>." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, +customs, or modes of speech.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"man*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +Romanizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*mansch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Grisons +<i>rumansch</i>, <i>rumonsch</i>, <i>romonsch</i>. See +<u>Romance</u>.] <def>The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a +corruption of the Latin.</def> [Written also <i>Romansch</i>, and +<i>Rumonsch</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*mant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A romaunt.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>romantique</i>, fr. OF. <i>romant</i>. See <u>Romance</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to romance; involving or +resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; +as, a <i>romantic</i> tale; a <i>romantic</i> notion; a +<i>romantic</i> undertaking.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and +impious, more absurd, and undeed <i>romantic</i>, than such a +persuasion?</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have +represented as chimerical and <i>romantic</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Entertaining ideas and expectations suited +to a romance; as, a <i>romantic</i> person; a <i>romantic</i> +mind.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>romantic</i> school of poets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by strangeness or variety; +suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- +applied to scenery; as, a <i>romantic</i> landscape.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; +extravagant; wild; chimerical. See <u>Sentimental</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>The romantic drama</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Drama</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Romantic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"tic*al*y</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a romantic +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. It. +<i>romanticismo</i>, F. <i>romantisme</i>, <i>romanticisme</i>.] +<def>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&?;val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called +classical style.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from +pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously the +founder of <i>romanticism</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"ti*cist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +advocates romanticism in modern literature.</def> <i>J. R. +Seeley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"tic*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Romantically.</def> [R.] <i>Strype.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*man"tic*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being romantic; widness; fancifulness.</def> +<i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gypsy <i>romano</i>, +<i>romani</i>, adj., gypsy; cf. <i>rom</i> husband.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A gypsy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The language spoken among themselves by the +gypsies.</def> [Written also <i>Rommany</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*man"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>See +<u>Romance</u>, 5.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*maunt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Romance</u>.] +<def>A romantic story in verse; as, the "<i>Romaunt</i> of the +Rose."</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, hearken, loving hearts and bold,<BR> +Unto my wild <i>romaunt</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.& n.</i></pos> <def>Rumble.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rom*bow"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., +unfit for use except in chafing gear.</def> [Written also +<i>rumbowline</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ro"me*ine</hw> (?), <hw>Ro"me*ite</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roméine</i>. So calledafter the +French mineralogist <i>Romé</i> L'Isle.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square +octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rome"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. <u>Rummer</u>.] +<def>A drinking cup.</def> [Written also <i>romkin</i>.] [Obs.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rome" pen`ny</hw> (?), or <hw>Rome" scot`</hw> (?) }. +<def>See <i>Peter pence</i>, under <u>Peter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rome"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward Rome, or +toward the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rome"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or directed +toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in +its <i>Romeward</i> aspect.</blockquote> <i>Gladstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A method of notation +for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it +is based on the common <i>Roman</i>-letter alphabet. It is like the +palæotype of Mr. Ellis in the general plan, but +simpler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging or +relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used +in a disparaging sense; as, the <i>Romish</i> church; the +<i>Romish</i> religion, ritual, or ceremonies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Roman Catholic.</def> +[R.] <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Romp</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Romped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Romping</u>.] [A variant of <i>ramp</i>. See <u>Ramp</u> to leap, +<u>Rampallian</u>.] <def>To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and +frisk about in play.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Romp</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A girl +who indulges in boisterous play.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1250 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough +sport.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While <i>romp</i>-loving miss<BR> +Is hauled about in gallantry robust.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Romp"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to romp; +indulging in romps.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A little <i>romping</i> girl from boarding +school.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Romp"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a romping +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Romp"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to rude play; +inclined to romp.</def></p> + +<p>--- <wf>Romp"ish</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Romp"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rom"pu</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>rompu</i>, p. p. +of <i>rompre</i> to breeak, L. <i>rumpere</i>. See <u>Rupture</u>.] +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the +top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron`ca*dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., a snorer, fr. +<i>roncar</i> to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise +made by them on being taken from the water. ] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of California sciænoid food +fishes, especially <i>Roncador Stearnsi</i>, which is an excellent +market fish, and the red roncador (<i>Corvina, or Johnius, +saturna</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"chil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. +<i>ronquillo</i> slightly hoarse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +American marine food fish (<i>Bathymaster signatus</i>) of the North +Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish.</def> [Written also +<i>ronquil</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ron"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>ronco</i> +hoarse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Croaker</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def> [Texas]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ron`dache"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Anc. +Armor.)</i> <def>A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ronde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Print.)</i> +<def>A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, +giving the characters when taken together a round look.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron*deau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Roundel</u>.] [Written also <i>rondo</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; When the <i>rondeau</i> was called the <i>rondel</i> it was +mostly written in fourteen octosyllabic lines of two rhymes, as in the +<i>rondels</i> of Charles d'Orleans. . . . In the 17th century the +approved form of the <i>rondeau</i> was a structure of thirteen verses +with a refrain. <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See <u>Rondo</u>, +1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"del</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rondeau</u>, +<u>Roundel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A small round +tower erected at the foot of a bastion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as +<u>Rondeau</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> +<i>E. W. Gosse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ron`de*le"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named +after William <i>Rondelet</i>, a French naturalist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant +flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rondel</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rondeau.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A round mass, plate, or disk; especially +<i>(Metal.)</i>, the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of +molten metal in the crucible.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>rondò</i>, +fr. F. <i>rondeau</i>. See <u>Rondeau</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a +lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after +each of the other strains.</def> "The <i>Rondo</i>-form was the +earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical construction." +<i>Grove.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>See <u>Rondeau</u>, +1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"dure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rondeur</i> +roundness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A round; a circle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Roundness; plumpness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown<BR> +Of maiden <i>rondure</i>, like the rose half-blown.</blockquote> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rong</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Ring</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rong</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rung (of a ladder).</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ron`geur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>ronger</i> to gnaw.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for removing +small rough portions of bone.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ron"ion</hw>, <hw>Ron"yon</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>rogne</i> scab, mange.] <def>A mangy or scabby +creature.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"Aroint thee, with!" the rump-fed <i>ronyon</i> +cries.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ron"ne</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>obs. imp. pl.</i></pos></def>, +and <hw>Ron"nen</hw> (&?;), <def><pos><i>obs. p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Renne</u>, to run.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ront</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Runt</u>.] <def>A +runt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rood</hw> (r&oomac;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>rōd</i> a cross; akin to OS. <i>rōda</i>, D. +<i>roede</i> rod, G. <i>ruthe</i>, <i>rute</i>, OHG. <i>ruota</i>. +Cf. <u>Rod</u> a measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A representation in +sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on +it.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Generally, the 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.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Savior, in thine image seen<BR> +Bleeding on that precious <i>rood</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measure of five and a half yards in +length; a rod; a perch; a pole.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The fourth part of an acre, or forty square +rods.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>By the rood</b></col>, <cd>by the cross; -- a phrase +formerly used in swearing.</cd> "No, <i>by the rood</i>, not so." +<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Rood beam</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a beam +across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rood loft</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a loft or gallery, in +a church, on which the rood and its appendages were set up to +view.</cd> <i>Gwilt.</i> -- <col><b>Rood screen</b></col> +<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a screen, between the choir and the body of the +church, over which the rood was placed.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i> -- +<col><b>Rood tower</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a tower at the +intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned +with a spire it was called also <i>rood steeple</i>.</cd> +<i>Weale.</i> -- <col><b>Rood tree</b></col>, <cd>the cross.</cd> +[Obs.] "Died upon the <i>rood tree</i>." <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roo"de*bok</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>rood</i> red + +<i>bok</i> buck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The pallah.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rood"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rank in +growth.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roof</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rof</i>, AS. +<i>hr&?;f</i> top, roof; akin to D. <i>roef</i> cabin, Icel. +<i>hr&?;f</i> a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. +<i>hr&?;st</i> roof, Goth. <i>hr&?;t</i>. Cf. <u>Roost</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The cover of any building, +including the roofing (see <u>Roofing</u>) 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 +<i>roof</i>, and the outer protection the <i>roof mask</i>. It is +better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases +where it has farther covering.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles, or corresponds to, +the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the <i>roof</i> of a +cavern; the <i>roof</i> of the mouth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The flowery <i>roof</i><BR> +Showered roses, which the morn repaired.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mining.)</i> <def>The surface or bed of rock +immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bell roof</b></col>, <col><b>French roof</b></col>, +<cd>etc. <i>(Arch.)</i> See under <u>Bell</u>, <u>French</u>, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Flat roof</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A roof actually horizontal and level, as in +some Oriental buildings</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A roof nearly +horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run +off freely from a very slight inclination.</cd> -- <col><b>Roof +plate</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <u>Plate</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 10.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roof</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roofed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roofing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover with a +roof.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that +have not been <i>roofed</i> with vaults or arches.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inclose in a house; figuratively, to +shelter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here had we now our country's honor +<i>roofed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roof"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who puts on +roofs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roof"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of covering with a roof.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The materials of which a roof is composed; +materials for a roof.</def> <i>Gwilt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, +shelter.</def> "Fit <i>roofing</i> gave." <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The wedging, as of a horse +or car, against the top of an underground passage.</def> +<i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roof"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having no roof; as, a <i>roofless</i> house.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no house or home; shelterless; +homeless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roof"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small roof, +covering, or shelter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roof"tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The beam in the +angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the +<i>rooftree</i> fall.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roof`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having roofs.</def> +[R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rook</hw> (r&oocr;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mist; fog. See +<u>Roke</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rook</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To squat; to +ruck.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rook</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roc</i> (cf. Sp. +<i>roque</i>), fr. Per. & Ar. <i>rokh</i>, or <i>rukh</i>, the rook or +castle at chess, also the bird <i>roc</i> (in this sense perhaps a +different word); cf. Hind. <i>rath</i> a war chariot, the castle at +chess, Skr. <i>ratha</i> a car, a war car. Cf. <u>Roll</u>.] +<i>(Chess)</i> <def>One of the four pieces placed on the corner +squares of the board; a castle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rook</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrōc</i>; akin to +OHG. <i>hruoh</i>, <i>ruoh</i>, <i>ruoho</i>, Icel. +<i>hrōkr</i>, Sw. <i>roka</i>, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. +<i>hrukjan</i> to crow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +European bird (<i>Corvus frugilegus</i>) 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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>The rook</i> . . . should be treated as the farmer's +friend.</blockquote> <i>Pennant.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a +sharper.</def> <i>Wycherley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rook</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rooked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rooking</u>.] <def>To cheat; to defraud by cheating.</def> "A band +of <i>rooking</i> officials." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rook"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rookeries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.</def> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A breeding place of other gregarious birds, +as of herons, penguins, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the +fur seals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dilapidated building with many rooms and +occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A brothel.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Rook"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Roky</u>.] <def>Misty; gloomy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Light thickens, and the crow<BR> +Makes wing to the <i>rooky</i> wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in +rooks."</p> + +<p><hw>Room</hw> (r&oomac;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>roum</i>, +<i>rum</i>, space, AS. <i>rūm</i>; akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. +<i>rūm</i>, D. <i>ruim</i>, G. <i>raum</i>, OHG. +<i>rūm</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>rum</i>, Goth. <i>rūms</i>, and +to AS. <i>rūm</i>, adj., spacious, D. <i>ruim</i>, Icel. +<i>rūmr</i>, Goth. <i>rūms</i>; and prob. to L. <i>rus</i> +country (cf. <u>Rural</u>), Zend <i>rava&ndot;h</i> wide, free, open, +<i>ravan</i> a plain.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unobstructed spase; +space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; +extent of place, great or small; as, there is not <i>room</i> for a +house; the table takes up too much <i>room</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there +is <i>room</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiv. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was no <i>room</i> for them in the +inn.</blockquote> <i>Luke ii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular portion of space appropriated +for occupancy; a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give +it for the best <i>room</i> in a playhouse.</blockquote> +<i>Overbury.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not +down in the highest <i>room</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiv. 8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Especially, space in a building or ship +inclosed or set apart by a partition; an apartment or +chamber.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I found the prince in the next +<i>room</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Place or position in society; office; rank; +post; station; also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied +by, another, and vacated.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the +<i>room</i> of his father Herod.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither that I look for a higher <i>room</i> in +heaven.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let Bianca take her sister's <i>room</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Possibility of admission; ability to admit; +opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave <i>room</i> for +hope.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was no prince in the empire who had <i>room</i> +for such an alliance.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Room and space</b></col> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, <cd>the +distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the next +rib; <i>space</i> being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, +and <i>room</i> the width of a rib.</cd> -- <col><b>To give +room</b></col>, <cd>to withdraw; to leave or provide space unoccupied +for others to pass or to be seated.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +room</b></col>, <cd>to open a space, way, or passage; to remove +obstructions; to give room.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Make room</i>, and let him stand before our +face.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> +</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Space; compass; scope; latitude.</p> + +<p><hw>Room</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roomed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rooming</u>.] <def>To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they +arranged to <i>room</i> together.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Room</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rūm</i>.] +<def>Spacious; roomy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>No <i>roomer</i> harbour in the place.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Room</u>. CF. +<u>Rummage</u>.] <def>Space; place; room.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A lodger.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Room"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Room</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>At a greater distance; farther off.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir J. Harrington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with +room or rooms; roomy.</def> "A <i>roomful</i> house." [R.] +<i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"ful</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Roomfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much or many as a room will +hold; as, a <i>roomful</i> of men.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Spaciously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Room"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being roomy; spaciousness; as, the <i>roominess</i> of a +hall.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Room"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without room or +rooms.</def> <i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"mate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of twe or +more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of +a room or rooms; a chum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Room"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roomy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roomth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Room; space.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roomth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roomy; +spacious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Room"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having ample room; +spacious; large; as, a <i>roomy</i> mansion; a <i>roomy</i> +deck.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Vermilion red; +red.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Her face was like the lily <i>roon</i>.</blockquote> +<i>J. R. Drake.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Roup</u>.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Roor"back</hw>, <hw>Roor"bach</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A defamatory forgery or falsehood published +for purposes of political intrigue.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p>&fist; The word 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 <i>Roorbach</i>."</p> + +<p><hw>Roo"sa oil`</hw> (?). <def>The East Indian name for grass oil. +See under <u>Grass</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roost</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Roast.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roost</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Roust</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Roost</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hrōst</i>; akin +to OD. <i>roest</i> roost, <i>roesten</i> to roost, and probably to E. +<i>roof</i>. Cf. <u>Roof</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The pole or +other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He clapped his wings upon his +<i>roost</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of fowls roosting +together.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At roost</b></col>, <cd>on a perch or roost; hence, retired +to rest.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roost</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roosted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roosting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sit, rest, or sleep, as +fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch.</def> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to +sleep.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid,<BR> +O, let me <i>roost</i> and nestle there.</blockquote> +<i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roost"cock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The male of the +domestic fowl; a cock.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roost"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The male of the +domestic fowl; a cock.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor, when they [the Skinners and Cow Boys] wrung the +neck of a <i>rooster</i>, did they trouble their heads whether he +crowed for Congress or King George.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Root</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>wrōtan</i>; akin to <i>wrōt</i> a snout, trunk, D. +<i>wroeten</i> to root, G. <i>rüssel</i> snout, trunk, proboscis, +Icel. <i>rōta</i> to root, and perhaps to L. <i>rodere</i> to +gnaw (E. <i>rodent</i>) or to E. <i>root</i>, n.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by +low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn up or to dig +out with the snout; as, the swine <i>roots</i> the earth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>rōt</i> (for +<i>vrōt</i>); akin to E. <i>wort</i>, and perhaps to <i>root</i> +to turn up the earth. See <u>Wort</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1251 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An edible or esculent root, especially of +such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, +the <i>root</i> crop.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>root</i> +of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an +early race; a stem.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were the <i>roots</i> out of which sprang two +distinct people.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The cause +or occasion by which anything is brought about; the source.</def> "She +herself . . . is <i>root</i> of bounty." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The love of money is a <i>root</i> of all kinds of +evil.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver.)</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>That factor of a quantity +which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 +is a <i>root</i> of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 +is the cube <i>root</i> of 27.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, +or overtones, a chord is composed.</def> <i>Busby.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>The lowest place, position, or part.</def> +"Deep to the <i>roots</i> of hell." <i>Milton.</i> "The <i>roots</i> +of the mountains." <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>The time which to reckon +in making calculations.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When a <i>root</i> is of a birth yknowe +[known].</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Aërial roots</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>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.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Large +roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend and establish +themselves in the soil. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Mangrove</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Multiple primary root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name +given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, +as the squash.</cd> -- <col><b>Primary root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>the central, first-formed, main root, from which the rootlets are +given off.</cd> -- <col><b>Root and branch</b></col>, <cd>every part; +wholly; completely; as, to destroy an error <i>root and +branch</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Root-and-branch men</b></col>, <cd>radical +reformers; -- a designation applied to the English Independents +(1641). See Citation under <u>Radical</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +2.</cd> -- <col><b>Root barnacle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>one of the Rhizocephala.</cd> -- <col><b>Root hair</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Root +leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a radical leaf.</cd> See +<u>Radical</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>. -- +<col><b>Root louse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any plant louse, +or aphid, which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the +grapevine.</cd> See <u>Phylloxera</u>. -- <col><b>Root of an +equation</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>that value which, substituted +for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the equation.</cd> +-- <col><b>Root of a nail</b></col> <sd><i>(Anat.)</i></sd>, <cd>the +part of a nail which is covered by the skin.</cd> -- <col><b>Root of a +tooth</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the part of a tooth contained in +the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.</cd> -- +<col><b>Secondary roots</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>roots emitted +from any part of the plant above the radicle.</cd> -- <col><b>To +strike root</b></col>, <col><b>To take root</b></col>, <cd>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 <i>takes root</i>.</cd> "The bended twigs +<i>take root</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Root</hw> (r&oomac;t), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rooted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rooting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fix the root; to enter the +earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In deep grounds the weeds <i>root</i> +deeper.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be firmly fixed; to be +established.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause +misappehensions, he gave them not leave to <i>root</i> and fasten by +concealment.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Root</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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, <i>rooted</i> trees or forests; <i>rooted</i> +dislike.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to +extirpate; -- with <i>up</i>, <i>out</i>, or <i>away</i>.</def> "I +will go <i>root</i> away the noisome weeds." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord <i>rooted</i> them out of their land . . . and +cast them into another land.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxix. 28.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Root"cap`</hw> (r&oomac;t"kăp`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A mass of parenchymatous cells which covers and +protects the growing cells at the end of a root; a +pileorhiza.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having taken root; +firmly implanted; fixed in the heart.</def> "A <i>rooted</i> sorrow." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Root"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Root"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rooter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"er*y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pile of roots, set +with plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in +gardening.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A radicle; a +little root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +perennial underground stem, producing leafly s&?;ems or flower stems +from year to year; a rhizome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Root"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of roots; as, +<i>rooty</i> ground.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*pal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rhopalic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rāp</i>; akin +to D. <i>reep</i>, G. <i>reif</i> ring hoop, Icel. <i>reip</i> rope, +Sw. <i>rep</i>, Dan. <i>reb</i>, <i>reeb</i> Goth. skauda<i>raip</i> +latchet.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large, stout cord, usually one not +less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided +together. It differs from <i>cord</i>, <i>line</i>, and <i>string</i>, +only in its size. See <u>Cordage</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A row or string consisting of a number of +things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a <i>rope</i> of +onions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The small intestines; as, the +<i>ropes</i> of birds.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rope ladder</b></col>, <cd>a ladder made of ropes.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rope mat</b></col>., <cd>a mat made of cordage, or strands of +old rope.</cd> -- <col><b>Rope of sand</b></col>, <cd>something of no +cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied +upon.</cd> -- <col><b>Rope pump</b></col>, <cd>a pump in which a +rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated +to the water by its adhesion to the rope.</cd> -- <col><b>Rope +transmission</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a method of transmitting +power, as between distant places, by means of endless ropes running +over grooved pulleys.</cd> -- <col><b>Rope's end</b></col>, <cd>a +piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash in inflicting +punishment.</cd> -- <col><b>To give one rope</b></col>, <cd>to give +one liberty or license; to let one go at will uncheked.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rope</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roping</u>.] <def>To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend +into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive +quality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let us not hang like <i>roping</i>icicles<BR> +Upon our houses' thatch.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to <i>rope</i> a bale of +goods.</def> Hence: --</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To connect or fasten together, as a party +of mountain climbers, with a rope.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To partition, separate, or divide off, by +means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to <i>rope +in</i>, <i>or rope</i> off, a plot of ground; to <i>rope</i> out a +crowd.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To lasso (a steer, horse).</def> [Colloq. +U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to +inveigle; to decoy; as, to <i>rope in customers or voters</i>.</def> +[Slang, U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To prevent from winning (as a horse), by +pulling or curbing.</def> [Racing Slang, Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rope"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A +small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the +sail to the spar.</def> [Written also <i>roband</i>, and +<i>robbin</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rope"dan`cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through +the air at some height.</def> -- <wf>Rope"dan`cing</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +maker of ropes.</def> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who ropes goods; a packer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One fit to be hanged.</def> [Old Slang] +<i>Douce.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A place where ropes are made.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tricks deserving the halter; roguery.</def> +[Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . . so full of his <i>ropery</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rope's"-end`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To punish +with a rope's end.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rope"walk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>A long, covered +walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are +manufactured.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rope"walk`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +ropedancer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rope"-yarn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the yarn or +thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ropy +manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being +ropy; viscosity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +ropy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rop"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>capable of being +drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; +tenacious; glutinous; as <i>ropy</i> sirup; <i>ropy</i> +lees.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roq"ue*laure</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; so called +after Duc de <i>Roquelaure</i>, in the reign of Louis XIV.] <def>A +cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th +century.</def> [Written also <i>roquelo</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*quet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain] +<i>(Croquet)</i> <def>To hit, as another's ball, with one's own +ball.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*quet"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To hit another's +ball with one's own.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ros</i>, +<i>roris</i>, dew.] <def>Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; +dewy.</def> [R.] <i>M. Green.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>roratio</i>, +fr. <i>rorare</i> to drop dew, fr. <i>ros</i> dew.] <def>A falling of +dew.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ros</i>, +<i>roris</i>, dew.] <def>Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; +dewy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roric figures</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>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 <i>Moser's images</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"rid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>roridus</i>, fr. +<i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] <def>Dewy; bedewed.</def> [R.] <i>T. +Granger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*rif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rorifer</i>; <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew + <i>ferre</i> to bear: +cf. F. <i>rorifère</i>.] <def>generating or producing +dew.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*rif"lu*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ros</i>, +<i>roris</i>, dew + <i>fluens</i>, p. pr. of <i>fluere</i> to flow.] +<def>Flowing with dew.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ror"qual</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Norw. <i>rorqualus</i> +a whale with folds.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A very large North +Atlantic whalebone whale (<i>Physalus antiquorum</i>, or +<i>Balænoptera physalus</i>). It has a dorsal fin, and strong +longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also +<i>razorback</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It is one 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ru*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rorulentus</i>, from <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of, or abounding in, dew.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the surface +appearing as if dusty, or covered with fine dew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ros</i>, +<i>roris</i>, dew.] <def>Dewy.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And shook his wings with <i>rory</i> May-dew +wet.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sa"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rosaceus</i>, +fr. <i>rosa</i> rose.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants +(<i>Rosaceæ</i>) of which the rose is the type. It includes also +the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the +hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a +<i>rosaceous</i> corolla.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of a pure purpish pink color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Rosaceous</u>.] <i>(Old med. Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, an acid (called also <i>lithic acid</i>) found in certain +red precipitates of urine. See <u>Uric</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sal"gar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>realgar.</def> +[Obs.] <i>chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*sa"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rosalie</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A form of melody in which a phrase +or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step +higher; a melodic sequence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros*an"i*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rose</i> ++ <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous base, +C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>21</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O, 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 <i>fuchsine</i>, <i>aniline red</i>, +etc. By extension, any one of the series of substances derived from, +or related to, rosaniline proper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sa"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cultivator of +roses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"sa*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rosaries</b></plw> (#). [LL. <i>rosarium</i> a string of +beads, L. <i>rosarium</i> a place planted with roses, <i>rosa</i> a +rose: cf. F. <i>rosaire</i>. See <u>Rose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.</def> "Thick +<i>rosaries</i> of scented thorn." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His idolized book, and the whole <i>rosary</i> of his +prayers.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; A <i>rosary</i> consists of fifteen decades. Each decade +contains ten <i>Ave Marias</i> marked by small beads, preceded by a +<i>Paternoster</i>, marked by a larger bead, and concluded by a +<i>Gloria Patri</i>. Five decades make a <i>chaplet</i>, a third part +of the rosary. <i>Bp. Fitzpatrick.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chapelet; a garland; a series or +collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary +selections.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every day propound to yourself a <i>rosary</i> or +chaplet of good works to present to God at night.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A coin bearing the figure of a rose, +fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a +penny.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rosary shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any marine +gastropod shell of the genus <i>Monodonta</i>. They are top-shaped, +bright-colored and pearly.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>roscidus</i>, fr. +<i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] <def>Containing, or consisting of, +dew; dewy.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"coe*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From an English +chemist, H.E. <i>Roscoe</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially +a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Rise</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rose</i>, L. +<i>rosa</i>, probably akin to Gr. &?;, Armor. <i>vard</i>, OPer. +<i>vareda</i>; and perhaps to E. <i>wort</i>: cf. F. <i>rose</i>, from +the Latin. Cf. <u>Copperas</u>, <u>Rhododendron</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flower and shrub of any species of the genus +<i>Rosa</i>, of which there are many species, mostly found in the +morthern hemispere</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves 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 <i>Banksia</i>, <i>Baurbon</i>, +<i>Boursalt</i>, <i>China</i>, <i>Noisette</i>, <i>hybrid +perpetual</i>, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every +class.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose +knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.</def> <i>Sha.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A rose window. See <i>Rose +window</i>, below.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The erysipelas.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The card of the mariner's compass; also, a +circular card with radiating lines, used in other +instruments.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The color of a rose; rose-red; +pink.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A diamond. See <i>Rose diamond</i>, +below.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cabbage rose</b></col>, <col><b>China rose</b></col>, +<cd>etc. See under <u>Cabbage</u>, <u>China</u>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Corn rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Corn poppy</i>, +under <u>Corn</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Infantile rose</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a variety of roseola.</cd> -- <col><b>Jamaica +rose</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Jamaica</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose acacia</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low American +leguminous shrub (<i>Robinia hispida</i>) with handsome clusters of +rose-colored blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose aniline</b></col>. +<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Rosaniline</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose +apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fruit of the tropical +myrtaceous tree <i>Eugenia Jambos</i>. It is an edible berry an inch +or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike +perfume.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose beetle</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle +(<i>Macrodactylus subspinosus</i>), which eats the leaves of various +plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, +grapevines, etc. Called also <i>rose bug</i>, and <i>rose +chafer</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The European chafer.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose bug</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>same as <i>Rose +beetle</i>, <i>Rose chafer</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose burner</b></col>, +<cd>a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose camphor</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a solid odorless +substance which separates from rose oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose +campion</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Campion</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose catarrh</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>rose cold.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose chafer</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A common European beetle (<i>Cetonia aurata</i>) which is often +very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also <i>rose beetle</i>, and +<i>rose fly</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> The rose beetle +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose cold</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the +inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See <i>Hay fever</i>, under +<u>Hay</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose color</b></col>, <cd>the color of a +rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, +attractiveness, or promise.</cd> <! p. 1252 !> -- <col><b>Rose de +Pompadour</b></col>, <col><b>Rose du Barry</b></col>, <cd>names +succesively given to a delicate rose color used on Sèvres +porcelain.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose diamond</b></col>, <cd>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. +<u>Brilliant</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Rose +ear</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Ear</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose +elder</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the Guelder-rose.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose engine</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Craig.</i> -- <col><b>Rose +family</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>the <i>Roseceæ</i>.</cd> See +<u>Rosaceous</u>. -- <col><b>Rose fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, +<cd>rose cold.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a rose betle, or rose chafer.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose gall</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any gall found on rosebushes.</cd> See +<u>Bedeguar</u>. -- <col><b>Rose knot</b></col>, <cd>a ribbon, or +other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rose lake</b></col>, <col><b>Rose madder</b></col>, <cd>a rich +tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy +basis.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i> -- <col><b>Rose mallow</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A name of several malvaceous +plants of the genus <i>Hibiscus</i>, with large rose-colored +flowers.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>the hollyhock</cd>. -- +<col><b>Rose nail</b></col>, <cd>a nail with a convex, faceted +head.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose noble</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> +-- <col><b>Rose of China</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>China +rose</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, under <u>China</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose +of Jericho</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a Syrian cruciferous plant +(<i>Anastatica Hierochuntica</i>) which rolls up when dry, and expands +again when moistened; -- called also <i>resurrection plant</i>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Rose of Sharon</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an ornamental +malvaceous shrub (<i>Hibiscus Syriacus</i>). In the Bible the name is +used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or +possibly the great lotus flower.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose oil</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the yellow essential oil extracted from various +species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of +roses.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose pink</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose +quartz</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of quartz which is rose- +red.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose rash</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Roseola</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose slug</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the small green larva of a black sawfly +(<i>Selandria rosæ</i>). These larvæ feed in groups on +the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often abundant and +very destructive.</cd> -- <col><b>Rose window</b></col> +<i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a circular window filled with ornamental tracery. +Called also <i>Catherine wheel</i>, and <i>marigold window</i>. Cf. +<i>wheel window</i>, under <u>Wheel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Summer +rose</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a variety of roseola. See +<u>Roseola</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Under the rose</b></col> [a +translation of L. <i>sub rosa</i>], <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Wars of the +Roses</b></col> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, <cd>feuds between the Houses of +York and Lancaster, the <i>white rose</i> being the badge of the House +of York, and the <i>red rose</i> of the House of Lancaster.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.</def> [Poetic] "A +maid yet <i>rosed</i> over with the virgin crimson of modesty." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perfume, as with roses.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"se*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>roseus</i>, fr. +<i>rosa</i> a rose.] <def>resembling a rose in smell or color.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"se*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>roseus</i>, +<i>rosatus</i>, prepared from roses. See <u>Roseal</u>, <u>Rose</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of roses; rosy; as, <i>roseate</i> +bowers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>resembling a rose in color or fragrance; +esp., tinged with rose color; blooming; as, <i>roseate</i> beauty; her +<i>roseate</i> lips.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roseate tern</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American +and European tern (<i>Sterna Dougalli</i>) whose breast is roseate in +the breeding season.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"bay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>the oleander.</def> [Obs.] +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any shrub of the genus +<i>Rhododendron</i>.</def> [U.S.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An herb +(<i>Epilobium spicatum</i>) with showy purple flowers, common in +Europe and North America; -- called also <i>great willow +herb</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"bud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The flower of a +rose before it opens, or when but partially open.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"bush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bush or +shrub which bears roses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-col`ored</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of +a delicate pink color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly +fine or pleasing; alluring; as, <i>rose-colored</i> +anticipations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-cut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Cut flat on the +reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; - +- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See <i>Rose diamond</i>, +under <u>Rose</u>. Cf. <u>Brilliant</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"drop`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +lozenge having a rose flavor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of earring.</def> +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A ruddy eruption upon the +nose caused by drinking ardent spirits; a grog blossom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"finch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera +<i>Carpodacus</i>, and <i>Propasser</i>, and allied genera, in which +the male is more or less colored with rose red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A large marine scorpænoid food fish (<i>Sebastes +marinus</i>) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. +called also <i>red perch</i>, <i>hemdurgan</i>, <i>Norway haddok</i>, +and also, erroneously, <i>snapper</i>, <i>bream</i>, and +<i>bergylt</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; +the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.</p> + +<p><hw>Rose"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>See <u>Rose</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; +also a nail with such a head.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"se*ine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Magenta</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"se*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the German +mineralogist G. <i>Rose</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in small red crystals, allied to +erythrite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro"sel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. +<i>rosa</i> rose.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A beautiful Australian +parrakeet (<i>Platycercus eximius</i>) 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>a +malvaceous plant (<i>Hibiscus Sabdariffa</i>) cultivated in the east +and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used for making +tarts and jelly and an acid drink.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose`mal"oes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name; cf. Malay <i>rasamāla</i> the name of the tree.] <def>The +liquid storax of the East Indian <i>Liquidambar +orientalis</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>rosmarine</i>, L. <i>rosmarinus</i>; <i>ros</i> dew (cf. Russ. +<i>rosa</i>, Lith. <i>rasa</i>, Skr. <i>rasa</i> juice) + +<i>marinus</i> marine: cf. F. <i>romarin</i>. In English the word has +been changed as if it meant the <i>rose of Mary</i>. See +<u>Marine</u>.] <def>A labiate shrub (<i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i>) +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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There's <i>rosemary</i>, that's for +remembrance.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Marsh rosemary</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A little +shrub <i>(Andromeda polifolia)</i> growing in cold swamps and having +leaves like those of the rosemary</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See +under <u>Marsh</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rosemary pine</b></col>, <cd>the +loblolly pine. See under <u>Loblolly</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of roses; +rosy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro"sen*mül`ler's or"gan</hw> (?). [So named from its first +describer, J. C. <i>Rosenmüller</i>, a German anatomist.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The parovarium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"se*o-</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A prefix (also used +adjectively) signifying <i>rose-red</i>; specifically used to +designate certain rose-red compounds (called <i>roseo-cobaltic +compounds</i>) of cobalt with ammonia. Cf. <u>Luteo</u>-.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*se"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. +<i>rosa</i> a rose.] <i>(med.)</i> <def>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 <i>rose rash</i>.</def> -- +<wf>Ro*se"o*lous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-pink`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment +called <i>rose pink</i>. See <i>Rose pink</i>, under +<u>Rose</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to clothe everything with roseate +hues; hence, sentimental.</def> "<i>Rose-pink</i> piety." <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rosier; a +rosebush.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-red`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Red as a rose; +specifically <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, of a pure purplish red color.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-ri`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rose</u>, +and <u>Royal</u>.] <def>A name of several English gold coins struck in +different reigns and having having different values; a rose +noble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"root`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +fleshy-leaved herb (<i>Rhodiola rosea</i>); rosewort; -- so called +because the roots have the odor of roses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place where +roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See <u>Rosary</u>, +1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rosette</i>. See +<u>Rosette</u>.] <def>A red color used by painters.</def> +<i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro-set"ta stone`</hw> (?). <def>A stone found at +<i>Rosetta</i>, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of +which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the +hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*set"ta wood`</hw> (?). <def>An east Indian wood of a reddish +orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally +used for cabinetwork.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sette</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of +<i>rose</i> a rose. Cf. <u>Roset</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as +an ornament or a badge.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An ornament in the form of a +rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A red color. See <u>Roset</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A rose burner. See under +<u>Rose</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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 <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Spicule</u>, and <i>Sand +dollar</i>, under <u>Sand</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +flowerlike color marking; as, the <i>rosettes</i> on the +leopard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose" wa`ter</hw> (?). <def>Water tinctured with roses by +distillation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"-wa`ter</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the odor of +rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental.</def> +"<i>Rose-water</i> philanthropy." <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"wood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A valuable +cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, +obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera +<i>Dalbergia</i> and <i>Machærium</i>. The finest kind is from +Brazil, and is said to be from the <i>Dalbergia nigra</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>African rosewood</b></col>, <cd>the wood of the leguminous +tree <i>Pterocarpus erinaceus</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Jamaica +rosewood</b></col>, <cd>the wood of two West Indian trees (<i>Amyris +balsamifera</i>, and <i>Linocieria ligustrina</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>New South Wales rosewood</b></col>, <cd>the wood of +<i>Trichilia glandulosa</i>, a tree related to the margosa.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous insects +which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the rose, especially +<i>Cacæcia rosaceana</i>, which rolls up the leaves for a nest, +and devours both the leaves and buds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rose"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Roseroot.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any +plant nearly related to the rose.</def> <i>Lindley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros`i*cru"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The name is +probably due to a German theologian, Johann Valentin Andreä, who +in anonymous pamphlets called himself a knight of the <i>Rose +Cross</i> (G. <i>Rosenkreuz</i>), using a seal with a St. Andrew's +cross and four roses.)] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Rosicrucians also called <i>brothers of the Rosy +Cross</i>, <i>Rosy-cross Knights</i>, <i>Rosy-cross philosophers</i>, +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.</p> + +<p><hw>Ros`i*cru"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Decorated with +roses, or with the color of roses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"sier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>rosarius</i> of roses. Cf. <u>Rosary</u>.] <def>A rosebush; roses, +collectively.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Crowned with a garland of sweet +<i>rosier</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rosy +manner.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A variant of +<i>resin</i>.] <def>The hard, amber-colored resin left after +distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rosin oil</b></col>, <cd>an oil obtained from the resin of +the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, +etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"in</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rub with rosin, as +musicians rub the bow of a violin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Or with the <i>rosined</i> bow torment the +string.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being rosy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"in*weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The compass plant. See under +<u>Compass</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A name given in +California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a +resinous smell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"in*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>like rosin, or +having its qualities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>rhos</i> a +meadow, a moor + E. <i>land</i>.] <def>heathy land; land full of +heather; moorish or watery land.</def> [prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ros"ma*rine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See +<u>Rosemary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dew from the sea; sea +dew.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That purer brine<BR> +And wholesome dew called <i>rosmarine</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rosemary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> +"Biting on anise seed and <i>rosmarine</i>." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"ma*rine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Norw. <i>rosmar</i> a +walrus; <i>ros</i> a horse (akin to E. <i>horse</i>) + (probably) +<i>mar</i> the sea.] <def>A fabulous sea animal which was reported to +climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the +dew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And greedly <i>rosmarines</i> with visages +deforme.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*sol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Rose</i> + +carbo<i>lic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a +complex red dyestuff (called <i>rosolic acid</i>) which is analogous +to rosaniline and aurin. It is produced by oxidizing a mixture of +phenol and cresol, as a dark red amorphous mass, +C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which forms weak salts with +bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also <i>methyl aurin</i>, +and, formerly, <i>corallin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ross</hw> (?); 115), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of +trees.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ross</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To divest of the ross, +or rough, scaly surface; as, to <i>ross</i> bark.</def> [Local, +U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ros"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Light land; +rosland.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"sel cur`rent</hw> (?). [From <i>Rossel</i> Island, in the +Louisiade Archipelago.] <i>(Oceanography)</i> <def>A portion of the +southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to +New Guinea.</def><BR> +[Webster 1913 Suppl.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ros"sel*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Loose; +light.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rost</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Roust</u>.</def> [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rostellum</i>, +dim. of <i>rostrum</i> a beak: cf. F. <i>rostelle</i>.] <def>same as +<u>Rostellum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros*tel"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to a +rostellum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"tel*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>rostellatus</i>.] <def>Having a rostellum, or small beak; +terminating in a beak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros*tel"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +form of a rostellum, or small beak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ros*tel"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rostella</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Rostel</u>.] <def>A small +beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the +<i>rostellum</i> of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many +mosses; the <i>rostellum</i> on the head of a tapeworm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps a corruption of +<i>register</i>; or cf. <i>roll</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A register or +roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or +regiments are called on to serve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rostrum</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rostralis</i>, +fr. <i>rostrum</i> a beak; cf. F. <i>rostral</i>.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Monuments] adorned with <i>rostral</i> crowns and +naval ornaments.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ros"trate</hw> (?), <hw>Ros"tra*ted</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rostratus</i>, fr. <i>rostrum</i> a beak. +See <u>Rostrum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a process +resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, +<i>rostrated</i> galleys.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ros*trif"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>rostrum</i> beak + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head +prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"tri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rostrum</i> +a beak + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>rostrifarme</i>.] <def>Having the +form of a beak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ros"tru*lum</hw> (-tr&usdot;*lŭm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Rostrula</b></plw> (#). [NL., +dim. of L. <i>rostrum</i> a beak.] <def>A little rostrum, or beak, as +of an insect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"trum</hw> (-trŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +L. <plw><b>Rostra</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Rostrums</b></plw> (#). +[L., beak, ship's beak, fr. <i>rodere</i>, <i>rosum</i>, to gnaw. See +<u>Rodent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The beak or head of a +ship.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1253 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> (<u>Rostra</u>) <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a stage for public speaking; the +pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Myself will mount the <i>rostrum</i> in his +favor.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any +beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of +birds.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The beak, or sucking mouth +parts, of Hemiptera.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The snout of a +gastropod mollusk. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Littorina</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation +of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the +prawn.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rostellum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>The pipe to convey the +distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic.</def> +<i>Quincy.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>A pair of forceps of various +kinds, having a beaklike form.</def> [Obs.] <i>Coxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"su*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>rosulatus</i>, fr. L. <i>rosa</i> a rose.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- said of leaves and +bracts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ros"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Rosier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rosiest</u>.] +<def>Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; +blushing; also, adorned with roses.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A smile that glowed<BR> +Celestial <i>rosy</i>-red, love's proper hue.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>While blooming youth and gay delight<BR> +Sit thy <i>rosy</i> cheeks confessed.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rosy</i> is sometimes used in the formation of +self&?;xplaining compounde; as, <i>rosy</i>-bosomed, <i>rosy</i>- +colored, <i>rosy</i>-crowned, <i>rosy</i>-fingered, <i>rosy</i>- +tinted.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rosy cross</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Rosicrucian</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rotted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rotting</u>.] [OE. <i>rotien</i>, AS. <i>rotian</i>; akin to D. +<i>rotten</i>, Prov. G. <i>rotten</i>, OHG. <i>rozz&?;n</i>, G. +<i>rösten</i> to steep flax, Icel. <i>rotna</i> to rot, Sw. +<i>ruttna</i>, Dan. <i>raadne</i>, Icel. <i>rottin</i> rotten. +√117. Cf. <u>Ret</u>, <u>Rotten</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot,<BR> +To draw nutrition, propagate, and <i>rot</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; +to die; to become corrupt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Four of the sufferers were left to <i>rot</i> in +irons.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rot</i>, poor bachelor, in your club.</blockquote> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil.</p> + +<p><hw>Rot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural +processes; as, to <i>rot</i> vegetable fiber.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To expose, as flax, to a process of +maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to +ret.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Process +of rotting; decay; putrefaction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A disease or decay in fruits, +leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See <i>Bitter +rot</i>, <i>Black rot</i>, etc., below.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. G. <i>rotz</i> glanders.] <def>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 <u>Fluke</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His cattle must of <i>rot</i> and murrain +die.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Bitter rot</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a disease of +apples, caused by the fungus <i>Glæosporium +fructigenum</i>.</cd> <i>F. L. Scribner.</i> -- <col><b>Black +rot</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a disease of grapevines, attacking +the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus <i>Læstadia +Bidwellii</i>.</cd> <i>F. L. Scribner.</i> -- <col><b>Dry +rot</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Dry</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Grinder's rot</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Grinder</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Potato rot</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Potato</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>White rot</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish +pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus <i>Coniothyrium +diplodiella</i>.</cd> <i>F. L. Scribner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rota</i> 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 +<u>Rotary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastical court of +Rome, called also <i>Rota Romana</i>, that takes cognizance of suits +by appeal. It consists of twelve members.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A +species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in +church music; -- written also <i>rotta</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rhotacism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to wheels +or to rotary motion; rotary.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rota</i> wheel ++ <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Any fossil foraminifer of the +genus <i>Rotalia</i>, abundant in the chalk formation. See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Rhizopod</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rota</i> a +wheel. See <u>Roll</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>barouche</u>, +<u>Rodomontade</u>, <u>Roué</u>, <u>Round</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Rowel</u>.] <def>Turning, as a wheel on its +axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; +rotatory; as, <i>rotary</i> motion.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rotary engine</b></col>, <cd>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 <i>rotatory engine</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rotary pump</b></col>, <cd>a pump in which the fluid is +impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating +buckets or pistons.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotary shears</b></col>, +<cd>shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged +or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotary +valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, +as in the four-way cock.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rota</i> a +wheel + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Gyroscope</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rotatus</i>, p. +p. of <i>rotare</i> to turn round like a wheel, fr. <i>rota</i> wheel. +See <u>Rotary</u>, and cf. <u>Roue</u>.] <def>Having the parts +spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a <i>rotate</i> spicule +or scale; a <i>rotate</i> corolla, <i>i.e.</i>, a monopetalous corolla +with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rotated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rotating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn, as a wheel, round +an axis; to revolve.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perform any act, function, or operation +in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to <i>rotate</i> in +office.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an +axle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause +to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office.</def> +[Colloq.] "Both, after a brief service, were <i>rotated</i> out of +office." <i>Harper's Mag.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turned round, as +a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rotatio</i>: +cf. F. <i>rotation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>rotation</i>; its annual motion round the sun is a +<i>revolution</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any return or succesion in a +series.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moment of rotation</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Moment of +inertia</i>, under <u>Moment</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotation in +office</b></col>, <cd>the practice of changing public officers at +frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rotation of crops</b></col>, <cd>the practices of cultivating +an orderly succession of different crops on the same land.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, +rotation; as, <i>rotational</i> velocity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rotatif</i>.] <def>turning, as a wheel; rotary; +rotational.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This high <i>rotative</i> velocity of the sun must +cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere.</blockquote> +<i>Siemens.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rotative engine</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*ta"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>that which gives a rotary or +rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part +on its axis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>A revolving reverberatory +furnace.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro`ta*to"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Rotifera</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rotatoire</i>. See <u>Rotate</u>, <u>Rotary</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Turning as on an axis; rotary.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Going in a circle; following in rotation or +succession; as, <i>rotatory</i> assembles.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>Producing rotation of the +plane of polarization; as, the <i>rotatory</i> power of bodies on +light. See the Note under <u>polarization</u>.</def> +<i>Nichol.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ta*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A rotifer.</def> [R.] <i>Kirby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rotche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A very small arctic sea bird (<i>Mergulus alle</i>, or <i>Alle +alle</i>) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called +also <i>little auk</i>, <i>dovekie</i>, <i>rotch</i>, <i>rotchie</i>, +and <i>sea dove</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rotch"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European red gurnard (<i>Trigla pini</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A root.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rote</i>, probably +of German origin; cf. MHG. <i>rotte</i>, OHG. <i>rota</i>, +<i>hrota</i>, LL. <i>chrotta</i>. Cf. <u>Crowd</u> a kind of violin.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well could he sing and play on a +<i>rote</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, +and <i>rotes</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rut</u> roaring.] +<def>The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. +See <u>Rut</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>rote</i>, F. +<i>route</i>, road, path. See <u>Route</u>, and cf. <u>Rut</u> a +furrow, <u>Routine</u>.] <def>A frequent repetition of forms of speech +without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules +by <i>rote</i>.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>till he the first verse could [<i>i. e.</i>, knew] all +by <i>rote</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy love did read by <i>rote</i>, and could not +spell.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roting</u>.] <def>To learn or repeat by rote.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rote</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go out by rotation +or succession; to rotate.</def> [Obs.] + <i>Z. Grey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of +<i>rota</i> wheel; cf. LL. <i>rotella</i> a little whell.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small, +polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus <i>Rotella</i>, native +of tropical seas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot"gut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Bad small beer.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when +adulterated so as to be very deleterious.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Roth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hryðer</i>; +cf. D. <i>rund</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bovine.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bovine beast.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rother beasts</b></col>, <cd>cattle of the bovine genus; +black cattle.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Golding.</i> -- <col><b>Rother +soil</b></col>, <cd>the dung of rother beasts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Roth"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See <u>Rudder</u>.] +<def>A rudder.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rother nail</b></col>, <cd>a nail with a very full head, +used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by +shipwrights.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ti*fer</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. see +<u>Rotifera</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Rotifera. See +<i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro*tif"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> [NL., +from L. <i>rota</i> &?; wheel + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rota</i> wheel ++ <i>-form</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wheel-shaped; as, +<i>rotiform</i> appendages.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Rotate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See +<u>Rota</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>rotinn</i>; +akin to Sw. <i>rutten</i>, Dan. <i>radden</i>. See <u>Rot</u>.] +<def>Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a <i>rotten</i> apple; +<i>rotten</i> meat.</def> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Offensive to +the smell; fetid; disgusting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate<BR> +As reek of the <i>rotten</i> fens.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; +treacherous; unsafe; as, a <i>rotten</i> plank, bone, stone.</def> +"The deepness of the <i>rotten</i> way." <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rotten borough</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Borough</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rotten stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, +<cd>a soft stone, called also <i>Tripoli</i> (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.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound; +corrupt; deceitful; treacherous.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rot"ten*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rot"ten*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Rot"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a little wheel; +cf. It. <i>rotula</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The patella, or +kneepan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rotula</i>, +dim. of <i>rota</i> wheel.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +the rotula, or kneepan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rotundus</i>. +See <u>Round</u>, and cf. <u>Rotunda</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Round; circular; spherical.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, complete; entire.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Orbicular, or nearly +so.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rotunda.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tun"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. +<i>rotonda</i>, F. <i>rotonde</i>; both fr. L. <i>rotundus</i> round. +See <u>Rotund</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>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 <i>rotunda</i> of the Capitol at +Washington.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rounded; +especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rotundus</i> round + <i>folium</i> a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having round leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rotunditas</i>: cf. F. <i>rotondité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state or quality of being rotu&?;; roundness; sphericity; +circularity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Smite flat the thick <i>rotundity</i> o'the +world!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, completeness; entirety; +roundness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For the more <i>rotundity</i> of the number and grace +of the matter, it passeth for a full thousand.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A boldness and <i>rotundity</i> of speech.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tund"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Roundness; +rotundity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tun"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rotunda</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ro*tur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A roturier.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ro`tu`rier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A person +who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the +prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rot"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Rot</u>.] +<def>To make rotten.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard,<BR> +Than that it <i>roty</i> all the remenant.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Rou"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coin. See +<u>Ruble</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ruche</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rou`é"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., properly p. +p. of <i>rouer</i> to break upon the wheel, fr. <i>roue</i> a wheel, +L. <i>rota</i>. See <u>Rotate</u>, <u>Rotary</u>.] <def>One devoted to +a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rou`et"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A small +wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging +them.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>rubeus</i> +red, akin to <i>rubere</i> to be red, <i>ruber</i> red. See +<u>Red</u>.] <def>red.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><col><b>||Rouge et noir</b></col> (&?;) [F., red and black], <cd>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.</cd> <i>Hoyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. +It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. +Called also <i>crocus</i>, <i>jeweler's rouge</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rouged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rouging</u> .] <def>To paint the face or cheeks with +rouge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tint with rouge; +as, to <i>rouge</i> the face or the cheeks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge`croix"</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +literally, red cross.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>One of the four pursuivants +of the English college of arms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouge" drag`on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., literally, +red dragon.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>One of the four pursuivants of the +English college of arms.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1254 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rough</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Rougher</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Roughest</u>.] [OE. +<i>rou&?;</i>, <i>rou</i>, <i>row</i>, <i>rugh</i>, <i>ruh</i>, AS. +<i>r&?;h</i>; akin to LG. <i>rug</i>, D. <i>rug</i>, D. <i>ruig</i>, +<i>ruw</i>, OHG. <i>r&?;h</i>, G. <i>rauh</i>, <i>rauch</i>; cf. Lith. +<i>raukas</i> wrinkle, <i>rukti</i> to wrinkle. √ 18. Cf. +<u>Rug</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having +inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or +plain; as, a <i>rough</i> board; a <i>rough</i> stone; <i>rough</i> +cloth.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not level; having +a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a +road.</def> "Rough, uneven ways." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, +a <i>rough</i> diamond.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Tossed in +waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of +water.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>More unequal than the <i>roughest</i> sea.</blockquote> +<i>T. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; +disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a +<i>rough</i> coat.</def> "A visage <i>rough</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> +"<i>Rough</i>satyrs." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, +gentleness, or polish.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a <i>rough</i> +temper.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fiend, a fury, pitiless and +<i>rough</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A surly boatman, <i>rough</i> as wayes or +winds.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Marked by severity or violence; harsh; +hard; as, <i>rough</i> measures or actions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On the <i>rough</i> edge of battle.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A quicker and <i>rougher</i> remedy.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness +which <i>rough</i> and imperious usage often produces.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; +harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a +<i>rough</i> tone; <i>rough</i> numbers.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Austere; harsh to the taste; as, +<i>rough</i> wine.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Tempestuous; +boisterous; stormy; as, <i>rough</i> weather; a <i>rough</i> +day.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He stayeth his <i>rough</i> wind.</blockquote> <i>Isa. +xxvii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Time and the hour runs through the <i>roughest</i> +day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Hastily or carelessly done; wanting +finish; incomplete; as, a <i>rough</i> estimate; a <i>rough</i> +draught.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rough diamond</b></col>, <cd>an uncut diamond; hence, +colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior.</cd> +-- <col><b>Rough and ready</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Acting +with offhand promptness and efficiency</cd>. "The <i>rough and +ready</i> understanding." <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Produced offhand.</def> "Some <i>rough and +ready</i> theory." <i>Tylor.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rough</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Boisterous weather.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fletcher.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a +rowdy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>In the rough</b></col>, <cd>in an unwrought or rude +condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch <i>in the +rough</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Contemplating the people <i>in the +rough</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rough manner; +rudely; roughly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sleeping <i>rough</i> on the trenches, and dying +stubbornly in their boats.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +render rough; to roughen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To break in, as a horse, especially for +military purposes.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- +with <i>out</i>; as, to <i>rough</i> out a carving, a +sketch.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roughing rolls</b></col>, <cd>rolls for reducing, in a +rough manner, a bloom of iron to bars.</cd> -- <col><b>To rough +it</b></col>, <cd>to endure hard conditions of living; to live without +ordinary comforts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rough`cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form in its first rudiments, without +revision, correction, or polish.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mold without nicety or elegance; to form +with asperities and inequalities.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To plaster with a mixture of lime and +shells or pebbles; as, to <i>roughcast</i> a building.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"cast`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a +thing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of plastering made of lime, with a +mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"cast`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +roughcasts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"draw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw or +delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"dry`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>in laundry +work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roughened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roughening</u>.] [From <u>Rough</u>.] <def>To make rough.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow or become +rough.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Feather-footed; as, a <i>rough-footed</i> +dove.</def> [R.] <i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"-grained</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of +character; not polished; brisque.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The redfin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"hew`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to <i>roughhew</i> +timber.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give the first form or shape to; to form +rudely; to shape approximately and rudely; to roughcast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There's a divinity that shapes our ends,<BR> +<i>Roughhew</i> them how we will.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"hew`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +roughhews.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"hewn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not +polished.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; +rough-grained.</def> "A <i>roughhewn</i> seaman." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"ing-in`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The first +coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"ings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Rowen.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rough"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +rough.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"leg`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus +<i>Archibuteo</i>, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also +<i>rough-legged hawk</i>, and <i>rough-legged buzzard</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The best known species is <i>Archibuteo lagopus</i> of +Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (<i>Sancti- +johannis</i>). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The +ferruginous roughleg (<i>Archibuteo ferrugineus</i>) inhabits Western +North America.</p> + +<p><hw>Rough"-legged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the legs covered with feathers; -- +said of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>rough-legged hawk</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Roughleg</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rough manner; +unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being rough.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"rid`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who breaks +horses; especially <i>(Mil.)</i>, a noncommissioned officer in the +British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the riding master.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"scuff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rough</i> + +<i>scuff</i>.] <def>A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest +class of the people; the rabble; the riffraff.</def> [Colloq. +U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rough"set`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mason who +builds rough stonework.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"shod</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shod with shoes +armed with points or calks; as, a <i>roughshod</i> horse.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To ride roughshod</b></col>, <cd>to pursue a course +regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rough"strings`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Capr.)</i> <def>Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of +a wooden stair for their support.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rought</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Reach</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rought</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Reck</u>, +to care.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any species of small ground snakes of the family +<i>Uropeltidæ</i>; -- so called from their <i>rough +tails</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To work over +coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish.</def> +<i>Moxon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rough"wrought`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrought in a +rough, unfinished way; worked over coarsely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouk</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See 5th +<u>Ruck</u>, and <u>Roke</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Rou`lade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or +sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in +Handel's oratorios.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Rou`leau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> F. +<plw><b>Rouleaux</b></plw> (F. &?;; E. &?;), E. +<plw><b>Rouleaus</b></plw> (#). [F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. +<i>rôle</i>, formerly also spelt <i>roulle</i>. See +<u>Roll</u>.] <def>A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or +something resembling such a roll.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rou*lette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., properly, a +little wheel or ball. See <u>Rouleau</u>, <u>Roll</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to +order to produce rows of dots.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making +alterations in a mezzotint.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>the curve traced by any +point in the plane of a given curve when the latter rolls, without +sliding, over another fixed curve. See <u>Cycloid</u>, and +<u>Epycycloid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rou"ly-pou`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rolly- +pooly</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Roun</hw>, <hw>Rown</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> +[AS. <i>r&?;nian</i>, fr. <i>r&?;n</i> a rune, secret, mystery; akin +to G. <i>raunen</i> to whisper. See <u>Rune</u>.] <def>To +whisper.</def> [obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Another <i>rouned</i> to his fellow low.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rounce</hw> (rouns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ronce</i> +bramble, brier, thorn, <i>ranche</i> a round, step, rack, or E. +<i>round</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roun"ce*val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>Ronceval</i>, +<i>Roncevaux</i>, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. +<i>Roncesvalles</i>.] <def>Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones +shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roun"ce*val</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A giant; anything +large; a kind of pea called also <i>marrowfat</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roun"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A common hackney +horse; a nag.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>he rode upon a <i>rouncy</i> as he could.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [From +<u>Roun</u>.] <def>To whisper.</def> [obs.] <i>Shak. Holland.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Bishop of Glasgow <i>rounding</i> in his ear, "Ye +are not a wise man," . . . he <i>rounded</i> likewise to the bishop, +and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here?"</blockquote> +<i>Calderwood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>roond</i>, +<i>roont</i>, <i>reond</i>, F. <i>rond</i>, fr. L. <i>rotundus</i>, +fr. <i>rota</i> wheel. See <u>Rotary</u>, and cf. <u>Rotund</u>, +<u>roundel</u>, <u>Rundlet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>round</i> +ball.</def> "The big, <i>round</i> tears." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon the firm opacous globe<BR> +Of this <i>round</i> world.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; +as, the barrel of a musket is <i>round</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>round</i> arch; <i>round</i> hills.</def> "Their +<i>round</i> haunches gored." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; +approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said +of numbers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pliny put a <i>round</i> number near the truth, rather +than the fraction.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; +free; as, a <i>round</i> price.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good <i>round</i> +sum.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Round</i> was their pace at first, but slackened +soon.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a +<i>round</i> voice; a <i>round</i> note.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>Modified, as a vowel, by +contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round +in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See <i>Guide to +Pronunciation</i>, § 11.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; +unqualified; not mincing; as, a <i>round</i> answer; a <i>round</i> +oath.</def> "The <i>round</i> assertion." <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sir Toby, I must be <i>round</i> with you.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Full and smoothly expanded; not defective +or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with +reference to their style.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In his satires Horace is quick, <i>round</i>, and +pleasant.</blockquote> <i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- +applied to conduct.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Round</i> dealing is the honor of man's +nature.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>At a round rate</b></col>, <cd>rapidly.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> +-- <col><b>In round numbers</b></col>, <cd>approximately in even +units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may +be said to hold <i>in round numbers</i> 100 bushels.</cd> -- +<col><b>Round bodies</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the sphere right +cone, and right cylinder.</cd> -- <col><b>Round clam</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the quahog.</cd> -- <col><b>Round +dance</b></col> <cd>one which is danced by couples with a whirling or +revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Round +game</b></col>, <cd>a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his +own account.</cd> -- <col><b>Round hand</b></col>, <cd>a style of +penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright +position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from +<i>running hand</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Round robin</b></col>. [Perhaps +F. <i>round</i> round + <i>ruban</i> ribbon.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the +signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who +signed first.</cd> "No <i>round robins</i> signed by the whole main +deck of the Academy or the Porch." <i>De Quincey.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>The cigar fish.</cd> -- +<col><b>Round shot</b></col>, <cd>a solid spherical projectile for +ordnance.</cd> -- <col><b>Round Table</b></col>, <cd>the table about +which sat King Arthur and his knights. See <i>Knights of the Round +Table</i>, under <u>Knight</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Round tower</b></col>, +<cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Round trot</b></col>, <cd>one in which the horse throws out +his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot.</cd> <i>Addison.</i> -- +<col><b>Round turn</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>one turn of a rope +round a timber, a belaying pin, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To bring up with +a round turn</b></col>, <cd>to stop abruptly.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; +orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.</p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden +<i>round</i>" [the crown].</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In labyrinth of many a <i>round</i> self- +rolled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>round</i> of the seasons; a +<i>round</i> of pleasures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A course of action or conduct performed by +a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a +circle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Women to cards may be compared: we play<BR> +A <i>round</i> or two; which used, we throw away.</blockquote> +<i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;<BR> +To the king's pleasure went the mirthful <i>round</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A series of duties or tasks which must be +performed in turn, and then repeated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>the trivial <i>round</i>, the common task.</blockquote> +<i>Keble.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A circular dance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,<BR> +In a light fantastic <i>round</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That which goes round a whole circle or +company; as, a <i>round</i> of applause.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Rotation, as in office; succession.</def> +<i>Holyday.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; +also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a +chair.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the <i>rounds</i> like Jacob's ladder +rise.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>round</i>; the +<i>rounds</i> of the postman.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each +soldier fires once.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Ammunition for +discharging a piece or pieces once; as, twenty <i>rounds</i> of +ammunition were given out.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>The time during which prize fighters or +boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by +their rules; a bout.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>A brewer's vessel in which the +fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the +bunghole.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>A vessel filled, as for drinking.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a +<i>round</i> of politicians.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>See +<u>Roundtop</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>17.</b></sn> <def>Same as <i>Round of beef</i>, +below.</def></p> + +<p> </p> + +<p><col><b>Gentlemen of the round</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds. See 10 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, above.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Disbanded +soldiers who lived by begging.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Worm-eaten <i>gentlemen of the round</i>, 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.</blockquote> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Round of beef</b></col>, <cd>the part of the thigh below +the aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg.</cd> See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>beef</u>. -- <col><b>Round steak</b></col>, <cd>a +beefsteak cut from the round.</cd> -- <col><b>Sculpture in the +round</b></col>, <cd>sculpture giving the full form, as of man; +statuary, distinguished from relief.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1255 !></p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On +all sides; around.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Round</i> he throws his baleful eyes.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Circularly; in a circular form or manner; +by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head +<i>round</i>; a wheel turns <i>round</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches +<i>round</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>From one side or party to another; as to +come or turn <i>round</i>, -- that is, to change sides or +opinions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>By or in a circuit; by a course longer than +the direct course; back to the starting point.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Through a circle, as of friends or +houses.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The invitations were sent <i>round</i> +accordingly.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Roundly; fully; vigorously.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>All round</b></col>, <cd>over the whole place; in every +direction.</cd> -- <col><b>All-round</b></col>, <cd>of general +capacity; as, an <i>all-round</i> man.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To +bring one round</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To cause one to +change his opinions or line of conduct</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To restore one to health</cd>. [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>On every side of, +so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood +<i>round</i> him; to go <i>round</i> the city; to wind a cable +<i>round</i> a windlass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The serpent Error twines <i>round</i> human +hearts.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Round about</b></col>, <cd>an emphatic form for +<i>round</i> or <i>about</i>.</cd> "Moses . . . set them [The elders] +<i>round about</i> the tabernacle." <i>Num. xi. 24.</i> -- <col><b>To +come round</b></col>, <cd>to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a +person) by flattery or deception.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rounding</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make circular, spherical, +or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to +<i>round</i> a silver coin; to <i>round</i> the edges of +anything.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Worms with many feet, which <i>round</i> themselves +into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The figures on our modern medals are raised and +<i>rounded</i> to a very great perfection.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To surround; to encircle; to +encompass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The inclusive verge<BR> +Of golden metal that must <i>round</i> my brow.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring to fullness or completeness; to +complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are such stuff<BR> +As dreams are made on, and our little life<BR> +Is <i>rounded</i> with a sleep.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To go round wholly or in part; to go about +(a corner or point); as, to <i>round</i> a corner; to <i>round</i> +Cape Horn.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to +<i>round</i> periods in writing.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To round in</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>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.</cd> +<i>Totten.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To collect together (cattle) by +riding around them, as on cattle ranches</cd>. [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Round</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or +perfection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The queen your mother <i>rounds</i> apace.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>So <i>rounds</i> he to a separate mind,<BR> +From whence clear memory may begin.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go round, as a guard.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They . . . nightly <i>rounding</i> walk.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go or turn round; to wheel about.</def> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To round to</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to turn the head +of a ship toward the wind.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Round"a*bout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, <i>roundabout</i> +speech.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have taken a terrible <i>roundabout</i> +road.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Encircling; enveloping; +comprehensive.</def> "Large, sound, <i>roundabout</i> sense." +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"a*bout`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., +on which children ride; a merry-go-round.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dance performed in a circle.</def> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A short, close jacket worn by boys, +sailors, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A state or scene of constant change, or of +recurring labor and vicissitude.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"a*bout`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +of being roundabout; circuitousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"-arm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> +<def>Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging +the arm horizontally.</def> <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"-backed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Phonetics)</i> +<def>Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. +See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, § 11.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roun"del</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>rondel</i> a +roundelay, F. <i>rondel</i>, <i>rondeau</i>, a dim. fr. <i>rond</i>; +for sense 2, cf. F. <i>rondelle</i> a round, a round shield. See +<u>Round</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Rondel</u>, +<u>Rondelay</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A +rondelay.</def> "Sung all the <i>roundel</i> lustily." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, now a <i>roundel</i> and a fairy +song.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything having a round form; a round +figure; a circle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Spaniards, casting themselves into <i>roundels</i>, +. . . made a flying march to Calais.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small circular shield, +sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the +fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a small +circle.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A bastion of a +circular form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"e*lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>rondelet</i>, dim. of <i>rondel</i>. See <u>Roundel</u>, +<u>Roundeau</u>, and cf. <u>Roundlet</u>, <u>Rundlet</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>See <u>Rondeau</u>, and +<u>Rondel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tune in +which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which +is short and lively.</def> <i>Spenser.</i> <i>Tennyson.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A dance in a circle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything having a round form; a +roundel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or +regularly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tool for making an edge or surface +round.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>An English game somewhat +resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of +fives, but played with a football.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now we play <i>rounders</i>, and then we played +prisoner's base.</blockquote> <i>Bagehot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"fish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of +flounders, sole, halibut, and other <i>flatfishes</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A lake whitefish (<i>Coregonus +quadrilateralis</i>), less compressed than the common species. It is +very abundant in British America and Alaska.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> +<def>A nickname for a Puritan. See <i>Roundheads</i>, <i>the</i>, in +the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.</def> <i>Toone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"head`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a round +head or top.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station +house.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A cabin +or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop +for its roof; -- sometimes called the <i>coach</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A privy near the bow of the vessel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A house for locomotive engines, built +circularly around a turntable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Round or nearly +round; becoming round; roundish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, +wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also +<i>service</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>Modifying a speech sound +by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See +<i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, § 11.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat round; as, a +<i>roundish</i> seed; a <i>roundish</i> figure.</def> -- +<wf>Round"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Round"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +circle.</def> <i>J. Gregory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a round form or manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Openly; boldly; peremptorily; +plumply.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He affirms everything <i>roundly</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Briskly; with speed.</def> +<i>locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two of the outlaws walked <i>roundly</i> +forward.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Completely; vigorously; in earnest.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Without regard to detail; in gross; +comprehensively; generally; as, to give numbers +<i>roundly</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In speaking <i>roundly</i> of this period.</blockquote> +<i>H. Morley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the +<i>roundness</i> of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a +bowl, a column, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the +<i>roundness</i> of a period; the <i>roundness</i> of a note; +<i>roundness</i> of tone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; +as, the <i>roundness</i> of an assertion.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity; +globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness; +rotundity.</p> + +<p><hw>Round"ridge`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Agric.)</i> +<def>To form into round ridges by plowing.</def> <i>B. +Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"-shoul`dered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rounds"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Roundsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A patrolman; also, a policeman +who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A +top; a platform at a masthead; -- so called because formerly round in +shape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around +them and driving them in.</def> [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roun"dure</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Rondure</u>.] <def>Roundness; a round or circle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Round"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A nematoid worm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Round"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Round.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roup</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. hr&?;pan +to cry out, G. <i>rufen</i>, Goth. <i>hr&?;pian</i>. Cf. +<u>Roop</u>.] <def>To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction.</def> +[Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roup</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction.</def> [Scot.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>roup</i>, that is, the sale of his crops, was +over.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disease in poultry. See +<u>Pip</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rous"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(her.)</i> +<def>Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude of rising; also, +sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouse</hw> (rouz or rous), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> +[Perhaps the same word as <i>rouse</i> to start up, "buckle to."] +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon +a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rouse</hw> (rouz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>roes</i> +drunkeness, icel. <i>r&?;ss</i>, Sw. <i>rus</i>, G. <i>rauchen</i>, +and also E. <i>rouse</i>, v.t., <i>rush</i>, v.i. Cf. <u>Row</u> a +disturbance.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bumper in honor of a toast or +health.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A carousal; a festival; a drinking +frolic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fill the cup, and fill the can,<BR> +Have a <i>rouse</i> before the morn.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rouse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roused</u> (rouzd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rousing</u>.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. <i>rusa</i> to +rush, Dan. <i>ruse</i>, AS. <i>hreósan</i> to fall, rush. Cf. +<u>Rush</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to +start from a covert or lurking place; as, to <i>rouse</i> a deer or +other animal of the chase.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like wild boars late <i>roused</i> out of the +brakes.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rouse</i> the fleet hart, and cheer the opening +hound.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wake from sleep or repose; as, to +<i>rouse</i> one early or suddenly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To excite to lively thought or action from +a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to +<i>rouse</i> the faculties, passions, or emotions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>rouse</i> up a people, the most phlegmatic of any +in Christendom.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To put in motion; to stir up; to +agitate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Blustering winds, which all night long<BR> +Had <i>roused</i> the sea.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To raise; to make erect.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rouse</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +get or start up; to rise.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Night's black agents to their preys do +<i>rouse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To awake from sleep or repose.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Morpheus <i>rouses</i> from his bed.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be exited to thought or action from a +state of indolence or inattention.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rous"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rouses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something very exciting or great.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Brewing)</i> <def>A stirrer in a copper for +boiling wort.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rous"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I begin to feel<BR> +Some <i>rousing</i> motions in me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very great; violent; astounding; as, a +<i>rousing</i> fire; a <i>rousing</i> lie.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rous"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rousing +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rous*sette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; -- so called in +allusion to the color. See <u>Russet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fruit bat, especially the large species +(<i>Pieropus vulgaris</i>) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. +It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any small shark of the +genus <i>Scyllium</i>; -- called also <i>dogfish</i>. See +<u>Dogfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roust</hw> (roust), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rouse; to +disturb; as, to <i>roust</i> one out.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Local, +U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roust</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>röst</i> an +estuary.] <def>A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow +channel.</def> [Written also <i>rost</i>, and <i>roost</i>.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roust"a*bout`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <def>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.</def> [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw> (rout), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>hrūtan</i>.] <def>To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore +loudly.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bellowing; a shouting; +noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This new book the whole world makes such a <i>rout</i> +about.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>"My child, it is not well," I said,<BR> +"Among the graves to shout;<BR> +To laugh and play among the dead,<BR> +And make this noisy <i>rout</i>."</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [A variant of <i>root</i>.] +<def>To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rout out</b></col> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To turn up to +view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To turn out by force or compulsion; as, <i>to rout</i> people +<i>out</i> of bed.</cd> [Colloq.] +</p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To search or root in +the ground, as a swine.</def> <i>Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>route</i>, LL. +<i>rupta</i>, properly, a breaking, fr. L. <i>ruptus</i>, p. p. of +<i>rumpere</i> to break. See <u>Rupture</u>, <u>reave</u>, and cf. +<u>Rote</u> repetition of forms, <u>Route</u>. In some senses this +word has been confused with <i>rout</i> a bellowing, an uproar.] +[Formerly spelled also <i>route</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A troop; +a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or +throng.</def> [Obs.] "A <i>route</i> of ratones [rats]." <i>Piers +Plowman.</i> "A great solemn <i>route</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And ever he rode the hinderest of the +<i>route</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>rout</i> of people there assembled +were.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; +hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>the endless <i>routs</i> of wretched +thralls.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ringleader and head of all this +<i>rout</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor do I name of men the common +<i>rout</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rout</i> of the enemy +was complete.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>thy army . . . <BR> +Dispersed in <i>rout</i>, betook them all to fly.</blockquote> +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To these giad conquest, murderous <i>rout</i> to +those.</blockquote> <i>pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>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.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A fashionable assembly, or large evening +party.</def> "At <i>routs</i> and dances." <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To put to rout</b></col>, <cd>to defeat and throw into +confusion; to overthrow and put to flight.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Routed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Routing</u>.] <def>To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them +to flight in disorder; to put to rout.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally +<i>routed</i> and defeated their whole army, that they +fied.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.</p> + +<p><hw>Rout</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To assemble in a crowd, +whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.</def> [obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In all that land no Christian[s] durste +<i>route</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Route</hw> (r&oomac;t or rout; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +& F. <i>route</i>, OF. <i>rote</i>, fr. L. <i>rupta</i> (sc. +<i>via</i>), fr. <i>ruptus</i>, p. p. of <i>rumpere</i> to break; +hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See <u>Rout</u>, and +cf. <u>Rut</u> a track.] <def>The course or way which is traveled or +passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a +march.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wide through the furzy field their <i>route</i> they +take.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rout"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A plane made like a spokeshave, for working +the inside edges of circular sashes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing +the bottom of a cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Routhe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ruth; sorrow.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rou"ti*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Involving, or +pertaining to, routine; ordinary; customary.</def> [R.] +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rou*tine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>route</i> +a path, way, road. See <u>Route</u>, <u>Rote</u>repetition.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, +daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or +offical duties regularly or frequently returning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any regular course of action or procedure +rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rou*tin""ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the practice +of doing things with undiscriminating, mechanical +regularity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rou*tin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who habituated +to a routine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rout"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Uproarious; +riotous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rout"ous*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>With that violation of law called a rout. See 5th <u>Rout</u>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Roux</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. beurre <i>roux</i> +brown butter.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A thickening, made of flour, for +soups and gravies.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1256 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rove</hw> (rōv), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [perhaps fr. or +akin to <i>reeve</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw through an eye +or aperture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw out into flakes; to card, as +wool.</def> <i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To twist slightly; to bring together, as +slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before +spinning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rove</hw> (rōv), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat +building.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn +out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a +roving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rove</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Roving</u>.] [Cf. D. <i>rooven</i> to rob; akin to E. <i>reave</i>. +See <u>Reave</u>, <u>Rob</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To practice +robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For who has power to walk has power to +<i>rove</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Archery)</i> <def>To shoot at rovers; hence, +to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually +being beyond the point-blank range).</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart<BR> +At that good knight so cunningly didst <i>rove</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.</p> + +<p><hw>Rove</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +wander over or through.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Roving</i> the field, I chanced<BR> +A goodly tree far distant to behold.</blockquote> <i>milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To plow into ridges by turning the earth of +two furrows together.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rove</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of wandering; a +ramble.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In thy nocturnal <i>rove</i> one moment +halt.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rove beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +numerous species of beetles of the family <i>Staphylinidæ</i>, +having short elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely. +They are rapid runners, and seldom fly.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>roover</i> a +robber. See <u>Rove</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for +scouring the seas, and taking from the <i>rovers</i> 846 sail of +ships.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who wanders about by sea or land; a +wanderer; a rambler.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a fickle, inconstant +person.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Croquet)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Archery)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Casual +marks at uncertain distances.</def> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A sort of arrow.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>All sorts, flights, <i>rovers</i>, and butt +shafts.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>At rovers</b></col>, <cd>at casual marks; hence, at random; +as, shooting <i>at rovers</i>. See def. 5 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +above.</cd> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bound down on every side with many bands because it +shall not run <i>at rovers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's +Utopia).</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>roving frame</i>, or <i>roving machine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn +out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d <u>Rove</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Roving frame</b></col>, <col><b>Roving machine</b></col>, +<cd>a machine for drawing and twisting roves and twisting roves and +winding them on bobbin for the spinning machine.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who +roves or wanders.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a wandering +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +roving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Rough</u>.] +<def>Rough; stern; angry.</def> [Obs.] "Lock he never so <i>row</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>rouse</i>, n.] +<def>A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl.</def> +[Colloq.] <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rowe</i>, +<i>rawe</i>, <i>rewe</i>, AS. <i>rāw</i>, <i>r&?;w</i>; probably +akin to D. <i>rij</i>, G. <i>reihe</i>; cf. Skr. <i>r&?;khā</i> +a line, stroke.] <def>A series of persons or things arranged in a +continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a <i>row</i> of trees; a +<i>row</i> of houses or columns.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And there were windows in three +<i>rows</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings vii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bright seraphim in burning <i>row</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Row culture</b></col> <i>(Agric.)</i>, <cd>the practice of +cultivating crops in drills.</cd> -- <col><b>Row of points</b></col> +<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the points on a line, infinite in number, as the +points in which a pencil of rays is intersected by a line.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rowing</u>.] [AS. <i>r&?;wan</i>; akin to D. <i>roeijen</i>, MHG. +<i>rüejen</i>, Dan. <i>roe</i>, Sw. <i>ro</i>, Icel. +<i>r&?;a</i>, L. <i>remus</i> oar, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>aritra</i>. +√8. Cf. <u>Rudder</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To propel with +oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to +<i>row</i> a boat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To transport in a boat propelled with oars; +as, to <i>row</i> the captain ashore in his barge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +use the oar; as, to <i>row</i> well.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be moved by oars; as, the boat +<i>rows</i> easily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of rowing; +excursion in a rowboat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be +rowed, or rowed upon.</def> "That long barren fen, once +<i>rowable</i>." <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rowan +tree.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rowan barry</b></col>, <cd>a barry of the rowan +tree.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Row"an tree`</hw> (?). [Cf. Sw. <i>rönn</i>, Dan. +<i>rönne</i>, Icel. <i>reynir</i>, and L. <i>ornus</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A european tree (<i>Pyrus aucuparia</i>) related to +the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white +flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also <i>roan +tree</i>, and <i>mountain ash</i>. The name is also applied to two +American trees of similar habit (<i>Pyrus Americana</i>, and <i>P. +sambucifolia</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"boat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boat designed +to be propelled by oars instead of sails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rowdies</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Rout</u>, or Row a brawl.] +<def>One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly +fellow.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row"dy*dow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hubbub; +uproar.</def> [Vulgar]</p> + +<p><hw>Row"dy*dow`dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Uproarious.</def> [Vulgar]</p> + +<p><hw>Row"dy*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a rowdy +in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"dy*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>the conduct of a +rowdy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rowed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed into a row, or +rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-<i>rowed</i> ear of +corn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>roele</i>, +<i>rouele</i>, properly, a little wheel, F. <i>rouelle</i> collop, +slice, LL. <i>rotella</i> a little wheel, dim. of L. <i>rota</i> a +wheel. See <u>Roll</u>, and cf. <u>Rota</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With sounding whip, and <i>rowels</i> dyed in +blood.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A little flat ring or wheel on horses' +bits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The iron <i>rowels</i> into frothy foam he +bit.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A roll of hair, silk, etc., +passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human +surgery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Roweled</u> (?) or <u>Rowelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Roweling</u> or <u>Rowelling</u>.] <i>(Far.)</i> +<def>To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of +a horse).</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row"el bone`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>rewel bone</u>.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Row"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. E. <i>rough</i>, OE. +<i>row</i>, <i>rowe</i>.] [Called also <i>rowet</i>, <i>rowett</i>, +<i>rowings</i>, <i>roughings</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stubble +field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by +cattle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Turn your cows, that give milk, into your <i>rowens</i> +till snow comes.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The second growth of grass in a season; +aftermath.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Row"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who rows with an +oar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"ett</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rowen</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Row"lock</hw> (? <i>colloq.</i> &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For +<i>oarlock</i>; AS. &fist;<i>rloc</i>, where the second part is skin +to G. <i>loch</i> a hole, E. <i>lock</i> a fastening. See <u>Oar</u>, +and <u>Lock</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rown</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <def>see +<u>Roun</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Row"port</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An +opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the +water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rox"burgh</hw> (?; Scot. &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the +third duke of <i>Roxburgh</i> (Scotland), a noted book collector who +had his books so bound.] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roy</hw> (roi), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roi</i>.] <def>A +king.</def> [obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Roy</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Royal.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>roial</i>, +<i>riall</i>, <i>real</i>, OF. <i>roial</i>. <i>reial</i>, F. +<i>royal</i>, fr. L. <i>regalis</i>, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, +king. See <u>Rich</u>, and cf. <u>regal</u>, <u>real</u> a coin, +<u>Rial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Kingly; pertaining to the crown +or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, +<i>royal</i> power or prerogative; <i>royal</i> domains; the +<i>royal</i> family; <i>royal</i> state.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noble; generous; magnificent; +princely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How doth that <i>royal</i> merchant, good +Antonio?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Under the patronage of royality; holding a +charter granted by the sovereign; as, the <i>Royal</i> Academy of +Arts; the <i>Royal</i> Society.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Battle royal</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Battle</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Royal bay</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the classic laurel +(<i>Laurus nobilis</i>.)</cd> -- <col><b>Royal eagle</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Golden eagle</i>, under +<u>Golden</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal fern</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>the handsome fern <i>Osmunda regalis</i>. See <u>Osmund</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Royal mast</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the mast next +above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged +vessel. The <i>royal yard</i> and <i>royal sail</i> are attached to +the <i>royal mast</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal metal</b></col>, <cd>an +old name for gold.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal palm</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a magnificent West Indian palm tree (<i>Oreodoxa regia</i>), +lately discovered also in Florida.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal +pheasant</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Curassow</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal +purple</b></col>, <cd>an intense violet color, verging toward +blue.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal tern</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +large, crested American tern (<i>Sterna maxima</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Royal tiger</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Tiger</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal touch</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; +princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; +magnanimous.</p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under +<u>paper</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small sail immediately +above the topgallant sail.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the upper or +distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the +antlers of a stag.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>A small mortar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One of the soldiers of the +first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the +<i>Royals</i>, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; +-- now called the <i>Royal Scots</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An old English coin. See +<u>Rial</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A petty or +powerless king.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>there were at this time two other <i>royalets</i>, as +only kings by his leave.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>royalisme</i>.] <def>the principles or conduct of +royalists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>royaliste</i>.] <def>An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in +England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical +government.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where Ca'ndish fought, the <i>Royalists</i> +prevailed.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy`al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +making loyal to a king.</def> [R.] <i>Saintsbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>to make +royal.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a royal or +kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His body shall be <i>royally</i> interred.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Royalties</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>roialté</i>, +<i>royaulté</i>, F. <i>royauté</i>. See <u>Royal</u>, +and cf. <u>Regality</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being +royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly +office; sovereignty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Royalty</i> by birth was the sweetest way of +majesty.</blockquote> <i>Holyday.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; +as, in the presence of <i>royalty</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For thus his <i>royalty</i> doth speak.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the +plural, meaning <i>regalia</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Wherefore do I assume<BR> +These <i>royalties</i>, and not refuse to reign?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Kingliness; spirit of regal +authority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In his <i>royalty</i> of nature<BR> +Reigns that which would be fear'd.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Domain; province; sphere.</def> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A share of the product or profit (as of a +mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to +use the property.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Hence <i>(Com.)</i>, 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Royne</hw> (roin), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>rogner</i>, +OF. <i>rooignier</i>, to clip, pare, scare, fr. L. <i>rotundus</i> +round See <u>Rotund</u>.] <def>To bite; to gnaw.</def> [Written also +<i>roin</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Royn"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>rogneux</i>, from +<i>rogne</i> scab, mange, itch.] <def>Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; +paltry; troublesome.</def> [Written also <i>roinish</i>.] [Obs.] "The +<i>roynish</i> clown." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Roys"ter</hw> (?), <hw>Roys"ter*er</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>same as <u>Roister</u>, +<u>Roisterer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roys"ton crow`</hw> (?). [So called from <i>Royston</i>, a town +in England.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <i>Hooded crow</i>, under +<u>Hooded</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"te*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>roitelet</i>, +dim. of <i>roi</i> king.] <def>A little king.</def> [Archaic] +<i>Heylin. Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Roy"tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prob. for +<i>riotish</i>, from <i>riot</i>, like Scot. <i>roytous</i> for +<i>riotous</i>.] <def>Wild; irregular.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rub</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rubbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rubbing</u>.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. <i>rhwbiaw</i>, +gael. <i>rub</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rub</i> the flesh with the hand; to <i>rub</i> wood with +sandpaper.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to +<i>rub</i> the body with a coarse linen cloth.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To move over the surface of (a body) with +pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat <i>rubs</i> +the ground.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause (a body) to move with pressure and +friction along a surface; as, to <i>rub</i> the hand over the +body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two bones <i>rubbed</i> hard against one +another.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To spread a substance thinly over; to +smear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The smoothed plank, . . .<BR> +New <i>rubbed</i> with balm.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To scour; to burnish; to polish; to +brighten; to cleanse; -- often with <i>up</i> or <i>over</i>; as, to +<i>rub</i> up silver.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole business of our redemption is to <i>rub</i> +over the defaced copy of the creation.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To hinder; to cross; to thwart.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is the duke's pleasure,<BR> +Whose disposition, all the world well knows,<BR> +Will not be <i>rubbed</i> nor stopped.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To rub down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To clean by +rubbing; to comb or curry; as, <i>to down</i> a horse</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, <i>to rub +down</i> the rough points.</cd> -- <col><b>To rub off</b></col>, +<cd>to clean anything by rubbing; to separate by friction; as, <i>to +rub off</i> rust.</cd> -- <col><b>To rub out</b></col>, <cd>to remove +or separate by friction; to erase; to obliterate; as, <i>to rub +out</i> a mark or letter; <i>to rub out</i> a stain.</cd> -- +<col><b>To rub up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To burnish; to +polish; to clean</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To excite; to awaken; +to rouse to action; as, <i>to rub up</i> the memory.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel +<i>rubs</i> against the gatepost.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fret; to chafe; as, to <i>rub</i> upon a +sore.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To move or pass with difficulty; as, to +<i>rub</i> through woods, as huntsmen; to <i>rub</i> through the +world.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To rub along</b></col> or <col><b>on</b></col>, <cd>to go +on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, <i>to rub +along</i>.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rub</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>rhwb</i>. See Rub, +v,t,] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of rubbing; friction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every <i>rub</i> is smoothed on our way.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the +<i>rub</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon this <i>rub</i>, the English ambassadors thought +fit to demur.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>One knows not, certainly, what other <i>rubs</i> might +have been ordained for us by a wise Providence.</blockquote> <i>W. +Besant.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Inequality of surface, as of the ground in +the game of bowls; unevenness.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; +joke; as, a hard <i>rub</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Imperfection; failing; fault.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A chance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Flight shall leave no Greek a <i>rub</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen +cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also <i>rubstone</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rub iron</b></col>, <cd>an iron guard on a wagon body, +against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"a-dub</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sound of a +drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a +clatter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rubadub</i> of the abolition +presses.</blockquote> <i>D. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1257 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*ba"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <def>Robbed; +borrowed.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Temple rubato</b></col>. [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rubbish.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rub"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rubs.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An instrument or thing used in rubbing, +polishing, or cleaning.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A coarse file, +or the rough part of a file.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A +whetstone; a rubstone.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>An eraser, +usually made of caoutchouc.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The cushion +of an electrical machine.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>One who +performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.</def> +<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Something that chafes or annoys; hence, +something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.</def> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>rubber</i>; also, a contest determined by the winning +of two out of three games; as, to play a <i>rubber</i> of whist.</def> +<i>Beaconsfield.</i> "A <i>rubber</i> of cribbage." +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>India rubber; caoutchouc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An overshoe made of India rubber.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Antimony rubber</b></col>, <cd>an elastic durable variety +of vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide +as an important constituent.</cd> -- <col><b>Hard rubber</b></col>, +<cd>a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly resembles horn in +texture, rigidity, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>India rubber</b></col>, +<cd>caoutchouc. See <u>Caoutchouc</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rubber +cloth</b></col>, <cd>cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding water +or moisture.</cd> -- <col><b>Rubber dam</b></col> <i>(Dentistry)</i>, +<cd>a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude +saliva from the tooth.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bidge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rubbish.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bing</hw>, <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from <u>Rub</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>robows</i>, +<i>robeux</i>, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed +dim. of <i>robe</i>, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. +<i>robaccia</i> trash, <i>roba</i> stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, +etymologically <i>rubbish</i> is the pl. of <i>rubble</i>. See +<u>Robe</u>, and cf. <u>Rubble</u>.] <def>Waste or rejected matter; +anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of +building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; +débris.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>rubbish</i> and what offal!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>he saw the town's one half in <i>rubbish</i> +lie.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rubbish pulley</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Gin block</i>, under +<u>Gin</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.</def> <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From an assumed Old +French dim. of <i>robe</i> See <u>Rubbish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in +coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of +walls.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Inside [the wall] there was <i>rubble</i> or +mortar.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A mass or stratum of +fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the +neighboring rock.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The whole of the bran of wheat +before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Coursed rubble</b></col>, <cd>rubble masonry in which +courses are formed by leveling off the work at certain +heights.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"ble*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rubble</u>, 1 and 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"ble*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Masonry +constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and +shape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rub"bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to, or +containing, rubble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bed"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubedo</i> +redness, fr. <i>rubere</i> to be red.] <def>Reddish.</def> [R.] <i>M. +Stuart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`be*fa"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rubefaciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>rubefacere</i> to make red; +<i>rubere</i> to be red + <i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Making +red.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An external +application which produces redness of the skin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`be*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +process of making red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"be*let</hw> (r&udd;"b&esl;*l&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A little ruby.</def> <i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*bel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>rubellus</i> reddish.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An acute specific disease +with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but +unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also <i>German +measles</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*belle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubellus</i> +reddish.] <def>A red color used in enameling.</def> <i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bel*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubellus</i> +reddish, dim. of <i>ruber</i> red.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of +tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and +containing lithium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*be"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>ruber</i> red.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>the +measles.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Rubella.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`ber*y*thrin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ruber</i> red + <i>erythrin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, an acid extracted from madder root. It is a yellow +crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bes"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rubescent; a reddening; a flush.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bes"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rubescens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>rubescere</i> to grow +red, v. incho from <i>rubere</i> to be red: cf. F. <i>rubescent</i>. +See <u>Ruby</u>.] <def>Growing or becoming red; tending to +redness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`bi*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubia</i> +madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> red.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +a very large natural order of plants (<i>Rubiaceæ</i>) named +after the madder (<i>Rubia tinctoria</i>), 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*a*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubia</i> +madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> red.] <i>(Chem)</i> <def>A substance found +in madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubia</i> +madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> red.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of several +color-producing glycosides found in madder root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`bi*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>pertaining to, or derived from, rubian; specifically, designating +an acid called also <i>ruberythrinic</i> acid.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru" bi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ribble.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Colored a +prevailing red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or gray especially +on the flanks; -- said of horses.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*celle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rubacelle</i>, <i>rubicelle</i>, fr. L. <i>rubeus</i> red, +reddish.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of ruby of a yellowish red +color, from Brazil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anc. geog.)</i> +<def>A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the +province alloted to Julius Cæsar.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; By leading an army across this river, contrary to the +prohibition of the civil government at Rome, Cæsar precipitated +the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the overthrow +of the senate; hence, the phrase <i>to pass</i> or <i>cross the +Rubicon</i> signifies to take the decisive step by which one is +committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no +retreat.</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*cund</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rubicundus</i>, fr. <i>rubere</i> to be red, akin to <i>ruber</i> +red. See <u>Red</u>.] <def>Inclining to redness; ruddy; red.</def> +"His <i>rubicund</i> face." <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`bi*cun"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>rubicunditas</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being rubicund; +ruddiness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To parade your <i>rubicundity</i> and gray +hairs.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bid"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*dine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from coal +tar as an oily liquid, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>17</sub>N; also, any one of +the group od metameric compounds of which rubidine is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>rubidus</i> red, fr. <i>rubere</i> to be red. So called from two +<i>dark red</i> spectroscopic lines by means of which it was +discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, Moravia. See +<u>Rubicund</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruber</i> red + +<i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Making red; as, <i>rubific</i> +rays.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`bi*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rubification</i>.] <def>The act of making red.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruber</i> red ++ <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the nature or quality of red; as, the +<i>rubiform</i> rays of the sun.</def> [R.] <i>Sir I. newton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rubéfier</i>. See <u>Rubific</u>.] <def>To redden.</def> +[R.] "Waters <i>rubifying</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ru*big"i*nose`</hw> (?), <hw>Ru*big"i*nous</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubiginosus</i>, fr. <i>rubigo</i>, +<i>robigo</i>, rust: cf. F. <i>rubigineux</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having the appearance or color of iron rust; rusty- +looking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*bi"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubigo</i>, +<i>robigo</i>, rust of metals, rust, blight.] <i>(bot.)</i> <def>same +as <u>Rust</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>rubinus</i>, +It. <i>rubino</i>. See <u>Ruby</u>.] <def>A ruby.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bi*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rubeus</i>, fr. +<i>rubere</i> to be red. See <u>Rouge</u>.] <def>Red; ruddy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`bi*re"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rubi</i>an + +Gr. &?; resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of the red dye products +extracted from madder root, and probably identical with ruberythrinic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>ruble</i>.] +<def>The unit of monetary value in Russia. 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.</def> [Written also <i>rouble</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bric</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rubriche</i>, +OF. <i>rubriche</i>, F. <i>rubrique</i> ( cf. it. <i>rubrica</i>), fr. +L. <i>rubrica</i> red earth for coloring, red chalk, the title of a +law (because written in red), fr. <i>ruber</i> red. See <u>red</u>.] +<def>That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography +which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.</def> +Hence, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A titlepage, or part of +it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the +initial letters, etc., when printed in red.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Law books)</i> <def>The title of a statute; -- so called as being +anciently written in red letters.</def> <i>Bell.</i> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Liturgies)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to +observe the <i>rubrics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hook.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Hence, that which is established or +settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human +conceptions before Christianity.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bric</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adorn ith red; to +redden; to rubricate.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ru"bric</hw> (?), <hw>Ru"bric*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Colored in, or marked +with, red; placed in rubrics.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What though my name stood <i>rubric</i> on the +walls<BR> +Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the rubric or +rubrics.</def> "<i>Rubrical</i> eccentricities." <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rubricatus</i> p. p. of <i>rubricare</i> to color red. See +<u>Rubric</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Marked with red.</def> +<i>Sp&?;lmman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"bri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark or +distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric; to establish in a +settled and unchangeable form.</def> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men +were to be classed and <i>rubricated</i> forever after.</blockquote> +<i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ru*bri"cian</hw> (?), <hw>Ru"bri*cist</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, +the rubric or rubrics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*bric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Redness.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rub"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone for +scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru"bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and +blackberry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rubies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>rubis</i> (cf. Pr. <i>robi</i>), +LL. <i>rubinus</i>, <i>robinus</i>, fr. L. <i>rubeus</i> red, reddish, +akin to <i>ruber</i>. See <u>Rouge</u>, <u>red</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Besides the true or <i>Oriental ruby</i> above defined, +there are the <i>balas ruby</i>, or <i>ruby spinel</i>, a red variety +of spinel, and the <i>rock</i> ruby, a red variety of garnet. +</p> + +<p><blockquote>Of <i>rubies</i>, sapphires, and pearles +white.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red +tint.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The natural <i>ruby</i> of your cheeks.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which has the color of the ruby, as +red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>See <u>Agate</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of South +American humming birds of the genus <i>Clytolæma</i>. The males +have a ruby-colored throat or breast.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ruby of arsenic</b></col>, <col><b>Ruby of +sulphur</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a glassy substance of a red +color and a variable composition, but always consisting chiefly of the +disulphide of arsenic; -- called also <i>ruby sulphur</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ruby of zinc</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>zinc sulphide; the +mineral zinc blende or sphalerite.</cd> -- <col><b>Ruby +silver</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>red silver. See under +<u>Red</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruby-colored; red; as, +<i>ruby</i> lips.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rubied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rubying</u>.] <def>To make red; to redden.</def> [R.] +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by*tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A European gold wasp (<i>Chrysis ignita</i>) 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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by-tailed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by*throat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of humming birds +belonging to <i>Trochilus</i>, <i>Calypte</i>, <i>Stellula</i>, 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 (<i>Trochilus colubris</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"by*wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>red sandalwood. +See under <u>Sandalwood</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*cer"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>Rucervus</i>, the genus, fr. NL. <i>Ru</i>sa a certain genus of +deer (Malay <i>r&?;sa</i> deer) + <i>Cervus</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus <i>Rucervus</i>, +which includes the swamp deer of India.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ruche</i> ruche, +beehive, OF. <i>rusche</i> a beehive, which was formerly made of the +bark of trees; cf. W. <i>rhisg</i>, <i>rhisgl</i>, bark, gael. +<i>rusg</i> bark, rind.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> [Written also <i>rouche</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and +retain oyster spawn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ruche, or ruches +collectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A roc.</def> [Obs. or +prov. Eng.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rucked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rucking</u>.] [Icel <i>hrukkast</i> to wrinkle, <i>hrukka</i> +wrinkle, fold.] <def>To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to +crease; as, to <i>ruck</i> up a carpet.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>hrukka</i>. Cf. +<u>Ruck</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>A wrinkle or crease in a +piece of cloth, or in needlework.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Dan. <i>ruge</i> to +brood, to hatch.] <def>To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, +as a hen on eggs.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Gower. South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sheep that <i>rouketh</i> in the fold.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Ruck</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heap; a rick.</def> [Prov Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The common sort, whether persons or things; +as, the <i>ruck</i> in a horse race.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ruck</i> in society as a whole.</blockquote> +<i>Lond. Sat. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruc*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ructatio</i>, +fr. <i>ructare</i> to belch: cf. F. <i>ructation</i>.] <def>The act of +belching wind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An uproar; a +quarrel; a noisy outbreak.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rudu</i>, akin to +<i>reád</i> red. √113. See <u>Red</u>, and cf. +<u>Ruddy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Redness; blush.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ruddle; red ocher.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The rudd.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make red.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rudd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rud</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fresh-water European +fish of the Carp family (<i>Leuciscus erythrophthalmus</i>). 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 +<i>redeye</i>, <i>roud</i>, <i>finscale</i>, and <i>shallow</i>. A +blue variety is called <i>azurine</i>, or <i>blue roach</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A riddle or +sieve.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><! p. 1258 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rother</i>, AS. +<i>rōðer</i> a paddle; akin to D. <i>roer</i> rudder, oar, +G. <i>ruder</i>, OHG. <i>roadar</i>, Sw. <i>roder</i>, <i>ror</i>, +Dan. <i>roer</i>, <i>ror</i>. √ 8. See <u>Row</u> to propel with +an oar, and cf. <u>Rother</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a +guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For rhyme the <i>rudder</i> is of verses.</blockquote> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Balance rudder</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a rudder +pivoted near the middle instead of at the edge, -- common on +sharpies.</cd> -- <col><b>Drop rudder</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a +rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in +steering.</cd> -- <col><b>Rudder chain</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>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.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rudder coat</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a covering of tarred +canvas used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rudder fish</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>The pilot fish</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The amber fish +(<i>Seriola zonata</i>), which is bluish having six broad black +bands</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A plain greenish black American +fish (<i>Leirus perciformis</i>); -- called also <i>black rudder +fish</i>, <i>logfish</i>, and <i>barrel fish</i>. The name is also +applied to other fishes which follow vessels.</cd> -- <col><b>Rudder +pendants</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>ropes connected with the rudder +chains.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is +attached.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der*hole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost +passes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a +rudder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der*post</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the +attachments for operating it at the other.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"der*stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by +hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"died</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made ruddy or +red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"di*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ruddy +manner.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"di*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being ruddy; as, the <i>ruddiness</i> of the cheeks or the +sky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raddle or +twist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A riddle or +sieve.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rud</u>; cf. +<u>Reddle</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A species of red earth colored by +iron sesquioxide; red ocher.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark with ruddle; +to raddle; to rouge.</def> "Their <i>ruddled</i> cheeks." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fair sheep newly <i>ruddled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lady +M. W. Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ruddic</i>; cf. +W. <i>rhuddog</i> the redbreast. √113. See <u>Rud</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>raddock</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European robin.</def> +"The tame <i>ruddock</i> and the coward kite." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of gold money; -- probably because +the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also +<i>red ruddock</i>, and <i>golden ruddock</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Great pieces of gold . . . red +<i>ruddocks</i>.</blockquote> <i>Florio.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Ruddier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Ruddiest</u>.] [AS. <i>rudig</i>. See +<u>Rud</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of a red +color; red, or reddish; as, a <i>ruddy</i> sky; a <i>ruddy</i> +flame.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were more <i>ruddy</i> in body than +rubies.</blockquote> <i>Lam. iv. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of a lively flesh color, or the color of +the human skin in high health; as, <i>ruddy</i> cheeks or lips.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ruddy duck</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American +duck (<i>Erismatura rubida</i>) 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 <i>dunbird</i>, <i>dundiver</i>, <i>ruddy +diver</i>, <i>stifftail</i>, <i>spinetail</i>, <i>hardhead</i>, +<i>sleepy duck</i>, <i>fool duck</i>, <i>spoonbill</i>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ruddy plover</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>the +sanderling.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make ruddy.</def> +[R.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rude</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Ruder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rudest</u>.] [F., fr. +L. <i>rudis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by roughness; +umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such gardening tools as art, yet <i>rude</i>, . . . had +formed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or +polished; -- said especially of material things; as, <i>rude</i> +workmanship.</def> "<i>Rude</i> was the cloth." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rude</i> and unpolished stones.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The heaven-born child<BR> +All meanly wrapt in the <i>rude</i> manger lies.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low +rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of +persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.</def> "Mine ancestors +were <i>rude</i>." + <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was but <i>rude</i> in the profession of +arms.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>the <i>rude</i> forefathers of the hamlet +sleep.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; +inclement; harsh; severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the +like; as, the <i>rude</i> winter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Clouds] pushed with winds, <i>rude</i> in their +shock.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rude</i> agitation [of water] breaks it into +foam.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- +said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the <i>rude</i> shock of +armies.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> "The <i>rude</i> Irish books." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rude</i> am I in my speech.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unblemished by my <i>rude</i> translation.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- 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 <u>Impertiment</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rude"ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rude"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"den*ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>rudens</i> a rope.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Cabling. See +<u>Cabling</u>.</def> <i>gwilt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"de*ra*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ruderarius</i>, fr. <i>rudus</i>, <i>ruderis</i>, stones crushed +and mixed with lime, old rubbish.] <def>Of or pertaining to +rubbish..</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rudes"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>An uncivil, turbulent fellow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rü"des*heim`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +German wine made near <i>Rüdesheim</i>, on the Rhine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"di*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rudimentum</i>, fr. <i>rudis</i> unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. +<i>rudiment</i>. See <u>Rude</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which +is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of +any development; an unfinished beginning.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit<BR> +Those <i>rudiments</i>, and see before thine eyes<BR> +The monarchies of the earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>the single leaf is the <i>rudiment</i> of beauty in +landscape.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, an element or first principle of any +art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This boy is forest-born,<BR> +And hath been tutored in the <i>rudiments</i><BR> +of many desperate studies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There he shall first lay down the <i>rudiments</i><BR> +Of his great warfare.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An imperfect organ or part, +or one which is never developed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"di*ment</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish with +first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments.</def> +<i>Gayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`di*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Rudimentary.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`di*men"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>rudimentaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, +<i>rudimental</i> essays.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Very imperfectly developed; +in an early stage of development; embryonic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rud"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +rude.</def> <i>Foote.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*dis"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>rudis</i> rough.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct order or +suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; +-- called also <i>Rudista</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Hippurite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruditas</i> +ignorance, fr. <i>rudis</i> rude, illiterate.] <def>Rudeness; +ignorance.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rud"mas*day</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Rood</u>, +<u>Mass</u>, <u>Day</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>Either of the feasts +of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, +annually.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*dolph"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and +founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from +<i>Rudolph</i> II., emperor of Germany.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rue</i>, L. +<i>ruta</i>, akin to Gr. &?;; cf. AS. <i>r&?;de</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial suffrutescent plant +(<i>Ruta graveolens</i>), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter +taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then purged with euphrasy and <i>rue</i><BR> +The visual nerve, for he had much to see.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy +water, incense, sulphur, <i>rue</i>, which from thence, as we suppose, +came to be called herb of grace.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; +regret.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Goat's rue</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Goat</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rue anemone</b></col>, <cd>a pretty springtime flower +(<i>Thalictrum anemonides</i>) common in the United States.</cd> -- +<col><b>Wall rue</b></col>, <cd>a little fern (<i>Asplenium Ruta- +muraria</i>) common on walls in Europe.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rue</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruing</u>.] [OE. <i>rewen</i>, <i>reouwen</i>, to grive, make +sorry, AS. <i>hreówan</i>; akin to OS. <i>hrewan</i>, D. +<i>rouwen</i>, OHG. <i>hriuwan</i>, G. <i>reun</i>, Icel. +<i>hruggr</i> grieved, <i>hrugð</i> sorrow. √ 18. Cf. +<u>Ruth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lament; to regret extremely; +to grieve for or over.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I wept to see, and <i>rued</i> it from my +heart.</blockquote> <i>Chapmen.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy will<BR> +Chose freely what it now so justly <i>rues</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to grieve; to afflict.</def> +[Obs.] "God wot, it <i>rueth</i> me." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To repent of, and withdraw from, as a +bargain; to get released from.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rue</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +have compassion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>God so wisly [<i>i. e.</i>, truly] on my soul +<i>rue</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which stirred men's hearts to <i>rue</i> upon +them.</blockquote> <i>Ridley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To feel sorrow and regret; to +repent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Work by counsel and thou shalt not +<i>rue</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Old year, we'll dearly <i>rue</i> for you.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rue</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hreów</i>. See +<u>Rue</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Sorrow; repetance.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rue"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; +sorrowful.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expressing sorrow.</def> "<i>Rueful</i> +faces." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two <i>rueful</i> figures, with long black +cloaks.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rue"ful*ly</wf>, adv. -- <wf>Rue"ful*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ell bone`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>rewel bone</u>.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru*elle"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ruelle</i> a +narrow street, a lan&?;, ruelle, fr. <i>rue</i> a street.] <def>A +private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*fes"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rufescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>rufescere</i> to become reddish, fr. +<i>rufus</i> red: cf. F. <i>rufescent</i>.] <def>Reddish; tinged with +red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ronfle</i>; cf. It. +<i>ronfa</i>, Pg. <i>rufa</i>, <i>rifa</i>.] <i>(Card Playing)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A game similar to whist, and the predecessor +of it.</def> <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act of trumping, especially when one +has no card of the suit led.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> <i>(Card Playing)</i> +<def>To trump.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. +<i>r&?;finn</i> rough, uncombed, Pr. <i>ruf</i> rude, rough, Sp. +<i>rufo</i> frizzed, crisp, curled, G. <i>raufen</i> to pluck, fight, +<i>rupfen</i> to pluck, pull, E. <i>rough</i>. √18. Cf. +<u>Ruffle</u> to wrinkle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A muslin or linen +collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now +only by women and children.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here to-morrow with his best <i>ruff</i> +on.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His gravity is much lessened since the late +proclamation came out against <i>ruffs</i>; . . . they were come to +that height of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be +paid for starching of a <i>ruff</i>.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something formed with plaits or flutings, +like the collar of this name.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I reared this flower; . . . <BR> +Soft on the paper <i>ruff</i> its leaves I spread.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An exhibition of pride or +haughtiness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How many princes . . . in the <i>ruff</i> of all their +glory, have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to the +wheel of the victor's chariot!</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Wanton or tumultuous procedure or +conduct.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To ruffle it out in a riotous <i>ruff</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A low, vibrating beat of a +drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A collar on a shaft ot other +piece to prevent endwise motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Collar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A set of lengthened or +otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a +bird.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (<i>Pavoncella, or Philommachus, +pugnax</i>) 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 <i>reeve</i>, or <i>rheeve</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a +ruff of its neck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruffing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ruffle; to disorder.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To beat with the ruff or +ruffle, as a drum.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Hawking)</i> <def>To hit, as the prey, +without fixing it.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ruff</hw>, <hw>Ruffe</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ruffe</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small freshwater European +perch (<i>Acerina vulgaris</i>); -- called also <i>pope</i>, +<i>blacktail</i>, and <i>stone, or striped, perch</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruffed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with a +ruff.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ruffed grouse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a North +American grouse (<i>Bonasa umbellus</i>) 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 +<i>tippet grouse</i>, <i>partridge</i>, <i>birch partridge</i>, +<i>pheasant</i>, <i>drummer</i>, and <i>white-flesher</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>ruffed lemur</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a species of +lemur (<i>lemur varius</i>) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of +the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also +<i>ruffed maucaco</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>rufien</i>, OF. <i>ruffen</i>, <i>ruffian</i>, pimp. libertine, +ake; cf. pr. & Sp. <i>rufian</i>, It. <i>ruffiano</i>; all perhaps of +German or Dutch origin; cf. G. <i>raufen</i> to pluck, scuffle, fight, +OD. <i>roffen</i> to pander. Cf. <i>Ruffle</i> to grow +<i>urbulent</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pimp; a pander; also, a +paramour.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is +instantly at home, reveling with her <i>ruffians</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Bp. Reynolds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a +desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a +cutthroat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the +<i>ruffian</i>?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>brutal; cruel; +savagely boisterous; murderous; as, <i>ruffian</i> rage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the +ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ruffians, +collectively; a body of ruffians.</def> "The vilest +<i>ruffianage</i>." <i>Sir F. Palgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ruffianly.</def> <i>Fulke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a ruffian; +bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; +brutal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fian*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ruffianly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <i>Ruffian</i>.] +<def>Disordered.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>ruffin</i> rainment all was stained with +blood.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1259 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruffled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruffling</u> (?).] [From <u>Ruff</u> a plaited collar, a drum beat, +a tumult: cf. OD. <i>ruyffelen</i> to wrinkle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or +folds; to wrinkle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with ruffles; as, to +<i>ruffle</i> a shirt.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To oughen or disturb the surface of; to +make uneven by agitation or commotion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fantastic revelries . . . that so often +<i>ruffled</i> the placid bosom of the Nile.</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She smoothed the <i>ruffled</i> seas.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To erect in a ruff, as feathers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[the swan] <i>ruffles</i> her pure cold +plume.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To beat with the ruff or +ruffle, as a drum.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To discompose; to agitate; to +disturb.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These <i>ruffle</i> the tranquillity of the +mind.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But, ever after, the small violence done<BR> +Rankled in him and <i>ruffled</i> all his heart.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To throw into disorder or +confusion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where best<BR> +He might the <i>ruffled</i> foe infest.</blockquote> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To throw together in a disorderly +manner.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>ruffled</i> up falen leaves in heap.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To ruffle the feathers of</b></col>, <cd>to exite the +resentment of; to irritate.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Perhaps of different +origin from <i>ruffle</i> to wrinkle; cf. OD. <i>roffeln</i>, +<i>roffen</i>, to pander, LG. <i>raffein</i>, Dan. <i>ruffer</i> a +pimp. Cf. <u>Rufflan</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grow rough, +boisterous, or turbulent.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The night comes on, and the bleak winds<BR> +Do sorely <i>ruffle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To become disordered; to play loosely; to +flutter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined,<BR> +<i>Ruffles</i> at speed, and dances in the wind.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; +hence, to put on airs; to swagger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They would <i>ruffle</i> with jurors.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gallants who <i>ruffled</i> in silk and +embroidery.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ruffle</u>, +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A state of being ruffled or disturbed; +disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a +<i>ruffle</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A low, vibrating beat of a +drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also <i>ruff</i>.</def> <i>H. +L. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The connected series of +large egg capsules, or oöthecæ, of any one of several +species of American marine gastropods of the genus <i>Fulgur</i>. See +<u>Oötheca</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ruffle of a boot</b></col>, <cd>the top turned down, and +scalloped or plaited.</cd> <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fle*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +ruffle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fle*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +ruffling.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that +crew of <i>rufflers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing +machine attachment for making ruffles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`fi*gal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Rufi</i>opin + +<i>gallic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`fi*o"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rufus</i> +reddish + <i>op</i>ianic.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellowish red +crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"fol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rufus</i> reddish ++ <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A phenol derivative of anthracene +obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces +a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"fous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rufus</i>.] +<def>Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; +tawny.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruft</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Eructation; belching.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ruf"ter*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Ruff</u> a +plaited collar.] <i>(Falconry)</i> <def>A kind of hood for a +hawk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rug</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>rugg</i> +entanglend hair, <i>ruggig</i> rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. +<i>rough</i>. See <u>Rough</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used +for garments.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They spin the choicest <i>rug</i> in Ireland. A friend +of mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford +<i>rugs</i>. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had been a bear, would +fain have baited him.</blockquote> <i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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 +potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to +protect the legs from cold, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rug gown</b></col>, <cd>a gown made of rug, of or coarse, +shaggy cloth.</cd> <i>B. Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rug</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pull roughly or +hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.</def> [Scot.] <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rugæ</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>A +wrinkle; a fold; as, the <i>rugæ</i> of the stomach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rugatus</i>, p. +p. of <i>rugare</i> to wrinkle, fr. <i>ruga</i> a wrinkle.] +<def>Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.</def> +<i>Dana.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"ged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Rug</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of asperities on +the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise +uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a <i>rugged</i> mountain; a +<i>rugged</i> road.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rugged</i> bark of some broad elm.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not neat or regular; uneven.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His well-proportioned beard made rough and +<i>rugged</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.</def> +"The <i>rugged</i> Russian bear." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of +temper, character, and the like, or of persons.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, +<i>rugged</i>, and unconcerned as ever.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said +of sound, style, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through the harsh cadence of a <i>rugged</i> +line.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of +looks, etc.</def> "Sleek o'er your <i>rugged</i> looks." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of +conduct, manners, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, +physique, etc.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; +harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; +boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Rug"ged*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rug"ged*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse kind of +woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"-gowned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a +coarse gown or shaggy garment made of rug.</def> <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rugged; rough.</def> +[Obs.] "With <i>ruggy</i>, ashy hairs." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having shaggy +hair; shock-headed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Those rough <i>rug-headed</i> kerns.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rug"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nappy cloth.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"gine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a +raspatory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"gine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>ruginer</i> to +scrape.] <def>To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale.</def> [R.] +<i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*go"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Rugose</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>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 +<u>Cyathophylloid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*gose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rugosus</i>, r. +<i>ruga</i> a wrinkle.] <def>Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically +<i>(Bot.)</i>, having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them +elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*gos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rugositas</i>: cf. F. <i>rugosité</i>.] <def>The quality or +state of being rugose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>rugueux</i>.] +<def>Wrinkled; rugose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`gu*lose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +rugose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruhm"korff's coil`</hw> (?). [So called from its inventor, +<i>Ruhmkorff</i>, a german physicist.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>See +<i>Induction coil</i>, under <u>Induction</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ruine</i>, F. +<i>ruine</i>, fr. L. <i>ruina</i>, fr. ruere, rutum, to fall with +violence, to rush or tumble down.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +falling or tumbling down; fall.</def> [Obs.] "His <i>ruin</i> startled +the other steeds." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Such a change of anything as destroys it, +or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; +overthrow; as, the <i>ruin</i> of a ship or an army; the <i>ruin</i> +of a constitution or a government; the <i>ruin</i> of health or +hopes.</def> "<i>Ruin</i> seize thee, ruthless king!" +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is fallen down and become +worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a <i>ruin</i>; +especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or +desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall,<BR> +And one promiscuous ruin cover all;<BR> +Nor, after length of years, a stone betray<BR> +The place where once the very <i>ruins</i> lay.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit +on the <i>ruins</i> of an old and vicious character.</blockquote> +<i>Buckminster.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being dcayed, or of having +become ruined or worthless; as, to be in <i>ruins</i>; to go to +<i>ruin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>That which promotes injury, decay, or +destruction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The errors of young men are the <i>ruin</i> of +business.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; +subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruined</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruining</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>ruiner</i>, LL. <i>ruinare</i>. See +<u>Ruin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>this mortal house I'll <i>ruin</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By thee raised, I <i>ruin</i> all my foes.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The eyes of other people are the eyes that <i>ruin</i> +us.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the fireside there are old men seated,<BR> +Seeling <i>ruined</i> cities in the ashes.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fall to ruins; to +go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Though he his house of polished marble build,<BR> +Yet shall it <i>ruin</i> like the moth's frail cell.</blockquote> +<i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their +business, we shall <i>ruin</i> the faster.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being ruined.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>ruinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ruinare</i> to ruin. See <u>Ruin</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce +to poverty; to ruin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will not <i>ruinate</i> my f&?;ther's +house.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ruinating</i> thereby the health of their +bodies.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fall; to cast down.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On the other side they saw that perilous rock<BR> +Threatening itself on them to <i>ruinate</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fall; to +tumble.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruinatus</i>, +p. p.] <def>Involved in ruin; ruined.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,<BR> +I in a mansion here all <i>ruinate</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. +Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`in*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>ruinatio</i>.] <def>The act of ruining, or the state of being +ruined.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, ruins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ruin</i> + <i>- +form</i>: cf. F. <i>ruiniforme</i>.] <def>Having the appearance of +ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of certain +minerals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"in*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruinosus</i>: +cf. F. <i>ruineux</i>. See <u>Ruin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; +pernicious; as, a <i>ruinous</i> project.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After a night of storm so <i>ruinous</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; +as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a <i>ruinous</i> state.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Composed of, or consisting in, +ruins.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a <i>ruinous</i> +heap.</blockquote> <i>Isa. xvii. 1.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; +destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ru"in*ous*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ru"in*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rukh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Srr <u>Roc</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The roc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large bird, supposed +by some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rul"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be +ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>reule</i>, +<i>riule</i>, OF. <i>riule</i>, <i>reule</i>, F. <i>régle</i>, +fr. L. <i>regula</i> a ruler, rule, model, fr. <i>regere</i>, +<i>rectum</i>, to lead straight, to direct. See <u>Right</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Regular</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>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 +<i>rules</i> of various societies; the <i>rules</i> governing a +school; a <i>rule</i> of etiquette or propriety; the <i>rules</i> of +cricket.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We profess to have embraced a religion which contains +the most exact <i>rules</i> for the government of our +lives.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Uniform or +established course of things.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is against the <i>rule</i> of nature.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Systematic method or practice; as, my +<i>ule</i> is to rise at six o'clock.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition +of things; as, it is a <i>rule</i> to which there are many +exeptions.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Conduct in general; +behavior.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This uncivil <i>rule</i>; she shall know of +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of ruling; administration of law; +government; empire; authority; control.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Obey them that have the <i>rule</i> over +you.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xiii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His stern <i>rule</i> the groaning land +obeyed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An order regulating the +practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action +or a suit.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A determinate method +prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain +result; as, a <i>rule</i> for extracting the cube root.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A general principle +concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement +thereof; thus, it is a <i>rule</i> in England, that <i>s</i> or +<i>es</i> , 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 <i>rule</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A straight strip of +wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a +straight line; a ruler.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust +only to his <i>rule</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A composing rule. See +under <u>Conposing</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>As a rule</b></col>, <cd>as a general thing; in the main; +usually; as, he behaves well, <i>as a rule</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Board +rule</b></col>, <col><b>Caliber rule</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under +<u>Board</u>, <u>Caliber</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Rule +joint</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rule of three</b></col> +<i>(Arith.)</i>, <cd>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 +<u>Proportion</u>, 5 <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rule of +thumb</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; +order; method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.</p> + +<p><hw>Rule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruling</u>.] [Cf. <i>OF</i>. <i>riuler</i>, <i>ruiler</i>, L. +<i>regulare</i>. See <u>Rule</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. +<u>Regulate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To control the will and +actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to +manage.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that +<i>ruleth</i> well his own house, having his children in +subjection.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iii. 2, 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To control or direct by influence, counsel, +or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I think she will be <i>ruled</i><BR> +In all respects by me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To establish or settle by, or as by, a +rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common +practice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That's are <i>ruled</i> case with the +schoolmen.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To require or command by rule; +to give as a direction or order of court.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>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 +<i>rule</i> a sheet of paper of a blank book.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ruled surface</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>any surface +that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given +law; -- called also a <i>scroll</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rule</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often +followed by <i>over</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By me princes <i>rule</i>, and nobles.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. viii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We subdue and <i>rule</i> over all other +creatures.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To lay down and settle a rule +or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a +rule.</def> <i>Burril. Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>To keep within a (certain) +range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices +<i>ruled</i> lower yesterday than the day before.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rule"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of rule; +lawless.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rule"-mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stickler +for rules; a slave of rules</def> [R.] <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1260 !></p> + +<p><hw>Rul"er</hw> (r&udd;l"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who rules; one who exercises sway or +authority; a governor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And he made him <i>ruler</i> over all the +land.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 43.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A prince and <i>ruler</i> of the land.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, +etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing +lines. Cf. <u>Rule</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 7 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Parallel ruler</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Parallel</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rul"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a <i>ruling</i> +passion; a <i>ruling</i> sovereign.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a +<i>ruling</i> machine or pen.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding; +governing; prevailing; prevalent.</p> + +<p><hw>Rul"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of one who rules; ruled lines.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A decision or rule of a judge +or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding +evidence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rul"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ruling +manner; so as to rule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rul"li*chies</hw> (rŭl"l&ibreve;*ch&ibreve;z), +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>rolletje</i> a little roll.] +<def>Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in +slices and fried.</def> [Local, New York]</p> + +<p><hw>Rul"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Rule</u>.] +<def>Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to <i>unruly</i>.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [probably shortened from +Prov. E. <i>rumbullion</i> a great tumult, formerly applied in the +island of Barbadoes to an intoxicating liquor.] <def>A kind of +intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings +of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of +former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic +or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rum bud</b></col>, <cd>a grog blossom.</cd> [Colloq.] -- +<col><b>Rum shrub</b></col>, <cd>a drink composed of rum, water, +sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, with some flavoring +extract.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rum</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Formerly <i>rome</i>, a slang +word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy <i>rom</i> a +husband, a gypsy.] <def>Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a <i>rum</i> +idea; a <i>rum</i> fellow.</def> [Slang] <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A queer or odd person or +thing; a country parson.</def> [Slang, Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>romblen</i>, +akin to D. <i>rommelen</i>, G. <i>rumpeln</i>, Dan. <i>rumle</i>; cf. +Icel. <i>rymja</i> to roar.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a low, +heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder <i>rumbles</i> at a +distance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the mean while the skies 'gan <i>rumble</i> +sore.</blockquote> <i>Surrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The people cried and <i>rombled</i> up and +down.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To murmur; to ripple.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>rumble</i> gently down with murmur +soft.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +noisy report; rumor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Delighting ever in <i>rumble</i> that is +new.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A low, heavy, continuous sound like that +made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused +noise; as, the <i>rumble</i> of a railroad train.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Clamor and <i>rumble</i>, and ringing and +clatter.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Merged in the <i>rumble</i> of awakening +day.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A seat for servants, behind the body of a +carriage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the <i>rumble</i> +behind.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A rotating cask or box in which small +articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each +other.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to pass +through a rumble, or shaking machine. See <u>Rumble</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, rumbles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"bling</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> from +<u>Rumble</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"bling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rumbling +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Grog.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum*bow"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Rombowline</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>rumen</i>, <i>- +inis</i>, the throat.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See +<i>Illust.</i> below. </def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cud of a ruminant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock +(<i>Rumex crispus</i>) and identical with <i>chrysophanic +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rumi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruminalis</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Ruminant; ruminating.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruminans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. <i>ruminant</i>. See <u>Ruminate</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing +again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the +Ruminantia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*nant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru`mi*nan"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of Artiodactyla having four +stomachs. This division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, +sheep, neat cattle, and allies.</def></p> + +<p><BR> +&fist; The vegetable food, after the first mastication, enters the +first stomach (<i>r</i>). It afterwards passes into the second +(<i>n</i>), 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 (<i>m</i>), whence +it passes to the fourth (<i>s</i>), where it is finally digested.</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*nant*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruminated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruminating</u>.] [L. <i>ruminatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ruminari</i>, +<i>ruminare</i>, fr. <i>rumen</i>, <i>-inis</i>, throat, akin to +<i>ructare</i> to belch, <i>erugere</i> to belch out, Gr. &?;, AS. +<i>roccettan</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To chew the cud; to chew +again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.</def> "Cattle free +to <i>ruminate</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>To think again and again; to muse; to +meditate; to ponder; to reflect.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that +<i>ruminates</i> on the felicity of heaven?</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To chew over again.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>To meditate or ponder over; to muse +on.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mad with desire, she <i>ruminates</i> her +sin.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What I know<BR> +Is <i>ruminated</i>, plotted, and set down.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ru"mi*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Ru"mi*na`ted</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a hard albumen +penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the +nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`mi*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ruminatio</i>: cf. F. <i>rumination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit +of chewing the cud.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rumination</i> is given to animals to enable them at +once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew +it.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being disposed to ruminate or +ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Retiring full of <i>rumination</i> sad.</blockquote> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The regurgitation of food +from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed +as a morbid phenomenon in man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to, +or engaged in, rumination or meditation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mi*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +ruminates or muses; a meditator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rummer</u>, and +see <u>-kin</u>.] <def>A popular or jocular name for a drinking +vessel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rum"mage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For +<i>roomage</i>, fr. <i>room</i>; hence originally, a making room, a +packing away closely. See <u>Room</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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 +<i>romage</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A searching carefully by looking into every +corner, and by turning things over.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He has made such a general <i>rummage</i> and reform in +the office of matrimony.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rummage sale</b></col>, <cd>a clearance sale of unclaimed +goods in a public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in +a shop.</cd> <i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"mage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rummaged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rummaging</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>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 <i>roomage</i>, and <i>romage</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They might bring away a great deal more than they do, +if they would take pain in the <i>romaging</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, +and so <i>rummageth</i> all his closets and trunks.</blockquote> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What schoolboy of us has not <i>rummaged</i> his Greek +dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account!</blockquote> <i>M. +Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"mage</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To search a place +narrowly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have often <i>rummaged</i> for old books in Little +Britain and Duck Lane.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . +.<BR> +. . . <i>rummaged</i> like a rat.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ma*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who rummages.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A person on shipboard whose +business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written +<i>roomager</i>, and <i>romager</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a +<i>romager</i>, to range and bestow all merchandise.</blockquote> +<i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"mer</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>roemer</i>, +<i>romer</i>, akin to G. <i>römer</i>, Sw. <i>remmare</i>; +perhaps properly, Roman.] <def>A large and tall glass, or drinking +cup.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +rum; characteristic of rum; as a <i>rummy</i> flavor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"my</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Rummies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who drinks rum; an +habitually intemperate person.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Rum"my</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Rum</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Strange; odd.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sort of Spanish +wine.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rumeur</i>, L. +<i>rumor</i>; cf. <i>rumificare</i>, <i>rumitare</i> to rumor, Skr. +<i>ru</i> to cry.] [Written also <i>rumour</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; +notoriety.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>rumor</i> of him went forth throughout all +Judea, and throughout all the region round about.</blockquote> <i>Luke +vii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Great is the <i>rumor</i> of this dreadful +knight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A current story passing from one person to +another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense +often personified.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Rumor</i> next, and Chance,<BR> +And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A prolonged, indistinct noise.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rumored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rumoring</u>.] <def>To report by rumor; to tell.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T was <i>rumored</i><BR> +My father 'scaped from out the citadel.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mor*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A teller of news; +especially, one who spreads false reports.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"mor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>rumoreux</i>, It. <i>rumoroso</i>, <i>romoroso</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of +rumors.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Famous; notorious.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Murmuring.</def> [Obs. or Poetic] +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rump</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rumpe</i>; akin to +D. <i>romp</i> trunk, body, LG. <i>rump</i>, G. <i>rumpf</i>, Dan. +<i>rumpe</i> rump, Icel. <i>rumpr</i>, Sw. <i>rumpa</i> rump, tail.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The end of the backbone of an animal, with the +parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Among butchers, the piece of beef between +the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Beef</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a +remnant.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rump Parliament</b></col>, or <col><b>The Rump</b></col> +<i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, <cd>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.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>Rump</i> abolished the House of Lords, the army +abolished the <i>Rump</i>, and by this army of saints Cromwell +governed.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Rump steak</b></col>, <cd>a beefsteak from the +rump.</cd> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rump"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member or a +supporter of the Rump Parliament.</def> <i>I. Disraeli.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rump"-fed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>A Shakespearean +word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps "fattened in the rump, +pampered."</def> "The <i>rump-fed</i> ronyon."</p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rumpled</u> <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rumpling</u> (&?;).] [Cf. <i>rimple</i>, and D. <i>rimpelen</i> to +wrinkle, <i>rompelig</i> rough, uneven, G. <i>rümpfen</i> to +wrinkle, MHG. <i>rümphen</i>, OHG. <i>rimpfan</i>, Gr. +<grk>"ra`mfos</grk> the crooked beak of birds of prey, &?; to roam.] +<def>To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; +to crumple; as, to <i>rumple</i> an apron or a cravat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They would not give a dog's ear of their most +<i>rumpled</i> and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest +assignats.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fold or plait; a +wrinkle.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"pled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrinkled; +crumpled.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rump"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a +rump.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rumpled.</def> +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rum"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A disturbance; +noise and confusion; a quarrel.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rum"sell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who sells +rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells +spirituous beverages at retail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> +<u>Ran</u> (?) or <u>Run</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Run</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Running</u>.] [OE. <i>rinnen</i>, +<i>rennen</i> (imp. <i>ran</i>, p. p. <i>runnen</i>, <i>ronnen</i>). +AS. <i>rinnan</i> to flow (imp. <i>ran</i>, p. p. <i>gerunnen</i>), +and <i>iernan</i>, <i>irnan</i>, to run (imp. <i>orn</i>, <i>arn</i>, +<i>earn</i>, p. p. <i>urnen</i>); akin to D. <i>runnen</i>, +<i>rennen</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>rinnan</i>, G. <i>rinnen</i>, +<i>rennen</i>, Icel. <i>renna</i>, <i>rinna</i>, Sw. rinna, +ränna, Dan. <i>rinde</i>, <i>rende</i>, Goth. <i>rinnan</i>, and +perh. to L. <i>oriri</i> to rise, Gr. &?; to stir up, rouse, Skr. &?; +(cf. <u>Origin</u>), or perh. to L. <i>rivus</i> brook (cf. +<u>Rival</u>). √11. Cf. <u>Ember</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +<u>Rennet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def> Specifically: --</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Of voluntary or personal action: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to +hasten.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they +<i>ran</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To flee, as from fear or danger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As from a bear a man would <i>run</i> for +life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To steal off; to depart +secretly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My conscience will serve me to <i>run</i> from this +jew.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To contend in a race; hence, to enter into +a contest; to become a candidate; as, to <i>run</i> for +Congress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Know ye not that they which <i>run</i> in a race +<i>run</i> all, but one receiveth the prize? So <i>run</i>, that ye +may obtain.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 24.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To pass from one state or condition to +another; to come into a certain condition; -- often with <i>in</i> or +<i>into</i>; as, to <i>run</i> into evil practices; to <i>run</i> in +debt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my +heart with grief and <i>run</i> distracted?</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To exert continuous activity; to proceed; +as, to <i>run</i> through life; to <i>run</i> in a circle.</def> +<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>To pass or go quickly in thought or +conversation; as, to <i>run</i> from one subject to another.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Virgil, in his first Georgic, has <i>run</i> into a set +of precepts foreign to his subject.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To discuss; to continue to think or speak +about something; -- with <i>on</i>.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>To +make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank; -- with +<i>on</i>.</def> <sd><i>(j)</i></sd> <def>To creep, as +serpents.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Of involuntary motion: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers +<i>run</i> to the sea; sap <i>runs</i> up in the spring; her blood +<i>ran</i> cold.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To proceed along a +surface; to extend; to spread.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fire <i>ran</i> along upon the ground.</blockquote> +<i>Ex. ix. 23.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To become fluid; to melt; to +fuse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As wax dissolves, as ice begins to +<i>run</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sussex iron ores <i>run</i> freely in the +fire.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis +or pivot; as, a wheel <i>runs</i> swiftly round.</def> +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To travel; to make progress; to be moved by +mechanical means; to go; as, the steamboat <i>runs</i> regularly to +Albany; the train <i>runs</i> to Chicago.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> +<def>To extend; to reach; as, the road <i>runs</i> from Philadelphia +to New York; the memory of man <i>runneth</i> not to the +contrary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She saw with joy the line immortal <i>run</i>,<BR> +Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>To go back and forth from place to place; +to ply; as, the stage <i>runs</i> between the hotel and the +station.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To make progress; to proceed; +to pass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As fast as our time <i>runs</i>, we should be very glad +in most part of our lives that it <i>ran</i> much faster.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>To continue in operation; to be kept in +action or motion; as, this engine <i>runs</i> night and day; the mill +<i>runs</i> six days in the week.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When we desire anything, our minds <i>run</i> wholly on +the good circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run +wholly on the bad ones.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(j)</i></sd> <def>To have a course or direction; as, a line +<i>runs</i> east and west.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where the generally allowed practice <i>runs</i> +counter to it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Little is the wisdom, where the flight<BR> +So <i>runs</i> against all reason.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(k)</i></sd> <def>To be in form thus, as a combination of +words.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king's ordinary style <i>runneth</i>, "Our +sovereign lord the king."</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(l)</i></sd> <def>To be popularly known; to be generally +received.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men gave them their own names, by which they <i>run</i> +a great while in Rome.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither was he ignorant what report <i>ran</i> of +himself.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1261 !></p> + +<p><sd><i>(m)</i></sd> <def>To have growth or development; as, boys +and girls <i>run</i> up rapidly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If the richness of the ground cause turnips to +<i>run</i> to leaves.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(n)</i></sd> <def>To tend, as to an effect or consequence; +to incline.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man's nature <i>runs</i> either to herbs or +weeds.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Temperate climates <i>run</i> into moderate +governments.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(o)</i></sd> <def>To spread and blend together; to unite; +as, colors <i>run</i> in washing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . +distinguished, but near the borders they <i>run</i> into one +another.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(p)</i></sd> <def>To have a legal course; to be attached; to +continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; +as, certain covenants <i>run</i> with the land.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Customs <i>run</i> only upon our goods imported or +exported, and that but once for all; whereas interest <i>runs</i> as +well upon our ships as goods, and must be yearly paid.</blockquote> +<i>Sir J. Child.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(q)</i></sd> <def>To continue without falling due; to hold +good; as, a note has thirty days to <i>run</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(r)</i></sd> <def>To discharge pus or other matter; as, an +ulcer <i>runs</i>.</def> <sd><i>(s)</i></sd> <def>To be played on the +stage a number of successive days or nights; as, the piece <i>ran</i> +for six months.</def> <sd><i>(t)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To sail +before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; +-- said of vessels.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly +in a gait in which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a +supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are gathered in +the air under the body.</def> <i>Stillman (The Horse in +Motion).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Athletics)</i> <def>To move rapidly by +springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither +foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from <i>walking</i> in +athletic competition.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>As things run</b></col>, <cd>according to the usual order, +conditions, quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or +specification.</cd> -- <col><b>To let run</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen.</cd> -- +<col><b>To run after</b></col>, <cd>to pursue or follow; to search +for; to endeavor to find or obtain; as, <i>to run after</i> +similes.</cd> <i>Locke.</i> -- <col><b>To run away</b></col>, <cd>to +flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or guidance.</cd> -- +<col><b>To run away with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To convey +away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or elopement.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse +<i>runs away with</i> a carriage.</cd> -- <col><b>To run +down</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To cease to work or operate on +account of the exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks, +watches, etc.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To decline in condition; +as, <i>to run down</i> in health.</cd> -- <col><b>To run down a +coast</b></col>, <cd>to sail along it.</cd> -- <col><b>To run for an +office</b></col>, <cd>to stand as a candidate for an office.</cd> -- +<col><b>To run in</b></col> or <col><b>into</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To enter; to step in</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To come in collision with.</cd> -- <col><b>To run in +trust</b></col>, <cd>to run in debt; to get credit.</cd> [Obs.] -- +<col><b>To run in with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To close; to +comply; to agree with.</cd> [R.] <i>T. Baker.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as, +<i>to run in with</i> the land.</cd> -- <col><b>To run mad</b></col>, +<col><b>To run mad after</b></col> or <col><b>on</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Mad</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To run on</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To be continued; as, their accounts had <i>run +on</i> for a year or two without a settlement.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To talk incessantly</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<cd>To continue a course</cd>. <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To press with +jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on</cd>. +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Print.)</i> <cd>To be continued in the same +lines, without making a break or beginning a new paragraph</cd>. -- +<col><b>To run out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To come to an +end; to expire; as, the lease <i>runs out</i> at Michaelmas.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To extend; to spread</cd>. "Insectile animals +. . . <i>run</i> all <i>out</i> into legs." <i>Hammond.</i> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To expatiate; as, <i>to run out</i> into +beautiful digressions.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To be wasted or +exhausted; to become poor; to become extinct; as, an estate managed +without economy will soon <i>run out</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>And had her stock been less, no doubt<BR> +She must have long ago <i>run out</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To run over</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To +overflow; as, a cup <i>runs over</i>, or the liquor <i>runs +over</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To go over, examine, or +rehearse cursorily</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To ride or drive +over; as, <i>to run over</i> a child.</cd> -- <col><b>To run +riot</b></col>, <cd>to go to excess.</cd> -- <col><b>To run +through</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To go through hastily; as +<i>to run through</i> a book.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To spend +wastefully; as, to run through an estate.</cd> -- <col><b>To run to +seed</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>To run up</b></col>, +<cd>to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as, accounts of goods +credited <i>run up</i> very fast.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had +<i>run up</i> into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To run with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To be +drenched with, so that streams flow; as, the streets <i>ran with</i> +blood.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To flow while charged with some +foreign substance</cd>. "Its rivers <i>ran with</i> gold." <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to run (in the various senses of <u>Run</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>); as, to <i>run</i> a horse; to <i>run</i> a stage; to +<i>run</i> a machine; to <i>run</i> a rope through a block.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pursue in thought; to carry in +contemplation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>run</i> the world back to its first +original.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and +<i>run</i> it up to its "punctum saliens."</blockquote> +<i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to +<i>run</i> a sword into or through the body; to <i>run</i> a nail into +the foot.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You <i>run</i> your head into the lion's +mouth.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Having <i>run</i> his fingers through his +hair.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to +be driven.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>ran</i> the ship aground.</blockquote> <i>Acts +xxvii. 41.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A talkative person <i>runs</i> himself upon great +inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's +secrets.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others, accustomed to retired speculations, <i>run</i> +natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to +<i>run</i> bullets, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The purest gold must be <i>run</i> and +washed.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to +indicate; to determine; as, to <i>run</i> a line.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To cause to pass, or evade, offical +restrictions; to smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable +goods.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of +<i>running</i> goods.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To go through or accomplish by running; as, +to <i>run</i> a race; to <i>run</i> a certain career.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>To cause to stand as a candidate for +office; to support for office; as, to <i>run</i> some one for +Congress.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>To encounter or incur, as a danger or +risk; as, to <i>run</i> the risk of losing one's life. See <i>To run +the chances</i>, below.</def> "He <i>runneth</i> two dangers." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>To put at hazard; to venture; to +risk.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, +and <i>run</i> his fortune with them.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To discharge; to emit; to give forth +copiously; to be bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet <i>runs</i> hot +water.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At the base of Pompey's statua,<BR> +Which all the while <i>ran</i> blood, great Cæsar +fell.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>To be charged with, or to contain much of, +while flowing; as, the rivers <i>ran</i> blood.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to +<i>run</i> a factory or a hotel.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>17.</b></sn> <def>To migrate or move in schools; -- said of +fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To run a blockade</b></col>, <cd>to get to, or away from, a +blockaded port in safety.</cd> -- <col><b>To run down</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Hunting)</i> <cd>To chase till the object +pursued is captured or exhausted; as, <i>to run down</i> a stag</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To run against and sink, as a +vessel</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To crush; to overthrow; to +overbear</cd>. "Religion is <i>run down</i> by the license of these +times." <i>Berkeley.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To disparage; to +traduce.</cd> <i>F. W. Newman.</i> -- <col><b>To run hard</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To press in competition; as, <i>to run</i> one +<i>hard</i> in a race.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To urge or press +importunately</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To banter severely.</cd> - +- <col><b>To run into the ground</b></col>, <cd>to carry to an absurd +extreme; to overdo.</cd> [Slang, U.S.] -- <col><b>To run +off</b></col>, <cd>to cause to flow away, as a charge of molten metal +from a furnace.</cd> -- <col><b>To run on</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, +<cd>to carry on or continue, as the type for a new sentence, without +making a break or commencing a new paragraph.</cd> -- <col><b>To run +out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To thrust or push out; to +extend.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To waste; to exhaust; as, <i>to +run out</i> an estate.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Baseball)</i> +<cd>To put out while running between two bases.</cd> -- <col><b>To +run</b></col> <col><b>the chances, or one's chances</b></col>, <cd>to +encounter all the risks of a certain course.</cd> -- <col><b>To run +through</b></col>, <cd>to transfix; to pierce, as with a sword.</cd> +"[He] was <i>run through</i> the body by the man who had asked his +advice." <i>Addison.</i> -- <col><b>To run up</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To thrust up, as anything long and +slender.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To increase; to enlarge by +additions, as an account</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To erect +hastily, as a building</cd>.</p> + +<p><hw>Run</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of running; as, a long <i>run</i>; a good <i>run</i>; a quick +<i>run</i>; to go on the <i>run</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small stream; a brook; a creek.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which runs or flows in the course of a +certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a <i>run</i> of must +in wine making; the first <i>run</i> of sap in a maple +orchard.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A course; a series; that which continues in +a certain course or series; as, a <i>run</i> of good or bad +luck.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They who made their arrangements in the first +<i>run</i> of misadventure . . . put a seal on their +calamities.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>State of being current; currency; +popularity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is impossible for detached papers to have a general +<i>run</i>, or long continuance, if not diversified with +humor.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Continued repetition on the stage; -- said +of a play; as, to have a <i>run</i> of a hundred successive +nights.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense +<i>run</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A continuing urgent demand; especially, a +pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A range or extent of ground for feeding +stock; as, a sheep <i>run</i>.</def> <i>Howitt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, +under the quarter.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The distance sailed +by a ship; as, a good <i>run</i>; a <i>run</i> of fifty miles.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A voyage; as, a <i>run</i> to +China.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>A pleasure excursion; a trip.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I think of giving her a <i>run</i> in +London.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A roulade, or series of +running tones.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The greatest degree of +swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the +double-quick, but with greater speed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>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 <i>runs</i>; the side went out with two +hundred <i>runs</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The "<i>runs</i>" are made from wicket to wicket, the +batsmen interchanging ends at each <i>run</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. A. +Proctor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <def>A pair or set of millstones.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At the long run</b></col>, <i>now, commonly</i>, <col><b>In +the long run</b></col>, <cd>in or during the whole process or course +of things taken together; in the final result; in the end; +finally.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he +surpasses them <i>in the long run</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Home run</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A running or +returning toward home, or to the point from which the start was +made.</cd> Cf. <i>Home stretch</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Baseball)</i> <cd>See under <u>Home</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>The +run</b></col>, or <col><b>The common run</b></col>, etc., <cd>ordinary +persons; the generality or average of people or things; also, that +which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or kind.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>I saw nothing else that is superior to <i>the common +run</i> of parks.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as +beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast +superiority to <i>the common run</i> of men.</blockquote> <i>Prof. +Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His whole appearance was something out of <i>the common +run</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To let go by the run</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to +loosen and let run freely, as lines; to let fall without restraint, as +a sail.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Run</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Melted, +or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as, <i>run</i> butter; +<i>run</i> iron or lead.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Smuggled; as, <i>run</i> goods.</def> +[Colloq.] <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Run steel</b></col>, <cd>malleable iron castings. See under +<u>Malleable</u>.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"a*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>renégat</i>, Prov. <i>renegat</i>. LL. <i>renegatus</i>; +confused with E. <i>run</i> and <i>gate</i> a way. See +<u>Renegade</u>.] <def>A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a +renegade. See <u>Renegade</u>.</def> <i>Bunyan.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wretched <i>runagates</i> from the jail.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who has not been a <i>runagate</i> from +duty?</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"a*way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; +a fugitive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>runaway</i>, thou coward, art thou +fled?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of running away, esp. of a horse or +teams; as, there was a <i>runaway</i> yesterday.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"a*way`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, +<i>runaway</i> soldiers; a <i>runaway</i> horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accomplished by running away or elopement, +or during flight; as, a <i>runaway</i> marriage.</def></p> + +<p> </p> + +<p><hw>Run*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>runcatio</i>, +fr. <i>runcare</i> to weed out.] <def>A weeding.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Runch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +wild radish.</def> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"ci*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>runcinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>runcinare</i> to plane off, fr. +<i>runcina</i> a plane.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pinnately cut with the +lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"del</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rindle</u>.] +<def>A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet.</def> +[Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"del</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Rundle</u>.] <def>A +circle.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Run"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [E. <i>round</i>. Cf. +<u>Rondle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A round; a step of a ladder; a +rung.</def> <i>Duppa.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A ball.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Something which rotates about an axis, as a +wheel, or the drum of a capstan.</def> "An axis or cylinder having a +<i>rundle</i> about it." <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>One of the pins or trundles +of a lantern wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rund"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of OF. +<i>rondele</i> a little tun, fr. <i>rond</i> round. See <u>Round</u>, +and cf. <u>Roundlet</u>, <u>Runlet</u>.] <def>A small barrel of no +certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it +usually holds about 14½ gallons.</def> [Written also +<i>runlet</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rune</hw> (r&udd;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rūn</i> +a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to Icel. <i>rūn</i>, OHG. & +Goth. <i>rūna</i> a secret, secret colloquy, G. & Dan. +<i>rune</i> rune, and probably to Gr. <grk>'ereyna^n</grk> to search +for. Cf. <u>Roun</u> to whisper.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Norsemen had a peculiar alphabet, consisting of sixteen +letters, or characters, called <i>runes</i>, the origin of which is +lost in the remotest antiquity. The signification of the word +<i>rune</i> (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.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Old Norse poetry expressed in +runes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Runes</i> were upon his tongue,<BR> +As on the warrior's sword.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rune stone</b></col>, <cd>a stone bearing a runic +inscription.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bard, or learned +man, among the ancient Goths.</def> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rung</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Ring</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rung</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ronge</i>, AS. +<i>hrung</i>, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. <i>runge</i> a short, +thick piece of iron or wood, OD. <i>ronghe</i> a prop, support, Icel. +<i>röng</i> a rib in a ship, Goth. <i>Hrugga</i> a staff.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A floor timber in a +ship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the rounds of a ladder.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a +heavy staff.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>One of the radial handles +projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or +trundles of a lantern wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rung"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> +<def>The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as, <i>runic</i> verses; +<i>runic</i> letters; <i>runic</i> names; <i>runic</i> +rhyme.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Runic staff</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Clog almanac</i>, under +<u>Clog</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Runic wand</b></col>, <cd>a willow wand +bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the heathen +tribes of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Run"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Run</i> + <i>- +let</i>.] <def>A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To trace out to its marshy source every <i>runlet</i> +that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest.</blockquote> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Rundlet</u>.</def> "A stoup of sack, or a <i>runlet</i> of canary." +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Run</u>. Cf. +<u>Rindle</u>.] <def>A rivulet or small brook.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bubbling <i>runnels</i> joined the sound.</blockquote> +<i>Collins.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow +<i>runnels</i>, in which one can see the minnows +swimming.</blockquote> <i>Masson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Run</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, runs; a +racer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A detective.</def> [Slang, Eng.] +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A messenger.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A smuggler.</def> [Colloq.] <i>R. +North.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One employed to solicit patronage, as for a +steamboat, hotel, shop, etc.</def> [Cant, U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The rotating stone of a set of +millstones.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope rove through a block +and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.</def> +<i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1262 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh +slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the +ice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>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.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A trough or channel for +leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig +bed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>The movable piece to which the ribs of an +umbrella are attached.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A food fish +(<i>Elagatis pinnulatus</i>) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called +also <i>skipjack</i>, <i>shoemaker</i>, and <i>yellowtail</i>. The +name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any cursorial +bird.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of +stone.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A tool on which lenses are +fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rennet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Moving or advancing by running.</def> Specifically, of a horse; +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a running gait; not a trotter or +pacer.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>trained and kept for running +races; as, a <i>running</i> horse.</def> <i>Law.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Successive; one following the other without +break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two +days <i>running</i>; to sow land two years <i>running</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a +<i>running</i> hand.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, +he stated the facts with a <i>running</i> explanation.</def> "A +<i>running</i> conquest." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What are art and science if not a <i>running</i> +commentary on Nature?</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Extending by a slender +climbing or trailing stem; as, a <i>running</i> vine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Discharging pus; as, a +<i>running</i> sore.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Running block</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a block in an +arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is +raised or lowered.</cd> -- <col><b>Running board</b></col>, <cd>a +narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.</cd> -- +<col><b>Running bowsprit</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Same as +<i>Reefing bowsprit</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Running days</b></col> +<i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a +charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working +days.</cd> <i>Simmonds.</i> -- <col><b>Running fire</b></col>, <cd>a +constant fire of musketry or cannon.</cd> -- <col><b>Running +gear</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> - +- <col><b>Running hand</b></col>, <cd>a style of rapid writing in +which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without +lifting the pen; -- distinguished from <i>round hand</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Running part</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>that part of a rope +that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the <i>standing +part</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Running rigging</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through +blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from <i>standing rigging</i>. </cd> -- +<col><b>Running title</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>the title of a +book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper +margin.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Run"ning</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who, or +of that which runs; as, the <i>running</i> was slow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which runs or flows; the quantity of a +liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; +as, the first <i>running</i> of a still.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The discharge from an ulcer or other +sore.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>At long running</b></col>, <cd>in the long run.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Run"ning*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a running +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"nion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ronion.</u></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Rune</i> + <i>- +logy</i>.] <def>The science of runes.</def> -- <wf>Ru*nol"o*gist</wf> +(#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Run"round`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A felon or +whitlow.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Runt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>rant</i>.] +[Scot. <i>runt</i> an old cow, an old, withered woman, a hardened stem +or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf. D. <i>rund</i> a bullock, an ox or +cow, G. <i>rind</i>. Cf. <u>Rother</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any animal which is +unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied +particularly to domestic animals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A variety of domestic +pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish +person; -- used opprobriously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Before I buy a bargain of such <i>runts</i>,<BR> +I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of +a plant.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither young poles nor old <i>runts</i> are +durable.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Runt"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a runt; +diminutive; mean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Run"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The channel of a stream.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The beaten path made by deer or other +animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*pee"</hw> (r&usdot;*pē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>rūpiyah</i>, fr. Skr. <i>rūpya</i> silver, coined +silver or gold, handsome.] <def>A silver coin, and money of account, +in the East Indies.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the standard +coin of India, by the United States Treasury department, varies from +time to time with the price of silver. In 1889 it was rated at about +thirty-two cents.</p> + +<p><hw>Ru"pel*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>rupes</i> a rock.] <def>Rocky.</def> [Obs.] "This <i>rupellary</i> +nidary." <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p> +<hw>Ru"pert's drop`</hw> (?). <def>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 <i>Rupert</i>, nephew of Charles I., +by whom they were first brought to England. Called also <i>Rupert's +ball</i>, and <i>glass tear</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. G. &?; +filth, dirt.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"pi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to rupia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*pic"o*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>rupes</i>, gen. <i>rupis</i>, a rock + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of beautiful South American passerine +birds, including the cock of the rock.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The species are remarkable for 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.</p> + +<p><hw>Ru*pic"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Rock-inhabiting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ruptio</i>, fr. +<i>rumpere</i>, <i>ruptum</i>, to break.] <def>A breaking or bursting +open; breach; rupture.</def> "By <i>ruption</i> or apertion." +<i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"tu*a*ry</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<i>Roturier</i>.] <def>One not of noble blood; a plebeian; a +roturier.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The exclusion of the French <i>ruptuaries</i> +("roturiers," for history must find a word for this class when it +speaks of other nations) from the order of nobility.</blockquote> +<i>Chenevix.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ruptura</i>, fr. <i>rumpere</i>, <i>ruptum</i> to break: cf. F. +<i>rupture</i>. See <u>Reave</u>, and cf. <u>Rout</u> a defeat.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of breaking apart, or separating; the +state of being broken asunder; as, the <i>rupture</i> of the skin; the +<i>rupture</i> of a vessel or fiber; the <i>rupture</i> of a +lutestring.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hatch from the egg, that soon,<BR> +Bursting with kindly <i>rupture</i>, forth disclosed<BR> +Their callow young.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Breach of peace or concord between +individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of +friendly relations; as, the parties came to a +<i>rupture</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a +<i>rupture</i> with his family.</blockquote> <i>E. Everett.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Hernia. See +<u>Hernia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a +less sudden manner than by explosion. See <u>Explosion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Modulus of rupture</b></col>. <cd>(Engin.) See under +<u>Modulus</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; +dissolution. See <u>Fracture</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rup"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruptured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rupturing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To part by violence; to +break; to burst; as, to <i>rupture</i> a blood vessel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To produce a hernia in.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To suffer a breach +or disruption.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"tured</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Having a rupture, or hernia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rup"ture*wort"</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Burstwort</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A West Indian plant (<i>Alternanthera +polygonoides</i>) somewhat resembling burstwort.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>ruralis</i>, fr. <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, the country. Cf. +<u>Room</u> space, <u>Rustic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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, <i>rural</i> scenes; a <i>rural</i> prospect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here is a <i>rural</i> fellow; . . . <BR> +He brings you figs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, +<i>rural</i> economy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rural dean</b></col>. <i>(Eccl.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Dean</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rural deanery</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, +<cd>the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rustic. -- <u>Rural</u>, <u>Rustic</u>. +<i>Rural</i> refers to the country itself; as, <i>rural</i> scenes, +prospects, delights, etc. <i>Rustic</i> refers to the character, +condition, taste, etc., of the original inhabitants of the country, +who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, <i>rustic</i> manners; a +<i>rustic</i> dress; a <i>rustic</i> bridge; rustic architecture, +etc.</p> + +<p><blockquote>We turn<BR> +To where the silver Thames first <i>rural</i> grows.</blockquote> +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lay bashfulness, that <i>rustic</i> virtue, by;<BR> +To manly confidence thy throughts apply.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ru*ra"les</hw> (r&usdot;*rā"lēz), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The gossamer-winged +butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks, +violets, and theclas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rural idiom or expression.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who leads a +rural life.</def> <i>Coventry.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> - +<plw><b>ties</b></plw> (#). [Cf. LL. <i>ruralitas</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being rural.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rural place.</def> "Leafy +<i>ruralities</i>." <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ruralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ruralizing</u> (?).] <def>To render rural; to give a rural +appearance to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become rural; +to go into the country; to rusticate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rural manner; +as in the country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ral*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*ric"o*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ruricola</i>; <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, the country + <i>colere</i> +to inhabit.] <def>An inhabitant of the country.</def> [R.] +<i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`ri*dec"a*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rus</i>, +<i>ruris</i> the country + <i>decanus</i> the chief of ten. See +<u>Dean</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a +<i>ruridecanal</i> district; the <i>ruridecanal</i> intellect.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ru*rig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rurigena</i>; <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, the country + +<i>genere</i>, <i>gignere</i>, to bring forth, pass., to be born.] +<def>Born in the country.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ruse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. OF. +<i>reüser</i>, <i>rehuser</i>, to turn aside, to shuffle, +retreat, fr. L. <i>recusare</i> to refuse; pref. <i>re-</i> again + +<i>causa</i> cause. See <u>Cause</u>, and cf. <u>Recusant</u>.] +<def>An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Ruse de guerre</b></col> (&?;) [F.], <cd>a stratagem of +war.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rusche</i>, +<i>rische</i>, <i>resche</i>, AS. <i>risce</i>, akin to LG. +<i>rusk</i>, <i>risch</i>, D. & G. <i>rusch</i>; all probably fr. L. +<i>ruscum</i> butcher's broom; akin to Goth. <i>raus</i> reed, G. +<i>rohr</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to +many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender +stems, as the species of <i>Juncus</i> and <i>Scirpus</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, +and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and +rushlights.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The merest trifle; a straw.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>John Bull's friendship is not worth a +<i>rush</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Bog rush</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bog</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Club rush</b></col>, <cd>any rush of the genus +<i>Scirpus</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Flowering rush</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Flowering</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut rush</b></col> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any plant of the genus <i>Scleria</i>, +rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>A name for several species of <i>Cyperus</i> having tuberous +roots.</cd> -- <col><b>Rush broom</b></col>, <cd>an Australian +leguminous plant (<i>Viminaria denudata</i>), having long, slender +branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under <u>Spanish</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rush candle</b></col>, <cd>See under <u>Candle</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rush grass</b></col>, <cd>any grass of the genus <i>Vilfa</i>, +grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets.</cd> -- +<col><b>Rush toad</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +natterjack.</cd> -- <col><b>Scouring rush</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>Same as <i>Dutch rush</i>, under <u>Dutch.</u> -- <col><b>Spike +rush</b></col>, any rushlike plant of the genus <i>Eleocharis</i>, in +which the flowers grow in dense spikes.</cd> -- <col><b>Sweet +rush</b></col>, <cd>a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. +(<i>Andropogon schœnanthus</i>), used in Oriental medical +practice.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood rush</b></col>, <cd>any plant of the +genus <i>Luzula</i>, which differs in some technical characters from +<i>Juncus</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rush</hw> (rŭsh), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rushed</u> (rŭsht); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rushing</u>.] [OE. <i>ruschen</i>; cf. AS. +<i>hryscan</i> to make a noise, D. <i>ruischen</i> to rustle, G. +<i>rauschen</i>, MHG. <i>rūschen</i> to rush, to rustle, LG. +<i>rusken</i>, OSw. <i>ruska</i>, Icel. & Sw. <i>ruska</i> to shake, +Dan. <i>ruske</i> to shake, and E. <i>rouse</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous +rapidity or haste; as, armies <i>rush</i> to battle; waters +<i>rush</i> down a precipice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like to an entered tide, they all <i>rush</i> +by.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter into something with undue haste +and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to +<i>rush</i> business or speculation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to +<i>rush</i> into the office of princes and ministers.</blockquote> +<i>Sprat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rush</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to hurry +forward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To recite (a lesson) or pass (an +examination) without an error.</def> [College Cant, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rush</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion +or course; as, a <i>rush</i> of troops; a <i>rush</i> of winds; a +<i>rush</i> of water.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, +with a violent <i>rush</i>, severed him from the duke.</blockquote> +<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Great activity with pressure; as, a +<i>rush</i> of business.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A perfect recitation.</def> [College Cant, +U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Football)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +rusher; as, the center <i>rush</i>, whose place is in the center of +the rush line; the end <i>rush</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +act of running with the ball.</def> </p> + +<p><col><b>Bunt rush</b></col> <i>(Football)</i>, <cd>a combined rush +by main strength.</cd> -- <col><b>Rush line</b></col> +<i>(Football)</i>, <cd>the line composed of rushers.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"-bear`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of +rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners +brought rushes to strew the church.</def> [Eng.] <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"buc`kler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bullying +and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That flock of stout, bragging +<i>rushbucklers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rushed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding or covered +with rushes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +rushes.</def> <i>Whitlock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who strewed rushes +on the floor at dances.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rushy</u>.] +<def>The quality or state of abounding with rushes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rushing +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rush candle, +or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling a +rush; weak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rush"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Abounding with rushes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of rushes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>rushy</i> couch and frugal fare.</blockquote> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>rusa</i>, the +name of the genus, Malay <i>rūsa</i> deer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus <i>Rusa</i>, +which includes the sambur deer (<i>Rusa Aristotelis</i>) of +India.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Rusine antler</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an antler +with the brow tyne simple, and the beam forked at the tip.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>rosca de mar</i> +sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, <i>rosca</i> properly meaning, a screw, +spiral.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of light, soft bread made with +yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or, a kind of +sweetened biscuit.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for +stores.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Bread or cake which has been made brown and +crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupt. from Turk. +<i>khyryzma</i> a paste used as a depilatory, fr. Gr. &?; an unguent; +cf. F. <i>rusma</i>.] <def>A depilatory made of orpiment and +quicklime, and used by the Turks. See <u>Rhusma</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Russ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Russian, or the Russians.</def> [Rare, +except in poetry.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The language of the Russians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Russ</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Russians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>rousset</i>, dim. +of <i>roux</i> red, L. <i>russus</i> (for <i>rudtus</i>, +<i>rudhtus</i>), akin to E. <i>red</i>. See <u>Red</u>, and cf. +<u>Roussette</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The morn, in <i>russet</i> mantle clad.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our summer such a <i>russet</i> livery +wears.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coarse; homespun; rustic.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"set</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +russet color; a pigment of a russet color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cloth or clothing of a russet +color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A country dress; -- so called because often +of a russet color.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, +the <i>English russet</i>, and the <i>Roxbury russet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"set*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Russet</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 and 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"set*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a russet +color; russet.</def></p> + + + +<p><hw>Rus"sia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A country of Europe +and Asia.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Russia iron</b></col>, <cd>a kind of sheet iron made in +Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Russia +leather</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Russia matting</b></col>, +<cd>matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden +(<i>Tilia Europæa</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1263. !></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"sian</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Russia; the +language of Russia.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Russian bath</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bath</u>.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Rus"sian*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to <i>Russianize</i> +the Poles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"si*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Russia</i> ++ L. <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>The act +or process of Russifying, or the state of being Russified.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"si*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>russifier.</i> See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To Russianize; as, to +<i>Russify</i> conquered tribes.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rus"so*phile</hw> (?), <hw>Rus*soph"i*list</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Russia</i> + Gr. <grk>filei^n</grk> to love: +cf. F. <i>russophile</i>.] <def>One who, not being a Russian, favors +Russian policy and aggrandizement.</def> -- <wf>Rus*soph"ilism</wf> +(#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chiefly newspaper words.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Rus"so*phobe</hw> (?), <hw>Rus*soph"o*bist</hw> (?) }, +[<i>Russia</i> + Gr. <grk>fobei^n</grk> to fear.] <def>One who dreads +Russia or Russian influence.</def> [Words sometimes found in the +newspapers.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rus`so*pho"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Morbid +dread of Russia or of Russian influence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rust</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rust</i>; akin to +D. <i>roest</i>, G. & Sw. <i>rost</i>, Icel. <i>ryð</i>; -- named +from its color, and akin to E. <i>red</i>. √113. See +<u>Red</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>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.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A minute mold or fungus +forming reddish or rusty spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and +other grasses (<i>Trichobasis Rubigo-vera</i>), now usually believed +to be a form or condition of the corn mildew (<i>Puccinia +graminis</i>). As rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as corn +mildew, the spores are double and blackish.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rust</i> is also applied to many other minute fungi which +infest vegetation, such as the species of <i>Ustilago</i>, +<i>Uredo</i>, and <i>Lecythea</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which resembles rust in appearance or +effects.</def> Specifically: (a) <def>A composition used in making a +rust joint. See <i>Rust joint</i>, below.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Foul matter arising from degeneration; as, <i>rust</i> on salted +meat.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Corrosive or injurious accretion +or influence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sacred truths cleared from all <i>rust</i> and dross of +human mixtures.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Rust</i> is used in the formation of compounds of obvious +meaning; as, <i>rust</i>-colored, <i>rust</i>-consumed, <i>rust</i>- +eaten, and the like.</p> + +<p><col><b>Rust joint</b></col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col><b>Rust +mite</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a minute mite (<i>Phytopius +oleivorus</i>) which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored +patches on oranges.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rust</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rusted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rusting</u>.] [AS. <i>rustian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +contract rust; to be or become oxidized.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If gold <i>ruste</i>, what shall iron do?</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our armors now may <i>rust</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be affected with the parasitic fungus +called rust; also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>To degenerate in idleness; to become +dull or impaired by inaction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Must I <i>rust</i> in Egypt? never more<BR> +Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rust</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect with rust of +any kind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will +<i>rust</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Fig.: <def>To impair by time and +inactivity.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rust"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of rust; +resembling rust; causing rust; rusty.</def> "<i>Rustful</i> sloth." +<i>Quarles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>rusticus</i>, fr. +<i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, the country: cf. F. <i>rustique</i>. See +<u>Rural</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the +country; rural; as, the <i>rustic</i> gods of antiquity.</def> +"<i>Rustic</i> lays." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And many a holy text around she strews,<BR> +That teach the <i>rustic</i> moralist to die.</blockquote> +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She had a <i>rustic</i>, woodland air.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, +<i>rustic</i> manners.</def> "A <i>rustic</i> muse." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Coarse; plain; simple; as, a <i>rustic</i> +entertainment; <i>rustic</i> dress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Simple; artless; unadorned; +unaffected.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rustic moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any moth +belonging to <i>Agrotis</i> and allied genera. Their larvæ are +called <i>cutworms</i>. See <u>Cutworm</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Rustic +work</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>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</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Arch. & Woodwork)</i> +<cd>Summer houses, or furniture for summer houses, etc., made of rough +limbs of trees fancifully arranged.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; +awkward; rough; coarse; plain; unadorned; simple; artless; honest. +See <u>Rural</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or +dull; a clown.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hence to your fields, you <i>rustics</i>! hence, +away.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rural person having a natural simplicity +of character or manners; an artless, unaffected person.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Rus`tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Rustic.</def> +"<i>Rustical</i> society." <i>Thackeray.</i> -- +<wf>Rus"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Rus"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Rusticated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Rusticating</u>.] [L. <i>rusticaticus</i>, p. p. of +<i>rusticari</i> to rusticate. See <u>Rustic</u>.] <def>To go into or +reside in the country; to ruralize.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"ti*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To require or +compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; +to impose rustication on.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The town is again beginning to be full, and the +<i>rusticated</i> beauty sees an end of her banishment.</blockquote> +<i>Idler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"ti*ca`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>Resembling rustic work. See <i>Rustic work</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>Rustic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus`ti*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rusticatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of rusticating, or +the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a +student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution +for a time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Rustic work.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus*tic"ity</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rusticitas</i>: cf. F. <i>rusticité</i>.] <def>The quality +or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; +artlessness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sweetness and <i>rusticity</i> 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.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Saxons were refined from their +<i>rusticity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tic*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rustic +manner; rustically.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rust"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a rusty +state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rust"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being rusty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rustled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rustling</u> (?).] [AS. <i>hristlan</i> to rustle; or cf. Sw. +<i>rusta</i> to stir, make a riot, or E. <i>rush</i>, v.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a quick succession of small sounds, +like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is coming; I hear his straw +<i>rustle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Prouder than <i>rustling</i> in unpaid-for +silk.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stir about energetically; to strive to +succeed; to bustle about.</def> [Slang, Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to rustle; +as, the wind <i>rustles</i> the leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quick succession or +confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, +by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the noise of a torrent, the <i>rustle</i> 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.</blockquote> <i>Idler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rus"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, rustles.</def> </p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bovine animal that can care for itself in +any circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person.</def> +[Slang, Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rust"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from +rust.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rust"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>rustig</i>.] +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Rustier</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Rustiest.</u>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Covered or affected with rust; as, a <i>rusty</i> knife or sword; +<i>rusty</i> wheat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impaired by inaction, disuse, or +neglect.</def> </p> + +<p><blockquote>[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,<BR> +Is <i>rusty</i> grown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, +<i>rusty</i> bacon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.</def> [Obs. +or Prov. Eng.] "<i>Rusty</i> words." <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Rust-colored; dark.</def> "<i>Rusty</i> +blood." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; +filthy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>rusty</i> little schooners that bring firewood +from the British provinces.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling, or covered with a +substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>rut</i>, OF. +<i>ruit</i>, L. <i>rugitus</i> a roaring, fr. <i>rugire</i> to roar; - +- so called from the noise made by deer in rutting time.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Sexual desire or +œstrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, +the period during which the œstrus exists.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the +shore; rote. See <u>Rote</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Rutted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Rutting</u>.] <def>To have a strong sexual impulse at the +reproductive period; -- said of deer, cattle, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover in +copulation.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rut</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [variant of <i>route</i>.] +<def>A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a +groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make a rut or ruts +in; -- chiefly used as a past participle or a participial adj.; as, a +<i>rutted</i> road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru`ta-ba"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; +a Swedish turnip. See <u>Turnip</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rutaceous</i>, from <i>ruta</i> rue. See <u>Rue</u> the plant.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order +(<i>Rutaceæ</i>) of which the rue is the type, and which +includes also the orange, lemon, dittany, and buchu.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"tate</hw> (r&udd;"t&asl;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of rutic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruth</hw> (r&udd;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rue</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>: cf. Icel. <i>hryggð</i>, <i>hrygð</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; +tenderness.</def> [Poetic] "They weep for <i>ruth</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i> "Have <i>ruth</i> of the poor." <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To stir up gentle <i>ruth</i>,<BR> +Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which causes pity or compassion; +misery; distress; a pitiful sight.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It had been hard this <i>ruth</i> for to +see.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With wretched miseries and woeful +<i>ruth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*then"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, +designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence as +contrasted with <i>ruthenious</i> compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*the"ni*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, +designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as +contrasted with <i>ruthenic</i> compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*the"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. So named from +the <i>Ruthenians</i>, a Little Russian people, as coming from Russia, +the metal having been found in the Ural mountains.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>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 <i>Platinum metals</i>, under <u>Platinum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ruth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +ruth</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pitiful; tender.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Full of sorrow; woeful.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Causing sorrow.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- +<wf>Ruth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ruth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no ruth; +cruel; pitiless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their rage the hostile bands restrain,<BR> +All but the <i>ruthless</i> monarch of the main.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ruth"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ruth"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"tic</hw> (r&udd;"t&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Rutaceous</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained +from, rue (<i>Ruta</i>); as, <i>rutic</i> acid, now commonly called +<i>capric acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ti*lant</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rutilans</i>, p. pr. of <i>rutilare</i> to have a reddish glow, fr. +<i>rutilus</i> red: cf. F. <i>rutilant</i>.] <def>Having a reddish +glow; shining.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Parchments . . . colored with this <i>rutilant</i> +mixture.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rutilare</i>, <i>rutilatum</i>.] <def>To shine; to emit rays of +light.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"tile</hw> (r&udd;"t&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>rutilus</i> red, inclining to golden yellow.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic +adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it +is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru*til"i*an</hw> (r&usdot;*t&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of +lamellicorn beetles belonging to <i>Rutila</i> and allied genera, as +the spotted grapevine beetle (<i>Pelidnota punctata</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"tin</hw> (r&udd;"t&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, +quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (<i>Ruta +graveolens</i>) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow +crystalline substance which yields quercitin on +decomposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ter</hw> (rŭt"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. +<i>ruiter</i> a rider. Cf. <u>Ruttier</u>.] <def>A horseman or +trooper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Such a regiment of <i>rutters</i><BR> +Never defied men braver.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Rut</u>.] <def>That +which ruts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ter*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old crafty +fox or beguiler -- a word of contempt.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ti*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>routier</i>, +fr. <i>route</i> a road. See <u>Route</u>.] <def>A chart of a course, +esp. at sea.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rut"tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined to rut; +lustful; libidinous; salacious.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- +<wf>Rut"tish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rattling sound in the +throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ruttish; +lustful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ty</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of ruts; as, a +<i>rutty</i> road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rut"ty</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Root</u>.] +<def>Rooty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ru"ty*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +liquid hydrocarbon, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>18</sub>, of the acetylene +series. It is produced artificially.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ry"al</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Royal.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ry"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Rial</u>, an +old English coin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ry"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +clause added to a document; a rider. See <u>Rider</u>.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [D. <i>rijder</i>, properly, a rider.] <def>A +gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ +5.60.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>rie</i>, +<i>reie</i>, AS. <i>ryge</i>; akin to Icel. <i>rugr</i>, Sw. +<i>råg</i>, Dan. <i>rug</i>, D. <i>rogge</i>, OHG. <i>rocco</i>, +<i>roggo</i>, G. <i>rocken</i>, <i>roggen</i>, Lith. <i>rugei</i>, +Russ. <i>roje</i>, and perh. to Gr. <grk>'o`ryza</grk> rice. Cf. +<u>Rice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A grain yielded by +a hardy cereal grass (<i>Secale cereale</i>), closely allied to wheat; +also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the +breadstuff used by man.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disease in a hawk.</def> +<i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Rye grass</b></col>, <col><b>Italian rye grass</b></col>, +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Grass</u>. See also <u>Ray grass</u>, +and <u>Darnel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild rye</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>any plant of the genus <i>Elymus</i>, tall grasses with much the +appearance of rye.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Rynd</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which +the stone is supported on the spindle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ry"ot</hw> (rī"&obreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. & +Hind. <i>ra'iyat</i>, the same word as <i>ra'iyah</i>, a subject, +tenant, peasant. See <u>Rayah</u>.] <def>A peasant or cultivator of +the soil.</def> [India]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The Indian <i>ryot</i> and the Egyptian fellah work for +less pay than any other laborers in the world.</blockquote> <i>The +Nation.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ry*poph"a*gous</hw> (r&isl;*p&obreve;f"&adot;*gŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>"ry`pos</grk> filth + +<grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Eating, or +subsisting on, filth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Rys</hw> (rīs <i>or</i> r&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A branch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Rysh</hw> (r&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Rush, a +plant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ry*sim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Rhysimeter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ryth</hw> (r&ibreve;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. +<i>rið</i> brook.] <def>A ford.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ryt"i*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>"ryti`s</grk> a wrinkle.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, +including but one species (<i>R. Stelleri</i>); -- called also +<i>Steller's sea cow</i>.</def> [Written also <i>Rhytina</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at Behring's +Island, near Behring's Straits. It was twenty-five feet or more in +length, with a thick, blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in +1768 for their oil and flesh.</p> + |