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Merriam Co.<br/> +Springfield, Mass.<br/> +Under the direction of<br/> +Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.</h4> + + <p> + R. + </p> + <p> + R (är). R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal + consonant. It is sometimes called a <i>semivowel</i>, and a <i>liquid</i>. + See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, §§ 178, 179, and 250-254. "<i>R</i> + is the dog's letter and hurreth in the sound." <i>B. 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 "r, + 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> + <b>The three Rs</b>, a jocose expression for reading, (w)riting, and + (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an education. + </p> + <p> + Ra (rä), <i>n.</i> A roe; a deer. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra-. A prefix, from the Latin <i>re</i> and <i>ad</i> combined, coming to + us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. + </p> + <p> + Raash (räsh), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Ar. <i>ra'ash</i> trembling, tremor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The electric catfish. [Written also <i>raasch</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rab (rb), <i>n.</i> A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with + mortar. + </p> + <p> + Rab"at (rb"t), <i>n.</i> [See Rabot.] A polishing material made of + potter's clay that has failed in baking. + </p> + <p> + Ra*bate" (r*bt"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>rabattre</i> to beat down; pref. <i>re-</i> + + <i>abattre</i>. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, <i>v.</i>] <i>(Falconry)</i> + To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rab"a*tine (rb"*tn), <i>n.</i> [See Rabato.] A collar or cape. [Obs.] <i>Sir + W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*ba"to (r*b"t), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rabat</i>, fr. <i>rabattre</i>. See + Rabate.] A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. + [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab*bate" (rb*bt"), <i>v. t.</i> [See Rabate.] To abate or diminish. + [Obs.] -- <i>n.</i> Abatement. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rab"bet (rb"bt), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rabbeted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rabbeting.] [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 + Abut, and cf. Rebut.] <b>1.</b> To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a + rabbet. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bet, <i>n.</i> [See Rabbet, <i>v.</i>, and cf. Rebate, <i>n.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> <i>(Carp.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Same as <i>Rabbet joint</i>, below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rabbet joint</b> <i>(Carp.)</i>, a joint formed by fitting together + rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also <i>rabbet</i>. -- <b>Rabbet + plane</b>, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. <i>Moxon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"bi (rb"b or -b; 277), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rabbis</b> (-bz or -bz) + or <b>Rabbies</b>. [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. <i>rab</i> my master, from + <i>rab</i> master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. <i>rabb</i>.] Master; lord; + teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of + the law. "The gravest <i>rabbies</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Be not ye called <i>Rabbi</i>, for one is your Master, even Christ, and + all ye are brethren. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. xxiii. 8.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"bin (rb"bn), <i>n.</i> [F.] Same as Rabbi. + </p> + <p> + { Rab*bin"ic (rb*bn"k), Rab*bin"ic*al (-*k<i>a</i>l), } <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. + <i>rabbinique</i>.] Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or + pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. + "Comments staler than <i>rabbinic</i>." <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We will not buy your <i>rabbinical</i> fumes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab*bin"ic (rb*bn"k), <i>n.</i> The language or dialect of the rabbins; + the later Hebrew. + </p> + <p> + Rab*bin"ic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of + the rabbins. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bin*ism (rb"bn*z'm), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rabbinisme</i>.] <b>1.</b> A + rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the + rabbins. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bin*ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rabbiniste</i>.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bin*ite (-t), <i>n.</i> Same as Rabbinist. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bit (rb"bt), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rabet</i>, akin to OD. <i>robbe</i>, <i>robbeken</i>.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + The common American rabbit (<i>L. sylvatica</i>) is similar but smaller. + See Cottontail, and <i>Jack rabbit</i>, under 2d Jack. The larger species + of Lepus are commonly called <i>hares</i>. See Hare. + </p> + <p> + <b>Angora rabbit</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a variety of the domestic rabbit + having long, soft fur. -- <b>Rabbit burrow</b>, a hole in the earth made + by rabbits for shelter and habitation. -- <b>Rabbit fish</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> The northern chimæra (<i>Chimæra monstrosa</i>). <i>(b)</i> + Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and + puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes. -- <b>Rabbits' + ears</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See Cyclamen. -- <b>Rabbit warren</b>, a piece of + ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. <i>Wright.</i> + -- <b>Rock rabbit</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Daman, and Klipdas. -- <b>Welsh + rabbit</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rab"bit*ing, <i>n.</i> The hunting of rabbits. <i>T. Hughes.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"bit*ry (-r), <i>n.</i> A place where rabbits are kept; especially, a + collection of hutches for tame rabbits. + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble (rb"b'l), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Iron Manuf.)</i> An + iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in + the process of puddling. + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble, <i>v. t.</i> To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron. + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble, <i>v. i.</i> [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. Rage.] To speak in a confused + manner. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble, <i>n.</i> [Probably named from the noise made by it (see Rabble, + <i>v. i.</i>); cf. D. <i>rapalje</i> rabble, OF. & Prov. F. <i>rapaille</i>.] + <b>1.</b> A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, + disorderly throng. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ascham.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Jupiter, Mercury, Bacchus, Venus, Mars, and the whole <i>rabble</i> of + licentious deities. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Warburton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter. + </p> + <p> + <b>The rabble</b>, the lowest class of people, without reference to an + assembly; the dregs of the people. "<i>The rabble</i> call him ‘lord.'" + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble, <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a + rabble; disorderly; vulgar. [R.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rabbled (-b'ld); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rabbling (-blng).] <b>1.</b> To insult, or assault, by a + mob; to mob; as, to <i>rabble</i> a curate. <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The bishops' carriages were stopped and the prelates themselves <i>rabbled</i> + on their way to the house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. R. Green.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence. + [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To rumple; to crumple. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble*ment (rb"b'l*m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A tumultuous crowd of low + people; a rabble. "Rude <i>rablement</i>." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And still, as he refused it, the <i>rabblement</i> hooted. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"bler (-blr), <i>n.</i> [See 2d Rabble.] <i>(Mech.)</i> A scraping tool + for smoothing metal. + </p> + <p> + Rab"ble-rout` (-b'l-rout`), <i>n.</i> A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a + noisy throng. + </p> + <p> + Rab*doid"al (rb*doid"<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + <i>-oid + + - al</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> See Sagittal. [Written also <i>rhabdoidal</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rab*dol"o*gy (-dl"*j), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos rod, stick + <i>- logy</i>: + cf. F. <i>rabdologie</i>.] The method or art of performing arithmetical + operations by means of Napier's bones. See Napier's bones. [Written also + <i>rhabdology</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rab"do*man`cy (rb"d*mn`s), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos rod + <i>-mancy</i>.] + Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also <i>rhabdomancy</i>.] + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rab"id (rb"d), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rabidus</i>, from <i>rabere</i> to rave. + See Rage, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Furious; raging; extremely violent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rabid</i> flight<br /> Of winds that ruin ships. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively + zealous; as, a <i>rabid</i> socialist. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Affected with the distemper called <i>rabies</i>; mad; as, a <i>rabid</i> + dog or fox. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, <i>rabid</i> + virus. + </p> + <p> + Ra*bid"i*ty (r*bd"*t), <i>n.</i> Rabidness; furiousness. + </p> + <p> + Rab"id*ly (rb"d*l), <i>adv.</i> In a rabid manner; with extreme violence. + </p> + <p> + Rab"id*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rabid. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"bi*es (r"b*z), <i>n.</i> [L. See Rage, <i>n.</i>] Same as Hydrophobia + <i>(b)</i>; canine madness. + </p> + <p> + Rab"i*net (rb"*nt), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Mil.)</i> A kind of + small ordnance formerly in use. [Written also <i>rabanet</i>.] <i>Ainsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"bi*ous (r"b*s), <i>a.</i> Fierce. [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"bot (r"bt), <i>n.</i> [F.] A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing + marble to be polished. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"ca (r"k), <i>a.</i> [Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee <i>rk</i>.] A term of + reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning "worthless." + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whosoever shall say to his brother, <i>Raca</i>, shall be in danger of + the council. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. v. 22.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`ca`hout" (r`k`"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>racahout</i>, probably fr. Ar. <i>rqaut</i>.] + A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, + and also as a beverage for invalids. + </p> + <p> + Rac*coon" (rk*kn"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raton</i>, prop., a little rat, fr. + <i>rat</i> rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raccoon dog</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the tanate. -- <b>Raccoon fox</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the cacomixle. + </p> + <p> + Race (rs), <i>v. t.</i> To raze. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1182 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Race (rs), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>raïz</i>, L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>. + See Radix.] A root. "A <i>race</i> or two of ginger." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Race ginger</b>, ginger in the root, or not pulverized. + </p> + <p> + Race, <i>n.</i> [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 Write.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The whole <i>race</i> of mankind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whence the long <i>race</i> of Alban fathers come. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> Company; herd; breed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For do but note a wild and wanton herd,<br /> Or <i>race</i> of youthful + and unhandled colts,<br /> Fetching mad bounds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A variety of such fixed character that it may be + propagated by seed. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, + or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; + hence, characteristic flavor; smack. "A <i>race</i> of heaven." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Is it [the wine] of the right <i>race</i> ? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Massinger.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And now I give my sensual <i>race</i> the rein. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some . . . great <i>race</i> of fancy or judgment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; progeny; + issue. + </p> + <p> + Race, <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ras</i>, <i>res</i>, <i>rees</i>, AS. <i>rs</i> a + rush, running; akin to Icel. <i>rs</i> course, race. √118.] <b>1.</b> + A progress; a course; a movement or progression. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The flight of many birds is swifter than the <i>race</i> of any beasts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>race</i> is not to the swift. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eccl. ix. 11.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I wield the gauntlet, and I run the <i>race</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; + hence, career; course of life. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My <i>race</i> of glory run, and <i>race</i> of shame. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in + which it flows; a mill race. + </p> + <p> + The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes called the <i>headrace</i>, + the part below, the <i>tailrace</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> A channel or guide along which a shuttle is + driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>Race cloth</b>, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having pockets to + hold the weights prescribed. -- <b>Race course</b>. <i>(a)</i> The path, + generally circular or elliptical, over which a race is run. <i>(b)</i> + Same as <i>Race way</i>, below. -- <b>Race cup</b>, a cup given as a prize + to the victor in a race. -- <b>Race glass</b>, a kind of field glass. -- + <b>Race horse</b>. <i>(a)</i> A horse that runs in competition; + specifically, a horse bred or kept for running races. <i>(b)</i> A breed + of horses remarkable for swiftness in running. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The steamer duck. <i>(d)</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A mantis. -- <b>Race + knife</b>, 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. -- <b>Race saddle</b>, a light saddle used in racing. -- <b>Race + track</b>. Same as <i>Race course</i> <i>(a)</i>, above. -- <b>Race way</b>, + the canal for the current that drives a water wheel. + </p> + <p> + Race, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raced (rst); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Racing (r"sng).] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Steam Mach.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Race, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to contend in a race; to drive at + high speed; as, to <i>race</i> horses. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To run a race with. + </p> + <p> + Ra*ce"mate (r*s"mt), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A salt of racemic acid. + </p> + <p> + Rac`e*ma"tion (rs`*m"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>racematio</i> a gleaning, fr. + <i>racemari</i> to glean, <i>racemus</i> a cluster of grapes. See Raceme.] + <b>1.</b> A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.] <i>Bp. + Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*ceme" (r*sm"; 277), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>racemus</i> a bunch of berries, a + cluster of grapes. See Raisin.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A flower cluster with an + elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant + and chokecherry. + </p> + <p> + <b>Compound raceme</b>, one having the lower pedicels developed into + secondary racemes. + </p> + <p> + Ra*cemed" (r*smd"), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Arranged in a raceme, or in + racemes. + </p> + <p> + Ra*ce"mic (r*s"mk), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>racémique</i>. See Raceme.] + <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. <i>Gregory.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rac`e*mif"er*ous (rs`*mf"r*s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>racemifer</i> bearing + clusters; <i>racemus</i> cluster + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>racémifère</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Bearing racemes, as the currant. + </p> + <p> + Ra*cem"i*form (r*sm"*fôrm), <i>a.</i> Having the form of a raceme. + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rac"e*mose` (rs"*ms`), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>racemosus</i> full of clusters.] + 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. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rac"e*mous (rs"*ms or r*s"-; 277), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>racémeux</i>.] + See Racemose. + </p> + <p> + Rac"e*mule (rs"*ml), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A little raceme. + </p> + <p> + Ra*cem"u*lose` (r*sm"*ls`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Growing in very small + racemes. + </p> + <p> + Ra"cer (r"sr), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, races, or + contends in a race; esp., a race horse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And bade the nimblest <i>racer</i> seize the prize. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The common American black snake. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> One of the circular iron or steel rails on which + the chassis of a heavy gun is turned. + </p> + <p> + { Rach, Rache (rch) }, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>ræcc</i>; akin to Icel. <i>rakki</i>.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished + from the greyhound. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`chi*al"gi*a (r`k*l"j*), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + + 'a`lgos pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> A painful affection of the spine; especially, + Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic. + </p> + <p> + Ra*chid"i*an (r*kd"*<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> [See Rachis.] <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> + Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*chil"la (r*kl"l), <i>n.</i> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Rhachilla. + </p> + <p> + Ra"chi*o*dont (r"k**dnt), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as + Rhachiodont. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"chis (r"ks), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> E. <b>Rachises</b> (-z), L. <b>Rachides</b> + (rk"*dz). [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.] [Written also <i>rhachis</i>.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Anat.)</i> The spine; the vertebral column. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> Same as Rhachis. + </p> + <p> + Ra*chit"ic (r*kt"k), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rachitique</i>. See Rachitis.] + <i>(Med.)</i> Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*chi"tis (r*k"ts), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. + "ra`chis, -ios, the spine.] [Written also <i>rhachitis</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> + Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. + See Rickets. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or + seeds. <i>Henslow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"chi*tome (r"k*tm), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, - ios, the spine + + te`mnein to cut.] A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal. + [Written also <i>rachiotome</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ra"cial (r"sh<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a race or family of + men; as, the <i>racial</i> complexion. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ci*ly (r"s*l), <i>adv.</i> In a racy manner. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ci*ness (r"s*ns), <i>n.</i> The quality of being racy; peculiar and + piquant flavor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, + unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and <i>raciness</i> + often elegant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>London Times.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"cing (r"sng), <i>a. & n.</i> from Race, <i>v. t. & i.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Racing crab</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an ocypodian. + </p> + <p> + Rack (rk), <i>n.</i> Same as Arrack. + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>n.</i> [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>.] The neck + and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton. + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>n.</i> [See Wreck.] A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few + phrases.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Rack and ruin</b>, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.] -- <b>To go to + rack</b>, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] "All <i>goes to rack</i>." + <i>Pepys.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>n.</i> [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.] Thin, flying, + broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds above, which we + call the <i>rack</i>, . . . pass without noise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And the night <i>rack</i> came rolling up. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>v. i.</i> To fly, as vapor or broken clouds. + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Racked (rkt); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Racking.] [See Rack that which stretches, or Rock, <i>v.</i>] + To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; + -- said of a horse. <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>n.</i> A fast amble. + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>vin raqué</i> wine squeezed from the + dregs of the grapes.] To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rack vintage</b>, wine cleansed and drawn from the lees. <i>Cowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack, <i>n.</i> [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. 'ore`gein. √115. Cf. Right, <i>a.</i>, Ratch.] <b>1.</b> An + instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or + displaying, something. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> An instrument for bending a bow. <i>(c)</i> A grate on which + bacon is laid. <i>(d)</i> A frame or device of various construction for + holding, and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc., supplied to + beasts. <i>(e)</i> 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. <i>(f)</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. <i>(g)</i> <i>(Mining)</i> A frame + or table on which ores are separated or washed. <i>(h)</i> A frame fitted + to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky + loads. <i>(i)</i> A distaff. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mech.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is extorted; exaction. [Obs.] <i>Sir E. Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Mangle rack</b>. <i>(Mach.)</i> See under Mangle, <i>n.</i> -- <b>Rack + block</b>. <i>(Naut.)</i> See def. 1 <i>(f)</i>, above. -- <b>Rack lashing</b>, + a lashing or binding where the rope is tightened, and held tight by the + use of a small stick of wood twisted around. -- <b>Rack rail</b> <i>(Railroads)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Rack saw</b>, a saw having wide teeth. -- <b>Rack stick</b>, + the stick used in a rack lashing. -- <b>To be on the rack</b>, to suffer + torture, physical or mental. -- <b>To live at rack and manger</b>, to live + on the best at another's expense. [Colloq.] -- <b>To put to the rack</b>, + to subject to torture; to torment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack (rk), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was <i>racked</i> and miserably tormented. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Vaunting aloud but <i>racked</i> with deep despair. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, + or oppress by extortion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The landlords there shamefully <i>rack</i> their tenants. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They [landlords] <i>rack</i> their rents an ace too high. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gascoigne.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Grant that I may never <i>rack</i> a Scripture simile beyond the true + intent thereof. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Try what my credit can in Venice do;<br /> That shall be <i>racked</i> + even to the uttermost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> To wash on a rack, as metals or ore. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns + of yarn, marline, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rack one's brains</b> or <b>wits</b>, to exert them to the utmost + for the purpose of accomplishing something. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To torture; torment; rend; tear. + </p> + <p> + Rack"a*bones` (rk"*bnz`), <i>n.</i> A very lean animal, esp. a horse. + [Colloq. U. S.] + </p> + <p> + Rack"er (rk"r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who racks. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A horse that has a racking gait. + </p> + <p> + Rack"et (rk"t), <i>n.</i> [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. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar. <i>rha</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>.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a crosier, and ending in + a <i>racket</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bancroft.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar + long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow + frame of light wood. [Canada] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him + to step on marshy or soft ground. + </p> + <p> + <b>Racket court</b>, a court for playing the game of rackets. + </p> + <p> + Rack"et, <i>v. t.</i> To strike with, or as with, a racket. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Poor man [is] <i>racketed</i> from one temptation to another. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hewyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack"et, <i>n.</i> [Gael. <i>racaid</i> a noise, disturbance.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Rack"et, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Racketed; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Racketing.] <b>1.</b> To make a confused noise or racket. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Rack"et*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who makes, or engages in, a racket. + </p> + <p> + Rack"ett (-t), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Mus.)</i> An old wind + instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys. + </p> + <p> + Rack"et-tail` (-tl`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rack"et-tailed` (-tld`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having long and + spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers. + </p> + <p> + Rack"et*y (-), <i>a.</i> Making a tumultuous noise. + </p> + <p> + Rack"ing, <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Spun yarn used in racking ropes. + </p> + <p> + Rack"-rent` (-rnt`), <i>n.</i> A rent of the full annual value of the + tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rack"-rent`, <i>v. t.</i> To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant. + </p> + <p> + Rack"-rent`er (-r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who is subjected to paying + rack- rent. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who exacts rack-rent. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1183 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Rack"tail` (rk"tl`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Horol.)</i> An arm attached to a + swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a + repeating clock. + </p> + <p> + Rack"work` (-wûrk`), <i>n.</i> Any mechanism having a rack, as a + rack and pinion. + </p> + <p> + Ra"cle (rä"k'l), <i>a.</i> See Rakel. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"cle*ness, <i>n.</i> See Rakelness. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`con`teur" (r`kôN`tr"), <i>n.</i> [F.] A relater; a storyteller. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*coon"da (r*kn"d), <i>n.</i> [From a native name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The coypu. + </p> + <p> + Ra*co"vi*an (r*k"v*<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> [From <i>Racow</i>.] <i>(Eccl. + Hist.)</i> One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland. + </p> + <p> + Rac"quet (rk"kt), <i>n.</i> See Racket. + </p> + <p> + Ra"cy (r"s), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Racier (-s*r); <i>superl.</i> + Raciest.] [From Race a tribe, family.] <b>1.</b> Having a strong flavor + indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; + hence, fresh; rich. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>racy</i> wine,<br /> Late from the mellowing cask restored to + light. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive + character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our <i>raciest</i>, most idiomatic popular words. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Burns's English, though not so <i>racy</i> as his Scotch, is generally + correct. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Coleridge.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rich and <i>racy</i> humor of a natural converser fresh from the + plow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prof. Wilson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant. -- Racy, Spicy. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rich, <i>racy</i> verses, in which we<br /> The soil from which they + come, taste, smell, and see. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad (rd), obs. <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Read, Rede. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"de (rd"d<i>e</i>), obs. <i>imp.</i> of Read, Rede. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"dle (rd"d'l), <i>n.</i> [Cf. G. <i>räder</i>, <i>rädel</i>, + sieve, or perhaps E. <i>reed</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also <i>raddle + hedge</i>. <i>Todd.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rad"dle, <i>v. t.</i> To interweave or twist together. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Raddling</i> or working it up like basket work. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Foe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"dle, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Ruddle.] A red pigment used in marking sheep, and + in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A <i>raddle</i> of rouge." <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"dle, <i>v. t.</i> To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened + and <i>raddled</i> old women." <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"dock (-dk), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The ruddock. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rade (rd), <i>n.</i> A raid. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`deau" (r`d"), <i>n.</i> [F.] A float; a raft. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and + behind it the <i>radeau</i> Thunderer. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*al (r"d*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>radial</i>. See Radius.] 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Radial symmetry</b>. <i>(Biol.)</i> See under Symmetry. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`di*a"le (r`d*"l), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Radialia</b> (- l*) [NL. + See Radial.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> The bone or cartilage of the carpus + which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in + man. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Radial plates in the calyx of a + crinoid. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*al*ly (r"d*<i>a</i>l*l), <i>adv.</i> In a radial manner. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*an (-<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> [From Radius.] <i>(Math.)</i> An arc of a + circle which is equal to the radius, or the angle measured by such an arc. + </p> + <p> + { Ra"di*ance (-<i>a</i>ns), Ra"di*an*cy (- <i>a</i>n*s), } <i>n.</i> The + quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, + the <i>radiance</i> of the sun. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Girt with omnipotence, with <i>radiance</i> crowned. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What <i>radiancy</i> of glory,<br /> What light beyond compare ! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Neale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Radius, Ray a divergent line.] <b>1.</b> Emitting or + proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mark what <i>radiant</i> state she spreads. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a <i>radiant</i> face. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Her.)</i> Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun + <i>radiant</i>; a crown <i>radiant</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal + flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which + has such marginal flowers. + </p> + <p> + <b>Radiant energy</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, energy given out or transmitted by + radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat. -- <b>Radiant heat</b>, + 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. -- <b>Radiant point</b>. <i>(Astron.)</i> See + Radiant, <i>n.</i>, 3. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ant, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Opt.)</i> The luminous point or object + from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> A straight line proceeding from a given point, or + fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> The point in the heavens at which the apparent + paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear + to radiate. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ant*ly (r"d*<i>a</i>nt*l), <i>adv.</i> In a radiant manner; with + glittering splendor. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*a*ry (-*r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>radiaire</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A radiate. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`di*a"ta (-"t), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. <i>radiatus</i>, p. p. See + Radiate.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ra"di*ate (r"d*t), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Radiated (- `td); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Radiating.] [L. <i>radiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>radiare</i> + to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. <i>radius</i> ray. See + Radius, Ray a divergent line.] <b>1.</b> To emit rays; to be radiant; to + shine. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Virtues shine more clear<br /> In them [kings], and <i>radiate</i> like + the sun at noon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in + rays, as light or heat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Light <i>radiates</i> from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ate, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To emit or send out in direct lines from + a point or points; as, to <i>radiate</i> heat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to + irradiate. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ate (-t), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radiatus</i>, p. p.] <b>1.</b> Having + rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a <i>radiate</i> + crystal. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are + unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Belonging to the Radiata. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ate, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Radiata. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*a`ted (-`td), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or + direct lines; as, <i>radiated</i> heat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Belonging to the Radiata. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ate*ly (-t*l), <i>adv.</i> In a radiate manner; with radiation or + divergence from a center. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ate-veined` (-vnd`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ra`di*at"i*form (-t"*fôrm), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having the + marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the + capitula or heads of the cornflower. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra`di*a"tion (-"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>radiatio</i>: cf. F. <i>radiation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission + and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the + diverging rays of light; as, the <i>radiation</i> of heat. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*a*tive (r"d**tv), <i>a.</i> Capable of radiating; acting by + radiation. <i>Tyndall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*a`tor (-`tr), <i>n.</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cal (rd"*k<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>radicalis</i> having + roots, fr. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a root. See Radix.] <b>1.</b> Of or + pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only + showed their <i>radical</i> independence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Belonging to, or proceeding from, the + root of a plant; as, <i>radical</i> tubers or hairs. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Philol.)</i> Relating, or belonging, to the root, or + ultimate source of derivation; as, a <i>radical</i> verbal form. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a <i>radical</i> + quantity; a <i>radical</i> sign. See below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Radical axis of two circles</b>. <i>(Geom.)</i> See under Axis. -- <b>Radical + pitch</b>, the pitch or tone with which the utterance of a syllable + begins. <i>Rush.</i> -- <b>Radical quantity</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, 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. + -- <b>Radical sign</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, 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, <i>a</i>, + indicates the third or cube root of <i>a</i>. -- <b>Radical stress</b> <i>(Elocution)</i>, + force of utterance falling on the initial part of a syllable or sound. -- + <b>Radical vessels</b> <i>(Anat.)</i>, minute vessels which originate in + the substance of the tissues. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Primitive; original; natural; underived; fundamental; + entire. -- Radical, Entire. These words are frequently employed as + interchangeable in describing some marked alteration in the condition of + things. There is, however, an obvious difference between them. A <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> + Rad"i*cal (rd"*k<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Philol.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; + an etymon. <i>(b)</i> A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the + radix. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cleland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Politics)</i> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A characteristic, essential, and + fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic <i>radicals</i>, while + the nonmetallic atoms are acid <i>radicals</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. P. Cooke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. Residue. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Alg.)</i> A radical quantity. See under Radical, <i>a.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> A radical vessel. See under Radical, <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cal*ism (-z'm), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>radicalisme</i>.] The quality + or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of + radicals in politics or social reform. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Radicalism</i> means root work; the uprooting of all falsehoods and + abuses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>F. W. Robertson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad`i*cal"i*ty (-kl"*t), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Germinal principle; source; + origination. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Radicalness; relation to a root in essential nature or + principle. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cal*ly (rd"*k<i>a</i>l*l), <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a radical + manner; at, or from, the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or + system <i>radically</i> wrong or defective. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Without derivation; primitively; essentially. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These great orbs thus <i>radically</i> bright. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cal*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality or state of being radical. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cant (-k<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radicans</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. + <i>radicant</i>. See Radicate, <i>a.</i>] <i>(Bot.)</i> Taking root on, or + above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the + ivy. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cate (-kt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>radicari</i> + to take root, fr. <i>radix</i>. See Radix.] Radicated. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cate (-kt), <i>v. i.</i> To take root; to become rooted. <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cate, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Radicated (-k`td); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Radicating.] To cause to take root; to plant deeply + and firmly; to root. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Time should . . . rather confirm and <i>radicate</i> in us the + remembrance of God's goodness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*ca`ted (-k`td), <i>a.</i> Rooted; specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> + Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Having rootlike organs for attachment. + </p> + <p> + Rad`i*ca"tion (-k"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>radication</i>.] <b>1.</b> + The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as, the <i>radication</i> + of habits. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> The disposition of the roots of a plant. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cel (rd"*sl), <i>n.</i> [Dim. of <i>radix</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A + small branch of a root; a rootlet. + </p> + <p> + Ra*dic`i*flo"rous (r*ds`*fl"rs), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, + root + <i>flos</i>, <i>floris</i>, a flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Rhizanthous. + </p> + <p> + Ra*dic"i*form (r*ds"*fôm), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having the nature + or appearance of a radix or root. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cle (rd"*k'l), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>radicula</i>, dim. of <i>radix</i>, + <i>-icis</i>, root: cf. F. <i>radicule</i>. See Radix.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + 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. <i>(b)</i> A rootlet; a radicel. + </p> + <p> + Ra*dic"u*lar (r*dk"*lr), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to roots, or the root + of a plant. + </p> + <p> + Rad"i*cule (rd"*kl), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A radicle. + </p> + <p> + Ra*dic"u*lose` (r*dk"*ls`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Producing numerous + radicles, or rootlets. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*i (r"d*), <i>n.</i>, <i>pl.</i> of Radius. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*o- (r"d*-). 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta (- flj`l*l"t), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Radiate, and + Flagellata.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A group of Protozoa having both flagella + and pseudopodia. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*o*graph (r"d**grf), <i>n.</i> [<i>Radio-</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Phys.)</i> + A picture produced by the Röntgen rays upon a sensitive surface, + photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects + traversed by the rays. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1184 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`di*o*la"ri*a (r`d**l"r*), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Radioli.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and + sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like + rays. It includes the polycystines. See Polycystina. + </p> + <p> + Ra`di*o*la"ri*an (r`d**l"r*<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or + pertaining to the Radiolaria. -- <i>n.</i> One of the Radiolaria. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*di"o*li (r*d"*l), <i>n. pl.</i>; sing. <b>Radiolus</b> (-ls). [NL., + dim. of L. <i>radius</i> radius: cf. L. <i>radiolus</i> a feeble sunbeam.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The barbs of the radii of a feather; barbules. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*o*lite (r"d**lt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>radius</i> ray + <i>-lite</i>: + cf. F. <i>radiolithe</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> A hippurite. + </p> + <p> + Ra`di*om"e*ter (-m"*tr), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>radius</i> radius + <i>-meter</i>: + cf. F. <i>radiomètre</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A forestaff. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> An instrument designed for measuring the + mechanical effect of radiant energy. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter (- *m*krm"*tr), <i>n.</i> [<i>Radio-</i> + <i>micrometer</i>.] + <i>(Physics)</i> A very sensitive modification or application of the + thermopile, used for indicating minute changes of radiant heat, or + temperature. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*o*phone (r"d**fn), <i>n.</i> [<i>Radio-</i> + Gr. fwnh` sound.] <i>(Physics)</i> + An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of luminous or + thermal rays. It is essentially the same as the photophone. + </p> + <p> + Ra`di*oph"o*ny (-f"*n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Physics)</i> The art or practice of + using the radiophone. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*ous (r"d*s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radiosus</i>.] <b>1.</b> Consisting of + rays, as light. [R.] <i>Berkeley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] <i>G. Fletcher.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rad"ish (rd"sh), <i>n.</i> [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 Wort, and cf. Eradicate, Race a + root, Radix.] <i>(Bot.)</i> The pungent fleshy root of a well-known + cruciferous plant (<i>Raphanus sativus</i>); also, the whole plant. + </p> + <p> + <b>Radish fly</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a small two- winged fly (<i>Anthomyia + raphani</i>) whose larvæ burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion + fly. -- <b>Rat-tailed radish</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, an herb (<i>Raphanus + caudatus</i>) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten. -- <b>Wild + radish</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the jointed charlock. + </p> + <p> + Ra"di*us (r"d*s), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> L. <b>Radii</b> (- ); E. <b>Radiuses</b> + (-s*z). [L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See Ray a + divergent line.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> A right line drawn or extending + from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle + or sphere. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, + corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See <i>Illust.</i> of + Artiodactyla. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such + plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The barbs of a perfect + feather. <i>(b)</i> Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Radius bar</b> <i>(Mach.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Radius of curvature</b>. See under Curvature. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"di*us vec"tor (vk"tr). <b>1.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> 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 Coördinate, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ra"dix (r"dks), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> L. <b>Radices</b> (rd"*sz), E. <b>Radixes</b> + (r"dks*z). [L. <i>radix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, root. See Radish.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Philol.)</i> + A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an + etymon. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Alg.)</i> A finite + expression, from which a series is derived. [R.] <i>Hutton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> The root of a plant. + </p> + <p> + ||Rad"u*la (rd"*l), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Radulæ</b> (- l). [L., + a scraper, fr. <i>radere</i> to scrape.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The chitinous + ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also <i>lingual ribbon</i>, + and <i>tongue</i>. See Odontophore. + </p> + <p> + Ra*du"li*form (r*d"l*fôrm), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>radula</i> a scraper + + <i>-form</i>.] Rasplike; as, <i>raduliform</i> teeth. + </p> + <p> + Raff (rf), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raffed (rft); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Raffing.] [OF. <i>raffer</i>, of German origin; cf. G. <i>raffen</i>; + akin to E. <i>rap</i> to snatch. See Rap, and cf. Riffraff, Rip to tear.] + To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous + sweep. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Causes and effects which I thus <i>raff</i> up together. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Carew.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raff, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; + lumber; refuse. "A <i>raff</i> of errors." <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used + in the compound or duplicate, <i>riffraff</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A low fellow; a churl. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raff merchant</b>, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Raf`fa*el*esque" (rf`f*l*sk"), <i>a.</i> Raphaelesque. + </p> + <p> + Raf"fi*a (rf"f*), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A fibrous material used for + tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus <i>Raphia</i>. + <i>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</i> + </p> + <p> + Raf"fi*nose` (rf"f*ns`), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raffiner</i> to refine.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the + molasses of the sugar beet. + </p> + <p> + Raff"ish (rf"sh), <i>a.</i> Resembling, or having the character of, raff, + or a raff; worthless; low. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A sad, <i>raffish</i>, disreputable character. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raf"fle (rf"f'l), <i>n.</i> [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 Raff, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the + stakes. [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raf"fle, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raffled (-f'ld); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Raffling (-flng).] To engage in a raffle; as, to <i>raffle</i> + for a watch. + </p> + <p> + Raf"fle, <i>v. t.</i> To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often + followed by <i>off</i>; as, to <i>raffle</i> off a horse. + </p> + <p> + Raf"fler (rf"flr), <i>n.</i> One who raffles. + </p> + <p> + ||Raf*fle"si*a (rf*fl"zh*), <i>n.</i> [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir + S. <i>Raffles</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Raft (rft), obs. <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Reave. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raft, <i>n.</i> [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>rfo</i>, <i>rvo</i>, a beam, rafter, Icel. <i>rf</i> roof. Cf. + Rafter, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in + some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. + [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> [Perhaps akin to <i>raff</i> a heap.] A large collection of + people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] "A whole <i>raft</i> + of folks." <i>W. D. Howells.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Raft bridge</b>. <i>(a)</i> A bridge whose points of support are rafts. + <i>(b)</i> A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. + -- <b>Raft duck</b>. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- + called also <i>flock duck</i>. See Scaup. <i>(b)</i> The redhead. -- <b>Raft + port</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, a large, square port in a vessel's side for + loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber + port. + </p> + <p> + Raft, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rafted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Rafting.] To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a + raft; as, to <i>raft</i> timber. + </p> + <p> + Raf"te (rf"t<i>e</i>), obs. <i>imp.</i> of Reave. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raft"er (rft"r), <i>n.</i> A raftsman. + </p> + <p> + Raft"er, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>ræfter</i>; akin to E. <i>raft</i>, n. + See Raft.] <i>(Arch.)</i> 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 + Queen-post. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,<br /> With smoky <i>rafters</i>, + than in tapestry halls. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raft"er, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To make into rafters, as timber. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To furnish with rafters, as a house. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Agric.)</i> To plow so as to turn the grass side of each + furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Raft"ing, <i>n.</i> The business of making or managing rafts. + </p> + <p> + Rafts"man (rfts"m<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Raftsmen</b> (-m<i>e</i>n). + A man engaged in rafting. + </p> + <p> + Raf"ty (rf"t), <i>a.</i> [Perhaps akin to G. <i>reif</i> hoarfrost.] Damp; + musty. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rag (rg), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. Icel. <i>rægja</i> to calumniate, OHG. + <i>ruogen</i> to accuse, G. <i>rügen</i> to censure, AS. <i>wrgan</i>, + Goth. <i>wrhjan</i> to accuse.] To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to + torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Pegge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rag, <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ragge</i>, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <i>rögg</i> + a tuft, shagginess, Sw. <i>ragg</i> rough hair. Cf. Rug, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> + A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a + fragment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed.<br /> And fluttered + into <i>rags</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Not having otherwise any <i>rag</i> of legality to cover the shame of + their cruelty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And virtue, though in <i>rags</i>, will keep me warm. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The other zealous <i>rag</i> is the compositor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and <i>rag</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Geol.)</i> A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in + texture. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Metal Working)</i> A ragged edge. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our ship was a clipper with every <i>rag</i> set. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rag bolt</b>, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in + place. -- <b>Rag carpet</b>, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow + strips of cloth sewed together, end to end. -- <b>Rag dust</b>, fine + particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-maché and wall + papers. -- <b>Rag wheel</b>. <i>(a)</i> A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel. + <i>(b)</i> A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a + mandrel. -- <b>Rag wool</b>, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into + fine bits; shoddy. + </p> + <p> + Rag (rg), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ragged (rgd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ragging (-gng).] To become tattered. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rag, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. + </p> + <p> + { Rag"a*bash` (-*bsh`), Rag"a*brash` (-brsh`), } <i>n.</i> An idle, ragged + person. <i>Nares.</i> <i>Grose.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rag`a*muf"fin (-mf"fn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. <i>Ragamofin</i>, the name of a + demon in some of the old mysteries.] <b>1.</b> A paltry or disreputable + fellow; a mean wretch. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rage (rj), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>rabies</i>, fr. <i>rabere</i> to rave; + cf. Skr. <i>rabh</i> to seize, <i>rabhas</i> violence. Cf. Rabid, Rabies, + Rave.] <b>1.</b> Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of + desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will. "In great <i>rage</i> + of pain." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He appeased the <i>rage</i> of hunger with some scraps of broken meat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Convulsed with a <i>rage</i> of grief. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; + violent anger; fury. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Torment, and loud lament, and furious <i>rage</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A violent or raging wind. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See Anger. + </p> + <p> + Rage, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raged (rjd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Raging (r"jng).] [OF. <i>ragier</i>. See Rage, <i>n.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be + violently agitated with passion. "Whereat he inly <i>raged</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When one so great begins to <i>rage</i>, he is hunted<br /> Even to + falling. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or + agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the <i>raging</i> sea or winds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why do the heathen <i>rage</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. ii. 1.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The madding wheels<br /> Of brazen chariots <i>raged</i>; dire was the + noise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or + fatal effect; as, the plague <i>raged</i> in Cairo. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To storm; fret; chafe; fume. + </p> + <p> + Rage, <i>v. t.</i> To enrage. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rage"ful (-fl), <i>a.</i> Full of rage; expressing rage. [Obs.] "<i>Rageful</i> + eyes." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"ger*y (r"jr*), <i>n.</i> Wantonness. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rag"ged (rg"gd), <i>a.</i> [From Rag, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Rent or worn + into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a <i>ragged</i> coat; a + <i>ragged</i> sail. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, + <i>ragged</i> rocks. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A <i>ragged</i> + noise of mirth." <i>Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Wearing tattered clothes; as, a <i>ragged</i> fellow. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Rough; shaggy; rugged. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What shepherd owns those <i>ragged</i> sheep? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ragged lady</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the fennel flower (<i>Nigella Damascena</i>). + -- <b>Ragged robin</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Ragged sailor</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + prince's feather (<i>Polygonum orientale</i>). -- <b>Ragged school</b>, a + free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a + name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + -- Rag"ged*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rag"ged*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rag"gie (rg"g), or Rag"gy }, <i>a.</i> Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony + and <i>raggie</i> hill." <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ragh`u*van"sa (rg`*vn"s), <i>n.</i> [Skr. <i>Raguvaça</i>.] A + celebrated Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu dynasty. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ging (r"jng), <i>a. & n.</i> from Rage, <i>v. i.</i> -- Ra"ging*ly, + <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"gious (r"js), <i>a.</i> Raging; furious; rageful. [Obs.] -- + Ra"gious*ness, <i>n.</i> [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rag"lan (rg"l<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- + named from Lord <i>Raglan</i>, an English general. + </p> + <p> + Rag"man (-m<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Ragmen</b> (-m<i>e</i>n). + A man who collects, or deals in, rags. + </p> + <p> + Rag"man, <i>n.</i> [See Ragman's roll.] A document having many names or + numerous seals, as a papal bull. [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rag"man's roll` (-m<i>a</i>nz rl`). [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 Roll, and cf. Rigmarole.] The + rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry + subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296. [Also written + <i>ragman- roll</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ra*gout" (r*g"), <i>n.</i> [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 Gust relish.] A dish made of pieces of + meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a <i>ragout</i> of mutton. + </p> + <p> + Rag"pick`er (rg"pk`r), <i>n.</i> One who gets a living by picking up rags + and refuse things in the streets. + </p> + <p> + { Ra*guled" (r*gld"), Rag*guled" (rg-), } <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>raguer</i> + to chafe, fret, rub, or E. <i>rag</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> Notched in regular + diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1185 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Rag"weed` (rg"wd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A common American composite + weed (<i>Ambrosia artemisiæfolia</i>) with finely divided leaves; + hogweed. + </p> + <p> + <b>Great ragweed</b>, a coarse American herb (<i>Ambrosia trifida</i>), + with rough three-lobed opposite leaves. + </p> + <p> + Rag"work` (-wûrk`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Masonry)</i> A kind of rubblework. + In the United States, any rubblework of thin and small stones. + </p> + <p> + Rag"wort` (-wûrt`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A name given to several + species of the composite genus <i>Senecio</i>. + </p> + <p> + <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> + ||Ra"ia (r"y), <i>n.</i> [L., a ray. Cf. Ray the fish.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A genus of rays which includes the skates. See Skate. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"iæ (r"y), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Raia.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The + order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sawfishes, skates, and + rays; -- called also <i>Rajæ</i>, and <i>Rajii</i>. + </p> + <p> + Raid (rd), <i>n.</i> [Icel. <i>reið</i> a riding, raid; akin to E. <i>road</i>. + See Road a way.] <b>1.</b> A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or + incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; + a foray. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Marauding chief! his sole delight<br /> The moonlight <i>raid</i>, the + morning fight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional <i>raids</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> 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. [Colloq. U. S.] + </p> + <p> + Raid, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raided; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Raiding.] To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments <i>raided</i> the + border counties. + </p> + <p> + Raid"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who engages in a raid. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rail (rl), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>reil</i>, <i>reel</i>, AS. <i>hrægel</i>, + <i>hrægl</i>, a garment; akin to OHG. <i>hregil</i>, OFries. <i>hreil</i>.] + An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women. <i>Fairholt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail, <i>v. i.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] To flow forth; to roll out; to + course. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth <i>railing</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail, <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See <i>Illust.</i> + of Style. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Railroad)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The stout, narrow plank that forms the + top of the bulwarks. <i>(b)</i> The light, fencelike structures of wood or + metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is + needed. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rail fence</b>. See under Fence. -- <b>Rail guard</b>. <i>(a)</i> A + device attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the + rail of obstructions. <i>(b)</i> A guard rail. See under Guard. -- <b>Rail + joint</b> <i>(Railroad)</i>, 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 Fish. -- <b>Rail train</b> + <i>(Iron & Steel Manuf.)</i>, a train of rolls in a rolling mill, for + making rails for railroads from blooms or billets. + </p> + <p> + Rail, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Railed (rld); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Railing.] <b>1.</b> To inclose with rails or a railing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It ought to be fenced in and <i>railed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To range in a line. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They were brought to London all <i>railed</i> in ropes, like a team of + horses in a cart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail, <i>n.</i> [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 Rattle, <i>v.</i>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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 Sora. + </p> + <p> + <b>Land rail</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the corncrake. + </p> + <p> + Rail, <i>v. i.</i> [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. Rally to banter, Rase.] 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>. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And <i>rail</i> at arts he did not understand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lesbia forever on me <i>rails</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail (rl), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To rail at. [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move or influence by railing. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rail</i> the seal from off my bond. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, + or reproaches with opprobrious language. + </p> + <p> + Rail"ing, <i>a.</i> Expressing reproach; insulting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not <i>railing</i> + accusation against them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Pet. ii. 11.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rail"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A barrier made of a rail or of rails. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rails in general; also, material for making rails. + </p> + <p> + Rail"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> With scoffing or insulting language. + </p> + <p> + Rail"ler*y (rl"lr* <i>or</i> rl"-; 277), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raillerie</i>, + fr. <i>railler</i>. See Rail to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; + banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let <i>raillery</i> be without malice or heat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient + to turn them into <i>raillery</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rail`leur" (r`lyr" or r`yr"), <i>n.</i> [F.] A banterer; a jester; a + mocker. [R.] <i>Wycherley.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rail"road` (rl"rd`), Rail"way` (- w`), } <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of the older tramway. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>Railway</i> is the commoner word in England; <i>railroad</i> the + commoner word in the United States. + </p> + <p> + In the following and similar phrases <i>railroad</i> and <i>railway</i> + are used interchangeably: -- + </p> + <p> + <b>Atmospheric railway</b>, <b>Elevated railway</b>, etc. See under + Atmospheric, Elevated, etc. -- <b>Cable railway</b>. See <i>Cable road</i>, + under Cable. -- <b>Ferry railway</b>, a submerged track on which an + elevated platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water + course. -- <b>Gravity railway</b>, 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. + -- <b>Railway brake</b>, a brake used in stopping railway cars or + locomotives. -- <b>Railway car</b>, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged + wheels fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.] -- <b>Railway carriage</b>, + a railway passenger car. [Eng.] -- <b>Railway scale</b>, a platform scale + bearing a track which forms part of the line of a railway, for weighing + loaded cars. -- <b>Railway slide</b>. See <i>Transfer table</i>, under + Transfer. -- <b>Railway spine</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Underground railroad</b> + or <b>railway</b>. <i>(a)</i> A railroad or railway running through a + tunnel, as beneath the streets of a city. <i>(b)</i> Formerly, a system of + coöperation among certain active antislavery people in the United + States, by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach Canada. [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> + Rail"road`ing, <i>n.</i> The construction of a railroad; the business of + managing or operating a railroad. [Colloq. U. S.] + </p> + <p> + Rai"ment (r"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Abbrev. fr. <i>arraiment</i>. See + Array.] <b>1.</b> Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually + singular in form, with a collective sense. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Living, both food and <i>raiment</i> she supplies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rain (rn), <i>n. & v.</i> Reign. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rain (rn), <i>n.</i> [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. bre`chein to wet, to rain.] Water falling in + drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fair days have oft contracted wind and <i>rain</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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 Fog, and Mist. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rain band</b> <i>(Meteorol.)</i>, 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. + -- <b>Rain bird</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rain fowl</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the channel-bill cuckoo (<i>Scythrops Novæ-Hollandiæ</i>) of + Australia. -- <b>Rain gauge</b>, 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. -- <b>Rain goose</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] -- <b>Rain prints</b> <i>(Geol.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Rain quail</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Quail, <i>n.</i>, + 1. -- <b>Rain water</b>, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. + </p> + <p> + Rain, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rained (rnd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Raining.] [AS. <i>regnian</i>, akin to G. <i>regnen</i>, Goth. + <i>rignjan</i>. See Rain, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To fall in drops from the + clouds, as water; -- used mostly with <i>it</i> for a nominative; as, it + <i>rains</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rain it <i>raineth</i> every day. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears <i>rained</i> + from their eyes. + </p> + <p> + Rain (rn), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To pour or shower down from above, like + rain from the clouds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will <i>rain</i> bread from + heaven for you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xvi. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to <i>rain</i> + favors upon a person. + </p> + <p> + Rain"bow` (-b`), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>regenboga</i>, akin to G. <i>regenbogen</i>. + See Rain, and Bow anything bent.] A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric + bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the + hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the + sun's rays in drops of falling rain. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Lunar rainbow</b>, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the moon. -- <b>Marine + rainbow</b>, or <b>Sea bow</b>, a similar bow seen in the spray of waves + at sea. -- <b>Rainbow trout</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Rainbow wrasse</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See + under Wrasse. -- <b>Supernumerary rainbow</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rain"bowed` (-bd`), <i>a.</i> Formed with or like a rainbow. + </p> + <p> + Rain"deer` (-dr`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Reindeer. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rain"drop` (-drp`), <i>n.</i> A drop of rain. + </p> + <p> + Rain"fall` (rn"fl`), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Supplied by the <i>rainfall</i> of the outer ranges of Sinchul and + Singaleleh. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rain"i*ness (-*ns), <i>n.</i> The state of being rainy. + </p> + <p> + Rain"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of rain; as, a <i>rainless</i> region. + </p> + <p> + Rain"-tight` (-tt`), <i>a.</i> So tight as to exclude rain; as, a <i>rain-tight</i> + roof. + </p> + <p> + Rain"y (-), <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>regenig</i>.] Abounding with rain; wet; + showery; as, <i>rainy</i> weather; a <i>rainy</i> day or season. + </p> + <p> + Raip (rp), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Icel. <i>reip</i> rope. Cf. Rope.] A rope; also, + a measure equal to a rod. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rais (rs), <i>n.</i> Same as 2d Reis. + </p> + <p> + Rais"a*ble (rz"*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being raised. + </p> + <p> + Raise (rz), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raised (rzd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Raising.] [OE. <i>reisen</i>, Icel. <i>reisa</i>, + causative of <i>rsa</i> to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to raise.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + Hence, figuratively: -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This gentleman came to be <i>raised</i> to great titles. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The plate pieces of eight were <i>raised</i> three pence in the piece. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. Hence: + -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state + of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They shall not awake, nor be <i>raised</i> out of their sleep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Job xiv. 12.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, + or war; to excite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He commandeth, and <i>raiseth</i> the stormy wind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cvii. 25.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Æneas . . . employs his pains,<br /> In parts remote, to <i>raise</i> + the Tuscan swains. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should <i>raise</i> + the dead ? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xxvi. 8.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to + give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like. Hence, + specifically: -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>raise</i> forts against thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. xxix. 3.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. "To <i>raise</i> up a rent." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. "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> + 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I was <i>raised</i>, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the + North. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Paulding.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, + or appear; -- often with <i>up</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>raise</i> them up a prophet from among their brethren, like + unto thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xviii. 18.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God vouchsafes to <i>raise</i> another world<br /> From him [Noah], and + all his anger to forget. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(e)</i> To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to + originate; as, to <i>raise</i> a smile or a blush. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou shalt not <i>raise</i> a false report. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xxiii. 1.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Soon as the prince appears, they <i>raise</i> a cry. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(g)</i> To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to <i>raise</i> + a point of order; to <i>raise</i> an objection. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and + spongy, as bread. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and <i>raise</i> paste. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spectator.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> To cause (the land or any other + object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to <i>raise</i> Sandy + Hook light. <i>(b)</i> To let go; as in the command, <i>Raise</i> tacks + and sheets, <i>i. e.</i>, Let go tacks and sheets. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To create or constitute; as, to <i>raise</i> a use, + that is, to create it. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To raise a blockade</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, 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. -- <b>To raise a check</b>, + <b>note</b>, <b>bill of exchange</b>, etc., to increase fraudulently its + nominal value by changing the writing, figures, or printing in which the + sum payable is specified. -- <b>To raise a siege</b>, to relinquish an + attempt to take a place by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be + relinquished. -- <b>To raise steam</b>, to produce steam of a required + pressure. -- <b>To raise the wind</b>, to procure ready money by some + temporary expedient. [Colloq.] -- <b>To raise Cain</b>, or <b>To raise the + devil</b>, to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; produce; + grow; heighten; aggravate; excite. + </p> + <p> + Raised (rzd), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Lifted up; showing above the + surroundings; as, <i>raised</i> or embossed metal work. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread, cake, + etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of tartar, soda, etc. See + Raise, <i>v. t.</i>, 4. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raised beach</b>. See under Beach, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rais"er (rz"r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, raises (in various + senses of the verb). + </p> + <p> + Rai"sin (r"z'n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raisin</i> grape, raisin, L. <i>racemus</i> + cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s, berry, grape. Cf. + Raceme.] <b>1.</b> A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raisin tree</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the common red currant bush, whose fruit + resembles the small raisins of Corinth called <i>currants</i>. [Eng.] <i>Dr. + Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rais"ing (rz"ng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of lifting, setting up, + elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a + building; as, to help at a <i>raising</i>. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into + cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raising bee</b>, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee, <i>n.</i>, + 2. [U.S.] <i>W. Irving.</i> -- <b>Raising hammer</b>, a hammer with a + rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. -- <b>Raising plate</b> <i>(Carp.)</i>, + the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests. + </p> + <p> + ||Rai`son`né" (r`z`n"), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>raisonné</i>, p. p. + of <i>raisonner</i> to reason.] Arranged systematically, or according to + classes or subjects; as, a catalogue <i>raisonné</i>. See under + Catalogue. + </p> + <p> + Rai"vel (r"v<i>e</i>l), <i>n.</i> <i>(Weaving)</i> A separator. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + ||Raj (räj), <i>n.</i> [See Rajah.] Reign; rule. [India] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"ja (rä"jä or r"j), <i>n.</i> Same as Rajah. + </p> + <p> + Ra"jah (rä"jä or r"j), <i>n.</i> [Hind. <i>rj</i>, Skr. <i>rjan</i>, + akin to L. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>. See Regal, <i>a.</i>] A native prince + or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural + districts. [India] + </p> + <p> + Ra"jah*ship, <i>n.</i> The office or dignity of a rajah. + </p> + <p> + { ||Raj`poot", ||Raj`put" } (räj`pt"), <i>n.</i> [Hind. <i>rj- pt</i>, + Skr. <i>rja-putra</i> king's son.] A Hindoo of the second, or royal and + military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of + Rajpootana, in northern central India. + </p> + <p> + Rake (rk), <i>n.</i> [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. 'ore`gein to + stretch out, and E. <i>rack</i> to stretch. Cf. Reckon.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay + or grain; a horserake. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> [Perhaps a different word.] <i>(Mining)</i> A fissure or mineral + vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also <i>rake-vein</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Gill rakes</b>. <i>(Anat.)</i> See under 1st Gill. + </p> + <p> + Rake, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raked (rkt); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Raking.] [AS. <i>racian</i>. See 1st Rake.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To search through; to scour; to ransack. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The statesman <i>rakes</i> the town to find a plot. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, + as a rake does. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like clouds that <i>rake</i> the mountain summits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rake up</b>. <i>(a)</i> To collect together, as the fire (live + coals), and cover with ashes. <i>(b)</i> To bring up; to search out and + bring to notice again; as, <i>to rake up</i> old scandals. + </p> + <p> + Rake (rk), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To use a rake, as for searching or for + collecting; to scrape; to search minutely. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One is for <i>raking</i> in Chaucer for antiquated words. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pas could not stay, but over him did <i>rake</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake, <i>n.</i> [Cf. dial. Sw. <i>raka</i> to reach, and E. <i>reach</i>.] + The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the <i>rake</i> + of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially <i>(Naut.)</i>, the inclination + of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not + perpendicular to the keel. + </p> + <p> + Rake, <i>v. i.</i> To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast + <i>rakes</i> aft. + </p> + <p> + <b>Raking course</b> <i>(Bricklaying)</i>, a course of bricks laid + diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it. + </p> + <p> + Rake, <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rakel</i> rash; cf. Icel. <i>reikall</i> + wandering, unsettled, <i>reika</i> to wander.] A loose, disorderly, + vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a + debauchee; a roué. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An illiterate and frivolous old <i>rake</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> [Icel. <i>reika</i>. Cf. Rake a debauchee.] + To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [See Rake a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, + debauched life. <i>Shenstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rake out</b> <i>(Falconry)</i>, to fly too far and wide from its + master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung; -- said of + the hawk. <i>Encyc. Brit.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake"hell` (rk"hl`), <i>n.</i> [See Rakel.] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a + debauchee; a rake. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a <i>rakehell</i> + do not go together. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rake"hell`, Rake"hell`y (-), } <i>a.</i> Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. + [Obs.] <i>Spenser. B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"kel (rä"kl), <i>a.</i> [OE. See Rake a debauchee.] Hasty; + reckless; rash. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- Ra"kel*ness, <i>n.</i> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rak"er (rk"r), <i>n.</i> [See 1st Rake.] <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, + rakes; as: <i>(a)</i> A person who uses a rake. <i>(b)</i> A machine for + raking grain or hay by horse or other power. <i>(c)</i> A gun so placed as + to rake an enemy's ship. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See <i>Gill rakers</i>, under 1st Gill. + </p> + <p> + Rak"er*y (-), <i>n.</i> Debauchery; lewdness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rakery</i> and intrigues of the lewd town. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake"shame` (rk"shm`), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rakehell, Ragabash.] A vile, + dissolute wretch. [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake"stale` (-stl`), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rake</i> the instrument + <i>stale</i> + a handle.] The handle of a rake. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That tale is not worth a <i>rakestele</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rake"-vein` (-vn`), <i>n.</i> See Rake, a mineral vein. + </p> + <p> + Rak"ing (rk"ng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act or process of using a rake; + the going over a space with a rake. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rak"ish, <i>a.</i> Dissolute; lewd; debauched. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The arduous task of converting a <i>rakish</i> lover. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rak"ish, <i>a.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Having a saucy appearance indicative of + speed and dash. <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rak"ish*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rakish manner. + </p> + <p> + Rak"ish*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rakish. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"ku ware` (rä"k wâr`). A kind of earthenware made in Japan, + resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color. + </p> + <p> + ||Râle (räl), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>râle</i>. Cf. Rail the + bird.] <i>(Med.)</i> An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, + accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus. + </p> + <p> + 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> + ||Ral`len*tan"do (räl`ln*tän"d), <i>a.</i> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> + Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in + time and force; ritardando. + </p> + <p> + Ral"li*ance (rl"l*<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>raliance</i>. See + Rally to reunite.] The act of rallying. + </p> + <p> + Ral"li*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who rallies. + </p> + <p> + Ral"line (-ln), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Pertaining to the rails. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly (rl"l), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rallied (-ld); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rallying.] [OF. <i>ralier</i>, F. <i>rallier</i>, fr. + L. pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>ad</i> + <i>ligare</i> to bind. See Ra-, and 1st + Ally.] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into + confusion; to gather again; to reunite. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To come into orderly arrangement; to renew + order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to + assemble; to unite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Grecians <i>rally</i>, and their powers unite. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to <i>rally</i> together, + and to form themselves into this new world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or + consciousness; to recuperate. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the + market, stocks, etc. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rallies</b> (-lz). <b>1.</b> The act or + process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word). + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.] + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly, <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>railler</i>. See Rail to scoff.] To attack + with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight + contempt or satire. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Honeycomb . . . <i>rallies</i> me upon a country life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain,<br /> Which gay Corinna <i>rallied</i> + with disdain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly (rl"l), <i>v. i.</i> To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ly, <i>n.</i> Good-humored raillery. + </p> + <p> + Ralph (rlf), <i>n.</i> A name sometimes given to the raven. + </p> + <p> + Ral"ston*ite (rl"stn*t), <i>n.</i> [So named after J. G. <i>Ralston</i> of + Norristown, Penn.] <i>(Min.)</i> A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring + with the Greenland cryolite in octahedral crystals. + </p> + <p> + Ram (rm), <i>n.</i> [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> + <b>1.</b> The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of + England a ram is called a <i>tup</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Aries, the sign of the zodiac which + the sun enters about the 21st of March. <i>(b)</i> The constellation + Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and + used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam + hammer, stamp mill, or the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> The plunger of a hydraulic press. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ram's horn</b>. <i>(a)</i> <i>(Fort.)</i> A low semicircular work + situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also <i>ramshorn</i>.] <i>Farrow.</i> + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Paleon.)</i> An ammonite. + </p> + <p> + Ram, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rammed (rmd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ramming.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [They] <i>rammed</i> me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul + stockings, greasy napkins. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fill or compact by pounding or driving. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and <i>rammed</i> to + make the foundation solid. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ram`a*dan" (rm`*dn"), <i>n.</i> [Ar. <i>raman</i>, or <i>ramazn</i>, + properly, the hot month.] [Written also <i>Ramadhan</i>, <i>Ramadzan</i>, + and <i>Rhamadan</i>.] <b>1.</b> The ninth Mohammedan month. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight + through the ninth month. + </p> + <p> + Ram"age (rm"j; 48), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>ramus</i> a branch.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Boughs or branches. [Obs.] <i>Crabb.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Warbling of birds in trees. [Obs.] <i>Drummond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*mage" (r*mj"), <i>a.</i> Wild; untamed. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ra*ma"gi*ous (-m"j*s), <i>a.</i> Wild; not tame. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now is he tame that was so <i>ramagious</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remedy of Love.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"mal (r"m<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramus</i> branch.] Of or + pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*ma"ya*na (rä*mä"y*n), <i>n.</i> [Skr. <i>Rmyaa</i>.] The + more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine + are Rama and his wife Sita. + </p> + <p> + Ram"berge (rm"brj), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>rame</i> oar + <i>barge</i> + barge.] Formerly, a kind of large war galley. + </p> + <p> + Ram"ble (rm"b'l), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rambled (-b'ld); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rambling (-blng).] [For <i>rammle</i>, fr. + Prov. E. <i>rame</i> to roam. Cf. Roam.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To extend or grow at random. <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. + </p> + <p> + Ram"ble, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A going or moving from place to place without + any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for + recreation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Coming home, after a short Christmas <i>ramble</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [Cf. Rammel.] <i>(Coal Mining)</i> A bed of shale over the seam. + <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"bler (-blr), <i>n.</i> One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer. + </p> + <p> + Ram"bling (-blng), <i>a.</i> Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a <i>rambling</i> + fellow, talk, or building. + </p> + <p> + Ram"bling*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rambling manner. + </p> + <p> + Ram"booze (-bz), <i>n.</i> A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, + etc. [Obs.] <i>Blount.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram*bu"tan (rm*b"tn), <i>n.</i> [Malay <i>rambtan</i>, fr. <i>rambut</i> + hair of the head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ra"me*al (r"m*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Same as Ramal. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"me*an (-<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> A Ramist. <i>Shipley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramed (rmd), <i>a.</i> Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- + said of a ship on the stocks. + </p> + <p> + Ram"ee (rm"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> See Ramie. + </p> + <p> + Ram"e*kin (rm"*kn), <i>n.</i> See Ramequin. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ram"ent (rm"<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ramenta</i>, pl.] <b>1.</b> A + scraping; a shaving. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Ramenta. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*men"ta (r*mn"t), <i>n. pl.</i> [L., scrapings.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Thin + brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, + especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1187 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Ram`en*ta"ceous (rm`n*t"shs), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Covered with + ramenta. + </p> + <p> + Ra"me*ous (r"m*s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rameus</i>, from <i>ramus</i> branch, + bough.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Ramal. + </p> + <p> + Ram"e*quin (rm"*kn), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Cookery)</i> A mixture of cheese, + eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also <i>ramekin</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ram"ie (rm"), <i>n.</i> [From Malay.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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 Grass. + </p> + <p> + Ram`i*fi*ca"tion (rm`*f*k"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ramification</i>. See + Ramify.] <b>1.</b> The process of branching, or the development of + branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or + channel; as, the <i>ramifications</i> of an artery, vein, or nerve. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The production of branchlike figures. <i>Crabb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram`i*flo"rous (-fl"rs), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramus</i> branch + <i>flos</i>, + <i>floris</i>, flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Flowering on the branches. + </p> + <p> + Ram"i*form (rm"*fôrm), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramus</i> branch + <i>-form</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Having the form of a branch. + </p> + <p> + Ram"i*fy (rm"*f), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ramified (rm"*fd); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Ramifying (rm"*f`ng).] [F. <i>ramifier</i>, LL. + <i>ramificare</i>, fr. L. <i>ramus</i> a branch + <i>-ficare</i> (in + comp.) to make. See -fy.] To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to + <i>ramify</i> an art, subject, scheme. + </p> + <p> + Ram"i*fy, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To shoot, or divide, into branches or + subdivisions, as the stem of a plant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to <i>ramify</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject. + </p> + <p> + Ra*mig"er*ous (r*mj"r*s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramus</i> a branch + <i>-gerous</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Bearing branches; branched. + </p> + <p> + Ra*mip"a*rous (r*mp"*rs), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramus + parere</i> to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Producing branches; ramigerous. + </p> + <p> + Ra"mist (r"mst), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ram"line (rm"ln), <i>n.</i> A line used to get a straight middle line, as + on a spar, or from stem to stern in building a vessel. + </p> + <p> + Ram"mel (rm"ml), <i>n.</i> Refuse matter. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Filled with any rubbish, <i>rammel</i> and broken stones. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"mer (-mr), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rams or drives. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A rod for forcing down the charge of a gun; a + ramrod. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Founding)</i> An implement for pounding the sand of + a mold to render it compact. + </p> + <p> + Ram"mish (-msh), <i>a.</i> Like a ram; hence, rank; lascivious. "Their + savor is so <i>rammish</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"mish*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being rammish. + </p> + <p> + Ram"my (-m), <i>a.</i> Like a ram; rammish. <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram`ol*les"cence (rm`l*ls"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [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.] A softening or mollifying. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ra*moon" (r*mn"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A small West Indian tree (<i>Trophis + Americana</i>) of the Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as + fodder for cattle. + </p> + <p> + Ra*mose" (r*ms"), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramosus</i>, from <i>ramus</i> a + branch.] Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral + divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of branches; + ramifying; branching; branchy. + </p> + <p> + Ra"mous (r"ms), <i>a.</i> Ramose. + </p> + <p> + Ramp (rmp), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ramped (rmt; 215); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ramping.] [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 Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become + rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with + violence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Their bridles they would champ,<br /> And trampling the fine element + would fiercely <i>ramp</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To climb, as a plant; to creep up. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so <i>ramping</i> + upon trees, they mount up to a great height. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramp, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The bold Ascalonite<br /> Fled from his lion <i>ramp</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] <i>Lyly.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> [F. <i>rampe</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Any sloping member, + other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a + staircase. <i>(b)</i> A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or + cap changes its direction. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> [F. <i>rampe</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> An inclined plane serving as a + communication between different interior levels. + </p> + <p> + Ram*pa"cious (rm*p"shs), <i>a.</i> High-spirited; rampageous. [Slang] <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramp"age (rmp"j; 48), <i>n.</i> [See Ramp, <i>v.</i>] Violent or riotous + behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the + <i>rampage</i>. [Prov. or Low] <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramp"age, <i>v. i.</i> To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be + violent; to rage. [Prov. or Low] + </p> + <p> + Ram*pa"geous (rm*p"js), <i>a.</i> Characterized by violence and passion; + unruly; rampant. [Prov. or Low] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the primitive ages of a <i>rampageous</i> antiquity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Galt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram*pal"lian (-pl"y<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. <i>ramp</i> a prostitute, or + <i>rabble</i>.] A mean wretch. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramp"an*cy (rmp"<i>a</i>n*s), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + rampant; excessive action or development; exuberance; extravagance. "They + are come to this height and <i>rampancy</i> of vice." <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ramp"ant (rmp"<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F., p. pr. of <i>ramper</i> to + creep. See Ramp, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing + upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The fierce lion in his kind<br /> Which goeth <i>rampant</i> after his + prey. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [The] lion . . . <i>rampant</i> shakes his brinded mane. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rampant</i> stalk is of unusual altitude. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Her.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rampant arch</b>. <i>(a)</i> An arch which has one abutment higher than + the other. <i>(b)</i> Same as <i>Rampant vault</i>, below. -- <b>Rampant + gardant</b> <i>(Her.)</i>, rampant, but with the face turned to the front. + -- <b>Rampant regardant</b>, rampant, but looking backward. -- <b>Rampant + vault</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Ramp"ant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rampant manner. + </p> + <p> + Ram"part (rm"pärt), <i>n.</i> [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 Pare.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which + secures safety; a defense or bulwark. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon + which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent + fortification. <i>Mahan.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Bulwark; fence; security; guard. -- Rampart, Bulwark. 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> + Ram"part, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ramparted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ramparting.] To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart + or ramparts. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those grassy hills, those glittering dells,<br /> Proudly <i>ramparted</i> + with rocks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rampart gun</b> <i>(Fort.)</i>, a cannon or large gun for use on a + rampart and not as a fieldpiece. + </p> + <p> + Rampe (rmp), <i>n.</i> [In allusion to its supposed aphrodisiac qualities. + See Ramp.] <i>(Bot.)</i> The cuckoopint. + </p> + <p> + Ram"pier (rm"pr), <i>n.</i> See Rampart. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ram"pi*on (rm"p*n), <i>n.</i> [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. Rape a plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A plant (<i>Campanula + Rapunculus</i>) of the Bellflower family, with a tuberous esculent root; + -- also called <i>ramps</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ram"pire (-pr), <i>n.</i> A rampart. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Trojans round the place a <i>rampire</i> cast. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"pire, <i>v. t.</i> To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. + [Archaic] <i>Chapman.</i> "<i>Rampired</i> walls of gold." <i>R. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"pler (rm"plr), <i>n.</i> A rambler. + </p> + <p> + Ram"pler, <i>a.</i> Roving; rambling. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Ram"rod` (-rd`), <i>n.</i> The rod used in ramming home the charge in a + muzzle-loading firearm. + </p> + <p> + Ram"shac*kle (-shk*k'l), <i>a.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] Loose; disjointed; + falling to pieces; out of repair. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his <i>ramshackle</i> coach. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ram"shac*kle, <i>v. t.</i> To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ram"son (-z'n), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hramsan</i>, pl., akin to G. <i>rams</i>, + Sw. <i>rams</i>, <i>rams</i>lök; cf. Gr. kro`myon onion.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A broad-leaved species of garlic (<i>Allium ursinum</i>), common in + European gardens; -- called also <i>buckram</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ram"sted (-std), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A yellow-flowered weed; -- so + named from a Mr. Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad + flax. Called also <i>Ramsted weed</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ram"u*lose` (-*ls`), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ramulosus</i>, fr. <i>ramulus</i>, + dim. of <i>ramus</i> a branch.] <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> Having many small + branches, or ramuli. + </p> + <p> + Ram"u*lous (-ls), <i>a.</i> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> Ramulose. + </p> + <p> + ||Ram"u*lus (-ls), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Ramuli</b> (-l). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"mus (r"ms), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rami</b> (-m). <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> + A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification. + </p> + <p> + Ra*mus"cule (r*ms"kl), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ramusculus</i>.] <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> + A small ramus, or branch. + </p> + <p> + Ran (rn), <i>imp.</i> of Run. + </p> + <p> + Ran, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rn</i>.] Open robbery. [Obs.] <i>Lambarde.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran, <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"na (r"n), <i>n.</i> [L., a frog.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A genus of + anurous batrachians, including the common frogs. + </p> + <p> + Ra"nal (r"n<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having a general affinity + to ranunculaceous plants. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ranal alliance</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a name proposed by Lindley for a + group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceæ, Magnoliaceæ, + Papaveraceæ, and others related to them. + </p> + <p> + Rance (rns), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <b>1.</b> A prop or shore. + [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A round between the legs of a chair. + </p> + <p> + Ran*ces"cent (rn*ss"s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rancescens</i>, p. pr. + of <i>rancescere</i>, v. incho. from <i>rancere</i> to be rancid.] + Becoming rancid or sour. + </p> + <p> + Ranch (rnch), <i>v. t.</i> [Written also <i>raunch</i>.] [Cf. Wrench.] To + wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. + [R.] <i>Dryden.</i> "Hasting to <i>raunch</i> the arrow out." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ranch, <i>n.</i> [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and the + rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ran*che"ro (rn*ch"r), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rancheros</b> (- rz). + [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.] <b>1.</b> A herdsman; a peasant + employed on a ranch or rancho. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho. + </p> + <p> + Ranch"man (rnch"m<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Ranchmen</b> (-m<i>e</i>n). + An owner or occupant of, or laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman. [Western U. + S.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ran"cho (rn"ch), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Ranchos</b> (-chz). [Sp., + properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d Ranch.] <b>1.</b> A rude hut, as of + posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers + may live or lodge at night. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- + distinguished from <i>hacienda</i>, a cultivated farm or plantation. + [Mexico & California] <i>Bartlett.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"cid (rn"sd), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rancidus</i>, fr. <i>rancere</i> to be + rancid or rank.] Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or + decomposition; musty; as, <i>rancid</i> oil or butter. + </p> + <p> + Ran*cid"i*ty (rn*sd"*t), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rancidité</i>.] The + quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. + <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"cid*ly (rn"sd*l), <i>adv.</i> In a rancid manner. + </p> + <p> + Ran"cid*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being rancid. + </p> + <p> + Ran"cor (r"kr), <i>n.</i> [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.] The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity + or malice; inveterate hatred. "To stint <i>rancour</i> and dissencioun." + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It would not be easy to conceive the passion, <i>rancor</i>, and malice + of their tongues and hearts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge; animosity; + malignity. -- Rancor, Enmity. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rancor</i> will out; proud prelate, in thy face<br /> I see thy fury. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rancor</i> is that degree of malice which preys upon the possessor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cogan.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"cor*ous (-s), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>rancuros</i>.] Full of rancor; + evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or + malicious; intensely virulent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So flamed his eyes with rage and <i>rancorous</i> ire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"cor*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rancorous manner. + </p> + <p> + Rand (rnd), <i>n.</i> [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> + <b>1.</b> A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a + sort of steak. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather + applied to the sole before attaching the heel. + </p> + <p> + Rand, <i>v. i.</i> [See Rant.] To rant; to storm. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I wept, . . . and raved, and <i>randed</i>, and railed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"dall grass` (rn"d<i>a</i>l grs`). <i>(Bot.)</i> The meadow fescue (<i>Festuca + elatior</i>). See under Grass. + </p> + <p> + Ran"dan (-dn), <i>n.</i> The product of a second sifting of meal; the + finest part of the bran. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ran"dan, <i>n.</i> A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the + middle rower pulling two. + </p> + <p> + Rand"ing (rnd"ng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Shoemaking)</i> The act or + process of making and applying rands for shoes. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A kind of basket work used in gabions. + </p> + <p> + Ran"dom (rn"dm), <i>n.</i> [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 Rand, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Force; violence. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For courageously the two kings newly fought with great <i>random</i> and + force. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Counsels, when they fly<br /> <i>At random</i>, sometimes hit most + happily. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Herrick.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O, many a shaft, <i>at random</i> sent,<br /> Finds mark the archer + little meant! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the <i>random</i> + of a rifle ball. <i>Sir K. Digby.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> The direction of a rake- vein. <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"dom, <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some <i>random</i> truths he can impart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the <i>random</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Spencer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Random courses</b> <i>(Masonry)</i>, courses of stone of unequal + thickness. -- <b>Random shot</b>, a shot not directed or aimed toward any + particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated. -- + <b>Random work</b> <i>(Masonry)</i>, stonework consisting of stones of + unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat + beds. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1188 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Ran"dom*ly (rn"dm*l), <i>adv.</i> In a random manner. + </p> + <p> + Ran"don (-dn), <i>n.</i> Random. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"don, <i>v. i.</i> To go or stray at random. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rane"deer` (rn"dr`), <i>n.</i> See Reindeer. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"nee (rä"n), <i>n.</i> Same as Rani. + </p> + <p> + Ran"force` (rn"frs`), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>renforcer</i>.] See Reënforce. + [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rang (rng), <i>imp.</i> of Ring, <i>v. t. & i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Range (rnj), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ranged (rnjd); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ranging (rn"jng).] [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 Rank, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Maccabeus <i>ranged</i> his army by bands. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Macc. xii. 20.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It would be absurd in me to <i>range</i> myself on the side of the Duke + of Bedford and the corresponding society. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To separate into parts; to sift. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange + regularly; as, to <i>range</i> plants and animals in genera and species. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To rove over or through; as, to <i>range</i> the fields. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Teach him to <i>range</i> the ditch, and force the brake. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to <i>range</i> + the coast. + </p> + <p> + Compare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the French <i>ranger</i> une côte. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> To be native to, or to live in; to frequent. + </p> + <p> + Range, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To rove at large; to wander without + restraint or direction; to roam. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like a <i>ranging</i> spaniel that barks at every bird he sees. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or + classification; to rank. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And <i>range</i> with humble livers in content. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which way the forests <i>range</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> To be native to, or live in, a certain district + or region; as, the peba <i>ranges</i> from Texas to Paraguay. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll. + </p> + <p> + Range, <i>n.</i> [From Range, <i>v.</i>: cf. F. <i>rangée</i>.] <b>1.</b> + A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a <i>range</i> of + buildings; a <i>range</i> of mountains. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a + class. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The next <i>range</i> of beings above him are the immaterial + intelligences. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The step of a ladder; a rung. <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A kitchen grate. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was bid at his first coming to take off the <i>range</i>, and let + down the cinders. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, + and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of + cooking stove. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A bolting sieve to sift meal. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a + ramble; an expedition. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He may take a <i>range</i> all the world over. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Far as creation's ample <i>range</i> extends. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>range</i> and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled the whole + circle of the arts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Fell.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A man has not enough <i>range</i> of thought. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> The region within which a plant or animal + naturally lives. + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> <i>(Gun.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The horizontal distance to which a + shot or other projectile is carried. <i>(b)</i> Sometimes, less properly, + the trajectory of a shot or projectile. <i>(c)</i> A place where shooting, + as with cannons or rifles, is practiced. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> In the public land system of the United States, a row or line + of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>13.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> See <i>Range of cable</i>, below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Range of accommodation</b> <i>(Optics)</i>, 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. -- <b>Range finder</b> <i>(Gunnery)</i>, 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. -- + <b>Range of cable</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, a certain length of slack cable + ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the anchor. -- <b>Range + work</b> <i>(Masonry)</i>, 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. -- <b>To get the + range of</b> (an object) <i>(Gun.)</i>, to find the angle at which the + piece must be raised to reach (the object) without carrying beyond. + </p> + <p> + Range"ment (rnj"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rangement</i>.] + Arrangement. [Obs.] <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"ger (rn"jr), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, + one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.] + "The tamis <i>ranger</i>." <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A dog that beats the ground in search of game. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short + muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer + of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to + walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its + limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the + forest, etc. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ran"ger*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of the keeper of a forest or park. + [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ran"gle (rn"g'l), <i>v. i.</i> To range about in an irregular manner. + [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"ni (rä"n), <i>n.</i> [Hind. <i>rn</i>, Skr. <i>rjn</i>. See + Rajah.] A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also <i>ranee</i>.] + [India] + </p> + <p> + Ra"nine (r"nn), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rana</i> a frog.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rank (rk), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Ranker (-r); <i>superl.</i> Rankest.] + [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>.] <b>1.</b> Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; + exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, <i>rank</i> grass; <i>rank</i> + weeds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, <i>rank</i> and + good. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xli. 5.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, <i>rank</i> + heresy. "<i>Rank</i> nonsense." <i>Hare.</i> "I do forgive thy <i>rankest</i> + fault." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and + fertile; as, <i>rank</i> land. <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a <i>rank</i> smell; + <i>rank</i>-smelling rue. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste <i>rank</i> of the + fish on which they feed." <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rank modus</b> <i>(Law)</i>, an excessive and unreasonable modus. See + Modus, 3. -- <b>To set</b> (the iron of a plane, etc.) <b>rank</b>, to set + so as to take off a thick shaving. <i>Moxon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rank, <i>adv.</i> Rankly; stoutly; violently. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That rides so <i>rank</i> and bends his lance so fell. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rank, <i>n.</i> [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 Ring, + and cf. Range, <i>n. & v.</i>] <b>1.</b> A row or line; a range; an + order; a tier; as, a <i>rank</i> of osiers. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many a mountain nigh<br /> Rising in lofty <i>ranks</i>, and loftier + still. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed + to <i>file</i>. See 1st File, 1 <i>(a)</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,<br /> In <i>ranks</i> and + squadrons and right form of war. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; + as, the <i>rank</i> of general; the <i>rank</i> of admiral. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These all are virtues of a meaner <i>rank</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; + distinction; eminence; as, a man of <i>rank</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rank and file</b>. <i>(a)</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> The whole body of common + soldiers, including also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes + sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff. <i>(b)</i> See under + 1st File. -- <b>The ranks</b>, the order or grade of common soldiers; as, + to reduce a noncommissioned officer to <i>the ranks</i>. -- <b>To fill the + ranks</b>, to supply the whole number, or a competent number. -- <b>To + take rank of</b>, to have precedence over, or to have the right of taking + a higher place than. + </p> + <p> + Rank, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ranked (rkt); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ranking.] <b>1.</b> To place abreast, or in a line. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; + also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable classes or order; to + classify. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ranking</i> all things under general and special heads. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Poets were <i>ranked</i> in the class of philosophers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Broome.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Heresy is <i>ranked</i> with idolatry and witchcraft. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rank, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a + particular degree, class, order, or division. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let that one article <i>rank</i> with the rest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rank"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who + arranges. + </p> + <p> + Ran"kle (r"k'l), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rankled (-k'ld); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rankling (-klng).] [From Rank, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> + To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; + -- used literally and figuratively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A malady that burns and <i>rankles</i> inward. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rowe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This would have left a <i>rankling</i> wound in the hearts of the + people. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ran"kle (r"k'l), <i>v. t.</i> To cause to fester; to make sore; to + inflame. [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rank"ly (rk"l), <i>adv.</i> With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; + hence, coarsely; grossly; as, weeds grow <i>rankly</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rank"ness, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rancness</i> pride.] The condition or quality + of being rank. + </p> + <p> + Ran"nel (rn"nl), <i>n.</i> A prostitute. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ran"ny (-n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>araneus mus</i>, a kind of small mouse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The erd shrew. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Ran"sack (-sk), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ransacked (-skt); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ransacking.] [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 Seek, and cf. Rest repose.] <b>1.</b> To + search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to <i>ransack</i> + a house. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>ransack</i> every corner of their . . . hearts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To plunder; to pillage completely. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Their vow is made<br /> To <i>ransack</i> Troy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rich spoil of <i>ransacked</i> chastity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"sack, <i>v. i.</i> To make a thorough search. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>ransack</i> in the tas [heap] of bodies dead. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"sack, <i>n.</i> The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; + pillage. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Even your father's house<br /> Shall not be free from <i>ransack</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"som (rn"sm), <i>n.</i> [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 Redeem, and cf. + Redemption.] <b>1.</b> The release of a captive, or of captured property, + by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of <i>ransom</i>. + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy <i>ransom</i> paid, which man from death redeems. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His captivity in Austria, and the heavy <i>ransom</i> he paid for his + liberty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Davies.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ransom bill</b> <i>(Law)</i>, a war contract, valid by the law of + nations, for the ransom of property captured at sea and its safe conduct + into port. <i>Kent.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"som, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ransomed (-smd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ransoming.] [Cf. F. <i>rançonner</i>. See Ransom, + <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Berners.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ran"som*a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> Such as can be ransomed. + </p> + <p> + Ran"som*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who ransoms or redeems. + </p> + <p> + Ran"som*less, <i>a.</i> Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rant (rnt), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ranted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ranting.] [OD. <i>ranten</i>, <i>randen</i>, to dote, to be + enraged.] To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, + without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk + or declamation; as, a <i>ranting</i> preacher. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Look where my <i>ranting</i> host of the Garter comes! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rant, <i>n.</i> High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of + thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the <i>rant</i> of + fanatics. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This is a stoical <i>rant</i>, without any foundation in the nature of + man or reason of things. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rant"er (-r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A noisy talker; a raving declaimer. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <i>(a)</i> One of a religious sect which + sprung up in 1645; -- called also <i>Seekers</i>. See Seeker. <i>(b)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rant"er*ism (-z'm), <i>n.</i> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> The practice or tenets + of the Ranters. + </p> + <p> + Rant"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a ranting manner. + </p> + <p> + Rant"i*pole (-*pl), <i>n.</i> [<i>Ranty</i> + <i>pole</i>, <i>poll</i>, + head.] A wild, romping young person. [Low] <i>Marryat.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rant"i*pole, <i>a.</i> Wild; roving; rakish. [Low] + </p> + <p> + Rant"i*pole, <i>v. i.</i> To act like a rantipole. [Low] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She used to <i>rantipole</i> about the house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rant"ism (-z'm), <i>n.</i> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> Ranterism. + </p> + <p> + Rant"y (-), <i>a.</i> Wild; noisy; boisterous. + </p> + <p> + ||Ran"u*la (rn"*l), <i>n.</i> [L., a little frog, a little swelling on the + tongue of cattle, dim. of <i>rana</i> a frog.] <i>(Med.)</i> A cyst formed + under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland. + </p> + <p> + Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous (r*n`k*l"shs), <i>a.</i> [See Ranunculus.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ra*nun"cu*lus (r*n"k*ls), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> E. <b>Ranunculuses</b> (- + z), L. <b>Ranunculi</b> (-l). [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> 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1189 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + ||Ranz" des` vaches" (räNs" d` vsh"). [F., the ranks or rows of cows, + the name being given from the fact that the cattle, when answering the + musical call of their keeper, move towards him in a row, preceded by those + wearing bells.] The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies + of the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the <i>Alpine horn</i>, + and sometimes sung. + </p> + <p> + Rap (rp), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] A lay or skein containing 120 + yards of yarn. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rapped (rpt); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rapping.] [Akin to Sw. <i>rappa</i> to strike, <i>rapp</i> + stroke, Dan. <i>rap</i>, perhaps of imitative origin.] To strike with a + quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to <i>rap</i> on the door. + </p> + <p> + Rap, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With one great peal they <i>rap</i> the door. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Founding)</i> To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows + on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal. + </p> + <p> + Rap, <i>n.</i> A quick, smart blow; a knock. + </p> + <p> + Rap, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rapped (rpt), usually written + Rapt; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rapping.] [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. Rape robbery, Rapture, Raff, <i>v.</i>, Ramp, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> To + snatch away; to seize and hurry off. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And through the Greeks and Ilians they <i>rapt</i><br /> The whirring + chariot. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From Oxford I was <i>rapt</i> by my nephew, Sir Edmund Bacon, to + Redgrove. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To hasten. [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I 'm <i>rapt</i> with joy to see my Marcia's tears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rapt</i> into future times, the bard begun. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Low] + </p> + <p> + <b>To rap and ren</b>, <b>To rap and rend</b>. [Perhaps fr. Icel. <i>hrapa</i> + to hurry and <i>ræna</i> plunder, fr. <i>rn</i> plunder, E. <i>ran</i>.] + To seize and plunder; to snatch by violence. <i>Dryden.</i> "[Ye] waste + all that ye may <i>rape and renne</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All they could <i>rap and rend</i> and pilfer. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To rap out</b>, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A judge who <i>rapped out</i> a great oath. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap, <i>n.</i> [Perhaps contr. fr. <i>raparee</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many counterfeits passed about under the name of <i>raps</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a <i>rap</i>, save + with her consent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mrs. Alexander.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Not to care a rap</b>, to care nothing. -- <b>Not worth a rap</b>, + worth nothing. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*pa"ces (r*p"sz), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Rapacious.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Same as Accipitres. + </p> + <p> + Ra*pa"cious (-shs), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rapax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, from <i>rapere</i> + to seize and carry off, to snatch away. See Rapid.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; + seizing by force. " The downfall of the <i>rapacious</i> and licentious + Knights Templar." <i>Motley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; + voracious; as, <i>rapacious</i> usurers; a <i>rapacious</i> appetite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's <i>rapacious</i> claim + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious. + </p> + <p> + -- Ra*pa"cious*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Ra*pa"cious*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*pac"i*ty (r*ps"*t), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rapacitas</i>: cf. F. <i>rapacité</i>. + See Rapacious.] <b>1.</b> The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; + ravenousness; as, the <i>rapacity</i> of pirates; the <i>rapacity</i> of + wolves. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive + injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. "The <i>rapacity</i> of some + ages." <i>Sprat.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap`a*ree" (rp`*r"), <i>n.</i> See Rapparee. + </p> + <p> + Rape (rp), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>râpe</i> a grape stalk.] <b>1.</b> + Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster. <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the + must has been expressed in wine making. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying and + perfecting malt, vinegar, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rape wine</b>, a poor, thin wine made from the last dregs of pressed + grapes. + </p> + <p> + Rape, <i>n.</i> [Akin to <i>rap</i> to snatch, but confused with L. <i>rapere</i>. + See Rap to snatch.] <b>1.</b> The act of seizing and carrying away by + force; violent seizure; robbery. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And ruined orphans of thy <i>rapes</i> complain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Sexual connection with a woman without her consent. + See <i>Age of consent</i>, under Consent, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is snatched away. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where now are all my hopes? O, never more<br /> Shall they revive! nor + death her <i>rapes</i> restore. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rape, <i>v. t.</i> To commit rape upon; to ravish. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rape and ren</b>. See under Rap, <i>v. t.</i>, to snatch. + </p> + <p> + Rape, <i>v. i.</i> To rob; to pillage. [Obs.] <i>Heywood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rape, <i>n.</i> [Icel. <i>hreppr</i> village, district; cf. Icel. <i>hreppa</i> + to catch, obtain, AS. <i>hrepian</i>, <i>hreppan</i>, to touch.] One of + six divisions of the county of Sussex, England, intermediate between a + hundred and a shire. + </p> + <p> + Rape, <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rapa</i>, <i>rapum</i>, akin to Gr. "ra`pys, + "ra`fys, G. <i>rübe</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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 Cole. + </p> + <p> + <b>Broom rape</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See Broom rape, in the Vocabulary. -- <b>Rape + cake</b>, the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from the + rape seed. -- <b>Rape root</b>. Same as Rape. -- <b>Summer rape</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See Colza. + </p> + <p> + Rape"ful (rp"fl), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Violent. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Given to the commission of rape. <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"ful*ly (rp"fl*l), <i>adv.</i> Violently. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Raph`a*el*esque" (rf`*l*sk"), <i>a.</i> Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's + manner of painting. + </p> + <p> + Raph"a*el*ism (rf"*l*z'm), <i>n.</i> The principles of painting introduced + by Raphael, the Italian painter. + </p> + <p> + Raph"a*el*ite (-t), <i>n.</i> One who advocates or adopts the principles + of Raphaelism. + </p> + <p> + Raph"a*ny (rf"*n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>raphanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ra"phe (r"f), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or suture, fr. + "ra`ptein to sew or stitch together.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> A line, + ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the + <i>raphe</i> of the tongue. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Rhaphe. + </p> + <p> + ||Raph"i*des (rf"*dz), <i>n. pl.</i> [F. <i>raphide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + See Rhaphides. + </p> + <p> + Rap"id (rp"d), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rapidus</i>, fr. <i>rapere</i> to seize + and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. 'arpa`zein: + cf. F. <i>rapide</i>. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a <i>rapid</i> + stream; a <i>rapid</i> flight; a <i>rapid</i> motion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ascend my chariot; guide the <i>rapid</i> wheels. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Quick in execution; as, a <i>rapid</i> penman. + </p> + <p> + Rap"id, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rapide</i>. See Rapid, <i>a.</i>] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,<br /> The <i>rapids</i> are + near, and the daylight's past. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Moore.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*pid"i*ty (r*pd"*t), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rapiditas</i>: cf. F. <i>rapidité</i>.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rapidness; haste; speed; celerity; velocity; swiftness; + fleetness; quickness; agility. + </p> + <p> + Rap"id*ly (rp"d*l), <i>adv.</i> In a rapid manner. + </p> + <p> + Rap"id*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality of being rapid; rapidity. + </p> + <p> + Ra"pi*er (r"p*r), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rapière</i>, perhaps for <i>raspière</i>, + and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. <i>rasp</i>, v.] A straight + sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rapier fish</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the swordfish. [Obs.] <i>Grew.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"pi*ered (-rd), <i>a.</i> Wearing a rapier. "Scarletcoated, <i>rapiered</i> + figures." <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*pil"li (r*pl"l), <i>n. pl.</i> [It.] <i>(Min.)</i> Lapilli. + </p> + <p> + Rap"ine (rp"n), <i>n.</i> [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 Rapid, and cf. Raven rapine.] <b>1.</b> The act of plundering; + the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; + plunder. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the desire of <i>rapine</i> + as by the desire of glory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"ine, <i>v. t.</i> To plunder. <i>Sir G. Buck.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"i*nous (rp"*ns), <i>a.</i> Given to rapine. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rap"page (-pj; 48), <i>n.</i> <i>(Founding)</i> The enlargement of a mold + caused by rapping the pattern. + </p> + <p> + Rap`pa*ree" (-p*r"), <i>n.</i> A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the + 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a <i>rapary</i>. + [Written also <i>raparee</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rapped (rpt), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Rap, to strike. + </p> + <p> + Rapped, <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Rap, to snatch away. + </p> + <p> + Rap*pee" (rp*p"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>râpé</i>, fr. <i>râper</i> + to grate, to rasp. See Rasp, <i>v.</i>] A pungent kind of snuff made from + the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves. + </p> + <p> + Rap"pel (rp"pl or rp*pl"), <i>n.</i> [F. Cf. Repeal.] <i>(Mil.)</i> The + beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. + </p> + <p> + Rap"per (rp"pr), <i>n.</i> [From Rap.] <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, + raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door. <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] <i>Bp. Parker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap*port" (rp*prt"; F. r`pôr"), <i>n.</i> [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. Report.] Relation; proportion; + conformity; correspondence; accord. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T is obvious what <i>rapport</i> there is between the conceptions and + languages in every country. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>||En` rap`port"</b> (äN` r`pôr") [F.], in accord, harmony, + or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in + mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits influence or + communication. + </p> + <p> + Rap*scal"lion (rp*skl"yn), <i>n.</i> [See Rascallion.] A rascal; a good- + for-nothing fellow. [Colloq.] <i>Howitt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rapt (rpt), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Rap, to snatch away. + </p> + <p> + Rapt, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Snatched away; hurried away or along. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Waters <i>rapt</i> with whirling away. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured. + "The <i>rapt</i> musician." <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation. "<i>Rapt</i> + in secret studies." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rapt, <i>n.</i> [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 Rapt, <i>a.</i>, and Rapid.] <b>1.</b> An ecstasy; a trance. [Obs.] + <i>Bp. Morton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rapidity. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rapt, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To transport or ravish. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To carry away by force. [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"ter (rp"tr), <i>n.</i> A raptor. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"tor (rp"tr), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>raptor</i>, from <i>rapere</i> to + ravish. See Rapid.] A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rap*to"res (rp*t"rz), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Raptor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Same as Accipitres. Called also <i>Raptatores</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rap*to"ri*al (-r*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds. <i>(b)</i> + Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, + birds, and other animals. <i>(c)</i> Of or pertaining to the Raptores. See + <i>Illust.</i> <i>(f)</i> of Aves. + </p> + <p> + Rap*to"ri*ous (-s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>raptorius</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Raptorial. + </p> + <p> + Rap"ture (rp"tr; 135), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rapere</i>, <i>raptum</i>, to + carry off by force. See Rapid.] <b>1.</b> A seizing by violence; a + hurrying along; rapidity with violence. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash<br /> With headlong <i>rapture</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the hearer great + conceptions; it strengthens devotion, and advances praise into <i>rapture</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You grow correct that once with <i>rapture</i> writ. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Bliss; ecstasy; transport; delight; exultation. + </p> + <p> + Rap"ture, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raptured (-trd; 135); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rapturing.] To transport with excitement; to + enrapture. [Poetic] <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"tur*ist, <i>n.</i> An enthusiast. [Obs.] <i>J. Spencer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rap"tur*ize (-z), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To put, or be put, in a state of + rapture. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rap"tur*ous (-s), <i>a.</i> Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, + expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, <i>rapturous</i> joy, pleasure, or + delight; <i>rapturous</i> applause. + </p> + <p> + Rap"tur*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rapturous manner. + </p> + <p> + Rare (râr), <i>a.</i> [Cf. Rather, Rath.] Early. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rude mechanicals that <i>rare</i> and late<br /> Work in the market + place. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rare, <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rarer (râr"r); <i>superl.</i> Rarest.] + [Cf. AS. <i>hrr</i>, or E. <i>rare</i> early. √18.] Nearly raw; + partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, <i>rare</i> beef + or mutton. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care<br /> Turned by a gentle fire, and + roasted <i>rare</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + This word is in common use in the United States, but in England its + synonym <i>underdone</i> is preferred. + </p> + <p> + Rare, <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rarer (râr"r); <i>superl.</i> Rarest.] + [F., fr. L. <i>rarus</i> thin, rare.] <b>1.</b> Not frequent; seldom met + with or occurring; unusual; as, a <i>rare</i> event. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree + seldom found. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rare</i> work, all filled with terror and delight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowley.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Above the rest I judge one beauty <i>rare</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Thinly scattered; dispersed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those <i>rare</i> and solitary, these in flocks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not + thick or dense; thin; as, a <i>rare</i> atmosphere at high elevations. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times <i>rarer</i>, + than gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir I. Newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; + extraordinary; incomparable. -- Rare, Scarce. 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the <i>rarest</i> things + in the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When any particular piece of money grew very <i>scarce</i>, it was often + recoined by a succeeding emperor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rare"bit (râr"bt), <i>n.</i> A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See <i>Welsh + rabbit</i>, under Rabbit. + </p> + <p> + Rar"ee-show` (râr"-sh`), <i>n.</i> [Contr. fr. <i>rarity-show</i>.] + A show carried about in a box; a peep show. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rar`e*fac"tion (rr`*fk"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>raréfaction</i>. + See Rarefy.] The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; + -- opposed to <i>condensation</i>; as, the <i>rarefaction</i> of air. + </p> + <p> + Rar"e*fi`a*ble (rr"*f`*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>raréfiable</i>.] + Capable of being rarefied. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rar"e*fy (rr"*f; 277), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rarefied (- fd); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rarefying (- f`ng).] [F. <i>raréfier</i>; + L. <i>rarus</i> rare + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make; cf. L. <i>rarefacere</i>. + See -fy.] 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rar"e*fy, <i>v. i.</i> To become less dense; to become thin and porous. + "Earth <i>rarefies</i> to dew." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rare"ly (râr"l), <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a rare manner or degree; + seldom; not often; as, things <i>rarely</i> seen. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The person who played so <i>rarely</i> on the flageolet. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rest of the apartments are <i>rarely</i> gilded. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rare"ness, <i>n.</i> The state or quality of being rare. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And let the <i>rareness</i> the small gift commend. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rare"ripe` (-rp`), <i>a.</i> [<i>Rare</i> early + <i>ripe</i>. Cf. + Rathripe.] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season. + </p> + <p> + Rare"ripe`, <i>n.</i> An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of + freestone peach. + </p> + <p> + Rar`i*fi*ca"tion (rr`*f*k"shn), <i>n.</i> See Rarefaction. [R.] <i>Am. + Chem. Journal.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rar"i*ty (rr"*t; 277), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rarities</b> (- tz). [L. + <i>raritas</i>: cf. F. <i>rareté</i>. See Rare.] <b>1.</b> The + quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the <i>rarity</i> + (contrasted with the <i>density</i>) of gases. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1190 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its + scarcity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I saw three <i>rarities</i> of different kinds, which pleased me more + than any other shows in the place. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras (räs), <i>n.</i> See 2d Reis. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`sante" (r`zäNt"), <i>a.</i> [F., p. pr. of <i>raser</i> to + graze.] <i>(Fort.)</i> 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. <i>H. L. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras"cal (rs"k<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [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 Rase, <i>v.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; + collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned + beast, esp. a deer. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the <i>rascal</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as huge as + the <i>rascal</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a + scoundrel; a trickster. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For I have sense to serve my turn in store,<br /> And he's a <i>rascal</i> + who pretends to more. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras"cal, <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; + low; mean; base. "The <i>rascal</i> many." <i>Spenser.</i> "The <i>rascal</i> + people." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While she called me <i>rascal</i> fiddler. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras"cal*dom (-dm), <i>n.</i> State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of + rascals; rascals, collectively. <i>Emerson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras"cal*ess, <i>n.</i> A female rascal. [Humorous] + </p> + <p> + Ras*cal"i*ty (rs*kl"*t), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rascalities</b> (- tz). + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean + trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The poorer and lower classes of people. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The chief heads of their clans with their several <i>rascalities</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>T. Jackson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ras*cal"lion (rs*kl"yn), <i>n.</i> [From Rascal.] A low, mean wretch. + [Written also <i>rascalion</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ras"cal*ly (rs"k<i>a</i>l*l), <i>a.</i> Like a rascal; trickish or + dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without + implication of dishonesty. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our <i>rascally</i> porter is fallen fast asleep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rase (rz), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rased (rzd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rasing.] [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. Raze, + Razee, Razor, Rodent.] <b>1.</b> To rub along the surface of; to graze. + [Obsoles.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and might not the bullet + which <i>rased</i> his cheek have gone into his head? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sometimes his feet <i>rased</i> the surface of the water, and at others + the skylight almost flattened his nose. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beckford.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Except we <i>rase</i> the faculty of memory, root and branch, out of our + mind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze. [In + this sense <i>raze</i> is generally used.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till Troy were by their brave hands <i>rased</i>,<br /> They would not + turn home. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Rasing iron</b>, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from the seams + of a vessel. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; level; + prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin. + </p> + <p> + Rase, <i>v. i.</i> To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer + overthrow. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rase, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A scratching out, or erasure. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A slight wound; a scratch. [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> 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. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash (rsh), <i>v. t.</i> [For <i>arace</i>.] <b>1.</b> To pull off or + pluck violently. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rashing</i> off helms and riving plates asunder. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash, <i>n.</i> [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 Rase, and cf. Rascal.] <i>(Med.)</i> A fine + eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no elevation. + </p> + <p> + <b>Canker rash</b>. See in the Vocabulary. -- <b>Nettle rash</b>. See + Urticaria. -- <b>Rose rash</b>. See Roseola. -- <b>Tooth rash</b>. See + Red-gum. + </p> + <p> + Rash, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ras</i> short-nap cloth, It. & Sp. <i>raso</i> + satin (cf. Rase); or cf. It. <i>rascia</i> serge, G. <i>rasch</i>, + probably fr. <i>Arras</i> in France (cf. Arras).] An inferior kind of + silk, or mixture of silk and worsted. [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash, <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rasher (-r); <i>superl.</i> Rashest.] + [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.] <b>1.</b> Sudden in action; quick; hasty. + [Obs.] "Strong as aconitum or <i>rash</i> gunpowder." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I scarce have leisure to salute you,<br /> My matter is so <i>rash</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little + reflection; as, <i>rash</i> words; <i>rash</i> measures. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. [Prov. + Eng.] <i>Grose.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty; + indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless; inconsiderate; + unwary. -- Rash, Adventurous, Foolhardy. 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Was never known a more <i>adventurous</i> knight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her <i>rash</i> hand in evil hour<br /> Forth reaching to the fruit, she + plucked, she eat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash (rsh), <i>v. t.</i> To prepare with haste. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash"er (-r), <i>n.</i> [In sense 1, probably fr. <i>rash</i>, a., as + being hastily cooked.] <b>1.</b> A thin slice of bacon. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A California rockfish (<i>Sebastichthys + miniatus</i>). + </p> + <p> + Rash"ful (-fl), <i>a.</i> Rash; hasty; precipitate. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rash"ling (-lng), <i>n.</i> A rash person. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rash"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rash manner; with precipitation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He that doth anything <i>rashly</i>, must do it willingly; for he was + free to deliberate or not. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rash"ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rash. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We offend . . . by <i>rashness</i>, which is an affirming or denying, + before we have sufficiently informed ourselves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation; + hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration; carelessness. See + Temerity. + </p> + <p> + ||Ras*kol"nik (rs*kl"nk), <i>n.</i> [Russ. <i>raskolenik'</i> schismatic, + heretic.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> One of the separatists or dissenters from the + established or Greek church in Russia. [Written also <i>rascolnik</i>.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*so"res (r*z"rz), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, + to scratch. See Rase, <i>v. t.</i>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> An order of birds; + the Gallinæ. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ra*so"ri*al (-r*<i>a</i>l; 277), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or + pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic + fowl, partridge, quail, and the like. + </p> + <p> + Ra"sour (rä"sr), <i>n.</i> Razor. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rasp (rsp), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rasped (rspt); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rasping.] [OF. <i>rasper</i>, F. <i>râper</i>, to + scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. <i>raspn</i> to scrape together, to collect, + probably akin to E. <i>rap</i>. Cf. Rap to snatch.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rasp, <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>raspe</i>, OF. <i>raspe</i>, F. <i>râpe</i>. + See Rasp, <i>v.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The raspberry. [Obs.] "Set sorrel amongst <i>rasps</i>, and the + <i>rasps</i> will be the smaller." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rasp palm</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Ras`pa*to"ri*um (rs`p*t"r*m), <i>n.</i> [LL.] See Raspatory. + </p> + <p> + Rasp"a*to*ry (rsp"*t*r), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>raspatorium</i>: cf. F. <i>raspatoir</i>. + See Rasp, <i>v.</i>] A surgeon's rasp. <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rasp"ber*ry (rz"br*r; 277), <i>n.</i> [From E. <i>rasp</i>, in allusion to + the apparent roughness of the fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> + The shrub bearing this fruit. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rasp"er (rsp"r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper. + </p> + <p> + Ras"pis (rs"ps), <i>n.</i> The raspberry. [Obs.] <i>Langham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rasp"y (rsp"), <i>a.</i> Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; + grating. <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rasse (rs), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Malay <i>rsa</i> taste, sensation.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ra"sure (r"zhr; 135), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rasura</i>, fr. <i>radere</i>, <i>rasum</i>, + to scrape, to shave. See Rase, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> The act of rasing, + scraping, or erasing; erasure; obliteration. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing or + print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure. <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat (rt), <i>n.</i> [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. Raccoon.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by + women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair. [Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, + one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union. + [Cant] + </p> + <p> + "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> + <b>Bamboo rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any Indian rodent of the genus <i>Rhizomys</i>. + -- <b>Beaver rat</b>, <b>Coast rat</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See under + Beaver, and Coast. -- <b>Blind rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the mole rat. + -- <b>Cotton rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Ground rat</b>. + See <i>Ground Pig</i>, under Ground. -- <b>Hedgehog rat</b>. See under + Hedgehog. -- <b>Kangaroo rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the potoroo. -- <b>Norway + rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the common brown rat. See Rat. -- <b>Pouched + rat</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> See <i>Pocket Gopher</i>, under + Pocket. <i>(b)</i> Any African rodent of the genus <i>Cricetomys</i>. -- + <b>Rat Indians</b> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>, a tribe of Indians dwelling near Fort + Ukon, Alaska. They belong to the Athabascan stock. -- <b>Rat mole</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See <i>Mole rat</i>, under Mole. -- <b>Rat pit</b>, an inclosed space into + which rats are put to be killed by a dog for sport. -- <b>Rat snake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + a large colubrine snake (<i>Ptyas mucosus</i>) very common in India and + Ceylon. It enters dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc. -- <b>Spiny + rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any South American rodent of the genus <i>Echinomys</i>. + -- <b>To smell a rat</b>. See under Smell. -- <b>Wood rat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rat, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ratted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Ratting.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having <i>ratted</i>, solely by + his inability to follow the friends of his early days. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To catch or kill rats. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ta (rä"t), <i>n.</i> [Maori.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A New Zealand forest + tree (<i>Metrosideros robusta</i>), also, its hard dark red wood, used by + the Maoris for paddles and war clubs. + </p> + <p> + Rat`a*bil"i*ty (rt`*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + ratable. + </p> + <p> + Rat"a*ble (rt"*b'l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Capable of being rated, or set at + a certain value. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Twenty oræ were <i>ratable</i> to [at] two marks of silver. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Camden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, <i>ratable</i> + estate. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Made at a proportionate rate; as, <i>ratable</i> payments. -- + Rat"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Rat"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat`a*fi"a (rt`*f"), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. Malay <i>arak</i> arrack + <i>tfa</i> + a spirit distilled from molasses.] A spirituous liquor flavored with the + kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and + sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called <i>noyau</i>, + <i>curaçao</i>, etc. [Written also <i>ratifia</i> and <i>ratafee</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ra*tan" (r*tn"), <i>n.</i> See Rattan. + </p> + <p> + Rat"a*ny (rt"*n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Rhatany. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra`ta`plan" (r`t`pläN"), <i>n.</i> [F.] The iterative sound of + beating a drum, or of a galloping horse. + </p> + <p> + Ratch (rch), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Rotche. + </p> + <p> + Ratch (rch), <i>n.</i> [See Rack the instrument, Ratchet.] A ratchet + wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works. + </p> + <p> + Ratch"el (-l), <i>n.</i> Gravelly stone. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ratch"et (-t), <i>n.</i> [Properly a diminutive from the same word as <i>rack</i>: + cf. F. <i>rochet</i>. See 2d Ratch, Rack the instrument.] <b>1.</b> A + pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or + ratch, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See + <i>Ratchet wheel</i>, below, and 2d Ratch. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ratchet brace</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, a boring brace, having a ratchet + wheel and pawl for rotating the tool by back and forth movements of the + brace handle. -- <b>Ratchet drill</b>, 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. -- <b>Ratchet wheel</b> <i>(Mach.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rate (rt), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [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.] To chide with vehemence; to scold; to + censure violently. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Go, <i>rate</i> thy minions, proud, insulting boy! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming them from it, and + <i>rating</i> them for it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rate, <i>n.</i> [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. Reason.] <b>1.</b> Established portion or measure; fixed + allowance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The one right feeble through the evil <i>rate</i><br /> Of food which in + her duress she had found. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Heretofore the <i>rate</i> and standard of wit was different from what + it is nowadays. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Calamy.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many of the horse could not march at that <i>rate</i>, nor come up soon + enough. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; + charge; as, high or low <i>rates</i> of transportation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They come at dear <i>rates</i> from Japan. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Order; arrangement. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thus sat they all around in seemly <i>rate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Ratification; approval. [R.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Horol.)</i> The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of + time; as, daily <i>rate</i>; hourly <i>rate</i>; etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> The class of a + merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as + a risk, as A1, A2, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rate, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rated; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Rating.] <b>1.</b> To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain + price or degree. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>rate</i> a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent + indeed, but not infallible. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You seem not high enough your joys to <i>rate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To ratify. [Obs.] "To <i>rate</i> the truce." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rate a chronometer</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon. + </p> + <p> + Rate, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To be set or considered in a class; to have + rank; as, the ship <i>rates</i> as a ship of the line. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make an estimate. + </p> + <p> + Rate"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> See Ratable. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tel (r"tl), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any carnivore of the + genus <i>Mellivora</i>, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called + also <i>honey badger</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rate"pay`er (-p`r), <i>n.</i> One who pays rates or taxes. + </p> + <p> + Rat"er (rt"r), <i>n.</i> One who rates or estimates. + </p> + <p> + Rat"er, <i>n.</i> One who rates or scolds. + </p> + <p> + Rat"fish` (rt"fsh`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Rat-tail. + </p> + <p> + Rath (rth), <i>n.</i> [Ir. <i>rath</i>.] <b>1.</b> A hill or mound. + [Ireland] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland. + </p> + <p> + { Rath, Rathe } (rth), <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>hræð</i>, <i>hræd</i>, + quick, akin to OHG. <i>hrad</i>, Icel. <i>hraðr</i>.] Coming before + others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bring the <i>rathe</i> primrose that forsaken dies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rath, Rathe, } <i>adv.</i> Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why rise ye up so <i>rathe</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Too <i>rathe</i> cut off by practice criminal. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rath"er (r"r), <i>a.</i> [Compar. of Rath, <i>a.</i>] Prior; earlier; + former. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now no man dwelleth at the <i>rather</i> town. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Mandeville.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rath"er (r"r; 277), <i>adv.</i> [AS. <i>hraðor</i>, compar. of <i>hraðe</i>, + <i>hræðe</i>, quickly, immediately. See Rath, <i>a.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou shalt, quod he, be <i>rather</i> false than I. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A good mean to come the <i>rather</i> to grace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> More readily or willingly; preferably. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My soul chooseth . . . death <i>rather</i> than my life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Job vii. 15.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or + suggested; instead. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Was nothing bettered, but <i>rather</i> grew worse. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mark v. 26.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as + more likely than, the other; somewhat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,<br /> And nowhere + finding, <i>rather</i> feared her slain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> More properly; more correctly speaking. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This is an art<br /> Which does mend nature, change it <i>rather</i>, but<br /> + The art itself is nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is <i>rather</i> warm; the + house is <i>rather</i> damp. + </p> + <p> + <b>The rather</b>, the more so; especially; for better reason; for + particular cause. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You are come to me in happy time,<br /> <i>The rather</i> for I have some + sport in hand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Had rather</b>, or <b>Would rather</b>, prefer to; prefers to; as, + he <i>had</i>, or <i>would, rather</i> go than stay. "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 Had. + </p> + <p> + Rath"ripe` (rth"rp`), <i>a.</i> Rareripe, or early ripe. -- <i>n.</i> A + rareripe. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such who delight in <i>rathripe</i> fruits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat`i*fi*ca"tion (rt`*f*k"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ratification</i>.] + The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; + as, the <i>ratification</i> of a treaty. + </p> + <p> + Rat"i*fi`er (rt"*f`r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, ratifies; a + confirmer. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"i*fy (-f), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ratified (-fd); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ratifying (- f`ng).] [F. <i>ratifier</i>, fr. L. <i>ratus</i> + fixed by calculation, firm, valid + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See + Rate, <i>n.</i>, and -fy.] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to + confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as + something done by an agent or servant; as, to <i>ratify</i> an agreement, + treaty, or contract; to <i>ratify</i> a nomination. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by <i>ratifying</i> + an imposture with such a miracle. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat`i*ha*bi"tion (-h*bsh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ratihabitio</i>; <i>ratus</i> + fixed, valid + <i>habere</i> to hold.] Confirmation or approbation, as of + an act or contract. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"ti*o (r"sh* or r"sh), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. <i>reri</i>, <i>ratus</i>, to + reckon, believe, think, judge. See Reason.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> The + relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. + It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the + second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by or ½; of <i>a</i> + to <i>b</i> by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the + dividend; as, <i>a:b = b/a</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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 Rule. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; + proportion; as, the <i>ratio</i> of representation in Congress. + </p> + <p> + <b>Compound ratio</b>, <b>Duplicate ratio</b>, <b>Inverse ratio</b>, etc. + See under Compound, Duplicate, etc. -- <b>Ratio of a geometrical + progression</b>, the constant quantity by which each term is multiplied to + produce the succeeding one. + </p> + <p> + Ra`ti*oc"i*nate (rsh`*s"*nt), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>ratiocinatus</i>, p. p. + of <i>ratiocinari</i>, fr. <i>ratio</i> reason. See Ratio.] To reason, + esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument. + </p> + <p> + Ra`ti*oc`i*na"tion (-n"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ratiocinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>ratiocination</i>.] + The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from premises; deductive + reasoning. + </p> + <p> + Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive (- s"*n*tv), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ratiocinativus</i>.] + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>ratiocinative</i> meditativeness of his character. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry (-n*t*r), <i>a.</i> Ratiocinative. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion (r"shn or rsh"n), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>ratio</i> a reckoning, + calculation, relation, reference, LL. <i>ratio</i> ration. See Ratio.] <b>1.</b> + A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, + or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence. + </p> + <p> + Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank + or the number of their attendants. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an + allowance; an allotment. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion, <i>v. t.</i> To supply with rations, as a regiment. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al (rsh"n*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rationalis</i>: cf. F. <i>rationnel</i>. + See Ratio, Reason, and cf. Rationale.] <b>1.</b> Relating to the reason; + not physical; mental. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the <i>rational</i>, the + natural, and mathematics . . . were but simple pastimes in comparison of + the other. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason + or understanding; reasoning. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is our glory and happiness to have a <i>rational</i> nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Law.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, + foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, <i>rational</i> + conduct; a <i>rational</i> man. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> Expressing the type, structure, relations, and + reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulæ. See under + Formula. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rational horizon</b>. <i>(Astron.)</i> See Horizon, 2 <i>(b)</i>. -- <b>Rational + quantity</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Rational symptom</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, one + elicited by the statements of the patient himself and not as the result of + a physical examination. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Sane; sound; intelligent; reasonable; sensible; wise; + discreet; judicious. -- Rational, Reasonable. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What higher in her society thou find'st<br /> Attractive, human, <i>rational</i>, + love still. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al, <i>n.</i> A rational being. <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra`tion*a"le (rsh`n*"l), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rationalis</i>, neut. <i>rationale</i>. + See Rational, <i>a.</i>] An explanation or exposition of the principles of + some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the + principles themselves. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ism (rsh"n*<i>a</i>l*z'm), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rationalisme</i>.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> The doctrine or system of those who deduce their + religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or + opposed to, revelation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Philos.)</i> The system that makes rational power the + ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to <i>sensualism</i>, or <i>sensationalism</i>, + and <i>empiricism</i>. <i>Fleming.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rationaliste</i>.] One who accepts + rationalism as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. + See Citation under Reasonist. + </p> + <p> + { Ra`tion*al*is"tic (-s"tk), Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al (-t*k<i>a</i>l), } <i>a.</i> + Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of rationalism. -- + Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra`tion*al"i*ty (-l"*t; 277), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-ties</b> (- tz). + [F. <i>rationalité</i>, or L. <i>rationalitas</i>.] The quality or + state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due + exercise of reason; reasonableness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When God has made <i>rationality</i> the common portion of mankind, how + came it to be thy inclosure? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gov. of Tongue.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Well-directed intentions, whose <i>rationalities</i> will never bear a + rigid examination. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion (rsh`n*<i>a</i>l**z"shn), <i>n.</i> The act or + process of rationalizing. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ize (rsh"n*<i>a</i>l*z), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To make + rational; also, to convert to rationalism. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To interpret in the manner of a rationalist. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To form a rational conception of. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Alg.)</i> To render rational; to free from radical signs or + quantities. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ize, <i>v. i.</i> To use, and rely on, reason in forming a + theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with + the principles of rationalism. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief <i>rationalizing</i> + doctor of antiquity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rational manner. + </p> + <p> + Ra"tion*al*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rational; + rationality. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra*ti"tæ (r*t"t), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>ratis</i> a raft; + cf. L. <i>ratitus</i> marked with the figure of a raft.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rat"i*tate (rt"*tt), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or pertaining to the + Ratitæ. + </p> + <p> + Rat"ite (rt"t), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or pertaining to the + Ratitæ. - - <i>n.</i> One of the Ratitæ. + </p> + <p> + { Rat"lines, Rat"lins } (rt"lnz), <i>n. pl.</i> [Of uncertain origin.] <i>(Naut.)</i> + The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps + of a rope ladder. [Written also <i>ratlings</i>, and <i>rattlings</i>.] <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"on (rt"n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Raccoon.] A small rat. [Obs.] <i>Piers + Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*toon" (r*tn"), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Same as Rattoon, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rattan cane. [Obs.] <i>Pepys.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*toon", <i>v. i.</i> Same as Rattoon, <i>v. i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rats"bane` (rts"bn`), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rat</i> + <i>bane</i>.] Rat poison; + white arsenic. + </p> + <p> + Rats"baned` (-bnd`), <i>a.</i> Poisoned by ratsbane. + </p> + <p> + Rat"-tail` (rt"tl`), <i>a.</i> 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 File. + </p> + <p> + Rat"-tail`, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Far.)</i> <i>pl.</i> An excrescence + growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The California chimæra. See + Chimæra. <i>(b)</i> Any fish of the genus <i>Macrurus</i>. See + Grenadier, 2. + </p> + <p> + Rat"-tailed` (-tld`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having a long, + tapering tail like that of a rat. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rat-tailed larva</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the larva of a fly of the + genus Eristalis. See Eristalis. -- <b>Rat-tailed serpent</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the fer- de-lance. -- <b>Rat-tailed shrew</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the + musk shrew. + </p> + <p> + Rat*tan" (rt*tn"), <i>n.</i> [Malay <i>rtan</i>.] [Written also <i>ratan</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rat*teen" (-tn"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ratine</i>.] A thick woolen stuff + quilled or twilled. + </p> + <p> + Rat"ten (rt"t'n), <i>v. t.</i> [Prov. E. <i>ratten</i> a rat, hence the + verb literally means, to do mischief like a rat.] To deprive feloniously + of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), + for the purpose of annoying; as, to <i>ratten</i> a mechanic who works + during a strike. [Trades-union Cant] <i>J. McCarthy.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"ter (-tr), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rats, as one + who deserts his party. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; + a rat terrier. See Terrier. + </p> + <p> + Rat`ti*net" (-t*nt"), <i>n.</i> A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen. + </p> + <p> + Rat"ting (rt"tng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The conduct or practices of one who + rats. See Rat, <i>v. i.</i>, 1. <i>Sydney Smith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to + see how many he will kill in a given time. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle (-t'l), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rattled (-t'ld); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rattling (-tlng).] [Akin to D. <i>ratelen</i>, G. <i>rasseln</i>, + AS. <i>hrætele</i> a rattle, in <i>hrætel</i>wyrt rattlewort; + cf. Gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave. Cf. Rail a bird.] <b>1.</b> To make a + quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of + hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And the rude hail in <i>rattling</i> tempest forms. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T was but the wind,<br /> Or the car <i>rattling</i> o'er the stony + street. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1192 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we <i>rattled</i> + along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle (rt"t'l), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to make a rattling or + clattering sound; as, to <i>rattle</i> a chain. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sound but another [drum], and another shall<br /> As loud as thine <i>rattle</i> + the welkin's ear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to <i>rattle</i> one's + judgment; to <i>rattle</i> a player in a game. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To scold; to rail at. <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rattle off</b>. <i>(a)</i> To tell glibly or noisily; as, <i>to + rattle off</i> a story. <i>(b)</i> To rail at; to scold. "She would + sometimes <i>rattle off</i> her servants sharply." <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A rapid succession of sharp, clattering + sounds; as, the <i>rattle</i> of a drum. <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Noisy, rapid talk. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All this ado about the golden age is but an empty <i>rattle</i> and + frivolous conceit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hakewill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a + child's toy that rattles when shaken. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rattles</i> of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea nearly enough + resemble each other. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pleased with a <i>rattle</i>, tickled with a straw. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] <i>Heylin.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any organ of an animal having a structure + adapted to produce a rattling sound. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>7.</b> 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 Râle. + </p> + <p> + <b>To spring a rattle</b>, to cause it to sound. -- <b>Yellow rattle</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, a yellow-flowered herb (<i>Rhinanthus Crista-galli</i>), + the ripe seeds of which rattle in the inflated calyx. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*box` (-bks`), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A toy that makes a rattling + sound; a rattle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> An American herb (<i>Crotalaria + sagittalis</i>), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated + pod. <i>(b)</i> Any species of <i>Crotalaria</i>, a genus of + yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle-brained` (-brnd`), <i>a.</i> Giddy; rattle-headed. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*head` (-hd`), <i>n.</i> An empty, noisy talker. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle-head`ed, <i>a.</i> Noisy; giddy; unsteady. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*mouse` (-mous`), <i>n.</i> A bat. [Obs.] <i>Puttenham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*pate` (-pt`), <i>n.</i> A rattlehead. <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle-pat`ed, <i>a.</i> Rattle- headed. "A noisy, <i>rattle-pated</i> + fellow." <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"tler (-tlr), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rattles. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*snake` (rt"t'l*snk`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Fang. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ground rattlesnake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rattlesnake fern</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rattlesnake grass</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + 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>. -- <b>Rattlesnake plantain</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See under Plantain. -- <b>Rattlesnake root</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Rattlesnake's master</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + A species of Agave (<i>Agave Virginica</i>) growing in the Southern United + States. <i>(b)</i> An umbelliferous plant (<i>Eryngium yuccæfolium</i>) + with large bristly-fringed linear leaves. <i>(c)</i> A composite plant, + the blazing star (<i>Liatris squarrosa</i>). -- <b>Rattlesnake weed</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + a plant of the composite genus <i>Hieracium</i> (<i>H. venosum</i>); -- + probably so named from its spotted leaves. See also Snakeroot. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*trap` (-trp`), <i>n.</i> Any machine or vehicle that does not run + smoothly. [Colloq.] <i>A. Trollope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*weed` (-wd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Any plant of the genus <i>Astragalus</i>. + See Milk vetch. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*wings` (-wngz`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The golden-eye. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tle*wort` (-wûrt`), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrætelwyrt</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Same as Rattlebox. + </p> + <p> + Rat"tlings (rt"tlngz), <i>n. pl.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Ratlines. + </p> + <p> + Rat*toon" (rt*tn"), <i>n.</i> [Sp. <i>retoño</i>.] One of the stems + or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or + later. See Plant-cane. + </p> + <p> + Rat*toon", <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rattooned (-tnd"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rattooning.] [Cf. Sp. <i>retoñar</i>.] To + sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane from the root of the + previous year's planting. + </p> + <p> + Rau"cid (r"sd), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>raucus</i> hoarse; cf. LL. <i>raucidus</i>.] + Hoarse; raucous. [R.] <i>Lamb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rau"ci*ty (r"s*t), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>raucitas</i>, from <i>raucus</i> + hoarse: cf. F. <i>raucité</i>.] Harshness of sound; rough + utterance; hoarseness; as, the <i>raucity</i> of a trumpet, or of the + human voice. + </p> + <p> + Rau"cous (r"ks), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>raucus</i>.] Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a + <i>raucous</i>, thick tone. "His voice slightly <i>raucous</i>." <i>Aytoun.</i> + -- Rau"cous*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raught (rt), obs. <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Reach. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raught, obs. <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Reck. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raunch (rnch), <i>v. t.</i> See Ranch. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raun*soun" (rn*sn"), <i>n.</i> Ransom. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"age (rv"j; 48), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. (assumed) L. <i>rapagium</i>, <i>rapaticum</i>, + fr. <i>rapere</i> to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.] + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Would one think 't were possible for love<br /> To make such <i>ravage</i> + in a noble soul? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder; + spoil; waste; ruin. + </p> + <p> + Rav"age, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ravaged (-jd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ravaging (-*jng).] [F. <i>ravager</i>. See Ravage, <i>n.</i>] + To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or + devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Already Cæsar<br /> Has <i>ravaged</i> more than half the globe. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His lands were daily <i>ravaged</i>, his cattle driven away. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To despoil; pillage; plunder; sack; spoil; devastate; + desolate; destroy; waste; ruin. + </p> + <p> + Rav"a*ger (-*jr), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; + spoiler. + </p> + <p> + Rave (rv), obs. <i>imp.</i> of Rive. + </p> + <p> + Rave, <i>n.</i> [Prov. E. <i>raves</i>, or <i>rathes</i>, a frame laid on + a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] One of the upper side pieces of the frame + of a wagon body or a sleigh. + </p> + <p> + Rave (rv), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raved (rvd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Raving.] [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. Rage, Reverie.] <b>1.</b> To wander in mind or intellect; to be + delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as + a madman. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In our madness evermore we <i>rave</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Have I not cause to <i>rave</i> and beat my breast? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went <i>raving</i> down the + valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To rush wildly or furiously. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The hallowed scene<br /> Which others <i>rave</i> of, though they know it + not. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rave, <i>v. t.</i> To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to <i>rave</i> + nonsense. <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rave"hook (rv"hk), <i>n.</i> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> A tool, hooked at the + end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum. + </p> + <p> + Rav"el (rv"'l), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Raveled (-'ld) or + Ravelled; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Raveling or Ravelling.] [OD. <i>ravelen</i>, + D. <i>rafelen</i>, akin to LG. <i>rebeln</i>, <i>rebbeln</i>, <i>reffeln</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sleep, that knits up the <i>raveled</i> sleave of care. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What glory 's due to him that could divide<br /> Such <i>raveled</i> + interests? has the knot untied? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"el, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To become untwisted or unwoven; to be + disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fall into perplexity and confusion. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till, by their own perplexities involved,<br /> They <i>ravel</i> more, + still less resolved. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads + of a woven pattern. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The humor of <i>raveling</i> into all these mystical or entangled + matters. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"el*er (-r), <i>n.</i> [Also <i>raveller</i>.] One who ravels. + </p> + <p> + Rave"lin (rv"ln; 277), <i>n.</i> [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> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rav"el*ing (rv"'l*ng), <i>n.</i> [Also <i>ravelling</i>.] <b>1.</b> The + act of untwisting or of disentangling. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a + texture. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ven (r"v'n), <i>n.</i> [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. ko`rax. √19.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Sea raven</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the cormorant. + </p> + <p> + Ra"ven, <i>a.</i> Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, <i>raven</i> + curls; <i>raven</i> darkness. + </p> + <p> + Rav"en (rv"'n), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>raviné</i> impetuosity, violence, + F. <i>ravine</i> ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also <i>ravin</i>, + and <i>ravine</i>.] <b>1.</b> Rapine; rapacity. <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. + </p> + <p> + Rav"en, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ravened (-'nd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ravening.] [Written also <i>ravin</i>, and <i>ravine</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To obtain or seize by violence. <i>Hakewill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To devour with great eagerness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like rats that <i>ravin</i> down their proper bane. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"en, <i>v. i.</i> To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show + rapacity. [Written also <i>ravin</i>, and <i>ravine</i>.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Benjamin shall <i>raven</i> as a wolf. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xlix. 27.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rav`e*na"la (rv`*nä"l), <i>n.</i> [Malagasy.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus + of plants related to the banana. + </p> + <p> + <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> + Rav"en*er (rv"'n*r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, ravens or + plunders. <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"en*ing, <i>n.</i> Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. <i>Luke + xi. 39.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"en*ing, <i>a.</i> Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, <i>ravening</i> + wolves. -- Rav"en*ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"en*ous (rv"'n*s), <i>a.</i> [From 2d Raven.] <b>1.</b> Devouring with + rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a <i>ravenous</i> + wolf or vulture. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Eager for prey or gratification; as, a <i>ravenous</i> appetite + or desire. + </p> + <p> + -- Rav"en*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rav"en*ous*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"ven's-duck` (r"v'nz-dk`), <i>n.</i> [Cf. G. <i>ravenstuch</i>.] A fine + quality of sailcloth. <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"er (rv"r), <i>n.</i> One who raves. + </p> + <p> + Rav"in (rv"'n), <i>a.</i> Ravenous. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rav"in, Rav"ine } (rv"'n), <i>n.</i> [See 2d Raven.] Food obtained by + violence; plunder; prey; raven. "Fowls of <i>ravyne</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Though Nature, red in tooth and claw<br /> With <i>ravine</i>, shrieked + against his creed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rav"in, Rav"ine, } <i>v. t. & i.</i> See Raven, <i>v. t. & i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*vine" (r*vn"), <i>n.</i> [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 Ravish, and cf. Rapine, Raven prey.] <b>1.</b> A torrent of + water. [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of + water; a gorge; a mountain cleft. + </p> + <p> + Rav"ing (rv"ng), <i>a.</i> Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a <i>raving</i> + lunatic. -- Rav"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rav"ish (rv"sh), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ravished (-sht); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ravishing.] [OE. <i>ravissen</i>, F. <i>ravir</i>, + fr. L. <i>rapere</i> to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, + Rapid, and - ish.] <b>1.</b> To seize and carry away by violence; to + snatch by force. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These hairs which thou dost <i>ravish</i> from my chin<br /> Will + quicken, and accuse thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This hand shall <i>ravish</i> thy pretended right. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "<i>Ravished</i> + . . . for the joy." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou hast <i>ravished</i> my heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cant. iv. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her + consent; to rape. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; + deflour; force. + </p> + <p> + Rav"ish*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who ravishes (in any sense). + </p> + <p> + Rav"ish*ing, <i>a.</i> Rapturous; transporting. + </p> + <p> + Rav"ish*ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a ravishing manner. + </p> + <p> + Rav"ish*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ravissement</i>. See Ravish.] + <b>1.</b> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; + ecstasy. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In whose sight all things joy, with <i>ravishment</i><br /> Attracted by + thy beauty still to gaze. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The act of ravishing a woman; rape. + </p> + <p> + Rav"is*sant (rv"s*snt), <i>a.</i> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> In a half-raised + position, as if about to spring on prey. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1193 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Raw (r), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rawer (-r); <i>superl.</i> Rawest.] + [AS. <i>hreáw</i>; akin to D. <i>raauw</i>, LG. <i>rau</i>, G. <i>roh</i>, + OHG. <i>r</i>, Icel. <i>hrr</i>, Dan. <i>raa</i>, Sw. <i>rå</i>, L. + <i>crudus</i>, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. <i>kravis</i> raw flesh. √18. + Cf. Crude, Cruel.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; + unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, <i>raw</i> soldiers; + a <i>raw</i> recruit. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Approved himself to the <i>raw</i> judgment of the multitude. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; + unwrought. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Not distilled; as, <i>raw</i> water. + [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> <i>(b)</i> Not spun or twisted; as, <i>raw</i> silk + or cotton. <i>(c)</i> Not mixed or diluted; as, <i>raw</i> spirits. <i>(d)</i> + Not tried; not melted and strained; as, <i>raw</i> tallow. <i>(e)</i> Not + tanned; as, <i>raw</i> hides. <i>(f)</i> Not trimmed, covered, or folded + under; as, the <i>raw</i> edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Not covered; bare. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Bald. [Obs.] "With + skull all <i>raw</i>." <i>Spenser</i> <i>(b)</i> Deprived of skin; galled; + as, a <i>raw</i> sore. <i>(c)</i> Sore, as if by being galled. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And all his sinews waxen weak and <i>raw</i><br /> Through long + imprisonment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a <i>raw</i> wind. + "A <i>raw</i> and gusty day." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Raw material</b>, 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. -- <b>Raw + pig</b>, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. + </p> + <p> + Raw, <i>n.</i> A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to + touch one on the <i>raw</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is a <i>raw</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raw"bone` (r"bn`), <i>a.</i> Rawboned. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raw"boned` (-bnd`), <i>a.</i> Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raw"head` (r"hd`), <i>n.</i> A specter mentioned to frighten children; as, + <i>rawhead</i> and bloodybones. + </p> + <p> + Raw"hide` (r"hd`), <i>n.</i> A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of + untanned (or raw) hide twisted. + </p> + <p> + Raw"ish, <i>a.</i> Somewhat raw. [R.] <i>Marston.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raw"ly, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a raw manner; unskillfully; without + experience. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Without proper preparation or provision. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Raw"ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being raw. + </p> + <p> + Ray (r), <i>v. t.</i> [An aphetic form of <i>array</i>; cf. Beray.] <b>1.</b> + To array. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. [Obs.] "The filth + that did it <i>ray</i>." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ray, <i>n.</i> Array; order; arrangement; dress. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And spoiling all her gears and goodly <i>ray</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ray, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>rai</i>, F. <i>rais</i>, fr. L. <i>radius</i> a + beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. Radius.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A radiating part of a flower or plant; the + marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of + the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See + Radius. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> One of the radiating spines, or + cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes. <i>(b)</i> One of the + spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an + ophiuran. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. + <i>(b)</i> 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 Light. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that + sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All eyes direct their <i>rays</i><br /> On him, and crowds turn coxcombs + as they gaze. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> One of a system of diverging lines passing + through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both + directions. See Half-ray. + </p> + <p> + <b>Bundle of rays</b>. <i>(Geom.)</i> See <i>Pencil of rays</i>, below. -- + <b>Extraordinary ray</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, that one of two parts of a ray + divided by double refraction which does not follow the ordinary law of + refraction. -- <b>Ordinary ray</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, that one of the two + parts of a ray divided by double refraction which follows the usual or + ordinary law of refraction. -- <b>Pencil of rays</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, a + definite system of rays. -- <b>Ray flower</b>, or <b>Ray floret</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Ray point</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, the common point of a + pencil of rays. -- <b>Röntgen ray</b> (rnt"gn) <i>(Phys.)</i>, 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>. + -- <b>X ray</b>, the Röntgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer + because of its enigmatical character, <i>x</i> being an algebraic symbol + for an unknown quantity. + </p> + <p> + Ray, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rayed (rd); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Raying.] [Cf. OF. <i>raier</i>, <i>raiier</i>, <i>rayer</i>, L. <i>radiare</i> + to irradiate. See Ray, <i>n.</i>, and cf. Radiate.] <b>1.</b> To mark with + long lines; to streak. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [From Ray, <i>n.</i>] To send forth or shoot out; to cause to + shine out; as, to <i>ray</i> smiles. [R.] <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ray, <i>v. i.</i> To shine, as with rays. <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ray, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raie</i>, L. <i>raia</i>. Cf. Roach.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiæ, + including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. <i>(b)</i> In a + restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the + skates and sting rays. See Skate. + </p> + <p> + <b>Bishop ray</b>, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (<i>Stoasodon nàrinari</i>) + of the Southern United States and the West Indies. -- <b>Butterfly ray</b>, + a short-tailed American sting ray (<i>Pteroplatea Maclura</i>), having + very broad pectoral fins. -- <b>Devil ray</b>. See Sea devil. -- <b>Eagle + ray</b>, 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>. -- <b>Electric ray</b>, or <b>Cramp ray</b>, a + torpedo. -- <b>Starry ray</b>, a common European skate (<i>Raia radiata</i>). + -- <b>Sting ray</b>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + ||Ra"yah (r"y or rä"y), <i>n.</i> [Ar. <i>ra'iyah</i> a herd, a + subject, fr. <i>ra'a</i> to pasture, guard.] A person not a Mohammedan, + who pays the capitation tax. [Turkey] + </p> + <p> + Ray" grass` (r" grs`). [Etymol. of <i>ray</i> is uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A perennial European grass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>); -- called also <i>rye + grass</i>, and <i>red darnel</i>. See Darnel, and Grass. + </p> + <p> + <b>Italian</b> <b>ray</b>, or <b>rye</b>, <b>grass</b>. See Darnel, and + Grass. + </p> + <p> + Ray"less (r"ls), <i>a.</i> Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not + illuminated; blind; as, a <i>rayless</i> sky; <i>rayless</i> eyes. + </p> + <p> + Ray"on (r"n), <i>n.</i> [F.] Ray; beam. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ray"on*nant (r"n*nnt), <i>a.</i> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> Darting forth rays, as + the sun when it shines out. + </p> + <p> + Raze (rz), <i>n.</i> [See Race.] A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed + to mean the same as <i>race</i>, a root. + </p> + <p> + Raze, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Razed (rzd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Razing.] [F. <i>raser</i>. See Rase, <i>v. t.</i>] [Written + also <i>rase</i>.] <b>1.</b> To erase; to efface; to obliterate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Razing</i> the characters of your renown. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to + overthrow; to destroy; to demolish. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The royal hand that <i>razed</i> unhappy Troy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; + ruin. See Demolish. + </p> + <p> + Razed (rzd), <i>a.</i> Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] "Two + Provincial roses on my <i>razed</i> shoes." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*zee" (r*z"), <i>n.</i> [F. vaisseau <i>rasé</i>, fr. <i>raser</i> + to raze, to cut down ships. See Raze, <i>v. t.</i>, Rase, <i>v. t.</i>] <i>(Naut.)</i> + 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. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra*zee", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Razeed (r*zd"); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Razeeing.] To cut down to a less number of decks, and + thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge + by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to <i>razee</i> a book, or an + article. + </p> + <p> + Ra"zor (r"zr), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rasour</i>, OF. <i>rasur</i>, LL. <i>rasor</i>: + cf. F. <i>rasoir</i>, LL. <i>rasorium</i>. See Raze, <i>v. t.</i>, Rase, + <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in + shaving the hair from the face or the head. "Take thee a barber's <i>razor</i>." + <i>Ezek. v. 1.</i> + </p> + <p> + --> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A tusk of a wild boar. + </p> + <p> + <b>Razor fish</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A small Mediterranean + fish (<i>Coryphæna novacula</i>), prized for the table. <i>(b)</i> + The razor shell. -- <b>Razor grass</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a West Indian plant + (<i>Scleria scindens</i>), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are + edged with minute sharp teeth. -- <b>Razor grinder</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the European goat-sucker. -- <b>Razor shell</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Razor stone</b>. + Same as Novaculite. -- <b>Razor strap</b>, or <b>Razor strop</b>, a strap + or strop used in sharpening razors. + </p> + <p> + Ra"zor*a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved. + [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ra"zor*back` (-bk`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The rorqual. + </p> + <p> + Ra"zor-backed` (-bkt`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having a sharp, + lean, or thin back; as, a <i>razor-backed</i> hog, perch, etc. + </p> + <p> + Ra"zor*bill` (-bl`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A species of + auk (<i>Alca torda</i>) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and <i>Illust.</i> + in Appendix. <i>(b)</i> See Cutwater, 3. + </p> + <p> + Ra"zure (r"zhr; 135), <i>n.</i> [See Rasure.] <b>1.</b> The act of erasing + or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An erasure; a change made by erasing. + </p> + <p> + ||Raz"zi*a (rä"z*ä), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. Ar. <i>ghza</i> (pron. + <i>razia</i> in Algeria).] A plundering and destructive incursion; a + foray; a raid. + </p> + <p> + Re- (r-). [L. <i>re-</i>, older form (retained before vowels) <i>red-</i>: + cf. F. <i>re-</i>, <i>ré-</i>.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re (r). [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ab*sorb" (r`b*sôrb"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ab*sorp"tion (-sôrp"shn), <i>n.</i> The act or process of + reabsorbing. + </p> + <p> + Re`ac*cess" (r`k*ss" or r*k"ss), <i>n.</i> A second access or approach; a + return. <i>Hakewill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ac*cuse" (r`k*kz"), <i>v. t.</i> To accuse again. + </p> + <p> + Reach (rch), <i>v. i.</i> To retch. <i>Cheyne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reach, <i>n.</i> An effort to vomit. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Reach, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reached (rcht) (Raught, the + old preterit, is obsolete); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reaching.] [OE. <i>rechen</i>, + AS. <i>rcan</i>, <i>rcean</i>, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. <i>reiken</i>, + G. <i>reichen</i>, and possibly to AS. <i>rce</i> powerful, rich, E. <i>rich</i>. + √115.] <b>1.</b> To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, + as a limb, a member, something held, or the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her tresses yellow, and long straughten,<br /> Unto her heeles down they + <i>raughten</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. of R.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reach</i> hither thy hand and thrust it into my side. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John xx. 27.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fruit trees, over woody, <i>reached</i> too far<br /> Their pampered + boughs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>reached</i> me a full cup. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Esd. xiv. 39.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford,<br /> Than I may <i>reach</i> + the beast. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to <i>reach</i> an + object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to + penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If these examples of grown men <i>reach</i> not the case of children, + let them examine. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of + extent; as, his land <i>reaches</i> the river. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy desire . . . leads to no excess<br /> That <i>reaches</i> blame. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Before this letter <i>reaches</i> your hands. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain; to be + advanced to. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The best account of the appearances of nature which human penetration + can <i>reach</i>, comes short of its reality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cheyne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> To understand; to comprehend. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Do what, sir? I <i>reach</i> you not. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To overreach; to deceive. [Obs.] <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reach, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To stretch out the hand. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Goddess humane, <i>reach</i>, then, and freely taste! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To strain after something; to make efforts. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reaching</i> above our nature does no good. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., + so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it <i>reached</i> + to heaven. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xxviii. 12.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The new world <i>reaches</i> quite across the torrid zone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking + to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. + </p> + <p> + <b>To reach after</b> or <b>at</b>, to make efforts to attain to or + obtain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He would be in the posture of the mind <i>reaching after</i> a positive + idea of infinity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reach, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or + the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Drawn by others who had deeper <i>reaches</i> than themselves to matters + which they least intended. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hayward.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Be sure yourself and your own <i>reach</i> to know. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; + scope. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And on the left hand, hell,<br /> With long <i>reach</i>, interposed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am to pray you not to strain my speech<br /> To grosser issues, nor to + larger <i>reach</i><br /> Than to suspicion. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight + portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to another; a level + stretch, as between locks in a canal; an arm of the sea extending up into + the land. "The river's wooded <i>reach</i>." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The coast . . . is very full of creeks and <i>reaches</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> An artifice to obtain an advantage. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Duke of Parma had particular <i>reaches</i> and ends of his own + underhand to cross the design. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the forward + bolster of a wagon. + </p> + <p> + Reach"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> Being within reach. + </p> + <p> + Reach"er (-r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who reaches. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An exaggeration. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reach"less, <i>a.</i> Being beyond reach; lofty. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Unto a <i>reachless</i> pitch of praises hight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*act" (r*kt"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*act" (r*kt"), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1194 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse + effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. + </p> + <p> + Re*ac"tion (r*k"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réaction</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement + in a contrary direction; reverse action. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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 Blowpipe, and Flame. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mech.)</i> The force which a body subjected to the action of + a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite + direction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir I. Newton (3d Law of Motion).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Politics)</i> Backward tendency or movement after + revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame and fortune + reached the highest point, predicted the coming <i>reaction</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Reaction time</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, 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>. + -- <b>Reaction wheel</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ac"tion*a*ry (-*r), <i>a.</i> Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, + <i>reactionary</i> movements. + </p> + <p> + Re*ac"tion*a*ry, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Reactionaries</b> (-rz). One who + favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution. + </p> + <p> + Re*ac"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> A reactionary. <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*act"ive (r*kt"v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réactif</i>.] Having + power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of reaction. -- + Re*act"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*act"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read (rd), <i>n.</i> Rennet. See 3d Reed. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Read (rd), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Read (rd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reading.] [OE. <i>reden</i>, <i>ræden</i>, AS. <i>rdan</i> + to read, advise, counsel, fr. <i>rd</i> advice, counsel, <i>rdan</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>rða</i>, Goth. <i>rdan</i> + (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. <i>rdh</i> to succeed. √116. Cf. + Riddle.] <b>1.</b> To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Therefore, I <i>read</i> thee, get thee to God's word, and thereby try + all doctrine. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tyndale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To interpret; to explain; as, to <i>read</i> a riddle. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But <i>read</i> how art thou named, and of what kin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Redeth</i> [read ye] the great poet of Itaille. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Well could he <i>rede</i> a lesson or a story. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Hence, to know fully; to comprehend. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who is't can <i>read</i> a woman? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; + to learn by observation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An armed corse did lie,<br /> In whose dead face he <i>read</i> great + magnanimity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those about her<br /> From her shall <i>read</i> the perfect ways of + honor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as, to <i>read</i> + theology or law. + </p> + <p> + <b>To read one's self in</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Read, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To give advice or counsel. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To tell; to declare. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over and + utter aloud, the words of a book or other like document. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So they <i>read</i> in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave + the sense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Neh. viii. 8.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To study by reading; as, he <i>read</i> for the bar. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To learn by reading. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have <i>read</i> of an Eastern king who put a judge to death for an + iniquitous sentence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence <i>reads</i> + queerly. + </p> + <p> + <b>To read between the lines</b>, to infer something different from what + is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning as distinguished from the + apparent meaning. + </p> + <p> + Read, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rd</i> counsel, fr. <i>rdan</i> to counsel. See + Read, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; + advice; counsel. See Rede. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [Read, <i>v.</i>] Reading. [Colloq.] <i>Hume.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a <i>read</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Furnivall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read (rd), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Read, <i>v. t. & i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read (rd), <i>a.</i> Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; + learned. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A poet . . . well <i>read</i> in Longinus. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read`a*bil"i*ty (rd`*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> The state of being readable; + readableness. + </p> + <p> + Read"a*ble (rd"*b'l), <i>a.</i> Such as can be read; legible; fit or + suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting. -- Read"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + -- Read"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*dress" (r`d*drs"), <i>v. t.</i> To address a second time; -- often + used reflexively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>readdressed</i> himself to her. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`a*dept" (-*dpt"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>adeptus</i>, + p. p. of <i>adipisci</i> to obtain.] To regain; to recover. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re`a*dep"tion (-dp"shn), <i>n.</i> A regaining; recovery of something + lost. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"er (rd"r), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rdere</i>.] <b>1.</b> One who reads. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> One whose distinctive office is to read prayers + in a church. <i>(b)</i> <i>(University of Oxford, Eng.)</i> One who reads + lectures on scientific subjects. <i>Lyell.</i> <i>(c)</i> A proof reader. + <i>(d)</i> One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises + regarding their merit. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who reads much; one who is studious. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in + reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book. + </p> + <p> + Read"er*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of reader. <i>Lyell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"i*ly (rd"*l), <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a ready manner; quickly; + promptly. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; + cheerfully. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How <i>readily</i> we wish time spent revoked! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"i*ness, <i>n.</i> The state or quality of being ready; preparation; + promptness; aptitude; willingness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They received the word with all <i>readiness</i> of mind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xvii. 11.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude; promptness; + aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness; dexterity; ease; + cheerfulness. See Facility. + </p> + <p> + Read"ing (rd"ng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of one who reads; perusal; + also, printed or written matter to be read. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive <i>reading</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A lecture or prelection; public recital. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Jews had their weekly <i>readings</i> of the law. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage + presented by a documentary authority; lection; version. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of + rendering. [Cant] + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; + as, the <i>reading</i> of a barometer. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reading of a bill</b> <i>(Legislation)</i>, its formal recital, by the + proper officer, before the House which is to consider it. + </p> + <p> + Read"ing, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used + in reading. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Addicted to reading; as, a <i>reading</i> community. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reading book</b>, a book for teaching reading; a reader. -- <b>Reading + desk</b>, a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while + reading the service in a church. -- <b>Reading glass</b>, a large lens + with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in + reading, etc. -- <b>Reading man</b>, one who reads much; hence, in the + English universities, a close, industrious student. -- <b>Reading room</b>, + a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, + and the like, to which persons resort. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*journ" (r`d*jûrn"), <i>v. t.</i> To adjourn a second time; to + adjourn again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*journ"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of readjourning; a + second or repeated adjournment. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*just" (-jst"), <i>v. t.</i> To adjust or settle again; to put in a + different order or relation; to rearrange. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*just"er (-r), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*just"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A second adjustment; a new or + different adjustment. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*mis"sion (-msh"n), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*mit" (-mt"), <i>v. t.</i> To admit again; to give entrance or access + to again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose ear is ever open, and his eye<br /> Gracious to <i>readmit</i> the + suppliant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*mit"tance (-t<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Allowance to enter again; a + second admission. + </p> + <p> + Re`a*dopt" (r`*dpt"), <i>v. t.</i> To adopt again. <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`a*dorn" (-dôrn"), <i>v. t.</i> To adorn again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*vance" (r`d*vns"), <i>v. i.</i> To advance again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ad*vert"en*cy (-vrt"<i>e</i>n*s), <i>n.</i> The act of adverting to + again, or of reviewing. [R.] <i>Norris.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"y (rd"), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Readier (-*r); <i>superl.</i> + Readiest.] [AS. <i>rde</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. Array, 1st Curry.] <b>1.</b> + 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. "When she <i>redy</i> was." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack + of being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was <i>ready</i>." <i>Fielding.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are <i>ready</i>: + come unto the marriage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. xxii. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; + inclined; disposed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am <i>ready</i> not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, + for the name of the Lord Jesus. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xxi. 13.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If need be, I am <i>ready</i> to forego<br /> And quit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. "<i>Ready</i> in devising + expedients." <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gurth, whose temper was <i>ready</i>, though surly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; + easy. "The <i>readiest</i> way." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground,<br /> The <i>readiest</i> + weapon that his fury found. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following + infinitive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My heart is <i>ready</i> to crack. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>All ready</b>, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared. + "[I] am <i>all redy</i> at your hest." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <b>Ready money</b>, + means of immediate payment; cash. "'T is all the <i>ready money</i> fate + can give." <i>Cowley.</i> -- <b>Ready reckoner</b>, a book of tables for + facilitating computations, as of interest, prices, etc. -- <b>To make + ready</b>, to make preparation; to get in readiness. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous; apt; + skillful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; fitted; prepared; + disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See Prompt. + </p> + <p> + Read"y (rd"), <i>adv.</i> In a state of preparation for immediate action; + so as to need no delay. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We ourselves will go <i>ready</i> armed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Num. xxxii. 17.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"y, <i>n.</i> Ready money; cash; -- commonly with <i>the</i>; as, he + was well supplied with the <i>ready</i>. [Slang] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lord Strut was not flush in <i>ready</i>, either to go to law, or to + clear old debts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"y, <i>v. t.</i> To dispose in order. [Obs.] <i>Heywood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Read"y-made` (-md`), <i>a.</i> Made already, or beforehand, in + anticipation of need; not made to order; as, <i>ready-made</i> clothing; + <i>ready-made</i> jokes. + </p> + <p> + Read"y-wit`ted (-wt`td), <i>a.</i> Having ready wit. + </p> + <p> + Re`af*firm" (r`f*frm"), <i>v. t.</i> To affirm again. + </p> + <p> + { Re`af*firm"ance (r`f*frm"<i>a</i>ns), Re*af`fir*ma"tion (r*f`fr*m"shn), + } <i>n.</i> A second affirmation. + </p> + <p> + Re`af*for"est (r`f*fr"st), <i>v. t.</i> To convert again into a forest, as + a region of country. + </p> + <p> + Re`af*for`es*ta"tion (-s*t"shn), <i>n.</i> The act or process of + converting again into a forest. + </p> + <p> + Re*a"gent (r*"j<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A substance capable + of producing with another a reaction, especially when employed to detect + the presence of other bodies; a test. + </p> + <p> + Re*ag`gra*va"tion (- g`gr*v"shn), <i>n.</i> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> The last + monitory, published after three admonitions and before the last + excommunication. + </p> + <p> + Re`a*gree" (r`*gr"), <i>v. i.</i> To agree again. + </p> + <p> + Reak (rk), <i>n.</i> [√115. Cf. Wrack seaweed.] A rush. [Obs.] + "Feeds on <i>reaks</i> and reeds." <i>Drant.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reak, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Icel. <i>hrekkr</i>, or E. <i>wreak</i> vengeance.] A + prank. [Obs.] "They play such <i>reaks</i>." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al (r"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [Sp., fr. <i>real</i> royal, L. <i>regalis</i>. + See Regal, and cf. Ree a coin.] A small Spanish silver coin; also, a + denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish + monetary system. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Re*al" (r*äl"), <i>a.</i> Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] "The blood <i>real</i> + of Thebes." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al (r"<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>realis</i>, fr. L. <i>res</i>, <i>rei</i>, + a thing: cf. F. <i>réel</i>. Cf. Rebus.] <b>1.</b> Actually being + or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of <i>real</i> + life. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whereat I waked, and found<br /> Before mine eyes all <i>real</i>, as the + dream<br /> Had lively shadowed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose perfection far excelled<br /> Hers in all <i>real</i> dignity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Relating to things, not to persons. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable of the <i>real</i> + part of business. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Alg.)</i> Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical + value or meaning; not imaginary. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Chattels real</b> <i>(Law)</i>, such chattels as are annexed to, or + savor of, the realty, as terms for years of land. See Chattel. -- <b>Real + action</b> <i>(Law)</i>, an action for the recovery of real property. -- + <b>Real assets</b> <i>(Law)</i>, lands or real estate in the hands of the + heir, chargeable with the debts of the ancestor. -- <b>Real composition</b> + <i>(Eccl. Law)</i>, 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + -- <b>Real estate</b> or <b>property</b>, lands, tenements, and + hereditaments; freehold interests in landed property; property in houses + and land. <i>Kent.</i> <i>Burrill.</i> -- <b>Real presence</b> <i>(R. C. + Ch.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Real servitude</b>, <i>called also</i> <b>Predial + servitude</b> <i>(Civil Law)</i>, a burden imposed upon one estate in + favor of another estate of another proprietor. <i>Erskine.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Actual; true; genuine; authentic. -- Real, Actual. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For he that but conceives a crime in thought,<br /> Contracts the danger + of an <i>actual</i> fault. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our simple ideas are all <i>real</i>; all agree to the <i>reality</i> of + things. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i><br /> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1195 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Re"al (r"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> A realist. [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*al"gar (r*l"gr), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réalgar</i>, Sp. <i>rejalgar</i>, + Ar. <i>rahj al ghr</i> powder of the mine.] <i>(Min.)</i> Arsenic + sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an + artificial product. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ism (r"<i>a</i>l*z'm), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réalisme</i>.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Philos.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>). + <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Art & Lit.)</i> Fidelity to nature or to real life; + representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the + imagination; adherence to the actual fact. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réaliste</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Philos.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Art. & Lit.)</i> An artist or writer who aims at realism + in his work. See Realism, 2. + </p> + <p> + Re`al*is"tic (-s"tk), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the realists; in the + manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by + imagination. + </p> + <p> + Re`al*is"tic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a realistic manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*al"i*ty (r*l"*t), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Realities</b> (- tz). [Cf. + F. <i>réalité</i>, LL. <i>realitas</i>. See 3d Real, and cf. + 2d Realty.] <b>1.</b> The state or quality of being real; actual being or + existence of anything, in distinction from mere appearance; fact. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in <i>reality</i> he + does not comprehend his meaning. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And to <i>realities</i> yield all her shows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a <i>reality</i> to me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beattie.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> [See 1st Realty, 2.] Loyalty; devotion. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To express our <i>reality</i> to the emperor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> See 2d Realty, 2. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*i`za*ble (r"<i>a</i>l*`z*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being realized. + </p> + <p> + Re`al*i*za"tion (-*z"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réalisation</i>.] + The act of realizing, or the state of being realized. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ize (r"<i>a</i>l*z), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Realized + (- zd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Realizing (- `zng).] [Cf. F. <i>réaliser</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We <i>realize</i> what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighing a + single grain against the globe of earth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek + inscriptions] which <i>realize</i> ancient history to us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jowett.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We can not <i>realize</i> it in thought, that the object . . . had + really no being at any past moment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to <i>realize</i> + his fortune. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by diligent + thrift <i>realize</i> a good estate. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To convert into actual money; as, to <i>realize</i> assets. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ize, <i>v. i.</i> To convert any kind of property into money, + especially property representing investments, as shares in stock + companies, bonds, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*i`zer (-`zr), <i>n.</i> One who realizes. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*i`zing (-zng), <i>a.</i> Serving to make real, or to impress on the + mind as a reality; as, a <i>realizing</i> view of the danger incurred. -- + Re"al*i`zing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`al*lege" (-l*lj"), <i>v. t.</i> To allege again. <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`al*li"ance (-l"<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> A renewed alliance. + </p> + <p> + Re"-al*ly" (-l"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>ally</i>, v. t.] To + bring together again; to compose or form anew. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ly` (r"äl*l`), <i>adv.</i> Royally. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ly (r"<i>a</i>l*l), <i>adv.</i> In a real manner; with or in + reality; actually; in truth. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose anger is <i>really</i> but a short fit of madness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>Really</i> is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an + opinion or a declaration. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why, <i>really</i>, sixty-five is somewhat old. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Realm (rlm), <i>n.</i> [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 Regal.] <b>1.</b> A royal jurisdiction + or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The absolute master of <i>realms</i> on which the sun perpetually shone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Motley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; + department; division; as, the <i>realm</i> of fancy. + </p> + <p> + Realm"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of a realm. <i>Keats.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ness (r"<i>a</i>l*ns), <i>n.</i> The quality or condition of being + real; reality. + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ty (-t), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>réalté</i>, LL. <i>regalitas</i>, + fr. L. <i>regalis</i>. See Regal.] <b>1.</b> Royalty. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Loyalty; faithfulness. [R.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"al*ty, <i>n.</i> [Contr. from 1st Reality.] <b>1.</b> Reality. [Obs.] + <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> Real estate; a + piece of real property. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ream (rm), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>reám</i>, akin to G. <i>rahm</i>.] + Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Ream, <i>v. i.</i> To cream; to mantle. [Scot.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, <i>reamed</i> + with excellent claret. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ream, <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. Reim.] To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, + threads, or filaments. + </p> + <p> + Ream, <i>n.</i> [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.] A + bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires + or 480 sheets. + </p> + <p> + <b>Printer's ream</b>, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A common + practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the <i>ream</i>. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ream, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reamed (rmd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reaming.] [Cf. G. <i>räumen</i> to remove, to clear away, + fr. <i>raum</i> room. See Room.] To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in + wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a + reamer. + </p> + <p> + Reame (rm), <i>n.</i> Realm. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ream"er (-r), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*am`pu*ta"tion (r*m`p*t"shn), <i>n.</i> <i>(Surg.)</i> The second of two + amputations performed upon the same member. + </p> + <p> + Re*an"i*mate (r*n"*mt), <i>v. t.</i> 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. <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*an`i*ma"tion (-m"shn), <i>n.</i> The act or operation of reanimating, + or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival. + </p> + <p> + Re`an*nex" (r`n*nks"), <i>v. t.</i> To annex again or anew; to reunite. + "To <i>reannex</i> that duchy." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*an`nex*a"tion (-"shn), <i>n.</i> Act of reannexing. + </p> + <p> + Re*an"swer (r*n"sr), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To answer in return; to repay; + to compensate; to make amends for. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which in weight to <i>reanswer</i>, his pettiness would bow under. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reap (rp), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reaped (rpt); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reaping.] [OE. <i>repen</i>, AS. <i>rpan</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>.] <b>1.</b> To cut with a sickle, + scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When ye <i>reap</i> the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap + the corners of thy field. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lev. xix. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing<br /> For peace, <i>reap</i> + nothing but repulse and hate? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to <i>reap</i> a field. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Reaping hook</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Reap, <i>v. i.</i> To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a + harvest. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They that sow in tears shall <i>reap</i> in joy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cxxvi. 5.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reap, <i>n.</i> [Cf. AS. <i>rp</i> harvest. See Reap, <i>v.</i>] A bundle + of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. [Obs. + or Prov. Eng.] <i>Wright.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reap"er (rp"r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who reaps. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sun-burned <i>reapers</i> wiping their foreheads. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A reaping machine. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*par"el (r`p*pr"l), <i>v. t.</i> To clothe again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*pear" (r`p*pr"), <i>v. i.</i> To appear again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*pear"ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> A second or new appearance; the + act or state of appearing again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ap`pli*ca"tion (r*p`pl*k"shn), <i>n.</i> The act of reapplying, or the + state of being reapplied. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*ply" (r`p*pl"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To apply again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*point" (-point"), <i>v. t.</i> To appoint again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*point"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reappointing, or the + state of being reappointed. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*por"tion (-pr"shn), <i>v. t.</i> To apportion again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*por"tion*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A second or a new + apportionment. + </p> + <p> + Re`ap*proach" (r`p*prch"), <i>v. i. & t.</i> To approach again or + anew. + </p> + <p> + Rear (rr), <i>adv.</i> Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so <i>rear</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rear, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>riere</i> behind, backward, fr. L. <i>retro</i>. + Cf. Arrear.] <b>1.</b> The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or + last in order; -- opposed to <i>front</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nipped with the lagging <i>rear</i> of winter's frost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or + is stationed behind the rest. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When the fierce foe hung on our broken <i>rear</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rear, <i>a.</i> Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the + <i>rear</i> rank of a company. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rear admiral</b>, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice + admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral. -- <b>Rear front</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, + the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that + position. -- <b>Rear guard</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, the division of an army that + marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also + figuratively. -- <b>Rear line</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, the line in the rear of + an army. -- <b>Rear rank</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, the rank or line of a body of + troops which is in the rear, or last in order. -- <b>Rear sight</b> <i>(Firearms)</i>, + the sight nearest the breech. -- <b>To bring up the rear</b>, to come last + or behind. + </p> + <p> + Rear (rr), <i>v. t.</i> To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rear, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reared (rrd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rearing.] [AS. <i>rran</i> to raise, rear, elevate, for <i>rsan</i>, + causative of <i>rsan</i> to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.] <b>1.</b> To + raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, + to <i>rear</i> a monolith. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In adoration at his feet I fell<br /> Submiss; he <i>reared</i> me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It <i>reareth</i> our hearts from vain thoughts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mine [shall be] the first hand to <i>rear</i> her banner. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ld. Lytton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One <i>reared</i> a font of stone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And having her from Trompart lightly <i>reared</i>,<br /> Upon his + courser set the lovely load. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to + foster; as, to <i>rear</i> offspring. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He wants a father to protect his youth,<br /> And <i>rear</i> him up to + virtue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Southern.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To breed and raise; as, to <i>rear</i> cattle. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To rouse; to stir up. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And seeks the tusky boar to <i>rear</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See the + Note under Raise, 3 <i>(c)</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rear, <i>v. i.</i> To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become + erect. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rearing bit</b>, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his + head when rearing. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rear"dorse (-dôrs), Rear"doss (- ds) }, <i>n.</i> A reredos. + </p> + <p> + Rear"er (rr"r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rears. + </p> + <p> + Re*ar"gue (r*är"g), <i>v. t.</i> To argue anew or again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ar"gu*ment (-g*m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> An arguing over again, as of a + motion made in court. + </p> + <p> + Rear"-horse` (rr"hôrs`), <i>n.</i> [So called because it <i>rears</i> + up when disturbed.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A mantis. + </p> + <p> + Rear"ly, <i>adv.</i> Early. [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rear"most` (-mst`), <i>a.</i> Farthest in the rear; last. + </p> + <p> + { Rear"mouse`, Rere"mouse` (-mous`) }, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrrems</i>; + probably fr. <i>hrran</i> to agitate, stir (akin to G. <i>rühren</i>, + Icel. <i>hræra</i>) + <i>ms</i> mouse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The + leather-winged bat (<i>Vespertilio murinus</i>). [Written also <i>reermouse</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re`ar*range" (r`r*rnj"), <i>v. t.</i> To arrange again; to arrange in a + different way. + </p> + <p> + Re`ar*range"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of rearranging, or the + state of being rearranged. + </p> + <p> + Rear"ward` (rr"wrd`), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rear</i> + <i>ward</i>.] The last + troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rear"ward (-wrd), <i>a. & adv.</i> At or toward the rear. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*cend" (r`s*snd"), <i>v. i.</i> To rise, mount, or climb again. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*cend", <i>v. t.</i> To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending + again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He mounts aloft, and <i>reascends</i> the skies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`as*cen"sion (-sn"shn), <i>n.</i> The act of reascending; a remounting. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*cent" (-snt"), <i>n.</i> A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity. + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rea"son (r"z'n), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>resoun</i>, F. <i>raison</i>, fr. L. <i>ratio</i> + (akin to Goth. <i>raþj</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. Arraign, Rate, Ratio, Ration.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I 'll give him <i>reasons</i> for it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>reason</i> of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch is by + the motion of the next wheel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This <i>reason</i> did the ancient fathers render, why the church was + called "catholic." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Pearson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing anything divine or + human, but by our five senses and our <i>reason</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>P. Browne.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Stewart.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Stewart.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By the pure <i>reason</i> I mean the power by which we become possessed + of principles. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own peculiar operation, + conceives; the <i>reason</i>, or rationalized understanding, + comprehends. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1196 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I was promised, on a time,<br /> To have <i>reason</i> for my rhyme. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The most probable way of bringing France to <i>reason</i> would be by + the making an attempt on the Spanish West Indies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>By reason of</b>, by means of; on account of; because of. "Spain is + thin sown of people, partly <i>by reason of</i> the sterility of the + soil." <i>Bacon.</i> -- <b>In reason</b>, <b>In all reason</b>, in + justice; with rational ground; in a right view. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>It is reason</b>, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Yet <i>it were</i> great <i>reason</i>, that those that have children + should have greatest care of future times. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle; sake; + account; object; purpose; design. See Motive, Sense. + </p> + <p> + Rea"son (r"z'n), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reasoned (-z'nd); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reasoning.] [Cf. F. <i>raisonner</i>. See + Reason, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Stand still, that I may <i>reason</i> with you, before the Lord, of all + the righteous acts of the Lord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Sam. xii. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To converse; to compare opinions. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rea"son, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well <i>reasoned</i> + in every part, there is beauty in such a theory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>T. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To support with reasons, as a request. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to <i>reason</i> one + into a belief; to <i>reason</i> one out of his plan. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men that will not be <i>reasoned</i> into their senses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with <i>down</i>; + as, to <i>reason</i> down a passion. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> [OE. <i>resonable</i>, F. <i>raisonnable</i>, + fr. L. <i>rationabilis</i>. See Reason, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Having the + faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a <i>reasonable</i> + being. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not admit of any <i>reasonable</i> + cause of doubting. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men have no right to what is not <i>reasonable</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a <i>reasonable</i> + demand, amount, price. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let . . . all things be thought upon<br /> That may, with <i>reasonable</i> + swiftness, add<br /> More feathers to our wings. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable; + moderate; tolerable. See Rational. + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*a*ble, <i>adv.</i> Reasonably; tolerably. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have a <i>reasonable</i> good ear in music. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality of being reasonable. + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*a*bly, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a reasonable manner. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Moderately; tolerably. "<i>Reasonably</i> perfect in the + language." <i>Holder.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who reasons or argues; as, a fair <i>reasoner</i>; + a close <i>reasoner</i>; a logical <i>reasoner</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act or process of adducing a reason + or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when + arranged and developed; course of argument. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His <i>reasoning</i> was sufficiently profound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Argumentation; argument. -- Reasoning, Argumentation. 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 + Induction. <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> + Rea"son*ist, <i>n.</i> A rationalist. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such persons are now commonly called "<i>reasonists</i>" and + "rationalists," to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational + inquirers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rea"son*less, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Destitute of reason; as, a <i>reasonless</i> + man or mind. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; + unreasonable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This proffer is absurd and <i>reasonless</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sem"blage (r`s*sm"blj), <i>n.</i> Assemblage a second time or again. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sem"ble (-b'l), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To assemble again. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sert" (-srt"), <i>v. t.</i> To assert again or anew; to maintain + after an omission to do so. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will <i>reassert</i> + our claim to respectability in literature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`as*ser"tion (-sr"shn), <i>n.</i> A second or renewed assertion of the + same thing. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sess"ment (-ss"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A renewed or second + assessment. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sign" (-sn"), <i>v. t.</i> To assign back or again; to transfer back + what has been assigned. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sign"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reassigning. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sim"i*late (-sm"*lt), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To assimilate again. -- + Re`as*sim`i*la"tion (-l"shn), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`as*so"ci*ate (-s"sh*t), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To associate again; to + bring again into close relations. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sume" (-sm"), <i>v. t.</i> To assume again or anew; to resume. -- + Re`as*sump"tion (- smp"shn), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sur"ance (r`*shr"<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Assurance or + confirmation renewed or repeated. <i>Prynne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Same as Reinsurance. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sure" (r`*shr"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To assure anew; to restore + confidence to; to free from fear or terror. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They rose with fear, . . . <br /> Till dauntless Pallas <i>reassured</i> + the rest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To reinsure. + </p> + <p> + Re`as*sur"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who reassures. + </p> + <p> + Reas"ty (rs"t), <i>a.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] Rusty and rancid; -- + applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Tusser.</i> -- Reas"ti*ness + (-t*ns), <i>n.</i> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + ||Re*a"ta (r*ä"t), <i>n.</i> [Sp.] A lariat. + </p> + <p> + Re`at*tach" (r`t*tch"), <i>v. t.</i> To attach again. + </p> + <p> + Re`at*tach"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reattaching; a second + attachment. + </p> + <p> + Re`at*tain" (-tn"), <i>v. t.</i> To attain again. + </p> + <p> + Re`at*tain"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reattaining. + </p> + <p> + Re`at*tempt" (-tmt"; 215), <i>v. t.</i> To attempt again. + </p> + <p> + Re"aume (r"m), <i>n.</i> Realm. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ré`au`mur" (r``mr"), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to René + Antoine Ferchault de <i>Réaumur</i>; conformed to the scale adopted + by Réaumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- <i>n.</i> + A Réaumur thermometer or scale. + </p> + <p> + 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. Centigrade, and Fahrenheit. See <i>Illust.</i> of + Thermometer. + </p> + <p> + Reave (rv), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reaved (rvd), Reft (rft), + or Raft (rft) (obs.); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reaving.] [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>rjfa</i> to break, violate, Goth. <i>biráubn</i> + to despoil, L. <i>rumpere</i> to break; cf. Skr. <i>lup</i> to break. + √114. Cf. Bereave, Rob, <i>v. t.</i>, Robe, Rove, <i>v. i.</i>, + Rupture.] To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; + to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic] "To <i>reave</i> his life." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He golden apples <i>raft</i> of the dragon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If the wooers <i>reave</i><br /> By privy stratagem my life at home. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>reave</i> the orphan of his patrimony. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The heathen caught and <i>reft</i> him of his tongue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reav"er (rv"r), <i>n.</i> One who reaves. [Archaic] + </p> + <p> + Re`a*wake" (r`*wk"), <i>v. i.</i> To awake again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ban"ish (r*bn"sh), <i>v. t.</i> To banish again. + </p> + <p> + Re*bap"tism (r*bp"tz'm), <i>n.</i> A second baptism. + </p> + <p> + Re*bap`ti*za"tion (-t*z"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rebaptisation</i>.] A + second baptism. [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`bap*tize" (r`bp*tz"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>baptize</i>: + cf. F. <i>rebaptiser</i>, L. <i>rebaptizare</i>.] To baptize again or a + second time. + </p> + <p> + Re`bap*tiz"er (-tz"r), <i>n.</i> One who rebaptizes. + </p> + <p> + Re*bar"ba*rize (r*bär"b*rz), <i>v. t.</i> To reduce again to + barbarism. -- Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion (-r*z"shn), <i>n.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Germany . . . <i>rebarbarized</i> by polemical theology and religious + wars. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bate" (r*bt"), <i>v. t.</i> [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 Abate.] + <b>1.</b> To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn + back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But doth <i>rebate</i> and blunt his natural edge. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or + customs duties. <i>Blount.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rebated cross</b>, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent + back at right angles, as in the fylfot. + </p> + <p> + Re*bate", <i>v. i.</i> To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bate", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Diminution. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> Deduction; abatement; as, a <i>rebate</i> of + interest for immediate payment; a <i>rebate</i> of importation duties. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bate", <i>n.</i> [See Rabbet.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A rectangular + longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a + rabbet. See Rabbet. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat + out mortar. <i>Elmes.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for + dressing and polishing wood. <i>Elmes.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> [Perhaps a different word.] A kind of hard freestone used in + making pavements. [R.] <i>Elmes.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bate", <i>v. t.</i> To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, <i>v.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bate"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>rabatement</i>, fr. <i>rabatre</i> + to diminish, F. <i>rabattre</i>.] Same as 3d Rebate. + </p> + <p> + Re*ba"to (r*b"t), <i>n.</i> Same as Rabato. <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"bec (r"bk), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. It. <i>ribeca</i>, <i>ribeba</i>, fr. + Ar. <i>rabb</i> a musical instrument of a round form.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> + An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having + three strings, and being played with a bow. [Written also <i>rebeck</i>.] + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He turn'd his <i>rebec</i> to a mournful note. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reb"el (rb"l), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>rebelle</i>, fr. L. <i>rebellis</i>. See + Rebel, <i>v. i.</i>] Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; + rebellious; as, <i>rebel</i> troops. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whoso be <i>rebel</i> to my judgment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Convict by flight, and <i>rebel</i> to all law. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reb"el, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rebelle</i>.] One who rebels. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Revolter; insurgent. -- Rebel, Insurgent. <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> + Re*bel" (r*bl"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rebelled (-bld); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rebelling.] [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 Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse.] <b>1.</b> + To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government + to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The murmur and the churls' <i>rebelling</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might <i>rebel</i> this day + against the Lord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Josh. xxii. 16.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or + insubordinate attitude; to revolt. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How could my hand <i>rebel</i> against my heart?<br /> How could your + heart <i>rebel</i> against your reason? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reb"el*dom (rb"l*dm), <i>n.</i> A region infested by rebels; rebels, + considered collectively; also, conduct or quality characteristic of + rebels. <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bel"ler (r*bl"lr), <i>n.</i> One who rebels; a rebel. + </p> + <p> + Re*bel"lion (r*bl"yn), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rébellion</i>, L. <i>rebellio</i>. + See Rebel, <i>v. i.</i> Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt + or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in + war. It was a renewed war.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No sooner is the standard of <i>rebellion</i> displayed than men of + desperate principles resort to it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ames.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority. + </p> + <p> + <b>Commission of rebellion</b> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, a process of contempt + issued on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- now abolished. <i>Wharton.</i> + <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistance; + contumacy. See Insurrection. + </p> + <p> + Re*bel"lious (r*bl"ys), <i>a.</i> Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; + of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful + authority by force. "Thy <i>rebellious</i> crew." "Proud <i>rebellious</i> + arms." <i>Milton.</i> -- Re*bel"lious*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*bel"lious*ness, + <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bel"low (r*bl"l), <i>v. i.</i> To bellow again; to repeat or echo a + bellow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The cave <i>rebellowed</i>, and the temple shook. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bit"ing (r*bt"ng), <i>n.</i> <i>(Etching)</i> The act or process of + deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the + action of acid. <i>Fairholt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bloom" (r*blm"), <i>v. i.</i> To bloom again. <i>Crabbe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*blos"som (r*bls"sm), <i>v. i.</i> To blossom again. + </p> + <p> + Re*bo"ant (r*b"<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reboans</i>, p. pr. of <i>reboare</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>boare</i> to cry aloud.] Rebellowing; resounding + loudly. [R.] <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`bo*a"tion (r`b*"shn), <i>n.</i> Repetition of a bellow. [R.] <i>Bp. + Patrick.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*boil" (r*boil"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>boil</i>: + cf. F. <i>rebouillir</i>.] <b>1.</b> To boil, or to cause to boil, again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some of his companions thereat <i>reboyleth</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*born" (r*bôrn"), <i>p. p.</i> Born again. + </p> + <p> + Re*bound" (r*bound"), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>bound</i>: cf. + F. <i>rebondir</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of + elasticity, will not <i>rebound</i> from one another. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir I. Newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give back an echo. [R.] <i>T. Warton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rebounding lock</b> <i>(Firearms)</i>, one in which the hammer rebounds + to half cock after striking the cap or primer. + </p> + <p> + Re*bound", <i>v. t.</i> To send back; to reverberate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Silenus sung; the vales his voice <i>rebound</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bound", <i>n.</i> The act of rebounding; resilience. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift <i>rebound</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*brace" (r*brs"), <i>v. t.</i> To brace again. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*breathe" (r*brth"), <i>v. t.</i> To breathe again. + </p> + <p> + Re*bu"cous (r*b"ks), <i>a.</i> Rebuking. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She gave unto him many <i>rebucous</i> words. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fabyan.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*buff" (r*bf"), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>ribuffo</i>, akin to <i>ribuffare</i> + to repulse; pref. <i>ri-</i> (L. <i>re-</i>) + <i>buffo</i> puff. Cf. Buff + to strike, Buffet a blow.] <b>1.</b> Repercussion, or beating back; a + quick and sudden resistance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The strong <i>rebuff</i> of some tumultuous cloud. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; + rejection of solicitation. + </p> + <p> + Re*buff", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rebuffed (r*bft"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance + to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. + </p> + <p> + Re*build" (r*bld"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*build"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who rebuilds. <i>Bp. Bull.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*buk"a*ble (r*bk"*b'l), <i>a.</i> Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; + reprehensible. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*buke" (r*bk"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rebuked (-bkt"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rebuking.] [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.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,<br /> Nor to <i>rebuke</i> + the rich offender feared. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See + Reprove. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1197 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Re*buke" (r*bk"), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A direct and pointed reproof; a + reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For thy sake I have suffered <i>rebuke</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. xv. 15.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why bear you these <i>rebukes</i> and answer not? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Check; rebuff. [Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To be without rebuke</b>, to live without giving cause of reproof or + censure; to be blameless. + </p> + <p> + Re*buke"ful (-fl), <i>a.</i> Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. + [Obs.] -- Re*buke"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*buk"er (-bk"r), <i>n.</i> One who rebukes. + </p> + <p> + Re*buk"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> By way of rebuke. + </p> + <p> + Re`bul*li"tion (r`bl*lsh"n), <i>n.</i> The act of boiling up or + effervescing. [R.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*bur"y (r*br"r), <i>v. t.</i> To bury again. <i>Ashmole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"bus (r"bs), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rebuses</b> (-z). [L. <i>rebus</i> + by things, abl. pl. of <i>res</i> a thing: cf. F. <i>rébus</i>. Cf. + 3d Real.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Her.)</i> A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the + name of the person to whom it belongs. See <i>Canting arms</i>, under + Canting. + </p> + <p> + Re"bus, <i>v. t.</i> To mark or indicate by a rebus. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He [John Morton] had a fair library <i>rebused</i> with More in text and + Tun under it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*but" (r*bt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rebutted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rebutting.] [OF. <i>rebouter</i> to repulse, drive back; + pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>bouter</i> to push, thrust. See 1st Butt, Boutade.] + <b>1.</b> To drive or beat back; to repulse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight,<br /> Perforce <i>rebutted</i> + back. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, + or countervailing proof. <i>Abbott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*but", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's + surrejoinder. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which the + defendant may <i>rebut</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*but"ta*ble (-t*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being rebutted. + </p> + <p> + Re*but"tal (-bt"t<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> The giving of evidence + on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by + the defendant in the same suit. + </p> + <p> + Re*but"ter (-tr), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> The answer of a defendant in + matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. + </p> + <p> + Re*ca"den*cy (r*k"d<i>e</i>n*s), <i>n.</i> A falling back or descending a + second time; a relapse. <i>W. Montagu.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cal"ci*trant (r*kl"s*tr<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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. Inculcate.] Kicking back; + recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory. + </p> + <p> + Re*cal"ci*trate (-trt), <i>v. t.</i> To kick against; to show repugnance + to; to rebuff. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and <i>recalcitrate</i> + his tricks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cal"ci*trate, <i>v. i.</i> To kick back; to kick against anything; + hence, to express repugnance or opposition. + </p> + <p> + Re*cal`ci*tra"tion (-tr"shn), <i>n.</i> A kicking back again; opposition; + repugnance; refractoriness. + </p> + <p> + Re*call" (r*kl"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To call back; to summon to + return; as, to <i>recall</i> troops; to <i>recall</i> an ambassador. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If Henry were <i>recalled</i> to life again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to + withdraw; as, to <i>recall</i> words, or a decree. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Passed sentence may not be <i>recall'd</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to + remember; as, to <i>recall</i> bygone days. + </p> + <p> + Re*call", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A calling back; a revocation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past <i>recall</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which + soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. <i>Wilhelm.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*call"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being recalled. + </p> + <p> + Re*call"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Recall. [R.] <i>R. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cant" (r*knt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recanted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Recanting.] [L. <i>recantare</i>, <i>recantatum</i>, + to recall, recant; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>cantare</i> to sing, to + sound. See 3d Cant, Chant.] To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly + (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to + take back openly; to retract; to recall. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How soon . . . ease would <i>recant</i><br /> Vows made in pain, as + violent and void! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See + Renounce. + </p> + <p> + Re*cant", <i>v. i.</i> To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay + what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I + will <i>recant</i>. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`can*ta"tion (r`kn*t"shn), <i>n.</i> The act of recanting; a declaration + that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in + contradiction; retraction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a + public <i>recantation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cant"er (r*knt"r), <i>n.</i> One who recants. + </p> + <p> + Re`ca*pac"i*tate (r`k*ps"*tt), <i>v. t.</i> To qualify again; to confer + capacity on again. <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ca*pit"u*late (-pt"*lt), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>recapitulare</i>, <i>recapitulatum</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>capitulum</i> a small head, chapter, section. + See Capitulate.] To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, + argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or + arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize. + </p> + <p> + Re`ca*pit"u*late (r`k*pt"*lt), <i>v. i.</i> To sum up, or enumerate by + heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the + substance. + </p> + <p> + Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion (-l"shn), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>recapitulatio</i>: cf. F. + <i>recapitulation</i>.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor (- pt"*l`tr), <i>n.</i> One who recapitulates. + </p> + <p> + Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry (-l*t*r), <i>a.</i> Of the nature of a + recapitulation; containing recapitulation. + </p> + <p> + Re*cap"per (r*kp"pr), <i>n.</i> <i>(Firearms)</i> A tool used for applying + a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it. + </p> + <p> + Re*cap"tion (r*kp"shn), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Writ of recaption</b> <i>(Law)</i>, a writ to recover damages for him + whose goods, being distrained for rent or service, are distrained again + for the same cause. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cap"tor (-tr), <i>n.</i> One who recaptures; one who takes a prize + which had been previously taken. + </p> + <p> + Re*cap"ture (-tr; 135), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of retaking or + recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a + captor. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is captured back; a prize retaken. + </p> + <p> + Re*cap"ture, <i>v. t.</i> To capture again; to retake. + </p> + <p> + Re*car"bon*ize (r*kär"bn*z), <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Metal.)</i> To restore + carbon to; as, to <i>recarbonize</i> iron in converting it into steel. + </p> + <p> + Re*car"ni*fy (-n*f), <i>v. t.</i> To convert again into flesh. [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*car"riage (r*kr"rj), <i>n.</i> Act of carrying back. + </p> + <p> + Re*car"ry (-r), <i>v. t.</i> To carry back. <i>Walton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cast" (r*kst"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To throw again. <i>Florio.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To compute, or cast up, a second time. + </p> + <p> + Rec"che (rk"k<i>e</i>), <i>v. i.</i> To reck. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"che*les (-ls), <i>a.</i> Reckless. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cede" (r*sd"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Receded; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Receding.] [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 + Cede.] <b>1.</b> To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like the hollow roar<br /> Of tides <i>receding</i> from the insulted + shore. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All bodies moved circularly endeavor to <i>recede</i> from the center. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bentley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist. + </p> + <p> + Re*cede" (r*sd"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>cede</i>. Cf. Recede, + <i>v. i.</i>] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; + as, to <i>recede</i> conquered territory. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceipt" (r*st"), <i>n.</i> [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 Receive.] <b>1.</b> The act of receiving; reception. "At the <i>receipt</i> + of your letter." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy kind <i>receipt</i> of me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It has become a place of great <i>receipt</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Place of receiving. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the <i>receipt</i> of custom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. ix. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired <i>receipt</i> + together lay." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She had a <i>receipt</i> to make white hair black. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods + delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Gross receipts</b>. See under Gross, <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ceipt", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Receipted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Receipting.] <b>1.</b> To give a receipt for; as, to <i>receipt</i> + goods delivered by a sheriff. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to <i>receipt</i> + a bill. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceipt", <i>v. i.</i> To give a receipt, as for money paid. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceipt"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> The receiving + or harboring a felon knowingly, after the commission of a felony. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ceipt"or (-r), <i>n.</i> One who receipts; specifically <i>(Law)</i>, + one who receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceit" (r*st"), <i>n.</i> Receipt. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty (r*sv`*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> The quality of being + receivable; receivableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceiv"a*ble (r*sv"*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recevable</i>.] Capable of + being received. -- Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Bills receivable</b>. See under 6th Bill. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceive" (r*sv"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Received (-svd"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Receiving.] [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 Capable, Heave, and cf. Receipt, Reception, Recipe.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Receyven</i> all in gree that God us sent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our hearts <i>receive</i> your warnings. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The idea of solidity we <i>receive</i> by our touch. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence + or acceptance to. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many other things there be which they have <i>received</i> to hold, as + the washing of cups, and pots. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mark vii. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They kindled a fire, and <i>received</i> us every one. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xxviii. 2.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity for; + to be able to take in. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to <i>receive</i> + the burnt offerings. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings viii. 64.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Against his will he can <i>receive</i> no harm. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Lawn Tennis)</i> To bat back (the ball) when served. + </p> + <p> + <b>Receiving ship</b>, one on board of which newly recruited sailors are + received, and kept till drafted for service. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit. -- Receive, + Accept. 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ceive" (r*sv"), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To receive visitors; to be at + home to receive calls; as, she <i>receives</i> on Tuesdays. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Lawn Tennis)</i> To return, or bat back, the ball when + served; as, it is your turn to <i>receive</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceiv"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> The state or quality of being received, + accepted, or current; as, the <i>receivedness</i> of an opinion. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ceiv"er (-r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>receveur</i>.] <b>1.</b> One who + takes or receives in any manner. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to + be stolen. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A vessel connected with an alembic, a + retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of + distillation. <i>(b)</i> A vessel for receiving and containing gases. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Pneumatics)</i> The glass vessel in which the vacuum is + produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in experiments with an + air pump. Cf. Bell jar, and see <i>Illust.</i> of Air pump. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <i>(a)</i> A vessel for receiving the + exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the + low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine. <i>(b)</i> A capacious vessel + for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an + engine. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at + which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to <i>transmitter</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Exhausted receiver</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ceiv"er*ship, <i>n.</i> The state or office of a receiver. + </p> + <p> + Re*cel"e*brate (r*sl"*brt), <i>v. t.</i> To celebrate again, or anew. -- + Re*cel`e*bra"tion (-br"shn), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"cen*cy (r"s<i>e</i>n*s), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>recentia</i>, fr. L. <i>recens</i>. + See Recent.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*cense" (r*sns"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>recensere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + again + <i>censere</i> to value, estimate: cf. F. <i>recenser</i>.] To + review; to revise. [R.] <i>Bentley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cen"sion (r*sn"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recensio</i>: cf. F. <i>recension</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; + enumeration. <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by + an editor; critical revisal and establishment. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The result of such a work; a text established by critical + revision; an edited version. + </p> + <p> + Re*cen"sion*ist, <i>n.</i> One who makes recensions; specifically, a + critical editor. + </p> + <p> + Re"cent (r"s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recens</i>, <i>-entis</i>: cf. + F. <i>récent</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Geol.)</i> Of or pertaining to the present or existing + epoch; as, <i>recent</i> shells. + </p> + <p> + Re*cen"ter (r*sn"tr), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>center</i>.] To + center again; to restore to the center. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"cent*ly (r"s<i>e</i>nt*l), <i>adv.</i> Newly; lately; freshly; not long + since; as, advices <i>recently</i> received. + </p> + <p> + Re"cent*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality or state of being recent. + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"ta*cle (r*sp"t*k'l), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réceptacle</i>, L. <i>receptaculum</i>, + fr. <i>receptare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>recipere</i> to receive. See + Receive.] <b>1.</b> That which serves, or is used, for receiving and + containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a + repository. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O sacred <i>receptacle</i> of my joys! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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 Flower, and Ovary. <i>(b)</i> The dilated apex of a + pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers. <i>(c)</i> + An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters. <i>(d)</i> + A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous + plants. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1198 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ep*tac"u*lar (rs`p*tk"*lr), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réceptaculaire</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the <i>receptacular</i> + chaff or scales in the sunflower. + </p> + <p> + ||Rec`ep*tac"u*lum (-lm), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Receptacula</b> (-l). + [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> A receptacle; as, the <i>receptaculum</i> of the + chyle. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ep*ta*ry (rs"p*t*r), <i>a.</i> Generally or popularly admitted or + received. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ep*ta*ry, <i>n.</i> That which is received. [Obs.] "<i>Receptaries</i> + of philosophy." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (r*sp`t*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The quality or + state of being receptible; receivableness. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A receptible thing. [R.] <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"ti*ble (r*sp"t*b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>receptibilis</i>.] Such as + may be received; receivable. + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"tion (-shn), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réception</i>, L. <i>receptio</i>, + fr. <i>recipere</i>, <i>receptum</i>. See Receive.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being received. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What <i>reception</i> a poem may find. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries + have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common <i>reception</i> + countenanced. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"tive (r*sp"tv), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réceptif</i>. See + Receive.] Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, + absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a <i>receptive</i> + mind. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Imaginary space is <i>receptive</i> of all bodies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"tive*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being receptive. + </p> + <p> + Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty (rs`p*tv"*t or r`sp- ), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réceptivité</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The state or quality of being receptive. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Kantian Philos.)</i> The power or capacity of receiving + impressions, as those of the external senses. + </p> + <p> + Re*cep"to*ry (r*sp"t*r; 277), <i>n.</i> [Cf. L. <i>receptorium</i> a place + of shelter.] Receptacle. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cess" (r*ss"), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recessus</i>, fr. <i>recedere</i>, <i>recessum</i>. + See Recede.] <b>1.</b> A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; + as, the <i>recess</i> of the tides. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Every degree of ignorance being so far a <i>recess</i> and degradation + from rationality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My <i>recess</i> hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eikon Basilike.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the <i>recess</i> of the jury they are to consider the evidence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Good verse <i>recess</i> and solitude requires. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, + as of a legislative body, court, or school. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>recess</i> of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, + niche, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A bed which stood in a deep <i>recess</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Departure from this happy place, our sweet<br /> <i>Recess</i>, and only + consolation left. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and <i>recesses</i> + of science. <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> A sinus. + </p> + <p> + Re*cess", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recessed; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Recessing.] To make a recess in; as, to <i>recess</i> a wall. + </p> + <p> + Re*cess", <i>n.</i> [G.] A decree of the imperial diet of the old German + empire. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cessed" (r*sst"), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having a recess or recesses; as, + a <i>recessed</i> arch or wall. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "Comfortably <i>recessed</i> from + curious impertinents." <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Recessed arch</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, one of a series of arches constructed + one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or + the like. + </p> + <p> + Re*ces"sion (r*ssh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recessio</i>, fr. <i>recedere</i>, + <i>recessum</i>. See Recede.] The act of receding or withdrawing, as from + a place, a claim, or a demand. <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mercy may rejoice upon the <i>recessions</i> of justice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ces"sion, <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>cession</i>.] The act of + ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the <i>recession</i> of + conquered territory to its former sovereign. + </p> + <p> + Re*ces"sion*al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to recession or + withdrawal. + </p> + <p> + <b>Recessional hymn</b>, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the + choir to the robing room. + </p> + <p> + Re*ces"sive (r*ss"sv), <i>a.</i> Going back; receding. + </p> + <p> + Re"chab*ite (r"kb*t), <i>n.</i> <i>(Jewish Hist.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*change" (r*chnj"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To change again, or change + back. + </p> + <p> + Re*charge" (r*chärj"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>charge</i>: + cf. F. <i>recharger</i>.] <b>1.</b> To charge or accuse in return. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To attack again; to attack anew. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*char"ter (r*chär"tr), <i>n.</i> A second charter; a renewal of a + charter. <i>D. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*char"ter, <i>v. t.</i> To charter again or anew; to grant a second or + another charter to. + </p> + <p> + Re*chase" (r*chs"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>chase</i>: cf. F. + <i>rechasser</i>.] To chase again; to chase or drive back. + </p> + <p> + Re*cheat" (r*cht"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>requêté</i>, fr. <i>requêter</i> + to hunt anew. See Request.] <i>(Sporting)</i> A strain given on the horn + to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game. + </p> + <p> + Re*cheat", <i>v. i.</i> To blow the recheat. <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re*cher`ché" (r<i>e</i>*shâr`sh"), <i>a.</i> [F.] Sought + out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or + attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind. + </p> + <p> + Rech"less (rk"ls), <i>a.</i> Reckless. [Obs.] <i>P. Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*choose" (r*chz"), <i>v. t.</i> To choose again. + </p> + <p> + Re*cid"i*vate (r*sd"*vt), <i>v. i.</i> [LL. <i>recidivare</i>. See + Recidivous.] To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cid`i*va"tion (-v"shn), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>recidivatio</i>.] A falling + back; a backsliding. <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cid"i*vous (r*sd"*vs), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recidivus</i>, fr. <i>recidere</i> + to fall back.] Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former + condition or habit. + </p> + <p> + Rec"i*pe (rs"*p), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Recipes</b> (- pz). [L., + imperative of <i>recipere</i> to take back, take in, receive. See Receive.] + A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or + preparation of materials; a receipt; especially, a prescription for + medicine. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"i*an`gle (r*sp"*`g'l), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recipere</i> to take + <i>angulus</i> + angle.] An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, + and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for measuring and + laying off angles of fortifications. + </p> + <p> + { Re*cip"i*ence (r*sp"*<i>e</i>ns), Re*cip"i*en*cy (-<i>e</i>n*s), } <i>n.</i> + The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; + receptiveness. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"i*ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recipiens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, + receiving, p. pr. of <i>recipere</i> to receive: cf. F. <i>récipient</i>. + See Receive.] A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, + or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the + receiver of a still. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"i*ent, <i>a.</i> Receiving; receptive. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cal (-r*k<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reciprocus</i>; of unknown + origin.] <b>1.</b> Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let our <i>reciprocal</i> vows be remembered. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Mutually interchangeable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These two rules will render a definition <i>reciprocal</i> with the + thing defined. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but + sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> Used to denote different kinds of mutual + relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for + given quantities. See the Phrases below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reciprocal equation</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, one which remains unchanged in + form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that + quantity. -- <b>Reciprocal figures</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Reciprocal + proportion</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, 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: :1/20:1/8. -- <b>Reciprocal + quantities</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, any two quantities which produce unity when + multiplied together. -- <b>Reciprocal ratio</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, the ratio + between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the <i>reciprocal ratio</i> + of 4 to 9 is that of ¼ to . -- <b>Reciprocal terms</b> <i>(Logic)</i>, + those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are + convertible, and may be used for each other. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Mutual; alternate. -- Reciprocal, Mutual. 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> + Re*cip"ro*cal, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> That which is reciprocal to another + thing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Corruption is a <i>reciprocal</i> to generation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arith. & Alg.)</i> The quotient arising from dividing + unity by any quantity; thus, ¼ is the <i>reciprocal</i> of 4; 1/(a + +b) 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty (-kl"*t), <i>n.</i> The quality or condition of being + reciprocal; reciprocalness. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cal*ly (r*sp"r*k<i>a</i>l*l), <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a + reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected + by it; interchangeably; mutually. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These two particles do <i>reciprocally</i> affect each other with the + same force. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bentley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> In the manner of reciprocals. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reciprocally proportional</b> <i>(Arith. & Alg.)</i>, proportional, + as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to + the reciprocal of the other. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cal*ness (r*sp"r*k<i>a</i>l*ns), <i>n.</i> The quality or + condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cate (-kt), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reciprocated + (- k`td); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reciprocating.] [L. <i>reciprocatus</i>, + p. p. of <i>reciprocare</i>. See Reciprocal.] To move forward and backward + alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to + alternate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies,<br /> And draws and blows <i>reciprocating</i> + air. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Reciprocating engine</b>, 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. -- <b>Reciprocating motion</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, motion alternately + backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cate, <i>v. t.</i> To give and return mutually; to make return + for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to <i>reciprocate</i> + favors. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cip`ro*ca"tion (-k"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reciprocatio</i>: cf. F. <i>réciprocation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving + and returning; as, the <i>reciprocation</i> of kindnesses. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Alternate recurrence or action; as, the <i>reciprocation</i> of + the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`i*proc"i*ty (rs`*prs"*t), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réciprocité</i>. + See Reciprocal.] <b>1.</b> Mutual action and reaction. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reciprocity treaty</b>, or <b>Treaty of reciprocity</b>, a treaty + concluded between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards + customs or charges on imports, or in other respects. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality. + </p> + <p> + Re*cip`ro*cor"nous (r*sp`r*kôr"ns), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reciprocus</i> + returning, reciprocal + <i>cornu</i> horn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having + horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. [R.] <i>Ash.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cip"ro*cous (r*sp"r*ks), <i>a.</i> Reciprocal. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rec"i*prok (rs"*prk), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>réciproque</i>, L. <i>reciprocus</i>.] + Reciprocal. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"i*proque (rs"*prk), <i>a. & n.</i> [F. <i>réciproque</i>.] + Reciprocal. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ci"sion (r*szh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recisio</i>, fr. <i>recidere</i>, + <i>recisum</i>, to cut off; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>caedere</i> to cut.] + The act of cutting off. <i>Sherwood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cit"al (r*st"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [From Recite.] <b>1.</b> The act of + reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; + rehearsal; as, the <i>recital</i> of testimony. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of + anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is recited; a story; a narration. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Burn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description; + explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See Account. + </p> + <p> + Rec`i*ta"tion (rs`*t"shn), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recitatio</i>: cf. F. <i>récitation</i>. + See Recite.] <b>1.</b> The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words + or sentences. <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The delivery before an audience of something committed to + memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so + delivered. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Colleges and Schools)</i> The rehearsal of a lesson by + pupils before their instructor. + </p> + <p> + Rec`i*ta*tive" (rs`*t*tv"), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>recitativo</i>, or F. <i>récitatif</i>. + See Recite.] <i>(Mus.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rec`i*ta*tive", <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for + musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative. + -- Rec`i*ta*tive"ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rec`i*ta*ti"vo (-t"v), <i>n.</i> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> Recitative. + </p> + <p> + Re*cite" (r*st"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recited; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reciting.] [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 Cite.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe; + recapitulate; detail; number; count. + </p> + <p> + Re*cite", <i>v. i.</i> To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an + audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson + learned. + </p> + <p> + Re*cite", <i>n.</i> A recital. [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cit"er (-st"r), <i>n.</i> One who recites; also, a book of extracts for + recitation. + </p> + <p> + Reck (rk), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recked (rkt) (<i>obs. + imp.</i> Roughte); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recking.] [AS. <i>reccan</i>, + <i>rcan</i>, to care for; akin to OS. <i>rkian</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 Rake, and cf. Reckon.] <b>1.</b> To make account of; to + care for; to heed; to regard. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This son of mine not <i>recking</i> danger. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And may you better <i>reck</i> the rede<br /> Than ever did the adviser. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burns.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To concern; -- used impersonally. [Poetic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What <i>recks</i> it them? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1199 pr=vmg !> + </p> + <p> + Reck (rk), <i>v. i.</i> To make account; to take heed; to care; to mind; + -- often followed by <i>of</i>. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then <i>reck</i> I not, when I have lost my life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I <i>reck</i> not though I end my life to- day. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of me she <i>recks</i> not, nor my vain desire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reck"less, <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>recceleás</i>, <i>rceleás</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It made the king as <i>reckless</i> as them diligent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent; + indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash. + </p> + <p> + -- Reck"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Reck"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reck"ling (-lng), <i>a.</i> Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a <i>reckling</i> + child. <i>H. Taylor.</i> -- <i>n.</i> A weak child or animal. <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reck"on (rk"'n), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reckoned (-'nd); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reckoning.] [OE. <i>rekenen</i>, AS. <i>gerecenian</i> + to explain; akin to D. <i>rekenen</i> to reckon, G. <i>rechnen</i>, OHG. + <i>rehhann</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 Reck, <i>v. t.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to + calculate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The priest shall <i>reckon</i> to him the money according to the years + that remain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lev. xxvii. 18.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I <i>reckoned</i> above two hundred and fifty on the outside of the + church. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was <i>reckoned</i> among the transgressors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xxii. 37.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For him I <i>reckon</i> not in high estate. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain + quality or value. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Faith was <i>reckoned</i> to Abraham for righteousness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. iv. 9.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Without her eccentricities being <i>reckoned</i> to her for a crime. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate; value; + esteem; account; repute. See Calculate, Guess. + </p> + <p> + Reck"on, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To make an enumeration or computation; to + engage in numbering or computing. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he <i>reckon</i> shall." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To reckon for</b>, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If they fail + in their bounden duty, they shall <i>reckon for</i> it one day." <i>Bp. + Sanderson.</i> -- <b>To reckon on</b> or <b>upon</b>, to count or depend + on. -- <b>To reckon with</b>, to settle accounts or claims with; -- used + literally or figuratively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and <i>reckoneth + with</i> them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. xxv. 19.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To reckon without one's host</b>, to ignore in a calculation or + arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence, to reckon + erroneously. + </p> + <p> + Reck"on*er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who reckons or computes; also, a book of + calculations, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reckoners</i> without their host must reckon twice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Camden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reck"on*ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of one who reckons, counts, or + computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. Specifically: + <i>(a)</i> An account of time. <i>Sandys.</i> <i>(b)</i> Adjustment of + claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Even <i>reckoning</i> makes lasting friends, and the way to make <i>reckonings</i> + even is to make them often. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He quitted London, never to return till the day of a terrible and + memorable <i>reckoning</i> had arrived. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The charge or account made by a host at an inn. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a <i>reckoning</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Esteem; account; estimation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You make no further <i>reckoning</i> of it [beauty] than of an outward + fading benefit nature bestowed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Navigation)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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 Dead); -- also + used for <i>dead reckoning</i> in contradistinction to <i>observation</i>. + <i>(b)</i> The position of a ship as determined by calculation. + </p> + <p> + <b>To be out of her reckoning</b>, to be at a distance from the place + indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship. + </p> + <p> + Re*claim" (r*klm"), <i>v. t.</i> To claim back; to demand the return of as + a right; to attempt to recover possession of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually <i>reclaiming</i> + its prior occupancy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Coxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*claim" (r*klm"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reclaimed (-klmd"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reclaiming.] [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 Claim.] <b>1.</b> To call back, as a hawk to the + wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to, for + the purpose of subduing or quieting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his + <i>reclaiming</i> them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under + discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of + other animals. "An eagle well <i>reclaimed</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or transgression; + to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to reform. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his + goodness, to <i>reclaim</i> mankind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your error, in time <i>reclaimed</i>, will be venial. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir E. Hoby.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct. + </p> + <p> + Re*claim" (r*klm"), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To cry out in opposition or + contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take + exceptions. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Scripture <i>reclaims</i>, and the whole Catholic church <i>reclaims</i>, + and Christian ears would not hear it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + At a later period Grote <i>reclaimed</i> strongly against Mill's setting + Whately above Hamilton. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bain.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They, hardened more by what might most <i>reclaim</i>,<br /> Grieving to + see his glory, . . . took envy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*claim", <i>n.</i> The act of reclaiming, or the state of being + reclaimed; reclamation; recovery. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*claim"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be reclaimed. + </p> + <p> + Re*claim"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réclamant</i>, p. + pr.] One who reclaims; one who cries out against or contradicts. <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*claim"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who reclaims. + </p> + <p> + Re*claim"less, <i>a.</i> That can not be reclaimed. + </p> + <p> + Rec`la*ma"tion (rk`l*m"shn), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réclamation</i>, L. + <i>reclamatio</i>. See Reclaim.] <b>1.</b> The act or process of + reclaiming. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I would now, on the <i>reclamation</i> both of generosity and of + justice, try clemency. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Landor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*clasp" (r*klsp"), <i>v. i.</i> To clasp or unite again. + </p> + <p> + Re*clin"ant (r*kln"<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reclinans</i>, p. pr. See + Recline.] Bending or leaning backward. + </p> + <p> + Rec"li*nate (rk"l*nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reclinatus</i>, p. p.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or + leaf, is lower than the base. + </p> + <p> + Rec`li*na"tion (rk`l*n"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réclinaison</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Dialing)</i> The angle which the plane of the dial makes + with a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line. <i>Brande + & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> 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. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cline" (r*kln"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reclined (-klnd"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reclining.] [L. <i>reclinare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>clinare</i> to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.] To + cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent + position; as, to <i>recline</i> the head on the hand. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The mother<br /> <i>Reclined</i> her dying head upon his breast. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cline", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To lean or incline; as, to <i>recline</i> + against a wall. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to <i>recline</i> + on a couch. + </p> + <p> + Re*cline", <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reclinis</i>. See Recline, <i>v. t.</i>] + Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They sat, <i>recline</i><br /> On the soft downy bank, damasked with + flowers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*clined" (r*klnd"), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Falling or turned downward; + reclinate. + </p> + <p> + Re*clin"er (r*kln"r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reclines. + </p> + <p> + Re*clin"ing, <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Bending or curving + gradually back from the perpendicular. <i>(b)</i> Recumbent. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reclining dial</b>, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line + through its center. <i>Davies & Peck</i> <i>(Math. Dict.)</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*close" (r*klz"), <i>v. t.</i> To close again. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*clothe" (r*klth"), <i>v. t.</i> To clothe again. + </p> + <p> + Re*clude" (r*kld"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>recludere</i> to unclose, open; + pref. <i>re-</i> again, back, un- + <i>claudere</i> to shut.] To open; to + unclose. [R.] <i>Harvey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cluse" (r*kls"), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>reclus</i>, L. <i>reclusus</i>, from + <i>recludere</i>, <i>reclusum</i>, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. + See Close.] Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public + notice; solitary; living apart; as, a <i>recluse</i> monk or hermit; a <i>recluse</i> + life. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In meditation deep, <i>recluse</i><br /> From human converse. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Philips.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cluse", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>reclus</i>, LL. <i>reclusus</i>. See Recluse, + <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cluse", <i>v. t.</i> To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cluse"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a recluse or solitary manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*cluse"ness, <i>n.</i> Quality or state of being recluse. + </p> + <p> + Re*clu"sion (-kl"zhn), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>reclusio</i>: cf. F. <i>reclusion</i>.] + A state of retirement from the world; seclusion. + </p> + <p> + Re*clu"sive (-sv), <i>a.</i> Affording retirement from society. "Some <i>reclusive</i> + and religious life." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*clu"so*ry (-s*r), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>reclusorium</i>.] The habitation of + a recluse; a hermitage. + </p> + <p> + Re*coct" (r*kkt"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>recoctus</i>, p. p. of <i>recoquere</i> + to cook or boil over again. See Re-, and 4th Cook.] To boil or cook again; + hence, to make over; to vamp up; to reconstruct. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coc"tion (r*kk"shn), <i>n.</i> A second coction or preparation; a + vamping up. + </p> + <p> + Rec`og*ni"tion (rk`g*nsh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recognitio</i>: cf. F. <i>recognition</i>. + See Recognizance.] The act of recognizing, or the state of being + recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; + notice. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, + solemn <i>recognition</i> in the church of God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cog"ni*tor (r*kg"n*tr), <i>n.</i> [LL.] <i>(Law)</i> One of a jury + impaneled on an assize. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cog"ni*to*ry (-t*r), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or connected with, + recognition. <i>Lamb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty (rk`g*n`z*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> The quality or condition + of being recognizable. + </p> + <p> + Rec"og*ni`za*ble (rk"g*n`z*b'l or r*kg"n-; 277), <i>a.</i> Capable of + being recognized. [Written also <i>recognisable</i>.] -- Rec"og*ni`za*bly, + <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cog"ni*zance (r*kg"n*z<i>a</i>ns or r*kn"-), <i>n.</i> [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 Cognizance, Know, + and cf. Recognize, Reconnoissance.] [Written also <i>recognisance</i>.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> + The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize. <i>Cowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Among lawyers the <i>g</i> in this and the related words (except <i>recognize</i>) + is usually silent. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That <i>recognizance</i> and pledge of love<br /> Which I first gave her. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; + recognition. + </p> + <p> + Re*cog`ni*za"tion (-z"shn), <i>n.</i> Recognition. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rec"og*nize (rk"g*nz), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recognized (- + nzd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recognizing (- n`zng).] [From + Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.] [Written also <i>recognise</i>.] + <b>1.</b> To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or + thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Speak, vassal; <i>recognize</i> thy sovereign queen. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Harte.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or + the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To show appreciation of; as, to <i>recognize</i> services by a + testimonial. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To review; to reëxamine. [Obs.] <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To reconnoiter. [Obs.] <i>R. Monro.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See + Acknowledge. + </p> + <p> + Rec"og*nize, <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Law)</i> To enter an obligation of record + before a proper tribunal; as, A B <i>recognized</i> in the sum of twenty + dollars. [Written also <i>recognise</i>.] + </p> + <p> + In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented. + </p> + <p> + Re*cog`ni*zee" (r*kg`n*z" or r*kn`*z"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> The person + in whose favor a recognizance is made. [Written also <i>recognisee</i>.] + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"og*ni`zer (rk"g*n`zr), <i>n.</i> One who recognizes; a recognizor. + [Written also <i>recogniser</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cog`ni*zor" (r*kg`n*zôr" or r*kn`*zôr"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> + One who enters into a recognizance. [Written also <i>recognisor</i>.] <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"og*nosce (rk"g*ns), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>recognoscere</i>. See + Recognizance.] To recognize. [R. & Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coil" (r*koil"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recoiled + (-koild"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recoiling.] [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> + <b>1.</b> To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse + motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Evil on itself shall back <i>recoil</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . that we should <i>recoil</i> + into our ordinary spirits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, + or the like; to shrink. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. [Obs.] + "To your bowers <i>recoil</i>." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coil", <i>v. t.</i> To draw or go back. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coil", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A starting or falling back; a rebound; a + shrinking; as, the <i>recoil</i> of nature, or of the blood. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state or condition of having recoiled. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>recoil</i> from formalism is skepticism. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>F. W. Robertson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when + discharged. + </p> + <p> + <b>Recoil dynamometer</b> <i>(Gunnery)</i>, an instrument for measuring + the force of the recoil of a firearm. -- <b>Recoil escapement</b>. See the + Note under Escapement. + </p> + <p> + Re*coil"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, recoils. + </p> + <p> + Re*coil"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In the manner of a recoil. + </p> + <p> + Re*coil"ment, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>reculement</i>.] Recoil. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*coin" (r*koin"), <i>v. t.</i> To coin anew or again. + </p> + <p> + Re*coin"age (-j), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of coining anew. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is coined anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`-col*lect" (r`kl*lkt"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>collect</i>.] + To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to <i>re- collect</i> + routed troops. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God will one day raise the dead, <i>re-collecting</i> our scattered + dust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ol*lect" (rk`l*lkt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Recollected; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recollecting.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + + <i>collect</i>: cf. L. <i>recolligere</i>, <i>recollectum</i>, to collect. + Cf. Recollet.] <b>1.</b> To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring + back to the mind or memory; to remember. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Tyrian queen . . . <br /> Admired his fortunes, more admired the man;<br /> + Then <i>recollected</i> stood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ol*lect (rk"l*lkt), <i>n.</i> [See Recollet.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> A friar + of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans. [Written also <i>Recollet</i>.] + <i>Addis & Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1200 !> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ol*lec"tion (r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>récollection</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is recollected; something called to mind; + reminiscence. "One of his earliest <i>recollections</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; + concentration; self-control. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and <i>recollection</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robertson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory. + </p> + <p> + Rec`ol*lect"ive (-l?k"t?v), <i>a.</i> Having the power of recollecting. <i>J. + Foster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ol*let (r?k"?l*l?t; F. r?`k?`l?"), <i>n.</i> [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> Same as Recollect, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*col`o*ni*za"tion (r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A second or renewed + colonization. + </p> + <p> + Re*col"o*nize (r?*k?l"?*n?z), <i>v. t.</i> To colonize again. + </p> + <p> + Re*com`bi*na"tion (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Combination a second or + additional time. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*bine" (r?`k?m*b?n"), <i>v. t.</i> To combine again. + </p> + <p> + Re*com"fort (r?*k?m"f?rt), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>comfort</i>: + cf. F. <i>réconforter</i>.] To comfort again; to console anew; to + give new strength to. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gan her <i>recomfort</i> from so sad affright. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*com"fort*less, <i>a.</i> Without comfort. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*com"for*ture (-f?r*t?r;135), <i>n.</i> The act of recomforting; + restoration of comfort. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`com*mence" (r?`k?m*m?ns"), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To commence or begin + again. <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To begin anew to be; to act again as. [Archaic.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He seems desirous enough of <i>recommencing</i> courtier. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`com*mence", <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>commence</i>: cf. F. <i>recommencer</i>.] + To commence again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*mence"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A commencement made anew. + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*mend" (r?k`?m*m?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Recommended; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recommending.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + + <i>commend</i>: cf. F. <i>recommander</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mæcenas <i>recommended</i> Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose + praises . . . have made him precious to posterity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make acceptable; to attract favor to. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A decent boldness ever meets with friends,<br /> Succeeds, and e'en a + stranger <i>recommends</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To commit; to give in charge; to commend. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Paul chose Silas and departed, being <i>recommended</i> by the brethren + unto the grace of God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xv. 40.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*mend"a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recommandable</i>.] + Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable. <i>Glanvill.</i> + -- Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Rec`om*mend"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*men*da"tion (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recommandation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of recommending. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary + <i>recommendation</i> amongst the ancient. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*mend"a*tive (-m?nd"?*t?v), <i>n.</i> That which recommends; a + recommendation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Serving to recommend; + recommending; commendatory. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`om*mend"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who recommends. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*mis"sion (r?`k?m*m?sh?n), <i>v. t.</i> To commission again; to give + a new commission to. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Officers whose time of service had expired were to be <i>recommissioned</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Marshall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`com*mit" (-m?t"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + { Re`com*mit"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), Re`com*mit"tal (-?l), } <i>n.</i> A + second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*pact" (-p?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To compact or join anew. "<i>Recompact</i> + my scattered body." <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*com`pen*sa"tion (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>recompensatio</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Recompense. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Scots Law)</i> Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded + by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff. + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pense (rk"m*pns), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recompensed + (-p?nst); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recompensing (-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 Compensate.] <b>1.</b> To render an equivalent to, for + service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He can not <i>recompense</i> me better. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone + for; to pay for. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God <i>recompenseth</i> the gift. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>recompense</i><br /> My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or + deserved. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Recompense</i> to no man evil for evil. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. xii. 17.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate. + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pense (r?k"?m*p?ns), <i>v. i.</i> To give recompense; to make + amends or requital. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pense, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>récompense</i>.] An equivalent + returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; + suitable return. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To me belongeth vengeance, and <i>recompense</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xxii. 35.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And every transgression and disobedience received a just <i>recompense</i> + of reward. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Heb. ii. 2.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; + satisfaction; reward; requital. + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pense`ment (-p?ns`m?nt), <i>n.</i> Recompense; requital. [Obs.] <i>Fabyan.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pen`ser (-p?n`s?r), <i>n.</i> One who recompenses. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A thankful <i>recompenser</i> of the benefits received. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"om*pen`sive (-s?v), <i>a.</i> Of the nature of recompense; serving to + recompense. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*com`pi*la"tion (r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion), <i>n.</i> A new compilation. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*pile" (r`km*pl"), <i>v. t.</i> To compile anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`com*pile"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of recompiling; new + compilation or digest; as, a <i>recompilement</i> of the laws. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`com*pose" (-p?z"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recomposed + (-p?zd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recomposing.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>compose</i>: + cf. F. <i>recomposer</i>.] <b>1.</b> To compose again; to form anew; to + put together again or repeatedly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can + only be decomposed, but not actually <i>recomposed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to + <i>recompose</i> the mind. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`com*pos"er (-p?z"?r), <i>n.</i> One who recomposes. + </p> + <p> + Re*com`po*si"tion (r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recomposition</i>.] + The act of recomposing. + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*ci`la*ble (r?k"?n*s?`l?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réconciliable</i>.] + Capable of being reconciled; as, <i>reconcilable</i> adversaries; an act + <i>reconciable</i> with previous acts. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The different accounts of the numbers of ships are <i>reconcilable</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Rec"on*ci`la*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*cile` (-s?l`), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reconciled + (-s?ld`); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reconciling.] [F. <i>réconcilier</i>, + L. <i>reconciliare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>conciliare</i> to bring + together, to unite. See Conciliate.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Propitious now and <i>reconciled</i> by prayer. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be <i>reconciled</i> + [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We pray you . . . be ye <i>reconciled</i> to God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Cor. v. 20.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to + <i>reconcile</i> one's self to affictions. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or + suitableness; -- followed by <i>with</i> or <i>to</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The great men among the ancients understood how to <i>reconcile</i> + manual labor with affairs of state. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To adjust; to settle; as, to <i>reconcile</i> differences. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; + appease. + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*cile`, <i>v. i.</i> To become reconciled. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*cile`ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Reconciliation. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*ci`ler (-s?`l?r), <i>n.</i> One who reconciles. + </p> + <p> + Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion (-s?l`?*?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réconciliation</i>, + L. <i>reconciliatio</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act of reconciling, or the state + of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of + friendship. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reconciliation</i> and friendship with God really form the basis of + all rational and true enjoyment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>S. Miller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of + inconsistency; harmony. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A clear and easy <i>reconciliation</i> of those seeming inconsistencies + of Scripture. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>D. Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; + propitiation; atonement; expiation. + </p> + <p> + Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry (-s?l"?*?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Serving or tending to + reconcile. <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*con`den*sa"tion (r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act or process of + recondensing. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*dense" (r`kn*dns"), <i>v. t.</i> To condense again. + </p> + <p> + Rec"on*dite (r?k"?n*d?t or r?*k?n"d?t; 277), <i>a.</i> [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 Abscond.] <b>1.</b> + Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, <i>recondite</i> + causes of things. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, <i>recondite</i> + studies. "<i>Recondite</i> learning." <i>Bp. Horsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*con"di*to*ry (r?k?n"d?*t?*r?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>reconditorium</i>.] A + repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] <i>Ash.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*duct" (r`kn*dkt"), <i>v. t.</i> To conduct back or again. "A guide + to <i>reconduct</i> thy steps." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*firm" (-f?rm"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>confirm</i>: + cf. F. <i>reconfirmer</i>.] To confirm anew. <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*fort" (-f?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>réconforter</i>.] To + recomfort; to comfort. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*join" (r?`k?n*join"), <i>v. t.</i> To join or conjoin anew. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*con"nois*sance, Re*con"nais*sance } (r?- k?n"n?s-s?ns), <i>n.</i> [F. + See Recognizance.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or + survey. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Geol.)</i> An examination or survey + of a region in reference to its general geological character. <i>(b)</i> + <i>(Engin.)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> + <i>(Mil.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reconnoissance in force</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a demonstration or attack by + a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering the position and + strength of an enemy. + </p> + <p> + { Rec`on*noi"ter, Rec`on*noi"tre } (r?k`?n*noi"t?r), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>reconnoitre</i>, + a former spelling of <i>reconnaître</i>. See Recognize.] <b>1.</b> + To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; + esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To recognize. [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*con"quer (r?*k?n"k?r), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>conquer</i>: + cf. F. <i>reconquérir</i>.] To conquer again; to recover by + conquest; as, to <i>reconquer</i> a revolted province. + </p> + <p> + Re*con"quest (-kw?st), <i>n.</i> A second conquest. + </p> + <p> + Re*con"se*crate (-k?n"s?*kr?t), <i>v. t.</i> To consecrate anew or again. + </p> + <p> + Re*con`se*cra"tion, <i>n.</i> Renewed consecration. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*sid"er (r?`k?n*s?d"?r), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To consider again; + as, to <i>reconsider</i> a subject. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Parliamentary Practice)</i> To take up for renewed + consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*sid`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reconsidering, or the + state of being reconsidered; as, the <i>reconsideration</i> of a vote in a + legislative body. + </p> + <p> + Re*con"so*late (r?*k?n"s?*l?t), <i>v. t.</i> To console or comfort again. + [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*sol"i*date (r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t), <i>v. t.</i> To consolidate anew or + again. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*sol`i*da"tion (-d?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act or process of + reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*struct" (-str?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To construct again; to rebuild; to + remodel; to form again or anew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Regiments had been dissolved and <i>reconstructed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*struc"tion (-str?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of + constructing again; the state of being reconstructed. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(U.S. Politics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*struct"ive (-str?k"t?v), <i>a.</i> Reconstructing; tending to + reconstruct; as, a <i>reconstructive</i> policy. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*tin"u*ance (-t?n"?*?ns), <i>n.</i> The act or state of + recontinuing. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*tin"ue (-?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To continue anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*vene" (r?`k?n*v?n"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To convene or assemble + again; to call or come together again. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*ven"tion (-v?n"sh?n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Civil Law)</i> A cross demand; + an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same + judge. <i>Burrill. Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*ver"sion (-v?r"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A second conversion. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*vert" (-v?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> To convert again. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*con"vert (r?*k?n"v?rt), <i>n.</i> A person who has been reconverted. <i>Gladstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`con*vert"i*ble (r?`k?n*v?rt"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Capable of + being reconverted; convertible again to the original form or condition. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*vey" (-v?"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To convey back or to the former + place; as, to <i>reconvey</i> goods. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To transfer back to a former owner; as, to <i>reconvey</i> an + estate. + </p> + <p> + Re`con*vey"ance (-v?"?ns), <i>n.</i> Act of reconveying. + </p> + <p> + Re*cop"y (r?*k?p"?), <i>v. t.</i> To copy again. + </p> + <p> + Re*cord" (r?*k?rd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recorded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Recording.] [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 Cordial, Heart.] + <b>1.</b> To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate. + [Obs.] "I it you <i>record</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They longed to see the day, to hear the lark<br /> <i>Record</i> her + hymns, and chant her carols blest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those things that are <i>recorded</i> of him . . . are written in the + chronicles of the kings. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Esd. i. 42.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To record a deed</b>, <b>mortgage</b>, <b>lease</b>, etc., to have a + copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, + for the information of the public. + </p> + <p> + Re*cord", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Praying all the way, and <i>recording</i> upon the words which he before + had read. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whether the birds or she <i>recorded</i> best. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ord (rk"rd), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>recort</i>, <i>record</i>, remembrance, + attestation, record. See Record, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Especially: <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the + proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record. <i>(d)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Testimony; witness; attestation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + John bare <i>record</i>, saying. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John i. 32.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a + monument; a memorial. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1201 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Court of record</b> (<i>pron.</i> r&?;*k&?;rd" <i>in Eng.</i>), + a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or in + books for a perpetual memorial. -- <b>Debt of record</b>, a debt which + appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment + or a cognizance. -- <b>Trial by record</b>, 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <b>To + beat</b>, or <b>break</b>, <b>the record</b> <i>(Sporting)</i>, to surpass + any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; as, <i>to break + the record</i> in a walking match. + </p> + <p> + Re*cord"ance (r?*k?rd"?ns), <i>n.</i> Remembrance. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rec`or*da"tion (r?k`?r*d?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recordatio</i>: cf. F. + <i>recordation</i>. See Record, <i>v. t.</i>] Remembrance; recollection; + also, a record. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cord"er (r?*k?rd"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who records; + specifically, a person whose official duty it is to make a record of + writings or transactions. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A kind of wind instrument resembling the + flageolet. [Obs.] "Flutes and soft <i>recorders</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cord"er*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of a recorder. + </p> + <p> + Re*cord"ing, <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`cor*por`i*fi*ca"tion (r?`k?r*p?r`?*f?*k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of + investing again with a body; the state of being furnished anew with a + body. [R.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*couch" (r?*kouch"), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>couch</i>: cf. + F. <i>recoucher</i>.] To retire again to a couch; to lie down again. + [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*count" (r*kount"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>count</i>.] To + count or reckon again. + </p> + <p> + Re*count", <i>n.</i> A counting again, as of votes. + </p> + <p> + Re*count" (r*kount"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>raconter</i> to relate, to + recount; pref. <i>re-</i> again + &?; (L. <i>ad</i>.) + <i>conter</i> + to relate. See Count, <i>v.</i>] 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. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To all his angels, who, with true applause,<br /> <i>Recount</i> his + praises. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*count`ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Recital. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*coup", Re*coupe" } (-k??p"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>recouper</i>; pref. + <i>re-</i> re- + <i>couper</i> to cut.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the + passive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might <i>recoup</i> + herself at Philip's cost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Froude.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Industry is sometimes <i>recouped</i> for a small price by extensive + custom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Duke of Argyll.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coup"er (r?*k??p"?r), <i>n.</i> One who recoups. <i>Story.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*coup"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of recouping. + </p> + <p> + <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> + Re*course" (r?*k?rs"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>recours</i>, L. <i>recursus</i> a + running back, return, fr. <i>recurrere</i>, <i>recursum</i>, to run back. + See Recur.] <b>1.</b> A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line + of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence. [Obs.] + "Swift <i>recourse</i> of flushing blood." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Unto my first I will have my <i>recourse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the healthy, or the <i>recourse + thereof in the valetudinary</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like; access + or application for aid; resort. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thus died this great peer, in a time of great <i>recourse</i> unto him + and dependence upon him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our last <i>recourse</i> is therefore to our art. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Access; admittance. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Give me <i>recourse</i> to him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Without recourse</b> <i>(Commerce)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*course", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To return; to recur. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The flame departing and <i>recoursing</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To have recourse; to resort. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hacket.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*course"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Having recurring flow and ebb; moving + alternately. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>cover</i>: cf. + F. <i>recouvrir</i>.] To cover again. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recovered + (-?rd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recovering. ] [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.Recuperate.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win + back; to regain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + David <i>recovered</i> all that the Amalekites had carried away. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1. Sam. xxx. 18.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "Loss of + catel may <i>recovered</i> be." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and <i>recover</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back + to life or health; to cure; to heal. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The wine in my bottle will <i>recover</i> him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or + body. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I do hope to <i>recover</i> my late hurt. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowley.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When I had <i>recovered</i> a little my first surprise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Foe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To rescue; to deliver. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That they may <i>recover</i> themselves out of the snare of the devil, + who are taken captive by him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2. Tim. ii. 26.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. + [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The forest is not three leagues off;<br /> If we <i>recover</i> that, + we're sure enough. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Except he could <i>recover</i> one of the Cities of Refuge he was to + die. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hales.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Recover arms</b> <i>(Mil. Drill)</i>, a command whereby the piece is + brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready." + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; + cure. + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall <i>recover</i> + of this disease. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Kings i. 2.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With much ado the Christians <i>recovered</i> to Antioch. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, + the plaintiff has <i>recovered</i> in his suit. + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er, <i>n.</i> Recovery. <i>Sir T. Malory.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er*a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recouvrable</i>.] 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A prodigal course<br /> Is like the sun's; but not, like his, <i>recoverable</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If I am <i>recoverable</i>, why am I thus? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re cov"er*ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Recovery. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cov`er*ee" (-"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> The person against whom a + judgment is obtained in common recovery. + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er*er (r?*k?v"?r*?r), <i>n.</i> One who recovers. + </p> + <p> + Re*cov`er*or" (-?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> The demandant in a common + recovery after judgment. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cov"er*y (r?*k?v"?r*?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of recovering, + regaining, or retaking possession. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; + restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to + something by a verdict and judgment of court. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.] + "Help be past <i>recovery</i>." <i>Tusser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a + new stroke. + </p> + <p> + <b>Common recovery</b> <i>(Law)</i>, 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. <i>Burrill. Warren.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ance (r?k"r?*?ns), <i>n.</i> Recreancy. + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*an*cy (-<i>a</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + recreant. + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Creed.] <b>1.</b> + Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; + cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. "This <i>recreant</i> knight." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Apostate; false; unfaithful. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who, for so many benefits received,<br /> Turned <i>recreant</i> to God, + ingrate and false. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ant, <i>n.</i> One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a + mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You are all <i>recreants</i> and dastards! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`-cre*ate" (r?`kr?*?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>create</i>.] + To create or form anew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of reënforcing, it was + necessary to <i>re-create</i>, the army. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Marshall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ate (rk"r*t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recreated + (-`td); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recreating.] [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 Create.] To give fresh life to; to reanimate; + to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to + relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + St. John, who <i>recreated</i> himself with sporting with a tame + partridge. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These ripe fruits <i>recreate</i> the nostrils with their aromatic + scent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ate, <i>v. i.</i> To take recreation. <i>L. Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>récréation</i>, L. + <i>recreatio</i>.] The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; + refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; + sport; pastime. + </p> + <p> + Re`-cre*a"tion (r?`kr?*?sh?n), <i>n.</i> [See Re-create.] A forming anew; + a new creation or formation. + </p> + <p> + Re`-cre*a"tive (-?`t?v), <i>a.</i> Creating anew; as, <i>re-creative</i> + power. + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*a`tive (r?k"r?*?`t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>récréatif</i>. + See Recreate.] Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new + vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; + amusing; diverting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let the music of them be <i>recreative</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + --- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rec"re*a`tive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"re*ment (r?k"r?*m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recrementum</i>; pref. + <i>re-</i> re- + <i>cernere</i>, <i>cretum</i>, to separate, sift: cf. F. + <i>récrément</i>.] <b>1.</b> Superfluous matter separated + from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the <i>recrement</i> of ore. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Excrement. [Obs.] <i>(a)</i> A + substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it. + </p> + <p> + Rec`re*men"tal (-m?n"t<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Recrementitious. + </p> + <p> + Rec`re*men*ti"tial (-m?n*t?sh"<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>récrémentitiel</i>.] + <i>(Med.)</i> Of the nature of a recrement. See Recrement, 2 <i>(b)</i>. "<i>Recrementitial</i> + fluids." <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`re*men*ti"tious (-t?sh"?s), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to recrement; + consisting of recrement or dross. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*crim"i*nate (r?*kr?m"?*n?t), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>criminate</i>: + cf. F. <i>récriminer</i>, LL. <i>recriminare</i>.] To return one + charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an + accuser. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is not my business to <i>recriminate</i>, hoping sufficiently to + clear myself in this matter. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*crim"i*nate, <i>v. t.</i> To accuse in return. <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*crim`i*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>récrimination</i>, + LL. <i>recriminatio</i>.] The act of recriminating; an accusation brought + by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Accusations and <i>recriminations</i> passed backward and forward + between the contending parties. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*crim"i*na*tive (-n?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Recriminatory. + </p> + <p> + Re*crim"i*na`tor (-n?`t?r), <i>n.</i> One who recriminates. + </p> + <p> + Re*crim"i*na*to*ry (-n?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>récriminatoire</i>.] + Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating. + </p> + <p> + Re*cross" (r?*kr?s";115), <i>v. t.</i> To cross a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*cru"den*cy (r*kr"d<i>e</i>n*s), <i>n.</i> Recrudescence. + </p> + <p> + { Re`cru*des"cence (r?`kr?*d?s"s<i>e</i>ns), Re`cru*des`cen*cy (-d?s"s<i>e</i>n*s?), + } <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recrudescence</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The state or condition of being recrudescent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>A recrudescence</i> of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic + poverty and waste. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Duke of Argyll.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Increased severity of a disease after temporary + remission. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`cru*des"cent (-s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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>.] <b>1.</b> + Growing raw, sore, or painful again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, + a <i>recrudescent</i> epidemic. + </p> + <p> + Re*cruit" (r?*kr?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recruited; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Recruiting.] [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>kltr</i> kerchief, E. <i>clout</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her cheeks glow the brighter, <i>recruiting</i> their color. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or + health; to reinvigorate. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cruit", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to + raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops. + </p> + <p> + Re*cruit", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a + reënforcement. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The state is to have <i>recruits</i> to its strength, and remedies to + its distempers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly + enlisted soldier. + </p> + <p> + Re*cruit"er, <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, recruits. + </p> + <p> + Re*cruit"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act or process of recruiting; + especially, the enlistment of men for an army. + </p> + <p> + Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion (r*krs`t<i>a</i>l*l*z"shn), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem. + & Min.)</i> The process or recrystallizing. + </p> + <p> + Re*crys"tal*lize (r*krs"t<i>a</i>l*lz), <i>v. i. & t.</i> <i>(Chem. + & Min.)</i> To crystallize again. <i>Henry.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"tal (r?k"t<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or pertaining to the + rectum; in the region of the rectum. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tan`gle (r?k"t??`g'l), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>rectus</i> right + <i>angulus</i> + angle. See Right, and Angle.] <i>(Geom.)</i> A four-sided figure having + only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rec"tan`gle, <i>a.</i> Rectangular. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rec"tan`gled (-g'ld), <i>a.</i> Rectangular. <i>Hutton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec*tan"gu*lar (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), <i>a.</i> [CF. F. <i>rectangulaire</i>.] + Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. -- + Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly (r&?;k*t&?;n"g&?;*l&?;r*l&?;), <i>adv.</i> + -- Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty (-l?r"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or condition of + being rectangular, or right- angled. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti- (r?k"t?*). [L. <i>rectus</i> straight.] A combining form + signifying <i>straight</i>; as, <i>recti</i>lineal, having straight lines; + <i>recti</i>nerved. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*fi`a*ble (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Capable of being + rectified; as, a <i>rectifiable</i> mistake. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1202 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a + straight l&?;&?;e equal in length to any definite portion of the + curve. + </p> + <p> + Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rectification</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act or operation of rectifying; as, the <i>rectification</i> + of an error; the <i>rectification</i> of spirits. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After the <i>rectification</i> of his views, he was incapable of + compromise with profounder shapes of error. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> The determination of a straight line whose length + is equal a portion of a curve. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rectification of a globe</b> <i>(Astron.)</i>, its adjustment + preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor (r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*fi`er (r?k"t?*f?`?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, + rectifies. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> An instrument used for + determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. <i>(b)</i> + <i>(Chem.)</i> A rectificator. + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*fy (-f?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rectified (-f?d); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rectifying (-f?`?ng).] [F. <i>rectifier</i>, + LL. <i>rectificare</i>; L. <i>rectus</i> right + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) + to make. See Right, and -fy.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I meant to <i>rectify</i> my conscience. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have <i>rectified</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by + redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring + substances, etc., being added. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rectify a globe</b>, to adjust it in order to prepare for the + solution of a proposed problem. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; + adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend. + </p> + <p> + { Rec`ti*lin"e*al (-l?n"?*<i>a</i>l), Rec`ti*lin"e*ar (-l?n"?*?r), } <i>a.</i> + [<i>Recti-</i> + <i>lineal</i>, <i>linear</i>.] 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. -- Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> + -- Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty (-?r"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + rectilinear. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ti*lin"e*ous (-?s), <i>a.</i> Rectilinear. [Obs.] <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*nerved` (r?k"t?*n?rrvd`), <i>a.</i> [<i>Recti-</i> + <i>nerve</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tion (r?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rectio</i>, fr. <i>regere</i> to + rule or govern.] <i>(Gram.)</i> See Government, <i>n.</i>, 7. <i>Gibbs.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`ti*ros"tral (r?k`t?*r?s"tr<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [<i>Recti-</i> + <i>rostral</i>.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having a straight beak. + </p> + <p> + Rec`ti*se"ri*al (-s?"r?*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [<i>Recti-</i> + <i>serial</i>.] + <i>(Bot.)</i> Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems + of many kinds; -- opposed to <i>curviserial</i>. + </p> + <p> + ||Rec*ti"tis (r?k*t?"t?s), <i>n.</i> [NL. See Rectum, and -itis.] <i>(Med.)</i> + Proctitis. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"ti*tude (r?k"t?*t?d), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rectitudo</i>, fr. <i>rectus</i> + right, straight: cf. F. <i>rectitude</i>. See Right.] <b>1.</b> + Straightness. [R.] <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Right judgment. [R.] <i>Sir G. C. Lewis.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- See Justice. + </p> + <p> + Rec"to- (r?k"t?*). A combining form indicating <i>connection with</i>, or + <i>relation to</i>, <i>the rectum</i>; as, <i>recto</i>-vesical. + </p> + <p> + Rec"to, <i>n.</i> [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de <i>recto</i>. See Right.] <i>(Law)</i> + A writ of right. + </p> + <p> + Rec"to, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>recto</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> The right-hand + page; -- opposed to <i>verso</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tor (r?k"t?r), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. <i>regere</i>, <i>rectum</i>, to + lead straight, to rule: cf. F. <i>recteur</i>. See Regiment, Right.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> A ruler or governor. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God is the supreme <i>rector</i> of the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(a)</i> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i> A clergyman in charge of a parish. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The head master of a public school. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(R.C.CH.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tor*al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [CF. F. <i>rectoral</i>.] Pertaining to + a rector or governor. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tor*ate (-?t), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>rectoratus</i>: cf. F. <i>rectorat</i>.] + The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tor*ess, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A governess; a rectrix. <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The wife of a rector. <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec*to"ri*al (r?k*t?"r?*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to a rector or a + rectory; rectoral. <i>Shipley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec"tor*ship (r?k"t?r*sh?p), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Government; guidance. + [Obs.] "The <i>rectorship</i> of judgment." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The office or rank of a rector; rectorate. + </p> + <p> + Rec"to*ry (-t?*r?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rectories</b> (-r&?;z). + [Cf. OF. <i>rectorie</i> or <i>rectorerie</i>, LL. <i>rectoria</i>.] <b>1.</b> + The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, + with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rector's mansion; a parsonage house. + </p> + <p> + Rec`to-u"ter*ine (-?"t?r*?n or *?n), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or + pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus. + </p> + <p> + Rec`to*vag"i*nal (r?k`t?*v?j"?*n<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or + pertaining to both the rectum and the vagina. + </p> + <p> + Rec`to-ves"i*cal (-v?s"?*k<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or + pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tress (r?k"tr?s), <i>n.</i> A rectoress. <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rec"trix (-tr?ks), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rectrices</b> (-tr&?;"s&?;z). + [L., fem. of <i>rector</i>.] <b>1.</b> A governess; a rectoress. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the quill feathers of the tail of a + bird. + </p> + <p> + Rec"tum (-t?m), <i>n.</i> [NL. (sc. <i>intestinum</i>), fr. L. <i>rectus</i> + straight. See Right.] <i>(Anat.)</i> The terminal part of the large + intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be + straight. See <i>Illust.</i> under Digestive. + </p> + <p> + ||Rec"tus (-t?s), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Recti</b> (-t&?;). [NL., + fr. L. <i>regere</i> to keep straight.] <i>(Anat.)</i> A straight muscle; + as, the <i>recti</i> of the eye. + </p> + <p> + Rec`u*ba"tion (r?k`?*b?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recubare</i> to lie upon + the back.] Recumbence. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cule" (r?*k?l"), <i>v. i.</i> To recoil. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*cule" (r?*k?l"), Re*cule"ment (- m<i>e</i>nt), } <i>n.</i> [F. <i>reculement</i>.] + Recoil. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*cumb" (-k?m"), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>recumbere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> back + + <i>cumbere</i> (in comp.), akin to <i>cubare</i> to lie down.] To lean; + to recline; to repose. [Obs.] <i>J. Allen (1761).</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cum"bence (r?*k?m"b<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> The act of leaning, resting, + or reclining; the state of being recumbent. + </p> + <p> + Re*cum"ben*cy (-b<i>e</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i> Recumbence. + </p> + <p> + Re*cum"bent (-b<i>e</i>t), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recumbens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>recumbere</i>. See Recumb, Incumbent.] Leaning; reclining; + lying; as, the <i>recumbent</i> posture of the Romans at their meals. + Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle. -- Re*cum"bent*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"per*a*ble (r?*k?"p?r*?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf.F. <i>récup&?;rable</i>. + See Recover.] Recoverable. <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"per*ate (-?t), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. &. p. p.</i> Recuperated + (-?`t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recuperating.] [L. <i>recuperatus</i>, + p. p. of <i>recuperare</i>. See Recover to get again.] To recover health; + to regain strength; to convalesce. + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"per*ate, <i>v. t.</i> To recover; to regain; as, to <i>recuperate</i> + the health or strength. + </p> + <p> + Re*cu`per*a"tion (-?`sh?n), <i>n..</i> [L. <i>recuperatio</i>: cf. F. <i>récup&?;ration</i>.] + Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength. + </p> + <p> + { Re*cu"per*a*tive (-?*t?v), Re*cu"per*a*to*ry (- ?*t?*r?), } <i>a.</i> + [L. <i>recuperativus</i>, <i>recuperatorius</i>.] Of or pertaining to + recuperation; tending to recovery. + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"per*a`tor (r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. L. <i>recuperator</i> a + recoverer.] <i>(Steel Manuf.)</i> Same as Regenerator. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur" (r?*k?r"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Recurred + (-k?rd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Recurring.] [L. <i>recurrere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>currere</i> to run. See Current.] <b>1.</b> To + come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular + rule; as, the fever will <i>recur</i> to- night. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Recurring decimal</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, a circulating decimal. See under + Decimal. -- <b>Recurring series</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*cure" (r?*k?r"), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. Recover.] <b>1.</b> To arrive at; to + reach; to attain. [Obs.] <i>Lydgate.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To recover; to regain; to repossess. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When their powers, impaired through labor long,<br /> With due repast, + they had <i>recured</i> well. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the like; to repair. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In western waves his weary wagon did <i>recure</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To be a cure for; to remedy. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No medicine<br /> Might avail his sickness to <i>recure</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lydgate.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cure", <i>n.</i> Cure; remedy; recovery. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But whom he hite, without <i>recure</i> he dies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cure"less, <i>a.</i> Incapable of cure. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*cur"rence (r?*k?r"r<i>e</i>ns), Re*cur"ren*cy (-r<i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + [Cf. F. <i>récurrence</i>.] The act of recurring, or state of being + recurrent; return; resort; recourse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent <i>recurrence</i> to + the dangerous preparations. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"rent (-r<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recurrens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>recurrere</i>: cf.F. <i>récurrent</i>. See Recur.] <b>1.</b> + Returning from time to time; recurring; as, <i>recurrent</i> pains. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> Running back toward its origin; as, a <i>recurrent</i> + nerve or artery. + </p> + <p> + <b>Recurrent fever</b>. <i>(Med.)</i> See <i>Relapsing fever</i>, under + Relapsing. -- <b>Recurrent pulse</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Recurrent sensibility</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"sant (r?*k?r"s<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recursans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>recursare</i> to run back, v. freq. of <i>recurrere</i>. See + Recure.] <i>(Her.)</i> Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- + said especially of an eagle. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"sion (-sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recursio</i>. See Recur.] The act of + recurring; return. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"vate (r?*k?r"v?t), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recurvatus</i>, p. p. of <i>recurvare</i>. + See Re-, and Curvate.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Recurved. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"vate (-v?t), <i>v. t.</i> To bend or curve back; to recurve. <i>Pennant.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`cur*va"tion (r?`k?r*v?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of recurving, or the + state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward. + </p> + <p> + Re*curve" (r?*k?rv"), <i>v. t.</i> To curve in an opposite or unusual + direction; to bend back or down. + </p> + <p> + Re*curved" (r?*k?rvd"), <i>a.</i> Curved in an opposite or uncommon + direction; bent back; as, a bird with a <i>recurved</i> bill; flowers with + <i>recurved</i> petals. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur`vi*ros"ter (r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recurvus</i> bent + back + <i>rostrum</i> beack; cf. F. <i>récurvirostre</i>.] <i>(Zool.)</i> + A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur`vi*ros"tral (-tr<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [See Recurviroster.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Having the beak bent upwards. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"vi*ty (r?*k?r"v?*t?), <i>n.</i> Recurvation. + </p> + <p> + Re*cur"vous (-v?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>recurvus</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re + + <i>curvus</i> curved.] Recurved. <i>Derham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"san*cy (r?*k?"z<i>a</i>n*s? or r?k"?-), <i>n.</i> The state of being + recusant; nonconformity. <i>Coke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"sant (-z<i>a</i>t; 277), <i>a.</i>[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 Cause, and cf. Ruse.] + Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to + acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the + established rites of the church; as, a <i>recusant</i> lord. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the Countess of + Derby, a <i>recusant</i> papist. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"sant, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who is obstinate in refusal; one + standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The last rebellious <i>recusants</i> among the European family of + nations. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> 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. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a + nonconformist. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All that are <i>recusants</i> of holy rites. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holyday.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rec`u*sa"tion (r?k`?*z?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recusatio</i>: cf. F. <i>récusation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Refusal. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Old Law)</i> The act of refusing a judge or challenging that + he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cu"sa*tive (r?*k?"z?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Refusing; denying; negative. [R.] + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cuse" (r?*k?z"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>récuser</i>, or L. <i>recusare</i>. + See Recusant.] <i>(Law)</i> To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge + that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs.] <i>Sir K. Digby.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*cus"sion (r?*k?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>recutire</i>, <i>recussum</i>, + to beat back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>quatere</i> to shake.] The act of + beating or striking back. + </p> + <p> + Red (rd), obs. <i>. imp. & p. p.</i> of Read. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red, <i>v. t.</i> 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. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Red, <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Redder (-d?r); <i>superl.</i> Reddest.] + [OE. <i>red</i>, <i>reed</i>, AS. <i>reád</i>, <i>reód</i>; + akin to OS. <i>rd</i>, OFries. <i>rd</i>, D. <i>rood</i>, G. <i>roht</i>, + <i>rot</i>, OHG. <i>rt</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>röd</i>, Icel. <i>rauðr</i>, + <i>rjðr</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. 'eryqro`s, + Skr. <i>rudhira</i>, <i>rohita</i>; cf. L. <i>rutilus</i>. √113. Cf. + Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy, Russet, Rust.] Of the color of + blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the + rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. + "Fresh flowers, white and <i>reede</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your color, I warrant you, is as <i>red</i> as any rose. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>Red</i> is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as + scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Red admiral</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Red ant</b>. + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A very small ant (<i>Myrmica molesta</i>) + which often infests houses. <i>(b)</i> A larger reddish ant (<i>Formica + sanguinea</i>), native of Europe and America. It is one of the + slave-making species. -- <b>Red antimony</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, kermesite. See + <i>Kermes mineral</i> <i>(b)</i>, under Kermes. -- <b>Red ash</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + an American tree (<i>Fraxinus pubescens</i>), smaller than the white ash, + and less valuable for timber. <i>Cray.</i> -- <b>Red bass</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See Redfish <i>(d)</i>. - - <b>Red bay</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a tree (<i>Persea + Caroliniensis</i>) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the + Southern United States. -- <b>Red beard</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a bright + red sponge (<i>Microciona prolifera</i>), common on oyster shells and + stones. [Local, U.S.] -- <b>Red birch</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a species of + birch (<i>Betula nigra</i>) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light- + colored wood. <i>Gray.</i> -- <b>Red blindness</b>. <i>(Med.)</i> See + Daltonism. -- <b>Red book</b>, a book containing the names of all the + persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] -- <b>Red book of the + Exchequer</b>, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all + that held lands <i>per baroniam</i> in the time of Henry II. <i>Brande + & C.</i> -- <b>Red brass</b>, an alloy containing eight parts of + copper and three of zinc. -- <b>Red bug</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great + irritation by its bites. <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> + See <i>Cotton stainder</i>, under Cotton. -- <b>Red cedar</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + An evergreen North American tree (<i>Juniperus Virginiana</i>) having a + fragrant red-colored heartwood. <i>(b)</i> A tree of India and Australia (<i>Cedrela + Toona</i>) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also <i>toon tree</i> + in India. <! p. 1203 !> -- <b>Red chalk</b>. See under Chalk. -- <b>Red + copper</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, red oxide of copper; cuprite. -- <b>Red coral</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the precious coral (<i>Corallium rubrum</i>). See <i>Illusts.</i> + of Coral and Gorgonlacea. -- <b>Red cross</b>. The cross of St. George, + the national emblem of the English. <i>(b)</i> The Geneva cross. See <i>Geneva + convention</i>, and <i>Geneva cross</i>, under Geneva. -- <b>Red currant</b>. + <i>(Bot.)</i> See Currant. -- <b>Red deer</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + 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. <i>(b)</i> The Virginia deer. See Deer. -- <b>Red duck</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a European reddish brown duck (<i>Fuligula nyroca</i>); + -- called also <i>ferruginous duck</i>. -- <b>Red ebony</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See Grenadillo. -- <b>Red empress</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a butterfly. + See Tortoise shell. -- <b>Red fir</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Red fire</b>. <i>(Pyrotech.)</i> See <i>Blue fire</i>, + under Fire. -- <b>Red flag</b>. See under Flag. -- <b>Red fox</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the common American fox (<i>Vulpes fulvus</i>), which is usually reddish + in color. -- <b>Red grouse</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the Scotch grouse, or + ptarmigan. See under Ptarmigan. -- <b>Red gum</b>, or <b>Red gum-tree</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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 Eucalyptus. -- <b>Red hand</b> <i>(Her.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Red herring</b>, the common + herring dried and smoked. -- <b>Red horse</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially <i>Moxostoma + macrolepidotum</i> and allied species. <i>(b)</i> See the Note under + Drumfish. -- <b>Red lead</b>. <i>(Chem)</i> See under Lead, and Minium. -- + <b>Red-lead ore</b>. <i>(Min.)</i> Same as Crocoite. -- <b>Red liquor</b> + <i>(Dyeing)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Red maggot</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the larva of the + wheat midge. -- <b>Red manganese</b>. <i>(Min.)</i> Same as Rhodochrosite. + -- <b>Red man</b>, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his + color. -- <b>Red maple</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a species of maple (<i>Acer + rubrum</i>). See Maple. -- <b>Red mite</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See <i>Red + spider</i>, below. -- <b>Red mulberry</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, an American + mulberry of a dark purple color (<i>Morus rubra</i>). -- <b>Red mullet</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the surmullet. See Mullet. -- <b>Red ocher</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, + a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. -- <b>Red perch</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the rosefish. -- <b>Red phosphorus</b>. <i>(Chem.)</i> + See under Phosphorus. -- <b>Red pine</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, an American + species of pine (<i>Pinus resinosa</i>); -- so named from its reddish + bark. -- <b>Red precipitate</b>. See under Precipitate. -- <b>Red + Republican</b> <i>(European Politics)</i>, originally, one who maintained + extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was + the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] -- <b>Red + ribbon</b>, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. -- <b>Red + sanders</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See Sanders. -- <b>Red sandstone</b>. <i>(Geol.)</i> + See under Sandstone. -- <b>Red scale</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a scale + insect (<i>Aspidiotus aurantii</i>) very injurious to the orange tree in + California and Australia. -- <b>Red silver</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Red + snapper</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a large fish (<i>Lutlanus aya or + Blackfordii</i>) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida + reefs. -- <b>Red snow</b>, 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. -- <b>Red softening</b> <i>(Med.)</i> + a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a + condition due either to infarction or inflammation. -- <b>Red spider</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Red + squirrel</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the chickaree. -- <b>Red tape</b>, the + tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official + formality and delay. -- <b>Red underwing</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Red water</b>, + a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. + </p> + <p> + Red (r?d), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The color of blood, or of that part of the + spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. "Celestial rosy + <i>red</i>, love's proper hue." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A red pigment. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(European Politics)</i> An abbreviation for <i>Red Republican</i>. + See under Red, <i>a.</i> [Cant] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> The menses. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>English red</b>, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian + red. -- <b>Hypericum red</b>, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from + Hypericum. -- <b>Indian red</b>. See under Indian, and Almagra. + </p> + <p> + Re*dact" (r?*d?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [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.] To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and + put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. + </p> + <p> + ||Ré`dac`teur" (r`dk`tr"), <i>n.</i> [F.] See Redactor. + </p> + <p> + Re*dac"tion (r?*d?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rédaction</i>.] The act + of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest. + </p> + <p> + Re*dac"tor (-t?r), <i>n.</i> One who redacts; one who prepares matter for + publication; an editor. <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dan" (r?*d?n"), <i>n.</i> [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. Redented.] [Written sometimes <i>redent</i> + and <i>redens</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> A work having two parapets + whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep + the parts level. + </p> + <p> + Red*ar"gue (r?d*?r"g?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Redargued + (-g?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Redarguing.] [L. <i>redarguere</i>; + pref. <i>red-</i>, <i>re-</i> re- + <i>arguere</i> to accuse, charge with: + cf. F. <i>rédarguer</i>.] To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to + reprove; to convict. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How shall I . . . suffer that God should <i>redargue</i> me at doomsday, + and the angels reproach my lukewarmness? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external objects has, + as far as I know, been <i>redargued</i> in three different ways. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red`ar*gu"tion (r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>redargutio</i>.] The act + of redarguing; refutation. [Obs. or R.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red`ar*gu"to*ry (-t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or containing, + redargution; refutatory. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Red"back` (r?d"b?k`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The dunlin. [U. S.] + </p> + <p> + Red"bel`ly (-b?l`l?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The char. + </p> + <p> + Red"bird` (-b?rd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The cardinal + bird. <i>(b)</i> The summer redbird (<i>Piranga rubra</i>). <i>(c)</i> The + scarlet tanager. See Tanager. + </p> + <p> + Red"breast` (-br?st`), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + The European robin. <i>(b)</i> The American robin. See Robin. <i>(c)</i> + The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also <i>robin breast</i>, and + <i>robin snipe</i>. See Knot. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish. + </p> + <p> + Red"bud` (-b?d`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A small ornamental leguminous + tree of the American species of the genus <i>Cercis</i>. See <i>Judas tree</i>, + under Judas. + </p> + <p> + Red"cap`, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl)</i> The European goldfinch. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old + castles in Scotland. [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"coat` (-kt`), <i>n.</i> One who wears a red coat; specifically, a + red-coated British soldier. + </p> + <p> + Red"de (-de), <i>obs. imp.</i> of Read, or Rede. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"den (r?d"d'n), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reddened (-d'nd); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reddening.] [From Red, <i>a.</i>] To make red + or somewhat red; to give a red color to. + </p> + <p> + Red"den, <i>v. i.</i> To grow or become red; to blush. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Appius <i>reddens</i> at each word you speak. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek <i>reddened</i> + than his obstinacy was at once subbued. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. SCott.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Red*den"dum (r?d*d?n"d?m), <i>n.</i> [Neut. of L. <i>reddendus</i> that + must be given back or yielded, gerundive of <i>reddere</i>. See Reddition.] + <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Cruise.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"dish (r?d"d?sh), <i>a.</i> Somewhat red; moderately red. -- + Red"dish*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red*di"tion (r?d*d?sh"?n), <i>n.</i>[L. <i>redditio</i>, fr. <i>reddere</i> + to give back, to return: cf. F. <i>reddition</i>. See Render.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Restoration: restitution: surrender. <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Explanation; representation. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>reddition</i> or application of the comparison. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"di**tive (r?d"d?*t?v), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>redditivus</i>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> + Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply; as, <i>redditive</i> + words. + </p> + <p> + Red"dle (r?d"d'l), <i>n.</i> [From Red; cf. G. <i>r&?;thel</i>. Cf. + Ruddle.] <i>(Min.)</i> Red chalk. See under Chalk. + </p> + <p> + Red"dour (r?d"d?r), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>raideur</i>, fr. <i>raide</i> stiff.] + Rigor; violence. [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rede (r?d), <i>v. t.</i> [See Read, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> To advise or + counsel. [Obs. or Scot.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I <i>rede</i> that our host here shall begin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To interpret; to explain. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My sweven [dream] <i>rede</i> aright. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rede, <i>n.</i> [See Read, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Advice; counsel; + suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Burns.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There was none other remedy ne <i>reed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This + <i>rede</i> is rife." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*deem" (r?*d?m"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Redeemed. (-d&?;md"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Redeeming.] [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. + Assume, Consume, Exempt, Premium, Prompt, Ransom.] <b>1.</b> To purchase + back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to + repurchase. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lev. xxv. 29.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Law)</i> To recall, as an + estate, or to regain, as mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by + force of the mortgage. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Redeem</i> Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. xxv. 22.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Almighty from the grave<br /> Hath me <i>redeemed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of + sin and the penalties of God's violated law. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Christ hath <i>redeemed</i> us from the curse of the law, being made a + curse for us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gal. iii. 13.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to <i>redeem</i> + one's promises. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>redeem</i> all this on Percy's head. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which of ye will be mortal, to <i>redeem</i><br /> Man's mortal crime? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is a chance which does <i>redeem</i> all sorrows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To redeem the time</b>, to make the best use of it. + </p> + <p> + Re*deem`a*bil"i*ty (-?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> Redeemableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*deem"a*ble (-?*b;l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Capable of being redeemed; + subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a + pledge securing the payment of money is <i>redeemable</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*deem"a*ble*ness (r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of + being redeemable; redeemability. + </p> + <p> + Re*deem"er (r?*d?m"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who redeems. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. + </p> + <p> + Rede"less (r?d"l?s), <i>a.</i> Without rede or counsel. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re`de*lib"er*ate (r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To deliberate + again; to reconsider. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*liv"er (r?`d?*l?v"?r), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To deliver or give + back; to return. <i>Ay&?;iffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To deliver or liberate a second time or again. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To report; to deliver the answer of. [R.] "Shall I <i>redeliver</i> + you e'en so?" <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`de*liv"er*ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> A second deliverance. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*liv"er*y (-?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Act of delivering back. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A second or new delivery or liberation. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*mand" (r?`d-m?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> back, again + <i>demand</i>: + cf. F. <i>redemander</i>.] To demand back; to demand again. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*mand", <i>n.</i> A demanding back; a second or renewed demand. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*mise" (-m?z"), <i>v. t.</i> To demise back; to convey or transfer + back, as an estate. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*mise", <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> 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 Demise. + </p> + <p> + Re*dem"on*strate (r?*d?m"?n*str?t or r?`d?*m?n"-str?t), <i>v. t.</i> To + demonstrate again, or anew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"ti*ble (r?*d?mp"t?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Redeemable. + </p> + <p> + Re-demp"tion (-sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rédemption</i>, L. <i>redemptio</i>. + See Redeem, and cf. Ransom.] 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. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Law)</i> 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 Equity. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Com.)</i> Performance of the + obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by + making payment to the holder. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Theol.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In whom we have <i>redemption</i> through his blood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eph. i. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"tion*a*ry (-?*r?), <i>n.</i> One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.] + <i>Hakluyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"tion*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who redeems himself, as + from debt or servitude. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, + sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his + passage. + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"tive (-t?v), <i>a.</i> Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; + as, the <i>redemptive</i> work of Christ. + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"tor*ist (-t?r*?st), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rédemptoriste</i>, fr. + L. <i>redemptor</i> redeemer, from <i>redinere</i>. See Redeem.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"to*ry (-t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. + "Hector's <i>redemptory</i> price." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*demp"ture (-t?r; 135), <i>n.</i> Redemption. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*dent"ed (r?*d?nt"?d), <i>a.</i> [From OF. <i>redent</i>. See Redan.] + Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*pos"it (r?`d?*p?z"?t), <i>v. t.</i> To deposit again. + </p> + <p> + Re`de*scend" (-s?nd"), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>descend</i>: + cf. F. <i>redescendre</i>.] To descend again. <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"eye` (r?d"?`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The rudd. <i>(b)</i> + Same as Redfish <i>(d)</i>. <i>(c)</i> The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock + bass. [Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Red"fin` (-f?n`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Red"finch` (-fnch`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The European linnet. + </p> + <p> + Red"fish` (rd"fsh`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The blueback + salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also <i>nerka</i>. See Blueback <i>(b)</i>. + <i>(b)</i> The rosefish. <i>(c)</i> A large California labroid food fish (<i>Trochocopus + pulcher</i>); -- called also <i>fathead</i>. <i>(d)</i> The red bass, red + drum, or drumfish. See the Note under Drumfish. + </p> + <p> + Red"-gum` (-g?m`), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>reed gounde</i>; AS. <i>reád</i> + red + <i>gund</i> matter, pus.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> An eruption of red + pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; + strophulus. <i>Good.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A name of rust on grain. See Rust. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1204 !> + </p> + <p> + { Red"-hand` (r?d"h?nd`), Red"-hand`ed (- h?nd`?d), } <i>a. or adv.</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Red"head` (-h?d`), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A person having red hair. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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 Poachard. <i>(b)</i> The red-headed woodpecker. + See Woodpecker. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A kind of milkweed (<i>Asclepias Curassavica</i>) + with red flowers. It is used in medicine. + </p> + <p> + Red`hi*bi"tion (r?d`h?*b?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>redhibitio</i> a taking + back.] <i>(Civil Law)</i> The annulling of a sale, and the return by the + buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect. + </p> + <p> + Red*hib"i*to*ry (r?d*h?b"?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>redhibitorius</i>.] <i>(Civil + Law)</i> Of or pertaining to redhibition; as, a <i>redhibitory</i> action + or fault. + </p> + <p> + Red"hoop` (r?d"h??p`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The male of the + European bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Red"horn` (-h?rn`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species of a tribe + of butterflies (<i>Fugacia</i>) including the common yellow species and + the cabbage butterflies. The antennæ are usually red. + </p> + <p> + Red"-hot` (-h?t`), <i>a.</i> 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. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re"di*a (r?"d?*?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> L. <b>Rediæ</b> (-), E. + <b>Redias</b> (-&?;z). [NL.; of uncertain origin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Re"di*ent (r?"d?-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rediens</i>, p. pr. of <i>redire</i> + to return; pref. <i>red-</i> + <i>ire</i> to go.] Returning. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re`di*gest" (r?`d?*j?st"), <i>v. t.</i> To digest, or reduce to form, a + second time. <i>Kent.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`di*min"ish (-m?n"?sh), <i>v. t.</i> To diminish again. + </p> + <p> + Red"in*gote (rd"n*gt), <i>n.</i> [F., corrupted from E. <i>riding coat</i>.] + A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women. + </p> + <p> + Re*din"te*grate (r?*d?n"t?*gr?t), <i>a.</i> [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 + Integer.] Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*din"te*grate (-gr?t), <i>v. t.</i> To make whole again; a renew; to + restore to integrity or soundness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The English nation seems obliterated. What could <i>redintegrate</i> us + again? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*din`te*gra"tion (-gr?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>redintegratio</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation. <i>Dr. H. + More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its + former nature and state. [Achaic.] <i>Coxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Psychology)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`di*rect" (r?`d?*r?kt"), <i>a.</i> <i>(Law)</i> Applied to the + examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the + cross-examination. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*burse" (r?`d?s*b?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> To disburse anew; to give, or + pay, back. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*cov"er (-k?v"?r), <i>v. t.</i> To discover again. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*pose" (-p?z"), <i>v. t.</i> To dispose anew or again; to readjust; + to rearrange. <i>A. Baxter.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*seize" (-s?z"), <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Law)</i> To disseize anew, or a + second time. [Written also <i>redisseise</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*sei"zin (-s?"z?n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*sei"zor (-z?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> One who redisseizes. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*solve" (r?`d?z*z?lv"), <i>v. t.</i> To dissolve again. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*till" (r?`d?s*t?l"), <i>v. t.</i> To distill again. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*train"er (-tr?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who distrains again. + </p> + <p> + Re`dis*trib"ute (-tr?b"?t), <i>v. t.</i> To distribute again. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*dis`tri*bu"tion (-tr&?;*b&?;"sh&?;n), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dis"trict (-tr?kt), <i>v. t.</i> To divide into new districts. + </p> + <p> + Re*di"tion (r?*d?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reditio</i>, fr. <i>redire</i>. + See Redient.] Act of returning; return. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`di*vide" (r?`d?*v?d"), <i>v. t.</i> To divide anew. + </p> + <p> + { Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Red`legs` (-l?gz`), } <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> The redshank. <i>(b)</i> The turnstone. + </p> + <p> + Red"-let`ter (-l?t`t?r), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a red letter; + marked by red letters. + </p> + <p> + <b>Red-letter day</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Red"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a red manner; with redness. + </p> + <p> + Red"mouth` (-mouth`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Red"ness, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>reádness</i>. See Red.] The quality or + state of being red; red color. + </p> + <p> + { Red"o*lence (r?d"?*l<i>e</i>ns), Red"o*len*cy (-l<i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; + fragrance. + </p> + <p> + Red"o*lent (-l<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Odor.] Diffusing odor + or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- + usually followed by <i>of</i>. "Honey <i>redolent</i> of spring." <i>Dryden.</i> + -- Red"o*lent*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gales . . . <i>redolent</i> of joy and youth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dou"ble (r?*d?b"'l), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>double</i>: + cf. F. <i>redoubler</i>. Cf. Reduplicate.] To double again or repeatedly; + to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to + multiply. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So they<br /> Doubly <i>redoubled</i> strokes upon the foe. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dou"ble, <i>v. i.</i> To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be + multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise <i>redoubles</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*doubt" (r?*dout"), <i>n.</i> [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 Reduce, and cf. Reduct, Réduit, + Ridotto.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. + <i>(b)</i> In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. + See <i>F</i> and <i>i</i> in <i>Illust.</i> of Ravelin. [Written also <i>redout</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re*doubt", <i>v. t.</i> [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 Doubt.] To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*doubt"a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>redoutable</i>, formerly also + spelt <i>redoubtable</i>.] Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a <i>redoubtable</i> + hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written also <i>redoutable</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re*doubt"ed, <i>a.</i> Formidable; dread. "Some <i>redoubted</i> knight." + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lord regent, and <i>redoubted</i> Burgandy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*doubt"ing, <i>n.</i> Reverence; honor. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In <i>redoutyng</i> of Mars and of his glory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dound" (r?*dound"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Redounded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Redounding.] [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 Undulate, and cf. Redundant.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The evil, soon<br /> Driven back, <i>redounded</i> as a flood on those<br /> + From whom it sprung. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The honor done to our religion ultimately <i>redounds</i> to God, the + author of it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + both . . . will devour great quantities of paper, there will no small + use <i>redound</i> from them to that manufacture. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be redundant; to + overflow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For every dram of honey therein found,<br /> A pound of gall doth over it + <i>redound</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dound", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The coming back, as of consequence or + effect; result; return; requital. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We give you welcome; not without <i>redound</i><br /> Of use and glory to + yourselves ye come. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rebound; reverberation. [R.] <i>Codrington.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"ow*a (r?d"?*?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. Bohemian.] A Bohemian dance of two + kinds, one in triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like + a polka. The former is most in use. + </p> + <p> + Red"pole` (r?d"p?l`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Redpoll. + </p> + <p> + Red"poll` (-p?l`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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 Linnet. <i>(b)</i> The common + European linnet. <i>(c)</i> The American redpoll warbler (<i>Dendroica + palmarum</i>). + </p> + <p> + Re*draft" (r*drft"), <i>v. t.</i> To draft or draw anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*draft", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A second draft or copy. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*draw" (r?*dr?"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Redrew (-dr?");<i>p. p.</i> + Redrawn (-drn"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Redrawing.] To draw again; to + make a second draft or copy of; to redraft. + </p> + <p> + Re*draw", <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Com.)</i> To draw a new bill of exchange, as + the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers. + </p> + <p> + Re*dress" (r?*dr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>dress</i>.] To + dress again. + </p> + <p> + Re*dress" (r?*dr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>redresser</i> to straighten; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>dresser</i> to raise, arrange. See Dress.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The common profit could she <i>redress</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In yonder spring of roses intermixed<br /> With myrtle, find what to <i>redress</i> + till noon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your wish that I should <i>redress</i> a certain paper which you had + prepared. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make + amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . . <br /> I doubt not but with + honor to <i>redress</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust + or oppressive; to bestow relief upon. "'T is thine, O king! the afflicted + to <i>redress</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Will Gaul or Muscovite <i>redress ye</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dress", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of redressing; a making right; + reformation; correction; amendment. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more necessary + is a speedy <i>redress</i> of ourselves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the <i>redress</i> + of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A few may complain without reason; but there is occasion for <i>redress</i> + when the cry is universal. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Davenant.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fair majesty, the refuge and <i>redress</i><br /> Of those whom fate + pursues and wants oppress. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"al (r?*dr?s"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> Redress. + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who redresses. + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"i*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Such as may be redressed. + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"ive (-?v), <i>a.</i> Tending to redress. <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"less, <i>a.</i> Not having redress; such as can not be redressed; + irremediable. <i>Sherwood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*dress"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>redressement</i>.] The + act of redressing; redress. <i>Jefferson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"-rib`and (r?d"r?b`<i>a</i>nd), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The + European red band fish, or fireflame. See Rend fish. + </p> + <p> + Red"root` (r?d"r?t`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A name of several plants + having red roots, as the New Jersey tea (see under Tea), the gromwell, the + bloodroot, and the <i>Lachnanthes tinctoria</i>, an endogenous plant found + in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to Florida. + </p> + <p> + Red`sear" (r?d`s?r"), <i>v. i.</i> To be brittle when red-hot; to be + red-short. <i>Moxon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"shank` (r?d"sh?nk`), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + 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>. <i>(b)</i> The fieldfare. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly + given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"-short` (-sh?rt`), <i>a.</i> <i>(Metal.)</i> Hot-short; brittle when + red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron. -- Red"-short`ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"skin` (-sk?n`), <i>n.</i> A common appellation for a North American + Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. <i>Cooper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"start` (-st?rt`), <i>n.</i> [<i>Red</i> + <i>start</i> tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Red"streak` (-str?k`), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A kind of apple having the skin + streaked with red and yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple. <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Cider pressed from redstreak apples. + </p> + <p> + Red"tail` (-t?l`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The red-tailed + hawk. <i>(b)</i> The European redstart. + </p> + <p> + Red"-tailed` (-t?ld`), <i>a.</i> Having a red tail. + </p> + <p> + <b>Red-tailed hawk</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Red"-tape` (-t?p`), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or characterized by, official + formality. See <i>Red tape</i>, under Red, <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red`-tap"ism (r?d`t?p"?z'm), <i>n.</i> Strict adherence to official + formalities. <i>J. C. Shairp.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red`-tap"ist, <i>n.</i> One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to + official formalities. <i>Ld. Lytton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"throat` (r?d"thr?t`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A small Australian + singing bird (<i>Phyrrholæmus brunneus</i>). The upper parts are + brown, the center of the throat red. + </p> + <p> + Red"top` (-t?p`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*dub" (r?*d?b"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>radouber</i> to refit or repair.] + To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It shall be good that you <i>redub</i> that negligence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wyatt.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God shall give power to <i>redub it with some like requital to the + French</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Grafton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*duce" (r*ds"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reduced (-dst"),; + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reducing (- d"sng).] [L. <i>reducere</i>, <i>reductum</i>; + pref. <i>red-</i>. <i>re-</i>, re- + <i>ducere</i> to lead. See Duke, and + cf. Redoubt, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To bring or lead back to any former + place or condition. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And to his brother's house <i>reduced</i> his wife. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "An ancient but <i>reduced</i> family." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon something belonging to + it, to <i>reduce</i> it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Having <i>reduced</i><br /> Their foe to misery beneath their fears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the + clergyman <i>reduced</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; + as, to <i>reduce</i> a province or a fort. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1205 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It were but right<br /> And equal to <i>reduce</i> me to my dust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Arith.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reduced iron</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>To reduce an equation</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, to bring + the unknown quantity by itself on one side, and all the known quantities + on the other side, without destroying the equation. -- <b>To reduce an + expression</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, to obtain an equivalent expression of + simpler form. -- <b>To reduce a square</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, to reform the + line or column from the square. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten; curtail; + impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; conquer. + </p> + <p> + Re*duce"ment (r?*d?s"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Reduction. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*du"cent (r?*d?"s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reducens</i>, p. pr. of + <i>reducere</i>.] Tending to reduce. -- <i>n.</i> A reducent agent. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"cer (-s?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reduces. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"ci*ble (-s?*b'll), <i>a.</i> Capable of being reduced. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"ci*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality of being reducible. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"cing (r?*d?"s?ng), <i>a & n.</i> from Reduce. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reducing furnace</b> <i>(Metal.)</i>, a furnace for reducing ores. -- + <b>Reducing pipe fitting</b>, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a + tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one. -- <b>Reducing + valve</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*duct" (r?*d?kt"), <i>v. t..</i> [L. <i>reductus</i>, p. p. of <i>reducere</i>. + See Reduce.] To reduce. [Obs.] <i>W. Warde.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty (r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The quality of being + reducible; reducibleness. + </p> + <p> + Re*duc"tion (r?*d?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réduction</i>, L. <i>reductio</i>. + See Reduce.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arith. & Alq.)</i> The act or process of reducing. See + Reduce, <i>v. t.</i>, 6. and <i>To reduce an equation</i>, <i>To reduce an + expression</i>, under Reduce, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The correction of observations for + known errors of instruments, etc. <i>(b)</i> The preparation of the facts + and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, + or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions. <i>Fairholt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Logic)</i> The bringing of a syllogism in one of the + so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> The operation of restoring a dislocated or + fractured part to its former place. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reduction ascending</b> <i>(Arith.)</i>, the operation of changing + numbers of a lower into others of a higher denomination, as cents to + dollars. -- <b>Reduction descending</b> <i>(Arith.)</i>, the operation of + changing numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination, as + dollars to cents. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment; subjugation; + conquest; subjection. + </p> + <p> + Re*duc"tive (-t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réductif</i>.] Tending to + reduce; having the power or effect of reducing. -- <i>n.</i> A reductive + agent. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*duc"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> By reduction; by consequence. + </p> + <p> + ||Ré`duit" (r?`dw?"), <i>n.</i> [F. See Redoubt, <i>n.</i> ] <i>(Fort.)</i> + A central or retired work within any other work. + </p> + <p> + { Re*dun"dance (r?*d?n"d<i>a</i>ns), Re*dun"dan*cy (-d<i>a</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + [L. <i>redundantia</i>: cf. F. <i>redondance</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; + superabundance; excess. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or + superabundant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Labor . . . throws off <i>redundacies</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be + rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. + </p> + <p> + Re*dun"dant (-d<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>redundans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>redundare</i>: cf. F. <i>redondant</i>. See Redound.] <b>1.</b> + Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a <i>redundant</i> + quantity of bile or food. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Notwithstanding the <i>redundant</i> oil in fishes, they do not increase + fat so much as flesh. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; + pleonastic. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where an suthor is <i>redundant</i>, mark those paragraphs to be + retrenched. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant; + overflowing; plentiful; copious. + </p> + <p> + Re*dun"dant*ly (r?*d?n"d<i>a</i>nt*l?), <i>adv.</i> In a refundant manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"pli*cate (r?*d?"pl?*k?t), <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>duplicate</i>: + cf. L. <i>reduplicatus</i>. Cf. Redouble.] <b>1.</b> Double; doubled; + reduplicative; repeated. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; -- said + of the &?;stivation of certain flowers. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"pli*cate (-k?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>reduplicare</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To redouble; to multiply; to repeat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> To repeat the first letter or letters of (a + word). See Reduplication, 3. + </p> + <p> + Re*du`pli*ca"tion (-k?sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réduplication</i>, + L. <i>reduplicatio</i> repetition.] <b>1.</b> The act of doubling, or the + state of being doubled. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Pros.)</i> A figure in which the first word of a verse is + the same as the last word of the preceding verse. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Philol.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*du"pli*ca*tive (-k?*t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réduplicatif</i>.] + Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate. <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"u*vid (r?d"?*v?d), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reduvia</i> a hangnail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Red"weed` (rd"wd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> The red poppy (<i>Papaver Rhœas</i>). + <i>Dr. Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Red"wing` (-w?ng`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A European thrush (<i>Turdus + iliacus</i>). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also <i>redwinged + thrush</i>. <i>(b)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Red"withe` (r?d"w?th`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A west Indian climbing + shrub (<i>Combretum Jacquini</i>) with slender reddish branchlets. + </p> + <p> + Red"wood` (-wd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A gigantic coniferous + tree (<i>Sequoia sempervirens</i>) of California, and its light and + durable reddish timber. See Sequoia. <i>(b)</i> An East Indian dyewood, + obtained from <i>Pterocarpus santalinus</i>, <i>Cæsalpinia Sappan</i>, + and several other trees. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ree (r), <i>n.</i> [Pg. <i>real</i>, pl. <i>reis</i>. See Real the money.] + See Rei. + </p> + <p> + Ree, <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. Prov. G. <i>räden</i>, <i>raden</i>, <i>raiten</i>. + Cf. Riddle a sieve.] To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off. [Obs. + or Prov. Eng.] <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ree"bok` (r?"b?k`), <i>n.</i> [D., literally, roebuck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The peele. [Written also <i>rehboc</i> and <i>rheeboc</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re*ëch"o (r*k"), <i>v. t.</i> To echo back; to reverberate again; as, + the hills <i>reëcho</i> the roar of cannon. + </p> + <p> + Re*ëch"o, <i>v. i.</i> To give echoes; to return back, or be + reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to be resonant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And a loud groan <i>reëchoes</i> from the main. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ëch"o, <i>n.</i> The echo of an echo; a repeated or second echo. + </p> + <p> + Reech"y (rch"), <i>a.</i> [See Reeky.] Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with + dirt. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Reed (rd), <i>a.</i> Red. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reed, <i>v. & n.</i> Same as Rede. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reed, <i>n.</i> The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. [Prov. Eng. or + Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Reed, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hreód</i>; akin to D. <i>riet</i>, G. <i>riet</i>, + <i>ried</i>, OHG. <i>kriot</i>, <i>riot</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>). + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a + rustic or pastoral pipe. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Arcadian pipe, the pastoral <i>reed</i><br /> Of Hermes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An arrow, as made of a reed. <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Weaving)</i> A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or + reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or + batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> A tube containing the train of powder for + igniting the charge in blasting. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> Same as Reeding. + </p> + <p> + <b>Egyptian reed</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the papyrus. -- <b>Free reed</b> <i>(Mus.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Meadow reed grass</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, the <i>Glyceria aquatica</i>, a tall grass found in wet + places. -- <b>Reed babbler</b>. See Reedbird. -- <b>Reed bunting</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A European sparrow (<i>Emberiza schœniclus</i>) which frequents + marshy places; -- called also <i>reed sparrow</i>, <i>ring bunting</i>. <i>(b)</i> + Reedling. -- <b>Reed canary grass</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a tall wild grass (<i>Phalaris + arundinacea</i>). -- <b>Reed grass</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The + common reed. See Reed, 1. <i>(b)</i> A plant of the genus <i>Sparganium</i>; + bur reed. See under Bur. -- <b>Reed organ</b> <i>(Mus.)</i>, an organ in + which the wind acts on a set of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, + concertina, etc. -- <b>Reed pipe</b> <i>(Mus.)</i>, a pipe of an organ + furnished with a reed. -- <b>Reed sparrow</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See <i>Reed + bunting</i>, above. -- <b>Reed stop</b> <i>(Mus.)</i>, a set of pipes in + an organ furnished with reeds. -- <b>Reed warbler</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> A small European warbler (<i>Acrocephalus streperus</i>); -- + called also <i>reed wren</i>. <i>(b)</i> 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. -- <b>Sea-sand reed</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, a kind of coarse grass (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>). See + <i>Beach grass</i>, under Beach. -- <b>Wood reed grass</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + a tall, elegant grass (<i>Cinna arundinacea</i>), common in moist woods. + </p> + <p> + Reed"bird` (r?d"b?rd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The + bobolink. <i>(b)</i> One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the + genera <i>Schœnicola</i> and <i>Eurycercus</i>; -- called also <i>reed + babbler</i>. Reed"buck" (-b?k`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Rietboc. + </p> + <p> + Reed"ed, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Civered with reeds; reedy. <i>Tusser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Formed with channels and ridges like reeds. + </p> + <p> + Reed"en (r?d"'n), <i>a.</i> Consisting of a reed or reeds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Through <i>reeden</i> pipes convey the golden flood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ëd`i*fi*ca"tion (r?*?d`?*f?*k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réédification</i>. + See Reëdify.] The act reëdifying; the state of being reëdified. + </p> + <p> + Re*ëd"i*fy (r?*?d"?*ff?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>edify</i>: + cf. F. <i>réédifier</i>, L. <i>reaedificare</i>.] To edify + anew; to build again after destruction. [R.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reed"ing (r?d"?ng), <i>n.</i> [From 4th Reed.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A + small convex molding; a reed (see <i>Illust.</i> <i>(i)</i> of Molding); + one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration + by means of reedings; -- the reverse of <i>fluting</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called <i>milling</i>. + </p> + <p> + Reed"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of reeds; as, <i>reedless</i> banks. + </p> + <p> + Reed"ling (-l?ng), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The European bearded + titmouse (<i>Panurus biarmicus</i>); -- called also <i>reed bunting</i>, + <i>bearded pinnock</i>, and <i>lesser butcher bird</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Reed"-mace` (-m?s`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> The cat-tail. + </p> + <p> + Reed"work` (-w?rk`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> A collective name for the + reed stops of an organ. + </p> + <p> + Reed"y (-?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. + "A <i>reedy</i> pool." <i>Thomson .</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; + and thin^ as some voices. + </p> + <p> + Reef (r?f), <i>n.</i> [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. Rift, Rive.] <b>1.</b> A chain or range of rocks lying at + or near the surface of the water. See <i>Coral reefs</i>, under Coral. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mining.)</i> A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called + in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reef builder</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any stony coral which contributes + material to the formation of coral reefs. -- <b>Reef heron</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + any heron of the genus <i>Demigretta</i>; as, the blue <i>reef heron</i> (<i>D. + jugularis</i>) of Australia. + </p> + <p> + Reef, <i>n.</i> [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. Reeve, <i>v. + t.</i>, River.] <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Close reef</b>, the last reef that can be put in. -- <b>Reef band</b>. + See Reef-band in the Vocabulary. -- <b>Reef knot</b>, the knot which is + used in tying reef pointss. See <i>Illust.</i> under Knot. -- <b>Reef line</b>, + a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally + round the yard and through the holes of the reef. <i>Totten.</i> -- <b>Reef + points</b>, pieces of small rope passing through the eyelet holes of a + reef-band, and used reefing the sail. -- <b>Reef tackle</b>, a tackle by + which the reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for + reefing. <i>Totten.</i> -- <b>To take a reef in</b>, to reduce the size of + (a sail) by folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar. + </p> + <p> + Reef, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reefed (rft); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reefing.] <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To reef the paddles</b>, to move the floats of a paddle wheel toward + its center so that they will not dip so deeply. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1206 !> + </p> + <p> + Reef"-band` (r?f"b?nd`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> A piece of canvas sewed + across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for + reefing are made. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reef"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> One who reefs; -- a name + often given to midshipmen. <i>Marryat.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth. + </p> + <p> + Reef"ing, <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> The process of taking in a reef. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reefing bowsprit</b>, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in + or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters. + </p> + <p> + Reef"y (-?), <i>a.</i> Full of reefs or rocks. + </p> + <p> + Reek (rk), <i>n.</i> A rick. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reek, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rc</i>; akin to OFries. <i>rk</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>rjka</i>, G. <i>riechen</i> to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As hateful to me as the <i>reek</i> of a limekiln. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reek, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reeked (rkt); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reeking.] [As. <i>rcan</i>. See Reek vapor.] To emit vapor, + usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to + smoke; to exhale. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Few chimneys <i>reeking</i> you shall espy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The coffee rooms <i>reeked</i> with tobacco. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reek"y (-?), <i>a.</i> [From 2d Reek; cf. Reechy.] <b>1.</b> Soiled with + smoke or steam; smoky; foul. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Emitting reek. "<i>Reeky</i> fen." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reel (r?l), <i>n.</i> [Gael. <i>righil</i>.] A lively dance of the + Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called <i>Scotch + reel</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Virginia reel</b>, the common name throughout the United States for the + old English "country dance," or contradance (<i>contredanse</i>). <i>Bartlett.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reel, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>kre&?;l</i>: cf. Icel. <i>kr&?;ll</i> a + weaver's reed or sley.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>McElrath.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Agric.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reel oven</b>, a baker's oven in which bread pans hang suspended from + the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a horizontal axis. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reel, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reeled (r?ld); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reeling. ] <b>1.</b> To roll. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And Sisyphus an huge round stone did <i>reel</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread. + </p> + <p> + Reel, <i>v. i.</i> [Cf. Sw. <i>ragla</i>. See 2d Reel.] <b>1.</b> To + incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They <i>reel</i> to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cvii. 27.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He, with heavy fumes oppressed,<br /> <i>Reeled</i> from the palace, and + retired to rest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The wagons <i>reeling</i> under the yellow sheaves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In these lengthened vigils his brain often <i>reeled</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reel, <i>n.</i> The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken + <i>reel</i>. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ë*lect" (r?`?*l?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To elect again; as, to <i>reëlect</i> + the former governor. + </p> + <p> + Re`ë*lec"tion (-l?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Election a second time, or anew; + as, the <i>reëlection</i> of a former chief. + </p> + <p> + Reel"er (r?l"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who reels. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from + its note. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Re*ël"i*gi*ble (r*l"*j*b'l), <i>a.</i> Eligible again; capable of reëlection; + as, <i>reëligible</i> to the same office. -- Re*ël`i*gi*bil"i*ty + (r*l`*j*bl"*t), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reem (r?m), <i>n.</i> [Heb.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The Hebrew name of a + horned wild animal, probably the Urus. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Reem, <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. Ream to make a hole in.] <i>(Naut.)</i> To open + (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reeming iron</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, an iron chisel for reeming the seams + of planks in calking ships. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëm*bark" (r?`?m*b?rk"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To put, or go, on + board a vessel again; to embark again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ëm`bar*ka"tion (r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A putting, or going, + on board a vessel again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëm*bod"y (r?`?m*b?d"?), <i>v. t.</i> To embody again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëm*brace" (-br?s"), <i>v. i.</i> To embrace again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ë*merge" (r?`?*m?rj"), <i>v. i.</i> To emerge again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ë*mer"gence (-m?r"j<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Act of reëmerging. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*act" (r?`?n*?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To enact again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*ac"tion (-?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reënacting; the + state of being reënacted. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*act"ment (-?kt"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The enacting or passing + of a law a second time; the renewal of a law. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*cour"age (-k?r"?j;), <i>v. t.</i> To encourage again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*dow" (-dou"), <i>v. t.</i> To endow again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*force" (-f?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>enforce</i>: + cf. F. <i>renforcer</i>.] 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. [Written also <i>reinforce</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*force", <i>n.</i> [See Reënforce, <i>v.</i>, and cf. + Ranforce, Reinforce.] Something which reënforces or strengthens. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> 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 Cannon. <i>(b)</i> An + additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, + buttonhole, etc. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*force"ment (r?`?n*f?rs"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The + act of reënforcing, or the state of being reënforced. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*gage" (-g?j), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To engage a second time or + again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*gage"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A renewed or repeated + engagement. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*grave" (-gr?v"), <i>v. t.</i> To engrave anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*joy" (-joi"), <i>v. i.</i> To enjoy anew. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*joy"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Renewed enjoyment. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*kin"dle (-k?n"d'l), <i>v. t.</i> To enkindle again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*list" (-l?st"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To enlist again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*list"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A renewed enlistment. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*slave" (-sl?v"), <i>v. t.</i> To enslave again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"ter (r?*?n"t?r), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To enter again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Engraving)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"ter, <i>v. i.</i> To enter anew or again. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reëntering angle</b>, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as <i>a</i>, + in the cut. -- <b>Reëntering polygon</b>, a polygon having one or + more reëntering angles. + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"ter*ing, <i>n.</i> <i>(Calico Printing.)</i> The process of + applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to + patterns already partly colored. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*throne" (-thr?n"), <i>v. t.</i> To enthrone again; to replace + on a throne. + </p> + <p> + Re`ën*throne"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A second enthroning. + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"trance (r?*?n"tr<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> The act entereing again; + re&?;ntry. <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"trant (-tr<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Reëntering; pointing or + directed inwardds; as, a <i>re&?;ntrant</i> angle. + </p> + <p> + Re*ën"try (-tr?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A second or new entry; as, a <i>reëntry</i> + into public life. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Card of reëtry</b>, <i>(Whist)</i>, a card that by winning a trick + will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand. + </p> + <p> + Re`ë*rect" (r?`?*r?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To erect again. + </p> + <p> + Reer"mouse` (r?r"mous`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Rearmouse. + </p> + <p> + Re`ës*tab"lish (r?`?s*t?b"l?sh), <i>v. t.</i> To establish anew; to + fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to <i>reëstablish</i> a + covenant; to <i>reëstablish</i> health. + </p> + <p> + Re`ës*tab"lish*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who establishes again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ës*tab"lish*ment (-mnt), <i>n.</i> The act reëstablishing; + the state of being reëstablished. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ës*tate" (-t?t), <i>v. t.</i> To reëstablish. [Obs.] <i>Walis.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reeve (r?v), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The female of the ruff. + </p> + <p> + Reeve, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rove (r?v); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reeving.] [Cf. D. <i>reven</i>. See Reef, <i>n.</i> & <i>v. + t.</i>] <i>(Naut.)</i> To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in + a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like. + </p> + <p> + Reeve, <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>reve</i>, AS. <i>ger&?;fa</i>. Cf. Sheriff.] + 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. + <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*am"i*na*ble (r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Admitting of being + reëxamined or reconsidered. <i>Story.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*am`i*na"tion (-?*n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A repeated examination. + See under Examination. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*am"ine (--?n), <i>v. t.</i> To examine anew. <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*change" (r?`?ks*ch?nj"), <i>v. t.</i> To exchange anew; to + reverse (a previous exchange). + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*change" <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A renewed exchange; a reversal of + an exchange. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*hib"it (r?`?gz*?b"?t or -?ks*h?b"?t), <i>v. t.</i> To exhibit + again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*pel" (r?`?ks*p?l"), <i>v. t.</i> To expel again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*pe"ri*ence (-p?`r?-<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> A renewed or repeated + experience. + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*port" (-p?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> To export again, as what has been + imported. + </p> + <p> + Re*ëx"port (r?*?ks"p?rt), <i>n.</i> Any commodity reëxported; -- + chiefly in the plural. + </p> + <p> + Re*ëx`por*ta"tion (-p?r*t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reëxporting, + or of exporting an import. <i>A. Smith.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ëx*pul"sion (r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Renewed or repeated + expulsion. <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reezed (rzd), <i>a.</i> Grown rank; rancid; rusty. [Obs.] "<i>Reezed</i> + bacon." <i>Marston.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fac"tion (r?*f?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [See Refection.] Recompense; + atonement; retribution. [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*far" (r?*f?r"), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>refaire</i> to do over again.] + To go over again; to repeat. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To him therefore this wonder done <i>refar</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fash"ion (r?*f?sh"?n), <i>v. t.</i> To fashion anew; to form or mold + into shape a second time. <i>MacKnight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fash"ion*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of refashioning, or the + state of being refashioned. [R.] <i>Leigh Hunt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fas"ten (r?*f?s"'n), <i>v. t.</i> To fasten again. + </p> + <p> + Re*fect" (r?*f?kt), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>refectus</i>, p. p. of <i>reficere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>facere</i> to make.] To restore after hunger or + fatigue; to refresh. [Archaic] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fec"tion (r?*f?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>refectio</i>: cf. F. <i>réfection</i>. + See Refect, Fact.] Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [His] feeble spirit inly felt <i>refection</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those Attic nights, and those <i>refections</i> of the gods. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Curran.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fec"tive (r?*f?k"t?v), <i>a.</i> Refreshing; restoring. + </p> + <p> + Re*fec"tive, <i>n.</i> That which refreshes. + </p> + <p> + Re*fec"to*ry (-t*r), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i>; <b>Refectories</b> (-r&?;z). + [LL. <i>refectorium</i>: cf. F. <i>réfectoire</i>. See Refection.] + A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or + convents. + </p> + <p> + Sometimes pronounced rf"k*t*r, especially when signifying the eating room + in monasteries. + </p> + <p> + Re*fel" (r?*f?l"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>refellere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + + <i>fallere</i> to deceive.] To refute; to disprove; as, to <i>refel</i> + the tricks of a sophister. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How he <i>refelled</i> me, and how I replied. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fer" (r*fr"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Referred (-frd); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Referring.] [F. <i>référer</i>, L. <i>referre</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>ferre</i> to bear. See Bear to carry.] <b>1.</b> + To carry or send back. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>To refer one's self</b>, to have recourse; to betake one's self; to + make application; to appeal. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I'll <i>refer</i> me to all things sense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fer", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to + betake one's self; as, to <i>refer</i> to a dictionary. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In suits . . . it is to <i>refer</i> to some friend of trust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the + figure <i>refers</i> to a footnote. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of those places that <i>refer</i> to the shutting and opening the abyss, + I take notice of that in Job. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the + preacher <i>referred</i> to the late election. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To allude; advert; suggest; appeal. Refer, Allude, Advert. + 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now to the universal whole <i>advert</i>:<br /> The earth regard as of + that whole a part. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackmore.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref"er*a*ble (r?f"?r*?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being referred, or + considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written + also <i>referrible</i>.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which + obtain between bodies are <i>referable</i> to one general cause. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Nicholson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref`er*ee" (-&?;), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge. + </p> + <p> + Ref"er*ence (r?f"?r-<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [See Refer.] <b>1.</b> The act + of referring, or the state of being referred; as, <i>reference</i> to a + chart for guidance. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which refers to something; a specific direction of the + attention; as, a <i>reference</i> in a text- book. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Relation; regard; respect. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Something that hath a <i>reference</i> to my state. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically; <i>(a)</i> + One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the + like, of another. <i>(b)</i> A work, or a passage in a work, to which one + is referred. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> The act of submitting a matter in + dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Equity)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Appeal. [R.] "Make your full <i>reference</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Reference Bible</b>, a Bible in which brief explanations, and + references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text. + </p> + <p> + Ref`er*en"da*ry (r?f`?r*?n"d?*r?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>referendarius</i>, + fr. L. <i>referendus</i> to be referred, gerundive of <i>referre</i>: cf. + F. <i>référendaire</i>. See Refer.] <b>1.</b> One to whose + decision a cause is referred; a referee. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. "<i>Referendaries</i>, + or masters of request." <i>Harmar.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring + and dispatching diplomas and decrees. + </p> + <p> + ||Ref`er*en"dum (r?f`?r*?n"d?m), <i>n.</i> [Gerundive fr. L. <i>referre</i>. + See Refer.] <b>1.</b> A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions + from his government concerning a particular matter or point. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed + upon by a legislature. + </p> + <p> + Ref`er*en"tial (-sh<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Containing a reference; pointing + to something out of itself; as, notes for <i>referential</i> use. -- + Ref`er*en"tial*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fer"ment (r?*f?r"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of referring; + reference. <i>Laud.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1207 !> + </p> + <p> + Re`-fer*ment" (r&?;`f&?;r*m&?;nt"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To + ferment, or cause to ferment, again. <i>Blackmore.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fer"rer (r?*f?r"r?r), <i>n.</i> One who refers. + </p> + <p> + Re*fer"ri*ble (-r?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Referable. <i>Hallam.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fig"ure (r?*f?g"?r), <i>v. t.</i> To figure again. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fill" (r?*f?l"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To fill, or become full, again. + </p> + <p> + Re*find" (r?*f?nd), <i>v. t.</i> To find again; to get or experience + again. <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fine" (r?*f?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refined + (-find"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Refining.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>fine</i> + to make fine: cf. F. <i>raffiner</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will bring the third part through the fire, and will <i>refine</i> + them as silver is <i>refined</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Zech. xiii. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Love <i>refines</i><br /> The thoughts, and heart enlarges. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble. + </p> + <p> + Re*fine", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To become pure; to be cleared of feculent + matter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains,<br /> Works itself + clear, and, as it runs, <i>refines</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Chaucer <i>refined</i> on Boccace, and mended his stories. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But let a lord once own the happy lines,<br /> How the wit brightens! How + the style <i>refines</i>! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. "He makes + another paragraph about our <i>refining</i> in controversy." <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fined" (-f?nd"), <i>a.</i> Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; + polished; cultured; delicate; as; <i>refined</i> gold; <i>refined</i> + language; <i>refined</i> sentiments. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Refined</i> wits who honored poesy with their pens. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Peacham.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*fin"ed*ly (r&?;*f&?;n"&?;d*l&?;), <i>adv.</i> -- + Re*fin"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fine"ment (r?*f?n"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>raffinement</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the <i>refinement</i> + or metals; <i>refinement</i> of ideas. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and <i>refinement</i>, + the more diffusive are they. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Norris.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our + language have not equaled its <i>refinements</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an + affected subtilty; as, <i>refinements</i> of logic. "The <i>refinements</i> + of irregular cunning." <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; elegance; + cultivation; civilization. + </p> + <p> + Re*fin"er (-f?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, refines. + </p> + <p> + Re*fin"er*y (-?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Refineries</b> (-&?;z). + [Cf. F. <i>raffinerie</i>.] <b>1.</b> The building and apparatus for + refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast + on the molten metal. + </p> + <p> + Re*fit" (r?*f?t"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fit out or supply a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*fit", <i>v. i.</i> To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet + returned to <i>refit</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*fit"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of refitting, or the state + of being refitted. + </p> + <p> + Re*fix" (r?*f?ks"), <i>v. t.</i> To fix again or anew; to establish anew. + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flame" (r?*fl?m"), <i>v. i.</i> To kindle again into flame. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect" (r?*fl?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reflected; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reflecting.] [L. <i>reflectere</i>, <i>reflexum</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>flectere</i> to bend or turn. See Flexible, and + cf. Reflex, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let me mind the reader to <i>reflect</i> his eye on our quotations. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bodies close together <i>reflect</i> their own color. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nature is the glass <i>reflecting</i> God,<br /> As by the sea <i>reflected</i> + is the sun. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flect" <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To throw back light, heat, or the like; + to return rays or beams. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to + return. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose virtues will, I hope,<br /> <i>Reflect</i> on Rome, as Titan's rays + on earth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reid.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As I much <i>reflected</i>, much I mourned. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Errors of wives <i>reflect</i> on husbands still. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither do I <i>reflect</i> in the least upon the memory of his late + majesty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate; ponder; + muse; ruminate. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"ed, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Thrown back after striking a surface; as, + <i>reflected</i> light, heat, sound, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory was + <i>reflected</i> glory. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Bent backward or outward; reflexed. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"ent (r?*fl?kt"<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reflectens</i>, p. + pr. of <i>reflectere</i>. See Reflect.] <b>1.</b> Bending or flying back; + reflected. "The ray descendent, and the ray <i>reflectent</i> flying with + so great a speed." <i>Sir K. Digby.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Reflecting; as, a <i>reflectent</i> body. <i>Sir K. Digby.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"i*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being reflected, or thrown + back; reflexible. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"ing, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a + mirror or other surface. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; + contemplative; as, a <i>reflecting</i> mind. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reflecting circle</b>, 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. -- <b>Reflecting galvanometer</b>, 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>. -- <b>Reflecting + goniometer</b>. See under Goniometer. -- <b>Reflecting telescope</b>. See + under Telescope. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> With reflection; also, with censure; + reproachfully. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flec"tion (r?*fl?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reflexio</i>: cf. F. <i>réflexion</i>. + See Riflect.] [Written also <i>reflexion</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act of + reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, + from a surface. See <i>Angle of reflection</i>, below. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The eye sees not itself,<br /> But by <i>reflection</i>, by some other + things. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This delight grows and improves under thought and <i>reflection</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is produced by reflection. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As the sun water we can bear,<br /> Yet not the sun, but his <i>reflection</i>, + there. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the <i>reflection</i> + of a membrane. <i>(c)</i> Result of meditation; thought or opinion after + attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested + by truth. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Job's <i>reflections</i> on his once flourishing estate did at the same + time afflict and encourage him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Censure; reproach cast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He died; and oh! may no <i>reflection</i> shed<br /> Its poisonous venom + on the royal dead. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> 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 Reflex. + </p> + <p> + <b>Angle of reflection</b>, the angle which anything, as a ray of light, + on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the perpendicular to the + surface. -- <b>Angle of total reflection</b>. <i>(Opt.)</i> Same as <i>Critical + angle</i>, under Critical. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation; + consideration; musing; thinking. + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"ive (r?*fl?kt"?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réflectif</i>. Cf. + Reflexive.] <b>1.</b> Throwing back images; as, a <i>reflective</i> + mirror. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the <i>reflective</i> stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, <i>reflective</i> + reason. <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His perceptive and <i>reflective</i> faculties . . . thus acquired a + precocious and extraordinary development. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Motley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a <i>reflective</i> + person. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> Reflexive; reciprocal. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*flect"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*flect"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> "<i>Reflectiveness</i> + of manner." <i>J. C. Shairp.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flect"or (-r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réflecteur</i>.] <b>1.</b> + One who, or that which, reflects. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> <i>(a)</i> Something having a polished surface + for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc. <i>(b)</i> A + reflecting telescope. <i>(c)</i> A device for reflecting sound. + </p> + <p> + Re"flex (r?"fl?ks), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reflexus</i>, p. p. of <i>reflectere</i>: + cf. F. <i>réflexe</i>. See Reflect.] <b>1.</b> Directed back; + attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>reflex</i> act of the soul, or the turning of the intellectual + eye inward upon its own actions. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> Of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or + excitation without the necessary intervention of consciousness. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reflex action</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Reflex + nerve</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, an excito-motory nerve. See Exito- motory. + </p> + <p> + Re"flex (r?"fl?ks; <i>formerly</i> r?*fl?ks"), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reflexus</i> + a bending back. See Reflect.] <b>1.</b> Reflection; the light reflected + from an illuminated surface to one in shade. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Yon gray is not the morning's eye,<br /> 'Tis but the pale <i>reflex</i> + of Cynthia's brow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On the depths of death there swims<br /> The <i>reflex</i> of a human + face. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> An involuntary movement produced by reflex + action. + </p> + <p> + <b>Patellar reflex</b>. See <i>Knee jerk</i>, under Knee. + </p> + <p> + Re*flex" (r?*fl?ks"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>reflexus</i>, p. p. of <i>reflectere</i>. + See Reflect.] <b>1.</b> To reflect. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To bend back; to turn back. <i>J. Gregory.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flexed" (r?*fl?kst"), <i>a.</i> Bent backward or outward. + </p> + <p> + Re*flex`i*bil"i*ty (r?*fl?ks`?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réflexibilité</i>.] + The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the <i>reflexibility</i> + of the rays of light. <i>Sir I. Newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flex"i*ble (r?*fl?ks"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [CF. F. <i>réflexible</i>.] + Capable of being reflected, or thrown back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and <i>reflexible</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cheyne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flex"ion (-fl?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> See Reflection. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flex"i*ty (r?*fl?ks"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The state or condition of being + reflected. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*flex"ive (-?v), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> [Cf. F. <i>réflexif</i>.] + Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Assurance <i>reflexive</i> can not be a divine faith. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Implying censure. [Obs.] "What man does not resent an ugly <i>reflexive</i> + word?" <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*flex"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*flex"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*flex"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reflex manner; reflectively. + </p> + <p> + Re"float (r?"fl?t), <i>n.</i> Reflux; ebb. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`flo*res"cence (r?`fl?*r?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A + blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for + the season. + </p> + <p> + Re*flour"ish (r?*fl?r"?sh), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To flourish again. + </p> + <p> + Re*flow" (r?*fl?"), <i>v. i.</i> To flow back; to ebb. + </p> + <p> + Re*flow"er (r*flou"r), <i>v. i. & t.</i> To flower, or cause to + flower, again. <i>Sylvester.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fluc`tu*a"tion (r?*fl?k`t?*?"sh?n; 135), <i>n.</i> A flowing back; + refluence. + </p> + <p> + { Ref"lu*ence (r?f"l?-<i>e</i>ns), Ref"lu*en*cy (-<i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + The quality of being refluent; a flowing back. + </p> + <p> + Ref"lu*ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refluens</i>, p. pr. of <i>refluere</i> + to flow back; pref. <i>re- </i> re- + <i>fluere</i> to flow. See Flurent.] + Flowing back; returning; ebbing. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And <i>refluent</i> through the pass of fear<br /> The battle's tide was + poured. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref"lu*eus (-?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refluus</i>.] Refluent. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re"flux` (r?"fl?ks`), <i>a.</i> Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, <i>reflux</i> + action. + </p> + <p> + Re"flux`, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>reflux</i>. See Refluent, Flux.] A flowing + back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and <i>reflux</i> + of the tides. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All from me<br /> Shall with a fierce <i>reflux</i> on me redound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*foc"il*late (r?*f?s"?l*l?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>refocillatus</i>, p. + p. of <i>refocillare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>focillare</i> to + revive by warmth.] To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] <i>Aubrey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*foc`il*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Restoration of strength by + refreshment. [Obs.] <i>Middleton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fold" (r?*f?ld"), <i>v. t.</i> To fold again. + </p> + <p> + Re`fo*ment" (r?`f?*m<i>?</i>nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To foment anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*for`est*i*za`tion (r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act or process + of reforestizing. + </p> + <p> + Re*for"est*ize (r?*f?r"?st*?z), <i>v. t.</i> To convert again into a + forest; to plant again with trees. + </p> + <p> + Re*forge" (r?*f?rj"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>forge</i>: cf. + F. <i>reforger</i>.] To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or + fabricate anew; to make over. <i>Udall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*for"ger (r?*f?r"j?r), <i>n.</i> One who reforges. + </p> + <p> + Re*form" (r?*f?rm"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>réformer</i>, L. <i>reformare</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>formare</i> to form, from <i>forma</i> form. See + Form.] To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a + former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to + better; to amend; to correct; as, to <i>reform</i> a profligate man; to <i>reform</i> + corrupt manners or morals. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a + good one will not <i>reform</i> it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To amend; correct; emend; rectify; mend; repair; better; + improve; restore; reclaim. + </p> + <p> + Re*form", <i>v. i.</i> To return to a good state; to amend or correct + one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will + seldom <i>reform</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*form", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réforme</i>.] Amendment of what is + defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, <i>reform</i> + of elections; <i>reform</i> of government. + </p> + <p> + <b>Civil service reform</b>. See under Civil. -- <b>Reform acts</b> <i>(Eng. + Politics)</i>, acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, + extending and equalizing popular representation in Parliament. -- <b>Reform + school</b>, a school established by a state or city government, for the + confinement, instruction, and reformation of juvenile offenders, and of + young persons of idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. [U. S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See + Reformation. + </p> + <p> + Re-form" (r?*f?rm"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Re-formed (-f?rmd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Re-forming.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*form"a*ble (r?*f?rm"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being reformed. <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref`or*made" (r?f`?r*m?d"), <i>n.</i> A reformado. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ref`or*ma"do (-m?"d?), <i>n.</i> [Sp., fr. <i>reformar</i>, L. <i>reformare</i>. + SEe Reform, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> A monk of a reformed order. [Obs.] <i>Weever.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but + retains his rank, and sometimes his pay. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*form"al*ize (r?*f?rm"<i>a</i>l*?z), <i>v. i.</i> To affect reformation; + to pretend to correctness. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ref`or*ma"tion (r?f`?r*m?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réformation</i>, + L. <i>reformatio</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Satire lashes vice into <i>reformation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1208 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reform; amendment; correction; rectification. -- + Reformation, Reform. <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> + Re`-for*ma"tion (r?`f?r*m?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of forming anew; a + second forming in order; as, the <i>reformation</i> of a column of troops + into a hollow square. + </p> + <p> + Re*form"a*tive (r?*f?rm"?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Forming again; having the + quality of renewing form; reformatory. <i>Good.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*form"a*to*ry (-t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Tending to produce reformation; + reformative. + </p> + <p> + Re*form"a*to*ry, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-ries</b> (-r&?;z). An + institution for promoting the reformation of offenders. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to <i>reformatories</i> instead + of to prisons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eng. Cyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*formed" (r?*f?rmd"), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The town was one of the strongholds of the <i>Reformed</i> faith. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Amended in character and life; as, a <i>reformed</i> gambler or + drunkard. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> Retained in service on half or full pay after the + disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Re*form"er (r?*f?rm"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who effects a reformation + or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a <i>reformer</i> + of manners, or of abuses. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> One of those who commenced the reformation + of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and + Calvin. + </p> + <p> + Re*form"ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réformiste</i>.] A reformer. + </p> + <p> + Re*form"ly, <i>adv.</i> In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of + reform. [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion (r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A fortifying anew, + or a second time. <i>Mitford.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*for"ti*fy (r?*f?r"t?*f?), <i>v. t.</i> To fortify anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*fos"sion (r?*f?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>refodere</i>, <i>refossum</i>, + to dig up again. See Fosse.] The act of digging up again. [Obs.] <i>Bp. + Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*found" (r?*found"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>found</i> to + cast; cf. F. <i>refondare</i>. Cf. Refund.] <b>1.</b> To found or cast + anew. "Ancient bells <i>refounded</i>." <i>T. Warton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To found or establish again; to re&?;stablish. + </p> + <p> + Re*found", <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Refind, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*found"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who refounds. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract" (r?*fr$kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refracted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Refracting.] [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 FRacture, and cf. Refrain, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To bend sharply and + abruptly back; to break off. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being refracted. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"ed, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> Bent + backward angularly, as if half- broken; as, a <i>refracted</i> stem or + leaf. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, <i>refracted</i> + rays of light. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"ing, <i>a.</i> Serving or tending to refract; as, a <i>refracting</i> + medium. + </p> + <p> + <b>Refracting angle of a prism</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, the angle of a + triangular prism included between the two sides through which the + refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light. -- <b>Refracting + telescope</b>. <i>(Opt.)</i> See under Telescope. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"tion (r?*fr?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réfraction</i>.] <b>1.</b> + The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Refraction</i> out of the rarer medium into the denser, is made + towards the perpendicular. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir I. Newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Angle of refraction</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, the angle which a refracted ray + makes with the perpendicular to the surface separating the two media + traversed by the ray. -- <b>Conical refraction</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Differential refraction</b> <i>(Astron.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Double refraction</b> + <i>(Opt.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Index of + refraction</b>. See under Index. -- <b>Refraction circle</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, + an instrument provided with a graduated circle for the measurement of + refraction. -- <b>Refraction of latitude</b>, <b>longitude</b>, <b>declination</b>, + <b>right ascension</b>, etc., the change in the apparent latitude, + longitude, etc., of a heavenly body, due to the effect of atmospheric + refraction. -- <b>Terrestrial refraction</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"ive (r?*fr?kt"?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfractif</i>. See + Refract.] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct + course; pertaining to refraction; as, <i>refractive</i> surfaces; <i>refractive</i> + powers. + </p> + <p> + <b>Refractive index</b>. <i>(Opt.)</i> See <i>Index of refraction</i>, + under Index. -- <b>Absolute refractive index</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, the index + of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum. + -- <b>Relative refractive index</b> (of two media) <i>(Opt.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or condition of being refractive. + </p> + <p> + Re`frac*tom"e*ter (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), <i>n.</i> [<i>Refraction</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] + <i>(Opt.)</i> A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of + light. + </p> + <p> + Re*fract"or (r&?;-fr&?;kt"&?;r), <i>n.</i> Anything that + refracts; specifically: <i>(Opt.)</i> A refracting telescope, in which the + image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through + a convex lens. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"to*ri*ly (r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?), <i>adv.</i> In a refractory manner; + perversely; obstinately. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"to*ri*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or condition of being + refractory. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"to*ry (-r?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refractorius</i>, fr. <i>refringere</i>: + cf. F. <i>refractaire</i>. See Refract.] <b>1.</b> Obstinate in + disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a <i>refractory</i> + child; a <i>refractory</i> beast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Raging appetites that are<br /> Most disobedient and <i>refractory</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate; + unyielding; ungovernable; unmanageable. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"to*ry, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A refractory person. <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Refractoriness. [Obs.] <i>Jer. TAylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"ture (r?*fr?k"t?r;135), <i>n.</i> <i>(Surg.)</i> A second breaking + (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon. + </p> + <p> + Re*frac"ture, <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Surg.)</i> To break again, as a bone. + </p> + <p> + Ref"ra*ga*ble (r?f"r?*g?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>refragabilis</i>, fr. L. + <i>refragari</i> to oppose.] Capable of being refuted; refutable. [R.] -- + Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> [R.] -- Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty (-b&?;l`&?;*t&?;), + <i>n.</i> [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ref"ra*gate (-g?t), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>refragatus</i>, p. p. of <i>refragor</i>.] + To oppose. [R.] <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frain" (r?*fr?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refrained + (-fr?nd"); <i>p. pr. & vb/ n.</i> Refraining.] [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 Refract). L. <i>refrenare</i> + is fr. pref. <i>re-</i> back + <i>frenum</i> bridle; cf. Skr. <i>dh&?;</i> + to hold.] <b>1.</b> To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed + bounds; to curb; to govern. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His reson <i>refraineth</i> not his foul delight or talent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Refrain</i> thy foot from their path. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. i. 15.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To abstain from [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other counsel than to + <i>refrain</i> cold drink. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frain", <i>v. i.</i> To keep one's self from action or interference; to + hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Refrain</i> from these men, and let them alone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts v. 38.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They <i>refrained</i> therefrom [eating flesh] some time after. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold. + </p> + <p> + Re*frain", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>refrain</i>, fr. OF. <i>refraindre</i>; cf. + Pr. <i>refranhs</i> a refrain, <i>refranher</i> to repeat. See Refract,Refrain, + <i>v.</i>] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We hear the wild <i>refrain</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Whittier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frain"er (r?*fr?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who refrains. + </p> + <p> + Re*frain"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Act of refraining. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*frame" (r?*fr?m), <i>v. t.</i> To frame again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty (r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfrangibilité</i>.] + The quality of being refrangible. + </p> + <p> + Re*fran"gi*ble (-fr?n"j?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfrangible</i>. + See Refract.] Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct + course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light. -- + Re*fran"gi*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref`re*na"tion (r?f`r?*n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>refrenatio</i>. See + Refrain, <i>v. t.</i>] The act of refraining. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh" (r?*fr?sh"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refreshed + (-fr?sht"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Refreshing.] [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 Fresh, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Foer they have <i>refreshed</i> my spirit and yours. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Cor. xvi. 18.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And labor shall <i>refresh</i> itself with hope. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make as if new; to repair; to restore. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rest <i>refresh</i> the scaly snakes that fol&?;<br /> The shield + of Pallas, and renew their gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To refresh the memory</b>, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a + reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; + renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer. + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh", <i>n.</i> The act of refreshing. [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, refreshes. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has + been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ten guineas a day is the highest <i>refresher</i> which a counsel can + charge. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>London Truth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Full of power to refresh; refreshing. -- + Re*fresh"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh"ing, <i>a.</i> Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + -- Re*fresh"ing*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fresh"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [CF. OF. <i>refreschissement</i>, + F. <i>rafraîchissement</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; + especially, an article of food or drink. + </p> + <p> + Re*fret" (r?*fr?t"), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>refret</i>, L. <i>refractus</i>, p. + p. See Refrain, <i>n.</i>, Refract.] Refrain. [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*freyd" (r?*fr?d"), <i>v. t.</i> [OF. <i>refreidier</i>.] To chill; to + cool. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Refreyded</i> by sickness . . . or by cold drinks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref`ri*ca"tion (r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>refricare</i> to rub + again.] A rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A continual <i>refrication</i> of the memory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*ant (r?*fr?j"?r-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refrigerans</i>, + p. pr. of <i>refrigerare</i>: cf. F. <i>réfrigérant</i>. See + Refrigerate.] Cooling; allaying heat or fever. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*ant, <i>n.</i> 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. <i>Holland.</i> "A <i>refrigerant</i> + to passion." <i>Blair.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*ate (-t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refrigerated (- + `td); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Refrigerating.] [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 Frigid.] To + cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool. + </p> + <p> + Re*frig`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfrigération</i>, + L. <i>refrigeratio</i>.] The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, + or the state of being cooled. + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*a*tive (r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfrigératif</i>.] + Cooling; allaying heat. -- <i>n.</i> A refrigerant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Crazed brains should come under a <i>refrigerative</i> treatment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*a`tor (-?`t?r), <i>n.</i> That which refrigerates or makes + cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A box or room for + keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice. <i>(b)</i> + An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with + a still, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>Refrigerator car</b> <i>(Railroad)</i>, a freight car constructed as a + refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a + temperature kept cool by ice. + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refrigeratorius</i>.] + Mitigating heat; cooling. + </p> + <p> + Re*frig"er*a*to*ry, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-ries</b> (-fr&?;z). [CF. + F. <i>réfrigératoire</i>.] That which refrigerates or cools. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, + surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby condensed. <i>(b)</i> + The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice machine. + </p> + <p> + ||Ref`ri*ge"ri*um (r?f`r?*j?"r?*?m), <i>n.</i> [L.] Cooling refreshment; + refrigeration. [Obs.] <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frin"gen*cy (r?*fr?n"j<i>e</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i> The power possessed by a + substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different <i>refringencies</i>. + <i>Nichol.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*frin"gent (-j<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refringens</i>, p. pr. of <i>refringere</i>. + See Refract.] Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; + refracting; as, a <i>refringent</i> prism of spar. <i>Nichol.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reft (r?ft), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Reave. Bereft. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reft</i> of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Heber.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reft, <i>n.</i> A chink; a rift. See Rift. <i>Rom. of R.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref"uge (r?f"?j), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réfuge</i>, L. <i>refugium</i>, + fr. <i>refugere</i> to flee back; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>figere</i>. SEe + Fugitive.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Shelter or protection from danger or distress. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these<br /> Find place or <i>refuge</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for <i>refuge</i> to + lay hold upon the hope set before us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Heb. vi. 18.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The high hills are a <i>refuge</i>r the wild goats. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. civ. 18.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Lord also will be a <i>refuge</i> for the oppressed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. ix. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1209 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or + contrivance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Their latest <i>refuge</i><br /> Was to send him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Light must be supplied, among graceful<i>refuges</i>, by terracing &?;&?;&?; + story in danger of darkness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Cities of refuge</b> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i>, 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. <i>Josh. xx.</i> + -- <b>House of refuge</b>, a charitable institution for giving shelter and + protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert. + </p> + <p> + Ref"uge (r?f"?j), <i>v. t.</i> To shelter; to protect. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ref`u*gee" (r?f`?*j?"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réfugié</i>, fr. <i>se + réfugier</i> to take refuge. See Refuge, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> One + who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + { Re*ful"gence (r?*f?l"j<i>e</i>ns), Re*ful"gen*cy (-j<i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + [L. <i>refulgentia</i>. See Refulgent.] The quality of being refulgent; + brilliancy; splender; radiance. + </p> + <p> + Re*ful"gent (r?*f?l"j<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Fulgent.] Casting a bright light; radiant; + brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, <i>refulgent</i> beams. -- + Re*ful"gent*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So conspicuous and <i>refulgent</i> a truth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fund" (r?*f?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>fund</i>.] To + fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to <i>refund</i> + a railroad loan. + </p> + <p> + Re*fund" (r?*f?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>refundere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>fundere</i> to pour: cf. F. <i>refondre</i>, <i>refonder</i>. See + Fuse to melt, and cf. Refound to cast again, 1st Refuse.] <b>1.</b> To + pour back. [R. & Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would <i>refund</i> + that color upon the object. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give back; to repay; to restore. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to <i>refund</i> + what he had wrongfully taken. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*fund"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who refunds. + </p> + <p> + Re*fund"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of refunding; also, that + which is refunded. [R.] <i>Lamb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fur"bish (r?*f?r"b?sh), <i>v. t.</i> To furbish anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*fur"nish (-n?sh), <i>v. t.</i> To furnish again. + </p> + <p> + Re*fur"nish*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of refurnishing, or + state of being refurnished. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>refurnishment</i> was in a style richer than before. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L. Wallace.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fus"a*ble (r?*f?z"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>refusable</i>. See + Refuse.] Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal. + </p> + <p> + Re*fus"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of refusing; denial of + anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,<br /> On my <i>refusal</i>, to + distress me more? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*fuse" (r?*f?z"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refused + (-f?zd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Refusing.] [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 Refund to repay), or. fr. L. <i>recusare</i> + to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. <i>refutare</i> to + drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.] <b>1.</b> To deny, as a request, + demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That never yet <i>refused</i> your hest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition + of; as, to <i>refuse</i> a suitor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The cunning workman never doth <i>refuse</i><br /> The meanest tool that + he may chance to use. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To disown. [Obs.] "<i>Refuse</i> thy name." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fuse", <i>v. i.</i> To deny compliance; not to comply. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Too proud to ask, too humble to <i>refuse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Garth.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If ye <i>refuse</i> . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. i. 20.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fuse", <i>n.</i> Refusal. [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref`use (r?f"?s;277), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>refus</i> refusal, also, that which + is refused. See Refuse to deny.] That which is refused or rejected as + useless; waste or worthless matter. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross. + </p> + <p> + Ref"use, <i>a.</i> Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of + acceptance; of no value; worthless. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Everything that was vile and <i>refuse</i>, that they destroyed utterly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1. Sam. xv. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fus"er (r?*f?z"?r), <i>n.</i> One who refuses or rejects. + </p> + <p> + Re*fu"sion (r?*f?"zh?n), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re-+ fusion</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> New or repeated melting, as of metals. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Restoration. "This doctrine of the <i>refusion</i> of the soul." + <i>Bp. Warbuton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ref"ut (rf"t), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>refuite</i>.] Refuge. "Thou haven of <i>refut</i>." + [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty (r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The quality of being + refutable. + </p> + <p> + Re*fut"a*ble (r?*f?t"?*b'l;277), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réfutable</i>.] + Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or + erroneous. + </p> + <p> + Re*fut"al (r?*f?t"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> Act of refuting; refutation. + </p> + <p> + Ref`u*ta"tion (r?f`?*t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>refutatio</i>: cf. F. <i>réfutation</i>.] + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a <i>refutation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*fut"a*to*ry (r?*f?t"?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>refutatorius</i>: cf. F. + <i>réfutatoire</i>.] Tending tu refute; refuting. + </p> + <p> + Re*fute" (r?*F3t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Refuted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Refuting.] [F. <i>réfuter</i>, L. <i>refuteare</i> + to repel, refute. Cf. Confute, Refuse to deny.] To disprove and overthrow + by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or + erroneous; to confute; as, to <i>refute</i> arguments; to <i>refute</i> + testimony; to <i>refute</i> opinions or theories; to <i>refute</i> a + disputant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that it is impossible + to <i>refute</i> such multitudes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To confute; disprove. See Confute. + </p> + <p> + Re*fut"er (-f?t"?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, refutes. + </p> + <p> + Re*gain" (r?*g?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>gain</i>: cf. F. + <i>regagner</i>.] To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has + escaped or been lost; to reach again. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve. + </p> + <p> + Re"gal (r?"g<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regalis</i>, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, + a king. See Royal, and cf. Rajah, Realm, Regalia.] Of or pertaining to a + king; kingly; royal; as, <i>regal</i> authority, pomp, or sway. "The <i>regal</i> + title." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He made a scorn of his <i>regal</i> oath. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Kingly; royal. See Kingly. + </p> + <p> + Re"gal, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>régale</i>, It. <i>regale</i>. CF. Rigoll.] + <i>(Mus.)</i> A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows + being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth + centuries. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*ga"le (r?*g?"l?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>regale</i>, pl. <i>regalia</i>, + fr. L. <i>regalis</i>: cf. F. <i>régale</i>. See Regal.] A + prerogative of royalty. [R.] <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gale" (r?*g?l), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regaled (-g?ld"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Regaling.] [F. <i>régaler</i>, Sp. <i>regalar</i> + to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. <i>regalare</i> to thaw + (cff. Gelatin), or cf. Sp. <i>gala</i> graceful, pleasing address, + choicest part of a thing (cf. Gala), or most likely from OF. <i>galer</i> + to rejoice, <i>gale</i> pleasure.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*gale", <i>v. i.</i> To feast; t&?; fare sumtuously. + </p> + <p> + Re*gale", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>régal</i>. See Regale, <i>v. t.</i>] A + sumptuous repast; a banquet. <i>Johnson. Cowper.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Two baked custards were produced as additions to the <i>regale</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. E. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gale"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of regaling; anything which + regales; refreshment; entertainment. + </p> + <p> + Re*gal"er (-g?l"?r), <i>n.</i> One who regales. + </p> + <p> + Re*ga"li*a (r?*g?"l?*?), <i>n. pl.</i> [LL., from L. <i>regalis</i>regal. + See Regal.] <b>1.</b> That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + The rights and prerogatives of a king. <i>(b)</i> Royal estates and + revenues. <i>(c)</i> Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of + Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Sumptuous food; delicacies. [Obs.] <i>Cotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Regalia of a church</b>, the privileges granted to it by kings; + sometimes, its patrimony. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ga"li*a, <i>n.</i> A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; + also, the size in which such cigars are classed. + </p> + <p> + Re*ga"li*an (-<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to + the royal insignia or prerogatives. <i>Hallam.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gal*ism (r?"g<i>a</i>l*?z'm), <i>n.</i> The doctrine of royal + prerogative or supremacy. [R.] <i>Cardinal Manning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gal"i*ty (r?*g?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>regalitas</i>, from L. <i>regalis</i> + regal, royal. See Regal, and cf. Royality.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Passion] robs reason of her due <i>regalitie</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of <i>regality</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re"gal*ly (r?"g<i>a</i>l*l?), <i>adv.</i> In a regal or royal manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard" (r?*g?rd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regarded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Regarding.] [F. <i>regarder</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re + + <i>garder</i> to guard, heed, keep. See Guard, and cf. Reward.] <b>1.</b> + To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your niece <i>regards</i> me with an eye of favor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is peninsula which <i>regardeth</i> the mainland. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass&?;ent of a hill, flanked + with wood and <i>regarding</i> the river. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; + to notice or remark particularly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If much you note him,<br /> You offened him; . . . feed, and <i>regard</i> + him not. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to + <i>regard</i> one with favor or dislike. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His associates seem to have <i>regarded</i> him with kindness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, + sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He that <i>regardeth</i> thae day, <i>regardeth</i> it into the LOrd. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. xiv. 6.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here's Beaufort, that <i>regards</i> nor God nor king. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or + condition. "Nether <i>regarding</i> that she is my child, nor fearing me + as if II were her father." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; esteem; + estimate; value. See Attend. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard" (r?*g?rd"), <i>v. i.</i> To look attentively; to consider; to + notice. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gard", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>regard</i> See Regard, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> + A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But her, with stern <i>regard</i>, he thus repelled. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; + heed; notice. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Full many a lady<br /> I have eyed with best <i>regard</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable <i>regards</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. Smith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Save the long-sought <i>regards</i> of woman, nothing is sweeter than + those marks of childish preference. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; + estimation; repute; note; account. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A man of meanest <i>regard</i> amongst them, neither having wealth or + power. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Consideration; thought; reflection; heed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sad pause and deep <i>regard</i> become the sage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Matter for consideration; account; condition. [Obs.] "Reason + full of good <i>regard</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Respect; relation; reference. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Change was thought necessary <i>in regard of</i> the injury the church + did receive by a number of things then in use. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>In regard of</i> its security, it had a great advantage over the + bandboxes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Throw out our eyes for brave Othello,<br /> Even till we make the main + and the aërial blue<br /> An indistinct <i>regard</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> Supervision; inspection. + </p> + <p> + <b>At regard of</b>, in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] + "Bodily penance is but short and little <i>at regard of</i> the pains of + hell." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <b>Court of regard</b>, 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>. + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; care; + concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Worthy of regard or notice; to be + regarded; observable. [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>regardant</i>, fr. <i>regarder</i>. + See Regard, <i>v. t.</i>] [Written also <i>regardant</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Looking behind; looking backward watchfully. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [He] turns thither his <i>regardant</i> eye. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Her.)</i> Looking behind or backward; as, a lion <i>regardant</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain + <i>regardant</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"er (r?*g?rd"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who regards. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eng. Forest law)</i> An officer appointed to supervise the + forest. <i>Cowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Heedful; attentive; observant. -- + Re*gard"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let a man be very tender and <i>regardful</i> of every pious motion made + by the Spirit of God to his heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"ing, <i>prep.</i> Concerning; respecting. + </p> + <p> + Re*gard"less, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having no regard; heedless; careless; + as, <i>regardless</i> of life, consequences, dignity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Regardless</i> of the bliss wherein he sat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Not regarded; slighted. [R.] <i>Spectator.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; + inattentive; unobservant; neglectful. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*gard"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*gard"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gath"er (r?*g?th"?r), <i>v. t.</i> To gather again. + </p> + <p> + Re*gat"ta (r?*g?t"t?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Regattas</b> (-t&?;z). + [It. <i>regatta</i>, <i>regata</i>.] Originally, a gondola race in Venice; + now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races. + </p> + <p> + Re"gel (r?"g?l), <i>n.</i> <i>(Astron.)</i> See Rigel. + </p> + <p> + Re"ge*late (r?"j?*l?t or r?j"?-), <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Physics)</i> To freeze + together again; to undergo regelation, as ice. + </p> + <p> + Re`ge*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>gelatio</i> + a freezing.] <i>(Physics)</i> The act or process of freezing anew, or + together,as two pieces of ice. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Re"gence (r?"j<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Rule. [Obs.] <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gen*cy (r?*j<i>e</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Regencies</b> (-s&?;z). + [CF. F. <i>régence</i>, LL. <i>regentia</i>. See Regent, <i>a.</i>] + <b>1.</b> The office of ruler; rule; authority; government. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or + vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A council or <i>regency</i> consisting of twelve persons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*a*cy (r?*j?n"?r*?*s?), <i>n.</i> [See Regenerate.] The state of + being regenerated. <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*ate (-?t), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regeneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>regenerare</i> + to regenerate; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>generare</i> to beget. See + Generate.] <b>1.</b> Reproduced. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The earthly author of my blood,<br /> Whose youthful spirit, in me <i>regenerate</i>,<br /> + Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; + changed from a natural to a spiritual state. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1210 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*ate (r?*j?n"?r*?t), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To generate or + produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.<br /> <i>Regenerates</i> + the plauts, and new adorns the meads. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackmore.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character + or condition of; as, to <i>regenerate</i> society. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*ate*ness (-?t*n?s), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + rgenerate. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regeneratio</i>: cf. F. <i>régéneration</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He saved us by the washing of <i>regeneration</i>, and renewing of the + Holy Chost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tit. iii. 5.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> The union of parts which have + been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the <i>regeneration</i> + of a nerve. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*a*tive (r?*j?n"?r*?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to + regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, <i>regenerative</i> influences. + <i>H. Bushnell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Regenerative furnace</b> <i>(Metal.)</i>, a furnace having a + regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, + are heated; a Siemens furnace. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> So as to regenerate. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*a`tor (-?`t?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, + regenerates. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mech.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"er*a*to*ry (-?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Having power to renew; tending to + reproduce; regenerating. <i>G. S. Faber.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gen"e*sis (-?*s?s), <i>n.</i> New birth; renewal. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A continued <i>regenesis</i> of dissenting sects. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gent (r?"j<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. + pr. of <i>regere</i> to rule: cf. F. <i>régent</i>. See Regiment.] + <b>1.</b> Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active <i>regent</i> + principle . . . which we call the soul." <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Exercising vicarious authority. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Queen regent</b>. See under Queen, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gent, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>régent</i>. See Regent, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> + One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who + governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the + sovereign. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a + superintendent; a curator; as, the <i>regents</i> of the Smithsonian + Institution. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Eng.Univ.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regent bird</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>The + Regents of the University of the State of New York</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re"gent*ess, <i>n.</i> A female regent. [R.] <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gent*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of a regent; regency. + </p> + <p> + Re*ger"mi*nate (r?*j?r"m?*n?t), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>germinate</i>: + cf. L. <i>regerminare</i>.] To germinate again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Perennial plants <i>regerminate</i> several years successively. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Lee.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ger`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regerminatio</i>.] A + germinating again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*gest" (r?*j?st"), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regesta</i>, pl.: cf. OF. <i>regestes</i>, + pl. See Register.] A register. [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*get" (r?*g?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To get again. + </p> + <p> + Re"gi*an (r?"j?-<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regius</i> regal.] An + upholder of kingly authority; a royalist. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*ble (r?j"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regibilis</i>, from <i>regere</i> + to rule.] Governable; tractable. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*ci`dal (r?j"?*s?`d<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to regicide, or + to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide. <i>Bp. + Warburton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*cide (r?j"?*s?d), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>régicide</i>; L. <i>rex</i>, + <i>regis</i>, a king + <i>caedere</i> to kill. Cf. Homicide.] <b>1.</b> + One who kills or who murders a king; specifically <i>(Eng.Hist.)</i>, one + of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The killing or the murder of a king. + </p> + <p> + Re*gild" (r?*g?ld"), <i>v. t.</i> To gild anew. + </p> + <p> + ||Ré`gime" (r?`zh?m"), <i>n.</i> [F. See Regimen.] <b>1.</b> Mode + or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the + prevailing social system. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I dream . . . of the new <i>régime</i> which is to come. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Hydraul.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>The ancient régime</b>, or <b>Ancien régime</b> [F.], 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. + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*men (r?j"?*m?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regimen</i>, <i>-inis</i>, fr. <i>regere</i> + to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, Régime, Regiment.] <b>1.</b> + Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. <i>Hallam.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial + effects by gradual operation; esp. <i>(Med.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A syntactical relation between words, + as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case + or mood; government. <i>(b)</i> The word or words governed. + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>régiment</i> a regiment + of men, OF. also government, L. <i>regimentum</i> government, fr. <i>regere</i> + to guide, rule. See Regimen.] <b>1.</b> Government; mode of ruling; rule; + authority; regimen. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> "<i>Regiment</i> of health." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But what are kings, when <i>regiment</i> is gone,<br /> But perfect + shadows in a sunshine day? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Marlowe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of <i>regiment</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hocker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A region or district governed. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, + commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually + ten. + </p> + <p> + In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which + (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regiment of the line</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a regiment organized for + general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose + duties are usually special. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"i*ment (-m<i>?</i>nt), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Regimented; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Regimenting.] To form into a + regiment or into regiments. <i>Washington.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg`i*men"tal (-m?n"t<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Belonging to, or concerning, a + regiment; as, <i>regimental</i> officers, clothing. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regimental school</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Reg`i*men"tal*ly, <i>adv.</i> In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops + classified <i>regimentally</i>. + </p> + <p> + Reg`i*men"tals (-t<i>a</i>lz), <i>n. pl.</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> The uniform + worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- + formerly used in the singular in the same sense. <i>Colman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gim"i*nal (r?*j?m"?*n<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or relating to regimen; + as, <i>regiminal</i> rules. + </p> + <p> + Re"gion (r?"j?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>région</i>, from L. <i>regio</i> + a direction, a boundary line, region, fr. <i>regere</i> to guide, direct. + See Regimen.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world,<br /> Or unknown <i>region</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything; + neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade the <i>region</i> + of my heart." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Philip, tetrarch of .. the <i>region</i> of Trachonitis. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke iii. 1.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Anon the dreadful thunder<br /> Doth rend the <i>region</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The inhabitants of a district. <i>Matt. iii. 5. </i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He is of too high a <i>region</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gion*al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a particular + region; sectional. + </p> + <p> + Re"gi*ous (-j?*?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regius</i> royal, fr. <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, + king.] Regal; royal. [Obs.] <i>Harrington.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*ter (rj"s*tr), <i>n.</i> [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 Jest, and cf. Regest.] <b>1.</b> A written account or entry; + an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial + record; a list or roll; a schedule. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the <i>register</i> + of your own. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A record containing a list and + description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs + district. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> [Cf. LL. <i>registrarius</i>. Cf. Regisrar.] One who registers + or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged + with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a <i>register</i> + of deeds. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> That which registers or records. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Mech.)</i> + A contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the + rapidity of a process. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Teleg.)</i> The part of a + telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received. <i>(c)</i> + A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing + through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The inner part of the mold in which + types are cast. <i>(b)</i> The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines + on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet. <i>(c)</i> The + correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which + is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the + manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, <i>v. i.</i> 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <i>(b)</i> A stop or set of pipes in an organ. + </p> + <p> + <b>Parish register</b>, A book in which are recorded the births, baptisms, + marriages, deaths, and burials in a parish. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle; annals. + See List. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*ter (rj"s*tr), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Registered (- + trd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Registering.] [Cf. F. <i>regisrer</i>, <i>exregistrer</i>, + LL. <i>registrare</i>. See Register, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To enter in a + register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To enroll; to enter in a list. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such follow him as shall be <i>registered</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Registered letter</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*ter, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To enroll one's name in a register. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*ter*ing, <i>a.</i> Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an + apparatus which registers; as, a <i>registering</i> thermometer. See + Recording. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*ter*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of a register. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*trant (-tr<i>a</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>registrans</i>, p. pr.] One + who registers; esp., one who , by virtue of securing an official + registration, obtains a certain right or title of possession, as to a + trade-mark. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*trar (-tr?r), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>registrarius</i>, or F. <i>régistraire</i>. + See Register.] One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a + <i>registrar</i> of births, deaths, and marriages. See Register, <i>n.</i>, + 3. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*trar*ship, <i>n.</i> The office of a registrar. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*tra*ry (- tr?*r?), <i>n.</i> A registrar. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*trate (-tr?t), <i>v. t.</i> To register. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Reg`is*tra"tion (-tr?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>registratio</i>, or F. <i>régistration</i>. + See Register, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> The act of registering; registry; + enrollment. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> The art of selecting and combining the stops or + registers of an organ. + </p> + <p> + Reg"is*try (r?j"?s*tr?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of recording or + writing in a register; enrollment; registration. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The place where a register is kept. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A record; an account; a register. <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re"gi*us (r?l"?*?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regius</i>, from <i>rex</i>, <i>regis</i>, + a king.] Of or pertaining to a king; royal. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regius professor</b>, an incumbent of a professorship founded by royal + bounty, as in an English university. + </p> + <p> + Re*give" (r?*g?v"), <i>v. t.</i> To give again; to give back. + </p> + <p> + Re"gle (r?g"'l), <i>v. t.</i> [See Reglement.] To rule; to govern. [Obs.] + "To <i>regle</i> their lives." <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"gle*ment (r?g"'l*m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réglement</i>, + fr. <i>régler</i>, L. <i>regulare</i>. See Regulate.] Regulation. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The reformation and <i>reglement</i> of usury. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg`le*men"ta*ry (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>réglementaire</i>, + fr. <i>réglement</i>.] Regulative. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"let (r?g"l?t), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réglet</i>, dim. of <i>règle</i> + a rule, L. <i>regula</i>. See Rule.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A flat, + narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of + compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and + interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. + (12) of Column. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Reg"ma (r?g"m?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, -&?;&?;&?;, + fracture, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to break.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at + length breaks open at the inner angle. + </p> + <p> + Reg"ma*carp (-k?rp), <i>n.</i> [<i>Regma</i> + Gr. &?;&?;&?; + fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Any dry dehiscent fruit. + </p> + <p> + Reg"nal (r?g"n<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regnum</i> reign.] Of or + pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, <i>regnal</i> years. + </p> + <p> + Reg"nan*cy (-n<i>a</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i> The condition or quality of being + regnant; sovereignty; rule. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"nant (-n<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regnans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. + pr. of <i>regnare</i> to reign: cf. F <i>régnant</i>. See Reign.] + <b>1.</b> Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen <i>regnant</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. "A + traitor to the vices <i>regnant</i>." <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"na*tive (-n?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Ruling; governing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Regne (r?n), <i>n. & v.</i> See Reign. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gorge" (r?*g?rj"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>regorder</i>; <i>re-</i> + <i>gorger</i> + to gorge. Cf. Regurgitate.] <b>1.</b> To vomit up; to eject from the + stomach; to throw back. <i>Hayward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To swallow again; to swallow back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Tides at highest mark <i>regorge</i> the flood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1211 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*grade" (r?*gr?d"), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>re- </i> re- + <i>gradi</i> to + go. Cf. Regrede. ] To retire; to go back. [Obs.] <i>W. Hales.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*graft" (r?*gr?ft"), <i>v. t.</i> To graft again. + </p> + <p> + Re*grant" (r?*gr?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To grant back; to grant again or anew. + <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*grant", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of granting back to a former + proprietor. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A renewed of a grant; as, the <i>regrant</i> of a monopoly. + </p> + <p> + Re*grate" (r?*gr?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regrated; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Regrating.] [F. <i>regratter</i>, literally, to + scrape again. See Re-, and Grate, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> <i>(Masonry)</i> + To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it + a fresh appearance. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To offend; to shock. [Obs.] <i>Derham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*grate", <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>regratter</i> to regrate provisions; of + uncertain origin.] <i>(Eng.Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*grat"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>regrattier</i>.] One who regrates. + </p> + <p> + Re*grat"er*y, <i>n.</i> The act or practice of regrating. + </p> + <p> + Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), <i>n.</i> A returning or giving of + thanks. [Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*grat"or (r?*gr?t"?r), <i>n.</i> One guilty of regrating. + </p> + <p> + Re*grede" (r?*gr?d"), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>regredi</i> to go back. Cf. + Regrade, Regress.] To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's + orbit. [R.] <i>Todhunter.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gre"di*ence (r?*gr?"d?-<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> A going back; a + retrogression; a return. [R.] <i>Herrick.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*greet" (r?*gr?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To greet again; to resalute; to return + a salutation to; to greet. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*greet", <i>n.</i> A return or exchange of salutation. + </p> + <p> + Re"gress (r?"gr?s), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regressus</i>, fr. <i>regredi</i>, <i>regressus</i>. + See Regrede.] <b>1.</b> The act of passing back; passage back; return; + retrogression. "The progress or <i>regress</i> of man". <i>F. Harrison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The power or liberty of passing back. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gress" (r?*gr?s"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regressed + (-gr?st"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Regressing.] To go back; to return + to a former place or state. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gres"sion (r?*gr?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>regressio</i>: cf. F. <i>régression</i>.] + The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation. <i>Sir + T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Edge of regression</b> (of a surface) <i>(Geom.)</i>, the line along + which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a <i>cuspidal edge</i>. + -- <b>Regression point</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, a cusp. + </p> + <p> + Re*gress"ive (r?*gr?s"?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>régressif</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Passing back; returning. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regressive metamorphism</b>. <i>(a)</i> <i>(Biol.)</i> See + Retrogression. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Physiol.)</i> See Katabolism. + </p> + <p> + Re*gress"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a regressive manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*gret" (r?*gr?t"), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>regretter</i>. See Regret, <i>v.</i>] + <b>1.</b> Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the + past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with + dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on + account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction. "A passionate + <i>regret</i> at sin." <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What man does not remember with <i>regret</i> the first time he read + Robinson Crusoe? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Never any prince expressed a more lively <i>regret</i> for the loss of a + servant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond <i>regrets</i> + and tender recollections. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance; penitence; + self-condemnation. -- Regret, Remorse, Compunction, Contrition, Repentance. + <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> + Re*gret", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regretted (-td); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Regretting.] [F. <i>regretter</i>, OF. <i>regreter</i>; + L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. <i>grtan</i> + to weep, Icel. <i>grta</i>. See Greet to lament.] To experience regret on + account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or + dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); + as, to <i>regret</i> an error; to <i>regret</i> lost opportunities or + friends. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Calmly he looked on either life, and here<br /> Saw nothing to <i>regret</i>, + or there to fear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to <i>regret</i> their + slavery, and to murmur against their leader. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Recruits who <i>regretted</i> the plow from which they had been + violently taken. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gret"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Full of regret; indulging in regrets; + repining. -- Re*gret"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*grow" (r?*gr?"), <i>v. i. & t.</i> To grow again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The snail had power to <i>regrow</i> them all [horns, tongue, etc.] + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. B. Buckley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*growth" (r?*gr?th"), <i>n.</i> The act of regrowing; a second or new + growth. <i>Darwin.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>regrowth</i> of limbs which had been cut off. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. B. Buckley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*guard"ant (r?*g?rd"<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> <i>(Her.)</i> Same as + Regardant. + </p> + <p> + Re*guer"don (r?*g?r"d?n), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>guerdon</i>: + cf. OF. <i>reguerdonner</i>.] To reward. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*la*ble (r?g"?*l?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being regulated. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lar (-l?r), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>regularis</i>, fr. <i>regula</i> a + rule, fr. <i>regere</i> to guide, to rule: cf. F. <i>régulier</i>. + See Rule.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, <i>regular</i> + clergy, in distinction dfrom the <i>secular</i> clergy. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a <i>regular</i> humbug. + [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> Same as Isometric. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regular polygon</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, a plane polygon which is both + equilateral and equiangular. -- <b>Regular polyhedron</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Regular sales</b> + <i>(Stock Exchange)</i>, sales of stock deliverable on the day after the + transaction. -- <b>Regular troops</b>, troops of a standing or permanent + army; -- opposed to <i>militia</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal. + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lar (rg"*lr), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>regularis</i>: cf. F. <i>régulier</i>. + See Regular, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> 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. <i>Bp. + Fitzpatrick.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing + army; -- chiefly used in the plural. + </p> + <p> + ||Reg`u*la"ri*a (rg`*l"r*), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A + division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins. + </p> + <p> + Reg`u*lar"i*ty (-l?r"?*t?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>régularité</i>.] + The condition or quality of being regular; as, <i>regularity</i> of + outline; the <i>regularity</i> of motion. + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lar*ize (rg"*lr*z), <i>v. t.</i> To cause to become regular; to + regulate. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lar*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a regular manner; in uniform order; + methodically; in due order or time. + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lar*ness, <i>n.</i> Regularity. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*late (-lt), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Regulated (- l`td); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Regulating.] [L. <i>regulatus</i>, p. p. of <i>regulare</i>, + fr. <i>regula</i>. See Regular.] <b>1.</b> To adjust by rule, method, or + established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to + governing principles or laws. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The laws which <i>regulate</i> the successions of the seasons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and <i>regulated</i> + their own police. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bancroft.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To put in good order; as, to <i>regulate</i> the disordered + state of a nation or its finances. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>To regulate a watch</b> or <b>clock</b>, to adjust its rate of running + so that it will keep approximately standard time. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; + rule; govern. + </p> + <p> + Reg`u*la"tion (-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of regulating, or + the state of being regulated. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The temper and <i>regulation</i> of our own minds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Regulation sword</b>, <b>cap</b>, <b>uniform</b>, etc. <i>(Mil.)</i>, a + sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the + official regulations. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Law; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See Law. + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*la*tive (r?g"?*l?*t?v), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Tending to regulate; + regulating. <i>Whewell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Metaph.)</i> 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. + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + Reg"u*la`tor (-l?`t?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, + regulates. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> A contrivance for regulating and controlling + motion, as: <i>(a)</i> The lever or index in a watch, which controls the + effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of + the balance. <i>(b)</i> The governor of a steam engine. <i>(c)</i> A valve + for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a + locomotive. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. + See <i>Astronomical clock</i> <i>(a)</i>, under Clock. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the + lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, + sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes. + [U.S.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the <i>Regulators</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bancroft.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*line (r?g"?*l?n), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>régulin</i>. See + Regulus.] <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> Of or pertaining to regulus. + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lize (-l?z), <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> To reduce to regulus; + to separate, as a metal from extraneous matter; as, to <i>regulize</i> + antimony. [Archaic] + </p> + <p> + Reg"u*lus (-l?s), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> E. <b>Reguluses</b> (-&?;z), + L. <b>Reguli</b> (- l&?;). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of <i>rex</i>, + <i>regis</i>, a king: cf. F. <i>régule</i>. See Regal.] <b>1.</b> A + petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Chem. & Metal.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> A star of the first magnitude in the + constellation Leo; -- called also the <i>Lion's Heart</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*gur"gi*tate (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), <i>v. t.</i> [LL. <i>regurgitare</i>, <i>regurgitatum</i>; + L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>gurges</i>, <i>-itis</i>, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.] + To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw + back in great quantity. + </p> + <p> + Re*gur"gi*tate, <i>v. i.</i> To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge + back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The food may <i>regurgitate</i>m the stomach into the esophagus and + mouth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Quain.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*gur`gi*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>régurgitation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; + specifically <i>(Med.)</i>, the reversal of the natural direction in which + the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. <i>Quain.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act of swallowing again; reabsorption. + </p> + <p> + Re`ha*bil"i*tate (r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Rehabilitated (- t?`t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rehabilitating.] + [Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>habilitate</i>: cf. LL. <i>rehabilitare</i>, F. + <i>réhabiliter</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Restoring and <i>rehabilitating</i> the party. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>rehabilitatio</i>, + F. <i>Réhabilitation</i>.] The act of rehabilitating, or the state + of being rehabilitated. <i>Bouvier. Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*hash" (r?*h?sh"), <i>v. t.</i> To hash over again; to prepare or use + again; as, to <i>rehash</i> old arguments. + </p> + <p> + Re*hash", <i>n.</i> Something hashed over, or made up from old materials. + </p> + <p> + Re*hear" (r?*h?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To hear again; to try a second time; as, + to <i>rehear</i> a cause in Chancery. + </p> + <p> + Re*hears"al (r?*h?rs"<i>a</i>), <i>n.</i> The act of rehearsing; recital; + narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or + season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In <i>rehearsal</i> of our Lord's Prayer. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here's marvelous convenient place for our <i>rehearsal</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Dress rehearsal</b> <i>(Theater)</i>, a private preparatory performance + of a drama, opera, etc., in costume. + </p> + <p> + Re*hearse" (r?*h?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rehearsed + (-h?rst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rehearsing.] [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 Hearse.] <b>1.</b> To repeat, as what has + been already said; to tell over again; to recite. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When the words were heard which David spake, they <i>rehearsed</i> them + before Saul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Sam. xvii. 31.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To narrate; to relate; to tell. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rehearse</i> the righteous acts of the Lord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Judg. . v. 11.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, + before a public representation; as, to <i>rehearse</i> a tragedy. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He has been <i>rehearsed</i> by Madame Defarge as to his having seen + her. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; tell; + relate; narrate. + </p> + <p> + Re*hearse", <i>v. i.</i> To recite or repeat something for practice. + "There will we <i>rehearse</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*hears"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who rehearses. + </p> + <p> + Re*heat" (r?*h?t"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To heat again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To revive; to cheer; to cherish. [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`hi*bi"tion (r?`h?*b?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>habere</i> + to have.] <i>(Law)</i> The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, + on the ground of defect or frand. + </p> + <p> + Re*hib"i*to*ry (r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Law)</i> Of or relating to + rehibition; as, a <i>rehibitory</i> action. + </p> + <p> + Re*hire" (r?*h?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To hire again. + </p> + <p> + Re`hy*poth"e*cate (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Law)</i> To + hypothecate again. -- Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rei (r?), <i>n.</i>;<i>pl.</i> <b>Reis</b> (r&?;"&?;s <i>or</i> r&?;z). + [Pg. <i>real</i>, pl. <i>reis</i>. See Real a coin.] A portuguese money of + account, in value about one tenth of a cent. [Spelt also <i>ree</i>.] + </p> + <p> + ||Reichs"rath` (r?ks"r?t), <i>n.</i> [G] The parliament of Austria + (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists + of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of + Representatives. + </p> + <p> + ||Reichs"stand` (r?ks"st?t`), <i>n.</i> [G.] A free city of the former + German empire. + </p> + <p> + ||Reichs"tag` (r?ks"t?g`), <i>n.</i> [G.] The Diet, or House of + Representatives, of the German empire, which is composed of members + elected for a term of three years by the direct vote of the people. See + Bundesrath. + </p> + <p> + Reif (r?f), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>re&?;f</i>.] Robbery; spoil. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rei"gle (r?"g'l), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>règle</i> a rule, fr. L. <i>regula</i>. + See Rule.] A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the <i>reigle</i> + of a side post for a flood gate. <i>Carew.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rei"gle, <i>v. t.</i> To regulate; to govern. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rei"gle*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [See Reglement.] Rule; regulation. + [Obs.] <i>Bacon. Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reign (rn), <i>n.</i> [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 Regal, Regimen.] <b>1.</b> + Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He who like a father held his <i>reign</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Saturn's sons received the threefold <i>reign</i><br /> Of heaven, of + ocean, and deep hell beneath. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; + realm; dominion. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [God] him bereft the <i>regne</i> that he had. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the + supreme authority; as, it happened in the <i>reign</i> of Elizabeth. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1212 !> + </p> + <p> + Reign (r?n), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reigned (r?nd); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reigning.] [OE. <i>regnen</i>, <i>reinen</i>, OF. <i>regner</i>, + F. <i>régner</i>, fr. L. <i>regnare</i>, fr. regnum. See Reign, <i>n.</i>] + <b>1.</b> To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise + government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We will not have this man to <i>reign</i> over us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xix. 14.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Shall Banquo's issue ever<br /> <i>Reign</i> in this kingdom? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which + commonly <i>reign</i> in summer." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let not sin therefore <i>reign</i> in your mortal body. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. vi. 12.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail. + </p> + <p> + Reign"er (r?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who reigns. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re`il*lume" (r?`?l*l?m"), <i>v. t.</i> To light again; to cause to shine + anew; to relume; to reillumine. "Thou must <i>reillume</i> its spark." <i>J. + R. Drake.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`il*lu"mi*nate (-l?"m?*n?t), <i>v. t.</i> To enlighten again; to + reillumine. + </p> + <p> + Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act or process of + enlightening again. + </p> + <p> + Re`il*lu"mine (-l?"m?n), <i>v. t.</i> To illumine again or anew; to + reillume. + </p> + <p> + Reim (r?m), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>riem</i>, akin to G <i>riemen</i>; CF. Gr. + &?;&?;&?;&?; a towing line.] A strip of oxhide, deprived + of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc. + [South Africa] <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*bark" (r?`?m*b?rk"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> See Reëmbark. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*bod"y (-b?d"?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [See Reëmbody.] To imbody + again. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*burs"a*ble (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [CF. F. <i>remboursable</i>.] + Capable of being repaid; repayable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, <i>reimbursable</i> in + ten years. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*burse" (-b?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reimbursed + (-b?rst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reimbursing.] [Pref. <i>re- </i> + + <i>imburse</i>: cf. F. <i>rembourser</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Paley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*burse"ment (-b?rs"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rembursement</i>.] + The act reimbursing. <i>A. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*burs"er (-b?rs"?r), <i>n.</i> One who reimburses. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*plant" (-pl?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To implant again. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*port" (-p?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>import</i>: cf. + F. <i>remporter</i>.] To import again; to import what has been exported; + to bring back. <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*im`por*ta"tion (r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reimporting; + also, that which is reimported. + </p> + <p> + Re*im`por*tune" (-p?r*t?n"), <i>v. t.</i> To importune again. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*pose" (r?`?m*p?z), <i>v. t.</i> To impose anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*preg"nate (-pr?g"n?t), <i>v. t.</i> To impregnate again or anew. <i>Sir + T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`im*press" (-pr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To impress anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*pres"sion (-pr?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> A second or repeated impression; a + reprint. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*print" (-pr?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To imprint again. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*pris"on (-pr?z'n), <i>v. t.</i> To imprison again. + </p> + <p> + Re`im*pris"on*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reimprisoning, or + the state of being reimprisoned. + </p> + <p> + Rein (r?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rêne</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>retina</i>, + fr. L. <i>retinere</i> to hold back. See Retain.] <b>1.</b> The strap of a + bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider + or driver governs the horse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This knight laid hold upon his <i>reyne</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or + governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove without <i>rein</i>." + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To give rein</b>, <b>To give the rein to</b>, to give license to; to + leave withouut restrain. -- <b>To take the reins</b>, to take the guidance + or government; to assume control. + </p> + <p> + Rein, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reined (r?nd); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Reining.] <b>1.</b> To govern or direct with the reins; as, to + <i>rein</i> a horse one way or another. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He mounts and <i>reins</i> his horse. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To restrain; to control; to check. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Being once chafed, he can not<br /> Be <i>reined</i> again to temperance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rein in</b> or <b>rein up</b>, to check the speed of, or cause to + stop, by drawing the reins. + </p> + <p> + Rein, <i>v. i.</i> To be guided by reins. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*au"gu*rate, <i>v. t.</i> To inaugurate anew. + </p> + <p> + Re"in*cit" (-s?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To incite again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*cor"po*rate, <i>v. t.</i> To incorporate again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*crease" (-kr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To increase again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*cur" (-k?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To incur again. + </p> + <p> + Rein"deer` (r?n"d?r), <i>n.</i> [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> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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 Caribou.) 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> + <b>Reindeer moss</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Reindeer period</b> <i>(Geol.)</i>, a name + sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was + common over Central Europe. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*duce" (r?`?n*d?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To induce again. + </p> + <p> + Rei*nette" (r?*n?t"), <i>n.</i> [F. See 1st Rennet.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A name + given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*fect" (r?`?n*f?kt), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>infect</i>: + cf. F. <i>réinfecter</i>.] To infect again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*fec"tious (-f?k"sh?s), <i>a.</i> Capable of reinfecting. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*force" (-f?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> See Reënforce, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*force", <i>n.</i> See Reënforce, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*force"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> See Reënforcement. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*fund" (-f?nd"), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>infundere</i> + to pour in.] To flow in anew. [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*gra"ti*ate (-gr?"sh?*?t), <i>v. t.</i> To ingratiate again or anew. + <i>Sir. T. Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*hab"it (-h?b"?t), <i>v. t.</i> To inhabit again. <i>Mede.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rein"less (r?n"l?s), <i>a.</i> Not having, or not governed by, reins; + hence, not checked or restrained. + </p> + <p> + Reins (rnz), <i>n. pl.</i> [F. <i>rein</i>, pl. <i>reins</i>, fr. L. <i>ren</i>, + pl. <i>renes</i>.] <b>1.</b> The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; + the loins. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My <i>reins</i> rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. xxiii. 16.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am he which searcheth the <i>reins</i> and hearts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rev. ii. 23.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Reins of a vault</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*sert" (r?`?n*s?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> To insert again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*ser"tion (-s?r"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reinserting. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*spect" (-sp?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To inspect again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*spec"tion (-sp?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of reinspecting. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*spire" (-sp?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To inspire anew. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*spir"it (-sp`r"?t), <i>v. t.</i> To give fresh spirit to. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*stall" (-st?l"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>install</i>: + cf. F. <i>réinstaller</i>.] To install again. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*stall"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A renewed installment. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*state" (-st?t"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For the just we have said already thet some of them were <i>reinstated</i> + in their pristine happiness and felicity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Glanvill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*state"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reinstating; the + state of being reinstated; re&?;stablishment. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*sta"tion (-st?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Reinstatement. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re`in*struct" (-str?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> To instruct anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*sur"ance (-sh?r"<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Insurance a second + time or again; renewed insurance. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in part + against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody else. See + Reassurance. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*sure" (-sh?r"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To insure again after a + former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an + insurance risk upon it. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The innsurer may cause the property insured to be <i>reinsured</i> by + other persons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*sur"er (-sh?r"?r), <i>n.</i> One who gives reinsurance. + </p> + <p> + Re*in"te*grate (r?*?n"t?*gr?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>integrate</i>. + Cf. Redintegrate.] To renew with regard to any state or quality; to + restore; to bring again together into a whole, as the parts off anything; + to reëstablish; as, to <i>reintegrate</i> a nation. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*in`te*gra"tion (-gr?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A renewing, or making whole + again. See Redintegration. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*ter" (r?`?n*t?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To inter again. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*ter"ro*gate (-t?r"r?*g?t), <i>v. t.</i> To interrogate again; to + question repeatedly. <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*throne" (-thr?n"), <i>v. t.</i> See Reënthrone. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*thron"ize (-?z), <i>v. t.</i> To enthrone again. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*in`tro*duce" (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To introduce again. -- + Re*in`tro*duc"tion (- d&?;k"sh&?;n), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*vest" (r?`?n*v?st"), <i>v. t.</i> To invest again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*ves"ti*gate (-v?s"t?*g?t), <i>v. t.</i> To investigate again. -- + Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion (- g&?;"sh&?;n), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`in*vest"ment (-v?st"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of investing anew; + a second or repeated investment. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*vig"or*ate (-v?g"?r*?t), <i>v. t.</i> To invigorate anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`in*volve" (-v?lv"), <i>v. t.</i> To involve anew. + </p> + <p> + ||Re`is (r?"?s or r?z), <i>n.</i> [Pg., pl. of <i>real</i>, an ancient + Portuguese coin.] The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of + account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents. + </p> + <p> + Reis (rs), <i>n.</i> [Ar. <i>raïs</i> head, chief, prince.] A common + title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a + ship. [Written also <i>rais</i> and <i>ras</i>.] + </p> + <p> + ||Reis` Ef*fen"di (r?s` ?f*f?n"d?). [See 2d Reis, and Effendi.] A title + formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers of state. He was + chancellor of the empire, etc. + </p> + <p> + Reiss"ner's mem"brane (r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n). [Named from E. <i>Reissner</i>, + A German anatomist.] <i>(Anat.)</i> The thin membrane which separates the + canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear. + </p> + <p> + Re*is"su*a*ble (r?*?sh"?*?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being reissued. + </p> + <p> + Re*is"sue (r?*?sh"?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To issue a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*is"sue, <i>n.</i> A second or repeated issue. + </p> + <p> + Reit (r?t), <i>n.</i> Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rei"ter (r?"t?r), <i>n.</i> [G., rider.] A German cavalry soldier of the + fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. + </p> + <p> + Re*it"er*ant (r?-?t"?r-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [See Reiterate.] + Reiterating. [R.] <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*it"er*ate (-t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reiterated (- `td); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reiterating.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>iterate</i>: + cf. F. <i>réitérer</i>, LL. <i>reiterare</i> to question + again.] To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to + repeat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That with <i>reiterated</i> crimes he might<br /> Heap on himself + damnation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You never spoke what did become you less<br /> Than this; which to <i>reiterate</i> + were sin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse. + </p> + <p> + Re*it"er*ate (-?t), <i>a.</i> Reiterated; repeated. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*it"er*a`ted*ly (-?`t?d-l?), <i>adv.</i> Repeatedly. + </p> + <p> + Re*it`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réitération</i>.] + The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated. + </p> + <p> + Re*it"er*a*tive (r?-?t"?r-?-t?v), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> A + word expressing repeated or reiterated action. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A word formed from another, or used to form another, by + repetition; as, <i>dillydally</i>. + </p> + <p> + Reiv"er (r?v"?r), <i>n.</i> See Reaver. <i>Ruskin.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ject" (r?-j?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rejected; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rejecting.] [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 Jet a shooting forth.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have <i>rejected</i> + to their butchers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reject</i> me not from among thy children. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wisdom ix. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or + harshly; to repudiate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That golden scepter which thou didst <i>reject</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Because thou hast <i>rejected</i> knowledge, I will also <i>reject</i> + thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hos. iv. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To refuse to grant; as, to <i>reject</i> a prayer or request. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline. + </p> + <p> + Re*ject"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being, or that ought to be, + rejected. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*jec`ta*men"ta (r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>rejectare</i>, + v. intens. fr. <i>rejicere</i>. See Reject.] Things thrown out or away; + especially, things excreted by a living organism. <i>J. Fleming.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`jec*ta"ne*ous (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rejectaneus</i>.] Not + chosen or received; rejected. [Obs.] "Profane, <i>rejectaneous</i>, and + reprobate people." <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ject"er (r?-j?kt"?r), <i>n.</i> One who rejects. + </p> + <p> + Re*jec"tion (r?-j?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rejectio</i>: cf. F. <i>réjection</i>.] + Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. + </p> + <p> + Re`jec*ti"tious (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), <i>a.</i> Implying or requiring + rejection; rejectable. <i>Cudworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ject"ive (r?-j?kt"?v), <i>a.</i> Rejecting, or tending to reject. + </p> + <p> + Re*ject"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Act of rejecting; matter rejected, + or thrown away. <i>Eaton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*joice" (r*jois"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rejoiced + (-joist"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rejoicing (-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 Joy.] To feel joy; + to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; + to be delighted. "O, <i>rejoice</i> beyond a common joy." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will be glad and <i>rejoice</i> in thy mercy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. xxxi. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To delight; joy; exult; triumph. + </p> + <p> + Re*joice", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To enjoy. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Peacock.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I me <i>rejoysed</i> of my liberty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While she, great saint, <i>rejoices</i> heaven. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Were he [Cain] alive, it would <i>rejoice</i> his soul to see what + mischief it had made. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight. + </p> + <p> + Re*joice", <i>n.</i> The act of rejoicing. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*joice"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Rejoicing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*joi"cer (r?-joi"s?r), <i>n.</i> One who rejoices. + </p> + <p> + Re*joi"cing (-s?ng), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Joy; gladness; delight. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We should particularly express our <i>rejoicing</i> by love and charity + to our neighbors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. Nelson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The expression of joy or gladness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The voice of <i>rejoicing</i> and salvation is in the tabernacles of the + righteous. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cxviii. 15.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the <i>rejoicing</i> + of my heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cxix. 111.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*joi"cing*ly, <i>adv.</i> With joi or exultation. + </p> + <p> + Re*join" (r?-join"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rejoined + (-joind"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rejoining.] [F. <i>rejoindre</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>joindre</i> to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.] + <b>1.</b> To join again; to unite after separation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company + of again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Meet and <i>rejoin</i> me, in the pensive grot. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause. + </p> + <p> + Re*join", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To answer to a reply. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's + replication. + </p> + <p> + Re*join"der (-d?r), <i>n.</i> [From F. <i>rejoindre</i>, inf., to join + again. See Rejoin.] <b>1.</b> An answer to a reply; or, in general, an + answer or reply. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's + replication. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reply; answer; replication. See Reply. + </p> + <p> + Re*join"der, <i>v. i.</i> To make a rejoinder. [Archaic] + </p> + <p> + Re*join"dure (-dr), <i>n.</i> Act of joining again. [Obs.] "Beguiles our + lips of all <i>rejoindure</i>" (i.e., kisses). <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*joint" (r-joint"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To reunite the joints of; to + joint anew. <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Gwilt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1213 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*jolt" (r?-j?lt"), <i>n.</i> A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or + recoil. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These inward <i>rejolts</i> and recoilings of the mind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*jolt", <i>v. t.</i> To jolt or shake again. <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*journ" (r?-j?rn"), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réajourner</i>. See + Adjourn.] To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*journ"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Adjournment. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*judge" (r?-j?j"), <i>v. t.</i> To judge again; to reëxamine; to + review; to call to a new trial and decision. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rejudge</i> his acts, and dignify disgrace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ju"ve*nate (r?-j?"v?-n?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + L. <i>juventis</i> + young, youthful.] To render young again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ju`ve*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Rejuvenescence. + </p> + <p> + Re*ju`ve*nes"cence (-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A renewing of + youth; the state of being or growing young again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <i>n.</i> Rejuvenescence. + </p> + <p> + Re*ju`ve*nes"cent (-s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Becoming, or causing to + become, rejuvenated; rejuvenating. + </p> + <p> + Re*ju`ve*nize (r?-j?"v?-n?z), <i>v. t.</i> To rejuvenate. + </p> + <p> + Re*kin"dle (r?-k?n"d'l), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To kindle again. + </p> + <p> + Rek"ne (r?k"n<i>e</i>), <i>v. t.</i> To reckon. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lade" (r*ld"), <i>v. t.</i> To lade or load again. + </p> + <p> + Re*laid" (r*ld"), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Relay. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*lais" (r<i>e</i>*l"), <i>n.</i> [F. See Relay, <i>n.</i>] <i>(Fort.)</i> + 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. <i>Wilhelm.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*land" (r?-l?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> To land again; to put on land, as that + which had been shipped or embarked. + </p> + <p> + Re*land", <i>v. i.</i> To go on shore after having embarked; to land + again. + </p> + <p> + Re*lapse" (r?-l?ps"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relapsed + (-l?pst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relapsing.] [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 Lapse.] <b>1.</b> To slip or slide back, in a + literal sense; to turn back. [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That task performed, [preachers] <i>relapse</i> into themselves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> To fall from Christian faith into paganism, + heresy, or unbelief; to backslide. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They enter into the justified state, and so continue all along, unless + they <i>relapse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lapse", <i>n.</i> [For sense 2 cf. F. <i>relaps</i>. See Relapse, <i>v.</i>] + <b>1.</b> A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, + either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Alas! from what high hope to what <i>relapse</i><br /> Unlooked for are + we fallen! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backslider; + specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*laps"er (-l?ps"?r), <i>n.</i> One who relapses. <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*laps"ing, <i>a.</i> Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to + return to a former worse state. + </p> + <p> + <b>Relapsing fever</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*late" (r?-l?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Related; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Relating.] [F. <i>relater</i> to recount, LL. <i>relatare</i>, + fr. L. <i>relatus</i>, used as p. p. of <i>referre</i>. See Elate, and cf. + Refer.] <b>1.</b> To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again<br /> Both light of + heaven and strength of men <i>relate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To recount; to narrate; to tell over. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This heavy act with heavy heart <i>relate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To ally by connection or kindred. + </p> + <p> + <b>To relate one's self</b>, to vent thoughts in words. [R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; + detail; describe. + </p> + <p> + Re*late", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To stand in some relation; to have + bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with <i>to</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All negative or privative words <i>relate</i> positive ideas. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without <i>relating</i> + to any imperial account. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lat"ed (-l?t"?d), <i>p. p. & a.</i> <b>1.</b> Allied by kindred; + connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons + <i>related</i> in the first or second degree. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and + magnetic forcec are closely <i>related</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Narrated; told. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> Same as Relative, 4. + </p> + <p> + Re*lat"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> The state or condition of being related; + relationship; affinity. [R.] <i>Emerson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lat"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who relates or narrates. + </p> + <p> + Re*la"tion (r?-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>relation</i>, L. <i>relatio</i>. + See Relate.] <b>1.</b> The act of relating or telling; also, that which is + related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the <i>relation</i> + of historical events. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;oet's <i>relation</i> doth + well figure them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Reference; respect; regard. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in <i>relation</i> + to its agreement with poetry. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; + as, the <i>relation</i> of parents and children. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Relations</i> dear, and all the charities<br /> Of father, son, and + brother, first were known. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a + kinsman or kinswoman. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For me . . . my <i>relation</i> does not care a rush. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ld. Lytton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> The act of a + relator at whose instance a suit is begun. <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> + Re*la"tion*al (r?-l?"sh?n-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having relation + or kindred; related. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We might be tempted to take these two nations for <i>relational stems</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tooke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Indicating or specifying some relation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Relational</i> words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. Morris.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*la"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> A relative; a relation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*la"tion*ship, <i>n.</i> The state of being related by kindred, + affinity, or other alliance. <i>Mason.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"a*tive (r?l"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>relatif</i>, L. <i>relativus</i>. + See Relate.] <b>1.</b> Having relation or reference; referring; + respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not <i>relative</i> + to the subject. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I'll have grounds<br /> More <i>relative</i> than this. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or + reference to, something else; not absolute. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an + antecedent; as, a <i>relative</i> pronoun. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Relative clause</b> <i>(Gram.)</i>, a clause introduced by a relative + pronoun. -- <b>Relative term</b>, a term which implies relation to, as + guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative. + </p> + <p> + Rel"a*tive, <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered + in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two + object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A person connected by blood or affinity; + strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. + "Confining our care . . . to ourselves and <i>relatives</i>." <i>Bp. Fell.</i> + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Gram.)</i> 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". + </p> + <p> + Rel"a*tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a relative manner; in relation or respect to + something else; not absolutely. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before + you consider it <i>relatively</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"a*tive*ness, <i>n.</i> The state of being relative, or having + relation; relativity. + </p> + <p> + Rel`a*tiv"i*ty (-t?v"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The state of being relative; as, the + <i>relativity</i> of a subject. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lat"or (r?-l?t"?r), <i>n.</i> [ L.: cf. F. <i>relateur</i>. See Relate.] + <b>1.</b> One who relates; a relater. "The several <i>relators</i> of this + history." <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*lat"rix (-r?ks), <i>n.</i> [L.] <i>(Law)</i> A female relator. + </p> + <p> + Re*lax" (r?-l?ks"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relaxed + (-l?kst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relaxing.] [L. <i>relaxare</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>laxare</i> to loose, to slacken, from <i>laxus</i> + loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, <i>n.</i>, Release.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Horror . . . all his joints <i>relaxed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor served it to <i>relax</i> their serried files. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The statute of mortmain was at several times <i>relaxed</i> by the + legislature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to + recreate; to divert; as, amusement <i>relaxes</i> the mind. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an + aperient <i>relaxes</i> the bowels. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; + unbend; divert. + </p> + <p> + Re*lax", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let + one's grasp <i>relax</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His knees <i>relax</i> with toil. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In others she <i>relaxed</i> again,<br /> And governed with a looser + rein. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to + unbend; as, to <i>relax</i> in study. + </p> + <p> + Re*lax", <i>n.</i> Relaxation. [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re**lax", <i>a.</i> Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless. + </p> + <p> + Re*lax"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being relaxed. + </p> + <p> + Re*lax"ant (r?-l?ks"<i>a</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relaxans</i>, p. pr. of + <i>relaxare</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> A medicine that relaxes; a laxative. + </p> + <p> + Re`lax*a"tion (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relaxatio</i>; cf. F. + <i>relaxation</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, + diversion, or amusement. "Hours of careless <i>relaxation</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lax"a*tive (r?-l?ks"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Having the quality of relaxing; + laxative. -- <i>n.</i> A relaxant. <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lay" (r?-l?"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relaid (-l?d); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Relaying.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>lay</i>, v.] To lay + again; to lay a second time; as, to <i>relay</i> a pavement. + </p> + <p> + Re*lay" (r?-l?"), <i>n.</i> [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 Relax.] <b>1.</b> A supply of anything arranged beforehand for + affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for + successive relief. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A supply of horses placced at + stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may + proceed without delay. <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> A number + of men who relieve others in carrying on some work. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Elec.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Relay battery</b> <i>(Elec.)</i>, the local battery which is brought + into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay. + </p> + <p> + Rel"bun (r?l"b?n), <i>n.</i> The roots of the Chilian plant <i>Calceolaria + arachnoidea</i>, -- used for dyeing crimson. + </p> + <p> + Re*leas"a*ble (r?-l?s"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be released. + </p> + <p> + Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re</i> + <i>lease</i> to let.] + To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. + </p> + <p> + Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Released + (r?*l?st"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Releasing.] [OE. <i>relessen</i>, + OF. <i>relassier</i>, to release, to let free. See Relay, <i>n.</i>, Relax, + and cf. Release to lease again.] <b>1.</b> To let loose again; to set free + from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set + at liberty; to let go. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now at that feast he <i>released</i> unto them one prisoner, whomsoever + they desired. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mark xv. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, + as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to <i>release</i> + an ordinance. [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A sacred vow that none should aye <i>release</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; + let go; quit; acquit. + </p> + <p> + Re*lease", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of letting loose or freeing, or the + state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint + of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. "Who boast'st <i>release</i> + from hell." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Relief from care, pain, or any burden. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, + penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> The act of opening the exhaust port to + allow the steam to escape. + </p> + <p> + <b>Lease and release</b>. <i>(Law)</i> See under Lease. -- <b>Out of + release</b>, without cessation. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Liberation; freedom; discharge. See Death. + </p> + <p> + Re*leas`ee" (-?"), <i>n.</i> One to whom a release is given. + </p> + <p> + Re*lease"ment (r?-l?s"m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of releasing, as + from confinement or obligation. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*leas"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who releases, or sets free. + </p> + <p> + Re*leas"or (-?r), <i>n.</i> One by whom a release is given. + </p> + <p> + Rel"e*gate (r?l"?-g?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relegated + (-g?`t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relegating.] [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 Legate.] To remove, usually to an + inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into + exile; to banish. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It [the Latin language] was <i>relegated</i> into the study of the + scholar. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel`e*ga"tion (-g?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relegatio</i>: cf. F. <i>relégation</i>.] + The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; + banishment; exile. + </p> + <p> + Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relented; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Relenting.] [F. <i>ralentir</i>, fr. L. pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>ad</i> to + <i>lentus</i> pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.] <b>1.</b> + To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to + deliquesce. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He stirred the coals till <i>relente</i> gan<br /> The wax again the + fire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to <i>relent</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When opening buds salute the welcome day,<br /> And earth, <i>relenting</i>, + feels the genial ray. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Can you . . . behold<br /> My sighs and tears, and will not once <i>relent</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lent", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And oftentimes he would <i>relent</i> his pace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1214 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), <i>n.</i> Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor rested till she came without <i>relent</i><br /> Unto the land of + Amazons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lent"less, <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .<br /> Thus will + persist, <i>relentless</i> in his ire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*lent"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*lent"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lent"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act or process of relenting; + the state of having relented. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lesse" (r?-l?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To release. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`les*see" (r?`l?s-s?"), <i>n.</i> See Releasee. + </p> + <p> + Re`les*sor" (-s?r"), <i>n.</i> See Releasor. + </p> + <p> + Re-let" (r?-l?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To let anew, as a house. + </p> + <p> + { Rel"e*vance (r?l"?*v<i>a</i>ns), Rel"e*van*cy (-v<i>a</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; + applicability. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Its answer little meaning, little <i>relevancy</i> bore. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Poe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Scots Law)</i> Sufficiency to infer the conclusion. + </p> + <p> + Rel"e*vant (-v<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>relevant</i>, p. pr. of <i>relever</i> + to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.] <b>1.</b> Relieving; lending aid + or support. [R.] <i>Pownall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; + pertinent; applicable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Close and <i>relevant</i> arguments have very little hold on the + passions. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sydney Smith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Scots Law)</i> Sufficient to support the cause. + </p> + <p> + Rel"e*vant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a relevant manner. + </p> + <p> + Rel`e*va"tion (-v?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relevatio</i>, fr. <i>relevare</i>. + See Relieve.] A raising or lifting up. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*li`a*bil"i*ty (r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The state or quality of + being reliable; reliableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"a*ble (r?-l?"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Suitable or fit to be relied on; + worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy. "A <i>reliable</i> witness + to the truth of the miracles." <i>A. Norton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The best means, and most <i>reliable</i> pledge, of a higher object. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + -- Re*li"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*li"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [From Rely.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In <i>reliance</i> on promises which proved to be of very little value. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the + boat was a poor <i>reliance</i>. <i>Richardson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Having, or characterized by, reliance; + confident; trusting. + </p> + <p> + Rel"ic (r?l"?k), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>relique</i>, from L. <i>reliquiae</i>, + pl., akin to <i>relinquere</i> to leave behind. See Relinquish.] [Formerly + written also <i>relique</i>.] <b>1.</b> That which remains; that which is + left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. <i>Chaucer. + Wyclif.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>relics</i> of lost innocence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Kebe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy <i>relics</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There are very few treasuries of <i>relics</i> in Italy that have not a + tooth or a bone of this saint. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy <i>relics</i>, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust,<br /> And sacred + place by Dryden's awful dust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, <i>relics</i> + of youthful days or friendships. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The pearls were spilt;<br /> Some lost, some stolen, some as <i>relics</i> + kept. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"ic*ly, <i>adv.</i> In the manner of relics. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rel"ict (-?kt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relicta</i>, fr. of <i>relictus</i>, p. + p. of <i>relinquere</i> to leave behind. See Relinquish.] A woman whose + husband is dead; a widow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lict"ed (r?-l?kt"?d), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>relictus</i>, p. p.] <i>(Law)</i> + Left uncovered, as land by recession of water. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lic"tion (r?-l?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>relictio</i> a leaving + behind.] <i>(Law)</i> A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other + water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lief" (r?-l?f"), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>relef</i>, F. <i>relief</i>, + properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, + Rilievi.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,<br /> That, where it seizes, + all <i>relief</i> is vain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For this <i>relief</i> much thanks; 'tis bitter cold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Feudal Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Sculp. & Arch.)</i> The projection of a figure above the + ground or plane on which it is formed. + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Paint.)</i> The appearance of projection given by shading, + shadow, etc., to any figure. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> The height to which works are raised above the + bottom of the ditch. <i>Wilhelm.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Physical Geog.)</i> The elevations and surface undulations + of a country. <i>Guyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Relief valve</b>, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, + gas, or liquid; an escape valve. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; + remedy; redress; indemnification. + </p> + <p> + Re*lief"ful (r?-l?f"f?l), <i>a.</i> Giving relief. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*lief"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of relief; also, remediless. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"er (r?-l?"?r), <i>n.</i> [From Rely.] One who relies. + </p> + <p> + Re*liev"a*ble (r?-l?v"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being relieved; fitted + to recieve relief. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lieve" (r?-l?v"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relieved + (-l?vd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relieving.] [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 Levity, and cf. Relevant, Relief.] + <b>1.</b> To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to + rise. [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence + or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her tall figure <i>relieved</i> against the blue sky; seemed almost of + supernatural height. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety + into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The poet must . . . sometimes <i>relieve</i> the subject with a moral + reflection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now lend assistance and <i>relieve</i> the poor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who hath <i>relieved</i> you? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> 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. + </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> + Re*lieve"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of relieving, or the state + of being relieved; relief; release. [Archaic.] + </p> + <p> + Re*liev"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, relieves. + </p> + <p> + Re*liev"ing, <i>a.</i> Serving or tending to relieve. + </p> + <p> + <b>Relieving arch</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, a discharging arch. See under + Discharge, <i>v. t.</i> -- <b>Relieving tackle</b>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an + action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes. <i>(b)</i> A strong + tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over + entirely, and to assist in righting her. <i>Totten.</i> <i>Craig.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lie"vo (r?-l?"v?), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>rilievo</i>.] See Relief, <i>n.</i>, + 5. + </p> + <p> + Re*light" (r?-l?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To light or kindle anew. + </p> + <p> + { ||Re*li`gi`euse" (r<i>e</i>-l?`zh?`?z"), <i>n. f.</i> ||Re*li`gi`eux" (r<i>e</i>-l?`zh?`?"), + <i>n. m.</i> } [F.] A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion (r*lj"n), <i>n.</i> [F., from L. <i>religio</i>; cf. <i>religens</i> + pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein to heed, have a care. Cf. Neglect.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Paley.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Trench.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>C. P. Tiele (Encyc. Brit.).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Religion</i> . . . means the conscious relation between man and God, + and the expression of that relation in human conduct. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Köstlin (Schaff-Herzog Encyc.)</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After the most straitest sect of our <i>religion</i> I lived a Pharisee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xxvi. 5.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The image of a brute, adorned<br /> With gay <i>religions</i> full of + pomp and gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be + maintained without <i>religion</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Washington.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Religion</i> will attend you . . . as a pleasant and useful companion + in every proper place, and every temperate occupation of life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Buckminster.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> A monastic or religious order subject to a + regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter <i>religion</i>. + <i>Trench.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A good man was there of <i>religion</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it + were an enjoined rule of conduct. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Natural religion</b>, a religion based upon the evidences of a God and + his qualities, which is supplied by natural phenomena. See <i>Natural + theology</i>, under Natural. -- <b>Religion of humanity</b>, a name + sometimes given to a religion founded upon positivism as a philosophical + basis. -- <b>Revealed religion</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion*a*ry (r?-l?j"?n-?-r?), <i>a.</i> Relating to religion; pious; + as, <i>religionary</i> professions. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + { Re*li"gion*a*ry, Re*li"gion*er (-?r), } <i>n.</i> A religionist. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion*ism (-?z'm), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The practice of, or devotion + to, religion. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Affectation or pretense of religion. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion*ist, <i>n.</i> One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; + a religious zealot. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan <i>religionists</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Palfrey.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodo&?; <i>religionists</i>, + was to be scourged out of the town. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion*ize (-?z), <i>v. t.</i> To bring under the influence of + religion. [R.] <i>Mallock.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gion*less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of religion. + </p> + <p> + Re*lig`i*os"i*ty (-l?j`?-?s"?-t?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>religiositas</i>: cf. + F. <i>religiosit&?;</i>.] The quality of being religious; religious + feeling or sentiment; religiousness. [R.] <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gious (r?-l?j"?s), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>religius</i>, <i>religious</i>, + F. <i>religieux</i>, from L. <i>religiosus</i>. See Religion.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our law forbids at their <i>religious</i> rites<br /> My presence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as, a <i>religious</i> + man, life, behavior, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men whose lives<br /> <i>Religious</i> titled them the sons of God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mlton</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thus, Indianlike,<br /> <i>Religious</i> in my error, I adore<br /> The + sun, that looks upon his worshiper. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One of them is <i>religious</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious; + strict; rogod; exact. + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gious, <i>n.</i> 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. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gious*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a religious manner. <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*li"gious*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being religious. + </p> + <p> + Rel"ik (r?l"?k), <i>n.</i> Relic. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lin"quent (r?-l?n"kw<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>relinquens</i>, p. + pr. of <i>relinqquere</i>. See Relinquish.] Relinquishing. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*lin"quent, <i>n.</i> One who relinquishes. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*lin"quish (-kw?sh), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relinquished + (-kw?sht); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relinquishing.] [OF. <i>relinquir</i>, + L. <i>relinquere</i> to leave behind; pref. <i>re- </i> re + <i>linquere</i> + to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; + to quit; as, to <i>relinquish</i> a pursuit. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We ought to <i>relinquish</i> such rites. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They placed Irish tenants upon the lands <i>relinquished</i> by the + English. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Davies.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to <i>relinquish</i> + a debt. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; + forb&?;ar; forego. See Resign. + </p> + <p> + Re*lin"quish*er (-r?r), <i>n.</i> One who relinquishes. + </p> + <p> + Re*lin"quish*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of relinquishing. + </p> + <p> + Rel"i*qua*ry (r?l"?-kw?-r?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-ries</b> (-rz). + [LL. <i>reliquiarium</i>, <i>reliquiare</i>: cf. F. <i>reliquaire</i>. See + Relic.] A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are + kept. + </p> + <p> + Re*lique" (r?-l?k"), <i>n.</i> [F.] See Relic. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re*liq"ui*æ (r?-l?k"w?-?), <i>n. pl.</i> [L. See Relic.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Induviæ. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1215 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*liq"ui*an (r?-l?k"w?-<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a relic + or relics; of the nature of a relic. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*liq"ui*date (r?-l?k"w?-d?t), <i>v. t.</i> To liquidate anew; to adjust + a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*liq`ui*da"tion (-d"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A second or renewed liquidation; a + renewed adjustment. <i>A. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"ish (r?l"?sh), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relished (-&?;sht); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relishing.] [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 Lecher, Lick.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now I begin to <i>relish</i> thy advice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He knows how to prize his advantages, and to <i>relish</i> the honors + which he enjoys. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A savory bit that served to <i>relish</i> wine. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"ish, <i>v. i.</i> To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give + gratification; to have a flavor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have <i>relished</i> + among my other discredits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A theory, which, how much soever it may <i>relish</i> of wit and + invention, hath no foundation in nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"ish, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the + palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained<br /> From this delightful + fruit, nor known till now<br /> True <i>relish</i>, tasting. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When liberty is gone,<br /> Life grows insipid, and has lost its <i>relish</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It preserve some <i>relish</i> of old writing. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>relish</i> for whatever was excelent in arts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have a <i>relish</i> for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j&?;dicious. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; + delight. + </p> + <p> + Rel"ish, <i>n.</i> <i>(Carp.)</i> The projection or shoulder at the side + of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel"ish*a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being relished; agreeable to + the taste; gratifying. + </p> + <p> + Re*live" (r?-l?v"), <i>v. i.</i> To live again; to revive. + </p> + <p> + Re*live", <i>v. t.</i> To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*load" (r?-l?d"), <i>v. t.</i> To load again, as a gun. + </p> + <p> + Re*loan" (r?-l?n"), <i>n.</i> A second lending of the same thing; a + renewal of a loan. + </p> + <p> + Re*lo"cate (r?-l?"k?t), <i>v. t.</i> To locate again. + </p> + <p> + Re`lo*ca"tion (r?`l-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A second location. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Roman & Scots Law)</i> Renewal of a lease. + </p> + <p> + Re*lodge" (r?-l?j"), <i>v. t.</i> To lodge again. + </p> + <p> + Re*love" (-l?v"), <i>v. t.</i> To love in return. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lu"cent (r?-l?"s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>relucens</i>, p. pr. <i>relucere</i>. + See Lucent.] Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; + luminous; splendid. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gorgeous banners to the sun expand<br /> Their streaming volumes of <i>relucent</i> + gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Glover.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*luct" (r?-l?kt"), <i>v. i.</i> [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.] To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; + to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Apt to <i>reluct</i> at the excesses of it [passion]. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walton.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*luc"tance (r?-l?k"t<i>a</i>ns), Re*luc"tan*cy (-t<i>a</i>n-s?), } <i>n.</i> + [See Reluctant.] 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>. "Tempering the + severity of his looks with a <i>reluctance</i> to the action." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He had some <i>reluctance</i> to obey the summons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bear witness, Heaven, with what <i>reluctancy</i><br /> Her helpless + innocence I doom to die. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> See Dislike. + </p> + <p> + Re*luc"tant (-t<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reluctans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>reluctari</i>. See Reluct.] <b>1.</b> Striving against; + opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reluctant</i>, but in vain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reluctant</i> now I touched the trembling string. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tickell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, + <i>reluctant</i> obedience. <i>Mitford.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; + coy. See Averse. + </p> + <p> + Re*luc"tant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reluctant manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*luc"tate (-t?t), <i>v. i.</i> [See Reluct.] To struggle against + anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] "To delude their <i>reluctating</i> + consciences." <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rel`uc*ta"tion (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Repugnance; resistance; + reluctance. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lume" (r?-l?m"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relumed + (-l?md"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reluming.] [OF. <i>relumer</i> (cf. + F. <i>rallumer</i>), L. <i>reluminare</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>luminare</i> + to light. Cf. Reillume.] To rekindle; to light again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Relumed</i> her ancient light, not kindled new. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I know not where is that Promethean heat<br /> That can thy light <i>relume</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*lu"mine (r?-l?"m?n), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relumined + (-m?nd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Relumining.] [See Relume.] <b>1.</b> + To light anew; to rekindle. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To illuminate again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ly" (r?-l?"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Relied (-l?d"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Relying.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>lie</i> to rest.] To + rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, + or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to + have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with <i>on</i>, formerly also + with <i>in</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Go in thy native innocence; <i>rely</i><br /> On what thou hast of + virtue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On some fond breast the parting soul <i>relies</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To trust; depend; confide; repose. + </p> + <p> + Re*made" (r?-m?d"), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Remake. + </p> + <p> + Re*main" (r?-m?n"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remained + (-m?nd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remaining.] [OF. <i>remaindre</i>, <i>remanoir</i>, + L. <i>remanere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>manere</i> to stay, remain. + See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gather up the fragments that <i>remain</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John vi. 12.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of whom the greater part <i>remain</i> unto this present, but some are + fallen asleep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Cor. xv. 6.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That . . . <i>remains</i> to be proved. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or + undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remain</i> a widow at thy father's house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xxxviii. 11.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Childless thou art; childless <i>remain</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; + abide; last; endure. + </p> + <p> + Re*main", <i>v. t.</i> To await; to be left to. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The easier conquest now <i>remains</i> thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*main" <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> State of remaining; stay. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which often, since my here <i>remain</i> in England,<br /> I 've seen him + do. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural. + "The <i>remains</i> of old Rome." <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When this <i>remain</i> of horror has entirely subsided. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Specif., in the plural: <i>(a)</i> That which is left of a human + being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Old warriors whose adored <i>remains</i><br /> In weeping vaults her + hallowed earth contains! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of + one who is dead; as, Cecil's <i>Remains</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*main"der (r?-m?n"d?r), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>remaindre</i>, inf. See Remain.] + <b>1.</b> Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and + removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last <i>remainders</i> of + unhappy Troy." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the <i>remainder</i> + yields no salt. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> The quantity or sum that is left after + subtraction, or after any deduction. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings. + </p> + <p> + Re*main"der, <i>a.</i> Remaining; left; left over; refuse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which is as dry as the <i>remainder</i> biscuit<br /> After a voyage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*main"der-man (- mn), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Remainder-men</b> (-mn). + <i>(Law)</i> One who has an estate after a particular estate is + determined. See Remainder, <i>n.</i>, 3. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*make" (r?-m?k"), <i>v. t.</i> To make anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*mand" (r?-m?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remanded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Remanding.] [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 Mandate.] To recommit; to send back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remand</i> it to its former place. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then were they <i>remanded</i> to the cage again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bunyan.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mand", <i>n.</i> The act of remanding; the order for recommitment. + </p> + <p> + Re*mand"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A remand. + </p> + <p> + { Rem"a*nence (r?m"?*n<i>e</i>ns), Rem"a*nen*cy (-n<i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + [Cf. OF. <i>remanence</i>, LL. <i>remanentia</i>, fr. L. <i>remanens</i>. + See Remanent, <i>a.</i>] The state of being remanent; continuance; + permanence. [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>remanence</i> of the will in the fallen spirit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"a*nent (-n<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [See Remanent, <i>a.</i>] That which + remains; a remnant; a residue. + </p> + <p> + Rem"a*nent, <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remanens</i>, p. pr. of <i>remanere</i>. See + Remain, and cf. Remnant.] Remaining; residual. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That little hope that is <i>remanent</i> hath its degree according to + the infancy or growth of the habit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Remanent magnetism</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + ||Rem"a*net (-n?t), <i>n.</i> [L., it remains.] <i>(Legal Practice)</i> A + case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed case. + [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Re-mark" (r?-m?rk"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>mark</i>.] To + mark again, or a second time; to mark anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*mark" (r?-m?rk"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remarked + (-m?rkt"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remarking.] [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 Mark, <i>v.</i>& <i>n.</i>] + <b>1.</b> To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make + noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou art a man <i>remarked</i> to taste a mischief. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ford.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His manacles <i>remark</i> him; there he sits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to <i>remark</i> + the manner of a speaker. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say. -- Remark, + Observe, Notice. 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> + Re*mark" (r?-m?rk"), <i>v. i.</i> To make a remark or remarks; to comment. + </p> + <p> + Re*mark", <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>remarque</i>.] <b>1.</b> Act of remarking + or attentively noticing; notice or observation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude<br /> Conjecture and <i>remark</i>, + however shrewd. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Observation; note; comment; annotation. + </p> + <p> + Re*mark"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>remarquable</i>.] Worthy of being + remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; + extraordinary. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T is <i>remarkable</i>, that they<br /> Talk most who have the least to + say. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is nothing left <i>remarlable</i><br /> Beneath the visiting moon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare; + strange; wonderful; notable; eminent. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*mark"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*mark"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mark"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who remarks. + </p> + <p> + Re*mar"riage (r?-m?r"r?j), <i>n.</i> A second or repeated marriage. + </p> + <p> + Re*mar"ry (r?-m?r"rr?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To marry again. + </p> + <p> + Re*mast" (r?-m?st"), <i>v. t.</i> To furnish with a new mast or set of + masts. + </p> + <p> + Re*mas"ti*cate (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), <i>v. t.</i> To chew or masticate again; + to chew over and over, as the cud. + </p> + <p> + Re*mas`ti*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of masticating or chewing + again or repeatedly. + </p> + <p> + Rem"berge (r?m"b?rj), <i>n.</i> See Ramberge. + </p> + <p> + ||Rem`blai" (r?n`bl?"), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. remblayer to fill up an + excavation, to embank.] <i>(Fort. & Engin.)</i> Earth or materials + made into a bank after having been excavated. + </p> + <p> + Rem"ble (r&?;m"b'l), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>embler</i> to steal, fr. + L. <i>involare</i> to fly into or at, to carry off.] To remove. [Prov. + Eng.] <i>Grose. Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reme (r&?;m), <i>n.</i> Realm. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mean" (r&?;-m&?;n"), <i>v. t.</i> To give meaning to; to + explain the meaning of; to interpret. [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"me*ant (r&?;"m&?;*<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remeans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>remeare</i> to go or come back.] Coming back; returning. [R.] + "Like the <i>remeant</i> sun." <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*meas"ure (r?-m?zh"?r; 135), <i>v. t.</i> To measure again; to retrace. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They followed him . . . <br /> The way they came, their steps <i>remeasured</i> + right. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mede" (r?-m?d"), <i>n.</i> Remedy. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*me"di*a*ble (r?-m?"d?-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remediabilis</i>: cf. F. + <i>remédiable</i>.] Capable of being remedied or cured. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*me"di*a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> - Re*me"di*a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*me"di*al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remedialis</i>.] Affording a + remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; + as, <i>remedial</i> treatment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Statutes are declaratory or <i>remedial</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not <i>remedial</i>, + not conservative. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*me"di*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a remedial manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*me"di*ate (-?t), <i>a.</i> Remedial. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*med"i*less (r?-m?d"?-l?s or r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Not + admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; + incurable; irreparable; as, a <i>remediless</i> mistake or loss. "Chains + <i>remedilesse</i>." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hopeless are all my evils, all <i>remediless</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Forced to forego the attempt <i>remediless</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; + irretrievable; irreparable; desperate. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*med"i*less, <i>adv.</i> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i> -- Re*med"i*less*ly, <i>adv.</i> + -- Re*med"i*less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"e*dy (r?m"?-d?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Remedies</b> (-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 Medical.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What may else be <i>remedy</i> or cure<br /> To evils which our own + misdeeds have wrought,<br /> He will instruct us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain + redress for a wrong. + </p> + <p> + <b>Civil remedy</b>. See under Civil. -- <b>Remedy of the mint</b> <i>(Coinage)</i>, + a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; + -- called also <i>tolerance</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; + relief; aid; help; assistance. + </p> + <p> + Rem"e*dy, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remedied (-d?d); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Remedying.] [L. <i>remediare</i>, <i>remediari</i>: cf. + F. <i>rem&?;dier</i>. See Remedy, <i>n.</i>] To apply a remedy to; to + relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to + counteract. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>remedy</i> this gear ere long. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*melt" (r?-m?lt"), <i>v. t.</i> To melt again. + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"ber (r?-m?m"b?r), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remembered + (-b?rd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remembering.] [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 Memory, and cf. Rememorate.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remember</i> the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xx. 8.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That they may have their wages duly paid 'em,<br /> And something over to + <i>remember</i> me by. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remember</i> what I warn thee; shun to taste. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1216 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and + impersonally. [Obs.] "<i>Remembering</i> them the trith of what they + themselves known." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My friends <i>remembered</i> me of home. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remember</i> you of passed heaviness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And well thou wost [knowest] if it <i>remember</i> thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To mention. [Obs.] "As in many cases hereafter to be <i>remembered</i>." + <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"ber (r?-m?m"b?r), <i>v. i.</i> To execise or have the power of + memory; as, some <i>remember</i> better than others. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"ber*a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable or worthy of being + remembered. -- Re*mem"ber*a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The whole vale of Keswick is so <i>rememberable</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"ber*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who remembers. + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"brance (-br<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>remembrance</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; + recollection. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lest fierce <i>remembrance</i> wake my sudden rage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lest the <i>remembrance</i> of his grief should fail. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory; + recollection. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This, ever grateful, in <i>remembrance</i> bear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And on his breast a bloody cross he bore,<br /> The dear <i>remembrance</i> + of his dying Lord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Keep this <i>remembrance</i> for thy Julia's sake. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Something to be remembered; counsel; admoni&?;&?;on; + instruction. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period over + which one's memory extends. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thee I have heard relating what was done<br /> Ere my <i>remembrance</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Recollection; reminiscence. See Memory. + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"bran*cer (-br<i>a</i>n-s?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that + which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a + reminder. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Premature consiolation is but the <i>remembrancer</i> of sorrow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ye that are the lord's <i>remembrancers</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver.).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A term applied in England to several officers, having various + functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the + attention of the proper persons at the proper time. "The <i>remembrancer</i> + of the lord treasurer in the exchequer." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"o*rate (-?-r?t), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>rememoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>rememorari</i>. + See Remember.] To recall something by means of memory; to remember. [Obs.] + <i>Bryskett.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mem`o*ra"tion (-r?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>remémoration</i>, or + L. <i>rememoratio</i>.] A recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance. + [Obs. & R.] <i>Bp. Montagu.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mem"o*ra*tive (r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Tending or serving to + remind. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rem"e*nant (r?m"?-n<i>a</i>nt), <i>n.</i> A remnant. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + { Re*mer"cie, Re*mer"cy } (r- mr"s), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>remercier</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>mercier</i> to thank, from OF. & F. <i>merci</i>. + See Mercy.] To thank. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She him <i>remercied</i> as the patron of her life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*merge" (r?-m?rj"), <i>v. i.</i> To merge again. "<i>Remerging</i> in + the general Soul." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*meve" (r?-mEv"), Re*mewe" (r?-m?") }, <i>v. t. & i.</i> To + remove. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"i*form (r?m"?*f?rm), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remus</i> oar + <i>-form</i>.] + Shaped like an oar. + </p> + <p> + ||Rem"i*ges (r?m"?*j?z), <i>n. pl.</i>; sing. <b>Remex</b>. (r&?;"m&?;ks). + [L. <i>remex</i>, <i>- igis</i>, an oarsman.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The + quill feathers of the wings of a bird. + </p> + <p> + Rem"i*grate (r?m"?-gr?t or r?-m?"gr?t; 277), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>remigrare</i>. + See Re-, and Migrate.] To migrate again; to go back; to return. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*gra"tion (r?m`?-gr?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Migration back to the place + from which one came. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mind" (r?-m?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> To put (one) in mind of something; to + bring to the remembrance of; to bring to the notice or consideration of (a + person). + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin to arrest, seize, + and <i>remind</i> us of our mortality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mind"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reminds; that which + serves to awaken remembrance. + </p> + <p> + Re**mind"ful (f?l), <i>a.</i> Tending or adapted to remind; careful to + remind. <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*nis"cence (r?m`?-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réminiscence</i>, + L. <i>reminiscentia</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act or power of recalling past + experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The other part of memory, called <i>reminiscence</i>, which is the + retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I forgive your want of <i>reminiscence</i>, since it is long since I saw + you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or + narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or + painful <i>reminiscences</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Remembrance; recollection. See Memory. + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*nis"cen*cy (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <i>n.</i> Reminiscence. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*nis"cent (-s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Mind.] + Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; + reminding one of something. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some other of existence of which we have been previously conscious, and + are now <i>reminiscent</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*nis"cent (r?m`?-n?s"s<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> One who is addicted to + indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences. + </p> + <p> + Rem`i*nis*cen"tial (-n?s-s?n"sh<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to + reminiscence, or remembrance. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"i*ped (r?m"?-p?d), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remus</i> oar + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, + foot: cf. F. <i>rémipède</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having + feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain crustaceans and + insects. + </p> + <p> + Rem"i*ped, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> An animal having limbs + like oars, especially one of certain crustaceans. <i>(b)</i> One of a + group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water + beetle. + </p> + <p> + Re*mise" (r?-m?z"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remised + (-m?zd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remising.] [F. <i>remise</i> + delivery, surrender, fr. <i>remettre</i> to put back, deliver, L. <i>remittere</i>. + See Remit.] To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign + or surrender by deed; to return. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mise", <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> A giving or granting back; surrender; + return; release, as of a claim. + </p> + <p> + Re*miss" (r?-m?s"), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remissus</i>, p. p. of <i>remittere</i> + to send back, relax. See Remit.] Not energetic or exact in duty or + business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; + careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or + activity; languid; slow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou never wast <i>remiss</i>, I bear thee witness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These nervous, bold; those languid and <i>remiss</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Roscommon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Its motion becomes more languid and <i>remiss</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; + inattentive; heedles; thoughtless. + </p> + <p> + Re*miss", <i>n.</i> The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] + "<i>Remisses</i> of laws." <i>Puttenham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*miss"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; + clement. <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty (r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The state or quality of + being remissible. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mis"si*ble (r?-m?s"s?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remissibilis</i>: cf. F. + <i>rémissible</i>. See Remit.] Capable of being remitted or + forgiven. <i>Feltham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mis"sion (r?-m?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rémission</i>, L. <i>remissio</i>. + See Remit.] <b>1.</b> The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or + giving up. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, + right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, + penalty, debt, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the <i>remission</i> + of sins. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. xxvi. 28.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That ples, therefore, . . . <br /> Will gain thee no <i>remission</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The act of sending back. [R.] <i>Stackhouse.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance. + </p> + <p> + Re*mis"sive (r?-m?s"s?v), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remissivus</i>. See Remit.] + Remitting; forgiving; abating. <i>Bp. Hacket.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*miss"ly (r?-m?s"l?), <i>adv.</i> In a remiss or negligent manner; + carelessly. + </p> + <p> + Re*miss"ness, <i>n.</i> Quality or state of being remiss. + </p> + <p> + Re*mis"so*ry (r?-m?s"s?-r?), <i>a.</i> Serving or tending to remit, or to + secure remission; remissive. "A sacrifice expiatory or <i>remissory</i>." + <i>Latimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit" (r?-m?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remitted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Remitting.] [L. <i>remittere</i>, <i>remissum</i>, to + send back, to slacken, relax; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>mittere</i> to + send. See Mission, and cf. Remise, Remiss.] <b>1.</b> To send back; to + give up; to surrender; to resign. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the case the law <i>remits</i> him to his ancient and more certain + right. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be <i>remitted</i> to + their prince. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hayward.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The prisoner was <i>remitted</i> to the guard. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To restore. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The archbishop was . . . <i>remitted</i> to his liberty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hayward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To send off or away; hence: <i>(a)</i> To refer or direct (one) + for information, guidance, help, etc. "<i>Remitting</i> them . . . to the + works of Galen." <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> <i>(b)</i> To submit, refer, or + leave (something) for judgment or decision. "Whether the counsel be good I + <i>remit</i> it to the wise readers." <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So willingly doth God <i>remit</i> his ire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To forgive; to pardon; to remove. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose soever sins ye <i>remit</i>, they are <i>remitted</i> unto them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John xx. 23.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to <i>remit</i> the + performance of an obligation. "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> + Re*mit", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To send money, as in payment. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of remitting, or the state + of being remitted; remission. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Disavowing the <i>remitment</i> of Claudius. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"tal (-t<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> A remitting; a giving up; surrender; + as, the <i>remittal</i> of the first fruits. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"tance (r?-m?t"t<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The sum or thing remitted. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit`tee" (r?-m?t`t?"), <i>n.</i> <i>(Com.)</i> One to whom a remittance + is sent. + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"tent (r?-m?t"t<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remittens</i>, p. pr. : + cf. F. <i>rémittent</i>.] Remitting; characterized by remission; + having remissions. + </p> + <p> + <b>Remittent fever</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, a fever in which the symptoms + temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See <i>Malarial + fever</i>, under Malarial. + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"ter (-t?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who remits. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + One who pardons. <i>(b)</i> One who makes remittance. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re*mit"ti*tur (-t?-t?r), <i>n.</i> [L., (it) is remitted.] <i>(Law)</i> + <i>(a)</i> A remission or surrender, -- <i>remittitur damnut</i> being a + remission of excess of damages. <i>(b)</i> A sending back, as when a + record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mit"tor (-t?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> One who makes a remittance; a + remitter. + </p> + <p> + Re*mix" (r?-m?ks"), <i>v. t.</i> To mix again or repeatedly. + </p> + <p> + Rem"nant (r?m"n<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>remanant</i>, p. pr. of <i>remanoir</i>, + <i>remaindre</i>. See Remanent, Remain.] Remaining; yet left. [R.] + "Because of the <i>remnant</i> dregs of his disease." <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And quiet dedicate her <i>remnant</i> life<br /> To the just duties of an + humble wife. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"nant, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>remanant</i>. See Remnant, <i>a.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, + performed, etc.; residue. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>remnant</i> that are left of the captivity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Neh. i. 3.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>remnant</i> of my tale is of a length<br /> To tire your patience. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a + scrap. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some odd quirks and <i>remnants</i> of wit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, + carpets, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Residue; rest; remains; remainder. + </p> + <p> + Re*mod"el (r?-m?d"?l), <i>v. t.</i> To model or fashion anew; to change + the form of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The corporation had been <i>remodeled</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion (-?-f?-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of remodifying; the + state of being remodified. + </p> + <p> + Re*mod"i*fy (r?-m?d"?-f?), <i>v. t.</i> To modify again or anew; to + reshape. + </p> + <p> + { ||Ré`mo`lade" (r?`m?`l?d"), ||Ré`mou`lad" (r?`m??`l?d"), } + <i>n.</i> [F.] A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling + mayonnaise. + </p> + <p> + { Re*mold", Re*mould" } (r*mld"), <i>v. t.</i> To mold or shape anew or + again; to reshape. + </p> + <p> + Re*mol"lient (r?-m?l"y<i>e</i>nt or -l?-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remolliens</i>, + p. pr. of <i>remollire</i> to mollify: cf. F. <i>rémollient</i>. + See Mollient.] Mollifying; softening. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion (r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n or -m?n`-), <i>n.</i> The act of + remonetizing. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"e*tize (-t?z), <i>v. t.</i> To restore to use as money; as, to <i>remonetize</i> + silver. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strance (-m?n"str<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>remonstrance</i>, + F. <i>remonstrance</i>. See Remonstrate.] <b>1.</b> The act of + remonstrating; as: <i>(a)</i> A pointing out; manifestation; proof; + demonstration. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; + protest; expostulation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> Same as Monstrance. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strant (-str<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>remonstranc</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>remonstrare</i>: cf. OF. <i>remonstrant</i>, F. <i>remontrant</i>.] + Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in + opposition to something. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strant, <i>n.</i> One who remonstrates; specifically <i>(Eccl. + Hist.)</i>, one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of + the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions + of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a remonstrant manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strate (-str?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remonstrated + (-str&?;*t&?;d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remonstrating.] [LL. + <i>remonstratus</i>, p. p. of <i>remonstrare</i> to remonstrate; L. pref. + <i>re-</i> + <i>monstrare</i> to show. See Monster.] To point out; to show + clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. + [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>remonstrate</i> to you the third door. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"strate, <i>v. i.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Expostulate, Remonstrate. 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> + Re`mon*stra"tion (r?`m?n*str?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>remonstration</i>, + LL. <i>remonstratio</i>.] The act of remonstrating; remonstrance. [R.] <i>Todd.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"stra*tive (r?*m?n"str?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Having the character of a + remonstrance; expressing remonstrance. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1217 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"stra*tor (r?*m?n"str?*t?r), <i>n.</i> One who remonstrates; a + remonsrant. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mon"tant (-t<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i>[F.] <i>(Hort.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*mon`toir" (r<i>e</i>-m?n"tw?r"; E. r?- m?n"tw?r), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Horology)</i> + See under Escapement. + </p> + <p> + ||Rem"o*ra (r?m"?*r?), <i>n.</i> [L.: cf. F. <i>rémora</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any one of several species of fishes + belonging to <i>Echeneis</i>, <i>Remora</i>, and allied genera. Called + also <i>sucking fish</i>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain + parts in their places. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rem"o*rate (-r?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>remoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>remorari</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>morari</i> to delay.] To hinder; to delay. + [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mord" (r?-m?rd"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>remordere</i> to bite again, to + torment: cf. F. <i>remordre</i>. See Remorse.] To excite to remorse; to + rebuke. [Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mord", <i>v. i.</i> To feel remorse. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mord"en*cy (-<i>e</i>n*s?), <i>n.</i> Remorse; compunction; compassion. + [Obs.] <i>Killingbeck.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*morse" (r?*m?rs"), <i>n.</i> [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 Morsel.] <b>1.</b> The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by + a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for + the sins of one's past life. "Nero will be tainted with <i>remorse</i>." + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw<br /> To no <i>remorse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But evermore it seem'd an easier thing<br /> At once without <i>remorse</i> + to strike her dead. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See + Compunction. + </p> + <p> + Re*morsed" (r?-m?rst"), <i>a.</i> Feeling remorse. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*morse"ful (-m?rs"f?l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Full of remorse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The full tide of <i>remorseful</i> passion had abated. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*morse"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*morse"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*morse"less, <i>a.</i> Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, + destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. "<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> + -- Re*morse"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*morse"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mote" (r?-m?t"), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Remoter (-?r); <i>superl.</i> + Remotest.] [L. <i>remotus</i>, p. p. of <i>removere</i> to remove. See + Remove.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Places <i>remote</i> enough are in Bohemia. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Remote</i> from men, with God he passed his days. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Parnell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in + various figurative uses. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Not agreeing; alien; + foreign. "All these propositions, how <i>remote</i> soever from reason." + <i>Locke.</i> <i>(b)</i> Not nearly related; not close; as, a <i>remote</i> + connection or consanguinity. <i>(c)</i> Separate; abstracted. "Wherever + the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or <i>remote</i> + from, all bodies." <i>Locke.</i> <i>(d)</i> Not proximate or acting + directly; primary; distant. "From the effect to the <i>remotest</i> + cause." <i>Granville.</i> <i>(e)</i> Not obvious or sriking; as, a <i>remote</i> + resemblance. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Separated by intervals greater than usual. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*mote"ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*mote"ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mo"tion (r?-m?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>remotio</i>. See Remove.] <b>1.</b> + The act of removing; removal. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This <i>remotion</i> of the duke and her<br /> Is practice only. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the enormity + of their <i>remotion</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mould" (r?-m?ld"), <i>v. t.</i> See Remold. + </p> + <p> + Re*mount" (r?-mount"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To mount again. + </p> + <p> + Re*mount", <i>n.</i> The opportunity of, or things necessary for, + remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give + one a <i>remount</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*mov"a*ble (r?-m??v"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Admitting of being removed. <i>Ayliffe.</i> + -- Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty (-&?;-b&?;l"&?;-t&?;), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mov"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> The act of removing, or the state of + being removed. + </p> + <p> + Re*move" (r?-m??v"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Removed + (-m??vd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Removing.] [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 Move.] <b>1.</b> To move away from the position occupied; to + cause to change place; to displace; as, to <i>remove</i> a building. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou shalt not <i>remove</i> thy neighbor's landmark. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xix. 14.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally + ordered the table to be <i>removed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "King Richard thus <i>removed</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President <i>removed</i> + many postmasters. + </p> + <p> + See the Note under Remove, <i>v. i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*move" (r?-m??v"), <i>v. i.</i> To change place in any manner, or to + make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or + place to another. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till Birnam wood <i>remove</i> to Dunsinane,<br /> I can not taint with + fear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + Re*move", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of removing; a removal. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a + <i>remove</i> to any other house of scholarship. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And drags at each <i>remove</i> a lengthening chain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is an English proverb that three <i>removes</i> are as bad as a fire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The state of being removed. <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room + for something else. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A freeholder is but one <i>remove</i> from a legislator. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Far.)</i> The act of resetting a horse's shoe. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*moved" (r?-m??vd"), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Changed in place. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Dismissed from office. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Distant in location; remote. "Something finer than you could + purchase in so <i>removed</i> a dwelling." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once <i>removed</i>. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*mov"ed*ness (r&?;-m&?;&?;v"&?;d-n&?;s), <i>n.</i> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mov"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who removes; as, a <i>remover</i> of + landmarks. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mu"a*ble (r?-m?"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [F.] That may be removed; removable. + [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mue" (r?-m?"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>remuer</i>. See Mew to molt.] To + remove. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mu"gi*ent (r?-m?"j?-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>remugiens</i>, p. pr. + of <i>remugire</i>. See Mugient.] Rebellowing. <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re**mu"ner*a*ble (r?-m?"n?r-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Remunerate.] Admitting, + or worthy, of remuneration. -- Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty (r&?;-m&?;"n&?;r- + &?;-b&?;l"i-t&?;), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mu"ner*ate (-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Remunerated + (-?"t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Remunerating.] [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. Munificent.] 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; repay; + pay; reimburse. + </p> + <p> + Re*mu`ner*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>remuneratio</i>: cf. F. <i>rémunération</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of remunerating. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for + services, loss, or sufferings. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; repayment; + satisfaction; requital. + </p> + <p> + Re*mu"ner*a*tive (r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf.F. <i>rémun&?;ratif</i>.] + Affording remuneration; as, a <i>remunerative</i> payment for services; a + <i>remunerative</i> business. -Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- + Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry (-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rémun&?;ratoire</i>.] + Remunerative. <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*mur"mur (r?-m?r"m?r), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>murmur</i>: + cf. F. <i>remurmurare</i>.] To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in + murmurs. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The trembling trees, in every plain and wood,<br /> Her fate <i>remurmur</i> + to the silver flood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren (r?n), <i>v. t. & i.</i> See Renne. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren, <i>n.</i> A run. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"a*ble (r?n"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>resnable</i>.] Reasonable; also, + loquacious. [Obs.] "Most <i>renable</i> of tongue." <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + -- Ren"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re*nais`sance" (F. r<i>e</i>-n`säNs"; E. r-ns"s<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> + [F., fr. <i>renaître</i> to be born again. Cf. Renascence.] A new + birth, or revival. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> + The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit.).</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nais"sant (r?-n?s"s<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the + Renaissance. + </p> + <p> + Re"nal (r?"n<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>renalis</i>, fr. <i>renes</i> the + kidneys or reins: cf. F. <i>rénal</i>. See Reins.] <i>(Anat.)</i> + Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys. + </p> + <p> + <b>Renal calculus</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, a concretion formed in the excretory + passages of the kidney. -- <b>Renal capsules</b> or <b>glands</b>, the + suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule. -- <b>Renal casts</b>, <b>Renal + colic</b>. <i>(Med.)</i> See under Cast, and Colic. + </p> + <p> + Re"nal-por`tal (r?"n<i>a</i>l-p?r"t<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> + Both renal and portal. See Portal. + </p> + <p> + Re*name" (r?*n?m"), <i>v. t.</i> To give a new name to. + </p> + <p> + Ren"ard (r?n"?rd), <i>n.</i> [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 Hard.] A fox; -- so + called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry. [Written also <i>reynard</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ren"ard*ine (-?n), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the + tales in which Renard is mentioned. + </p> + <p> + Re*nas"cence (r?-n?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [See Renascent, and cf. + Renaissance.] <b>1.</b> The state of being renascent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Read the Ph&?;nix, and see how the single image of <i>renascence</i> + is varied. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Same as Renaissance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>Renascence</i> . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, + produced such splendid fruits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nas"cen*cy (-s<i>e</i>n-s?), <i>n.</i> State of being renascent. + </p> + <p> + Re*nas"cent (-s<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 + Nascent.] <b>1.</b> Springing or rising again into being; being born + again, or reproduced. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> See Renaissant. + </p> + <p> + Re*nas"ci*ble (-s?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>renascibilis</i>, from L. <i>renasci</i> + to be born again.] Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into + being. + </p> + <p> + Re*nate" (r?-n?t"), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>renatus</i>, p. p. of <i>renasci</i>.] + Born again; regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nav"i*gate (r?-n?v"?-g?t), <i>v. t.</i> To navigate again. + </p> + <p> + Re*nay" (r?-n?"), <i>v. t.</i> [OF. <i>reneier</i>, F. <i>renier</i>, F. + <i>renier</i>; L. pref. <i>re- </i> re- + <i>negare</i> to deny. See + Renegade.] To deny; to disown. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ren*con"tre (r?n-k?n"t?r; F. r?N`k?n"tr'), <i>n.</i> [F.] Same as + Rencounter, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren*coun"ter (r?n-koun"t?r), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Rencountered (-t?rd); <i>p. pr. & vb/ n.</i> Rencountering.] [F. <i>rencontrer</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> + OF. <i>encontrer</i> to encounter. See Encounter.] <b>1.</b> + To meet unexpectedly; to encounter. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren*coun"ter, <i>v. i.</i> To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile + manner; to come in collision; to skirmish. + </p> + <p> + Ren*coun"ter, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rencontre</i>, from <i>renconter</i> to + meet.] <b>1.</b> A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; + especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or + engagement. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The justling chiefs in rude <i>rencounter</i> join. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Granville.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without + premeditation, as between individuals or small parties. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all <i>rencounters</i> + and engagements. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash. + </p> + <p> + Rend (rnd), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rent (r?nt); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rending.] [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>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The dreadful thunder<br /> Doth <i>rend</i> the region. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An empire from its old foundations <i>rent</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will surely <i>rend</i> the kingdom from thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings xi. 11.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rap and rend</b>. See under Rap, <i>v. t.</i>, to snatch. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; + split. + </p> + <p> + Rend, <i>v. i.</i> To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to + split. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rend"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> [From Rend.] One who rends. + </p> + <p> + Ren"der (r?n"d?r), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rendered (-d?rd);<i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rendering.] [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 Datetime, and cf. Reddition, Rent.] <b>1.</b> To return; to pay + back; to restore. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose smallest minute lost, no riches <i>render</i> may. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>render</i> vengeance to mine enemies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xxxii. 41.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To give up; to yield; to surrender. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I 'll make her <i>render</i> up her page to me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Hence, to furnish; to contribute. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Logic <i>renders</i> its daily service to wisdom and virtue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to <i>render</i> an + account; to <i>render</i> judgment. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To translate from one language into another; as, to <i>render</i> + Latin into English. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He did <i>render</i> him the most unnatural<br /> That lived amongst men. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty + animal substances; as, to <i>render</i> tallow. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. + </p> + <p> + Ren"der, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To give an account; to make explanation or + confession. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"der, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A surrender. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A return; a payment of rent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An account given; a statement. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1218 !> + </p> + <p> + Ren"der*a*ble (r?n"d?r-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being rendered. + </p> + <p> + Ren"der*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who renders. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered. + </p> + <p> + Ren"der*ing, <i>n.</i> The act of one who renders, or that which is + rendered. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A version; translation; as, the <i>rendering</i> + of the Hebrew text. <i>Lowth.</i> <i>(b)</i> In art, the presentation, + expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. <i>(c)</i> The + act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. <i>(d)</i> + The coat of plaster thus laid on. <i>Gwilt.</i> <i>(e)</i> The process of + trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat. + </p> + <p> + Ren"dez*vous (r?n"d?*v or r?n"-; 277), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rendezvouses</b> + (r&?;n"d&?;-v`z&?;z). [Rare in the plural.] [F. <i>rendez- + vous</i>, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.] <b>1.</b> + A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An inn, the free <i>rendezvous</i> of all travelers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of + a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a <i>rendezvous</i> + at Marlborough. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A meeting by appointment. <i>Sprat.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"dez*vous (rn"d*v or räN"-; 277), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. &. p. + p.</i> Rendezvoused (-vd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rendezvousing (-v*ng).] + To assemble or meet at a particular place. + </p> + <p> + Ren"dez*vous, <i>v. t.</i> To bring together at a certain place; to cause + to be assembled. <i>Echard.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rend"i*ble (r?nd"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [From Rend.] Capable of being rent or + torn. + </p> + <p> + Ren"di*ble (r?n"d?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Render.] Capable, or admitting, of + being rendered. + </p> + <p> + Ren*di"tion (r?n-d?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>rendere</i> to render: cf. L. + <i>redditio</i>. See Render, and cf. Reddition.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles + of <i>rendition</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Translation; rendering; version. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rend"rock` (r?nd"r?k`), <i>n.</i> A kind of dynamite used in blasting. + [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Ren"e*gade (r?n"?-g?d), <i>n.</i> [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 Negation, <i>and cf</i>. Runagate.] One faithless to principle + or party. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An apostate from Christianity or from + any form of religious faith. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + James justly regarded these <i>renegades</i> as the most serviceable + tools that he could employ. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + <i>(c)</i> A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow. + </p> + <p> + Ren`e*ga"do (r?n`?-g?"d?), <i>n.</i> [Sp.] See Renegade. + </p> + <p> + Ren"e*gat (r?n"?-g?t), <i>n.</i> [See Runegate.] A renegade. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren`e*ga"tion (r?n`?-ga"sh?n), <i>n.</i> A denial. [R.] "Absolute <i>renegation</i> + of Christ." <i>Milman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nege" (r?-n?j" or r?-n?g"), <i>v. t.</i> [LL. <i>renegare</i>. See + Renegade.] To deny; to disown. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All Europe high (all sorts of rights <i>reneged</i>)<br /> Against the + truth and thee unholy leagued. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sylvester.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nege", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To deny. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Card Playing)</i> To revoke. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*nerve" (r?-n?rv"), <i>v. t.</i> To nerve again; to give new vigor to; + to reinvigorate. + </p> + <p> + Re*new" (r?-n?"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reneved (-n?d"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Renewing.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>new</i>. Cf. + Renovate.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In such a night<br /> Medea gathered the enchanted herbs<br /> That did <i>renew</i> + old &?;son. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To begin again; to recommence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The last great age . . . <i>renews</i> its finished course. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To repeat; to go over again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The birds-their notes <i>renew</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> To make new spiritually; to regenerate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Be ye transformed by the <i>renewing</i> of your mind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. xii. 2.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*new", <i>v. i.</i> To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again. + </p> + <p> + Re*new`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + renewable. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*new"a*ble (r?-n?"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being renewed; as, a + lease <i>renewable</i> at pleasure. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*new"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> The act of renewing, or the state of + being renewed; as, the <i>renewal</i> of a treaty. + </p> + <p> + Re*new"ed*ly, <i>adv.</i> Again; once more. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Re*new"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> The state of being renewed. + </p> + <p> + Re*new"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, renews. + </p> + <p> + Re*neye" (r?-n?"), <i>v. t.</i> [See Renay.] To deny; to reject; to + renounce. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For he made every man <i>reneye</i> his law. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reng (r?ng), <i>n.</i> [See Rank, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> A rank; a row. + [Obs.] "In two <i>renges</i> fair." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion (r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The act of rebuilding a nest. + </p> + <p> + Ren"i*form (r?n"?-f?rm; 277), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>renes</i> kidneys + <i>-form</i>: + cf. F. <i>réniforme</i>.] Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, + a <i>reniform</i> mineral; a <i>reniform</i> leaf. + </p> + <p> + { Re*ni"tence (r?-n?"t<i>e</i>ns), Re*ni"ten*cy (-t<i>e</i>-s?), } <i>n.</i> + [Cf. F. <i>rénitence</i>.] The state or quality of being renitent; + resistance; reluctance. <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We find a <i>renitency</i> in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability + to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Darwin.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ni"tent (-t<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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>.] + <b>1.</b> Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse + by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet <i>renitent</i>." <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Persistently opposed. + </p> + <p> + Ren"ne (r?n"n<i>e</i>), <i>v. t.</i> To plunder; -- only in the phrase "to + rape and <i>renne</i>." See under Rap, <i>v. t.</i>, to snatch. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"ne, <i>v. i.</i> To run. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"ner (-n?r), <i>n.</i> A runner. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"net (r?n"n?t), <i>n.</i> [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. Ranunculus.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A name of many different + kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette. <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"net, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rinnan</i>, <i>rennan</i>, to run, cf. <i>gerinnan</i> + to curdle, coagulate. √11. See Run, <i>v.</i>] 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. [Written also + <i>runnet</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Cheese rennet</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Cheese. -- <b>Rennet ferment</b> + <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rennet stomach</b> <i>(Anat.)</i>, + the fourth stomach, or abomasum, of ruminants. + </p> + <p> + Ren"net*ed, <i>a.</i> Provided or treated with rennet. [R.] "Pressed milk + <i>renneted</i>." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"net*ing, <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as 1st Rennet. + </p> + <p> + Ren"ning (r?n"n?ng), <i>n.</i> See 2d Rennet. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it + instead of <i>renning</i>, to turn milk. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`no*mee" (r`n*m"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>renommée</i>.] Renown. [Obs.] + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nounce" (r*nouns"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Renounced + (-nounst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Renouncing (-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 Nuncio, <i>and cf</i>. Renunciation.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to + forswear. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This world I do <i>renounce</i>, and in your sights<br /> Shake patiently + my great affliction off. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Card Playing)</i> To disclaim having a card of (the suit + led) by playing a card of another suit. + </p> + <p> + <b>To renounce probate</b> <i>(Law)</i>, to decline to act as the executor + of a will. <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. -- Renounce, Abjure, Recant. -- 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace<br /> Can force me to + <i>renounce</i> the honor of my race. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Either to die the death, or to <i>abjure</i><br /> Forever the society of + man. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ease would <i>recant</i><br /> Vows made in pain, as violent and void. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nounce", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To make renunciation. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He of my sons who fails to make it good,<br /> By one rebellious act <i>renounces</i> + to my blood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To decline formally, as an executor or a person + entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Dryden died without a will, and his widow having <i>renounced</i>, his + son Charles administered on June 10. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. D. Christie.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nounce", <i>n.</i> <i>(Card Playing)</i> Act of renouncing. + </p> + <p> + Re*nounce"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>renoncement</i>.] The + act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*noun"cer (r?-noun"s?r), <i>n.</i> One who renounces. + </p> + <p> + Ren"o*vate (r?n"?-v?t), <i>v. t.</i> [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 New, + and &?;&?; Renew.] To make over again; to restore to freshness or + vigor; to renew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All nature feels the <i>reniovating</i> force<br /> Of winter. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren`o**va"tion (-v?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>renovatio</i>: cf. F. <i>rénovation</i>.] + The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual <i>renovation</i> + of the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rabbler.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren"o*va`tor (r?n"?-v?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [L.: cf. F. <i>rénovateur</i>.] + One who, or that which, renovates. <i>Foster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nov"el (r?-n?v"<i>e</i>l), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>renouveler</i> to + renew.] To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nov"el*ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Renewal. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nowme" (r?-noum"), <i>n.</i> Renown. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The glory and <i>renowme</i> of the ancectors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nowmed" (r?-noumd"), <i>a.</i> Renowned. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*nown" (r?-noun"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>renom</i>. See Noun, and cf. Renown, + <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor envy we<br /> Thy great <i>renown</i>, nor grudge thy victory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Report of nobleness or exploits; praise. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This famous duke of Milan,<br /> Of whom so often I have heard <i>renown</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nown" (r?-noun"), <i>v. t.</i> [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 Noun.] To make famous; to + give renown to. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For joi to hear me so <i>renown</i> his son. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The bard whom pilfered pastorals <i>renown</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nowned" (r?-nound"), <i>a.</i> Famous; celebrated for great + achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a + <i>renowned</i> king. "Some <i>renowned</i> metropolis with glistering + spires." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These were the <i>renowned</i> of the congregation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Num. i. 61.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated; + remarkable; wonderful. See Famous. + </p> + <p> + Re*nown"ed*ly (r?-noun"?d-l?), <i>adv.</i> With renown. + </p> + <p> + Re*nown"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who gives renown. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*nown"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Having great renown; famous. "<i>Renownful</i> + Scipio." <i>Marston.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*nown"less, <i>a.</i> Without renown; inglorius. + </p> + <p> + Rens"se*laer*ite (r?ns"s<i>e</i>-l?r-?t), <i>n.</i> <i>(Min.)</i> A soft, + compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in + a lathe into inkstands and other articles. + </p> + <p> + Rent (r?nt), <i>v. i.</i> To rant. [R. & Obs.] <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Rend. + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>n.</i> [From Rend.] <b>1.</b> An opening made by rending; a break + or breach made by force; a tear. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + See what a <i>rent</i> the envious Casca made. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, + a <i>rent</i> in the church. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; dilaceration; + break; fracture. + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>v. t.</i> To tear. See Rend. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>n.</i> [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 Render.] <b>1.</b> Income; revenue. See Catel. [Obs.] + "Catel had they enough and <i>rent</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Bacchus] a waster was and all his <i>rent</i><br /> In wine and bordel + he dispent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So bought an annual <i>rent</i> or two,<br /> And liv'd, just as you see + I do. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Death, that taketh of high and low his <i>rent</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Black rent</b>. See Blackmail, 3. -- <b>Forehand rent</b>, rent which + is paid in advance; foregift. -- <b>Rent arrear</b>, rent in arrears; + unpaid rent. <i>Blackstone.</i> -- <b>Rent charge</b> <i>(Law)</i>, 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> + -- <b>Rent roll</b>, a list or account of rents or income; a rental. -- <b>Rent + seck</b> <i>(Law)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rent service</b> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, + rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; -- so + called from such service being incident to it. -- <b>White rent</b>, a + quitrent when paid in silver; -- opposed to <i>black rent</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rented; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Renting.] [F. <i>renter</i>. See Rent, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To grant the + possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an + estate or house <i>rents</i> it. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant + <i>rents</i> an estate of the owner. + </p> + <p> + Rent, <i>v. i.</i> To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate <i>rents</i> + for five hundred dollars a year. + </p> + <p> + Rent"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being rented, or suitable for + renting. + </p> + <p> + Rent"age (-?j), <i>n.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>rentage</i>.] Rent. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rent"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>rentale</i>, fr. <i>renta</i>. See + Rent income.] <b>1.</b> A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the + names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a <i>rental</i> + of ten thousand dollars a year. + </p> + <p> + ||Rente (räNt), <i>n.</i> [F. See Rent income.] In France, interest + payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., + which represent government indebtedness. + </p> + <p> + Rent"er (r?nt"?r), <i>n.</i> One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually + said of a lessee or tenant. + </p> + <p> + Ren"ter (r?n"t?r), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rentered (-t?rd); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rentering.] [F. <i>rentraire</i>; L. pref. <i>re- + </i> re- + <i>in</i> into, in + <i>trahere</i> to draw.] <b>1.</b> To sew + together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and + nicety; to finedraw. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; -- + said with reference to tapestry. + </p> + <p> + Ren"ter*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who renters. + </p> + <p> + ||Ren`tier" (r?N`ty?"), <i>n.</i> [F. See 5th Rent.] One who has a fixed + income, as from lands, stocks, or the like. + </p> + <p> + Re*nu"mer*ate (r?-n?"m?r-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [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 Numerate.] To recount. + </p> + <p> + Re*nun`ci*a"tion (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. + <i>renonciation</i>, L. <i>renuntiatio</i> ann announcement. See Renounce.] + <b>1.</b> The act of renouncing. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Formal declination to take out letters of + administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; + disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; + relinquishment. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1219 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*nun"ci*a*to*ry (r?-n?n"sh?-?-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>renuntiatorius</i>.] + Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, <i>renunciatory</i> + vows. + </p> + <p> + Ren*verse" (r?n-vErs"), <i>v. t.</i> [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.] To reverse. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose shield he bears <i>renverst</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ren*verse" (r?n*v?rs"), or ||Ren`ver`sé" (r?n`v?r`s?") }, <i>a.</i> + [F. <i>renversé</i>, <i>p. p.</i> ] <i>(Her.)</i> Reversed; set + with the head downward; turned contrary to the natural position. + </p> + <p> + Ren*verse"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [F.] A reversing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ren*voy" (-voi"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>renvoyer</i>.] To send back. [Obs.] + "Not dismissing or <i>renvoying</i> her." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ren*voy", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>renvoi</i>.] A sending back. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re`ob*tain" (r?`?b-t?n"), <i>v. t.</i> To obtain again. + </p> + <p> + Re`ob*tain"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be reobtained. + </p> + <p> + Re*oc"cu*py (r?-?k"k?-p?), <i>v. t.</i> To occupy again. + </p> + <p> + Re*om"e*ter (r?-?m"?-t$r), <i>n.</i> Same as Rheometer. + </p> + <p> + Re*o"pen (r?-?"p'n), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To open again. + </p> + <p> + Re`op*pose" (r?`?p-p?z"), <i>v. t.</i> To oppose again. + </p> + <p> + Re`or*dain" (r?`?r-d?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>ordain</i>: + cf. F. <i>réordonner</i>.] To ordain again, as when the first + ordination is considered defective. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*or"der (r?-?r"d?r), <i>v. t.</i> To order a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*or`di*na"tion, <i>n.</i> A second ordination. + </p> + <p> + Re*or`gan*i*za"tion (-g<i>a</i>n-?-z?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of + reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, <i>reorganization</i> of the + troops. + </p> + <p> + Re*or"gan*ize (r?-?r"g<i>a</i>n-?z), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To organize + again or anew; as, to <i>reorganize</i> a society or an army. + </p> + <p> + Re*o"ri*ent (r?-?"r?-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Rising again. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The life <i>reorient</i> out of dust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"o*stat (r?"?-st?t), <i>n.</i> <i>(Physics)</i> See Rheostat. + </p> + <p> + Re"o*trope (-tr?p), <i>n.</i> <i>(Physics)</i> See Rheotrope. + </p> + <p> + Rep (r?p), <i>n.</i> [Prob. a corruption of <i>rib</i>: cf. F. <i>reps</i>.] + A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a + transversely corded or ribbed surface. + </p> + <p> + Rep, <i>a.</i> Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed + transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, <i>rep</i> + silk. + </p> + <p> + Re*pace" (r?-p?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To pace again; to walk over again in a + contrary direction. + </p> + <p> + Re*pac"i*fy (r?-p?s"?-f?), <i>v. t.</i> To pacify again. + </p> + <p> + Re*pack" (r?-p?k"), <i>v. t.</i> To pack a second time or anew; as, to <i>repack</i> + beef; to <i>repack</i> a trunk. + </p> + <p> + Re*pack"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who repacks. + </p> + <p> + Re*pa"gan*ize (r?-p?"g<i>a</i>n-?z), <i>v. t.</i> To paganize anew; to + bring back to paganism. + </p> + <p> + Re*paid" (r?-p?d"), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Repay. + </p> + <p> + Re*paint" (r?-p?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To paint anew or again; as, to <i>repaint</i> + a house; to <i>repaint</i> the ground of a picture. + </p> + <p> + Re*pair" (r?-p?r"), <i>v. i.</i> [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 Father, and cf. Repatriate.] <b>1.</b> To return. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I thought . . . that he <i>repaire</i> should again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to <i>repair</i> to + sanctuary for safety. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Go, mount the winds, and to the shades <i>repair</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pair", <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>repaire</i> retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair + to go.] <b>1.</b> The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king sent a proclamation for their <i>repair</i> to their houses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There the fierce winds his tender force assail<br /> And beat him + downward to his first <i>repair</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pair", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repaired (-p?rd"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Repairing.] [F. <i>réparer</i>, L. reparare; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>parare</i> to prepare. See Pare, and cf. + Reparation.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Secret refreshings that <i>repair</i> his strength. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Do thou, as thou art wont, <i>repair</i><br /> My heart with gladness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to + indemnify for; as, to <i>repair</i> a loss or damage. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I 'll <i>repair</i> the misery thou dost bear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit. + </p> + <p> + Re*pair", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sunk down and sought <i>repair</i><br /> Of sleep, which instantly fell + on me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*pair"a*ble (-?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Reparable. <i>Gauden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pair"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or + makes amends. + </p> + <p> + Re*pair"ment, <i>n.</i> Act of repairing. + </p> + <p> + Re*pand" (r?*p?nd), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>repandus</i> bent backward, turned + up; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pandus</i> bent, crooked.] <i>(Bot. & + Zool.)</i> Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves. + </p> + <p> + Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty (r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of + being reparable. + </p> + <p> + Rep"a*ra*ble (r?p"?-r?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reparabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>réparable</i>.] + Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made + good; restorable; as, a <i>reparable</i> injury. + </p> + <p> + Rep"a*ra*bly, <i>adv.</i> In a reparable manner. + </p> + <p> + Rep`a*ra"tion (-r?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réparation</i>, L. <i>reparatio</i>. + See Repair to mend.] <b>1.</b> 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. + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation + for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; + satisfaction; indemnity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make + what <i>reparation</i> I am able. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; + satisfaction. + </p> + <p> + Re*par"a*tive (r?-p?r"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Repairing, or tending to repair. + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*par"a*tive, <i>n.</i> That which repairs. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*par"el (-?l), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Reapparel.] A change of apparel; a second + or different suit. [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`ar*tee" (r?p`3r-t?"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>repartie</i>, fr. <i>repartir</i> + to reply, depart again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- <i>partir</i> to part, + depart. See Part.] A smart, ready, and witty reply. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Cupid was as bad as he;<br /> Hear but the youngster's <i>repartee</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Retort; reply. See Retort. + </p> + <p> + Rep`ar*tee", <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reparteed (-t?d"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reparteeing.] To make smart and witty replies. [R.] + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re`par*ti`mi*en"to (r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?), <i>n.</i> [Sp., fr. <i>repartir</i> + to divide.] A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an + assessment of taxes. <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`par*to"tion (r?-p?r-t?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> Another, or an additional, + separation into parts. + </p> + <p> + Re*pass" (r?-p?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>pass</i>: cf. F. + <i>repasser</i>. Cf. Repace.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*pass", <i>v. i.</i> To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops + passing and <i>repassing</i> before our eyes. + </p> + <p> + Re*pas"sage (r?-p?s"s?j;48), <i>n.</i> The act of repassing; passage back. + <i>Hakluyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pas"sant (r?-p?s"s<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>repassant</i>, p. + pr.] <i>(Her.)</i> Counterpassant. + </p> + <p> + Re*past" (r?-p?st"), <i>n.</i> [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 Pasture.] <b>1.</b> The act of taking + food. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From dance to sweet <i>repast</i> they turn. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any + refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best <i>repast</i>." <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Go and get me some <i>repast</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*past", <i>v. t. & i.</i> To supply food to; to feast; to take food. + [Obs.] "<i>Repast</i> them with my blood." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and <i>repasting</i> + of our minds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*past"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who takes a repast. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*pas"ture (-p?s"t?r;135), <i>n.</i> [See Repast.] Food; entertainment. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Food for his rage, <i>repasture</i> for his den. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pa"tri*ate (r?-p?"tr?-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>repatriare</i>. See 1st + Repair.] To restore to one's own country. + </p> + <p> + Re*pa`tri*a"tion (-?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>repatriatio</i> return + to one's country.] Restoration to one's country. + </p> + <p> + Re*pay" (r?-p?"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repaid (-p?d"); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Repaying.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>pay</i>: cf. F. <i>repayer</i>.] + <b>1.</b> To pay back; to refund; as, to <i>repay</i> money borrowed or + advanced. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If you <i>repay</i> me not on such a day,<br /> In such a place, such sum + or sums. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Benefits which can not be <i>repaid</i> . . . are not commonly found to + increase affection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rambler.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; + remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite. + </p> + <p> + Re*pay"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being, or proper to be , + repaid; due; as, a loan <i>repayable</i> in ten days; services <i>repayable</i> + in kind. + </p> + <p> + Re*pay"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of repaying; + reimbursement. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The money or other thing repaid. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal" (r?-p?l"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repealed + (-p?ld"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Repealing.] [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 Appeal, and. cf. + Repel.] <b>1.</b> To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The banished Bolingbroke <i>repeals</i> himself,<br /> And with uplifted + arms is safe arrived. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whence Adam soon <i>repealed</i><br /> The doubts that in his heart + arose. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; + cancel; reverse. See Abolish. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Revocation; abrogation; as, the <i>repeal</i> of a statute; the + <i>repeal</i> of a law or a usage. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + repealable. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal"a*ble (r?-p?l"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being repealed. -- + Re*peal"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; + specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between + Great Britain and Ireland. + </p> + <p> + Re*peal"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*peat" (-p?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repeated; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Repeating.] [F. <i>répéter</i>, L. <i>repetere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>petere</i> to fall upon, attack. See Petition.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + "I will <i>repeat</i> our former communication." <i>Robynson (More's + Utopia).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Not well conceived of God; who, though his power<br /> Creation could <i>repeat</i>, + yet would be loth<br /> Us to abolish. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.] <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Scots Law)</i> To repay or refund (an excess received). + </p> + <p> + <b>To repeat one's self</b>, to do or say what one has already done or + said. -- <b>To repeat signals</b>, to make the same signals again; + specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at + headquarters. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse; + recapitulate. See Reiterate. + </p> + <p> + Re*peat" (r?-p?t"), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of repeating; repetition. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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.). + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A mark, or series of dots, placed before and + after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in + performance. + </p> + <p> + Re*peat"ed*ly, <i>adv.</i> More than once; again and again; indefinitely. + </p> + <p> + Re*peat"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: + <i>(a)</i> A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a + spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters. <i>(b)</i> + A repeating firearm. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Teleg.)</i> An instrument for + resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point. <i>(d)</i> + A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.] <i>(e)</i> See <i>Circulating + decimal</i>, under Decimal. <i>(f)</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> A pennant used to + indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated. <i>Ham. + Nav. Encyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*peat"ing, <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Repeating circle</b>. See the Note under Circle, <i>n.</i>, 3. -- <b>Repeating + decimal</b> <i>(Arith.)</i>, a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. -- + <b>Repeating firearm</b>, a firearm that may be discharged many times in + quick succession; especially: <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A form in which the charges are held in, and + discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See + Revolver, and <i>Magazine gun</i>, under Magazine. -- <b>Repeating + instruments</b> <i>(Astron. & Surv.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Repeating watch</b>. See Repeater <i>(a)</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"e*da"tion (r?p`?-da"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repedare</i> to step back; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] A stepping or + going back. [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re**pel" (r?-p?l"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repelled + (-p?ld"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Repelling.] [L. <i>repellere</i>, <i>repulsum</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>pellere</i> to drive. See Pulse a beating, and + cf. Repulse, Repeal.] <b>1.</b> To drive back; to force to return; to + check the advance of; to repulse as, to <i>repel</i> an enemy or an + assailant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hippomedon <i>repelled</i> the hostile tide. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They <i>repelled</i> each other strongly, and yet attracted each other + strongly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To resist or oppose effectually; as, to <i>repel</i> an assault, + an encroachment, or an argument. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [He] gently <i>repelled</i> their entreaties. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse. + </p> + <p> + Re*pel", <i>v. i.</i> To act with force in opposition to force impressed; + to exercise repulsion. + </p> + <p> + { Re*pel"lence (-l<i>e</i>ns), Re*pel"len*cy (- l<i>e</i>n-s?), } <i>n.</i> + The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; + repulsion. + </p> + <p> + Re*pel"lent (-l<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>repellens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, + p. pr. ] Driving back; able or tending to repel. + </p> + <p> + Re*pel"lent, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> That which repels. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids + which render it tumid. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A kind of waterproof cloth. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pel"ler (-l?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, repels. + </p> + <p> + Re"pent (r?"p?nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>repens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, creeping, + p. pr. of <i>repere</i> to creep.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Prostrate and + rooting; -- said of stems. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Reptant. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent" (r?-p?nt"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repented; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Repenting.] [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 Penitent.] <b>1.</b> To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what + one has done or omitted to do. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + First she relents<br /> With pity; of that pity then <i>repents</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of + regret or dissatisfaction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lest, peradventure, the people <i>repent</i> when they see war, and they + return to Egypt. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xiii. 17.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek + forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Except ye <i>repent</i>, ye shall likewise perish. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xii. 3.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pent", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To feel pain on account of; to remember + with sorrow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I do <i>repent</i> it from my very soul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1220 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My father has <i>repented</i> him ere now. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. + [Archaic] "And it <i>repented</i> the Lord that he had made man on the + earth." <i>Gen. vi. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"ance (r*pnt"<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>repentance</i>.] The act + of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done + or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Godly sorrow worketh <i>repentance</i> to salvation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2. Cor. vii. 20.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Repentance</i> is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rambler.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness; compunction. + See Contrition. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>repentant</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Penitent; sorry for sin. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thus they, in lowliest plight, <i>repentant</i> stood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Millton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, <i>repentant</i> + tears; <i>repentant</i> ashes. "<i>Repentant</i> sighs and voluntary + pains." <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"ant, <i>n.</i> One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; + a penitent. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"ant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a repentant manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who repents. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> With repentance; penitently. + </p> + <p> + Re*pent"less, <i>a.</i> Unrepentant. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*peo"ple (r*p"p'l), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>people</i>: cf. + F. <i>repeupler</i>.] To people anew. + </p> + <p> + Re`per*cep"tion (r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of perceiving again; + a repeated perception of the same object. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary <i>reperception</i> + and ratification of what is fine. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Keats.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`per*cuss" (-ks"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repercussed + (-k?st");<i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Repercussing.] [L. <i>repercusus</i>, + p. p. of <i>repercutere</i> to drive back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>percutere</i>. + See Percussion.] To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to <i>repercuss</i> such a + light as I could hardly look against. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`per*cus"sion (-k?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repercussio</i>: cf. F. <i>répercussion</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; + reflection; reverberation; as, the <i>repercussion</i> of sound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ever echoing back in endless <i>repercussion</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> Rapid reiteration of the same sound. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the + action of a repellent. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Obstetrics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`per*cuss"ive (-k?s"?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répercussif</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; + causing to reverberate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ye <i>repercussive</i> rocks! repeat the sound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Pattison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and <i>repercussive</i> + medicines." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the <i>repercussive</i> + roar." <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`per*cuss"ive, <i>n.</i> A repellent. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`er*ti"tious (r?p`?r-t?sh"?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reperticius</i>. See + Repertory.] Found; gained by finding. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ré`per`toire" (F. r`pâr`twär"; E. rp"r*twär), <i>n.</i> + [F. See Repertory.] A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a + company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform. + </p> + <p> + Rep"er*to*ry (r?p"?r-t?-r?), <i>n.</i> [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. Parent.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Same as Répertoire. + </p> + <p> + Re`pe*rus"al (r?`p?-r?z"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> A second or repeated + perusal. + </p> + <p> + Re`pe*ruse" (-r?z"), <i>v. t.</i> To peruse again. <i>Ld. Lytton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`e*tend (r?p`?-t?nd"), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repetendus</i> to be repeated, + fr. <i>repetere</i> to repeat.] <i>(Math.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rep`e*ti"tion (rp`-tsh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repetitio</i>: cf. F. <i>répétition</i>. + See Repeat.] <b>1.</b> The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; + iteration. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to + tire in <i>repetition</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Recital from memory; rehearsal. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the + same piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Rhet.)</i> Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the + same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper + impression on the audience. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Astron. & Surv.)</i> The measurement of an angle by + successive observations with a repeating instrument. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Iteration; rehearsal. See Tautology. + </p> + <p> + { Rep`e*ti"tion*al (-<i>a</i>l). Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry (-?-r?) }, <i>a.</i> + Of the nature of, or containing, repetition. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rep`e*ti"tion*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who repeats. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rep`e*ti"tious (-t?sh"?s), <i>a.</i> Repeating; containing repetition. + [U.S.] <i>Dr. T. Dwight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pet"i*tive (r?-p?t"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Containing repetition; repeating. + [R.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rep"e*ti`tor (r?p"?-t?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. L. <i>repetitor</i> a + reclaimer.] <i>(Ger.Univ.)</i> A private instructor. + </p> + <p> + Re*pine" (r?-p?n"), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>pine</i> to + languish.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "<i>Reppening</i> courage yields no + foot to foe." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the + spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But Lachesis thereat gan to <i>repine</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What if the head, the eye, or ear <i>repined</i><br /> To serve mere + engines to the ruling mind? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pine", <i>n.</i> Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pin"er (r?-p?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who repines. + </p> + <p> + Re*pin"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> With repening or murmuring. + </p> + <p> + ||Rep"kie (r?p"k?), <i>n.</i> [From the native name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Any edible sea urchin. [Alaska] + </p> + <p> + Re*place" (r?-pl?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>place</i>: cf. + F. <i>replacer</i>.] <b>1.</b> To place again; to restore to a former + place, position, condition, or the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The earl . . . was <i>replaced</i> in his government. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to <i>replace</i> a sum of + money borrowed. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to <i>replace</i> + a lost document. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With Israel, religion <i>replaced</i> morality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end + or office of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This duty of right intention does not <i>replace</i> or supersede the + duty of consideration. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Whewell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To put in a new or different place. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Replaced crystal</b> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>, a crystal having one or more + planes in the place of its edges or angles. + </p> + <p> + Re*place`a*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The quality, state, or degree + of being replaceable. + </p> + <p> + Re*place"a*ble (r?-pl?s"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Capable or admitting + of being put back into a place. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or an + equivalent; as, the lost book is <i>replaceable</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*place"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of replacing. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> The removal of an edge or an angle by one + or more planes. + </p> + <p> + Re*plait" (r?-pl?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To plait or fold again; to fold, as one + part over another, again and again. + </p> + <p> + Re*plant" (rE-pl?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To plant again. + </p> + <p> + Re*plant"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be planted again. + </p> + <p> + Re`plan*ta"tion (r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of planting again; a + replanting. [R.] <i>Hallywell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plead" (r?-pl?d"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To plead again. + </p> + <p> + Re*plead"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> A second pleading, or course of + pleadings; also, the right of pleading again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whenever a <i>repleader</i> is granted, the pleadings must begin <i>de + novo</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plen"ish (r?-pl?n"?sh), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Replenished (-?sht); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Replenishing.] [OE. <i>replenissen</i>, + OF. <i>replenir</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>plenus</i> full. See + Full, -ish, and cf. Replete.] <b>1.</b> To fill again after having been + diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause + to abound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Multiply and <i>replenish</i> the earth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. i. 28.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The waters thus<br /> With fish <i>replenished</i>, and the air with + fowl. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We smothered<br /> The most <i>replenished</i> sweet work of nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plen"ish, <i>v. i.</i> To recover former fullness. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The humors will not <i>replenish</i> so soon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plen"ish*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who replenishes. + </p> + <p> + Re*plen"ish*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of + replenishing, or the state of being replenished. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which replenishes; supply. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plete" (r?-pl?t"), <i>a.</i> [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 Plenty, + Replenish.] Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. + "His words <i>replete</i> with guile." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When he of wine was <i>replet</i> at his feast. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In heads <i>replete</i> with thoughts of other men. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plete", <i>v. t.</i> To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*plete"ness, <i>n.</i> The state of being replete. + </p> + <p> + Re*ple"tion (r?-pl?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repletio</i> a filling up: cf. + F. <i>réplétion</i>. See Replete.] <b>1.</b> The state of + being replete; superabundant fullness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The tree had too much <i>repletion</i>, and was oppressed with its own + sap. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Repleccioun [overeating] ne made her never sick. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Fullness of blood; plethora. + </p> + <p> + Re*ple"tive (-t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réplétif</i>.] + Tending to make replete; filling. -- Re*ple"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ple"to*ry (-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> Repletive. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"i*a*ble (r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Replevy.] <i>(Law)</i> + Capable of being replevied. + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"in (-?n), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>replevina</i>. See Replevy, and cf. + Plevin.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied. + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"in, <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Law)</i> To replevy. + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"i*sa*ble (-?-s?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>replevisable</i>.] + Repleviable. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"y (-?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Replevied (-?d); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Replevying.] [OF. <i>replevir</i>, LL. <i>replevire</i>. + See Pledge, Replevin.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Old Eng. Law)</i> To bail. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*plev"y (r?-pl?v"?), <i>n.</i> Replevin. <i>Mozley & W.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rep"li*ca (r?p"l?-k?), <i>n.</i> [It. See Reply, <i>v. & n.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or + statue, made by the maker of the original. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> Repetition. + </p> + <p> + Rep"li*cant (r?p"l?-k<i>a</i>nt), <i>n.</i> One who replies. + </p> + <p> + Rep"li*cate (-?-k?t), <i>v. t.</i> To reply. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + { Rep"li*cate (l?-k?t), Rep"li*ca`ted (-k?`t?d), } <i>a.</i> [L. <i>replicatus</i>, + p. p. of <i>replicare</i>. See Reply.] Folded over or backward; folded + back upon itself; as, a <i>replicate</i> leaf or petal; a <i>replicate</i> + margin of a shell. + </p> + <p> + Rep`li*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>replicatio</i>. See Reply.] <b>1.</b> + An answer; a reply. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Withouten any <i>repplicacioun</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law Pleadings)</i> The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of + fact, to the defendant's plea. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To hear the <i>replication</i> of your sounds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A repetition; a copy. + </p> + <p> + <i>Farrar.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder. + </p> + <p> + Re*pli"er (r?-pl?"?r), <i>n.</i> One who replies. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re"plum (r?"pl?m), <i>n.</i> [L., doorcase.] <i>(Bot.)</i> The framework + of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ply" (r?-pl?"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Replied (-pl?d"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Replying.] [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 Ply, and cf. + Replica.] <b>1.</b> To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to + answer. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O man, who art thou that <i>repliest</i> against God? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rom. ix. 20.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To answer a defendant's plea. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To answer; respond; rejoin. + </p> + <p> + Re*ply", <i>v. t.</i> To return for an answer. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lords, vouchsafe<br /> To give me hearing what I shall <i>reply</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ply", <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Replies</b> (-pl&?;z"). [See Reply, + <i>v. i.</i>, and cf. Replica.] That which is said, written, or done in + answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a + response. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Answer; rejoinder; response. -- Reply, Rejoinder, Answer. 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> + Re*ply"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> See Replier. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pol"ish (r?-p?l"?sh), <i>v. t.</i> To polish again. + </p> + <p> + Re*pone" (r?-p?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>reponere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + + <i>ponere</i> to place.] To replace. <i>R. Baillie.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pop`u*la"tion (r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of repeopling; act + of furnishing with a population anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reported; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reporting.] [F. <i>reporter</i> to carry back, carry + (cf. <i>rapporter</i>; see Rapport), L. <i>reportare</i> to bear or bring + back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>portare</i> to bear or bring. See Port + bearing, demeanor.] <b>1.</b> To refer. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is no man that may <i>reporten</i> all. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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>. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is <i>reported</i> among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou + and the Jews think to rebel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Neh. vi. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer <i>reports</i> + the receipts and expenditures. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church + with windows only from above, that <i>reporteth</i> the voice thirteen + times." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Parliamentary Practice)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; + to write down from the lips of a speaker. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, + to <i>report</i> a public celebration or a horse race. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an + unfavorable sense; as, to <i>report</i> a servant to his employer. + </p> + <p> + <b>To be reported</b>, or <b>To be reported of</b>, to be spoken of; to be + mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably. <i>Acts xvi. 2.</i> -- <b>To + report one's self</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe. + </p> + <p> + Re*port" (r?-p?rt"), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at + a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1221 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*port" (r*prt"), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rapport</i>. See Report.<i>v. t.</i>] + <b>1.</b> That which is reported. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An account or + statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or + direction; relation. "From Thetis sent as spies to make <i>report</i>." <i>Waller.</i> + <i>(b)</i> A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; + hence, fame; repute; reputation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It was a true <i>report</i> that I heard in mine own land of thy acts + and of thy wisdom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings x. 6.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good <i>report</i> + among all the nation of the Jews. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts x. 22.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> Sound; noise; as, the <i>report</i> of a pistol or cannon. <i>(d)</i> + 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. <i>(e)</i> 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>. <i>(f)</i> A sketch, or a fully written account, of a + speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, + etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The corridors worse, having no <i>report</i> to the wings they join to. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; recital; + narrative; story; rumor; hearsay. + </p> + <p> + Re*port"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable or admitting of being reported. + </p> + <p> + Re*port"age (-j), <i>n.</i> SAme as Report. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*port"er (-r), <i>n.</i> One who reports. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An + officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and + decisions, or of legislative debates. <i>(b)</i> One who reports speeches, + the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of our tales judge and <i>reportour</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*port"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> By report or common fame. + </p> + <p> + Re`por*to"ri*al (r`pr*t"r*<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a + reporter or reporters; as, the <i>reportorial</i> staff of a newspaper. + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"al (r*pz"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [From Repose.] <b>1.</b> The act or + state of reposing; as, the <i>reposal</i> of a trust. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That on which one reposes. [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Reliance. [Obs.] <i>John Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pose" (r*pz"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reposed (-p?zd"); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reposing.] [F. <i>reposer</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>pausare</i> to pause. See Pause, Pose, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> To + cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to + lodge; to reposit. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But these thy fortunes let us straight <i>repose</i><br /> In this divine + cave's bosom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pebbles <i>reposed</i> in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left + behind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All being settled and <i>reposed</i>, the lord archbishop did present + his majesty to the lords and commons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After the toil of battle to <i>repose</i><br /> Your wearied virtue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king <i>reposeth</i> all his confidence in thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pose", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To lie at rest; to rest. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Within a thicket I <i>reposed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or + alarms. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is upon these that the soul may <i>repose</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To lie; to be supported; as, trap <i>reposing</i> on sand. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide. + </p> + <p> + Re*pose", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>repos</i>. See Repose, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> A + lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Shake off the golden slumber of <i>repose</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a + composed manner or deportment. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Poetic)</i> A rest; a pause. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Angle of repose</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; + tranquillity; peace. + </p> + <p> + Re*posed" (r*pzd"), <i>a.</i> Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest. <i>Bacon.</i> + -- Re*pos"ed*ly (r*pz"d*l), <i>adv.</i> -- Re*pos"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pose"ful (r*pz"fl), <i>a.</i> Full of repose; quiet. + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"er (r*pz"r), <i>n.</i> One who reposes. + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"it (r*pz"t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reposited; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Repositing.] [L. <i>repositus</i>, p. p. of <i>reponere</i> + to put back; pref. <i>re- </i> re- + <i>ponere</i> to put. See Position.] + To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or + preservation; to place; to store. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Others <i>reposit</i> their young in holes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Derham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`po*si"tion (r`p*zsh"n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repositio</i>.] The act of + repositing; a laying up. + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"i*tor (r*pz"*tr), <i>n.</i> <i>(Surg.)</i> An instrument employed + for replacing a displaced organ or part. + </p> + <p> + Re*pos"i*to*ry (r*pz"*t*r), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repositorium</i>, <i>repostorium</i>: + cf. OF. <i>repositoire</i>.] A place where things are or may be reposited, + or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository. <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`pos*sess" (r?"p?z*z?s" or -p?s*s?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To possess again; + as, to <i>repossess</i> the land. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To repossess one's self of</b> (something), to acquire again (something + lost). + </p> + <p> + Re`pos*ses"sion (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n or -p?s s?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> The act or the + state of possessing again. + </p> + <p> + Re*po"sure (r?-p?"sh?r; 135), <i>n.</i> Rest; quiet. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the <i>reposure</i> of most soft content. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Marston.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pour" (r?-p?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To pour again. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*pous`sé" (r<i>e</i> -p??`s?"), <i>a.</i> [F., p. p. of <i>repousser</i> + to thrust back; pref <i>re-</i> + <i>pousser</i> to push. See Push.] <i>(a)</i> + Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal. <i>(b)</i> 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. -- <i>n.</i> + Repoussé work. + </p> + <p> + <b>Repoussé work</b>, ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing + or hammering on the reverse side. + </p> + <p> + Re*prefe" (r?-pr?f"), <i>n.</i> Reproof. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hend" (r?p`r?-h?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Reprehended; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reprehending.] [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 Prehensile, and cf. Reprisal. + ] To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or + preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; + to blame; to censure. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Aristippus being <i>reprehended</i> of luxury by one that was not rich, + for that he gave six crowns for a small fish. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pardon me for <i>reprehending</i> thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely <i>reprehended</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I nor advise nor <i>reprehend</i> the choice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Philips.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hend"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who reprehends. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hen"si*ble (-h?n"s?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reprehensibilis</i>: cf. + F. <i>répréhensible</i>.] Worthy of reprehension; culpable; + censurable; blamable. -- Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- + Rep`re*hen"si*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hen"sion (-sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reprehensio</i>: cf. F. <i>répréhension</i>.] + Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret <i>reprehension</i> + that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See Admonition. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hen"sive (-h?n"s?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répréhensif</i>.] + Containing reprehension; conveying reproof. <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rep`re*hen"sive*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*hen"so*ry (-s?-r?), <i>a.</i> Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, + <i>reprehensory</i> complaint. <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`-pre*sent" (r?`pr?-z?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> To present again; as, to <i>re-present</i> + the points of an argument. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent" (r?p`r?-z?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> [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 Present, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Before him burn<br /> Seven lamps, as in a zodiac <i>representing</i><br /> + The heavenly fires. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or + character of; to personate; as, to <i>represent</i> Hamlet. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>represented</i> Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and + only obstacle to his success in that demand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robertson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols <i>represent</i> + quantities or relations; words <i>represent</i> ideas or things. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to + be known, felt, or apprehended; to present. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Metaph.)</i> To form or image again in consciousness, as an + object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally + apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being represented. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Representation; likeness. [Obs.] + <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>repr&?;sentant</i>.] + Appearing or acting for another; representing. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"ant, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>representant</i>.] A representative. + [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sen*ta"tion (-z?n-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>repr&?;sentation</i>, + L. <i>representatio</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act of representing, in any sense + of the verb. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which represents. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A likeness, a + picture, or a model; as, a <i>representation</i> of the human face, or + figure, and the like. <i>(b)</i> A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical + <i>representation</i>; a <i>representation</i> of Hamlet. <i>(c)</i> A + description or statement; as, the <i>representation</i> of an historian, + of a witness, or an advocate. <i>(d)</i> The body of those who act as + representatives of a community or society; as, the <i>representation</i> + of a State in Congress. <i>(e)</i> <i>(Insurance Law)</i> Any collateral + statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the + risk is affected, or either party is influenced. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The state of being represented. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness; + resemblance; exhibition; sight. + </p> + <p> + Re-pres`en*ta"tion (r?-prez`?n-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [See Re-present.] The + act of re- presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new + presentation; as, <i>re-presentation</i> of facts previously stated. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry (r?p`r?--z?n-t?"sh?n-?-r?), <i>a.</i> Implying + representation; representative. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"a*tive (-z?nt`?-t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>repr&?;sentatif</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Bearing the character or power of another; acting for another or + others; as, a council <i>representative</i> of the people. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies + for, the people; as, a <i>representative</i> government. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Nat.Hist.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Serving or fitted to present the + full characters of the type of a group; typical; as, a <i>representative</i> + genus in a family. <i>(b)</i> Similar in general appearance, structure, + and habits, but living in different regions; -- said of certain species + and varieties. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Metaph.)</i> Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what + was originally presentative knowledge; as, <i>representative</i> + faculties; <i>representative</i> knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and + Represent, 8. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"a*tive, <i>n.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>repraesentativus</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which + exhibits a likeness or similitude. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear, who was the <i>representative</i> + of Credulity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of + another, or others, being invested with his or their authority. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> One who represents, or stands in the place of, + another. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>4.</b> A member of the lower or popular house in a State legislature, + or in the national Congress. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Nat.Hist.)</i> <i>(a)</i> That which presents the full + character of the type of a group. <i>(b)</i> A species or variety which, + in any region, takes the place of a similar one in another region. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a representative manner; + vicariously. + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + representative. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with consciousness + and <i>representativeness</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spectator.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who shows, exhibits, or + describes. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A representative. [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`re*sent"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Representation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*press" (r?-pr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>press</i>.] To + press again. + </p> + <p> + Re*press" (r?-pr?s"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- + press</i>: cf. L. <i>reprimere</i>, + <i>repressum</i>. Cf. Reprimand.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . . <br /> Thou couldst <i>repress</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell; + curb; check. + </p> + <p> + Re*press", <i>n.</i> The act of repressing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*press"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, represses. + </p> + <p> + Re*press"i*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being repressed. + </p> + <p> + Re*pres"sion (r?-pr?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répression</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the <i>repression</i> + of evil and evil doers. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which represses; check; restraint. + </p> + <p> + Re*press"ive (r?-pr?s"?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répressif</i>. LL. + <i>repressivus</i>.] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, <i>repressive</i> + acts or measures. -- Re*press"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prev"a*ble (r?-pr?v"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Reprovable. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*preve" (r?-pr?v"), <i>v. t.</i> [See Reprieve, <i>v. t.</i>] To + reprove. [Obs.] "<i>Repreve</i> him of his vice." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*preve", <i>n.</i> Reproof. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*priefe" (r?-pr?f"), <i>n.</i> Repreve. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*priev"al (r?-pr?v"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> Reprieve. <i>Overbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prieve (r?-pr?v"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reprieved + (-pr?vd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reprieving.] [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 Prove, <i>and cf</i>. Reprove, Reprobate.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>reprieves</i> the sinnner from time to time. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To relieve for a time, or temporarily. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Company, thought it may <i>reprieve</i> a man from his melaneholy yet + can not secure him from his conscience. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1222 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*prieve" (r?-pr?v"), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A temporary suspension of the + execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a <i>reprieve</i> was sent to + suspend the execution for three days. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Interval of ease or relief; respite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All that I ask is but a short <i>reprieve</i>,<br /> ll I forget to love, + and learn to grieve. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"ri*mand (r?p"r?-m?nd), <i>n.</i> [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 Press, and cf. Repress.] Severe or formal + reproof; reprehension, private or public. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp <i>reprimand</i> for her treatment + of him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"ri*mand, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reprimanded; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reprimanding.] [Cf. F. <i>réprimander</i>. See + Reprimand, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To reprove severely; to reprehend; to + chide for a fault; to consure formally. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Germanicus was severely <i>reprimanded</i> by Tiberius for traveling + into Egypt without his permission. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; + as, the court ordered him to be <i>reprimanded</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See + Reprove. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ri*mand`er (-m?nd`?r), <i>n.</i> One who reprimands. + </p> + <p> + Re*prim"er (r?-pr?m"?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Firearms)</i> A machine or + implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that + the shells be used again. + </p> + <p> + Re*print" (r?-pr?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To print again; to print a + second or a new edition of. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To renew the impression of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The whole business of our redemption is . . . to <i>reprint</i> God's + image upon the soul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"print` (r?"pr?nt`), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*print"er (r?-pr?nt"?r), <i>n.</i> One who reprints. + </p> + <p> + Re*pris"al (r?-priz"<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [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 Reprehend, Reprise.] <b>1.</b> + The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Debatable ground, on which incursions and <i>reprisals</i> continued to + take place. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. <i>Vattel (Trans.)</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Any act of retaliation. <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Letters of marque and reprisal</b>. See under Marque. + </p> + <p> + Re*prise" (r?-pr?z"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>reprise</i>, fr. <i>reprendre</i>, + <i>repris</i>, to take back, L. <i>reprehendere</i>. See Reprehend.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> Deductions and duties paid yearly out of + a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the + like. [Written also <i>reprizes</i>.] <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. + </p> + <p> + Re*prise", <i>v. t.</i> [Written also <i>reprize</i>.] <b>1.</b> To take + again; to retake. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To recompense; to pay. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*pris"tin*ate (r?-pr?s"t?n-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>pristine</i>.] + To restore to an original state. [R.] <i>Shedd.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pris`ti*na"tion (-t?-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> Restoration to an original + state; renewal of purity. [R.] <i>R. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prive" (r?-pr?v"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + L. <i>privare</i> + to deprive.] To take back or away. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prive", <i>v. t.</i> To reprieve. [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prize" (-pr?z"), <i>v. t.</i> See Reprise. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*priz"es (-pr?z"?z), <i>n. pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> See Reprise, <i>n.</i>, + 2. + </p> + <p> + Re*proach" (r?-pr?ch"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reproached + (-pr?cht"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reproaching.] [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. Approach.] <b>1.</b> To come back to, or + come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to + disgrace. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I thought your marriage fit; else imputation,<br /> For that he knew you, + might <i>reproach</i> your life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; + to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If ye be <i>reproached</i> for the name of Christ. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Peter iv. 14.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That this newcomer, Shame,<br /> There sit not, and <i>reproach</i> us as + unclean. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed<br /> His fainting friends, <i>reproached</i> + their shameful flight.<br /> Repelled the victors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; revile; + vilify. + </p> + <p> + Re*proach", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>reproche</i>. See Reproach, <i>v.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; + contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive + reflections; as, severe <i>reproach</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No <i>reproaches</i> even, even when pointed and barbed with the + sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Give not thine heritage to <i>reproach</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Joel ii. 17.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a <i>reproach</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <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> + Re*proach"a*blr (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>reprochable</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Deserving reproach; censurable. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Opprobrius; scurrilous. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*proach"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*proach"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*proach"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who reproaches. + </p> + <p> + Re*proach"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Expressing or containing + reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>reproachful</i> speeches . . . <br /> That he hath breathed in my + dishonor here. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a <i>reproachful</i> + life. + </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> + -- Re*proach"ful*ly (r&?;-pr&?;ch"f&?;l-l&?;), <i>adv.</i> + -- Re*proach"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*proach"less, <i>a.</i> Being without reproach. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*ba*cy (r?p"r?-b?-c?), <i>n.</i> Reprobation. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*bance (-b<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Reprobation. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*bate (-b?t), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reprobatus</i>, p. p. of <i>reprobare</i> + to disapprove, condemn. See Reprieve, Reprove.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; + disallowed; rejected. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reprobate</i> silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath + rejected them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. vi. 30.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally abandoned and lost; + given up to vice; depraved. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And strength, and art, are easily outdone<br /> By spirits <i>reprobate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as, <i>reprobate</i> + conduct. "<i>Reprobate</i> desire." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Abandoned; vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked; profligate; + base; vile. See Abandoned. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*bate, <i>n.</i> One morally abandoned and lost. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I acknowledge myself for a <i>reprobate</i>, a villain, a traitor to the + king. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*bate (-b?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reprobated + (-b?`t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reprobating.] <b>1.</b> To + disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as + unworthy; to disallow; to reject. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such an answer as this is <i>reprobated</i> and disallowed of in law; I + do not believe it, unless the deed appears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of them, was <i>reprobated</i> + by the other. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*bate*ness, <i>n.</i> The state of being reprobate. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*ba`ter (-b?`t?r), <i>n.</i> One who reprobates. + </p> + <p> + Rep`ro*ba"tion (-b?`sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réprobation</i>, or L. + <i>reprobatio</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act of reprobating; the state of being + reprobated; strong disapproval or censure. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an + increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming <i>reprobation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jeffrey.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Set a brand of <i>reprobation</i> on clipped poetry and false coin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> The predestination of a certain number of the + human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment. + </p> + <p> + Rep`ro*ba"tion*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Theol.)</i> One who believes in + reprobation. See Reprobation, 2. <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*ba*tive (-b?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to reprobation; + expressing reprobation. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ro*ba`to*ry (-b?`t?-r?), <i>a.</i> Reprobative. + </p> + <p> + Re`pro*duce" (r?`pr?-d?s"), <i>v. t.</i> To produce again. Especially: <i>(a)</i> + To bring forward again; as, to <i>reproduce</i> a witness; to <i>reproduce</i> + charges; to <i>reproduce</i> a play. <i>(b)</i> To cause to exist again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir I. Newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. <i>(d)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`pro*du"cer (-d?"s?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reproduces. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`pro*duc"tion (-d?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>reproduction</i>.] <b>1.</b> + The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced; + specifically <i>(Biol.)</i>, the process by which plants and animals give + rise to offspring. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> That which is reproduced. + </p> + <p> + Re`pro*duc"tive (-t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>reproductif</i>.] Tending, or + pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction. <i>Lyell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`pro*duc"to*ry (-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> Reproductive. + </p> + <p> + Re*proof" (r?-pr??f"), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>reproef</i>. See Proof, Reprove.] + <b>1.</b> Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed + to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those best can bear <i>reproof</i> who merit praise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; + censure; blame. See Admonition. + </p> + <p> + Re*prov"a*ble (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réprouvable</i>.] + Worthy of reproof or censure. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; + rebukable. + </p> + <p> + --Re*prov"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*prov"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re prov"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> Reproof. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*prove" (r?-pr??v"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reproved + (-pr??vd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reproving.] [F. <i>réprouver</i>, + OF. <i>reprover</i>, fr. L. <i>reprobare</i>. See Reprieve, Reprobate, and + cf. Reproof.] <b>1.</b> To convince. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When he is come, he will <i>reprove</i> the world of sin, and of + righteousness, and of judgment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John xvi. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To disprove; to refute. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reprove</i> my allegation, if you can. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to + censure. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What if thy son + </p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Prove disobedient, and, <i>reproved</i>, retort,<br /> "Wherefore didst + thou beget me?" + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To express disapprobation of; as, to <i>reprove</i> faults. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He neither <i>reproved</i> the ordinance of John, neither plainly + condemned the fastings of the other men. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Udall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. -- + Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. 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> + Re*prov"er (r?-pr??v"?r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reproves. + </p> + <p> + Re*prov"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reproving manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*prune" (r*prn"), <i>v. t.</i> To prune again or anew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Yet soon <i>reprunes</i> her wing to soar anew. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"-sil`ver (r?p"s?l`v?r), <i>n.</i> [See Reap.] Money anciently paid by + servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping + his corn or grain. + </p> + <p> + Rep"tant (r?p"t<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reptans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, + p. pr. of <i>reptare</i>, v. intens. from <i>repere</i> to creep. See + Reptile.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Repent. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, + worms, etc. + </p> + <p> + ||Rep*tan"ti*a (r?p-t?n"sh?-?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A + division of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata. + </p> + <p> + Rep*ta"tion (r?p-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reptatio</i>, from <i>reptare</i>: + cf. F. <i>reptation</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The act of creeping. + </p> + <p> + Rep"ta*to*ry (r?p"t?-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Creeping. + </p> + <p> + Rep"tile (r?p"t?l;277), <i>a.</i> [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. Serpent.] <b>1.</b> Creeping; moving + on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a <i>reptile</i> race or + crew; <i>reptile</i> vices. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is also a false, <i>reptile</i> prudence, the result not of + caution, but of fear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And dislodge their <i>reptile</i> souls<br /> From the bodies and forms + of men. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep"tile, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> An animal that crawls, + or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as + lizards, and the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>3.</b> A groveling or very mean person. + </p> + <p> + ||Rep*til"i*a (r?p-t?l"?-?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rep*til"i*an (-<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> Belonging to the reptiles. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reptilian age</b> <i>(Geol.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rep*til"i*an, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Reptilia; a + reptile. + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lic (r?-p?b"l?k), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>république</i>, L. <i>respublica</i> + commonwealth; <i>res</i> a thing, an affair + <i>publicus</i>, <i>publica</i>, + public. See Real, <i>a.</i>, and Public.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Common weal. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body + of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a + commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Republic of letters</b>, The collective body of literary or learned + men. + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lic*an (-l?-k<i>a</i>n), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>républicain</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Of or pertaining to a republic. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Roman emperors were <i>republican</i> magistrates named by the + senate. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, <i>republican</i> + sentiments or opinions; <i>republican</i> manners. + </p> + <p> + <b>Republican party</b>. <i>(U.S. Politics)</i> <i>(a)</i> An earlier name + of the Democratic party when it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas + Jefferson was its great leader. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1223 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lic*an (r?-p?b"l?-k<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who favors + or prefers a republican form of government. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(U.S.Politics)</i> A member of the Republican party. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The American cliff swallow. The + cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Red republican</b>. See under Red. + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lic*an*ism (-?z'm), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>républicanisme</i>.] + <b>1.</b> A republican form or system of government; the principles or + theory of republican government. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of + government. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The principles and policy of the Republican party, so called + [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lic*an*ize (-?z), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Republicanized (-?zd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Republicanizing + (-?`z?ng).] [Cf. F. <i>républicaniser</i>.] To change, as a state, + into a republic; to republican principles; as, France was <i>republicanized</i>; + to <i>republicanize</i> the rising generation. <i>D. Ramsay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"li*cate (r?*p?b"l?*k?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>republicare</i>.] + To make public again; to republish. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*pub`li*ca"tion (r?-p?b`l?-k?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lish (r?-p?b"l?sh), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Republished (-l?sht); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Republishing.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor <i>republished</i> + his will. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pub"lish*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who republishes. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu"di*a*ble (r?-p?"d?-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Repudilate.] Admitting of + repudiation; fit or proper to be put away. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu"di*ate (-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repudiated + (-?`t?d); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Repudiating.] [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> + <b>1.</b> To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to + renounce; to reject. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Servitude is to be <i>repudiated</i> with greater care. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prynne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has + promised to marry. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His separation from Terentis, whom he <i>repudiated</i> not long + afterward. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bolingbroke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State + has <i>repudiated</i> its debts. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu`di*a"tion (-"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf.F. <i>répudiation</i>, L. + <i>repudiatio</i>.] The act of repudiating, or the state of being + repuddiated; as, the <i>repudiation</i> of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, + etc. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu`di*a"tion, <i>n.</i> One who favors repudiation, especially of a + public debt. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu"di*a`tor (r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [L., a rejecter, contemner.] + One who repudiates. + </p> + <p> + Re*pugn" (r?-p?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>répugner</i>, L. <i>repugnare</i>, + <i>repugnatum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>pugnare</i> to fight. See + Pugnacious.] To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Stubbornly he did <i>repugn</i> the truth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pug"na*ble (r?-p?g"n?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being repugned or + resisted. [R.] <i>Sir T. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*pug"nance (-n<i>a</i>ns), Re*pug"nan*cy (- n<i>a</i>n-s?), } <i>n.</i> + [F. <i>répugnance</i>, L. <i>repugnantia</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That which causes us to lose most of our time is the <i>repugnance</i> + which we naturally have to labor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let the foes quietly cut their throats,<br /> Without <i>repugnancy</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; + hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See + Dislike. + </p> + <p> + Re*pug"nant (-n<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>répugnant</i>, or L. + <i>repugnans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>repugnare</i>. See Repugn.] + Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; + contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a + high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by <i>to</i>, rarely and less + properly by <i>with</i>; as, all rudeness was <i>repugnant</i> to her + nature. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [His sword] <i>repugnant</i> to command. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less <i>repugnant</i> + unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Perkins.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; + irreconcilable; hostile; inimical. + </p> + <p> + Re*pug"nant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a repugnant manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*pug"nate (-n?t), <i>v. t.</i> [From L. <i>repugnare</i>. See Repugn.] + To oppose; to fight against. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*pugn"er (r?-p?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who repugns. + </p> + <p> + Re*pul"lu*late (r?-p?l"l?-l?t), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>repullulare</i>, <i>repullulatum</i>. + See Pullulate.] To bud again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Though tares <i>repullulate</i>, there is wheat still left in the field. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pul`lu*la"tion (r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of budding again; + the state of having budded again. + </p> + <p> + Re*pulse" (r?-p?ls"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Repulsed + (-p?lst"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Repulsing.] [L. <i>repulsus</i>, p. + p. of <i>repellere</i>. See Repel.] <b>1.</b> To repel; to beat or drive + back; as, to <i>repulse</i> an assault; to <i>repulse</i> the enemy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Complete to have discovered and <i>repulsed</i><br /> Whatever wiles of + foe or seeming friend. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send + away; as, to <i>repulse</i> a suitor or a proffer. + </p> + <p> + Re*pulse", <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repulsa</i>, fr. <i>repellere</i>, <i>repulsum</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being + repelled or driven back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By fate repelled, and with <i>repulses</i> tired. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He received in the <i>repulse</i> of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. + </p> + <p> + Re*pulse"less, <i>a.</i> Not capable of being repulsed. + </p> + <p> + Re*puls"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who repulses, or drives back. + </p> + <p> + Re*pul"sion (r?-p?l"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>repulsio</i>: cf. F. <i>répulsion</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being + repulsed or repelled. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*pul"sive (-s?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répulsif</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a <i>repulsive</i> force. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Repulsive</i> of his might the weapon stood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, <i>repulsive</i> manners. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*pul"sive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*pul"sive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pul"so*ry (-s?-r?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>repulsorius</i>.] Repulsive; + driving back. + </p> + <p> + Re*pur"chase (r?*p?r"ch?s; 48), <i>v. t.</i> To buy back or again; to + regain by purchase. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pur"chase, <i>n.</i> The act of repurchasing. + </p> + <p> + Re*pu"ri*fy (r?-p?"r?-f?), <i>v. t.</i> To purify again. + </p> + <p> + Rep"u*ta*ble (r?p"?-t?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [From Repute.] Having, or worthy + of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a <i>reputable</i> + man or character; <i>reputable</i> conduct. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the article of danger, it is as <i>reputable</i> to elude an enemy as + defeat one. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Broome.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Respectable; creditable; estimable. + </p> + <p> + -- Rep"u ta*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Rep"u*ta*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rep`u*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réputation</i>, L. <i>reputatio</i> + a reckoning, consideration. See Repute, <i>v. t.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The estimation in which one is held; character in public + opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The best evidence of <i>reputation</i> is a man's whole life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ames.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; + general credit; good name. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I see my <i>reputation</i> is at stake. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The security of his <i>reputation</i> or good name. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Account; value. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [/Christ] made himself of no <i>reputation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Phil. ii. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. + See the Note under Character. + </p> + <p> + Re*put"a*tive*ly (r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?), <i>adv.</i> By repute. + </p> + <p> + Re*pute" (r?-p?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reputed; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reputing.] [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 Putative.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to + hold; to think; to reckon. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and <i>reputed</i> vile in your + sight? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Job xviii. 3.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king your father was <i>reputed</i> for<br /> A prince most prudent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*pute", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Character reputed or attributed; reputation, + whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He who regns<br /> Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure<br /> Sat on + his throne, upheld by old <i>repute</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor + derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to <i>disrepute</i>. + "Dead stocks, which have been of <i>repute</i>." <i>F. Beaumont.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*put"ed*ly (r?-p?t"?d-l?), <i>adv.</i> In common opinion or estimation; + by repute. + </p> + <p> + Re*pute"less, <i>a.</i> Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; + inglorius. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quere" (r?--kw?r"), <i>v. t.</i> To require. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*quest" (r*kwst"), <i>n.</i> [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 Require, + and cf. Quest.] <b>1.</b> The act of asking for anything desired; + expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will marry her, sir, at your <i>request</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their <i>request</i>." + <i>Ps. cvi. 15.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will both hear and grant you your <i>requests</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be + sought after or asked for; demand. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Knowledge and fame were in as great <i>request</i> as wealth among us + now. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Court of Requests</b>. <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A court of equity for the + relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now + abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] <i>Brande + & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; + entreaty; suit. + </p> + <p> + Re*quest" (r?-kw?st"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Requested; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Requesting.] [Cf. OF. <i>requester</i>, F. <i>requêter</i>.] + <b>1.</b> To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, + to <i>request</i> his presence, or a favor. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To address with a request; to ask. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I <i>request</i> you<br /> To give my poor host freedom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg. + </p> + <p> + Re*quest"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who requests; a petitioner. + </p> + <p> + Re*quick"en (r?-kw?k"'n), <i>v. t.</i> To quicken anew; to reanimate; to + give new life to. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), <i>n.</i> [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 Quiet, <i>n.</i>, and cf. Requin.] <b>1.</b> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> + A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased + person. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Else had I an eternal <i>requiem</i> kept,<br /> And in the arms of peace + forever slept. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*qui"e*to*ry (r?-kw?"?-t?-r?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>requietorium</i>, fr. <i>requiescere</i>, + <i>requietum</i>, to rest. See Re-, and Quiesce.] A sepulcher. [Obs.] <i>Weever.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"quin (r?"kw?n), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>reqiem</i> a Mass sung for the + dead. See Requiem.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The man-eater, or white shark (<i>Carcharodon + carcharias</i>); -- so called on account of its causing <i>requiems</i> to + be sung. + </p> + <p> + Re*quir"a*ble (r?-kw?r"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being required; proper + to be required. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quire" (r?-kw?r"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Required + (-kw?rd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Requiring.] [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 Query, and cf. + Request, Requisite.] <b>1.</b> To demand; to insist upon having; to claim + as by right and authority; to exact; as, to <i>require</i> the surrender + of property. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Shall I say to Cæsar<br /> What you <i>require</i> of him? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By nature did what was by law <i>required</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Just gave what life <i>required</i>, and gave no more. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The two last [biographies] <i>require</i> to be particularly noticed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. A. Symonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To ask as a favor; to request. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ezra viii. 22.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; + need. + </p> + <p> + Re*quire"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of requiring; + demand; requisition. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; + an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One of those who believe that they can fill up every <i>requirement</i> + contained in the rule of righteousness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. M. Mason.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its + nature and <i>requirements</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quir"er (-kw?r"?r), <i>n.</i> One who requires. + </p> + <p> + Req"ui*site (r?k"w?-z?t), <i>n.</i> That which is required, or is + necessary; something indispensable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wake.</i> + </p> + <p> + Req"ui*site, <i>a.</i> [L. <i>requisitus</i>, p. p. <i>requirere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>quaerere</i> to ask. See Require.] Required by + the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be + dispensed with; necessary; indispensable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All truth <i>requisite</i> for men to know. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. + </p> + <p> + -- Req"ui*site*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Req"ui*site*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Req`ui*si"tion (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), <i>n.</i>[Cf. F. <i>réquisition</i>, + L. <i>requisitio</i> a searching.] <b>1.</b> The act of requiring, as of + right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + <i>(International Law)</i> A formal demand made by one state or government + upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice. + <i>Kent.</i> <i>(b)</i> <i>(Law)</i> A notarial demand of a debt. <i>Wharton.</i> + <i>(c)</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> A demand by the invader upon the people of an + invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, + etc. <i>Farrow.</i> <i>(d)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of + supplies or necessaries. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a <i>reqisition</i> + for a public meeting. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Req`ui*si"tion, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To make a reqisition on or for; as, + to <i>requisition</i> a district for forage; to <i>requisition</i> troops. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to <i>requisition</i> + a person to be a candidate. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Req`ui*si"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> One who makes or signs a requisition. + </p> + <p> + Re*quis"i*tive (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Expressing or implying demand. + [R.] <i>Harris.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quis"i*tive, <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, makes requisition; a + requisitionist. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*quis"i*tor (-t?r), <i>n.</i> One who makes reqisition; esp., one + authorized by a requisition to investigate facts. + </p> + <p> + Re*quis"i*to*ry (-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> Sought for; demanded. [R.] <i>Summary + on Du Bartas (1621).</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quit"a*ble (-kw?t"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be requited. + </p> + <p> + Re*quit"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> [From Requite.] The act of requiting; + also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a + good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the <i>requital</i> of services; + in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the <i>requital</i> of + evil deeds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No merit their aversion can remove,<br /> Nor ill <i>requital</i> can + efface their love. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1224 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; + satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment. + </p> + <p> + Re"quite" (r?-kw?t"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Requited; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Requiting.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>quit</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He can <i>requite</i> thee; for he knows the charma<br /> That call fame + on such gentle acts as these. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to <i>requite</i> + it with thy hand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. x. 14.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; + recompense; punish; revenge. + </p> + <p> + Re*quite"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Requital [Obs.] <i>E. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*quit"er (-kw?t"?r), <i>n.</i> One who requites. + </p> + <p> + Rere"brace` (r?r"br?s"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>arrière-bras</i>.] <i>(Anc. + Armor)</i> Armor for the upper part of the arm. <i>Fairholt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rere`de*main" (-d?-m?n"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>arrière</i> back + <i>de</i> + of + <i>main</i> hand.] A backward stroke. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rere"dos (r?r"d?s), <i>n.</i> [From <i>rear</i> + F. <i>dos</i> back, L. + <i>dorsum</i>. Cf. Dorsal.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A screen or + partition wall behind an altar. <i>(b)</i> The back of a fireplace. <i>(c)</i> + The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the + louver, in the center of ancient halls. [Also spelt <i>reredosse</i>.] <i>Fairholt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rere"fief` (r?r"f?f`), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>arrière-fief</i>. See Rear + hinder, and Fief.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> A fief held of a superior feudatory; + a fief held by an under tenant. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*reign" (r?-r?n"), <i>v. i.</i> To reign again. + </p> + <p> + Re`-re*it"er*ate (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), <i>v. t.</i> To reiterate many times. + [R.] "My <i>re-reiterated</i> wish." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rere"mouse` (r?r"mous`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A rearmouse. + </p> + <p> + Re`-re*solve" (r?`r?-z?lv"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To resolve again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Resolves, and <i>re-resolves</i>, then dies the same. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rere"ward` (r?r"w?rd`), <i>n.</i> [See Rearward.] The rear guard of an + army. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Res (r?z), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Res</b>. [L.] A thing; the + particular thing; a matter; a point. + </p> + <p> + <b>||Res gestæ</b> [L., things done] <i>(Law)</i>, the facts which + form the environment of a litigated issue. <i>Wharton.</i> -- <b>||Res + judicata</b> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer + open to controversy. + </p> + <p> + Re*sail" (r?-s?l"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To sail again; also, to sail + back, as to a former port. + </p> + <p> + Re*sale" (r?-s?l" or r?"s?l), <i>n.</i> A sale at second hand, or at + retail; also, a second sale. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sal"gar (r?-s?l"g?r), <i>n.</i> Realgar. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`sa*lute" (r?`s?-l?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To salute again. + </p> + <p> + Re*saw" (r&?;-s&?;"), <i>v. t.</i> To saw again; specifically, to + saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension + lumber, as joists, boards, etc. + </p> + <p> + Res"cat (r?s"k?t), <i>v. t.</i> [Sp. <i>rescattar</i>.] To ransom; to + release; to rescue. [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"cat, <i>n.</i> [Sp. <i>rescate</i>.] Ransom; release. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*scind" (r?-s?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rescinded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rescinding.] [L. <i>rescindere</i>, <i>rescissum</i>; + pref <i>re-</i> re- + <i>scindere</i> to cut, split: cf. F. <i>rescinder</i>. + See Shism.] <b>1.</b> To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally <i>rescind</i> the impure + relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; + vacate; void. + </p> + <p> + Re*scind"a*ble (-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> Capable of being rescinded. + </p> + <p> + Re*scind"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of rescinding; rescission. + </p> + <p> + Re*scis"sion (r?-s?zh"?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rescissio</i>: cf. F. <i>rescission</i>. + See Rescind.] The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; + as, the <i>rescission</i> of a law, decree, or judgment. + </p> + <p> + Re*scis"so*ry (r?-s?z"?-r? or r?-s?s"-), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rescissorius</i>: + cf. F. <i>rescisoire</i>.] Tending to rescind; rescinding. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To pass a general act <i>rescissory</i> (as it was called), annulling + all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"cous (r?s"k?s), <i>n.</i> [OE., fr. OF. <i>rescousse</i>, fr. <i>rescourre</i>, + p. p. <i>rescous</i>, to rescue. See Rescue.] <b>1.</b> Rescue; + deliverance. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> See Rescue, 2. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Res"cowe (r?s"kou), <i>v. t.</i> To rescue. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*scribe" (r?-skr?b"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>rescribere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>scribere</i> to write. See Scribe.] <b>1.</b> To write back; to + write in reply. <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To write over again. <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"script (r?"skr?pt), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rescriptum</i>: cf. F. <i>rescrit</i>, + formerly also spelt <i>rescript</i>. See Rescribe,<i>v. t.</i>] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> The answer of an emperor when + formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, + an edict or decree. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In their <i>rescripts</i> and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke + in the plural number. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> The official written answer of the pope upon a + question of canon law, or morals. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A counterpart. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*scrip"tion (r?-skr?p"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rescriptio</i>: cf. F. <i>rescription</i>. + See Rescribe.] A writing back; the answering of a letter. <i>Loveday.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*scrip"tive (-t?v), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or answering the purpose + of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining. + </p> + <p> + Re*scrip"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> By rescript. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"cu*a*ble (r?s"k?-?-b'l), <i>a.</i> That may be rescued. + </p> + <p> + Res"cue (r?s"k?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rescued (-k?d);<i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rescuing.] [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 Qtash + to crush, Rercussion.] To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, + danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw + from a state of exposure to evil; as, to <i>rescue</i> a prisoner from the + enemy; to <i>rescue</i> seamen from destruction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release; + save. + </p> + <p> + Res"cue (r?s"k?), <i>n.</i> [From Rescue, <i>v.</i>; cf. Rescous.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or + danger; liberation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Spur to the <i>rescue</i> of the noble Talbot. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> The forcible retaking, or taking away, + against law, of things lawfully distrained. <i>(b)</i> The forcible + liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment. <i>(c)</i> The + retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rescue</i> of a prisoner from the court is punished with + perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rescue grass</b>. [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A tall grass (<i>Ceratochloa + unioloides</i>) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage + in the Southern States. + </p> + <p> + Res"cue*less, <i>a.</i> Without rescue or release. + </p> + <p> + Res"cu*er (-k?-?r), <i>n.</i> One who rescues. + </p> + <p> + Res`cus*see" (r?s`k?s-s?"), <i>n.</i> <i>(O.Eng. Law)</i> The party in + whose favor a rescue is made. <i>Crabb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res*cus"sor (r?s-k?s"s?r), <i>n.</i> [LL.] <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> One who + makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer. <i>Burril.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rese (r?z), <i>v. i.</i> To shake; to quake; to tremble. [Obs.] "It made + all the gates for to <i>rese</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re-search" (r?-s?rch"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>search</i>.] + To search again; to examine anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*search" (r?-s?rch"), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>search</i>: cf + OF. <i>recerche</i>, F. <i>recherche</i>.] Diligent inquiry or examination + in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; + as, <i>researches</i> of human wisdom. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the + results of the <i>researches</i> of antiquaries. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny. + </p> + <p> + Re*search", <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>search</i>: cf. OF. <i>recerchier</i>, + F. <i>rechercher</i>.] To search or examine with continued care; to seek + diligently. + </p> + <p> + Re*search"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who researches. + </p> + <p> + Re*search"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Making researches; inquisitive. [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*seat" (r?-s?t"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To seat or set again, as on a + chair, throne, etc. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to <i>reseat</i> a + theater; to <i>reseat</i> a chair or trousers. + </p> + <p> + Re*sect" (r?-s?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resected;<i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Resecting.] [L. <i>resectus</i>, p. p. of <i>resecare</i> + to cut off; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>secare</i> to cut.] To cut or pare + off; to remove by cutting. + </p> + <p> + Re*sec"tion (r?-s?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resectio</i>: cf. F. <i>résection</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of cutting or paring off. <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, + or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. + </p> + <p> + Re*se"da (r?-s?"d?), <i>n.</i> [L. , a kind of plant.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> + A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette. + </p> + <p> + Re*seek" (r?-s?k"), <i>v. t.</i> To seek again. <i>J. Barlow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*seize" (r?-s?z"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- + seize</i>: cf. F. <i>ressaisir</i>.] + <b>1.</b> To seize again, or a second time. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To put in possession again; to reinstate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And then therein [in his kingdom] <i>reseized</i> was again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To take possession of, as lands and tenements which + have been disseized. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*seiz"er (-s?z"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who seizes again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sei"zure (r&?;-s&?;"zh&?;r; 135), <i>n.</i> A second + seizure; the act of seizing again. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sell" (r?-s?l"), <i>v. t.</i> To sell again; to sell what has been + bought or sold; to retail. + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"bla*ble (r?-z?m"bl?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Resemble.] Admitting of + being compared; like. [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"blance (-bl<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ressemblance</i>. See + Resemble.] <b>1.</b> The quality or state of resembling; likeness; + similitude; similarity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great <i>resemblance</i> + to each other. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a + likeness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are <i>resemblances</i> + formed according to things spiritual. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; + representation; image. + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"blant (-bl<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F., a . and p. pr. fr. <i>ressembler</i> + to resemble. See Resemble.] Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. + [R.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"ble (r?-z?m"b'l), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resembled + (-b'ld); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Resembling (-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 Similar.] + <b>1.</b> To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in + appearance or qualities; as, these brothers <i>resemble</i> each other. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We will <i>resemble</i> you in that. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The other . . . <br /> He did <i>resemble</i> to his lady bright. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well <i>resemble</i> + man's speech." <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] <i>H. Bushnell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"bler (r?-z?m"bl?r), <i>n.</i> One who resembles. + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"bling*ly (-bl?ng-l?), <i>adv.</i> So as to resemble; with + resemblance or likeness. + </p> + <p> + Re*sem"i*nate (-s?m"?-n?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. pref. <i>re-</i> again + <i>seminatus</i>, + p. p. of <i>seminare</i> to sow.] To produce again by means of seed. + [Obs.] <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*send" (r?-s?nd"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To send again; as, to <i>resend</i> + a message. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To send back; as, to <i>resend</i> a gift. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Telegraphy)</i> To send on from an intermediate station by + means of a repeater. + </p> + <p> + Re*sent" (r?-z?nt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resented; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Resenting.] [F. <i>ressentir</i>; L. pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>sentire</i> to feel. See Sense.] <b>1.</b> To be sensible of; to + feel; as: <i>(a)</i> In a good sense, to take well; to receive with + satisfaction. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably <i>resented</i> + by compassionate readers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or + affront; to be indignant at. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words + or acts. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have <i>resented</i> + safely. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bolingbroke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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 Resent, <i>v. i.</i> [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This bird of prey <i>resented</i> a worse than earthly savor in the soul + of Saul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our King Henry the Seventh quickly <i>resented</i> his drift. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sent", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To feel resentment. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who resents. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Inclined to resent; easily provoked to + anger; irritable. -- Re*sent"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"i*ment (-?-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Resentment. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> With deep sense or strong + perception. [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment. + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"ive (-?v), <i>a.</i> Resentful. [R.] <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sent"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ressentiment</i>.] <b>1.</b> + The act of resenting. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of + contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of + consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He retains vivid <i>resentments</i> of the more solid morality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is a greater wonder that so many of them die, with so little <i>resentment</i> + of their danger. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>The Council Book (1651).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by + a wrong or injury experienced. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Resentment</i> . . . is a deep, reflective displeasure against the + conduct of the offender. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cogan.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Anger; irritation; vexation; displeasure; grudge; + indignation; choler; gall; ire; wrath; rage; fury. -- Resentment, Anger. + <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 Anger. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Anger is like<br /> A full-hot horse, who being allowed his way,<br /> + Self-mettle tires him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Can heavently minds such high <i>resentment</i> show,<br /> Or exercise + their spite in human woe? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"er*ate (r?s"?r-?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>reseratus</i>, p. p. of <i>reserare</i> + to unlock.] To unlock; to open. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"ance (r?-z?rv"<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> Reservation. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Res`er*va"tion (r?z`?r-v?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réservation</i>, + LL. <i>reservatio</i>. See Reserve.] <b>1.</b> The act of reserving, or + keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve. <i>A. + Smith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With <i>reservation</i> of an hundred knights. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Make some <i>reservation</i> of your wrongs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not + given up or brought forward. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A tract of the public land reserved for some special use, as for + schools, for the use of Indians, etc. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The state of being reserved, or kept in store. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> A clause in an instrument by which some + new thing is reserved out of the thing granted, and not <i>in esse</i> + before. <i>(b)</i> A proviso. <i>Kent.</i> + </p> + <p> + This term is often used in the same sense with <i>exception</i>, the + technical distinction being disregarded. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The portion of the sacramental + elements reserved for purposes of devotion and for the communion of the + absent and sick. <i>(b)</i> A term of canon law, which signifies that the + pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices. + </p> + <p> + <b>Mental reservation</b>, the withholding, or failing to disclose, + something that affects a statement, promise, etc., and which, if + disclosed, would materially change its import. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1225 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"a*tive (r?-z?rv"?-t?v), <i>a.</i> Tending to reserve or keep; + keeping; reserving. + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"a*to*ry (-t?-r?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>reservatorium</i>,fr. L. <i>resservare</i>. + See Reserve, <i>v. t.</i>, and cf. Reservior.] A place in which things are + reserved or kept. <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*serve" (r?-z?rv"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reserved. (z&?;rvd");<i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reserving.] [F. <i>réserver</i>, L. <i>reservare</i>, + <i>reservatum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>servare</i> to keep. See + Serve.] <b>1.</b> To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or + disclose. "I have <i>reserved</i> to myself nothing." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold + from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain. <i>Gen. + xxvii. 35.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have <i>reserved</i> + against the time of trouble? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Job xxxviii. 22,23.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reserve</i> your kind looks and language for private hours. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To make an exception of; to except. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*serve", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réserve</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act of + reserving, or keeping back; reservation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with + certain <i>reserves</i> and deviations. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried likewise a <i>reserve</i> + in some other vessel for a continual supply. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is excepted; exception. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a <i>reserve</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution + in personal behavior. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined,<br /> Left all <i>reserve</i>, + and all the sex, behind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The clergyman's shy and sensitive <i>reserve</i> had balked this scheme. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Banking)</i> Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. + </p> + <p> + <b>In reserve</b>, 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>. -- <b>Reserve air</b>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> Same + as <i>Supplemental air</i>, under Supplemental. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness; + reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness; modesty. + </p> + <p> + Re*served" (-z?rvd"), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Kept for future or special use, + or for an exigency; as, <i>reserved</i> troops; a <i>reserved</i> seat in + a theater. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or + cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To all obliging, yet <i>reserved</i> to all. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walsh.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nothing <i>reserved</i> or sullen was to see. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*serv"ed*ly (r&?;-z&?;rv"&?;d-l&?;), <i>adv.</i> -- + Re*serv"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`er*vee" (rz`r*v"), <i>n.</i> One to, or for, whom anything is + reserved; - - contrasted with <i>reservor</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"er (r*zrv"r), <i>n.</i> One who reserves. + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"ist, <i>n.</i> A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia. + [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Res"er*voir` (rz"r*vwôr`; 277), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réservoir</i>, + fr. LL. <i>reservatorium</i>. See Reservatory.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> A small intercellular space, often containing + resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter. + </p> + <p> + <b>Receiving reservoir</b> <i>(Water Works)</i>, a principal reservoir + into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a + distributing reservoir draws its supply. + </p> + <p> + Re*serv"or (r?-z?rv"?r or r?z`?r-v?r), <i>n.</i> One who reserves; a + reserver. + </p> + <p> + Re*set" (r?-s?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To set again; as, to <i>reset</i> type; to + <i>reset</i> copy; to <i>reset</i> a diamond. + </p> + <p> + Re"set (r?"s?t), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of resetting. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> That which is reset; matter set up again. + </p> + <p> + Re*set" (r?-s?t"), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>recete</i>, <i>recepte</i>, a + receiving. Cf. Receipt.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> The receiving of stolen goods, + or harboring an outlaw. <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*set", <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Scots Law)</i> To harbor or secrete; to hide, as + stolen goods or a criminal. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and <i>reset</i> the + Southrons here. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*set"ter (-t?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Scots Law)</i> One who receives or + conceals, as stolen goods or criminal. + </p> + <p> + Re*set"ter (r?-S?t"t?r), <i>n.</i> One who resets, or sets again. + </p> + <p> + Re*set"tle (r?-s?t"t'l), <i>v. t.</i> To settle again. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*set"tle, <i>v. i.</i> To settle again, or a second time. + </p> + <p> + Re*set"tle*ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> Act of settling again, or state + of being settled again; as, the <i>resettlement</i> of lees. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>resettlement</i> of my discomposed soul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Norris.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*shape" (r?-sh?p"), <i>v. t.</i> To shape again. + </p> + <p> + Re*ship" (r?-sh?p"), <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ship", <i>v. i.</i> To engage one's self again for service on board of + a vessel after having been discharged. + </p> + <p> + Re*ship"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of reshipping; also, that + which is reshippped. + </p> + <p> + Re*ship"per (-p?r), <i>n.</i> One who reships. + </p> + <p> + Res`i*ance (r?z"?-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>reseantia</i>, &?;&?; + OF. <i>reseance</i>.] Residence; abode. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"i*ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>reseant</i>, <i>resseant</i>, + L. <i>residens</i>. See Resident.] Resident; present in a place. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly <i>resiant</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"i*ant, <i>n.</i> A resident. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*side" (r?-z?d"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resided; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Residing.] [F. <i>résider</i>, L. <i>residere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>sedere</i> to sit. See Sit. ] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + At the moated grange, <i>resides</i> this dejected Mariana. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In no fixed place the happy souls <i>reside</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in + attribute or element. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially + <i>reside</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; + domiciliate; domicile. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*dence (r?z"?-d<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>résidence</i>. + See Resident.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The confessor had often made considerable <i>residences</i> in Normandy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; + esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. "Near the <i>residence</i> + of Posthumus." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Johnson took up his <i>residence</i> in London. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Eng.Eccl.Law)</i> The residing of an incumbent on his + benefice; -- opposed to <i>nonresidence</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The place where anything rests permanently. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, + refuse; residuum. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; + habitation; domicile; mansion. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*den*cy (-d<i>e</i>n-s?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Residence. [Obsoles.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*dent (-d<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>résident</i>, L. <i>residens</i>, + <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>residere</i>. See Reside.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and <i>resident</i> like + a rock." <i>Jer. TAylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One there still <i>resident</i> as day and night. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Davenant.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"i*dent, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who resides or dwells in a place for + some time. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a + term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of + ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*dent*er (-r), <i>n.</i> A resident. [Obs. or Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Res`i*den""tial (-d?n"sh<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Of or pertaining + to a residence or residents; as, <i>residential</i> trade. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Residing; residentiary. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Res`i*den"tia*ry (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>residentiaris</i>.] + Having residence; as, a canon <i>residentary</i>; a <i>residentiary</i> + guardian. <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`i*den"tia*ry, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who is resident. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>residentiary</i>, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . + . . will discover that both have been there. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner. + </p> + <p> + Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship, <i>n.</i> The office or condition of a + residentiary. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*dent*ship (r?z"?-d<i>e</i>nt-sh?p), <i>n.</i> The office or + condition of a resident. + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"er (r?-z?d"?r), <i>n.</i> One who resides in a place. + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"u*al (r?-z?d"?-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> [See Residue.] Pertaining to a + residue; remaining after a part is taken. + </p> + <p> + <b>Residual air</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, 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 Supplemental. -- <b>Residual error</b>. <i>(Mensuration)</i> See + Error, 6 <i>(b)</i>. -- <b>Residual figure</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, the figure + which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one. -- <b>Residual + magnetism</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, remanent magnetism. See under Remanent. -- + <b>Residual product</b>, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, + coke and coal tar from gas works, etc. -- <b>Residual quantity</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, + a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative + sign, as <i>a-b</i>. -- <b>Residual root</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, the root of a + residual quantity, as <i>√(a-b)</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"u*al, <i>n.</i> <i>(Math.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The difference of the + results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. <i>(b)</i> + The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of + them. + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"u*a*ry (-?-r?), <i>a.</i> [See Residue.] Consisting of residue; as, + <i>residuary</i> matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, + the <i>residuary</i> advantage of an estate. <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Residuary clause</b> <i>(Law)</i>, that part of the testator's will in + which the residue of his estate is disposed of. -- <b>Residuary devise</b> + <i>(Law)</i>, the person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by + a will. - - <b>Residuary legatee</b> <i>(Law)</i>, the person to whom the + residue of personal estate is bequeathed. + </p> + <p> + Res"i*due (r?z"?-d?), <i>n.</i> [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 Reside, and cf. Residuum.] <b>1.</b> That which remains + after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; + remainder. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>residue</i> of them will I deliver to the sword. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. xv. 9.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a <i>residue</i> + of English liberty would have been saved. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + The term <i>radical</i> is sometimes restricted to groups containing + carbon, the term <i>residue</i> being applied to the others. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Theory of Numbers)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains; + leavings; relics. + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"u*ous (r?-z?d"?-?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>residuus</i>.] Remaining; + residual. <i>Landor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sid"u*um (-?m), <i>n.</i> [L. See Residue.] That which is left after + any process of separation or purification; that which remains after + certain specified deductions are made; residue. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "I think so," is the whole <i>residuum</i> . . . after evaporating the + prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*siege" (r?-s?j"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>siege</i> a + seat.] To seat again; to reinstate. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re-sign" (r?-s?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>sign</i>.] To + affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again. + </p> + <p> + Re*sign" (r?-z?n"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resigned + (-z?nd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Resigning.] [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 Sign, <i>and cf</i>. Resignation.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I here <i>resign</i> my government to thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lament not, Eve, but patiently <i>resign</i><br /> What justly thou hast + lost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What more reasonable, than that we should in all things <i>resign</i> up + ourselves to the will of God? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tiilotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To relinquish; to abandon. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He soon <i>resigned</i> his former suit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, <i>resigned</i> + and concredited to the conduct of such as they call governors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; forego; + quit; forsake; abandon; renounce. -- Resign, Relinquish. 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 Abdicate. + </p> + <p> + Re sign", <i>n.</i> Resignation. [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`ig*na"tion (r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>résignation</i>. + See Resign.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient + submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, <i>resignation</i> to the will + and providence of God. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment; + abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See + Patience. + </p> + <p> + Re*signed" (r?-z?nd"), <i>a.</i> Submissive; yielding; not disposed to + resist or murmur. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A firm, yet cautious mind;<br /> Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet + <i>resigned</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sign"ed*ly (r?-z?n"?d-l?), <i>adv.</i> With submission. + </p> + <p> + Res`ign*ee" (r?z`?-n?"), <i>n.</i> One to whom anything is resigned, or in + whose favor a resignation is made. + </p> + <p> + Re*sign"er (r?-z?n"?r), <i>n.</i> One who resigns. + </p> + <p> + Re*sign"ment (-m<i>e</i>nt), <i>n.</i> The act of resigning. + </p> + <p> + Re*sile" (r?-z?l"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resiled + (-z?ld"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Resiling.] [L. <i>resilire</i> to + leap or spring back; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>salire</i> to leap, spring. + See Salient.] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. <i>J. + Ellis.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*sil"i*ence (r?-z?l"?-<i>e</i>ns), Re*sil"i*en*cy (-<i>e</i>n-s?), } + <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; + as, the <i>resilience</i> of a ball or of sound. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mech. & Engyn.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sil"i*ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resiliens</i>, p. pr.] + Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling. + </p> + <p> + Res`i*li"tion (r?z`?-l?sh"?n), <i>n.</i> Resilience. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Res"in (r?z"?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>résine</i>, L. <i>resina</i>; cf. + Gr. "rhti`nh Cf. Rosin.] Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid + inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of + electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, + and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin). + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Highgate resin</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a fossil resin resembling copal, + occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London. -- <b>Resin bush</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + a low composite shrub (<i>Euryops speciosissimus</i>) of South Africa, + having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin. + </p> + <p> + Res`in*a"ceous (-?"sh?s), <i>a.</i> Having the quality of resin; resinous. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*ate (r?z"?n-?t), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Any one of the salts the + resinic acids. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1226 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*sin"ic (r?-z?n"?k), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or obtained + from, resin; as, the <i>resinic</i> acids. + </p> + <p> + Res`in*if"er*ous (r?z`?n-?f"?r-?s), <i>a.</i> [<i>Resin</i> + <i>-ferous</i>: + cf. F. <i>résinifère</i>.] Yielding resin; as, a <i>resiniferous</i> + tree or vessel. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*i*form (r?z"?n-?-f?rm), <i>a.</i> [<i>Resin</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. + F. <i>résiniforme</i>.] Having the form of resin. + </p> + <p> + Res`in*o-e*lec"tric (-?-?-l?k"tr?k), <i>a.</i> <i>(Elec.)</i> Containing + or exhibiting resinous electricity. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*oid (r?z"?n-oid), <i>a.</i> Somewhat like resin. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*ous (-?s), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resinous</i>: cf. F. <i>résineux</i>. + See Resin.] Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling + or obtained from resin. + </p> + <p> + <b>Resinous electricity</b> <i>(Elec.)</i>, electricity which is exited by + rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See <i>Negative electricity</i>, + under Negative. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> By means, or in the manner, of resin. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*ous*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being resinous. + </p> + <p> + Res"in*y (-?), <i>a.</i> Like resin; resinous. + </p> + <p> + Res`i*pis"cence (r?s`?-p?s"s<i>e</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resipiscentia</i>, + from <i>resipiscere</i> to recover one's senses: cf. F. <i>résipiscence</i>.] + Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [R.] <i>Bp. + Montagu.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist" (r?-z?st"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resisted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Resisting.] [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 Stand.] <b>1.</b> To stand + against; to withstand; to obstruct. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That mortal dint,<br /> Save He who reigns above, none can <i>resist</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or + frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God <i>resisteth</i> the proud. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>James iv. 6.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Contrary to his high will<br /> Whom we <i>resist</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To be distasteful to. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; + thwart; baffle; disappoint. + </p> + <p> + Re*sist", <i>v. i.</i> To make opposition. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist", <i>n.</i> <i>(Calico Printing)</i> 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>. <i>F. C. Calvert.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"ance (-<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>résistance</i>, LL. <i>resistentia</i>, + fr. <i>resistens</i>, - <i>entis</i>, p. pr. See Resist.] <b>1.</b> The + act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When King Demetrius saw that . . . no <i>resistance</i> was made against + him, he sent away all his forces. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1. Macc. xi. 38.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A means or method of resisting; that which resists. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Unfold to us some warlike <i>resistance</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Elec.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Resistance box</b> <i>(Elec.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Resistance coil</b> <i>(Elec.)</i>, a coil of wire + introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. -- <b>Solid + of least resistance</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>résistant</i>: cf. L. + <i>resistens</i>. See Resist.] Making resistance; resisting. -- <i>n.</i> + One who, or that which, resists. <i>Bp. Pearson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who resists. + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Making much resistance. + </p> + <p> + Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty (-?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n..</i> <b>1.</b> The quality of + being resistible; resistibleness. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The quality of being resistant; resitstance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The name "body" being the complex idea of extension and <i>resistibility</i> + together in the same subject. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"i*ble (r?-z?st"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>résistible</i>.] + Capable of being resisted; as, a <i>resistible</i> force. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*sist"i*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"ing, <i>a.</i> Making resistance; opposing; as, a <i>resisting</i> + medium. -- Re*sist"ing ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"ive (-?v), <i>a.</i> Serving to resist. <i>B. Jonsosn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sist"less, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having no power to resist; making no + opposition. [Obs. or R.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Masters' commands come with a power <i>resistless</i><br /> To such as + owe them absolute subjection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*sist"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*sist"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lu*ble (r?z"?-l?-b'l), <i>a.</i>[L. <i>resolubolis</i>: cf. F. <i>résoluble</i>. + See Resolve, and cf. Resolvable.] Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; + as, bodies <i>resoluble</i> by fire. <i>Boyle.</i> -- Res"o*lu*ble*ness, + <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lute (r?z"?-l?t), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>résolu</i>. The L. <i>resolutus</i> + (p. p. of <i>resolvere</i>) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See + Resolve, <i>v. t. & i.</i>] <b>1.</b> Having a decided purpose; + determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Edward is at hand,<br /> Ready to fight; therefore be <i>resolute</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Convinced; satisfied; sure. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Resolving, or explaining; as, the <i>Resolute</i> Doctor Durand. + [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant; + persevering; firm; bold; unshaken. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lute (r?z"?-l?t), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who is resolute; hence, a + desperado. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Redelivery; repayment. [Obs.] "Yearly <i>resolutes</i>, + deductions, and payments." <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lute*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; + boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some . . . facts he examines, some he <i>resolutely</i> denies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lute*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being resolute. + </p> + <p> + Res`o*lu"tion (-l?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>résolution</i>. L. <i>resolutio</i> + a loosening, solution. See Resolve.] <b>1.</b> The act, operation, or + process of resolving. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> The act of separating a + compound into its elements or component parts. <i>(b)</i> The act of + analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult + problem. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; + steadiness; constancy; determination. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Be it with <i>resolution</i> then to fight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; + conviction; assurance. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Little <i>resolution</i> and certainty there is as touching the islands + of Mauritania. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> The act or process of solving; solution; as, the + <i>resolution</i> of an equation or problem. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as + of a fever, a tumor, or the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord + by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. + </p> + <p> + <b>Joint resolution</b>. See under Joint, <i>a.</i> -- <b>Resolution of a + force</b> or <b>motion</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Resolution of a nebula</b> <i>(Astron.)</i>, + the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it + to be composed of small stars. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; + dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; + perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See + Decision. + </p> + <p> + Res`o*lu"tion*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was sequestrated afterwards as a <i>Resolutioner</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`o*lu"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> One who makes a resolution. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lu`tive (r?z"?-lu`t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf.F. <i>résolutif</i>.] + Serving to dissolve or relax. [R.] <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*lu*to*ry (r?z"?-l?-t?-r?), <i>a.</i> Resolutive. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty (r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?), <i>n.</i> The quality or + condition of being resolvable; resolvableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"a*ble (r?-z?lv"?-b'l), <i>a.</i> [See Resolve, and cf. Resoluble.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being resolvable; + resolvability. + </p> + <p> + Re*solve" (r?*z?lv"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resolved + (-z?lvd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Resolving.] [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 Solve, + and cf. Resolve, <i>v. i.</i>, Resolute, Resolution.] <b>1.</b> To + separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- + said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,<br /> Thaw, and <i>resolve</i> + itself into a dew! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ye immortal souls, who once were men,<br /> And now <i>resolved</i> to + elements again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "<i>Resolve</i> my doubt." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To the <i>resolving</i> whereof we must first know that the Jews were + commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to + convince; to assure; to make certain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sir, be <i>resolved</i>. I must and will come. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Resolve</i> me, Reason, which of these is worse,<br /> Want with a + full, or with an empty purse? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am <i>resolved</i> it can not + be equaled by any region. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We must be <i>resolved</i> how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and + yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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). + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> 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. <i>Hutton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an + inflammation or a tumor. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their + several tendencies, resulting in a concord. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To resolve a nebula</b>.<i>(Astron.)</i> See <i>Resolution of a nebula</i>, + under Resolution. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle. + </p> + <p> + Re*solve" (r?-z?lv"), <i>v. i.</i> [The sense "to be convinced, to + determine" comes from the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts, + analyzing, hence, determining.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; + to undergo resolution. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then <i>resolves</i>, + and turns alkaline. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthhnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let men <i>resolve</i> of that as they plaease. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine + after reflection; as, to <i>resolve</i> on a better course of life. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To determine; decide; conclude; purpose. + </p> + <p> + Re*solve", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of resolving or making clear; + resolution; solution. "To give a full <i>resolve</i> of that which is so + much controverted." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive + conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official + determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor is your firm <i>resolve</i> unknown. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Cæsar's approach has summoned us together,<br /> And Rome attends + her fate from our <i>resolves</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*solved" (r?-z?lvd"), <i>p. p. & a.</i> Having a fixed purpose; + determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man <i>resolved</i> + to be rich. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That makes him a <i>resolved</i> enemy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am <i>resolved</i> she shall not settle here. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fielding.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"ed*ly (r?z?lv"?d-l?), <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> So as to resolve or + clear up difficulties; clearly. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of that, and all the progress, more or less,<br /> <i>Resolvedly</i> more + leisure shall express. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. <i>Grew.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution. <i>Dr. + H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Having power to resolve; causing + solution; solvent. + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"ent, <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resolvens</i>, p. pr. of <i>resolvere</i>: + cf. F. <i>résolvant</i>. See Resolve.] <b>1.</b> That which has the + power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> That which has power to disperse inflammatory or + other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused + products. <i>Coxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> An equation upon whose solution the solution of a + given pproblem depends. + </p> + <p> + Re*solv"er (r?-z?lv"?r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> That which decomposes, or + dissolves. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the + mind certain or determined. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*nance (r?z"?-n<i>a</i>ns), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>résonance</i>, + L. <i>resonantia</i> an echo.] <b>1.</b> The act of resounding; the + quality or state of being resonant. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Acoustics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Pulmonary resonance</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, the sound heard on percussing + over the lungs. -- <b>Vocal resonance</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, the sound + transmitted to the ear when auscultation is made while the patient is + speaking. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*nan*cy (-n<i>a</i>n-s?), <i>n.</i> Resonance. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*nant (-n<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resonans</i>, p. pr. of <i>resonare</i> + to resound: cf. F. <i>résonnant</i>. See Resound.] Returning, or + capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets were <i>resonant</i> + with female parties of young and old. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"o*nant*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a resonant manner. + </p> + <p> + Res"o*na`tor (-n?`t?r), <i>n.</i> <i>(Acoustics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sorb" (r?-s?rb"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>reorbere</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>sorbere</i> to suck or drink in.] To swallow up. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now lifted by the tide, and now <i>resorbed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sorb"ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resorbens</i>, p. pr. of <i>resorbere</i>.] + Swallowing up. <i>Wodhull.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res*or"cin (r?z-?r"s?n), <i>n.</i> [<i>Res</i>in + <i>orcin</i>. So called + because in its higher homologue it resembles <i>orcin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Res`or*cyl"ic (r?z`?r-s?l"?k), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Of, or pertaining + to, or producing, resorcin; as, <i>resorcylic</i> acid. + </p> + <p> + Re*sorp"tion (r?*s?rp"sh?n), <i>n.</i> The act of resorbing; also, the act + of absorbing again; reabsorption. + </p> + <p> + Re*sort" (r?*z?rt"), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ressort</i>.] Active power or + movement; spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some . . . know the <i>resorts</i> and falls of business that can not + sink into the main of it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sort", <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resorted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Resorting.] [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 Sort. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then to gain by + appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to appeal, go for protection or + refuge.] <b>1.</b> To go; to repair; to betake one's self. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What men name <i>resort</i> to him? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fall back; to revert. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The inheritance of the son never <i>resorted</i> to the mother, or to + any of her ancestors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1227 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or + advantage. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king thought it time to <i>resort</i> to other counsels. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sort" (r?*z?rt"), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ressort</i> jurisdiction. See + Resort, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Join with me to forbid him her <i>resort</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of + frequent assembly; a haunt. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Far from all <i>resort</i> of mirth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge. + </p> + <p> + <b>Last resort</b>, ultimate means of relief; also, final tribunal; that + from which there is no appeal. + </p> + <p> + Re*sort"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who resorts; a frequenter. + </p> + <p> + Re*soun" (r?*z??n"), <i>n.</i> Reason. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*soun", <i>v. i. & t.</i> To resound. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re-sound" (r?*sound"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [Pref. <i>re- + sound</i>.] + To sound again or anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*sound" (r?*zound"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resounded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Resounding.] [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 Sound to make a noise.] <b>1.</b> + To sound loudly; as, his voice <i>resounded</i> far. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods <i>resound</i> + with song. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . <i>resounds</i> + back to them again." <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To be mentioned much and loudly. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth <i>resounded</i> + with his praise. + </p> + <p> + Re*sound", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To throw back, or return, the sound of; + to echo; to reverberate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Albion's cliffs <i>resound</i> the rur&?;&?;ay. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of + instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The man for wisdom's various arts renowned,<br /> Long exercised in woes, + O muse, <i>resound</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To echo; reëcho; reverberate; sound. + </p> + <p> + Re*sound", <i>n.</i> Return of sound; echo. <i>Beaumont.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*source" (r?*s?rs"), <i>n.</i> [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 Source.] <b>1.</b> That to which one resorts orr on + which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; + resort; expedient. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last <i>resource</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that + can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any + kind. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Expedient; resort; means; contrivance. + </p> + <p> + Re*source"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Full of resources. + </p> + <p> + Re*source"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of resources. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*source"less*ness, <i>n.</i> <i>R.</i> <i>Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sow" (r?*s?"), <i>v. t.</i> To sow again. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sown" (r?*zoun"), <i>v.</i> To resound. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*speak" (r?*sp?k"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To speak or utter again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spect" (r?*sp?kt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Respected; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Respecting.] [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 Spy, and cf. Respite.] <b>1.</b> To take notice of; to regard with + special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to + care for; to heed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou <i>respectest</i> not spilling Edward's blood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In orchards and gardens, we do not so much <i>respect</i> beauty as + variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do <i>respect</i> + thee as my soul." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so <i>respect</i> the + &?;&?;uth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar,<br /> And as his own <i>respected</i> + him to death. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the + treaty particularly <i>respects</i> our commerce. + </p> + <p> + <b>As respects</b>, as regards; with regard to; as to. <i>Macaulay.</i> -- + <b>To respect the person</b> or <b>persons</b>, to favor a person, or + persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. "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> + Re*spect", <i>n.</i> [L. <i>respectus</i>: cf. F. <i>respect</i>. See + Respect, <i>v.</i>, and cf. Respite.] <b>1.</b> The act of noticing with + attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But he it well did ward with wise <i>respect</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Esteem; regard; consideration; honor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Seen without awe, and served without <i>respect</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little <i>respect</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. Nelson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>pl.</i> An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, + to send one's <i>respects</i> to another. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Reputation; repute. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Many of the best <i>respect</i> in Rome. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Relation; reference; regard. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with <i>respect</i> to the + various benefits men received from him, had several titles. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this <i>respect</i>; + in any <i>respect</i>; in all <i>respects</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in many + <i>respects</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In one <i>respect</i> I'll be thy assistant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] "Whatever secret <i>respects</i> + were likely to move them." <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To the publik good<br /> Private <i>respects</i> must yield. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>In respect</b>, in comparison. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> -- <b>In respect of</b>. + <i>(a)</i> In comparison with. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <i>(b)</i> As to; in + regard to. [Archaic] "Monsters <i>in respect of</i> their bodies." <i>Bp. + Wilkins.</i> "<i>In respect of</i> these matters." <i>Jowett. (Thucyd.)</i> + -- <b>In, or With</b>, <b>respect to</b>, in relation to; with regard to; + as respects. <i>Tillotson.</i> -- <b>To have respect of persons</b>, to + regard persons with partiality or undue bias, especially on account of + friendship, power, wealth, etc. "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 Deference. + </p> + <p> + Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i> The state or quality + of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands + respect. + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"a*ble (-&?;-b'l), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>respectable</i>, LL. <i>respectabilis</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; + hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a <i>respectable</i> citizen. "The <i>respectable</i> + quarter of Sicca." <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, + without being truly <i>respectable</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Madison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a <i>respectable</i> + performance; a <i>respectable</i> audience. + </p> + <p> + --Re*spect"a*ble*ness,<i>n.</i> -- Re*spect"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"ant (-<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [F., p. pr. of <i>respecter</i>. See + Respect.] <i>(Her.)</i> Placed so as to face one another; -- said of + animals. + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"er (-?r), <i>n.</i> One who respects. + </p> + <p> + <b>A respecter of persons</b>, one who regards or judges with partiality. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of a truth I perceive that God is no <i>respecter of persons</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts x. 34.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"ful (-f?l), <i>a.</i> Marked or characterized by respect; as, <i>respectful</i> + deportment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With humble joi and with <i>respectful</i> fear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*spect"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*spect"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"ing, <i>prep.</i> With regard or relation to; regarding; + concerning; as, <i>respecting</i> his conduct there is but one opinion. + </p> + <p> + Re*spec"tion (r?*sp?k"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [Cf.LL. <i>respectio</i>.] The act + of respecting; respect; regard. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Without difference or <i>respection</i> of persons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tyndale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spec"tive (r?*sp?k"t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>respectif</i>, LL. <i>respectivus</i>. + See Respect.] <b>1.</b> Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; + considerate. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If you look upon the church of England with a <i>respective</i> eye, you + can not . . . refuse this charge. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A&?;p. Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, + the <i>respective</i> connections of society. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; + particular; own; as, they returned to their <i>respective</i> places of + abode. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With <i>respective</i> shame, rose, took us by the hands. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With thy equals familiar, yet <i>respective</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lord Burleigh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spec"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The impressions from the objects or the senses do mingle <i>respectively</i> + every one with its kind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> With respect; regardfully. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spect"less (r?*sp?kt"l?s), <i>a.</i> Having no respect; without regard; + regardless. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rather than again<br /> Endure, <i>respectless</i>, their so moving c&?;ies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*spect"less*ness, <i>n.</i> [R.] <i>Shelton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spec"tu*ous (r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Respectful; as, a + <i>respectuous</i> silence. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Respectable. [Obs.] <i>Knolles.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spell" (r?*sp?l"), <i>v. t.</i> To spell again. + </p> + <p> + Re*sperse" (r?*sp?rs"), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>respersus</i>, p. p. of <i>respergere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>spargere</i> to srew, sprinkle.] To sprinkle; to + scatter. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sper"sion (r?*sp?r"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>respersio</i>.] The act of + sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty (r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? or r?s`p?*r?-), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. + <i>respirabilit&?;</i>.] The quality or state of being respirable; + respirableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*spir"a*ble (r?*sp?r"?*b'l or r?s"p?*r?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>respirable</i>.] + Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- + Re*spir"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`pi*ra"tion (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>respiratio</i>: cf. F. + <i>respiration</i>. See Respire.] <b>1.</b> The act of respiring or + breathing again, or catching one's breath. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till the day<br /> Appear of <i>respiration</i> to the just<br /> And + vengeance to the wicked. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Interval; intermission. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Res`pi*ra"tion*al (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining + to respiration; as, <i>respirational</i> difficulties. + </p> + <p> + Re*spir"a*tive (r?*sp?*r?*t?v), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to respiration; + as, <i>respirative</i> organs. + </p> + <p> + Res"pi*ra`tor (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>respirateur</i>.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*spir"a*to*ry (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-), <i>a.</i> <i>(Physiol.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Respiratory foods</b>. <i>(Physiol.)</i> See 2d Note under Food, <i>n.</i>, + 1. -- <b>Respiratory tree</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the branched internal + gill of certain holothurians. + </p> + <p> + Re*spire" (r?*sp?r), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Respired + (-sp?rd"); <i>p. pr. & vvb. n.</i> Respiring.] [L. <i>respirare</i>, + <i>respiratum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>spirare</i> to breathe: cf. + F. <i>respirer</i>. See Spirit.] <b>1.</b> To take breath again; hence, to + take rest or refreshment. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here leave me to <i>respire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From the mountains where I now <i>respire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and + exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the + vitality of the blood. + </p> + <p> + Re*spire", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To breathe in and out; to inspire and + expire,, as air; to breathe. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A native of the land where I <i>respire</i><br /> The clear air for a + while. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"pite (r?s"p?t), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>respit</i>, F. <i>répit</i>, + from L. <i>respectus</i> respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of + a day. See Respect.] <b>1.</b> A putting off of that which was appointed; + a postponement or delay. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I crave but four day's <i>respite</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; + interval of rest; pause; delay. "Without more <i>respite</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some pause and <i>respite</i> only I require. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> Temporary suspension of the execution of + a capital offender; reprieve. <i>(b)</i> The delay of appearance at court + granted to a jury beyond the proper term. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement; + stay; reprieve. + </p> + <p> + Res"pite, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Respited; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Respiting.] [OF. <i>respiter</i>, LL. <i>respectare</i>. See + Respite, <i>n.</i>] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + To delay or postpone; to put off. <i>(b)</i> To keep back from execution; + to reprieve. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Forty days longer we do <i>respite</i> you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. "To <i>respite</i> + his day labor with repast." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"pite*less, <i>a.</i> Without respite. <i>Baxter.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*splen"dence (r?*spl?n"d<i>e</i>ns), Re*splen"den*cy (-d<i>e</i>n*s?), + } <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resplendentia</i>.] The quality or state of being + resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Son! thou in whom my glory I behold<br /> In full <i>resplendence</i>, + heir of all my might. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>resplendency</i> of his own almighty goodness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*splen"dent (-d<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [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 Splendid.] Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. -- + Re*splen"dent*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With royal arras and <i>resplendent</i> gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*splen"dish*ant (-d?sh*<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> Resplendent; brilliant. + [R. & Obs.] <i>Fabyan.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*splen"dish*ing, <i>a.</i> Resplendent. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*split" (r?*spl?t"), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To split again. + </p> + <p> + Re*spond" (r?*sp?nd"), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Responded; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Responding.] [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 Sponsor.] <b>1.</b> To say somethin in return; to answer; + to reply; as, to <i>respond</i> to a question or an argument. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to + accord; to correspond; to suit. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Buckminster.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To every theme <i>responds</i> thy various lay. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Broome.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is + held to <i>respond</i> in damages. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To answer; reply; rejoin. See Reply. + </p> + <p> + Re*spond", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To answer; to reply. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To suit or accord with; to correspond to. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For his great deeds <i>respond</i> his speeches great. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spond", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> An answer; a response. [R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> A short anthem sung at intervals during the + reading of a chapter. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to + support an arch. <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Re*spond"ence (-<i>?</i>ns), Re*spond"en*cy (- <i>e</i>n*s?), } <i>n.</i> + The act of responding; the state of being respondent; an answering. <i>A. + Chalmers.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The angelical soft trembling voice made<br /> To the instruments divine + <i>respondence</i> meet. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spond"ent (-<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>respondens</i>, p. pr. of <i>respondere</i>.] + Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wealth <i>respondent</i> to payment and contributions. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spond"ent, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>répondant</i>.] One who + responds. It corresponds in general to <i>defendant</i>. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + <i>(Law)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> One who maintains a thesis + in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow + arguments; -- distinguished from <i>opponent</i>. <i>I. Watts. </i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1228 !> + </p> + <p> + ||Re`spon*den"ti*a (r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), <i>n.</i> [NL. See Respondence.] + <i>(Commercial Law)</i> A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It + differs from <i>bottomry</i>, which is a loan on the ship itself. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"sal (r?*sp?n"s<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Answerable. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"sal, <i>n.</i> [Cf.LL. <i>resposalis</i>.] <b>1.</b> One who is + answerable or responsible. [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Response. [Obs.] <i>Brevint.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sponse" (r?*sp?ns"), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>response</i>, <i>respons</i>, F. + <i>réponse</i>, from L. <i>responsum</i>, from <i>respondere</i>. + See Respond.] <b>1.</b> The act of responding. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An answer or reply. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Reply to an + objection in formal disputation. <i>I. Watts.</i> <i>(b)</i> <i>(Eccl.)</i> + The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in + the litany and other parts of divine service. <i>(c)</i> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> + A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of + the office. <i>(d)</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> A repetition of the given subject in + a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below. <i>Busby.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sponse"less, <i>a.</i> Giving no response. + </p> + <p> + Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-ties</b> + (-t&?;z). [Cf. F. <i>responsabilité</i>.] <b>1.</b> The state + of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or + obligation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the <i>resonsibilities</i> + of power. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Ability to answer in payment; means of paying. + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"si*ble (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>responsable</i>. See + Respond.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability + on the part of the person concerned; as, a <i>responsible</i> office. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Accountable; answerable; amenable. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Re*spon"si*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"sion (-sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>responsio</i>. See Respond.] <b>1.</b> + The act of answering. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(University of Oxford)</i> The first university examination; + -- called also <i>little go</i>. See under Little, <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"sive (-s?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>resposif</i>.] <b>1.</b> That + responds; ready or inclined to respond. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Suited to something else; correspondent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The vocal lay <i>responsive</i> to the strings. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Responsible. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Re*spon"sive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*spon"sive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`spon*so"ri*al (r?`sp?n*s?"r?-<i>a</i>l), <i>a.</i> Responsory; + antiphonal. <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"so*ry (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), <i>a.</i> Containing or making answer; + answering. <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*spon"so*ry, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>- ries</b> (-r&?;z). [LL. <i>responsorium</i>.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The answer of the people to the priest + in alternate speaking, in church service. <i>(b)</i> A versicle sung in + answer to the priest, or as a refrain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into <i>responsories</i>, + and beget another liturgy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> An antiphonary; a response book. + </p> + <p> + Rest (r?st), <i>v. t.</i> [For <i>arrest</i>.] To arrest. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rest, <i>n.</i> [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>rw</i>, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf. + Ransack.] <b>1.</b> 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. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sleep give thee all his <i>rest</i>! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; + security. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And the land had <i>rest</i> fourscore years. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Judges iii. 30.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How sleep the brave who sink to <i>rest</i>,<br /> By all their country's + wishes blest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Collins.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He made narrowed <i>rests</i> round about, that the beams should not be + fastened in the walls of the house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings vi. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> A projection from the right side of the + cuirass, serving to support the lance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Their visors closed, their lances in the <i>rest</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or + permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and travelers' <i>rests</i>." + <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In dust our final <i>rest</i>, and native home. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ye are not as yet come to the <i>rest</i> and to the inheritance which + the Lord your God giveth you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xii. 9.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Pros.)</i> A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running + account. "An account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual <i>rests</i>." + <i>Abbott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> A set or game at tennis. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rest house</b>, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a + caravansary. [India] -- <b>To set, or To set up</b>, <b>one's rest</b>, to + have a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so + expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. [Obs.] <i>Shak. + Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; + slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; + peace. -- Rest, Repose. <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> + Rest (rst), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rested; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Resting.] [AS. <i>restan</i>. See Rest, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To + cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused + weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God . . . <i>rested</i> on the seventh day from all his work which he + had made. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. ii. 2.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt <i>rest</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xxiii. 12.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or + still. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There <i>rest</i>, if any rest can harbor there. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to <i>rest</i> on a + couch. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column <i>rests</i> + on its pedestal. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fancy . . . then retries<br /> Into her private cell when Nature <i>rests</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without + anxiety; as, to <i>rest</i> on a man's promise. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On him I <i>rested</i>, after long debate,<br /> And not without + considering, fixed &?;&?; fate. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To be satisfied; to acquiesce. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>rest</i> in Heaven's determination. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rest with</b>, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it <i>rests + with</i> him to decide. + </p> + <p> + Rest, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To lay or place at rest; to quiet. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your piety has paid<br /> All needful rites, to <i>rest</i> my wandering + shade. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her weary head upon your bosom <i>rest</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rest, <i>n.</i> [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 Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article.) <b>1.</b> + That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, + either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Those not included in a proposition or description; the + remainder; others. "Plato and the <i>rest</i> of the philosophers." <i>Bp. + Stillingfleet.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Armed like the <i>rest</i>, the Trojan prince appears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>DRyden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to + equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of + assets above liabilities. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; + others. + </p> + <p> + Rest, <i>v. i.</i> [F. <i>rester</i>. See Rest remainder.] To be left; to + remain; to continue to be. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The affairs of men <i>rest</i> still uncertain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stag"nant (r?*st?g"n<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>restagnans</i>, p. + pr. ] Stagnant; motionless. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stag"nate (-n?t), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>restagnare</i> to overflow.] To + stagnate; to cease to flow. [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`stag*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>restagnatio</i> + aninundation.] Stagnation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Res"tant (r?s"t<i>a</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>restans</i>, p. pr. of <i>restare</i>: + cf. F. <i>restant</i>. See Rest remainder.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Persistent. + </p> + <p> + Re*state" (r?*st?t"), <i>v. t.</i> To state anew. <i>Palfrey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"tau*rant (r?s"t?*r?nt;277), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>restaurer</i>. See + Restore.] An eating house. + </p> + <p> + Res"tau*rate (r?s"t?*r?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>restauratus</i>, p. p. of + <i>restaurare</i>. See Restore.] To restore. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Re`stau`ra`teur" (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), <i>n.</i> [F.] The keeper of an + eathing house or a restaurant. + </p> + <p> + Res`tau*ra"tion (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>restauratio</i>: cf. + F. <i>restauration</i>.] Restoration. [Obs.] <i>Cower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stem" (r?*st?m"), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To force back against the + current; as, to <i>restem</i> their backward course. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To stem, or move against; as, to <i>restem</i> a current. + </p> + <p> + Rest"ful (r?st"f?l), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Being at rest; quiet. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Tired with all these, for <i>restful</i> death I cry. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rest"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rest"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rest"-har`row (-h?r`r?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A European leguminous + plant (<i>Ononis arvensis</i>) with long, tough roots. + </p> + <p> + Rest"iff, <i>a.</i> Restive. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rest"iff, <i>n.</i> A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rest"iff*ness, <i>n.</i> Restiveness. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Res"ti*form (r?s"t?*f?rm), <i>a.</i>[L. <i>restis</i> rope + <i>-form</i>.] + <i>(Anat.)</i> Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several + ropelike bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla + oblongata. + </p> + <p> + Rest"i*ly (r?st"?*l?), <i>adv.</i> In a resty manner. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*stinc"tion (r?*st?nk"sh?n), <i>n.</i>[L. <i>restinctio</i>. See + Restinguish.] Act of quenching or extingishing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rest"i*ness (r?st`*n?s), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being resty; + sluggishness. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The snake by <i>restiness</i> and lying still all winter. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rest"ing, <i>a. & n.</i> from Rest, <i>v. t. & i.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Resting spore</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a spore in certain orders of algæ, + which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time. + <i>C. E. Bessey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stin"guish (r?*st?n"gw?sh), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>restinquere</i>, <i>restinctum</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>stinquere</i> to quench.] To quench or + extinguish. [Obs.] <i>R. Field.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"ti*tute (r?s"t?*t?t), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>restitutus</i>, p. p. of <i>restituere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>statuere</i> to put, place. See Statute.] To + restore to a former state. [R.] <i>Dyer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res"ti*tute, <i>n.</i> That which is restored or offered in place of + something; a substitute. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Res`ti*tu"tion (r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>restitution</i>, L. <i>restitutio</i>. + See Restitute, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>restitution</i> of ancient rights unto the crown. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>restitution</i> to the value makes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, + injured, or destroved; compensation. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> The act of returning to, or recovering, a + former state; as, the <i>restitution</i> of an elastic body. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation; + compensation; amends; remuneration. + </p> + <p> + Res"ti*tu`tor (r?s"t?*t?`t?r), <i>n.</i> [L.: cf. F. <i>restituteur</i>.] + One who makes restitution. [R]. + </p> + <p> + Rest"ive (r?st"?v), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>restif</i>, F. <i>rétif</i>, + fr. L. <i>restare</i> to stay back, withstand, resist. See Rest remainder, + and cf. Restiff.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move + forward; stubborn; drawing back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Restive</i> or resty, drawing back, instead of going forward, as some + horses do. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Philips (1658).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; + refractory. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- + applied especially to horses. <i>Trench.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rest"ive, <i>adv.</i> -- Rest"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rest"less, <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>restleás</i>.] <b>1.</b> Never + resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a <i>restless</i> child. + <i>Chaucer.</i> "<i>Restless</i> revolution day by day." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "<i>Restless</i> at home , and ever + prone to range." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Deprived of rest or sleep. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Restless</i> he passed the remnants of the night. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a <i>restless</i> + night. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Not affording rest; as, a <i>restless</i> chair. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Restless thrush</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Grinder, 3. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; + agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. + </p> + <p> + -- Rest"less*ly, <i>adv.</i>- Rest"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"a*ble (r?*st?r"?*b'l), <i>a.</i> Admitting of being restored; + capable of being reclaimed; as, <i>restorable</i> land. <i>Swift.</i> -- + Re*stor"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"al (-<i>a</i>l), <i>n.</i> Restoration. [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`to*ra"tion (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>restauracion</i>, F. <i>restauration</i>, + fr. L. <i>restauratio</i>. See Restore.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Behold the different climes agree,<br /> Rejoicing in thy <i>restoration</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; + as, <i>restoration</i> from sickness. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is restored or renewed. + </p> + <p> + <b>The restoration</b> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, the return of King Charles II. + in 1660, and the reëstablishment of monarchy. -- <b>Universal + restoration</b> <i>(Theol.)</i>, the final recovery of all men from sin + and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; + reinstatement; reëstablishment; return; revival; restitution; + reparation. + </p> + <p> + Res`to*ra"tion*er (-?r), <i>n.</i> A Restorationist. + </p> + <p> + Res`to*ra"tion*ism (-?z'm), <i>n.</i> The belief or doctrines of the + Restorationists. + </p> + <p> + Res`to*ra"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> One who believes in a temporary future + punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of + God; a Universalist. + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"a*tive (r?*st?r"?*t?v), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>restoratif</i>.] Of + or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Destroys life's enemy,<br /> Hunger, with sweet <i>restorative</i> + delight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"a*tive, <i>n.</i> Something which serves to restore; especially, a + restorative medicine. <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"a*tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a restorative manner. + </p> + <p> + Res"to*ra`tor (r?s"t?*r?`t?r), <i>n.</i> A restaurateur. + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"a*to*ry (r?*st?r"?*t?*r?), <i>a.</i> Restorative. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re-store" (r?*st?r"), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>store</i>.] To + store again; as, the goods taken out were <i>re-stored</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*store" (r?*st?r"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Restored + (r?-st?rd"); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Restoring.] [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. + Restaurant, Store.] To bring back to its former state; to bring back from + a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to + recover. "To <i>restore</i> and to build Jerusalem." <i>Dan. ix. 25.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our fortune <i>restored</i> after the severest afflictions. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And his hand was <i>restored</i> whole as the other. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mark iii. 5.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken + away; to bring back to the owner; to replace. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now therefore <i>restore</i> the man his wife. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xx. 7.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Loss of Eden, till one greater man<br /> <i>Restore</i> us, and regain + the blissful seat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The father banished virtue shall <i>restore</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To renew; to reëstablish; as, to <i>restore</i> harmony + among those who are variance. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To give in place of, or as satisfaction for. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He shall <i>restore</i> five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xxii. 1.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1229 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To make good; to make amends for. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,<br /> All losses are <i>restored</i>, + and sorrows end. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <i>(a)</i> To bring back from a state of + injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to <i>restore</i> a + painting, statue, etc. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; reëstablish; + renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure. + </p> + <p> + Re*store" (?), <i>n.</i> Restoration. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*store"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Restoration. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*stor"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, restores. + </p> + <p> + Re*strain" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Restrained (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Restraining.] [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 Strain, <i>v. t.</i>, and cf. + Restrict.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Restrain</i> in me the cursed thoughts that nature<br /> Gives way to + in repose! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Though they two were committed, at least <i>restrained</i> of their + liberty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To limit; to confine; to restrict. <i>Trench.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to + be <i>restrained</i> by a part of the predicate. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To withhold; to forbear. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou <i>restrained</i> prayer before God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Job. xv. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; suppress; + coerce; restrict; limit; confine. + </p> + <p> + Re*strain"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being restrained; controllable. + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*strain"ed*ly, <i>adv.</i> With restraint. <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*strain"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, restrains. + </p> + <p> + Re*strain"ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of restraining. + </p> + <p> + Re*straint" (?), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>restraincte</i>, fr. <i>restrainct</i>, + F. <i>restreint</i>, p. p. of <i>restraindre</i>, <i>restrendre</i>. See + Restrain.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No man was altogether above the <i>restrains</i> of law, and no man + altogether below its protection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being restrained. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; + limitation; restriction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For one <i>restraint</i>, lords of the world besides. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;&?;oercion; + confinement; limitation; restriction. + </p> + <p> + Re*strength"en (?), <i>v. t.</i> To strengthen again; to fortify anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*strict" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>restrictus</i>, p. p. of <i>restringere</i>. + See Restrain.] Restricted. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*strict", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Restricted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Restricting.] 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; + coerce. + </p> + <p> + Re*stric"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>restriction</i>, L. <i>restrictio</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; + confinement within limits or bounds. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This is to have the same <i>restriction</i> with all other + recreations,that it be made a divertisement. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Giv. of Tonque.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, <i>restrictions</i> + on trade. + </p> + <p> + Re*stric"tion*a*ry (?), <i>a.</i> Restrictive. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*strict"ive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>restrictif</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>1.</b> Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a <i>restrictive</i> + particle; <i>restrictive</i> laws of trade. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + --Re*strict"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*strict"ive*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*stringe" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Restringed (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Restringing (?).] [L. <i>restringere</i>. See + Restrain.] To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*strin"gen*cy (?), <i>n.</i> Quality or state of being restringent; + astringency. [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Petty.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*strin"gent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>restringens</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. <i>restringent</i>.] + Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- <i>n.</i> A restringent + medicine. [Obs.] <i>Harvey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*strive" (?), <i>v. i.</i> To strive anew. + </p> + <p> + Rest"y (?), <i>a.</i> Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; + also, restive. [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where the master is too <i>resty</i> or too rich to say his own prayers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`sub*jec"tion, <i>n.</i> A second subjection. + </p> + <p> + Re`sub*lime" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To sublime again. <i>Newton.</i> -- + Re*sub`li*ma"tion (#), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`su*da"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resudare</i> to sweat again. See + Sudation.] Act of sweating again. + </p> + <p> + Re*sult" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resulted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Resulting.] [F. <i>résulter</i>, fr. L. <i>resultare</i>, + <i>resultarum</i>, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. <i>resilire</i>. + See Resile.] <b>1.</b> To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The huge round stone, <i>resulting</i> with a bound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, + arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, + or endeavor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pleasure and peace do naturally <i>result</i> from a holy and good life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Resulting trust</b> <i>(Law)</i>, 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. <i>Bouvier.</i> -- <b>Resulting use</b> + <i>(Law)</i>, a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not + vest, and thence returns to him who raised it. <i>Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate. + </p> + <p> + Re*sult" (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A flying back; resilience. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the <i>result</i> + of the string. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If our proposals once again were heard,<br /> We should compel them to a + quick <i>result</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The decision or determination of a council or deliberative + assembly; a resolve; a decree. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then of their session ended they bid cry<br /> With trumpet's regal sound + the great <i>result</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; event. + See Effect. + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ance (?), <i>n.</i> The act of resulting; that which results; a + result. <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ant (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resultans</i>, p. pr. : cf. F. <i>résultant</i>.] + Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result + or consequence. + </p> + <p> + <b>Resultant force</b> or <b>motion</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, 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 Composition. + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ant, <i>n.</i> That which results. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> <i>(Mech.)</i> + A reultant force or motion. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Math.)</i> An eliminant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sylvester.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ate (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resultatus</i>, p. p. ] A result. [Obs.] + "The <i>resultate</i> of their counsil." <i>BAcon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ful (?), <i>a.</i> HAving results or effects. + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"ive (?), <i>a.</i> Resultant. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sult"less, <i>a.</i> Being without result; as, <i>resultless</i> + investigations. + </p> + <p> + Re*sum"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed. <i>Sir + M. HAle.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re`su"mé" (?), <i>n.</i> [F. See Resume.] A summing up; a + condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The exellent little <i>résumé</i> thereof in Dr. + Landsborough's book. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sume" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resumed (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Resuming.] [L. <i>resumere</i>, <i>resumptum</i>; pref. + <i>re- </i> re- + <i>sumere</i> to take: cf. F. <i>résumer</i>. See + Assume, Redeem.] <b>1.</b> To take back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sun, like this, from which our sight we have,<br /> Gazed on too + long, <i>resumes</i> the light he gave. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Perhaps God will <i>resume</i> the blessing he has bestowed ere he + attains the age of manhood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To enter upon, or take up again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Reason <i>resumed</i> her place, and Passion fled. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been + interrupted; as, to <i>resume</i> an argument or discourse. + </p> + <p> + Re*sum"mon (?), <i>v. t.</i> To summon again. + </p> + <p> + Re*sum"mons (?), <i>n.</i> A second summons. + </p> + <p> + Re*sump"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [cf. F. <i>résumption</i>, L. <i>resumptio</i> + restoration, recovery, fr. <i>resumere</i>. See Resume.] <b>1.</b> The act + of resuming; as, the <i>resumption</i> of a grant, of delegated powers, of + an argument, of specie payments, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eng.Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sump"tive (?), <i>a.</i> [cf. L. <i>resumptivus</i> restorative.] + Taking back; resuming, or tending toward resumption; as, <i>resumptive</i> + measures. + </p> + <p> + Re*su"pi*nate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resupinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>resupinare</i> + to bend back. See Resupine.] Inverted in position; appearing to be upside + down or reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some + plants. + </p> + <p> + Re*su"pi*na`ted (?), <i>a.</i> Resupinate. + </p> + <p> + Re*su`pi*na"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The state of luing on the back; the state + of being resupinate, or reversed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a <i>resupination</i> of + the figure. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`su*pine" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resupinus</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>supinus</i> + bent backward, supine.] Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. <i>Sir + K. Digby.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He spake, and, downward swayed, fell <i>resupine</i>,<br /> With his huge + neck aslant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`sup*ply" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To supply again. + </p> + <p> + Re*sur"gence (?), <i>n.</i> The act of rising again; resurrection. + </p> + <p> + Re*sur"gent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resurgens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of + <i>resurgere</i>. See Resurrection.] Rising again, as from the dead. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sur"gent, <i>n.</i> One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] <i>Sydney + Smith.</i> + </p> + <p> + Res`ur*rect" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [See Resurrection.] <b>1.</b> To take from + the grave; to disinter. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which + was forgotten or lost). [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Res`ur*rec"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Source.] <b>1.</b> A rising again; the + resumption of vigor. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor after <i>resurrection</i> shall he stay<br /> Longer on earth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> State of being risen from the dead; future state. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the <i>resurrection</i> they neither marry nor are given in marriage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. xxii. 30.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am the <i>resurrection</i>, and the life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>John xi. 25.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Cross of the resurrection</b>, a slender cross with a pennant floating + from the junction of the bars. -- <b>Resurrection plant</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + 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 Rose. + </p> + <p> + Res`ur*rec"tion*ist (?), <i>n.</i> One who steals bodies from the grave, + as for dissection. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Res`ur*rec"tion*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> To raise from the dead. [R.] <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`sur*vey" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To survey again or anew; to review. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sur"vey (?), <i>n.</i> A second or new survey. + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*ta*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of resuscitation; as, <i>resuscitable</i> + plants. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*tant (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which resuscitates. Also + used adjectively. + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*tate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>resuscitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>resuscitare</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>suscitare</i> to raise, rouse. See Suscitate.] + Restored to life. [R.] <i>Bp. Gardiner.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*tate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Resuscitated + (?);<i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Resuscitating.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*tate, <i>v. i.</i> To come to life again; to revive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These projects, however often slain, always <i>resuscitate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. S. Mill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sus`ci*ta"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>resuscitatio</i>.] The act of + resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The subject of <i>resuscitation</i> by his sorceries. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*ta*tive (?), <i>a.</i> Tending to resuscitate; reviving; + revivifying. + </p> + <p> + Re*sus"ci*ta`tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] One who, or that which, resuscitates. + </p> + <p> + Ret (?), <i>v. t.</i> See Aret. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret, <i>v. t.</i> [Akin to <i>rot</i>.] To prepare for use, as flax, by + separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, + macerating, and other treatment. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ta"ble (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Eccl.)</i> A shelf behind the altar, for + display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc. + </p> + <p> + Re"tail (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>retaille</i> piece cut off, shred, paring, + or OF. <i>retail</i>, from <i>retailler</i>. See Retail, <i>v.</i>] The + sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to <i>wholesale</i>; + sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand. + </p> + <p> + Re"tail, <i>a.</i> Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a + <i>retail</i> trade; a <i>retail</i> grocer. + </p> + <p> + Re*tail" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retailed (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retailing.] [Cf. F. <i>retailler</i> to cut again; pref. + <i>re- </i> re + <i>tailler</i> to cut. See Retail, <i>n.</i>, Tailor, and + cf. Detail.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. "To whom I will <i>retail</i> my conquest won." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He is wit's peddler, and <i>retails</i> his wares<br /> At wakes and + wassails. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tail"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who retails anything; as, a <i>retailer</i> + of merchandise; a <i>retailer</i> of gossip. + </p> + <p> + Re*tail"ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of retailing. + </p> + <p> + Re*tain" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retained (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retaining.] [F. <i>retainir</i>, L. <i>retinere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>tenere</i> to hold, keep. See Tenable, and cf. + Rein of a bridle, Retention, Retinue.] <b>1.</b> To continue to hold; to + keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from + departure, escape, or the like. "Thy shape invisible<i>retain</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Be obedient, and <i>retain</i><br /> Unalterably firm his love entire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An executor may <i>retain</i> a debt due to him from the testator. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to + engage; as, to <i>retain</i> a counselor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A Benedictine convent has now <i>retained</i> the most learned father of + their order to write in its defense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Retaining wall</b> <i>(Arch. & Engin.)</i>, a wall built to keep + any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called + also <i>retain wall</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To keep; hold; retrain. See Keep. + </p> + <p> + Re*tain", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To belong; to pertain. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A somewhat languid relish, <i>retaining</i> to bitterness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tain"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being retained. + </p> + <p> + Re*tain"al (?), <i>n.</i> The act of retaining; retention. + </p> + <p> + Re*tain"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, retains. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an + adherent; a hanger-on. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and + wearing his master's livery. <i>Cowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> The act of a client by which he engages + a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause. <i>(b)</i> The act of + withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right. <i>(c)</i> + 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>. <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1230 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in + dependence. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tain"ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of retaining; retention. <i>Dr. H. + More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*take" (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To take or receive again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to <i>retake</i> a ship + or prisoners. + </p> + <p> + Re*tak"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who takes again what has been taken; a + recaptor. <i>Kent.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tal"i*ate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retaliated (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retaliating.] [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. Talion.] To return the like for; to repay or requite by + an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used + except in a bad sense.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be <i>retaliated</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tal"i*ate, <i>v. i.</i> To return like for like; specifically, to + return evil for evil; as, to <i>retaliate</i> upon an enemy. + </p> + <p> + Re*tal`i*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by + promise obloges himself to full <i>retaliation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Calamy.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment. + </p> + <p> + Re*tal"i*a*tive (?), <i>a.</i> Same as Retaliatory. + </p> + <p> + Re*tal"i*a*to*ry (?), <i>a.</i> Tending to, or involving, retaliation; + retaliative; as <i>retaliatory</i> measures. + </p> + <p> + Re*tard" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retarded; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retarding.] [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 Tardy.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To put off; to postpone; as, to <i>retard</i> the attacks of old + age; to <i>retard</i> a rupture between nations. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; procrastinate; + postpone; defer. + </p> + <p> + Re*tard", <i>v. i.</i> To stay back. [Obs.] <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tard", <i>n.</i> Retardation; delay. + </p> + <p> + <b>Retard, or Age</b>, <b>of the tide</b>, 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 Retardation. <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tar*da"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retardatio</i>: cf. F. <i>retardation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>retardations</i> of our fluent motion. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quinsey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial <i>retardations</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of + retarding or delay. + </p> + <p> + <b>Retardation of the tide</b>. <i>(a)</i> 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. + <i>(b)</i> The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under Retard, + <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tard"a*tive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>retardatif</i>.] Tending, or + serving, to retard. + </p> + <p> + Re*tard"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, retards. + </p> + <p> + Re*tard"ment (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>retardement</i>.] The act of + retarding; retardation. <i>Cowley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Retch (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retched (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retching.] [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.] To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. + [Written also <i>reach</i>.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching!<br /> (Here he grew inarticulate + with <i>retching</i>.) + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Retch, <i>v. t. & i.</i> [See Reck.] To care for; to heed; to reck. + [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Retch"less, <i>a.</i> Careless; reckless. [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + --- Retch"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Retch"less*ness, <i>n.</i> [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Re"te (?), <i>n.</i> [L., a net.] <i>(Anat.)</i> A net or network; a + plexus; particularly, a network of blood vessels or nerves, or a part + resembling a network. + </p> + <p> + Re*te"cious (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rete</i> a net.] Resembling network; + retiform. + </p> + <p> + Re*tec"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retegere</i>, <i>retectum</i>, to + uncover; pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>tegere</i> to cover.] Act of disclosing or + uncovering something concealed. [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tell (?), <i>v. t.</i> To tell again. + </p> + <p> + Ret"ene (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; pine resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It is extracted + from pine tar, and is also found in certain fossil resins. + </p> + <p> + Re*tent" (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retentum</i>, fr. <i>retentus</i>, p. p. + See Retain.] That which is retained. <i>Hickok.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ten"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retentio</i>: cf. F. <i>rétention</i>. + See Retain.] <b>1.</b> The act of retaining, or the state of being + ratined. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The power of retaining; retentiveness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No woman's heart<br /> So big, to hold so much; they lack <i>retention</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which contains something, as a tablet; a &?;&?;&?;&?; + of preserving impressions. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Place of custody or confinement. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Erskine. Craig.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Retention cyst</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, a cyst produced by obstruction of a + duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the + natural secretions. + </p> + <p> + Re*ten"tive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétentif</i>.] Having power + to retain; as, a <i>retentive</i> memory. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,<br /> Can be <i>retentive</i> + to the strength of spirit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ten"tive, <i>n.</i> That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ten"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a retentive manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*ten"tive*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being retentive. + </p> + <p> + Re`ten*tiv"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> The power of retaining; retentive force; + as, the <i>retentivity</i> of a magnet. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*ten"tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L., a retainer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A muscle + which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See + <i>Illust.</i> of Phylactolemata. + </p> + <p> + Re`te*pore (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rete</i> a net + <i>porus</i> pore.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus <i>Retepora</i>. They + form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated + fronds. + </p> + <p> + Re*tex" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>retexere</i>, lit., to unweave; pref. <i>re-</i> + re + <i>texere</i> to weave. ] To annual, as orders. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hacket.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tex"ture (?), <i>n.</i> The act of weaving or forming again. <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reth"or (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rhéteur</i>. See Rhetor.] A + rhetorician; a careful writer. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If a <i>rethor</i> couthe fair endite. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reth"o*ryke (?), <i>n.</i> Rhetoric. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re`ti*a"ri*us (?), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. <i>rete</i> a net.] <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> + A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident + for despatching him. + </p> + <p> + Re"ti*a*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [See Retiarius.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A retiarius. + </p> + <p> + Re`ti*a*ry, <i>a.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>retiarius</i>.] <b>1.</b> Netlike. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This work is in <i>retiary</i>, or hanging textures. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of + certain spiders. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Scholastic <i>retiary</i> versatility of logic. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*cence (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>reticentia</i>: cf. F. <i>réticence</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such fine reserve and noble <i>reticence</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Rhet.)</i> A figure by which a person really speaks of a + thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*cen*cy (?), <i>n.</i> Reticence. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*cent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reticens</i>, p. pr. of <i>reticere</i> + to keep silence; <i>re-</i> + <i>tacere</i> to be silent. See Tacit.] + Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*cle (?), <i>n.</i> [See Reticule.] <b>1.</b> A small net. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A reticule. See Reticule, 2. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*tic"u*lar (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réticulaire</i>. See + Reticule.] <b>1.</b> Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with + interstices; retiform; as, <i>reticular</i> cartilage; a <i>reticular</i> + leaf. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or pertaining to a reticulum. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*tic`u*la"ri*a (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Reticular.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*tic`u*la"ri*an (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl)</i>. One of the + Reticularia. + </p> + <p> + Re*tic"u*lar*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reticular manner. + </p> + <p> + { Re*tic"u*late (?), Re*tic"u*la`ted (?) }, <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reticulatus</i>. + See Reticule.] <b>1.</b> Resembling network; having the form or appearance + of a net; netted; as, a <i>reticulated</i> structure. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reticulated glass</b>, 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. -- <b>Reticulated micrometer</b>, a micrometer for an + optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece. + -- <b>Reticulated work</b> <i>(Masonry)</i>, work constructed with + diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally. + </p> + <p> + Re*tic`u*la"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being reticulated, + or netlike; that which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling + a net. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The particular net you occupy in the great <i>reticulation</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*cule (?), <i>n..</i> [F. <i>réticule</i>, L. <i>reticulum</i>, + dim. of <i>rete</i> a net. Cf.Retina, Reticle.] <b>1.</b> A little bag, + originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in + the hand. <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other + instrument; a reticle. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*tic`u*lo"sa (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as + Reticularia. + </p> + <p> + Re*tic"u*lose` (?), <i>a.</i> Forming a network; characterized by a + reticulated sructure. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reticulose rhizopod</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a rhizopod in which the + pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*tic"u*lum (?), <i>n.</i>;<i>pl.</i> <b>Reticula</b> (#). [L. dim. of + <i>rete</i> a net.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The second stomach of + ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- + also called the <i>honeycomb stomach</i>. <i>(b)</i> The neuroglia. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*form (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rete</i> a net + <i>-form</i>. cf. F. <i>rétiforme</i>.] + Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the <i>retiform</i> + coat of the eye. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*na (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., from L. <i>rete</i> a net. Cf. Reticule.] <i>(Anat.)</i> + The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is + lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye. + </p> + <p> + 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> + ||Ret`i*nac"u*lum (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Retinacula</b> (#). [L., a + holdfast, a band. See Retain.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A + connecting band; a frænum; as, the <i>retinacula</i> of the ileocæcal + and ileocolic valves. <i>(b)</i> One of the annular ligaments which hold + the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and + ankle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl)</i> One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis + of certain worms. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*nal (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or pertaining to the retina. + </p> + <p> + <b>Retinal purple</b> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i>, the visual purple. + </p> + <p> + Re*tin"a*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; resin + <i>-lite</i>.] + <i>(Min.)</i> A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or + greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster. + </p> + <p> + { Ret`in*as"phalt (?), ||Ret`in*as*phal"tum (?), } <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; + resin + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; asphalt.] <i>(Min.)</i> + Retinite. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*nerved` (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rete</i> a net + E. <i>nerve</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Having reticulated veins. + </p> + <p> + ||Ret`i*ne"um (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Retinea</b> (#). [NL. See + Retina.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> That part of the eye of an invertebrate which + corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate. + </p> + <p> + Re*tin"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; resin.] <i>(Min. + Chem.)</i> Of or pertaining to resin; derived from resin; specifically, + designating an acid found in certain fossil resins and hydrocarbons. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*nite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr.&?;&?;&?; resin: cf. F. <i>rétinite</i>.] + <i>(Min.)</i> An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown + color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal. + </p> + <p> + Ret`i*ni"tis (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. NL. & E. <i>retina + -tis</i>.] + <i>(Med.)</i> Inflammation of the retina. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*noid (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; resin + <i>-oid</i>.] + Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*nol (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; resin + L. <i>ole</i>um + oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> A hydrocarbon oil obtained by the distillation of + resin, -- used in printer's ink. + </p> + <p> + ||Ret`i*noph"o*ra (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Retiniphoræ</b> (#). + [NL., fr. NL. & E. <i>retina</i> + Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; to + bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Ommatidium. + </p> + <p> + Ret`i*noph"o*ral (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or pertaining to + retinophoræ. + </p> + <p> + Ret`i*nos"co*py (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Retina</i> + <i>-scopy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> + The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*nue (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>retinue</i>, OF. <i>retinue</i>, fr. <i>retenir</i> + to retain, engage, hire. See Retain.] The body of retainers who follow a + prince or other distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Others of your insolent <i>retinue</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What followers, what <i>retinue</i> canst thou gain? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To have at one's retinue</b>, to keep or employ as a retainer; to + retain. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Re*tin"u*la (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Retinulæ</b> (#). [NL., + dim. of NL. & E. <i>retina</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the group + of pigmented cells which surround the retinophoræ of invertebrates. + See <i>Illust.</i> under Ommatidium. + </p> + <p> + Re*tin"u*late (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having, or characterized + by, retinul&?;. + </p> + <p> + Ret`i*ped (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rete</i> a net + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, + a foot: cf. F. <i>rétinopède</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A + bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi. + </p> + <p> + Re*tir"a*cy (?), <i>n.</i> Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or + burlesque way. [U.S.] <i>Bartlett.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What one of our great men used to call dignified <i>retiracy</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>C. A. Bristed.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret`i*rade" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.; cf. Sp. <i>retirada</i> retreat. See + Retire.] <i>(Fort.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*tire" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retired (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retiring.] [F. <i>retirer</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>tirer</i> + to draw. See Tirade.] <b>1.</b> To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes + used reflexively. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He . . . <i>retired</i> himself, his wife, and children into a forest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As when the sun is present all the year,<br /> And never doth <i>retire</i> + his golden ray. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Davies.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1231 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*tire" (?), <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To Una back he cast him to <i>retire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,<br /> And to herself she + gladly doth <i>retire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Davies.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or + pleasure; as, to <i>retire</i> from battle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and <i>retire</i> ye + from him, that he may be smitten, and die. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Sam. xi. 15.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having + made a large fortune, he <i>retired</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And from Britannia's public posts <i>retire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea <i>retires</i> + in bays and gulfs. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To go to bed; as, he usually <i>retires</i> early. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; + retrocede. + </p> + <p> + Re*tire", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of retiring, or the state of being + retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The battle and the <i>retire</i> of the English succors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her <i>retire</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to + skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. + </p> + <p> + Re*tired" (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Private; secluded; quiet; as, a <i>retired</i> + life; a person of <i>retired</i> habits. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>retired</i> part of the peninsula. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a <i>retired</i> + officer; a <i>retired</i> physician. + </p> + <p> + <b>Retired flank</b> <i>(Fort.)</i>, a flank bent inward toward the rear + of the work. -- <b>Retired list</b> <i>(Mil. & Naval)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*tired"ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*tired"ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tire"ment (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>retirement</i>.] <b>1.</b> The act + of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the + <i>retirement</i> of an officer. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O, blest <i>Retirement</i>, friend of life's decline. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Retirement</i>, rural quiet, friendship, books. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws + or retreats; a private abode. [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This coast full of princely <i>retirements</i> for the sumptousness of + their buildings and nobleness of the plantations. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Caprea had been the <i>retirement</i> of Augustus. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; seclusion; + privacy. See Solitude. + </p> + <p> + Re*tir"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who retires. + </p> + <p> + Re*tir"ing, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; + as, <i>retiring</i> modesty; <i>retiring</i> manners. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, + or belonging to, retirement. + </p> + <p> + <b>Retiring board</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a board of officers who consider and + report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for active service. -- <b>Retiring + pension</b>, a pension granted to a public officer on his retirement from + office or service. + </p> + <p> + Ret"i*stene (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A white crystalline hydrocarbon + produced indirectly from retene. + </p> + <p> + ||Ret`i*te"læ (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. <i>rete</i> a net + <i>tela</i> + a web.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; + -- called also <i>Retitelariæ</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*told" (?), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Retell. + </p> + <p> + Re*tor"sion (?), <i>n.</i> Same as Retortion. + </p> + <p> + Re*tort" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retorted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retorting.] [L. <i>retortus</i>, p. p. of <i>retorquere</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>torquere</i> to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. + Retort, <i>n.</i>, 2.] <b>1.</b> To bend or curve back; as, a <i>retorted</i> + line. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With <i>retorted</i> head, pruned themselves as they floated. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As when his virtues, shining upon others,<br /> Heat them and they <i>retort</i> + that heat again<br /> To the first giver. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; + as, to <i>retort</i> the charge of vanity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And with <i>retorted</i> scorn his back he turned. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tort", <i>v. i.</i> To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe + reply. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tort", <i>n.</i> [See Retort, <i>v. t.</i>] <b>1.</b> The return of, or + reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a + quick and witty or severe response. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This is called the <i>retort</i> courteous. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [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 Retort, <i>v. + t.</i>] <i>(Chem. & the Arts)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Tubulated retort</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, a retort having a tubulure for the + introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Repartee; answer. -- Retort, Repartee. 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> + Re*tort"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who retorts. + </p> + <p> + Re*tor"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétorsion</i>. See Retort, <i>v. + t.</i>] <b>1.</b> Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning + back. [Written also <i>retorsion</i>.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of + this intellectual <i>retortion</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Retaliation. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tort"ive (?), <i>a.</i> Containing retort. + </p> + <p> + Re*toss" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To toss back or again. + </p> + <p> + Re*touch" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>touch</i>: cf. F. <i>retoucher</i>.] + <b>1.</b> To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, + to <i>retouch</i> a picture or an essay. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Photog.)</i> To correct or change, as a negative, by + handwork. + </p> + <p> + Re*touch", <i>n.</i> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> A partial reworking,as of a + painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like. + </p> + <p> + Re*touch"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who retouches. + </p> + <p> + Re*trace" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>trace</i>: cf. F. <i>retracer</i>. + Cf. Retract.] <b>1.</b> To trace back, as a line. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then if the line of Turnus you <i>retrace</i>,<br /> He springs from + Inachus of Argive race. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Driden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to + draw again. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract" (r*trkt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retracted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retracting.] [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 Retreat.] <b>1.</b> To draw back; to + draw up or shorten; as, the cat can <i>retract</i> its claws; to <i>retract</i> + a muscle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, + to <i>retract</i> an accusation or an assertion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I would as freely have <i>retracted</i> this charge of idolatry as I + ever made it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to + revoke. [Obs.] <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow; + recant; abjure; disown. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles <i>retract</i> + after amputation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a + declaration. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,<br /> Consents, <i>retracts</i>, + advances, and then files. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Granville.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tract", <i>n.</i> <i>(Far.)</i> The pricking of a horse's foot in + nailing on a shoe. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"a*ble (-*b'l), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétractable</i>.] + Capable of being retracted; retractile. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"ate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>retractatus</i>, p. p. of <i>retractare</i>. + See Retract.] To retract; to recant. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re`trac*ta"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétractation</i>, L. <i>retractatio</i> + a revision, reconsideration. ] The act of retracting what has been said; + recantation. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"i*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Retractable. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"ile (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>- rétractile</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> + Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of + a cat are <i>retractile</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*trac"tion (r*trk"shn), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétraction</i>, L. + <i>retractio</i> a drawing back, hesitation.] <b>1.</b> The act of + retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the <i>retraction</i> + of a cat's claws. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or + done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eikon Basilike.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The act of retracting or + shortening; as, the <i>retraction</i> of a severed muscle; the <i>retraction</i> + of a sinew. <i>(b)</i> The state or condition of a part when drawn back, + or towards the center of the body. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"ive (?), <i>a.</i> Serving to retract; of the nature of a + retraction. -- Re*tract"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"ive, <i>n.</i> That which retracts, or withdraws. + </p> + <p> + Re*tract"or (-r), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, retracts. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> In breech-loading firearms, a device for + withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Surg.)</i> + An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation. <i>(c)</i> + <i>(Surg.)</i> A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw + during amputation. <i>(d)</i> <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> A muscle + serving to draw in any organ or part. See <i>Illust.</i> under Phylactolæmata. + </p> + <p> + Re*traict" (r*trt"), <i>n.</i> Retreat. [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*trait" (r*trt"), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>ritratto</i>, fr. <i>ritrarre</i> to + draw back, draw, fr. L. <i>retrahere</i>. See Retract.] A portrait; a + likeness. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose fair <i>retrait</i> I in my shield do bear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`trans*form" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To transform anew or back. -- + Re`trans*for*ma"tion (#), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`trans*late" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To translate anew; especially, to + translate back into the original language. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*trax"it (?), <i>n.</i> [L., (he) has withdrawn. See Retract.] <i>(O. + Eng. Law)</i> The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by + the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tread" (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To tread again. + </p> + <p> + Re*treat" (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace.] <b>1.</b> The act of retiring + or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or + disagreeable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In a <i>retreat</i> he o&?;truns any lackey. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; + a refuge; an asylum. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a + delicious <i>retreat</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That pleasing shade they sought, a soft <i>retreat</i><br /> From sudden + April showers, a shelter from the heat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mil. & Naval.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> + The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of + avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + A <i>retreat</i> is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it + differs from a <i>flight</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A special season of solitude and + silence to engage in religious exercises. <i>(b)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion; solitude; + privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge. + </p> + <p> + Re*treat" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retreated; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retreating.] To make a retreat; to retire from any + position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army <i>retreated</i> + from the field. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rapid currents drive<br /> Towards the <i>retreating</i> sea their + furious tide. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*treat"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Furnishing or serving as a retreat. [R.] "Our + <i>retreatful</i> flood." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*treat"ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of retreating; specifically, the + Hegira. [R.] <i>D'Urfey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*trench" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retrenched (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retrenching.] [OF. <i>retrenchier</i>, F. <i>retrancher</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + OF. <i>trenchier</i>, F. <i>trancher</i>, to cut. + See Trench.] <b>1.</b> To cut off; to pare away. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy exuberant parts <i>retrench</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to <i>retrench</i> + superfluities or expenses. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But this thy glory shall be soon <i>retrenched</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To confine; to limit; to restrict. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These figures, ought they then to receive a <i>retrenched</i> + interpretation? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to <i>retrench</i> + bastions. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge. + </p> + <p> + Re*trench", <i>v. i.</i> To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to + cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to <i>retrench</i> than + to live embarrassed. + </p> + <p> + Re*trench"ment (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>retrenchment</i>.] <b>1.</b> The + act or process of retrenching; as, the <i>retrenchment</i> of words in a + writing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>retrenchment</i> of my expenses will convince you that &?; + mean to replace your fortune as far as I can. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment. + </p> + <p> + Re*tri"al (?), <i>n.</i> A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second + judicial trial, as of an accused person. + </p> + <p> + Re*trib"ute (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>retributus</i>, p. p. of<i>retribuere</i> + to retribute; pref <i>re- </i> + <i>tribuere</i> to bestow, assign, pay. + See Tribute.] 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. [Obs. or R.] <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*trib"u*ter (?), <i>n.</i> One who makes retribution. + </p> + <p> + Ret`ri*bu"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retributio</i>: cf. F. <i>rétribution</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of retributing; repayment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In good offices and due <i>retributions</i>, we may not be pinching and + niggardly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the + general judgment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation. + </p> + <p> + { Re*trib"u*tive (?), Re*trib"u*to*ry }, <i>a.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>retributorius</i> + worthy of retribution.] Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of + retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as, <i>retributive</i> + justice; <i>retributory</i> comforts. + </p> + <p> + Re*triev"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> [From Retrieve.] That may be retrieved or + recovered; admitting of retrieval. -- Re*triev"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- + Re*triev"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*triev"al (?), <i>n.</i> The act retrieving. + </p> + <p> + Re*trieve" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retrieved (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retrieving.] [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 + Trover.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With late repentance now they would <i>retrieve</i><br /> The bodies they + forsook, and wish to live. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To recall; to bring back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>retrieve</i> them from their cold, trivial conceits. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Berkeley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1232 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or + damadge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Accept my sorrow, and <i>retrieve</i> my fall. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There is much to be done . . . and much to be <i>retrieved</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore. + </p> + <p> + Re*trieve" (?), <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Sport.)</i> To discover and bring in game + that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to <i>retrieve</i>. + <i>Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*trieve", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] <i>B. + Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term. + [Obs.] <i>Nares.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*trieve"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Retrieval. + </p> + <p> + Re*triev"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who retrieves. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed + to retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been killed or + wounded. + </p> + <p> + Re*trim" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To trim again. + </p> + <p> + Ret"ri*ment (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retrimentum</i>.] Refuse; dregs. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Retro-. [L. <i>retro</i>, adv., backward, back. Cf. Re-.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*act" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- + act</i>.] To act + backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*ac"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétroaction</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Action returned, or action backward. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Operation on something past or preceding. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*act"ive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétroactif</i>.] Fitted or + designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is + past; retrospective. <i>Beddoes.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Retroactive law</b> or <b>statute</b> <i>(Law)</i>, one which operates + to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts + done prior to the passing of the law. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*act"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a retroactive manner. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*cede (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- </i> + <i>cede</i>: cf. F. + <i>rétrocéder</i>.] To cede or grant back; as, to <i>retrocede</i> + a territory to a former proprietor. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*cede, <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>retrocedere</i>; <i>retro</i> backward, + back + <i>cedere</i> to go. See Cede.] To go back. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*ced"ent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>retrocedens</i>, p. pr.] Disposed or + likely to retrocede; -- said of diseases which go from one part of the + body to another, as the gout. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*ces"sion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétrocession</i>. See + Retrocede.] <b>1.</b> The act of retroceding. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being retroceded, or granted back. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the + surface to the interior of the body. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*choir (?), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- </i> + <i>choir</i>.] <i>(Eccl. + Arch.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*cop"u*lant (?), <i>a.</i> [See Retrocopulation.] Copulating + backward, or from behind. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + <i>copulation</i>.] + Copulation from behind. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*duc"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>retroducere</i>, <i>retroductum</i>, + to lead or bring back; <i>retro</i> backward + <i>ducere</i> to lead.] A + leading or bringing back. + </p> + <p> + { Re"tro*flex (?), Re"tro*flexed (?), } <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + + L. <i>flectere</i>, <i>flexum</i>, to bend, to turn.] Reflexed; bent or + turned abruptly backward. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*flex"ion (?), <i>n.</i> The act of reflexing; the state of being + retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion. + </p> + <p> + { Re"tro*fract (?), Re"tro*fract`ed, } <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + L. + <i>fractus</i>, p. p. of <i>frangere</i> to break.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Refracted; as, a <i>retrofract</i> stem. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive (?), <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- + generative</i>.] + Begetting young by retrocopulation. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*gra*da"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rétrogradation</i> or L. + <i>retrogradatio</i>. See Retrograde.] <b>1.</b> The act of retrograding, + or moving backward. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being retrograde; decline. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*grade (?), <i>a.</i> [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 Grade.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> + Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, + that is, from east to west, as a planet. <i>Hutton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he <i>retrograde</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; + as, a <i>retrograde</i> motion; -- opposed to <i>progressive</i>. + "Progressive and not <i>retrograde</i>." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is most <i>retrograde</i> to our desire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a <i>retrograde</i> + people; <i>retrograde</i> ideas, morals, etc. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*grade, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retrograded (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retrograding.] [L. <i>retrogradare</i>, <i>retrogradi</i>: + cf. F. <i>rétrograder</i>.] <b>1.</b> To go in a retrograde + direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in + morals or intelligence. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*gra`ding*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> By retrograding; so as to retrograde. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*gress (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. L. <i>retrogressus</i>.] Retrogression. + [R.] <i>H. Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*gres"sion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétrogression</i>. See + Retrograde, and cf. Digression.] <b>1.</b> The act of retrograding, or + going backward; retrogradation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*gres"sive, <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétrogressif</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better + to a worse state. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> Passing from a higher to a lower condition; + declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*gres"sive*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a retrogressive manner. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*min"gen*cy (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + retromingent. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*min"gent (?), <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- </i> + L. <i>mingens</i>, + p. pr. of <i>mingere</i> to urinate.] Organized so as to discharge the + urine backward. -- <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> An animal that discharges + its urine backward. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*pul"sive (?), <i>a.</i> [Pref. <i>retro- </i> + L. <i>pellere</i>, + <i>pulsum</i>, to impel.] Driving back; repelling. + </p> + <p> + Re*trorse" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>retrorsus</i>, <i>retroversus</i>; <i>retro</i> + back + <i>vertere</i>, <i>versum</i>, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.] Bent + backward or downward. -- Re*trorse"ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*spect (?), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>retrospicere</i>; <i>retro</i> back + + <i>specere</i>, <i>spectum</i>, to look. See Spy, <i>and cf</i>. Expect.] + To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It may be useful to <i>retrospect</i> to an early period. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*spect, <i>n.</i> A looking back on things past; view or + contemplation of the past. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We may introduce a song without <i>retrospect</i> to the old comedy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Landor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*spec"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The act, or the faculty, of looking back + on things past. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*spec"tive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétrospectif</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to <i>prospective</i>; + as, a <i>retrospective</i> view. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sage, with <i>retrospective</i> eye. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; + retroactive; as, a <i>retrospective</i> law. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Inflicting death by a <i>retrospective</i> enactment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*spec"tive*ly, <i>adv.</i> By way of retrospect. + </p> + <p> + ||Re*trous`sé" (?), <i>a.</i> [F., p.p. of <i>retrousser</i> to + turn up.] Turned up; -- said of a pug nose.<br /> [Webster 1913 Suppl.] + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> The inoculation of a + cow with human vaccine virus. + </p> + <p> + Re`tro*ver"sion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rétroversion</i>. See + Retrovert.] A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned + or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, <i>retroversion</i> of the + uterus. + </p> + <p> + In <i>retroversion</i> the bending is gradual or curved; in <i>retroflexion</i> + it is abrupt or angular. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*vert (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retroverted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Retroverting.] [Pref. <i>retro-</i> + L. <i>vertere</i>, + <i>versum</i>, to turn. Cf. Retrorse.] To turn back. + </p> + <p> + Re"tro*vert*ed, <i>a.</i> In a state of retroversion. + </p> + <p> + Re*trude" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Retruded; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Retruding.] [L. <i>retrudere</i>; <i>re-</i> + <i>trudere</i> + to thrust.] To thrust back. [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*truse" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>retrusus</i> concealed, p. p. of <i>retrudere</i>.] + Abstruse. [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tru"sion (?), <i>n.</i> The act of retruding, or the state of being + retruded. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In virtue of an endless remotion or <i>retrusion</i> of the constituent + cause. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*try" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to + <i>retry</i> a case; to <i>retry</i> an accused person. + </p> + <p> + Rette (?), <i>v. t.</i> See Aret. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret"ter*y (?), <i>n.</i> A place or establishment where flax is retted. + See Ret. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ret"ting (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act or process of preparing flax for + use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called <i>rotting</i>. + See Ret. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A place where flax is retted; a rettery. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tund" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>retundere</i>, <i>retusum</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> + re- + <i>tundere</i> to beat.] To blunt; to turn, as an edge; + figuratively, to cause to be obtuse or dull; as, to <i>retund</i> + confidence. <i>Ray. Cudworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re-turn" (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To turn again. + </p> + <p> + Re*turn" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Returned (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Returning.] [OE. <i>returnen</i>, <i>retournen</i>, + F. <i>retourner</i>; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>tourner</i> to turn. See + Turn.] <b>1.</b> To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or + condition. "<i>Return</i> to your father's house." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On their embattled ranks the waves <i>return</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If they <i>returned</i> out of bondage, it must be into a state of + freedom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou <i>return</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. iii. 19.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or + irregular; to appear again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With the year<br /> Seasons <i>return</i>; but not me <i>returns</i><br /> + Day or the sweet approach of even or morn. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To speak in answer; to reply; to respond. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He said, and thus the queen of heaven <i>returned</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To revert; to pass back into possession. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom <i>return</i> to + the house of David. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1Kings xii. 26.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To go back in thought, narration, or argument. "But to <i>return</i> + to my story." <i>Fielding.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*turn", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, + to <i>return</i> a borrowed book, or a hired horse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Both fled attonce, ne ever back <i>returned</i> eye. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To repay; as, to <i>return</i> borrowed money. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To give in requital or recompense; to requite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Lord shall <i>return</i> thy wickedness upon thine own head. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings ii. 44.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To give back in reply; as, to <i>return</i> an answer; to <i>return</i> + thanks. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To retort; to throw back; as, to <i>return</i> the lie. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If you are a malicious reader, you <i>return</i> upon me, that I affect + to be thought more impartial than I am. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To report, or bring back and make known. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses <i>returned</i> + the words of the people unto the Lord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. xix. 8.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election + officers. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To convey into official custody, or to a general depository. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and <i>return</i> the same to + the treasurer for his majesty's use. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> <i>(Tennis)</i> To bat (the ball) back over the net. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> <i>(Card Playing)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>To return a lead</b> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, to lead the same suit led + by one's partner. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; remit; + report. + </p> + <p> + Re*turn" (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + At the <i>return</i> of the year the king of Syria will come up against + thee. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings xx. 22.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His personal <i>return</i> was most required and necessary. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You made my liberty your late request:<br /> Is no <i>return</i> due from + a grateful breast? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is returned. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A payment; a + remittance; a requital. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I do expect <i>return</i><br /> Of thrice three times the value of this + bond. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> An answer; as, a <i>return</i> to one's question. <i>(c)</i> 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. <i>(d)</i> The + profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, + undertaking, adventure, etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Law)</i> <i>(a)</i> The rendering back or delivery of writ, + precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court. <i>(b)</i> The + certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, + precept, etc., indorsed on the document. <i>(c)</i> The sending back of a + commission with the certificate of the commissioners. <i>(d)</i> A day in + bank. See <i>Return day</i>, below. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Mil. & Naval)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Fort. & Mining)</i> The turnings and windings + of a trench or mine. + </p> + <p> + <b>Return ball</b>, a ball held by an elastic string so that it returns to + the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a plaything. -- <b>Return + bend</b>, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous ends of two nearly + parallel pipes lying alongside or one above another. -- <b>Return day</b> + <i>(Law)</i>, the day when the defendant is to appear in court, and the + sheriff is to return the writ and his proceedings. -- <b>Return flue</b>, + in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame or gases of combustion in a + direction contrary to their previous movement in another flue. -- <b>Return + pipe</b> <i>(Steam Heating)</i>, a pipe by which water of condensation + from a heater or radiator is conveyed back toward the boiler. + </p> + <p> + Re*turn"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Capable of, or admitting of, being + returned. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*turn"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who returns. + </p> + <p> + Re*turn"less, <i>a.</i> Admitting no return. <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*tuse" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>retusus</i>, p. p. : cf. F. <i>rétus</i>. + See Retund.] <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> Having the end rounded and + slightly indented; as, a <i>retuse</i> leaf. + </p> + <p> + Reule (?), <i>n.& v.</i> Rule. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Reume (?), <i>n.</i> Realm. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*un"ion (?), <i>n.</i> [Pref. <i>re- + union</i>: cf. F. <i>réunion</i>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a + family, or the members of a disbanded regiment; an assembly so composed. + </p> + <p> + Re`u*nite" (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To unite again; to join after + separation or variance. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1233 !> + </p> + <p> + Re`u*nit"ed*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a reunited manner. + </p> + <p> + Re`u*ni"tion (?), <i>n.</i> A second uniting. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*urge" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To urge again. + </p> + <p> + Re*vac"ci*nate (?), <i>v. t.</i> To vaccinate a second time or again. -- + Re*vac`ci*na"tion(#), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`a*les"cence (?), <i>n.</i> The act of growing well; the state of being + revalescent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Would this prove that the patient's <i>revalescence</i> had been + independent of the medicines given him? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`a*les"cent (?), <i>a.</i> [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.] Growing well; recovering strength. + </p> + <p> + Re*val`u*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> A second or new valuation. + </p> + <p> + Re*vamp" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to + reconstruct. + </p> + <p> + Reve (?), <i>v. t.</i> To reave. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reve, <i>n.</i> [See Reeve.] An officer, steward, or governor. [Usually + written <i>reeve</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*veal" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revealed (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Revealing.] [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 Veil.] <b>1.</b> To make known (that + which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,<br /> She might not, + would not, yet <i>reveal</i> her own. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or + discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency). + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; open; + discover; impart; show. See Communicate. -- Reveal, Divulge. 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> + Re*veal", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or + the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of + the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole + thickness of the wall; the jamb. [Written also <i>revel</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being + revealable; revealableness. + </p> + <p> + Re*veal"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being revealed. -- + Re*veal"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*veal"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reveals. + </p> + <p> + Re*veal"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Act of revealing. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*veg"e*tate (?), <i>v. i.</i> To vegetate anew. + </p> + <p> + Re*veil"le (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Vigil.] <i>(Mil.)</i> The beat of drum, or bugle blast, + about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to + rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging. "Sound a <i>reveille</i>." + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For at dawning to assail ye<br /> Here no bugles sound <i>reveille</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"el (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Arch.)</i> See Reveal. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rev"el, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>revel</i> rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See + Revel, <i>v. i.</i>] A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous + festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This day in mirth and <i>revel</i> to dispend. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant <i>revels</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rambler.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Master of the revels</b>, <b>Revel master</b>. Same as <i>Lord of + misrule</i>, under Lord. + </p> + <p> + Rev"el, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reveled (?) or Revelled; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reveling or Revelling.] [OF. <i>reveler</i> to + revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. <i>rebellare</i>. See Rebel.] <b>1.</b> + To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make + merry. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where joy most + <i>revels</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vel" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>revellere</i>; <i>re-</i> + <i>vellere</i> + to pluck, pull.] To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] <i>Harvey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"e*late (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>revelatus</i>, p. p. of <i>revelare</i> + to reveal.] To reveal. [Obs.] <i>Frith. Barnes.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`e*la"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>révélation</i>, L. <i>revelatio</i>. + See Reveal.] <b>1.</b> The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to + others what was before unknown to them. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is revealed. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The act of revealing divine truth. <i>(b)</i> + That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By <i>revelation</i> he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore + in few words. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eph. iii. 3.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the + prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse. + </p> + <p> + Rev"e*la`tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] One who makes a revelation; a revealer. + [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rev"el*er (?), <i>n.</i> [Written also <i>reveller</i>.] One who revels. + "Moonshine <i>revelers</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vel"lent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>revellens</i>, p. pr. of <i>revellere</i>. + See Revel, <i>v. t.</i>] Causing revulsion; revulsive. -- <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> + A revulsive medicine. + </p> + <p> + Rev"el*ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of reveling. + </p> + <p> + Rev"el*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>reveleus</i>.] Fond of festivity; given + to merrymaking or reveling. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Companionable and <i>revelous</i> was she. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"el-rout` (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rout.] <b>1.</b> Tumultuous festivity; + revelry. [Obs.] <i>Rowe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rev"el*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [See Revel, <i>v. i.</i> & <i>n.</i>] The act + of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And pomp and feast and <i>revelry</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ven"di*cate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revendicated + (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Revendicating.][Cf. F. <i>revendiquer</i>. + See Revenge.] To reclaim; to demand the restoration of. [R.] <i>Vattel + (Trans.).</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ven`di*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>revendication</i>.] The act of + revendicating. [R.] <i>Vattel (Trans.)</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revenged (?), <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Revenging (&?;).] [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 Vindicate, Vengerance, and cf. Revindicate.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>revenge</i> the death of our fathers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ld. Berners.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The gods are just, and will <i>revenge</i> our cause. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come,<br /> <i>Revenge</i> yourselves + alone on Cassius. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant + spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To avenge; vindicate. See Avenge. + </p> + <p> + Re*venge", <i>v. i.</i> To take vengeance; -- with <i>upon</i>. [Obs.] "A + bird that will <i>revenge</i> upon you all." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of revenging; vengeance; + retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Certainly, in taking <i>revenge</i>, a man is even with his enemy; but + in passing it over he is superior. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one + who has done us an injury. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Revenge</i> now goes<br /> To lay a complot to betray thy foes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The indulgence of <i>revenge</i> tends to make men more savage and + cruel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Kames.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being revenged; as, <i>revengeable</i> + wrong. <i>Warner.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge"ance (?), <i>n.</i> Vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*venge"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; + malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If thy <i>revengeful</i> heart can not forgive. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + May my hands . . . <br /> Never brandish more <i>revengeful</i> steel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. + </p> + <p> + -- Re*venge"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Re*venge"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge"less, <i>a.</i> Unrevenged. [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*venge"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Revenge. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He 'll breed <i>revengement</i> and a scourge for me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ven"ger (?), <i>n.</i> One who revenges. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ven"ging (?), <i>a.</i> Executing revenge; revengeful. -- + Re*ven"ging*ly, <i>adv.</i> <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"e*nue (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Come.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Do not anticipate your <i>revenues</i> and live upon air till you know + what you are worth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, return; reward; as, a <i>revenue</i> of praise. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Revenue cutter</b>, an armed government vessel employed to enforce + revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc. + </p> + <p> + Re*verb" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To echo. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*ant (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reverberans</i>, p. pr. : cf. F. <i>réverbérant</i>. + See Reverberate.] Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*ate (?), <i>a.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> Reverberant. + [Obs.] "The <i>reverberate</i> hills." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*ate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reverberated + (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reverberating.] <b>1.</b> To return or + send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as + light, as light or heat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who, like an arch, <i>reverberates</i><br /> The voice again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is + <i>reverberated</i> in a furnace. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] "<i>Reverberated</i> + into glass." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*ate, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To resound; to echo. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of + light; to be echoed, as sound. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver`ber*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. F. <i>réverbération</i>.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*a*tive (?), <i>a.</i> Of the nature of reverberation; tending + to reverberate; reflective. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This <i>reverberative</i> influence is that which we have intended + above, as the influence of the mass upon its centers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*a`tor (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, produces + reverberation. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry (?), <i>a.</i> Producing reverberation; acting by + reverberation; reverberative. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reverberatory furnace</b>. See the Note under Furnace. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry, <i>n.</i> A reverberatory furnace. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"dure (?), <i>v. t.</i> To cover again with verdure. <i>Ld. Berners.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vere" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revered (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Revering.] [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>.] + To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with + awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather <i>revered</i> as his father than + treated as his partner in the empire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To venerate; adore; reverence. + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*ence (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>révérence</i>, L. <i>reverentia</i>. + See Reverent.] <b>1.</b> Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and + affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; + veneration. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If thou be poor, farewell thy <i>reverence</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reverence</i>, which is the synthesis of love and fear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and + audaciously, it is a sign the <i>reverence</i> of government islost. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Formerly, as in Chaucer, <i>reverence</i> denoted "respect" "honor", + without awe or fear. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an + obeisance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Make twenty <i>reverences</i> upon receiving . . . about twopence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And each of them doeth all his diligence<br /> To do unto the feast <i>reverence</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; + reverend character; dignity; state. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am forced to lay my <i>reverence</i> by. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Save your reverence</b>, <b>Saving your reverence</b>, an apologetical + phrase for an unseemly expression made in the presence of a priest or + clergyman. -- <b>Sir reverence</b>, a contracted form of <i>Save your + reverence</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. "<i>Sir reverence</i>." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To do reverence</b>, to show reverence or honor; to perform an act + of reverence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now lies he there,<br /> And none so poor <i>to do</i> him <i>reverence</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread. -- Awe, Reverence, + Dread, Veneration. <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> + Rev"er*ence, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reverenced (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reverencing (?).] To regard or treat with reverence; + to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let . . . the wife see that she <i>reverence</i> her husband. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eph. v. 33.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those that I <i>reverence</i> those I fear, the wise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*en*cer (?), <i>n.</i> One who regards with reverence. "<i>Reverencers</i> + of crowned heads." <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*end (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>révérend</i>, L. <i>reverendus</i>, + fr. <i>revereri</i>. See Revere.] Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect + mingled with fear and affection; venerable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>reverend</i> sire among them came. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They must give good example and <i>reverend</i> deportment in the face + of their children. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rev"er*end*ly, <i>adv.</i> Reverently. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*ent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>reverens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>revereri</i>. + See Revere.] <b>1.</b> Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; + submissive; humble; respectful; as, <i>reverent</i> disciples. "They . . . + prostrate fell before him <i>reverent</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, + <i>reverent</i> words; <i>reverent</i> behavior. <i>Joye.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`er*en"tial (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>révérenciel</i>. + See Reverence.] Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a + reverent quality; reverent; as, <i>reverential</i> fear or awe. "A <i>reverential</i> + esteem of things sacred." <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`er*en"tial*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reverential manner. + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*ent*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reverent manner; in respectful regard. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who reveres. + </p> + <p> + { Rev"er*ie (?), Rev"er*y (?), } <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Reveries</b> + (#). [F. <i>réverie</i>, fr. <i>rêver</i> to dream, rave, be + light-headed. Cf. Rave.] <b>1.</b> A loose or irregular train of thought + occurring in musing or mediation; deep musing; daydream. "Rapt in nameless + <i>reveries</i>." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There are infinite <i>reveries</i> and numberless extravagancies pass + through both [wise and foolish minds]. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sal (?), <i>a.</i> [See Reverse.] Intended to reverse; implying + reversal. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sal, <i>n.</i> [From Reverse.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*verse" (?), <i>a.</i> [OE. <i>revers</i>, OF. <i>revers</i>, L. <i>reversus</i>, + p. p. of <i>revertere</i>. See Revert.] <b>1.</b> Turned backward; having + a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, + the <i>reverse</i> order or method. "A vice <i>reverse</i> unto this." <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He found the sea diverse<br /> With many a windy storm <i>reverse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> Reversed; as, a <i>reverse</i> + shell. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reverse bearing</b> <i>(Surv.)</i>, the bearing of a back station as + observed from the station next in advance. - - <b>Reverse curve</b> <i>(Railways)</i>, + a curve like the letter S, formed of two curves bending in opposite + directions. -- <b>Reverse fire</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a fire in the rear. -- + <b>Reverse operation</b> <i>(Math.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1234 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*verse" (r*vrs"), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>revers</i>. See Reverse, <i>a.</i>] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He did so with the <i>reverse</i> of the lance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a + contrary; an opposite. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And then mistook <i>reverse</i> of wrong for right. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To make everything the <i>reverse</i> of what they have seen, is quite + as easy as to destroy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The strange <i>reverse</i> of fate you see;<br /> I pitied you, now you + may pity me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By a <i>reverse</i> of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lamb.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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 Obverse. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a + backhanded stroke. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the + direction of the bandage is changed. + </p> + <p> + Re*verse", <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reversed (-vrst");<i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reversing.] [See Reverse, <i>a.</i>, and cf. Revert.] + <b>1.</b> To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause + to depart. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And that old dame said many an idle verse,<br /> Out of her daughter's + heart fond fancies to <i>reverse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And to his fresh remembrance did <i>reverse</i><br /> The ugly view of + his deformed crimes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To change totally; to alter to the opposite. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Reverse</i> the doom of death. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She <i>reversed</i> the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To turn upside down; to invert. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A pyramid <i>reversed</i> may stand upon his point if balanced by + admirable skill. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These can divide, and these <i>reverse</i>, the state. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Custom . . . <i>reverses</i> even the distinctions of good and evil. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rogers.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reverse arms</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, 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. -- <b>To reverse an engine</b> or <b>a + machine</b>, to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the + opposite direction. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; repeal; + annul; revoke; undo. + </p> + <p> + Re*verse", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To return; to revert. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To become or be reversed. + </p> + <p> + Re*versed" (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a <i>reversed</i> + judgment or decree. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reversed positive</b> or <b>negative</b> <i>(Photog.)</i>, a picture + corresponding with the original in light and shade, but reversed as to + right and left. <i>Abney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vers"ed*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a reversed way. + </p> + <p> + Re*verse"less, <i>a.</i> Irreversible. [R.] <i>A. Seward.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*verse"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the + opposite. <i>Bp. Pearson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vers"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who reverses. + </p> + <p> + Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> The quality of being reversible. <i>Tyndall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vers"i*ble (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>réversible</i> revertible, + reversionary.] <b>1.</b> Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat + having a <i>reversible</i> back; a <i>reversible</i> judgment or sentence. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so + that either may be used; -- said of fabrics. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reversible lock</b>, a lock that may be applied to a door opening in + either direction, or hinged to either jamb. -- <b>Reversible process</b>. + See under Process. + </p> + <p> + Re*vers"i*bly, <i>adv.</i> In a reversible manner. + </p> + <p> + Re*vers"ing, <i>a.</i> Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable + of being reversed. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reversing engine</b>, a steam engine having a reversing gear by means + of which it can be made to run in either direction at will. -- <b>Reversing + gear</b> <i>(Mach.)</i>, gear for reversing the direction of rotation at + will. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sion (r*vr"shn), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>réversion</i>, L. <i>reversio</i> + a turning back. See Revert.] <b>1.</b> The act of returning, or coming + back; return. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After his <i>reversion</i> home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he + brought with him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The small <i>reversion</i> of this great navy which came home might be + looked upon by religious eyes as relics. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Kent.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Hence, a right to future possession or enjoyment; succession. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For even <i>reversions</i> are all begged before. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Annuities)</i> 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. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> A return towards some ancestral type or + character; atavism. + </p> + <p> + <b>Reversion of series</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, the act of reverting a series. + See <i>To revert a series</i>, under Revert, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sion*a*ry (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sion*a*ry, <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> That which is to be received in + reversion. + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sion*er (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Law)</i> One who has a reversion, or who + is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is + terminated. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ver"sis (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] A certain game at cards. + </p> + <p> + Re*vert" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reverted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reverting.] [L. <i>revertere</i>, <i>reversum</i>; pref. + <i>re- </i> re- + <i>vertere</i> to turn: cf. OF. <i>revertir</i>. See + Verse, and cf. Reverse.] <b>1.</b> To turn back, or to the contrary; to + reverse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till happy chance <i>revert</i> the cruel scence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The tumbling stream . . . <br /> <i>Reverted</i>, plays in undulating + flow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> To change back. See Revert, <i>v. i.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To revert a series</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Re*vert", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To return; to come back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So that my arrows<br /> Would have <i>reverted</i> to my bow again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To return to the proprietor after the termination + of a particular estate granted by him. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> To return, wholly or in part, towards some preëxistent + form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble + state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers <i>reverts</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*vert", <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, reverts. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather <i>reverts</i>, + to the faith. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vert"ed, <i>a.</i> Turned back; reversed. Specifically: <i>(Her.)</i> + Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S. + </p> + <p> + Re*vert"ent (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> A remedy which restores the + natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system. + [Obs.] <i>E. Darwin.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vert"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, reverts. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Reversion. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vert"i*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or + being reverted; as, a <i>revertible</i> estate. + </p> + <p> + Re*vert"ive (?), <i>a.</i> Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. -- + Re*vert"ive*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The tide <i>revertive</i>, unattracted, leaves<br /> A yellow waste of + idle sands behind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> Same as Reverie. + </p> + <p> + Re*vest" (r*vst"), <i>v. t.</i> [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 Vestry, and cf. Revet.] <b>1.</b> To clothe + again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter<br /> Did thus <i>revest</i> and + decked with due habiliments. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To vest again with possession or office; as, to <i>revest</i> a + magistrate with authority. + </p> + <p> + Re*vest", <i>v. i.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*ves"ti*a*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>revestiarium</i>: cf. F. <i>revestiaire</i>. + See Revest.] The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, + etc., are kept; -- now contracted into <i>vestry</i>. + </p> + <p> + Re*ves"try (?), <i>n.</i> Same as Revestiary. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*vest"ture (?), <i>n.</i> Vesture. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Rich<i>revesture</i> of cloth of gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vet" (r*vt"), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revetted;<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Revetting.] [See Revetment.] <i>(Mil. & Civil + Engineering)</i> To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other + material. + </p> + <p> + Re*vet"ment (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>revêtement</i> the lining of a + ditch, fr. <i>revêtir</i> to clothe, L. <i>revestire</i>. See Revest, + <i>v. t.</i>] <i>(Fort. & Engin.)</i> A facing of wood, stone, or any + other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper + than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also <i>revêtement</i> + (&?;).] + </p> + <p> + Re*vi"brate (?), <i>v. i.</i> To vibrate back or in return. -- + Re`vi*bra"tion (#), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vict" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>revictus</i>, p. p. of <i>revincere</i> + to conquer.] To reconquer. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vic"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [From L. <i>revivere</i>, <i>revictum</i>, to + live again; pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>vivere</i> to live.] Return to life. + [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vict"ual (?), <i>v. t.</i> To victual again. + </p> + <p> + Re*vie" (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To vie with, or rival, in return. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Card Playing)</i> To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a + trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vie", <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To exceed an adversary's wager in card + playing. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*view" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Review&?;d (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Reveiwing.] [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>view</i>. Cf. + Review, <i>n.</i> ] <b>1.</b> To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] + "I shall <i>review</i> Sicilia." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically: + <i>(a)</i> To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, + or a book for a new edition. <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> To make a + formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; + as, to <i>review</i> a regiment. <i>(d)</i> <i>(Law)</i> To reëxamine + judically; as, a higher court may <i>review</i> the proceedings and + judgments of a lower one. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To retrace; to go over again. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Shall I the long, laborious scene <i>review</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*view", <i>v. i.</i> To look back; to make a review. + </p> + <p> + Re*view", <i>n.</i> [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 View, <i>and cf</i>. Revise.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; + revision; as, an author's <i>review</i> of his works. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a + criticism; a critique. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of + interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The judicial examination of the proceedings of a + lower court by a higher. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A lesson studied or recited for a second time. + </p> + <p> + <b>Bill of review</b> <i>(Equity)</i>, 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. <i>Wharton.</i> + -- <b>Commission of review</b> <i>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</i>, a commission + formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of + delegates. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; + reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision. + </p> + <p> + Re*view"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being reviewed. + </p> + <p> + Re*view"al (?), <i>n.</i> A review. [R.] <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*view"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who reviews or reëxamines; an + inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his + opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books. + </p> + <p> + Re*vig"or*ate (?), <i>a.</i> [LL. <i>revigoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>revigorare</i>; + L. <i>re-</i> + <i>vigor</i> vigor.] Having new vigor or strength; + invigorated anew. [R.] <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vig"or*ate (?), <i>v. t.</i> To give new vigor to. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*vile" (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Reviled (?); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Reviling.] [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 Vile.] To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous + language; to reproach. "And did not she herself <i>revile</i> me there?" + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who, when he was <i>reviled</i>, <i>reviled</i> not again. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Pet. ii. 23.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate. + </p> + <p> + Re*vile", <i>n.</i> Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The gracious Judge, without <i>revile</i>, replied. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vile"ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of reviling; also, contemptuous + language; reproach; abuse. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vil"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who reviles. <i>1. Cor. vi. 10.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vil"ing, <i>n.</i> Reproach; abuse; vilification. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither be ye afraid of their <i>revilings</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. li. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vil"ing, <i>a.</i> Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. -- + Re*vil"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vince" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [See Revict.] To overcome; to refute, as + error. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vin"di*cate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re- </i> + <i>vindicate</i>. + Cf. Revindicate, Revenge.] To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and + take back. <i>Mitford.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`i*res"cence (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>revirescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>revirescere</i> + to grow green again.] A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or + vigor. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Re*vis"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> That may be revised. + </p> + <p> + Re*vis"al (?), <i>n.</i> [From Revise.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*vise" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revised (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Revising.] [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 Review, View.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To review, alter, and amend; as, to <i>revise</i> statutes; to + <i>revise</i> an agreement; to <i>revise</i> a dictionary. + </p> + <p> + <b>The Revised Version of the Bible</b>, 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 Authorized. + </p> + <p> + Re*vise", <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A review; a revision. <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after + the first or a subsequent correction. + </p> + <p> + Re*vis"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who revises. + </p> + <p> + Re*vi"sion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>révision</i>, L. revisio.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which is made by revising. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Reëxamination; revisal; revise; review. + </p> + <p> + { Re*vi"sion*al (?), Re*vi"sion*a*ry (?), } <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to + revision; revisory. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1235 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*vis"it (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To visit again. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To revise. [Obs.] <i>Ld. Berners.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vis`it*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The act of revisiting. + </p> + <p> + Re*vi"so*ry (?), <i>a.</i> Having the power or purpose to revise; + revising. <i>Story.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vi"tal*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> To restore vitality to; to bring back to + life. <i>L. S. Beale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> That may be revived. + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"al (?), <i>n.</i> [From Revive.] The act of reviving, or the state + of being revived. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Renewed attention to something, + as to letters or literature. <i>(b)</i> Renewed performance of, or + interest in, something, as the drama and literature. <i>(c)</i> Renewed + interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of + religious awakening; special religious interest. <i>(d)</i> Reanimation + from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, + and the like. <i>(e)</i> Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing + state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. <i>(f)</i> Renewed + prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. <i>(g)</i> <i>(Law)</i> + 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. + <i>(h)</i> Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2. + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"al*ism (?), <i>n.</i> The spirit of religious revivals; the methods + of revivalists. + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"al*ist, <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*viv`al*is"tic (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to revivals. + </p> + <p> + Re*vive" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revived (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Reviving.] [F. <i>revivere</i>, L. <i>revivere</i>; pref. + <i>re-</i> re- + <i>vivere</i> to live. See Vivid.] <b>1.</b> To return to + life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or + reinvigorated. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into + again, and he <i>revived</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings xvii. 22.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, + or depression; as, classical learning <i>revived</i> in the fifteenth + century. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> To recover its natural or metallic state, as + a metal. + </p> + <p> + Re*vive", <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>reviver</i>. See Revive, <i>v. i.</i>] + <b>1.</b> To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died, shall be <i>revived</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Pearson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to + bring into action after a suspension. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those gracious words <i>revive</i> my drooping thoughts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Your coming, friends, <i>revives</i> me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to <i>revive</i> + letters or learning. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to + recall attention to; to reawaken. "<i>Revive</i> the libels born to die." + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The mind has a power in many cases to <i>revive</i> perceptions which it + has once had. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> To restore or reduce to its natural or + metallic state; as, to <i>revive</i> a metal after calcination. + </p> + <p> + Re*vive"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Revival. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, revives. + </p> + <p> + Re`vi*vif"i*cate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Pref. <i>re-</i> + <i>vivificate</i>: + cf. L. <i>revivificare</i>, <i>revivificatum</i>. Cf. Revivify.] To + revive; to recall or restore to life. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>révivification</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or + the state of being recalled, to life. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> The reduction of a metal from a state of + combination to its metallic state. + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"i*fy (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>révivifier</i>, L. <i>revivificare</i>. + See Vivify.] To cause to revive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some association may <i>revivify</i> it enough to make it flash, after a + long oblivion, into consciousness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"ing (?), <i>a. & n.</i> Returning or restoring to life or + vigor; reanimating. <i>Milton.</i> -- Re*viv"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rev`i*vis"cence (?), Rev`i*vis"cen*cy (?), } <i>n.</i> The act of + reviving, or the state of being revived; renewal of life. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`i*vis"cent (?), <i>a.</i> [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.] Able or disposed to revive; reviving. <i>E. Darwin.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*viv"or (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> 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>. <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> The quality of being revocable; as, the + <i>revocability</i> of a law. + </p> + <p> + Rev"o*ca*ble (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>revocabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>révocable</i>. + See Revoke.] Capable of being revoked; as, a <i>revocable</i> edict or + grant; a <i>revocable</i> covenant. + </p> + <p> + -- Rev"o*ca*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> -- Rev"o*ca*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"o*cate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>revocatus</i>, p. p. of <i>revocare</i>. + See Revoke.] To recall; to call back. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>revocatio</i>: cf. F. <i>révocation</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One that saw the people bent for the <i>revocation</i> of Calvin, gave + him notice of their affection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rev"o**ca*to*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>revocatorius</i>: cf. F. <i>révocatoire</i>.] + Of or pertaining to revocation; tending to, or involving, a revocation; + revoking; recalling. + </p> + <p> + Re*voice" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an + organ pipe, so as to restore its tone. + </p> + <p> + Re*voke" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revoked (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Revoking.] [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 Voice, and cf. Revocate.] <b>1.</b> To call or bring back; to + recall. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The faint sprite he did <i>revoke</i> again,<br /> To her frail mansion + of morality. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [She] still strove their sudden rages to <i>revoke</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A man, by <i>revoking</i> and recollecting within himself former + passages, will be still apt to inculcate these sad memoris to his + conscience. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul; + abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish. + </p> + <p> + Re*voke" (?), <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Card Playing)</i> To fail to follow suit + when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; + to renege. <i>Hoyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*voke", <i>n.</i> <i>(Card Playing)</i> The act of revoking. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She [Sarah Battle] never made a <i>revoke</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lamb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*voke"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Revocation. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vok"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who revokes. + </p> + <p> + Re*vok"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> By way of revocation. + </p> + <p> + Re*volt" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revolted; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Revolting.] [Cf. F. <i>révoller</i>, It. <i>rivoltare</i>. + See Revolt, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To turn away; to abandon or reject + something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + HIs clear intelligence <i>revolted</i> from the dominant sophisms of + that time. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Morley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our discontented counties do <i>revolt</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Plant those that have <i>revolted</i> in the van. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*volt", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to turn back; to roll or drive + back; to put to flight. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with + abhorrence; to shock; as, to <i>revolt</i> the feelings. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This abominable medley is made rather to <i>revolt</i> young and + ingenuous minds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure <i>revolted</i> + his conscience and offended his reason. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Morley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*volt", <i>n.</i> [F. <i>révolte</i>, It. <i>rivolta</i>, fr. <i>rivolto</i>, + p. p. fr. L. <i>revolvere</i>, <i>revolutum</i>. See Revolve.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who first seduced them to that foul <i>revolt</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A revolter. [Obs.] "Ingrate <i>revolts</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See Insurrection. + </p> + <p> + Re*volt"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who revolts. + </p> + <p> + Re*volt"ing, <i>a.</i> Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting + extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, <i>revolting</i> cruelty. -- + Re*volt"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"o*lu*ble (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>revolubilis</i> that may be rolled + back. See Revolve.] Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Us, then, to whom the thrice three year<br /> Hath filled his <i>revoluble</i> + orb since our arrival here,<br /> I blame not. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev"o*lute (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>revolutus</i>, p. p. of <i>revolvere</i>. + See Revolve.] <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> Rolled backward or downward. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rev`o*lu"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>révolution</i>, L. <i>revolutio</i>. + See Revolve.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That fear<br /> Comes thundering back, with dreadful <i>revolution</i>,<br /> + On my defenseless head. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The space measured by the regular return of a revolving body; + the period made by the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a + succession of similar events. "The short <i>revolution</i> of a day." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A total or radical change; as, a <i>revolution</i> in one's + circumstances or way of living. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily produced a complete + <i>revolution</i> throughout the department. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Politics)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The violence of <i>revolutions</i> is generally proportioned to the + degree of the maladministration which has produced them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>révolutionnaire</i>.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry, <i>n.</i> A revolutionist. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a <i>revolutionary</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prof. Wilson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*lu"tion*er (?), <i>n.</i> One who is engaged in effecting a + revolution; a revolutionist. <i>Smollett.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*lu"tion*ism (?), <i>n.</i> The state of being in revolution; + revolutionary doctrines or principles. + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*lu"tion*ist, <i>n.</i> One engaged in effecting a change of + government; a favorer of revolution. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rev`o*lu"tion*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> + Revolutioniezed (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Revolutionizing(?).] To + change completely, as by a revolution; as, to <i>revolutionize</i> a + government. <i>Ames.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The gospel . . . has <i>revolutionized</i> his soul. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. M. Mason.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vol"u*tive (?), <i>a.</i> Inclined to revolve things in the mind; + meditative. [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*volv"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> That may be revolved. + </p> + <p> + Re*volve" (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Revolved(?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Revolving.] [L. <i>revolvere</i>, <i>revolutum</i>; + pref. <i>re-</i> re- + <i>volvere</i> to roll, turn round. See Voluble, + and cf. Revolt, revolution.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If the earth <i>revolve</i> thus, each house near the equator must move + a thousand miles an hour. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets <i>revolve</i> + round the sun. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To pass in cycles; as, the centuries <i>revolve</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To return; to pass. [R.] <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*volve", <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to turn, as on an axis. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then in the east her turn she shines,<br /> <i>Revolved</i> on heaven's + great axile. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly + upon; to consider all aspects of. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This having heard, straight I again <i>revolved</i><br /> The law and + prophets. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*volve"ment (?), <i>n.</i> Act of revolving. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*volv"en*cy (?), <i>n.</i> The act or state of revolving; revolution. + [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Its own <i>revolvency</i> upholds the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*volv"er (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*volv"ing, <i>a.</i> Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- + used also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution + of the earth. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But grief returns with the <i>revolving</i> year. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shelley.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Revolving</i> seasons, fruitless as they pass. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Revolving firearm</b>. See Revolver. -- <b>Revolving light</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*vulse" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>revulsus</i>, p. p. of <i>revellere</i>.] + To pull back with force. [R.] <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*vul"sion (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Convulse.] <b>1.</b> A strong pulling or + drawing back; withdrawal. "<i>Revulsions</i> and pullbacks." <i>SSir T. + Brovne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to + the feelings. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A sudden and violent <i>revulsion</i> of feeling, both in the Parliament + and the country, followed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Re*vul"sive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>révulsif</i>.] Causing, or + tending to, revulsion. + </p> + <p> + Re*vul"sive, <i>n.</i> That which causes revulsion; specifically <i>(Med.)</i>, + a revulsive remedy or agent. + </p> + <p> + Rew (?), <i>n.</i> [See Row a series.] A row. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "A <i>rew</i> + of sundry colored stones." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*wake"" (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To wake again. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1236 !> + </p> + <p> + Re*ward" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rewarded; <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rewarding.] [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 Ward, Regard.] To give in return, + whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to + recompense; to repay; to compensate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After the deed that is done, one doom shall <i>reward</i>,<br /> Mercy or + no mercy as truth will accord. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou hast <i>rewarded</i> me good, whereas I have <i>rewarded</i> thee + evil. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Sam. xxiv. 17.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will <i>reward</i> them + that hate me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xxxii. 41.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God <i>rewards</i> those that have made use of the single talent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ward" (?), <i>n.</i> [See Reward, <i>v.</i>, and cf. Regard, <i>n.</i>] + <b>1.</b> Regard; respect; consideration. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Take <i>reward</i> of thine own value. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou returnest<br /> From flight, seditious angel, to receive<br /> Thy + merited <i>reward</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rewards</i> and punishments do always presuppose something willingly + done well or ill. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a <i>reward</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eccl. ix. 5.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of + money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; requital; + retribution; punishment. + </p> + <p> + Re*ward"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Worthy of reward. -- Re*ward"a*ble*ness, <i>n.</i> + -- Re*ward"a*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*ward"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who rewards. + </p> + <p> + Re*ward"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Yielding reward. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Re*ward"less, <i>a.</i> Having, or affording, no reward. + </p> + <p> + Rewe (r), <i>v. t. & i.</i> To rue. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rew"el bone` (?). [Perh. from F. <i>rouelle</i>, dim. of <i>roue</i> a + wheel, L. <i>rota</i>.] An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- + perhaps, smooth or polished bone. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His saddle was of <i>rewel boon</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rew"et (r"t), <i>n.</i> [See Rouet.] A gunlock. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rew"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Rueful. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*win" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To win again, or win back. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Palatinate was not worth the <i>rewinning</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rewle (?), <i>n. & v.</i> Rule. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rewme (?), <i>n.</i> Realm. [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Re*word" (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To repeat in the same words; to reëcho. + [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To alter the wording of; to restate in other words; as, to <i>reword</i> + an idea or a passage. + </p> + <p> + Re*write" (?), <i>v. t.</i> To write again. <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rewth (?), <i>n.</i> Ruth. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rex (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Reges</b> (#). [L.] A king. + </p> + <p> + <b>To play rex</b>, to play the king; to domineer. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Reyn (?), <i>n.</i> Rain or rein. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rey"nard (?), <i>n.</i> An appelation applied after the manner of a proper + name to the fox. Same as Renard. + </p> + <p> + Reyse (?), <i>v. t.</i> To raise. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Reyse, <i>v. i.</i> [Cf. G. <i>reisen</i> to travel.] To go on a military + expedition. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rha*bar"ba*rate (?), <i>a.</i> [From NL. <i>rhabarbarum</i>, an old name + of rhubarb. See Rhubarb.] Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb. <i>Floyer.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rha*bar"ba*rin (?), or Rha*bar"ba*rine (?) }, <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> + Chrysophanic acid. + </p> + <p> + Rhab"dite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many + Turbellaria. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor + of insects. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhab`do*cœ"la (rb`d*s"l), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a + rod + koi^los hollow.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A suborder of Turbellaria + including those that have a simple cylindrical, or saclike, stomach, + without an intestine. + </p> + <p> + Rhab`do*cœ"lous (-ls), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or + pertaining to the Rhabdocœla. + </p> + <p> + Rhab*doid"al (?), <i>a.</i> See Sagittal. + </p> + <p> + Rhab"do*lith (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + <i>-lith</i>.] A minute + calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of + the ocean; -- supposed by some to be a calcareous alga. + </p> + <p> + Rhab*dol"o*gy (?), <i>n.</i> Same as Rabdology. + </p> + <p> + Rhab"dom (rb"dm), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdwma a bundle of rods, fr. "ra`bdos + a rod.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Ommatidium. + </p> + <p> + Rhab"do*man`cy (?), <i>n.</i> Same as Rabdomancy. + </p> + <p> + Rhab"do*mere (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhabdom</i> + <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + One of the several parts composing a rhabdom. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhab*doph"o*ra (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + &?;&?;&?; + to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> An extinct division of Hydrozoa which + includes the graptolities. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhab`do*pleu"ra (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + &?;&?;&?;&?; + the side.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 + </p> + <p> + Rhab"do*sphere (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E. <i>sphere</i>.] A + minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths. + </p> + <p> + ||Rha`chi*al"gi*a (?), <i>n.</i> [NL.] See Rachialgia. + </p> + <p> + Rha*chid"i*an (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the <i>rhachidian</i> + teeth of a mollusk. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhach`i*glos"sa (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Rhachis, and Glossa.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Rha*chil"la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis the spine.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are + arranged in the spikelets of grasses. + </p> + <p> + Rha"chi*o*dont (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + &?;&?;&?;, + &?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Rha"chis (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> E. <b>Rhachises</b> (#), L. <b>Rhachides</b> + (#). [See Rachis.] [Written also <i>rechis</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> + The spine. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The continued stem or midrib of a + pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. <i>(b)</i> The + principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The shaft of a feather. The + rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the <i>hyporhachis</i>. + <i>(b)</i> The central cord in the stem of a crinoid. <i>(c)</i> The + median part of the radula of a mollusk. <i>(d)</i> A central cord of the + ovary of nematodes. + </p> + <p> + ||Rha*chi"tis (?), <i>n.</i> [NL.] See Rachitis. + </p> + <p> + Rhad`a*man"thine (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; + rigorously just; as, a <i>Rhadamanthine</i> judgment. + </p> + <p> + Rhad`a*man"thus (?), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] <i>(Greek + Mythol.)</i> One of the three judges of the infernal regions; + figuratively, a strictly just judge. + </p> + <p> + Rhæ"ti*an (?), <i>a & n.</i> Rhetain. + </p> + <p> + Rhæ"tic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Rhaeticus</i> Rhetian.] <i>(Geol.)</i> + 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 Geology. + </p> + <p> + Rhæ"ti*zite (?), <i>n.</i> [So called from L. <i>Rhaetia</i>, <i>Raetia</i>, + the Rhetian Alps, where it is found.] <i>(Min.)</i> A variety of the + mineral cyanite. + </p> + <p> + ||Rham`a*dan" (?), <i>n.</i> See Ramadan. + </p> + <p> + Rham*na"ceous (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>). + </p> + <p> + ||Rham"nus (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; + cf. L. <i>rhamnos</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Rham`pho*rhyn"chus (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`mfos a beak + &?;&?;&?;&?; + snout.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated + tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip. + </p> + <p> + ||Rham`pho*the"ca (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhamphothecæ</b> + (#). [NL., fr. Gr "ra`mnos a beak + &?;&?; a case.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The horny covering of the bill of birds. + </p> + <p> + Rha"phe (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; seam, fr. &?;&?;&?; + to sew. ] <i>(Bot.)</i> The continuation of the seed stalk along the side + of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written also <i>raphe</i>.] + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rhaph"i*des (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, + &?;&?;&?;, a needle, F. <i>raphides</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Minute + transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants. + [Written also <i>raphides</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rha*pon"ti*cine (&?;), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rhaponticum</i> rhubarb. See + Rhubarb.] <i>(Chem.)</i> Chrysophanic acid. + </p> + <p> + Rhap"sode (rp"sd), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rapsw,do`s. See Rhapsody.] <i>(Gr. + Antiq.)</i> A rhapsodist. [R.] <i>Grote.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*der (?), <i>n.</i> A rhapsodist. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + { Rhap*sod"ic (?), Rhap*sod"ic (?) }, <i>a.</i> [Gr. "rapsw,diko`s: cf. F. + <i>rhapsodique</i>.] Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; + hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*dist (?), <i>n.</i> [From Rhapsody.] <b>1.</b> Anciently, one who + recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to + recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who + makes and repeats verses extempore. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The same populace sit for hours listening to <i>rhapsodists</i> who + recite Ariosto. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great + excitement or affectation of feeling. <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*dize (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rhapsodized (?); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rhapsodizing.] To utter as a rhapsody, or in + the manner of a rhapsody <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*dize, <i>v. i.</i> To utter rhapsodies. <i>Jefferson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*do*man`cy (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhapsody</i> + <i>-mancy</i>.] + Divination by means of verses. + </p> + <p> + Rhap"so*dy (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhapsodies</b> (#). [F. <i>rhapsodie</i>, + L. <i>rhapsodia</i>, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist; + "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See Ode.] <b>1.</b> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under + excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling + composition. "A <i>rhapsody</i> of words." <i>Shak.</i> "A <i>rhapsody</i> + of tales." <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A composition irregular in form, like an + improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian <i>Rhapsodies</i>." + </p> + <p> + { Rhat"a*ny, Rhat"an*hy } (?), <i>n.</i> [Sp. <i>ratania</i>, <i>rataña</i>, + Peruv. <i>rataña</i>.] The powerfully astringent root of a half- + shrubby Peruvian plant (<i>Krameria triandra</i>). It is used in medicine + and to color port wine. [Written also <i>ratany</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Savanilla rhatany</b>, the root of <i>Krameria Ixina</i>, a native of + New Granada. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"a (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See <i>Grass-cloth + plant</i>, under Grass. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"a, <i>n.</i> [L., a proper name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + ||Rhe"æ (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A suborder of + struthious birds including the rheas. + </p> + <p> + Rhee"boc (?), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>reebok</i> roebuck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The peele. [Written also <i>reebok</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rhe"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [NL. <i>Rheum</i> rhubarb, Gr. &?;&?;&?; + See Rhubarb.] <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid + (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb (<i>Rheum</i>). + [Obsoles.] + </p> + <p> + Rhe"in (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Chrysophanic acid. + </p> + <p> + Rhein"ber*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [G. <i>rheinbeere</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> One of + the berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also, the buckthorn + itself. + </p> + <p> + Rhe*mat"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; of or for a + verb, fr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a sentence. See + Rhetoric.] <i>(Gram.)</i> Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; + as, <i>rhematic</i> adjectives. <i>Ftzed. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe*mat"ic, <i>n.</i> The doctrine of propositions or sentences. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhemish (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rhemish Testament</b>, the English version of the New Testament used by + Roman Catholics. See Douay Bible. + </p> + <p> + Rhen"ish (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Rhenus</i> the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to + the river Rhine; as, <i>Rhenish</i> wine. -- <i>n.</i> Rhine wine. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*chord (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + &?;&?;&?; + chord.] <i>(Elec.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhe*om"e*ter (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + <i>-meter</i>.] [Written + also <i>reometer</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Physics)</i> An instrument for + measuring currents, especially the force or intensity of electrical + currents; a galvanometer. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> An instrument for measuring the velocity of + the blood current in the arteries. + </p> + <p> + Rhe`o*met"ric (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry. + <i>Lardner.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe*om"e*try (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The measurement of the force or + intensity of currents. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> The calculus; fluxions. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*mo`tor (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + E. <i>motor</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> + Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*phore (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + &?;&?;&?; to + carry.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A connecting wire of an electric or + voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current. <i>(b)</i> One of the poles of + a voltaic battery; an electrode. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*scope (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> + An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of + electricity. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*stat (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.] <i>(Elec.)</i> + A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical + currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can + be varied at will. <i>Wheatstone.</i> -- Rhe`o*stat"ic (#), <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*tome (-tm), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + te`mnein to cut.] <i>(Elec.)</i> + An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric + current. <i>Wheatstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe"o*trope (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + &?;&?;&?; to + turn.] <i>(Elec.)</i> An instrument for reversing the direction of an + electric current. [Written also <i>reotrope</i>.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rhe"sus (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>Rhesus</i>, a proper name, Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A monkey; the bhunder. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1237 !> + </p> + <p> + Rhe"ti*an (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Rhaetius</i>, <i>Raetius</i>: cf. F. <i>rhétien</i>.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"tic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Min.)</i> Same as Rhætic. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"ti*zite (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Min.)</i> Same as Rhætizite. + </p> + <p> + Rhe"tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] A rhetorician. + [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhet"o*ric (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> + The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and + force. <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation + without conviction or earnest feeling. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures + or charms. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sweet, silent <i>rhetoric</i> of persuading eyes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe*tor"ic*al (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rhetoricus</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. + See Rhetoric.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that + he gratifies their <i>rhetorical</i> sense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe*tor"i*cate (?), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>rhetoricari</i>. See Rhetoric.] To + play the orator. [Obs.] <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rhétorication</i>.] + Rhetorical amplification. [Obs.] <i>Waterland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhet`o*ri"cian (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rhétoricien</i>.] <b>1.</b> + One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a + mere <i>rhetorician</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>F. W. Robertson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A teacher of rhetoric. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The ancient sophists and <i>rhetoricians</i>, which ever had young + auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine + eloquence; a declaimer. <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhet`o*ri"cian, <i>a.</i> Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With <i>rhetorician</i> + pride." <i>Blackmore.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhet"o*rize (rt"*rz), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rhetorized (- + rzd); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rhetorizing (- r`zng).] To play the + orator. <i>Colgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhet"o*rize, <i>v. t.</i> To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by + personification. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rhe"um (r"m), <i>n.</i> [NL., from L. <i>Rha</i> the river Volga, on the + banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus of plants. + See Rhubarb. + </p> + <p> + Rheum (rm), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>reume</i>, <i>rheume</i>, F. <i>rhume</i> a + cold,, L. <i>rheuma</i> rheum, from Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. "rei^n + to flow, akin to E. <i>stream</i>. See Stream, <i>n.</i>, and cf. + Hemorrhoids.] <i>(Med.)</i> A serous or mucous discharge, especially one + from the eves or nose. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have a <i>rheum</i> in mine eyes too. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Salt rheum</b>. <i>(Med.)</i> See Salt rheum, in the Vocab. + </p> + <p> + Rheu*mat"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; subject to a + discharge or flux: cf. L. <i>rheumaticus</i>, F. <i>rhumatique</i>. See + Rheum, Rheumatism.] <b>1.</b> Derived from, or having the character of, + rheum; rheumic. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That <i>rheumatic</i> diseases do abound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rheu*mat"ic, <i>n.</i> One affected with rheumatism. + </p> + <p> + Rheu"ma*tism (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rheumatismus</i> rheum, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, + fr.&?;&?;&?; to have or suffer from a flux, fr. &?;&?;&?; + rheum: cf. F. <i>rheumatisme</i>. See 2d Rheum.] <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Inflammatory rheumatism</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, acute rheumatism attended + with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, + hot, and very painful. -- <b>Rheumatism root</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See + Twinleaf. + </p> + <p> + Rheu`ma*tis"mal (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Of or pertaining to + rheumatism. + </p> + <p> + Rheu`ma*tis"moid (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Rheumatism</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> + Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism. + </p> + <p> + Rheum"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Pertaining to, or characterized by, + rheum. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rheumic diathesis</b>. See <i>Dartrous diathesis</i>, under Dartrous. + </p> + <p> + ||Rheu"mi*des (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Rheum.] <i>(Med.)</i> The class + of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous. + </p> + <p> + Rheum"y (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or + causing, rheum; affected with rheum. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His head and <i>rheumy</i> eyes distill in showers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And tempt the <i>rheumy</i> and unpurged air<br /> To add unto his + sickness. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhig"o*lene (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; cold + L. <i>oleum</i> + oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhime (?), <i>n.</i> See Rhyme. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rhi"nal (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, + the nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory + organs. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*nas"ter (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, + nose + &?;&?;&?; star.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The borele. + </p> + <p> + Rhine (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>ryne</i>. See Run.] A water course; a ditch. + [Written also <i>rean</i>.] [Prov. Eng.] <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> Of or pertaining to the + rhinencephalon. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhinencephala</b> (#). + [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, the nose + + &?;&?; the brain.] <i>(Anat.)</i> The division of the brain in + front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from + which the olfactory nerves arise. + </p> + <p> + The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural + being used for the two taken together. + </p> + <p> + Rhine"stone` (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. G. <i>rheinkiesel</i> Rhine quartz.] A + colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an + inexpensive ornament. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*ni"tis (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, + the nose + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> Infllammation of the nose; esp., + inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*no (?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] Gold and silver, or money. + [Cant] <i>W. Wagstaffe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As long as the <i>rhino</i> lasted. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Marryat.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhi"no-. A combining form from Greek &?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, + <i>the nose</i>, as in <i>rhino</i>lith, <i>rhino</i>logy. + </p> + <p> + { Rhi`no*ce"ri*al (?), Rhi`no*cer"ic*al (?), } <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his + horn. <i>Tatler.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhi*noc"e*ros (?), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;; + &?;&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?;&?; + a horn: cf. F. <i>rhinocéros</i>. See Horn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + 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 Borele, and Keitloa. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rhinoceros auk</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an auk of the North Pacific (<i>Cerorhina + monocrata</i>) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill. -- <b>Rhinoceros + beetle</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a very large beetle of the genus <i>Dynastes</i>, + having a horn on the head. -- <b>Rhinoceros bird</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> 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>. See Hornbill. <i>(b)</i> An African + beefeater (<i>Buphaga Africana</i>). It alights on the back of the + rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*noc"e*rote (?), <i>n.</i> A rhinoceros. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [R.] + </p> + <p> + { Rhi"no*lite (?), Rhi"no*lith (?), } <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-lite</i>, + <i>-lith</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> A concretion formed within the cavities of + the nose. + </p> + <p> + Rhi`no*log"ic*al (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to rhinology. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*nol"o*gist (?), <i>n.</i> One skilled in rhinology. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*nol"o*gy (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] The science + which treats of the nose, and its diseases. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*nol"o*phid (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + Gr. &?;&?;&?; + crest.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species of the genus <i>Rhinilophus</i>, + or family <i>Rhinolophidæ</i>, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal + crest; a horseshoe bat. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*nol"o*phine (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Like or pertaining to + the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats. + </p> + <p> + Rhi"no*phore (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + Gr. &?;&?;&?; to + bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia. + </p> + <p> + Rhi`no*plas"tic (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-plastic</i>: cf. F. <i>rhinoplastique</i>.] + <i>(Surg.)</i> Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a <i>rhinoplastic</i> + operation. + </p> + <p> + Rhi"no*plas`ty (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-plasty</i>: cf. F. <i>rhinoplastie</i>.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhi"no*pome (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + Gr. pw^ma a lid. ] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino- </i> + <i>scleroma</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> + 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. <i>J. V. Shoemaker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhi"no*scope (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-scope</i>.] A small + mirror for use in rhinoscopy. + </p> + <p> + Rhi`no*scop"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Physiol.)</i> Of or pertaining to + rhinoscopy. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*nos"co*py (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhino-</i> + <i>-scopy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> + The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by + means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`no*the"ca (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhinothecæ</b> (#). + [NL., from gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, the nose + + &?;&?;&?; case.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The sheath of the upper + mandible of a bird. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; + a fan + &?;&?;&?;&?; a tongue.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*pip"ter (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; a fan + &?;&?;&?; + wing.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the <i>Rhipiptera</i>, a group of + insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*pip"ter*an (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Rhipipter. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zan"thous (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + &?;&?;&?; + flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently + from a root. + </p> + <p> + Rhi"zine (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A + rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; + a rhizoid. + </p> + <p> + Rhi`zo*car"pous (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + &?;&?;&?; + fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual + flowering stems; -- said of all perennial herbs. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; + root + &?;&?;&?; head.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A division of + Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by + rootlike extensions of the head. See <i>Illusration</i> in Appendix. + </p> + <p> + Rhiz"o*dont (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + &?;&?;&?;, + &?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A reptile whose teeth + are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile. + </p> + <p> + Rhiz"o*gan (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + <i>-gen</i>: + cf. F. <i>rhizogène</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Prodicing roots. + </p> + <p> + Rhiz"o*gen, <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> One of a proposed class of flowering + plants growning on the roots of other plants and destitute of green + foliage. + </p> + <p> + Rhi"zoid (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; root + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A rootlike appendage. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*zo"ma (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhizomata</b> (#). [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + SAme as Rhizome. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zo"ma*tous (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having the nature or habit of + a rhizome or rootstock. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zome" (?), <i>n.</i> [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> + A rootstock. See Rootstock. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*zoph"a*ga (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A division of + marsupials. The wombat is the type. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zoph"a*gous (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?; + a root + &?;&?;&?; to eat.] Feeding on roots; root- eating. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi*zoph"o*ra (?), <i>n.</i> [NL. See Rhizophorous.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A + genus of trees including the mangrove. See Mangrove. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zoph"o*rous (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; a root + &?;&?;&?;&?; + to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Bearing roots. + </p> + <p> + Rhiz"o*pod (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Rhizopoda. + </p> + <p> + 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> + ||Rhi*zop"o*da (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; a + root + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Protozoa. + </p> + <p> + Rhi*zop"o*dous (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or pertaining to the + rhizopods. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; + a root + &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, a mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhiz"o*stome (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Rhizostomata. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1238 !> + </p> + <p> + ||Rhi`zo*tax"is (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; a root + + &?;&?;&?; arrangement.] <i>(Bot.)</i> The arrangement of the + roots of plants. + </p> + <p> + Rhob (rb), <i>n.</i> See 1st Rob. + </p> + <p> + Rho`dam*mo"ni*um (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, derived + from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; -- said of certain complex + compounds. + </p> + <p> + Rho"da*nate (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A salt of rhodanic acid; a + sulphocyanate. [Obsoles.] + </p> + <p> + Rho*dan"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; the rose.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called <i>sulphocyanic + acid</i>) which frms a red color with ferric salts. [Obsoles.] + </p> + <p> + Rho`de*o*re"tin (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; the rose + &?;&?;&?; + resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> Same as Convolvuln. + </p> + <p> + Rho"di*an (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Rhodius</i>: cf. F. <i>rhodien</i>.] Of or + pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean. -- <i>n.</i> A + native or inhabitant of Rhodes. + </p> + <p> + Rho"dic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Of or pertaining to rhodium; + containing rhodium. + </p> + <p> + Rho"di*um (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ro`don the rose. So called from + the rose-red color of certain of its solutions. See Rhododendron.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Rho`di*zon"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; to be rose-red.] + <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rho`do*chro"site (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don the rose + &?;&?;&?; + a coloring.] <i>(Min.)</i> Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral + sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral + cleavage like calcite; -- called also <i>dialogite</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rho*doc"ri*nite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don rose + &?;&?;&?; + lily.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> A rose encrinite. + </p> + <p> + Rho`do*den"dron (?), <i>n.</i> [L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron, literally, rose + tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See Rose.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus of + shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and + remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay. + </p> + <p> + Rhod`o*mon*tade" (?), <i>n.</i> See Rodomontade. + </p> + <p> + Rhod`o*mon*tad"er (?), <i>n.</i> See Rodomontador. + </p> + <p> + Rho"don*ite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don the rose. ] <i>(Min.)</i> + Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised + and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone. + </p> + <p> + Rho"do*phane (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don the rose + &?;&?;&?; + to show.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> The red pigment contained in the inner + segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane. <i>W. Kühne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rho*dop"sin (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> + The visual purple. See under Visual. + </p> + <p> + Rho"do*sperm (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Any seaweed with red spores. + </p> + <p> + As the name of a subclass, <i>Rhodosperms</i>, or <i>Rhodospermeæ</i>, + is synonymous with <i>Florideæ</i> (which see.) + </p> + <p> + Rhomb (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Rhombus, + Rhumb.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> A rhombohedron. + </p> + <p> + <b>Fresnel's rhomb</b> <i>(Opt.)</i>, 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. <i>Nichol.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhom"bic (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Shaped like a rhomb. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> Same as Orthorhombic. + </p> + <p> + Rhom`bo*ga"noid (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhomb</i> + <i>ganoid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as + Ginglymodi. + </p> + <p> + Rhom"bo*gene (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhomb</i> + root of Gr. &?;&?;&?; + to be born.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A dicyemid which produces infusorialike + embryos; -- opposed to <i>nematogene</i>. See Dicyemata. [Written also <i>rhombogen</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rhom`bo*he"dral (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Geom. & Crystallog.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rhombohedral iron ore</b> <i>(Min.)</i> See Hematite. -- <b>Rhombohedral + system</b> <i>(Crystallog.)</i>, a division of the hexagonal system + embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rhom`bo*hed"ric (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Geom. & Crystallog.)</i> + Rhombohedral. + </p> + <p> + Rhom`bo*he"dron (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; rhomb + + &?;&?;&?; seat, base.] <i>(Geom. & Crystallog.)</i> A + solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped. + </p> + <p> + Rhom"boid (rm"boid), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; rhomboidal; + &?;&?;&?; rhomb + e'i^dos shape: cf. F. <i>rhomboïde</i>.] + <i>(Geom.)</i> An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having + only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different. + </p> + <p> + Rhom"boid (rm"boid), <i>a.</i> Same as Rhomboidal. + </p> + <p> + Rhom*boid"al (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rhomboïdal</i>.] Having, or + approaching, the shape of a rhomboid. + </p> + <p> + Rhom*boid"es (?), <i>n.</i> A rhomboid. [R.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhom`boid-o"vate (?), <i>a.</i> Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in + shape. + </p> + <p> + Rhomb" spar` (?). <i>(Min.)</i> A variety of dolomite. + </p> + <p> + Rhom"bus (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] Same as Rhomb, 1. + </p> + <p> + Rhon`chal (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Rhonchial. + </p> + <p> + Rhon"chi*al (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; + produced by rhonchi. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rhonchial fremitus</b>. [L. <i>fremitus</i> a dull roaring or + murmuring.] <i>(Med.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rhon*chis"o*nant (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rhonchus</i> a snoring + <i>sonans</i>, + p. pr. of <i>sonare</i> to sound.] Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rhon"chus (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhonchi</b> (#). [L., a snoring, + a croaking.] <i>(Med.)</i> 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 Râle. + </p> + <p> + Rho*pal"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; club-shaped; + fr. &?;&?;&?; a club: cf. F. <i>rhopalique</i>.] <i>(Pros.)</i> + Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more + syllable than the preceding. + </p> + <p> + ||Rho*pa"li*um (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rhopalia</b> (#). [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusæ belonging to the + Discophora. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhop`a*loc"e*ra (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?; + a club + &?;&?;&?; ahorn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A division of + Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ from other + Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennæ. + </p> + <p> + Rho"ta*cism (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter <i>r</i> (ρ) + overmuch: cf. F. <i>rhotacisme</i>.] 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rhu"barb (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Barbarous, + Rhaponticine.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> The name of several large perennial + herbs of the genus <i>Rheum</i> and order <i>Polygonaceæ</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> The root of several species of <i>Rheum</i>, used + much as a cathartic medicine. + </p> + <p> + <b>Monk's rhubarb</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Monk. -- <b>Turkey rhubarb</b> + <i>(Med.)</i>, the roots of <i>Rheum Emodi</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rhu"barb*y (?), <i>a.</i> Like rhubarb. + </p> + <p> + Rhumb (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Rhomb.] <i>(Navigation)</i> + A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called + also <i>rhumb line</i>, and <i>loxodromic curve</i>. See Loxodromic. + </p> + <p> + <b>To sail on a rhumb</b>, to sail continuously on one course, following a + rhumb line. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhus (?), <i>n.</i> [L., sumac, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac. + </p> + <p> + Rhus"ma (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rusma.] A mixtire of caustic lime and + orpiment, or tersulphide of arsenic, -- used in the depilation of hides. + <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhyme (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ryme</i>, <i>rime</i>, AS. <i>rm</i> number; + akin to OHG. <i>rm</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 Prime.] <b>1.</b> An expression + of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed + tale; poetry; harmony of language. "Railing <i>rhymes</i>." <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>ryme</i> I learned long ago. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He knew<br /> Himself to sing, and build the lofty <i>rime</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Pros.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For <i>rhyme</i> with reason may dispense,<br /> And sound has right to + govern sense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; + a couplet; a poem containing rhymes. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A word answering in sound to another word. + </p> + <p> + <b>Female rhyme</b>. See under Female. - - <b>Male rhyme</b>. See under + Male. -- <b>Rhyme or reason</b>, sound or sense. -- <b>Rhyme royal</b> <i>(Pros.)</i>, + a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the + second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme. + </p> + <p> + Rhyme (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rhymed (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rhyming.] [OE. <i>rimen</i>, <i>rymen</i>, AS. <i>rman</i> + to count: cf. F. <i>rimer</i> to rhyme. See Rhyme, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> To + make rhymes, or verses. "Thou shalt no longer <i>ryme</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side,<br /> Who <i>rhymed</i> + for hire, and patronized for pride. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To accord in rhyme or sound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And, if they <i>rhymed</i> and rattled, all was well. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhyme, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To put into rhyme. <i>Sir T. Wilson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To influence by rhyme. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hearken to a verser, who may chance<br /> <i>Rhyme</i> thee to good. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhyme"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of rhyme. <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhym"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in + contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our common + <i>rhymers</i> and playwriters be. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhym"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in + contempt. + </p> + <p> + Rhyme"ster (?), <i>n.</i> A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. <i>Bp. Hall. + Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhym"ic (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to rhyme. + </p> + <p> + Rhym"ist, <i>n.</i> A rhymer; a rhymester. <i>Johnston.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn`chob*del"le*a (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + + &?;&?;&?; a leech.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A suborder of leeches + including those that have a protractile proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine + is the type. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + + kefalh` head.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Hatteria. Called also <i>Rhynchocephalia</i>. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn`cho*cœ"la (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + + koi`los hollow.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Nemertina. -- Rhyn`cho*cœ"lous + (#), <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhyn"cho*lite (&?;), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "ry`gchos snout, beak + <i>-lie</i>: + cf. F. <i>rhyncholithe</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> A fossil cephalopod beak. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn`cho*nel"la (&?;), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many + are found fossil. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn*choph"o*ra (&?;), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + + fe`rein to carry.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A group of Coleoptera having a + snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils. + </p> + <p> + Rhyn"cho*phore (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Rhynchophora. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyn*cho"ta (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Same as Hemiptera. [Written also <i>Rhyncota</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rhy"o*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. "rei^n to flow + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> + A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. + -- Rhy`o*lit"ic, (#), <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; + painting foul or mean objects; "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to + write, paint.] In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life + pictures. + </p> + <p> + Rhy*sim"e*ter (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; flow + <i>-meter</i>.] + An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the + velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rhythm (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rhythme</i>, <i>rythme</i>, L. <i>rhythmus</i>, + fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. + "rei^n to flow. See Stream.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. <i>Moore + (Encyc.)</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The harmonious flow of vocal sounds. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1239 !> + </p> + <p> + Rhyth"mer (rth"mr <i>or</i> r"-), <i>n.</i> One who writes in rhythm, esp. + in poetic rhythm or meter. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One now scarce counted a <i>rhythmer</i>, formerly admitted for a poet. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rhyth"mic (-mk), Rhyth"mic*al (- m*k<i>a</i>l), } <i>a.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: + cf. L. <i>rhythmicus</i>, F. <i>rhythmique</i>.] Pertaining to, or of the + nature of, rhythm + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Day and night<br /> I worked my <i>rhythmic</i> thought. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rhythmical accent</b>. <i>(Mus.)</i> See Accent, <i>n.</i>, 6 <i>(c)</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rhyth"mic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rhythmical manner. + </p> + <p> + Rhyth"mics (?), <i>n.</i> The department of musical science which treats + of the length of sounds. + </p> + <p> + Rhyth"ming (?), <i>a.</i> Writing rhythm; verse making. "The <i>rhythming</i> + monk." <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhythm"less (?), <i>a.</i> Being without rhythm. <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rhyth*mom"e*ter (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rhythm</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] An + instrument for marking time in musical movements. See Metronome. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyth"mus (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] Rhythm. + </p> + <p> + ||Rhyt"i*na (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Rytina. + </p> + <p> + Ri"al (&?;), <i>n.</i> A Spanish coin. See Real. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ri*al", <i>a.</i> Royal. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"al (?), <i>n.</i> [From Royal.] A gold coin formerly current in + England, of the value of ten shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., + and of fifteen shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also <i>ryal</i>.] + <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ri`ant" (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>riant</i>, p. pr. of <i>rire</i> to laugh, + L. <i>ridere</i>.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; + delightful to the view, as a landscape. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a + strict caution, howewer, against anything light and <i>riant</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> One of the curved bones + attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the + thorax. + </p> + <p> + 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 + Thorax. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Mach. & + Structures)</i> A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, + etc., to strengthen or stiffen it. <i>(c)</i> One of the rods on which the + cover of an umbrella is extended. <i>(d)</i> A prominent line or ridge, as + in cloth. <i>(e)</i> A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of + a double-barreled gun. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a + leaf. <i>(b)</i> Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A projecting mold, or + group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, + ornamental door, or the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> <i>(a)</i> Solid coal on the side of a gallery; + solid ore in a vein. <i>(b)</i> An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as + a support. <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. + [Familiar & Sportive] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How many have we known whose heads have been broken with their own <i>rib</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Chuck rib</b>, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib. + See Chuck. -- <b>Fore ribs</b>, a cut of beef immediately in front of the + sirloin. -- <b>Middle rib</b>, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the + fore ribs. -- <b>Rib grass</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Ribwort. + </p> + <p> + Rib, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ribbed (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Ribbing.] <b>1.</b> To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines + and channels; as, to <i>rib</i> cloth. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It [lead] were too gross<br /> To <i>rib</i> her cerecloth in the obscure + grave. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rib land</b>, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the + furrows in plowing. + </p> + <p> + Rib"ald (?), <i>n./</i> [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>hrpa</i> prostitute. For the ending <i>-ald</i> cf. E. Herald.] + A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. <i>Spenser. + Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Earle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"ald, <i>a.</i> Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The busy day,<br /> Waked by the lark, hath roused the <i>ribald</i> + crows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"ald*ish, <i>a.</i> Like a ribald. <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"ald*rous (?), <i>a.</i> Of a ribald quality. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rib"ald*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ribaldrie</i>, <i>ribaudrie</i>, OF. <i>ribalderie</i>, + <i>ribauderie</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>ribaldry</i> of his conversation moved &?;stonishment even in + that age. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"an (?), <i>n.</i> See Ribbon. [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"and (?), <i>n.</i> See Ribbon. + </p> + <p> + <b>Riband jasper</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a variety of jasper having stripes of + different colors, as red and green. + </p> + <p> + Rib"and, <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> See Rib-band. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"and*ed, <i>a.</i> Ribboned. <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"aud (?), <i>n.</i> A ribald. [Obs.] <i>P. Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*bau"de*quin (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting + javelins. + </p> + <p> + { Rib"aud*red (?), Rib"aud*rous (?), } <i>a.</i> Filthy; obscene; ribald. + [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rib"aud*ry (?), <i>n.</i> Ribaldry. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"aud*y (?), <i>n.</i> Ribaldry. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"auld (?), <i>n.</i> A ribald. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"band (?), <i>n.</i> A ribbon. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"band` (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rib</i> + <i>band</i>.] [Written also <i>riband</i>, + and <i>ribbon</i>.] <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rib-band lines</b>, oblique longitudinal sections of the hull of a + vessel. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ribbed (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a <i>ribbed</i> + cylinder; <i>ribbed</i> cloth. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of + coal. <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"bing (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rib"bon (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium <i>ribbon</i>; + sails torn to <i>ribbons</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> Same as Rib- band. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>pl.</i> Driving reins. [Cant] <i>London Athenæum.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Her.)</i> A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth + as wide. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Spinning)</i> A silver. + </p> + <p> + <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 Blue. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ribbon fish</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> The hairtail, or bladefish. <i>(c)</i> 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>. -- <b>Ribbon grass</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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 + Reed. -- <b>Ribbon seal</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a North Pacific seal (<i>Histriophoca + fasciata</i>). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously banded and + striped with yellowish white. -- <b>Ribbon snake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + a common North American snake (<i>Eutainia saurita</i>). It is + conspicuously striped with bright yellow and dark brown. -- <b>Ribbon + Society</b>, 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. -- <b>Ribborn worm</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A tapeworm. + <i>(b)</i> A nemertean. + </p> + <p> + Rib"bon, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ribboned (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ribboning.] To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark + with stripes resembling ribbons. + </p> + <p> + Rib"bon*ism (?), <i>n.</i> The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. + See <i>Ribbon Society</i>, under Ribbon. + </p> + <p> + Rib"bon*man (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-men</b>. A member of the Ribbon + Society. See <i>Ribbon Society</i>, under Ribbon. + </p> + <p> + Rib"bon*wood` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A malvaceous tree (<i>Hoheria + populnea</i>) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri"bes (?), <i>n.</i>[NL.; cf. Dan. <i>ribs</i>, and Ar. <i>rbs</i> a + plant with an acid juice.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus of shrubs including + gooseberries and currants of many kinds. + </p> + <p> + Rib"ibe (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rebec.] <b>1.</b> A sort of stringed + instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] <i>Nares.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"i*ble (?), <i>n.</i> [See Ribibe.] A small threestringed viol; a + rebec. <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All can be play on gittern or <i>ribible</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rib"less, <i>a.</i> Having no ribs. + </p> + <p> + Rib"roast` (?), <i>v. t.</i> To beat soundly. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Rib"wort` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + -ric (?). [AS <i>rce</i> kingdom, dominion. See Rich.] A suffix signifying + <i>dominion</i>, <i>jurisdiction</i>; as, bishop<i>ric</i>, the district + over which a bishop exercises authority. + </p> + <p> + Rice (?), <i>n.</i> [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>brzi</i>, akin to Skr. <i>vrhi</i>; + or perh. akin to E. <i>rye</i>. Cf. Rye.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ant rice</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Ant. -- <b>French rice</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See Amelcorn. -- <b>Indian rice</b>., 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. -- <b>Mountain rice</b>, any species of an American genus (<i>Oryzopsis</i>) + of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. -- <b>Rice bunting</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Same as Ricebird. -- <b>Rice hen</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the Florida + gallinule. -- <b>Rice mouse</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a large dark-colored + field mouse (<i>Calomys palistris</i>) of the Southern United States. - - + <b>Rice paper</b>, 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>. -- <b>Rice troupial</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the bobolink. -- <b>Rice water</b>, a drink for invalids made by boiling a + small quantity of rice in water. -- <b>Rice-water discharge</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, + a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and + discharged from the bowels, in cholera. -- <b>Rice weevil</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rice"bird` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The Java sparrow. + <i>(b)</i> The bobolink. + </p> + <p> + Rice"-shell` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any one of numerous + species of small white polished marine shells of the genus <i>Olivella</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rich, (rch), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Richer (&?;); <i>superl.</i> + Richest.] [OE. <i>riche</i>, AS. <i>rce</i> rich, powerful; akin to OS. <i>rki</i>, + D. <i>rijk</i>, G. <i>reich</i>, OHG. <i>rhhi</i>, Icel. <i>rkr</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 Right, and cf. Derrick, + Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + "<i>Rich</i> merchants." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rich</i> [person] hath many friends. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. xiv. 20.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash<br /> Of some <i>rich</i> burgher. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If life be short, it shall be glorious;<br /> Each minute shall be <i>rich</i> + in some great action. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rowe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The gorgeous East with <i>richest</i> hand<br /> Showers on her kings + barbaric pearl and gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, <i>rich</i> + soil or land; a <i>rich</i> mine. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like to <i>rich</i> and various gems. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sauces and <i>rich</i> spices are fetched from India. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Baker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a <i>rich</i> color. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a <i>rich</i> voice; <i>rich</i> + music. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a <i>rich</i> landscape; <i>rich</i> + scenery. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the + scene was a <i>rich</i> one; a <i>rich</i> incident or character. + [Colloq.] <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + Rich, <i>v. t.</i> To enrich. [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rich"es (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [OE. <i>richesse</i>, F. <i>richesse</i>, from + <i>riche</i> rich, of German origin. See Rich,<i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> That + which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other + property; wealth; opulence; affluence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Riches</i> do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in + having more in proportion, than our neighbors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>riche</i> of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Against the <i>richesses</i> of this world shall they have misease of + poverty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In one hour so great <i>riches</i> is come to nought. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rev. xviii. 17.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And for that <i>riches</i> where is my deserving? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness; plenty; + abundance. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1240 !> + </p> + <p> + Rich"esse (?), <i>n.</i> [F. See Riches.] Wealth; riches. See the Note + under Riches. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some man desireth for to have <i>richesse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>richesse</i> of all heavenly grace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rich"ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a rich manner. + </p> + <p> + Rich"ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of + the adjective). + </p> + <p> + Rich"weed` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> An herb (<i>Pilea pumila</i>) of + the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also + <i>clearweed</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ric`in*e`la*id"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Ricin</i>oleic + <i>elaidic</i>.] + Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid + obtained as a white crystalline solid. + </p> + <p> + Ric`in*e*la"i*din (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> The glycerin salt of + ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by + treating castor oil with nitrous acid. + </p> + <p> + Ri*cin"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ricinus</i> castor-oil plant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid + now called <i>ricinoleic</i> <i>acid.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ric"i*nine (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ricinus</i> castor-oil plant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the + castor-oil plant. + </p> + <p> + Ric`in*o"le*ate (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A salt of ricinoleic acid; + -- formerly called <i>palmate</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ric`in*o"le*ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ric`in*o"le*in (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ricinus</i> castor-oil plant + <i>oleum</i> + oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a + characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called <i>palmin</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ric`i*nol"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Ricinoleic. + </p> + <p> + ||Ric"i*nus (&?;), <i>n.</i> [L., the castor- oil plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + 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 Palma + Christi. + </p> + <p> + Rick (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>reek</i>, <i>rek</i>, AS. <i>hreác</i> + a heap; akin to <i>hryce</i> rick, Icel. hraukr.] A stack or pile, as of + grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with + thatching. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Golden clusters of beehive <i>ricks</i>, rising at intervals beyond the + hedgerows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>G. Eliot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rick, <i>v. t.</i> To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rick"er (?), <i>n.</i> A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a + spar to a boat. + </p> + <p> + Rick"et*ish (?), <i>a.</i> Rickety. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rick"ets (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. <i>wrigian</i> + to bend, D. <i>wrikken</i> to shake, E. <i>wriggle</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rick"et*y (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Affected with rickets. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky. + </p> + <p> + Rick"rack` (?), <i>n.</i> A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine + braid. + </p> + <p> + Rick"stand` (?), <i>n.</i> A flooring or framework on which a rick is + made. + </p> + <p> + Ric`o*chet" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along + the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat + stone thrown along the surface of water. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ricochet firing</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Ric`o*chet" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ricochetted; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ricochetting.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. + See Ricochet, <i>n.</i> [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ric`o*chet", <i>v. i.</i> To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat + stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See + Ricochet, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ric"tal (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of or pertaining to the rictus; + as, <i>rictal</i> bristles. + </p> + <p> + Ric"ture (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ringi</i>, <i>rictus</i>, to open wide the + mouth, to gape.] A gaping. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ric"tus (?), <i>n.</i> [L., the aperture of the mouth.] The gape of the + mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth. + </p> + <p> + Rid (?), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Ride, <i>v. i.</i> [Archaic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>rid</i> to the end of the village, where he alighted. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rid or Ridded; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ridding.] [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.] <b>1.</b> To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with <i>out of</i>. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Deliver the poor and needy; <i>rid</i> them out of the hand of the + wicked. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. lxxxii. 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by <i>of</i>. "<i>Rid</i> + all the sea of pirates." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In never <i>ridded</i> myself of an overmastering and brooding sense of + some great calamity traveling toward me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away + with; to destroy. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will <i>red</i> evil beasts out of the land. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lev. xxvi. 6.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Death's men, you have <i>rid</i> this sweet young prince! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish. [R.] + "Willingness <i>rids</i> way." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mirth will make us <i>rid</i> ground faster than if thieves were at our + tails. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To be rid of</b>, to be free or delivered from. -- <b>To get rid of</b>, + to get deliverance from; to free one's self from. + </p> + <p> + Rid"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Suitable for riding; as, a <i>ridable</i> horse; + a <i>ridable</i> road. + </p> + <p> + Rid"dance (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of ridding or freeing; + deliverance; a cleaning up or out. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou shalt not make clean <i>riddance</i> of the corners of thy field. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lev. xxiii. 22.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. "<i>Riddance</i> + from all adversity." <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"den (?), <i>p. p.</i> of Ride. + </p> + <p> + Rid"der (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rids. + </p> + <p> + Rid"dle (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Crisis, Certain.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is + drawn to straighten it. + </p> + <p> + Rid"dle, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Riddled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Riddling (?).] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many holes in; + as, a house <i>riddled</i> with shot. + </p> + <p> + Rid"dle, <i>n.</i> [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. Read.] Something + proposed to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an + ambiguous proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret,<br /> That solved the <i>riddle</i> + which I had proposed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T was a strange <i>riddle</i> of a lady. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"dle, <i>v. t.</i> To explain; to solve; to unriddle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Riddle</i> me this, and guess him if you can. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"dle, <i>v. i.</i> To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. "Lysander <i>riddels</i> + very prettily." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"dler (?), <i>n.</i> One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.). + </p> + <p> + Rid"dler, <i>n.</i> One who speaks in, or propounds, riddles. + </p> + <p> + Rid"dling (?), <i>a.</i> Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a + riddle. "<i>Riddling</i> triplets." <i>Tennyson.</i> -- Rid"dling, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ride (rd), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Rode (rd) (Rid [rd], archaic); <i>p. + p.</i> Ridden (&?;) (Rid, archaic); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Riding + (&?;).] [AS. <i>rdan</i>; akin to LG. <i>riden</i>, D. <i>rijden</i>, + G. <i>reiten</i>, OHG. <i>rtan</i>, Icel. <i>rða</i>, Sw. <i>rida</i>, + Dan. <i>ride</i>; cf. L. <i>raeda</i> a carriage, which is from a Celtic + word. Cf. Road.] <b>1.</b> To be carried on the back of an animal, as a + horse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To-morrow, when ye <i>riden</i> by the way. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let your master <i>ride</i> on before, and do you gallop after him. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be borne in a carriage; as, to <i>ride</i> in a coach, in a + car, and the like. See Synonym, below. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by <i>riding</i> in + gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of servants. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men once walked where ships at anchor <i>ride</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To be supported in motion; to rest. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Strong as the exletree<br /> On which heaven <i>rides</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On whose foolish honesty<br /> My practices <i>ride</i> easy! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To manage a horse, as an equestrian. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>rode</i>, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a + horse <i>rides</i> easy or hard, slow or fast. + </p> + <p> + <b>To ride easy</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to lie at anchor without violent + pitching or straining at the cables. -- <b>To ride hard</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, + to pitch violently. -- <b>To ride out</b>. <i>(a)</i> To go upon a + military expedition. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>(b)</i> To ride in the open + air. [Colloq.] -- <b>To ride to hounds</b>, to ride behind, and near to, + the hounds in hunting. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Drive. -- Ride, Drive. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "Will you <i>ride</i> over or <i>drive</i>?" said Lord Willowby to his + quest, after breakfast that morning. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Black.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ride, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to <i>ride</i> + a horse; to <i>ride</i> a bicycle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and <i>ride</i> the air<br /> In + whirlwind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To manage insolently at will; to domineer over. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The nobility could no longer endure to be <i>ridden</i> by bakers, + cobblers, and brewers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Tue only men that safe can <i>ride</i><br /> Mine errands on the Scottish + side. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or + fractured fragments. + </p> + <p> + <b>To ride a hobby</b>, to have some favorite occupation or subject of + talk. -- <b>To ride and tie</b>, 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. <i>Fielding.</i> -- <b>To + ride down</b>. <i>(a)</i> To ride over; to trample down in riding; to + overthrow by riding against; as, <i>to ride down</i> an enemy. <i>(b)</i> + <i>(Naut.)</i> To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail. -- <b>To + ride out</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Ride, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or + in a vehicle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A saddle horse. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Wright.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used + as a place for riding; a riding. + </p> + <p> + Ri*deau" (r*d"), <i>n.</i> [F.] A small mound of earth; ground slightly + elevated; a small ridge. + </p> + <p> + Rid"en (rd"'n), obs. <i>imp. pl. & p. p.</i> of Ride. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"dent (r"d<i>e</i>nt), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ridens</i>, p. pr. of <i>ridere</i> + to laugh.] Laughing. [R.] <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"er (rd"r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rides. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain + orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who breaks or manages a horse. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a <i>rider</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This [question] was a <i>rider</i> which Mab found difficult to answer. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>A. S. Hardy.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> A problem of more than usual difficulty added to + another on an examination paper. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> [D. <i>rijder</i>.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man + on horseback stamped upon it. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His moldy money ! half a dozen <i>riders</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Fletcher.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> 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. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Drummond.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rider's bone</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rid"er*less, <i>a.</i> Having no rider; as, a <i>riderless</i> horse. <i>H. + Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ridge (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> + The back, or top of the back; a crest. <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a + range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen <i>ridges</i> + of the Alps." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Part rise crystal wall, or <i>ridge</i> direct. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from + the salient angle of the covered way. <i>Stocqueler.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ridge, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ridged (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ridging.] <b>1.</b> To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge + or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bristles ranged like those that <i>ridge</i> the back<br /> Of chafed + wild boars. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To form into ridges with the plow, as land. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To wrinkle. "With a forehead <i>ridged</i>." <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ridge"band` (?), <i>n.</i> 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>. <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ridge"bone` (?), <i>n.</i> The backbone. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Blood . . . lying cluttered about the <i>ridgebone</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ridg"el (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as Ridgelling. + </p> + <p> + Ridge"let (?), <i>n.</i> A little ridge. + </p> + <p> + Ridge"ling (?), <i>n.</i> [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> + A half-castrated male animal. + </p> + <p> + { Ridge"piece` (?), Ridge"plate` (?), } <i>n.</i> See Ridgepole. + </p> + <p> + Ridge"pole` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Arch.)</i> The timber forming the ridge of + a roof, into which the rafters are secured. + </p> + <p> + Ridge"rope` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> See <i>Life line</i> <i>(a)</i>, + under Life. + </p> + <p> + Ridg"ing*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> So as to form ridges. + </p> + <p> + Ridg"y (?), <i>a.</i> Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge. "Lifted + on a <i>ridgy</i> wave." <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"i*cle (?), <i>n.</i> Ridicule. [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"i*cule (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ridicule</i>, L. <i>ridiculum</i> a jest, + fr. <i>ridiculus</i>. See Ridiculous.] <b>1.</b> An object of sport or + laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made him + the <i>ridicule</i> of his contemporaries. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Buckle.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a <i>ridicule</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne,<br /> Yet touched and + shamed by <i>ridicule</i> alone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To see the <i>ridicule</i> of this practice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; irony; + satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer. -- Ridicule, Derision, 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> + Rid"i*cule, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ridiculed (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ridiculing.] To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to + awaken ridicule toward or respecting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I 've known the young, who <i>ridiculed</i> his rage. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; + lampoon. See Deride. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1241 !> + </p> + <p> + Rid"i*cule (?), <i>a.</i> [F.] Ridiculous. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This action . . . became so <i>ridicule</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Aubrey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"i*cu`ler (?), <i>n.</i> One who ridicules. + </p> + <p> + Ri*dic"u*lize (?), <i>v. t.</i> To make ridiculous; to ridicule. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being ridiculous; + ridiculousness; also, something ridiculous. [Archaic] <i>Bailey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*dic"u*lous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ridiculosus</i>, <i>ridiculus</i>, fr. + <i>ridere</i> to laigh. Cf. Risible.] <b>1.</b> Fitted to excite ridicule; + absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a <i>ridiculous</i> + dress or behavior. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Involving or expressing ridicule. [r.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [It] provokes me to <i>ridiculous</i> smiling. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd; + preposterous. See Ludicrous. + </p> + <p> + --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"ing (rd"ng), <i>n.</i> [For <i>thriding</i>, Icel. <i>þriðjungr</i> + the third part, fr. <i>þriði</i> third, akin to E. <i>third</i>. + See Third.] One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, + in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They + are called the <i>North</i>, the <i>East</i>, and the <i>West</i>, <i>Riding</i>. + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rid"ing, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Employed to travel; traveling; as, a <i>riding</i> + clerk. "One <i>riding</i> apparitor." <i>Ayliffe.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Used for riding on; as, a <i>riding</i> horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Riding clerk</b>. <i>(a)</i> A clerk who traveled for a commercial + house. [Obs. Eng.] <i>(b)</i> One of the "six clerks" formerly attached to + the English Court of Chancery. -- <b>Riding hood</b>. <i>(a)</i> A hood + formerly worn by women when riding. <i>(b)</i> A kind of cloak with a + hood. -- <b>Riding master</b>, an instructor in horsemanship. -- <b>Riding + rhyme</b> <i>(Pros.)</i>, the meter of five accents, with couplet rhyme; + -- probably so called from the mounted pilgrims described in the + Canterbury Tales. <i>Dr. Guest.</i> -- <b>Riding school</b>, a school or + place where the art of riding is taught. + </p> + <p> + Rid"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act or state of one who rides. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A festival procession. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When there any <i>riding</i> was in Cheap. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Same as Ride, <i>n.</i>, 3. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A district in charge of an excise officer. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*dot"to (?), <i>n.</i> [It., fr. LL. <i>reductus</i> a retreat. See + Redoubt.] A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and + dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There are to be <i>ridottos</i> at guinea tickets. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*dot"to, <i>v. i.</i> To hold ridottos. [R.] <i>J. G. Cooper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rie (?), <i>n.</i> See Rye. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rie grass</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A kind of wild barley (<i>Hordeum + pratense</i>). <i>Dr. Prior.</i> <i>(b)</i> Ray grass. <i>Dr. Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rief (?), <i>n.</i> [See Reave.] Robbery. [Obs. or Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Riet"boc (?), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>riet</i> reed + <i>bok</i> buck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rife (?), <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>rf</i> abundant, or Icel. <i>rfr</i> + munificent; akin to OD. <i>riff</i>, <i>rijve</i>, abundant.] <b>1.</b> + Prevailing; prevalent; abounding. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were <i>rife</i> + and mortal. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Even now the tumult of loud mirth<br /> Was <i>rife</i>, and perfect in + may listening ear. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What! I am <i>rife</i> a little yet. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rife"ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rife"ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rif"fle (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. G. <i>riffeln</i>, <i>riefeln</i>, to groove. + Cf. Rifle a gun.] <i>(Mining)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rif"fler (?), <i>n.</i> [See Riffle.] A curved file used in carving wool + and marble. + </p> + <p> + Riff"raff` (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rif and raf</i> every particle, OF. <i>rif + et raf</i>. CF. Raff, <i>and 1st</i> Rifle.] Sweepings; refuse; the lowest + order of society. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"fle (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rifled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rifling (?).] [F. <i>rifler</i> to rifle, sweep away; of + uncertain origin. CF. Raff.] <b>1.</b> To seize and bear away by force; to + snatch away; to carry off. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Till time shall <i>rifle</i> every youthful grace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To strip; to rob; to pillage. <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye:<br /> If not, we'll make + you sit and <i>rifle</i> you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To raffle. [Obs.] <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"fle, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To raffle. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To commit robbery. [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"fle, <i>n.</i> [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 Rive, and cf. Riffle, Rivel.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> A body of soldiers armed with rifles. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used + for sharpening scythes. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rifle pit</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a trench for sheltering sharpshooters. + </p> + <p> + Ri"fle (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To grove; to channel; especially, to + groove internally with spiral channels; as, to <i>rifle</i> a gun barrel + or a cannon. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, <i>n.</i>, 3. + </p> + <p> + Ri"fle*bird` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ri"fle*man (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rifleman</b> (&?;). <i>(Mil.)</i> + A soldier armed with a rifle. + </p> + <p> + Ri"fler (?), <i>n.</i> One who rifles; a robber. + </p> + <p> + Ri"fling (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(a)</i> The act or process of making the + grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel. <i>(b)</i> The system of grooves + in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. + </p> + <p> + <b>Shunt rifling</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rift (?), obs. <i>p. p.</i> of Rive. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rift, <i>n.</i> [Written also <i>reft</i>.] [Dan. <i>rift</i>, fr. <i>rieve</i> + to rend. See Rive.] <b>1.</b> An opening made by riving or splitting; a + cleft; a fissure. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A shallow place in a stream; a ford. + </p> + <p> + Rift, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rifted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Rifting.] To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to <i>rift</i> an oak or a + rock; to <i>rift</i> the clouds. <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To dwell these <i>rifted</i> rocks between. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rift, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To burst open; to split. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Timber . . . not apt to <i>rif</i> with ordnance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To belch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rift"er (?), <i>n.</i> A rafter. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig (?), <i>n.</i> [See Ridge.] A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.] + </p> + <p> + Rig, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rigged (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Rigging (?).] [Norweg. <i>rigga</i> to bind, particularly, to wrap + round, rig; cf. AS. <i>wrhan</i> to cover.] <b>1.</b> To furnish with + apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful + manner; -- commonly followed by <i>out</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Jack was <i>rigged</i> out in his gold and silver lace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rig a purchase</b>, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for + moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc. -- <b>To rig a + ship</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their + respective masts and yards. + </p> + <p> + Rig, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rig, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Wriggle.] <b>1.</b> A romp; a wanton; one given to + unbecoming conduct. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Wright.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That uncertain season before the <i>rigs</i> of Michaelmas were yet well + composed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To run a rig</b>, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do + something strange and unbecoming. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He little dreamt when he set out<br /> Of <i>running</i> such <i>a rig</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig, <i>v. i.</i> To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to + play tricks. "<i>Rigging</i> and rifling all ways." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig, <i>v. t.</i> To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or + Prov.] <i>Tusser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rig the market</b> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i>, to raise or lower market + prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant] + </p> + <p> + Rig`a*doon" (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rigadon</i>, <i>rigaudon</i>.] A gay, + lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence + in France. <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose dancing dogs in <i>rigadoons</i> excel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wolcott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ga fir` (?), [So called from <i>Riga</i>, a city in Russia.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ri*ga"rion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rigatio</i>, fr. <i>rigare</i> to water.] + See Irrigation. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ri"gel (?), <i>n.</i> [Ar. <i>rijl</i>, properly, foot.] <i>(Astron.)</i> + A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation + Orion. [Written also <i>Regel</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ri*ges"cent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rigescens</i>, p. pr. fr. <i>rigescere</i> + to grow stiff.] Growing stiff or numb. + </p> + <p> + Rig"ger (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rigs or dresses; one whose + occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rig"ging (?), <i>n.</i> 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 + Ship and Sails. + </p> + <p> + <b>Running rigging</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, all those ropes used in bracing the + yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, + clew lines, and the like. -- <b>Standing rigging</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, the + shrouds and stays. + </p> + <p> + Rig"gish (?), <i>a.</i> Like a rig or wanton. [Obs.] "<i>Riggish</i> and + unmaidenly." <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig"gle (?), <i>v. i.</i> See Wriggle. + </p> + <p> + Rig"gle, <i>n.</i> The European lance fish. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Right (rt), <i>a.</i> [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>ju</i> + straight, right. √115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, + Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.] <b>1.</b> + Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a <i>right</i> line. "<i>Right</i> as + any line." <i>Chaucer</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; + as, <i>right</i> ascension; a <i>right</i> pyramid or cone. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Whately.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not + spurious. "His <i>right</i> wife." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested + themselves to be <i>right</i> barbarians. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You are <i>right</i>, Justice, and you weigh this well. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . <i>right</i>, + "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The lady has been disappointed on the <i>right</i> side. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spectator.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Became the sovereign's favorite, his <i>right</i> hand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>9.</b> Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; + correctly done. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the <i>right</i> + side of a piece of cloth. + </p> + <p> + <b>At right angles</b>, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as + when one line crosses another perpendicularly. -- <b>Right and left</b>, + in both or all directions. [Colloq.] -- <b>Right and left coupling</b> <i>(Pipe + fitting)</i>, a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a + right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly. -- <b>Right + angle</b>. <i>(a)</i> The angle formed by one line meeting another + perpendicularly, as the angles <i>ABD</i>, <i>DBC</i>. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Spherics)</i> + A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose + planes are perpendicular to each other. -- <b>Right ascension</b>. See + under Ascension. -- <b>Right Center</b> <i>(Politics)</i>, those members + belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with + the Right on political questions. See Center, <i>n.</i>, 5. -- <b>Right + cone</b>, <b>Right cylinder</b>, <b>Right prism</b>, <b>Right pyramid</b> + <i>(Geom.)</i>, a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is + perpendicular to the base. -- <b>Right line</b>. See under Line. -- <b>Right + sailing</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so + as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both. <i>Ham. Nav. + Encyc.</i> -- <b>Right sphere</b> <i>(Astron. & Geol.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>Right</i> is used elliptically for <i>it is right</i>, <i>what you say + is right</i>, <i>true</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "<i>Right</i>," cries his lordship. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful; + true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming. + </p> + <p> + Right, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a right manner. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Unto Dian's temple goeth she <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let thine eyes look <i>right</i> on. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. iv. 25.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Right</i> across its track there lay,<br /> Down in the water, a long + reef of gold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Came he <i>right</i> now to sing a raven's note? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> According to any rule of art; correctly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You with strict discipline instructed <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Roscommon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; + exactly; as, to tell a story <i>right</i>. "<i>Right</i> at mine own + cost." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Right</i> as it were a steed of Lumbardye. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His wounds so smarted that he slept <i>right</i> naught. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; + highly; as, <i>right</i> humble; <i>right</i> noble; <i>right</i> valiant. + "He was not <i>right</i> fat". <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For which I should be <i>right</i> sorry. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tyndale.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [I] return those duties back as are <i>right</i> fit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, <i>right</i> honorable; + <i>right</i> reverend. + </p> + <p> + <b>Right honorable</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1242 !> + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Right along</b>, without cessation; continuously; as, to work <i>right + along</i> for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.] -- <b>Right away</b>, or <b>Right + off</b>, at once; straightway; without delay. [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> + Right (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>right</i>. See Right, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> + That which is right or correct. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> The straight + course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; + freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral <i>wrong</i>. <i>(b)</i> A + true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or + fact. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Seldom your opinions err;<br /> Your eyes are always in the <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; + justice; uprightness; integrity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,<br /> And well deserved, + had fortune done him <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That to which one has a just claim. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + That which one has a natural claim to exact. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There are no <i>rights</i> whatever, without corresponding duties. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Coleridge.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Born free, he sought his <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hast thou not <i>right</i> to all created things? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men have no <i>right</i> to what is not reasonable. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> Privilege or immunity granted by authority. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The right side; the side opposite to the left. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Led her to the Souldan's <i>right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those + members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a + carpet, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>At all right</b>, at all points; in all respects. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + -- <b>Bill of rights</b>, a list of rights; a paper containing a + declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under Bill. -- <b>By + right</b>, <b>By rights</b>, or <b>By good rights</b>, rightly; properly; + correctly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He should himself use it <i>by right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I should have been a woman <i>by right</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Divine right</b>, or <b>Divine right of kings</b>, 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. -- <b>To rights</b>. + <i>(a)</i> In a direct line; straight. [R.] <i>Woodward.</i> <i>(b)</i> At + once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] <i>Swift.</i> -- <b>To set to rights</b>, + <b>To put to rights</b>, to put in good order; to adjust; to regulate, as + what is out of order. -- <b>Writ of right</b> <i>(Law)</i>, a writ which + lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner. + <i>Blackstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Righted; <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Righting.] [AS. <i>rihtan</i>. See Right, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So just is God, to <i>right</i> the innocent. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jefferson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To right a vessel</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to restore her to an upright + position after careening. -- <b>To right the helm</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to + place it in line with the keel. + </p> + <p> + Right, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To recover the proper or natural condition + or position; to become upright. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship + or boat, after careening. + </p> + <p> + Right"-a*bout` (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Right</i>, adv. + <i>about</i>, adv.] A + turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite + direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the <i>right-about</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>To send to the right-about</b>, to cause to turn toward the opposite + point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause to turn and retreat. + [Colloq.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"-an`gled (?), <i>a.</i> Containing a right angle or right angles; + as, a <i>right-angled</i> triangle. + </p> + <p> + Right"en (?), <i>v. t.</i> To do justice to. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Relieve [marginal reading, <i>righten</i>] the opressed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. i. 17.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"eous (?), <i>a.</i> [OE. <i>rightways</i>, <i>rightwise</i>, AS. <i>rightws</i>; + <i>riht</i> right + <i>ws</i> wise, having wisdom, prudent. See Right, <i>a.</i>, + Wise, <i>a.</i>] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fearless in his <i>righteous</i> cause. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; honest; + equitable; rightful. + </p> + <p> + Right"eoused (?), <i>a.</i> Made righteous. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Right"eous*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> [AS. <i>rightwslce</i>.] In a righteous + manner; as, to judge <i>righteously</i>. + </p> + <p> + Right"eous*ness, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rihtwsnes</i>.] <b>1.</b> The quality + or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude. + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>2.</b> A righteous act, or righteous quality. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All our <i>righteousnesses</i> are as filthy rags. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. lxiv. 6.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The act or conduct of one who is righteous. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth <i>righteousness</i> + at all times. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ps. cvi. 3.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Theol.)</i> The state of being right with God; + justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Only for the <i>righteousness</i> of Christ imputed to us, and received + by faith alone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Westminster Catechism.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice; + rightfulness; integrity; honesty; faithfulness. + </p> + <p> + Right"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who sets right; one who does justice or + redresses wrong. <i>Shelton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"ful (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said + of persons. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Consonant to justice; just; as, a <i>rightful</i> cause. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a + <i>rightful</i> inheritance; <i>rightful</i> authority. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper. + </p> + <p> + Right"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> According to right or justice. + </p> + <p> + Right"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being + rightful; accordance with right and justice. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We fail of perfect <i>rightfulness</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"-hand` (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Situated or being on the right; + nearer the right hand than the left; as, the <i>right-hand</i> side, room, + or road. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their <i>right-hand</i> man in the + troop. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Right-hand rope</b>, 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 + Cordage. + </p> + <p> + Right"-hand`ed, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Using the right hand habitually, or + more easily than the left. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having the whorls rising from left to right; + dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See <i>Illust.</i> of Scalaria. + </p> + <p> + <b>Right-handed screw</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Right"-hand`ed*ness, <i>n.</i> The state or quality of being right-handed; + hence, skill; dexterity. + </p> + <p> + Right"-heart`ed (?), <i>a.</i> Having a right heart or disposition. -- + Right"-heart`ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of right. <i>Sylvester.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"-lined` (?), <i>a.</i> Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a <i>right-lined</i> + angle. + </p> + <p> + Right"ly, <i>adv.</i> [AS. <i>richtlice</i>.] <b>1.</b> Straightly; + directly; in front. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> According to justice; according to the divine will or moral + rectitude; uprightly; as, duty <i>rightly</i> performed. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Eve <i>rightly</i> called, Mother of all mankind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. + "I can not <i>rightly</i> say." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou didst not <i>rightly</i> see. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"-mind`ed (?), <i>a.</i> Having a right or honest mind. -- + Right"-mind`ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"ness, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rihtnes</i>.] Straightness; as, the <i>rightness</i> + of a line. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The quality or state of being right; right relation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The craving for <i>rightness</i> with God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. C. Shairp.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"-run`ning (?), <i>a.</i> Straight; direct. + </p> + <p> + Right"ward (?), <i>adv.</i> Toward the right. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rightward</i> and leftward rise the rocks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right" whale` (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The bowhead, Arctic, or + Greenland whale (<i>Balæna mysticetus</i>), from whose mouth the + best whalebone is obtained. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Pygmy right whale</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Right"wise` (?), <i>a.</i> Righteous. [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i> + </p> + <p> + Right"wise`, <i>v. t.</i> To make righteous. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Right"wise`ly, <i>adv.</i> Righteously. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Right"wise`ness, <i>n.</i> Righteousness. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In doom and eke in <i>rightwisnesse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig"id (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rigidus</i>, fr. <i>rigere</i> to be stiff or + numb: cf. F. <i>rigide</i>. Cf. Rigor. ] <b>1.</b> Firm; stiff; + unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Upright beams innumerable<br /> Of <i>rigid</i> spears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The more <i>rigid</i> order of principles in religion and government. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; + severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated. + </p> + <p> + Ri*gid"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rigiditas</i>: cf. F. <i>rigidité</i>. + See Rigid.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. <i>Sir + H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility. + </p> + <p> + Rig"id*ly (?), <i>v.</i> In a rigid manner; stiffly. + </p> + <p> + Rig"id*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rigid. + </p> + <p> + Ri*gid"u*lous (?), <i>a.</i> [Dim. from <i>rigid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a <i>rigidulous</i> bristle. + </p> + <p> + Rig"let (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Print.)</i> See Reglet. + </p> + <p> + Rig"ma*role (?), <i>n.</i> [For <i>ragman roll</i>. See Ragman's roll.] A + succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense. + [Colloq.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call <i>rigmarole</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig"ma*role, <i>a.</i> Consisting of rigmarole; frovolous; nonsensical; + foolish. + </p> + <p> + Rig"ol (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. also <i>ringol</i>. Cf. Ring.] A circle; hence, + a diadem. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig"oll (?), <i>n.</i> [Corrupted fr. <i>regal</i>.] 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. <i>Moore + (Encyc. of Music.).</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ri"gor (?), <i>n.</i> [L. See Rigor., below.] <b>1.</b> Rigidity; + stiffness. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(ed.)</i> A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the + skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a + fever. + </p> + <p> + <b>||Rigor caloris</b> (&?;) [L., rigor of heat] <i>(Physiol.)</i>, a + form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is + heated to about 50°C. -- <b>||Rigor mortis</b> (&?;) [L. , rigor + of death], death stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at + death and lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of + myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle fibers. + </p> + <p> + Rig"or (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Rigid.] [Written + also <i>rigour</i>.] <b>1.</b> The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of + being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The rest his look<br /> Bound with Gorgonian <i>rigor</i> not to move. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> See 1st Rigor, 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the <i>rigor</i> + of the storm; the <i>rigors</i> of winter. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; + relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All his <i>rigor</i> is turned to grief and pity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If I shall be condemn'd<br /> Upon surmises, . . . I tell you<br /> 'T is + <i>rigor</i> and not law. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, + abstinence, or mortification. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The prince lived in this convent with all the <i>rigor</i> and austerity + of a capuchin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Violence; force; fury. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Whose raging <i>rigor</i> neither steel nor brass could stay. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; austerity; + sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness. + </p> + <p> + Rig"or*ism (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Rigidity in principle or practice; + strictness; -- opposed to <i>laxity</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Severity, as of style, or the like. <i>Jefferson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rig"or*ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rigoriste</i>.] One who is rigorous; -- + sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist. + </p> + <p> + Rig"or*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>rigoureux</i>, LL. <i>rigorosus</i>. See + Rigor.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock<br /> With <i>rigorous hands</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their <i>rigorous</i> + unity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Severe; intense; inclement; as, a <i>rigorous</i> winter. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Violent. [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> + -- Rig"or*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rig"or*ous*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rigs"da`ler (?), <i>n.</i> [Dan. See Rix- dollar.] A Danish coin worth + about fifty-four cents. It was the former unit of value in Denmark. + </p> + <p> + ||Rig`-Ve"da (?). See Veda. + </p> + <p> + ||Riks"da`ler (?), <i>n.</i> [Sw. See Rix- dollar.] A Swedish coin worth + about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden. + </p> + <p> + Rile (rl), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Riled (rld); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Riling.] [See Roil.] <b>1.</b> To render turbid or muddy; + to stir up; to roil. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. + </p> + <p> + In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*lie"vo (?), <i>n.</i>[It. See Relief.] <i>(Sculp. & Arch.)</i> + Same as Relief, <i>n.</i>, 5. + </p> + <p> + Rill (rl), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> A very small brook; a streamlet. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Astron.)</i> See Rille. + </p> + <p> + Rill, <i>v. i.</i> To run a small stream. [R.] <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rille (rl), <i>n.</i> [G. <i>rille</i> a furrow.] <i>(Astron.)</i> One of + certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the + surface of the moon. + </p> + <p> + Rill"et (?), <i>n.</i> A little rill. <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ly (?), <i>a.</i> Roily. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1243 !> + </p> + <p> + Rim (?), <i>n.</i> [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. + Rind.] <b>1.</b> The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of + something circular or curving; as, the <i>rim</i> of a kettle or basin. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Arch rim</b> <i>(Phonetics)</i>, the line between the gums and the + palate. -- <b>Rim-fire cartridge</b>. <i>(Mil.)</i> See under Cartridge. + -- <b>Rim lock</b>. See under Lock. + </p> + <p> + Rim, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rimmed (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Rimming.] To furnish with a rim; to border. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri"ma (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rimæ</b> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> + A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri"mau da"han (?). [From the native Oriental name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The clouded tiger cat (<i>Felis marmorata</i>) of Southern Asia and the + East Indies. + </p> + <p> + Rim"base` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Mil.)</i> A short cylinder connecting a + trunnion with the body of a cannon. See <i>Illust.</i> of Cannon. + </p> + <p> + Rime (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rima</i>.] A rent or long aperture; a chink; a + fissure; a crack. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rime, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrm</i>; akin to D. <i>rijm</i>, Icel. <i>hrm</i>, + Dan. <i>rim</i>, Sw. <i>rim</i>; cf. D. <i>rijp</i>, G. <i>reif</i>, OHG. + <i>rfo</i>, <i>hrfo</i>.] White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The trees were now covered with <i>rime</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rime, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rimed (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Riming.] To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost. + </p> + <p> + Rime, <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] A step or round of a ladder; a rung. + </p> + <p> + Rime, <i>n.</i> Rhyme. See Rhyme. <i>Coleridge.</i> <i>Landor.</i> + </p> + <p> + This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use + again. + </p> + <p> + Rime, <i>v. i. & t.</i> To rhyme. See Rhyme. + </p> + <p> + Rim"er (?), <i>n.</i> A rhymer; a versifier. + </p> + <p> + Rim"er, <i>n.</i> A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder. + </p> + <p> + Rim"ey (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>rimoier</i>. See Ryime.] To compose + in rhyme; to versify. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Lays] <i>rimeyed</i> in their first Breton tongue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rim"mer (?), <i>n.</i> An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting + the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer. <i>Knight.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*mose" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rimosus</i>, fr. <i>rima</i> a chink: cf. + F. <i>rimeux</i>.] <b>1.</b> Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> Having long and nearly parallel clefts or + chinks, like those in the bark of trees. + </p> + <p> + Ri*mose"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rimose manner. + </p> + <p> + Ri*mos"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> State of being rimose. + </p> + <p> + Rim"ous (?), <i>a.</i> Rimose. + </p> + <p> + Rim"ple (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrimpele</i>, or <i>rimpel</i>. See + Rumple.] A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple. + </p> + <p> + Rim"ple, <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rimpled (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rimpling (?).] To rumple; to wrinkle. + </p> + <p> + Rim"y (?), <i>a.</i> Abounding with rime; frosty. + </p> + <p> + Rind (rnd), <i>n.</i> [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.] The external covering or coat, as of + flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind<br /> With all thy charms, + although this corporal <i>rind</i><br /> Thou hast immanacled. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sweetest nut hath sourest <i>rind</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rind, <i>v. t.</i> To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rin"der*pest (rn"dr*pst), <i>n.</i> [G., fr. <i>rind</i>, pl. <i>rinder</i>, + cattle + <i>pest</i> pest, plague.] 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rin"dle (rn"d'l), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rynele</i>. √11. See Run.] A + small water course or gutter. <i>Ash.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rind"less (rnd"ls), <i>a.</i> Destitute of a rind. + </p> + <p> + Rind"y (-), <i>a.</i> Having a rind or skin. <i>Ash.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rine (rn), <i>n.</i> See Rind. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rined (?), <i>a.</i> Having a rind [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rin`for*zan"do (?), <i>a.</i> [It., fr. <i>rinforzare</i> to reënforce, + strengthen.] <i>(Mus.)</i> Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction + indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated <i>rf</i>., <i>rfz</i>.) + Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando. + </p> + <p> + Ring (rng), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Rang (rng) or Rung (rng); <i>p. p.</i> + Rung; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Ringing.] [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.] <b>1.</b> To cause to sound, especially by + striking, as a metallic body; as, to <i>ring</i> a bell. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,<br /> Hath <i>rung</i> + night's yawning peal. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. + </p> + <p> + <b>To ring a peal</b>, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells. -- <b>To + ring the changes upon</b>. See under Change. -- <b>To ring in</b> or <b>out</b>, + 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. <i>Tennyson</i>. -- <b>To + ring the bells backward</b>, to sound the chimes, reversing the common + order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, + particularly a metallic one. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now <i>ringen</i> trompes loud and clarion. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Why <i>ring</i> not out the bells? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To practice making music with bells. <i>Holder.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or + reverberating sound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With sweeter notes each rising temple <i>rung</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The hall with harp and carol <i>rang</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My ears still <i>ring</i> with noise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The assertion is still <i>ringing</i> in our ears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town <i>rings</i> + with his fame. + </p> + <p> + Ring, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating + metals; as, the <i>ring</i> of a bell. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, + repeated, or reverberated. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>ring</i> of acclamations fresh in his ears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As great and tunable a <i>ring</i> of bells as any in the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Harangue, Rank a + row,Rink.] A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a + circular line or hoop. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Upon his thumb he had of gold a <i>ring</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The dearest <i>ring</i> in Venice will I give you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are + performed; an arena. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Place me, O, place me in the dusty <i>ring</i>,<br /> Where youthful + charioteers contend for glory. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Smith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, + prize fighting. "The road was an institution, the <i>ring</i> was an + institution." <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A circular group of persons. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And hears the Muses in a <i>ring</i><br /> Aye round about Jove's alter + sing. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The plane figure included between the + circumferences of two concentric circles. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Astron. & Navigation)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the + spore cases of ferns. See <i>Illust.</i> of Sporangium. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish + purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, + etc. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The ruling <i>ring</i> at Constantinople. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. A. Freeman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ring armor</b>, armor composed of rings of metal. See <i>Ring mail</i>, + below, and <i>Chain mail</i>, under Chain. -- <b>Ring blackbird</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the ring ousel. -- <b>Ring canal</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the circular + water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms. -- <b>Ring + dotterel</b>, or <b>Ringed dotterel</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Dotterel, + and <i>Illust.</i> of Pressiroster. -- <b>Ring dropper</b>, 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. -- <b>Ring fence</b>. + See under Fence. -- <b>Ring finger</b>, the third finger of the left hand, + or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage. -- + <b>Ring formula</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, a graphic formula in the shape of a + closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> + under Benzene. -- <b>Ring mail</b>, a kind of mail made of small steel + rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth. -- <b>Ring micrometer</b>. + <i>(Astron.)</i> See <i>Circular micrometer</i>, under Micrometer. -- <b>Saturn's + rings</b>. See Saturn. -- <b>Ring ousel</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Ousel. + -- <b>Ring parrot</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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 Java. -- <b>Ring + plover</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The ringed dotterel. <i>(b)</i> + Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the + neck, as the semipalmated plover (<i>Ægialitis semipalmata</i>). -- + <b>Ring snake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Ring stopper</b>. + <i>(Naut.)</i> See under Stopper. -- <b>Ring thrush</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the ring ousel. -- <b>The prize ring</b>, the ring in which prize fighters + contend; prize fighters, collectively. -- <b>The ring</b>. <i>(a)</i> The + body of sporting men who bet on horse races. [Eng.] <i>(b)</i> The prize + ring. + </p> + <p> + Ring, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ringed (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ringing.] <b>1.</b> To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; + to encircle. "<i>Ring</i> these fingers." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Hort.)</i> To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; + to girdle; as, to <i>ring</i> branches or roots. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's + snout. + </p> + <p> + Ring, <i>v. i.</i> <i>(Falconry)</i> To rise in the air spirally. + </p> + <p> + Ring"bill` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The ring-necked scaup duck; + -- called also <i>ring-billed blackhead</i>. See Scaup. + </p> + <p> + Ring"bird` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The reed bunting. It has a + collar of white feathers. Called also <i>ring bunting</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ring"bolt` (?), <i>n.</i> An eyebolt having a ring through the eye. + </p> + <p> + Ring"bone` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Far.)</i> A morbid growth or deposit of bony + matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones. <i>J. + H. Walsh.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring"dove` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ringed (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Encircled or marked with, or as with, a + ring or rings. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. "A <i>ringed</i> + wife." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ringed seal</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a North Pacific seal (<i>Phoca fœtida</i>) + having ringlike spots on the body. -- <b>Ringed snake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + a harmless European snake (<i>Tropidonotus natrix</i>) common in England. + -- <b>Ringed worm</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an annelid. + </p> + <p> + Rin"gent (?), <i>a.</i> [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> Having the + lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a <i>ringent</i> + bilabiate corolla. + </p> + <p> + Ring"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rings; + especially, one who rings chimes on bells. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> A crowbar. <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring"er (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Horse Racing)</i> A horse that is not entitled + to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it. + </p> + <p> + Ring"head` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Cloth Manuf.)</i> An instrument used for + stretching woolen cloth. + </p> + <p> + Ring"ing, <i>a & n.</i> from Ring, <i>v.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ringing engine</b>, a simple form of pile driver in which the monkey is + lifted by men pulling on ropes. + </p> + <p> + Ring"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a ringing manner. + </p> + <p> + Ring"lead`er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The leader of a circle of dancers; + hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a + herd of animals. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A primacy of order, such an one as the <i>ringleader</i> hath in a + dance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Barrow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>ringleaders</i> were apprehended, tried, fined, and imprisoned. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rin"gle*stone` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The ringed dotterel, or + ring plover. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ring"let (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Ring</i> + <i>- let</i>.] <b>1.</b> A small + ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You demi-puppets, that<br /> By moonshine do the green sour <i>ringlets</i> + make,<br /> Whereof the ewe not bites. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A curl; especially, a curl of hair. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Her golden tresses] in wanton <i>ringlets</i> waved. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring"man (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Ringmen</b> (&?;). The ring + finger. [Obs.] <i>Ascham</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring"mas`ter (?), <i>n.</i> One in charge of the performances (as of + horses) within the ring in a circus. + </p> + <p> + Ring"neck` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The ring-necked duck. + </p> + <p> + Ring"-necked` (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having a well defined + ring of color around the neck. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ring-necked duck</b> <i>(Zool.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ring"sail` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> See Ringtail, 2. + </p> + <p> + Ring"straked` (?), <i>a.</i> Ring- streaked. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Cattle <i>ringstraked</i>, speckled, and spotted. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xxx. 39.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ring"-streaked` (?), <i>a.</i> Having circular streaks or lines on the + body; as, <i>ring-streaked</i> goats. + </p> + <p> + Ring"tail` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A bird having a + distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a + boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also <i>ringsail</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ringtail boom</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, a spar which is rigged on a boom for + setting a ringtail. + </p> + <p> + Ring"-tailed` (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having the tail crossed + by conspicuous bands of color. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ring-tailed cat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the cacomixle. -- <b>Ring-tailed + eagle</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a young golden eagle. + </p> + <p> + Ring"toss` (?), <i>n.</i> A game in which the object is to toss a ring so + that it will catch upon an upright stick. + </p> + <p> + Ring"worm" (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> 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>). + </p> + <p> + Rink (?), <i>n.</i> [Scot. <i>renk</i>, <i>rink</i>, <i>rynk</i>, a + course, a race; probably fr. AS. <i>hring</i> a ring. See Ring.] <b>1.</b> + The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rink"er, <i>n.</i> One who skates at a rink. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rink"ing, <i>n.</i> Skating in a rink. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rinse (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rinsed (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rinsing.] [OE., fr. OF. <i>rincer</i>, <i>rimser</i>, <i>reinser</i>, + <i>raïncier</i>, F. <i>rincer</i>; of uncertain origin.] <b>1.</b> To + wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water + after washing. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cleancse by the introduction of water; - - applied especially + to hollow vessels; as, to <i>rinse</i> a bottle. "Like a glass did break + i' the <i>rinsing</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rinse, <i>n.</i> The act of rinsing. + </p> + <p> + Rins"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rinses. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1244 !> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot (?), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>riote</i>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. <i>revot</i>, + <i>ravot</i>.] <b>1.</b> Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His headstrong <i>riot</i> hath no curb. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; + revelry. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Venus loveth <i>riot</i> and dispense. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The lamb thy <i>riot</i> dooms to bleed to- day. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by + an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some + private object. + </p> + <p> + <b>To run riot</b>, to act wantonly or without restraint. + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rioted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rioting.] [OF. <i>rioter</i>; cf. OD. <i>ravotten</i>.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now he exact of all, wastes in delight,<br /> <i>Riots</i> in pleasure, + and neglects the law. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No pulse that <i>riots</i>, and no blood that glows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or + sedition. See Riot, <i>n.</i>, 3. <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot, <i>v. t.</i> To spend or pass in riot. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [He] had <i>rioted</i> his life out. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot*er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> One who engages in a riot. See Riot, <i>n.</i>, 3. + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot*ise (?), <i>n.</i> Excess; tumult; revelry. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His life he led in lawless <i>riotise</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot*our (-r), <i>n.</i> A rioter. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [OF. <i>rioteux</i>.] <b>1.</b> Involving, or + engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and there + wasted his substance with <i>riotous</i> living. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xv. 13.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; + seditious. + </p> + <p> + -- Ri"ot*ous*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Ri"ot*ous*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"ot*ry (?), <i>n.</i> The act or practice of rioting; riot. + "Electioneering <i>riotry</i>." <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Icel. <i>hrip</i> a box or basket; perhaps akin to + E. <i>corb</i>. Cf. Ripier.] A wicker fish basket. + </p> + <p> + Rip, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ripped (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Ripping.] [Cf. AS. <i>rpan</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. Raff, Ripple of flax.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He 'll <i>rip</i> the fatal secret from her heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Granville.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to + search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with <i>up</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They <i>ripped</i> up all that had been done from the beginning of the + rebellion. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For brethern to debate and <i>rip</i> up their falling out in the ear of + a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ripping chisel</b> <i>(Carp.)</i>, a crooked chisel for cleaning out + mortises. <i>Knight.</i> -- <b>Ripping iron</b>. <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> + Same as Ravehook. -- <b>Ripping saw</b>. <i>(Carp.)</i> See Ripsaw. -- <b>To + rip out</b>, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, <i>to rip out</i> + an oath. [Colloq.] See <i>To rap out</i>, under Rap, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving + way; a tear; a place torn; laceration. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of <i>rep</i>robate.] + A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a scamp, a + debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse. [Slang.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or + currents. + </p> + <p> + Ri*pa"ri*an (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>riparius</i>, fr. <i>ripa</i> a bank. + See River, and cf. Arrive.] Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, + <i>riparian</i> rights. + </p> + <p> + Ri*pa"ri*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>riparius</i>.] Growing along the banks + of rivers; riparian. + </p> + <p> + Ripe (rp), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ripa</i>.] The bank of a river. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ripe (rp), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Riper (-r); <i>superl.</i> Ripest.] + [AS. <i>rpe</i>; akin to OS. <i>rpi</i>, D. <i>rijp</i>, G. <i>rief</i>, + OHG. <i>rft</i>; cf. AS. <i>rp</i> harvest, <i>rpan</i> to reap. Cf. Reap.] + <b>1.</b> Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; + mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, <i>ripe</i> grain. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So mayst thou live, till, like <i>ripe</i> fruit, thou drop<br /> Into + thy mother's lap. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, <i>ripe</i> + cheese; <i>ripe</i> wine. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; + consummate. "<i>Ripe</i> courage." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was a scholar, and a <i>ripe</i> and good one. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, + tumors, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Ready for action or effect; prepared. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While things were just <i>ripe</i> for a war. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am not <i>ripe</i> to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those happy smilets,<br /> That played on her <i>ripe</i> lip. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Intoxicated. [Obs.] "Reeling <i>ripe</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Mature; complete; finished. See Mature. + </p> + <p> + Ripe, <i>v. i.</i> [AS. <i>rpian</i>.] To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ripe, <i>v. t.</i> To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ripe"ly, <i>adv.</i> Maturely; at the fit time. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip"en (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ripened (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ripening.] <b>1.</b> To grow ripe; to become mature, as + grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes <i>ripen</i> in the sun. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To approach or come to perfection. + </p> + <p> + Rip"en, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the + warm days <i>ripened</i> the corn. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to <i>ripen</i> + the judgment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When faith and love, which parted from thee never,<br /> Had <i>ripined</i> + thy iust soul to dwell with God. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ripe"ness (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rpness</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Time, which made them their fame outlive,<br /> To Cowley scarce did <i>ripeness</i> + give. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Denham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*pid"o*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;. + fan + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ri*pi*e"nist (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> A player in the <i>ripieno</i> + portion of an orchestra. See Ripieno. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*pi*e"no (?), <i>a.</i> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + { Rip"ler (?), Rip"per (?), } <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rip a basket, or Riparian.] + <i>(O.E. Law)</i> One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in + inland towns. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But what's the action we are for now ?<br /> Robbing a <i>ripper</i> of + his fish. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*post" (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>riposte</i>.] <b>1.</b> In fencing, a + return thrust after a parry. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. <i>J. Morley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip"per (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rips; a ripping + tool. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.] + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple (?), <i>n.</i> [FRom Rip, <i>v.</i>] An implement, with teeth like + those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom + corn, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To remove the seeds from (the stalks of + flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to scratch or tear. <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rippled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rippling (?).] [Cf. Rimple, Rumple.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, + or the breaking of ripples on the shore. + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple, <i>v. t.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as + of running water; little curling waves. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little + waves; as, a <i>ripple</i> of laughter. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(physics)</i> a small wave on the surface of water or other + liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Electrical engineering)</i> the residual AC component in the + DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the + steady component of the current. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ripple grass</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See Ribwort. -- <b>Ripple marks</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rip"ple-marked` (?), <i>a.</i> Having ripple marks. + </p> + <p> + Rip"plet (?), <i>n.</i> A small ripple. + </p> + <p> + Rip"pling*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a rippling manner. + </p> + <p> + Rip"ply (?), <i>a.</i> Having ripples; as, <i>ripply</i> water; hence, + resembling the sound of rippling water; as, <i>ripply</i> laughter; a <i>ripply</i> + cove. <i>Keats.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rip"rap` (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rap.] <i>(Masonry)</i> A foundation or + sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water + or on a soft bottom. + </p> + <p> + Rip"rap`, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Riprapped (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Riprapping.] To form a riprap in or <i>upon</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rip"saw` (?), [See Rip, <i>v. t.</i>, 4.] <i>(Carp.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rip"tow*el (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rp</i>. harvest + a word of uncertain + etymology.] <i>(Feud. Law)</i> A gratuity given to tenants after they had + reaped their lord's corn. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ris (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrs</i>; akin to D. <i>rils</i>, G. <i>reis</i>, + OHG. <i>hrs</i>.] A bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As white as is the blossom upon the <i>ris</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rise (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Rose (?); <i>p. p.</i> Risen (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rising.] [AS. <i>rsan</i>; akin to OS. <i>rsan</i>, + D. <i>rijzen</i>, OHG. <i>rsan</i> to rise, fall, Icel. <i>rsa</i>, Goth. + ur<i>reisan</i>, G. <i>reise</i> journey. CF. Arise, Raise, Rear, <i>v.</i>] + <b>1.</b> To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount + up. Specifically: -- <i>(a)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork + in water, and the like. + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a + bullet <i>rises</i> in the air. + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm <i>rises</i> + to the height of seventy feet. + </p> + <p> + <i>(e)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to <i>rise</i> + from a chair or from a fall. + </p> + <p> + <i>(g)</i> To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to <i>rise</i> early. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He that would thrive, must <i>rise</i> by five. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Old Proverb.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(h)</i> To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps <i>rise</i> far + above the sea. + </p> + <p> + <i>(i)</i> To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface <i>rises</i> in + this direction. "A <i>rising</i> ground." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(j)</i> To retire; to give up a siege. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He, <i>rising</i> with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Knolles.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(k)</i> To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become + light, as dough, and the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the + like. "He maketh his sun to <i>rise</i> on the evil and the good." <i>Matt. + v. 45.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise + <i>rose</i> on the air; odor <i>rises</i> from the flower. + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers <i>rise</i> + in lakes or springs. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A scepter shall <i>rise</i> out of Israel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Num. xxiv. 17.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Honor and shame from no condition <i>rise</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a + climax. Specifically: -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and + hence, of passion. "High winde . . . began to <i>rise</i>, high passions + -- anger, hate." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To become of higher value; to increase in price. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bullion is <i>risen</i> to six shillings . . . the ounce. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the + like. + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To increase in intensity; -- said of heat. + </p> + <p> + <i>(e)</i> To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses <i>rose</i> + beyond his expectations. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> In various figurative senses. Specifically: -- + </p> + <p> + <i>(a)</i> To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take + up arms; to rebel. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + At our heels all hell should <i>rise</i><br /> With blackest + insurrection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No more shall nation against nation <i>rise</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to + excel; to succeed. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some <i>rise</i> by sin, and some by virtue fall. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A thought <i>rose</i> in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative + natures. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spectator.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(e)</i> To come; to offer itself. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There chanced to the prince's hand to <i>rise</i><br /> <i>An ancient + book</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To ascend from the grave; to come to life. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But now is Christ <i>risen</i> from the dead. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1. Cor. xv. 20.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee + <i>rose</i> after agreeing to the report. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It was near nine . . . before the House <i>rose</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to <i>rise</i> + a tone or semitone. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from + the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. -- Rise, Appreciate. + 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> + Rise (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of rising, or the state of being + risen. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood + on a <i>rise</i> of land. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Spring; source; origin; as, the <i>rise</i> of a stream. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All wickednes taketh its <i>rise</i> from the heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. Nelson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Appearance above the horizon; as, the <i>rise</i> of the sun or + of a planet. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, + property, fame, and the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rise</i> or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a + Spanish war. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The ordinary <i>rises</i> and falls of the voice. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a <i>rise</i> + of a tone or semitone. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface + of the water. + </p> + <p> + Ris"en (?). <b>1.</b> <i>p. p. & a.</i> from Rise. "Her <i>risen</i> + Son and Lord." <i>Keble.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>Obs. imp. pl.</i> of Rise. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ris"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rises; as, an early <i>riser</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The upright piece of a step, from + tread to tread. Hence: <i>(b)</i> Any small upright face, as of a seat, + platform, veranda, or the like. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> A shaft excavated from below upward. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Founding)</i> A feed head. See under Feed, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rish (?), <i>n.</i> A rush (the plant). [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ris`i*bil"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. F. <i>risibilité</i>.] The + quality of being risible; as, <i>risibility</i> is peculiar to the human + species. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A strong and obvious disposition to <i>risibility</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ris"i*ble (?), <i>a.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>risibilis</i>, fr. <i>ridere</i>, + <i>risum</i>, to laugh. Cf. Ridiculous.] <b>1.</b> Having the faculty or + power of laughing; disposed to laugh. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man + that he is <i>risible</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dr. H. More.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "<i>Risible</i> + absurdities." <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I hope you find nothing <i>risible</i> in my complaisance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, <i>risible</i> muscles. + </p> + <p> + <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 -- Risible, + Ludicrous, Ridiculous. <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> + --Ris"i*ble*ness(#), <i>n.</i> -- Ris"i*bly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ris"ing (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Attaining a higher place; taking, or + moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; + as, the <i>rising</i> moon. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a <i>rising</i> + state; a <i>rising</i> character. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Among the <i>rising</i> theologians of Germany. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active + life; as, the <i>rising</i> generation. + </p> + <p> + Ris"ing, <i>prep.</i> More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse <i>rising</i> + six years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Ris"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of one who, or that which, rises (in + any sense). + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which rises; a tumor; a boil. <i>Lev. xiii. 10.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rising main</b> <i>(Waterworks)</i>, the pipe through which water from + an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir. + </p> + <p> + Risk (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Section.] <b>1.</b> Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to + loss, injury, or destruction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The imminent and constant <i>risk</i> of assassination, a <i>risk</i> + which has shaken very strong nerves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. + </p> + <p> + <b>To run a risk</b>, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger. + </p> + <p> + Risk, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Risked (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Risking.] [CF. F. <i>risquer</i>. See Risk, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To incur the risk or danger of; as, to <i>risk</i> a battle. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard. + </p> + <p> + Risk"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who risks or hazards. <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + Risk"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Risky. [R.] <i>Geddes.</i> + </p> + <p> + Risk"y (?), <i>a.</i> Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. "A <i>risky</i> + matter." <i>W. Collins.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Generalization are always <i>risky</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*so"ri*al (?), <i>a.</i>[L. <i>ridere</i>, <i>risum</i>, to laugh.] + Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; as, the <i>risorial</i> muscles. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*sot"to (?), <i>n.</i> [It.] A kind of pottage. + </p> + <p> + Risse (?), obs. <i>imp.</i> of Rise. <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ris"soid (?), <i>n.</i> [NL. <i>Rissoa</i>, the typical genus ( fr. A. <i>Risso</i>, + an Italian naturalist) + <i>- oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + ||Ris`sole" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>rissoler</i> to fry meat till it is + brown.] <i>(Cookery)</i> A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered + with pastry and fried. + </p> + <p> + Rist (?), obs. <i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i> of Rise, contracted from <i>riseth</i>. + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rit (?), obs. <i>3d pers. sing. pres.</i> of Ride, contracted from <i>rideth</i>. + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ri`tar*dan"do (?), <i>a.</i> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> Retarding; -- a + direction for slower time; rallentado. + </p> + <p> + Rite (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ritus</i>; cf. Skr. <i>rti</i> a stream, a + running, way, manner, <i>ri</i> to flow: cf. F. <i>rit</i>, <i>rite</i>. + CF. Rivulet.] The act of performing divine or solemn service, as + established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other + solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the <i>rites</i> of + freemasonry. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He looked with indifference on <i>rites</i>, names, and forms of + ecclesiastical polity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri`te*nu"to (?), <i>a.</i> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> Held back; holding back; + ritardando. + </p> + <p> + { Rit`or*nelle" (?), ||Ri`tor*nel"lo (?), } <i>n.</i> [It. <i>ritornello</i>, + dim. of <i>ritorno</i> return, fr. <i>ritornare</i> to return: cf. F. <i>ritournelle</i>.] + <i>(Mus.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A short return or repetition; a concluding + symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. <i>(a)</i> + A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a + vocal piece; an interlude. + </p> + <p> + ||Ri*trat"to (?), <i>n.</i>[It.] A picture. <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rit"u*al (?), <i>a.</i>[L. <i>ritualis</i>, fr. <i>ritus</i> a rite: cf. + F. <i>rituel</i>.] Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, <i>ritual</i> + service or sacrifices; the <i>ritual</i> law. + </p> + <p> + Rit"u*al, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rituel</i>.] <b>1.</b> A prescribed form of + performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the + Jewish <i>ritual</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, + the <i>ritual</i> of the freemasons. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A book containing the rites to be observed. + </p> + <p> + Rit"u*al*ism (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ritualisme</i>.] <b>1.</b> A system + founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence + to, or observance of, a ritual. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Specifically :<i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> Also, the principles and + practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with + this party in the Church of England. + </p> + <p> + Rit"u*al*ist (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. F. <i>ritualiste</i>.] One skilled un, or + attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism. + </p> + <p> + Rit`u*al*is"tic (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a + ritual; adhering to ritualism. + </p> + <p> + Rit"u*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> By rites, or by a particular rite. + </p> + <p> + Riv"age (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>ripa</i> bank, shore.] <b>1.</b> A + bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + From the green <i>rivage</i> many a fall<br /> Of diamond rillets + musical. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(O.Eng.Law)</i> A duty paid to the crown for the passage of + vessels on certain rivers. + </p> + <p> + Ri"val (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Rivulet, Rete.] <b>1.</b> + A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus,<br /> The <i>rivals</i> of my + watch, bid them make haste. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + "<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> + Ri"val, <i>a.</i> Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in + competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; <i>rival</i> claims or + pretensions. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two <i>rival</i> + confederacies of statesmen. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"val, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rivaled (?) or Rivalled; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rivaling or Rivalling.] <b>1.</b> To stand in + competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to + <i>rival</i> one in love. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To strive to equal or exel; to emulate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>rival</i> thunder in its rapid course. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"val, <i>v. i.</i> To be in rivalry. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"val*ess, <i>n.</i> A female rival. [Obs.] <i>Richardson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri*val"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rivalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>rivalité</i>.] + <b>1.</b> Rivalry; competition. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Equality, as of right or rank. [Obs.] <i>hak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ri"val*ry (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rivalries</b> (&?;). The act + of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. "Keen + contention and eager <i>rivalries</i>." <i>Jeffrey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation. + </p> + <p> + Ri"val*ship, <i>n.</i> Rivalry. [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rive (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Rived (?); <i>p. p.</i> Rived or Riven + (&?;); <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Riving.] [Icel. <i>rfa</i>, akin to + Sw. <i>rifva</i> to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. <i>rive</i> to rake, + pluck, tear. Cf. Reef of land, Rifle a gun, Rift, Rivel.] To rend asunder + by force; to split; to cleave; as, to <i>rive</i> timber for rails or + shingles. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I shall <i>ryve</i> him through the sides twain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The scolding winds have <i>rived</i> the knotty oaks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Brutus hath <i>rived</i> my heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rive, <i>v. i.</i> To be split or rent asunder. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Freestone <i>rives</i>, splits, and breaks in any direction. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rive, <i>n.</i> A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Riv"el (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Riveled (?);<i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Riveling.] [AS. <i>gerifled</i>, <i>geriflod</i>, <i>gerifod</i>, + wrinkled, <i>geriflian</i>, <i>gerifian</i>, to wrinkle. See Rifle a gun, + Rive.] To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, <i>riveled</i> + fruit; <i>riveled</i> flowers. [Obs.] <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Riveled</i> + parchments." <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"el, <i>n.</i> A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"en (?), <i>p. p. & a.</i> from Rive. + </p> + <p> + Riv"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who rives or splits. + </p> + <p> + Riv"er (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Arrive, + Riparian.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Transparent and sparkling <i>rivers</i>, from which it is delightful to + drink as they flow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, <i>rivers</i> + of blood; <i>rivers</i> of oil. + </p> + <p> + <b>River chub</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the hornyhead and allied species of + fresh-water fishes. -- <b>River crab</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any species + of fresh-water crabs of the genus <i>Thelphusa</i>, as <i>T. depressa</i> + of Southern Europe. -- <b>River dragon</b>, a crocodile; -- applied by + Milton to the king of Egypt. -- <b>River driver</b>, a lumberman who + drives or conducts logs down rivers. <i>Bartlett.</i> -- <b>River duck</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>River + god</b>, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary + divinity. -- <b>River herring</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an alewife. -- <b>River + hog</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Any species of African wild hogs + of the genus <i>Potamochœrus</i>. They frequent wet places along the + rivers. <i>(b)</i> The capybara. -- <b>River horse</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the hippopotamus. -- <b>River jack</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an African + puff adder (<i>Clotho nasicornis</i>) having a spine on the nose. -- <b>River + limpet</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of + the genus <i>Ancylus</i>, having a limpet-shaped shell. -- <b>River pirate</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the pike. -- <b>River snail</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + any species of fresh-water gastropods of <i>Paludina</i>, <i>Melontho</i>, + and allied genera. See <i>Pond snail</i>, under Pond. -- <b>River tortoise</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting + rivers, especially those of the genus <i>Trionyx</i> and allied genera. + See Trionyx. + </p> + <p> + Riv"er (?), <i>v. i.</i> To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at + river fowl. [Obs.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"ered (?), <i>a.</i> Supplied with rivers; as, a well <i>rivered</i> + country. + </p> + <p> + Riv"er*et (?), <i>n.</i> A rivulet. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"er*hood (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being a river. "Useful + <i>riverhood</i>." <i>H. Miller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"er*ling (?), <i>n.</i> A rivulet. [R.] <i>Sylvester.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"er*side` (?), <i>n.</i> The side or bank of a river. + </p> + <p> + Riv"er*y (?), <i>a.</i> Having rivers; as, a <i>rivery</i> country. <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"et (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>river</i> to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. <i>rifa</i> + to fasten together. Cf. Reef part of a sail.] A metallic pin with a head, + used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it + through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall + spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at + both ends. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With busy hammers closing <i>rivets</i> up. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rivet joint</b>, or <b>Riveted joint</b>, a joint between two or more + pieces secured by rivets. + </p> + <p> + Riv"et, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Riveted; <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Riveting.] <b>1.</b> To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to + <i>rivet</i> two pieces of iron. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, + to <i>rivet</i> friendship or affection. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rivet</i> and nail me where I stand, ye powers! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Congreve.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thus his confidence was <i>riveted</i> and confirmed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Riv"et*er (?), <i>n.</i> One who rivets. + </p> + <p> + Riv"et*ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of joining with rivets; the act of + spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or + pressing. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The whole set of rivets, collectively. <i>Tomlinsin.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Butt riveting</b>, 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. -- <b>Chain riveting</b>, riveting in which the + rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other. + -- <b>Crossed riveting</b>, riveting in which the rivets in one row are + set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row. -- <b>Double + riveting</b>, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt + riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint. -- <b>Lap riveting</b>, + riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted + together. + </p> + <p> + Ri*vose" (?), <i>a.</i> [From L. <i>rivus</i> a brook, channel.] Marked + with sinuate and irregular furrows. + </p> + <p> + Riv"u*let (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Rival, Rite.] A small stream or brook; a streamlet. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By fountain or by shady <i>rivulet</i><br /> He sought them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rix*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rixari</i>, p. p. <i>rixatus</i>, to + brawl, fr. <i>rixa</i> a quarrel.] A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rix*a"trix (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] <i>(Old Eng. Law)</i> A scolding or + quarrelsome woman; a scold. <i>Burrill.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rix"da`ler (?), <i>n.</i> A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00. + </p> + <p> + Rix"-dol`lar (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Rich, Dollar.] A name given to several different silver coins of + Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 + cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon + and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler. + </p> + <p> + Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some remain in + circulation. + </p> + <p> + Riz"zar (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] To dry in the sun; as, <i>rizzared</i> + haddock. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Roach (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A cockroach. + </p> + <p> + Roach, <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (<i>Leuciscus rutilus</i>). + It is silver-white, with a greenish back. <i>(b)</i> An American chub (<i>Semotilus + bullaris</i>); the fallfish. <i>(c)</i> The redfin, or shiner. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail + to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. + </p> + <p> + <b>As sound as a roach</b> [<i>roach</i> perhaps being a corruption of a + F. <i>roche</i> a rock], perfectly sound. + </p> + <p> + Roach, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to arch. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand + upright. + </p> + <p> + Roach"-backed` (?), <i>a.</i> Having a back like that of roach; -- said of + a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve. + </p> + <p> + Road (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rd</i> a riding, that on which one rides or + travels, a road, fr. <i>rdan</i> to ride. See Ride, and cf. Raid.] <b>1.</b> + A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With easy <i>roads</i> he came to Leicester. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An inroad; an invasion; a raid. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The most villainous house in all the London <i>road</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>4.</b> [Possibly akin to Icel. <i>reiði</i> the rigging of a ship, + E. <i>ready</i>.] 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>. + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1246 !> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners,<br /> For we be come unto a + quiet <i>rode</i> [road]. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>On</b>, or <b>Upon</b>, <b>the road</b>, traveling or passing over a + road; coming or going; on the way. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My hat and wig will soon be here,<br /> They are <i>upon the road</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Road agent</b>, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of the + unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a humorous euphemism. + [Western U.S.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The highway robber -- <i>road agent</i> he is quaintly called. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>The century.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Road book</b>, a guidebook in respect to roads and distances. -- <b>Road + metal</b>, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads. -- <b>Road roller</b>, + a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers, for making earth, macadam, or + concrete roads smooth and compact. -- often driven by steam. -- <b>Road + runner</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the chaparral cock. -- <b>Road steamer</b>, + a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads. -- <b>To go on the + road</b>, to engage in the business of a commercial traveler. [Colloq.] -- + <b>To take the road</b>, to begin or engage in traveling. -- <b>To take to + the road</b>, to engage in robbery upon the highways. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage; + course. See Way. + </p> + <p> + Road"bed` (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Road"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of roads. + </p> + <p> + Road"mak`er (?), <i>n.</i> One who makes roads. + </p> + <p> + Road"side`, <i>n.</i> Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road + or highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively. + </p> + <p> + Road"stead (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Road</i>, 4 + <i>stead</i> a place.] An + anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Moored in the neighboring <i>roadstead</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Road"ster (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A clumsy vessel that + works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides. <i>Ham. + Nav. Encyc.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road, or is + suitable for use on ordinary roads. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and <i>roadster</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for + the racing track. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds + across country. [Eng. Slang.] + </p> + <p> + Road"way` (?), <i>n.</i> A road; especially, the part traveled by + carriages. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roam (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roamed (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Roaming.] [OE. <i>romen</i>, <i>ramen</i>; cf. AS. <i>r&?;man</i> + to raise, rise, D. <i>ramen</i> to hit, plan, aim, OS. <i>r&?;m&?;n</i> + to strive after, OHG. <i>rmen</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. Ramble.] To go from + place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to + wander. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He <i>roameth</i> to the carpenter's house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Daphne <i>roaming</i> through a thorny wood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble. + </p> + <p> + Roam, <i>v. t.</i> To range or wander over. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And now wild beasts came forth the woods to <i>roam</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roam, <i>n.</i> The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began + his <i>roam</i> o'er hill amd dale. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roam"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who roams; a wanderer. + </p> + <p> + Roan (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>rouan</i>; cf. Sp. <i>roano</i>, <i>ruano</i>, + It. <i>rovano</i>, <i>roano</i>.] <b>1.</b> Having a bay, chestnut, brown, + or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a + horse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Give my <i>roan</i> a drench. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Made of the leather called roan; as, <i>roan</i> binding. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roan antelope</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Roan, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The color of a roan horse; a roan color. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A roan horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made + from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained + morocco. <i>DeColange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Roan tree</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See Rowan tree. + </p> + <p> + Roar (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roared (?); <i>p. pr. + & vvb. n.</i> Roaring.] [OE. <i>roren</i>, <i>raren</i>, AS. <i>rrian</i>; + akin to G. <i>röhten</i>, OHG. <i>r&?;r&?;n</i>. √112.] + <b>1.</b> To cry with a full, loud, continued sound. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> + To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Roaring</i> bulls he would him make to tame. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief<br /> <i>Roared</i> out for + anguish, and indulged his grief. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He scorned to <i>roar</i> under the impressions of a finite anger. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing + vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The brazen throat of war had ceased to <i>roar</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How oft I crossed where carts and coaches <i>roar</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be boisterous; to be disorderly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It was a mad, <i>roaring</i> time, full of extravagance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers <i>roared</i> + at his jokes. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain + disease. See Roaring, 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roaring boy</b>, a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name given, at the latter + end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous fellows who raised + disturbances in the street. "Two <i>roaring boys</i> of Rome, that made + all split." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> -- <b>Roaring forties</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, + a sailor's name for the stormy tract of ocean between 40° and 50° + north latitude. + </p> + <p> + Roar, <i>v. t.</i> To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This last action will <i>roar</i> thy infamy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ford.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roar (?), <i>n.</i> The sound of roaring. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> The + deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the <i>roar</i> of a lion. <i>(b)</i> + The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like. <i>(c)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening <i>roar</i>! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant <i>roar</i> of laughter. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roar"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, roars. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A riotous fellow; a roaring boy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A lady to turn <i>roarer</i>, and break glasses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Massinger.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Far.)</i> A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Roar"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large + beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy + congregation. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Far.)</i> An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a + loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise + so caused. See Roar, <i>v. i.</i>, 5. + </p> + <p> + Roar"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a roaring manner. + </p> + <p> + Roast (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roasted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Roasting.] [OE. <i>rosten</i>, OF. <i>rostir</i>, F. <i>rôtir</i>; + of German origin; cf. OHG. <i>rsten</i>, G. <i>rösten</i>, fr. OHG. + <i>rst</i>, <i>rsta</i>, gridiron, G. <i>rost</i>; cf. AS. <i>hyrstan</i> + to roast.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, + to <i>roast</i> a potato in ashes. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In eggs boiled and <i>roasted</i> there is scarce difference to be + discerned. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>BAcon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to <i>roast</i> + coffee; to <i>roast</i> chestnuts, or peanuts. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "<i>Roasted</i> + in wrath and fire." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Metal.)</i> To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as + ores. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To banter severely. [Colloq.] <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roast, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before + the fire or in an oven. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He could <i>roast</i>, and seethe, and broil, and fry. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To undergo the process of being roasted. + </p> + <p> + Roast, <i>n.</i> That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been + roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A fat swan loved he best of any <i>roost</i> [roast]. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rule the roast</b>, to be at the head of affairs. "The new-made duke + that <i>rules the roast</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roast, <i>a.</i> [For <i>roasted</i>.] Roasted; as, <i>roast</i> beef. + </p> + <p> + Roast"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who roasts meat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A contrivance for roasting. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting. + </p> + <p> + Roast"ing, <i>a. & n.</i>, from Roast, <i>v.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Roasting ear</b>, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development + when it is fit to be eaten roasted. -- <b>Roasting jack</b>, a machine for + turning a spit on which meat is roasted. + </p> + <p> + Rob (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] + The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice + over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes + mixed with honey or sugar. [Written also <i>rhob</i>, and <i>rohob</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rob, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Robbed (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Robbing.] [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 Reave,and cf. Robe.] <b>1.</b> To take (something) away + from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal + from. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who would <i>rob</i> a hermit of his weeds,<br /> His few books, or his + beads, or maple dish? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To be executed for <i>robbing</i> a church. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I never <i>robbed</i> the soldiers of their pay. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rob, <i>v. i.</i> To take that which belongs to another, without right or + permission, esp. by violence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I am accursed to <i>rob</i> in that thief's company. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rob"and (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> See Roperand. + </p> + <p> + Rob"ber (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Some roving <i>robber</i> calling to his fellows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager; rifler; + brigang; freebooter; pirate. See Thief. + </p> + <p> + <b>Robber crab</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A purse crab. <i>(b)</i> + Any hermit crab. -- <b>Robber fly</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as <i>Hornet + fly</i>, under Hornet. -- <b>Robber gull</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a jager + gull. + </p> + <p> + Rob"ber*y (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Robberies</b> (#). [OF. <i>roberie</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act or practice of robbing; theft. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thieves for their <i>robbery</i> have authority<br /> When judges steal + themselves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> The crime of robbing. See Rob, <i>v. t.</i>, 2. + </p> + <p> + <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> + Rob"bin (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rob"bin, <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> See Ropeband. + </p> + <p> + Robe (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. LL. <i>rauba</i> a gown, dress, garment; + originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, <i>v. t.</i>, and cf. Rubbish.] <b>1.</b> + An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; + hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;<br /> <i>Robes</i> and + furred gowns hide all. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed + with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Master of the robes</b>, 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. -- <b>Mistress of the robes</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Robe (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Robed (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Robing.] To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; + as, fields <i>robed</i> with green. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sage Chaldeans <i>robed</i> in white appeared. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wirt.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Robe`-de-cham"bre (?), <i>n.</i> [F., lit., a chamber gown.] A dressing + gown, or morning gown. + </p> + <p> + { Rob"erds*man (?), Rob"erts*man (?), } <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>-men</b>. + (&?;) <i>(Old Statutes of Eng.)</i> A bold, stout robber, or night + thief; -- said to be so called from <i>Robin</i> Hood. + </p> + <p> + Rob"ert (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> See <i>Herb Robert</i>, under Herb. + </p> + <p> + Rob"in (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Bright, Hob a clown.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> 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>. <i>(c)</i> 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>). <i>(d)</i> Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the + Indian <i>robins</i>. See <i>Indian robin</i>, below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Beach robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot. + -- <b>Blue-throated robin</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Bluethroat. - - <b>Canada + robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the cedar bird. -- <b>Golden robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the Baltimore oriole. -- <b>Ground robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the + chewink. -- <b>Indian robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Magrie + robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Ragged robin</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See under Ragged. -- <b>Robin accentor</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a small + Asiatic singing bird (<i>Accentor rubeculoides</i>), somewhat resembling + the European robin. -- <b>Robin redbreast</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> + The European robin. <i>(b)</i> The American robin. <i>(c)</i> The American + bluebird. -- <b>Robin snipe</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The + red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. <i>(b)</i> The red-breasted sandpiper, + or knot. -- <b>Robin's plantain</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Plantain. -- + <b>Sea robin</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> The red-breasted merganser, or + sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] -- <b>Water robin</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a + redstart (<i>Ruticulla fuliginosa</i>), native of India. + </p> + <p> + Rob"i*net (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The + chaffinch; -- called also <i>roberd</i>. <i>(b)</i> The European robin. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones. + </p> + <p> + Rob"ing (?), <i>n.</i> The act of putting on a robe. + </p> + <p> + <b>Robing room</b>, a room where official robes are put on, as by judges, + etc. + </p> + <p> + Rob"in Good"fel`low (?). A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*bin"i*a (?), <i>n.</i> [NL. So called after Jean <i>Robin</i>, a + French herbalist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus of leguminous trees including the + common locust of North America (<i>Robinia Pseudocacia</i>). + </p> + <p> + Rob"o*rant (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>roborans</i>, p. pr. See Roborate.] + Strengthening. -- <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> A strengthening medicine; a + tonic. + </p> + <p> + Rob"o*rate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [L. <i>roboratus</i>, p. pr. of <i>roborare</i> + to strengthen, fr. <i>robur</i>, <i>roboris</i>, strength.] To give + strength or support to; to confirm. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rob`o*ra"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>roboratio</i>.] The act of + strengthening. [Obs.] <i>Coles.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ro*bo"re*an (?), Ro*bo"re*ous (?), } <i>a.</i> [L. <i>roboreus</i>.] + Made of oak. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*bust" (?), <i>a.</i> [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>.] <b>1.</b> Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; + strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a <i>robust</i> body; <i>robust</i> + youth; <i>robust</i> health. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1247 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Violent; rough; rude. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While romp-loving miss<br /> Is hauled about in gallantry <i>robust</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Requiring strength or vigor; as, <i>robust</i> employment. <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty; + vigorous; forceful; sound. -- Robust, Strong. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and <i>strong</i>,<br /> <i>That + nothing may sustain his furious force</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*bus"tious (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. L. <i>robusteus</i> of oak.] Robust. + [Obs. or Humorous] <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more <i>robustious</i> + manner. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*bust"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a robust manner. + </p> + <p> + Ro*bust"ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being robust. + </p> + <p> + Roc (?), <i>n.</i> [Ar. & Per. <i>rokh</i> or <i>rukh</i>. Cf. Rook a + castle.] A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also <i>rock</i>, + and <i>rukh</i>.] <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roc"am*bole (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] [Written also <i>rokambole</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Roc*cel"lic (?), <i>a.</i> [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> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Roc*cel"lin (?), <i>n.</i> A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for + cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo + derivative of naphtol. + </p> + <p> + Roche (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rock.] Rock. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roche" al`um (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Roche"lime` (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>roche</i> rock + E. <i>lime</i>.] Lime + in the lump after it is burned; quicklime. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*chelle" (?), <i>n.</i> A seaport town in France. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rochelle powders</b>. Same as Seidlitz powders. -- <b>Rochelle salt</b> + <i>(Chem.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + ||Roche" mou`ton`née" (?). [F., sheep-shaped rock.] <i>(Geol.)</i> + See Sheepback. + </p> + <p> + Roch"et (?), <i>n.</i> [F., dim. fr. OHG. <i>rocch</i> coat, G. <i>rock</i>.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth + centuries. [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roch"et, <i>n.</i> [Probably corrupted fr. F. <i>rouget</i> the red + gurnet, from <i>rouge</i> red. CF. Rouge.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The red + gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard. + </p> + <p> + Roch"ing cask` (?). [Probably from F. <i>roche</i> a rock.] A tank in + which alum is crystallized from a solution. + </p> + <p> + Rock (?), <i>n.</i> See Roc. + </p> + <p> + Rock, <i>n.</i> [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. Rocket a firework.] A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame + about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in + spinning. <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rock, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>roke</i>, F. <i>roche</i>; cf. Armor. <i>roc'h</i>, + and AS. <i>rocc</i>.] <b>1.</b> A large concreted mass of stony material; + a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Come one, come all! this <i>rock</i> shall fly<br /> From its firm base + as soon as I. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Geol.)</i> Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's + crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., + when in natural beds. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a + refuge. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Lord is my <i>rock</i>, and my fortress. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>2 Sam. xxii. 2.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the + wreck of a vessel upon a rock. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The striped bass. See under Bass. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>Rock alum</b>. [Probably so called by confusion with F. <i>roche</i> a + rock.] Same as Roche alum. -- <b>Rock barnacle</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a + barnacle (<i>Balanus balanoides</i>) very abundant on rocks washed by + tides. -- <b>Rock bass</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The stripped + bass. See under Bass. <i>(b)</i> The goggle-eye. <i>(c)</i> The cabrilla. + Other species are also locally called <i>rock bass</i>. -- <b>Rock builder</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any species of animal whose remains contribute to the + formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. -- <b>Rock + butter</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rock candy</b>, a form of candy + consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. + -- <b>Rock cavy</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Moco. -- <b>Rock cod</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about + rocks andledges. <i>(b)</i> A California rockfish. -- <b>Rock cook</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> A European wrasse (<i>Centrolabrus exoletus</i>). <i>(b)</i> A + rockling. -- <b>Rock cork</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a variety of asbestus the + fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. + -- <b>Rock crab</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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 Cancer. -- <b>Rock cress</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a name of several plants + of the cress kind found on rocks, as <i>Arabis petræa</i>, <i>A. + lyrata</i>, etc. -- <b>Rock crystal</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, limpid quartz. See + Quartz, and under Crystal. -- <b>Rock dove</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the + rock pigeon; -- called also <i>rock doo</i>. -- <b>Rock drill</b>, an + implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or + compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. -- <b>Rock duck</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the harlequin duck. -- <b>Rock eel</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See Gunnel. -- <b>Rock goat</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a wild goat, or ibex. + -- <b>Rock hopper</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a penguin of the genus <i>Catarractes</i>. + See under Penguin. -- <b>Rock kangaroo</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See + Kangaroo, and Petrogale. -- <b>Rock lobster</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Rock meal</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a + light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. -- <b>Rock + milk</b>. <i>(Min.)</i> See <i>Agaric mineral</i>, under Agaric. -- <b>Rock + moss</b>, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear. -- <b>Rock oil</b>. + See Petroleum. -- <b>Rock parrakeet</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rock pigeon</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the wild pigeon (<i>Columba livia</i>) Of Europe and Asia, from which the + domestic pigeon was derived. See <i>Illust.</i> under Pigeon. -- <b>Rock + pipit</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See the Note under Pipit. -- <b>Rock plover</b>. + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. <i>(b)</i> + The rock snipe. - - <b>Rock ptarmigan</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- + <b>Rock rabbit</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman. -- + <b>Rock ruby</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a fine reddish variety of garnet. -- <b>Rock + salt</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rock + seal</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the harbor seal. See Seal. -- <b>Rock shell</b> + <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. -- + <b>Rock snake</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Rock snipe</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the purple sandpiper (<i>Tringa maritima</i>); -- called also <i>rock bird</i>, + <i>rock plover</i>, <i>winter snipe</i>. -- <b>Rock soap</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, + a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. + -- <b>Rock sparrow</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Any one of several + species of Old World sparrows of the genus <i>Petronia</i>, as <i>P. + stulla</i>, of Europe. <i>(b)</i> A North American sparrow (<i>Pucæa + ruficeps</i>). -- <b>Rock tar</b>, petroleum. -- <b>Rock thrush</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + 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. -- <b>Rock tripe</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rock trout</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + 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>. + -- <b>Rock warbler</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a small Australian singing + bird (<i>Origma rubricata</i>) which frequents rocky ravines and water + courses; -- called also <i>cataract bird</i>. -- <b>Rock wren</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + any one of several species of wrens of the genus <i>Salpinctes</i>, native + of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. + </p> + <p> + Rock (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rocked (?);<i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rocking.] [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.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A rising earthquake <i>rocked</i> the ground. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to + still; to quiet. "Sleep <i>rock</i> thy brain." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + Rock, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To move or be moved backward and forward; to + be violently agitated; to reel; to totter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rocking</i> town<br /> Supplants their footsteps. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Philips .</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to <i>rock</i> + in a rocking-chair. + </p> + <p> + Rock"a*way (?), [Probably from <i>Rockaway</i> beach, where it was used.] + Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at + the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when + occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, + inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side. + </p> + <p> + { Rock"e*lay (?), Rock"lay (?) }, <i>n.</i> See Rokelay. [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rock"er, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a + cradle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, + chair, etc., rocks. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A play horse on rockers; a rocking- horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking- chair. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the + rocker of a cradle. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> Same as Rock shaft. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rocker arm</b> <i>(Mach.)</i>, an arm borne by a rock shaft. + </p> + <p> + Rock"ered (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, + a <i>rockered</i> keel. + </p> + <p> + Rock"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Gardening)</i> A mound formed of fragments of + rock, earth, etc., and set with plants. + </p> + <p> + Rock"et (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>roquette</i> (cf. Sp. <i>ruqueta</i>, It <i>ruchetta</i>), + fr. L. <i>eruca</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A cruciferous plant (<i>Eruca + sativa</i>) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. <i>(b)</i> Damewort. <i>(c)</i> + Rocket larkspur. See below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Dyer's Rocket</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See <i>Dyer's broom</i>, under Broom. + -- <b>Rocket larkspur</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, an annual plant with showy + flowers in long racemes (<i>Delphinium Ajacis</i>). -- <b>Sea rocket</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, either of two fleshy cruciferous plants (<i>Cakile maritima</i> + and <i>C. Americana</i>) found on the seashore of Europe and America. -- + <b>Yellow rocket</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a common cruciferous weed with yellow + flowers (<i>Barbarea vulgaris</i>). + </p> + <p> + Rock"et (?), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>rocchetta</i>, fr. <i>rocca</i> a distaff, + of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See + Rock a distaff.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A blunt lance head used in the joust. + </p> + <p> + <b>Congreve rocket</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rock"et, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rocketed; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rocketing.] <i>(Sporting)</i> To rise straight up; said of + birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + An old cock pheasant came <i>rocketing</i> over me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. R. Haggard.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rock"et*er (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Sporting)</i> A bird, especially a pheasant, + which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rock"fish` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. + <i>(b)</i> The striped bass. See Bass. <i>(c)</i> Any one of several + species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus <i>Epinephelus</i>. + <i>(d)</i> An American fresh- water darter; the log perch. + </p> + <p> + The term is locally applied to various other fishes. + </p> + <p> + Rock"i*ness (?), <i>n.</i> [From Rocky.] The state or quality of being + rocky. + </p> + <p> + Rock"ing, <i>a.</i> Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; + used for rocking. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rocking shaft</b>. <i>(Mach.)</i> See Rock shaft. + </p> + <p> + Rock"ing-chair` (?), <i>n.</i> A chair mounted on rockers, in which one + may rock. + </p> + <p> + Rock"ing-horse` (?), <i>n.</i> The figure of a horse, mounted upon + rockers, for children to ride. + </p> + <p> + Rock"ing-stone` (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rock"less, <i>a.</i> Being without rocks. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rock"ling (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rock"rose` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Cretan rockrose</b>, a related shrub (<i>Cistus Creticus</i>), one of + the plants yielding the fragrant gum called <i>ladanum</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rock" shaft` (?). [Cf. Rock, <i>v. i.</i>] <i>(Mach.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rock" staff` (?). [Cf. Rock, <i>v. i.</i>] An oscillating bar in a + machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge. + </p> + <p> + Rock"suck`er (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A lamprey. + </p> + <p> + Rock"weed` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Any coarse seaweed growing on + sea-washed rocks, especially Fucus. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1248 !> + </p> + <p> + Rock"wood` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Min.)</i> Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil + wood. + </p> + <p> + Rock"work` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> Stonework in which the + surface is left broken and rough. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Gardening)</i> A rockery. + </p> + <p> + Rock"y (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Full of, or abounding in, rocks; + consisting of rocks; as, a <i>rocky</i> mountain; a <i>rocky</i> shore. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Like a rock; as, the <i>rocky</i> orb of a shield. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; + obdurate; as, a <i>rocky</i> bosom. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rocky Mountain locust</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the Western locust, or + grasshopper. See Grasshopper. - - <b>Rocky Mountain sheep</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See Bighorn. + </p> + <p> + Ro"coa (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rocou</i>, <i>roicou</i>, Pg. & Braz, + <i>urucú</i>.] The orange- colored pulp covering the seeds of the + tropical plant <i>Bixa Orellana</i>, from which annotto is prepared. See + Annoto. + </p> + <p> + Ro*co"co (?), <i>n.</i> [F.; of uncertain etymology.] A florid style of + ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the + eighteenth century. + </p> + <p> + Ro*co"co, <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like + rococo; florid; fantastic. + </p> + <p> + Rod (?), <i>n.</i> [The same word as <i>rood</i>. See Rood.] <b>1.</b> A + straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or + metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An + instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He that spareth his <i>rod</i> hateth his son. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. xiii. 24.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, + power; authority; tyranny; oppression. "The <i>rod</i>, and bird of + peace." <i>Shak.</i> <i>(c)</i> A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. + <i>Gay.</i> <i>(d)</i> <i>(Mach. & Structure)</i> 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. <i>(e)</i> An instrument for measuring. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- + called also <i>perch</i>, and <i>pole</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Black rod</b>. See in the Vocabulary. -- <b>Rods and cones</b> <i>(Anat.)</i>, + the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some + of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical. + </p> + <p> + Rod"dy (?), <i>a.</i> Full of rods or twigs. + </p> + <p> + Rod"dy, <i>a.</i> Ruddy. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rode (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rud.] Redness; complexion. [Obs.] "His <i>rode</i> + was red." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rode, <i>imp.</i> of Ride. + </p> + <p> + Rode, <i>n.</i> See Rood, the cross. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"dent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rodens</i>, <i>- entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>rodere</i> + to gnaw. See Rase, <i>v. t.</i>, and cf. Rostrum.] <b>1.</b> Gnawing; + biting; corroding; <i>(Med.)</i> applied to a destructive variety of + cancer or ulcer. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Gnawing. <i>(b)</i> Of or + pertaining to the Rodentia. + </p> + <p> + Ro"dent, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the Rodentia. + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*den"ti*a (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Rodent, <i>a.</i>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + ||Ro*de"o (?), <i>n.</i> [SP., a going round.] A round-up. See Round-up. + [Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rodge (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The gadwall. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rod"o*mel (?), <i>n.</i> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; rose + &?;&?;&?; + honey.] Juice of roses mixed with honey. <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rod"o*mont (?), <i>n.</i> [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 + Rotary, Mount, <i>n.</i>] A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a + braggadocio. <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rod"o*mont, <i>a.</i> Bragging; vainly boasting. + </p> + <p> + Rod`o*mon*tade" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. It. <i>rodomontana</i>. See + Rodomont, <i>n.</i>] Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I could show that the <i>rodomontades</i> of Almanzor are neither so + irrational nor impossible. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rod`o*mon*tade", <i>v. i.</i> To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant. + </p> + <p> + Rod`o*mon*tad"ist (?), <i>n.</i> One who boasts. + </p> + <p> + Rod`o*mon*ta"do (?), <i>n.</i> Rodomontade. + </p> + <p> + Rod`o*mon*ta"dor (?), <i>n.</i> A rodomontadist. + </p> + <p> + Rods"man (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rodsmen</b> (&?;). One who + carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party. <i>G. W. + Cable.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"dy (?), <i>a.</i> Ruddy. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roe (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ro</i>, AS. <i>rh</i>; akin to D. <i>ree</i>, + G. <i>reh</i>, Icel. <i>r</i>, SW. <i>rå</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> A roebuck. See Roebuck. <i>(b)</i> The female of any species of + deer. + </p> + <p> + Roe, <i>n.</i> [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>&?;arkar</i> gravel.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in + mahogany. + </p> + <p> + Roe"buck` (?), <i>n.</i> [1st <i>roe</i> + <i>buck</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Roed (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Filled with roe. + </p> + <p> + Roe"deer` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The roebuck. + </p> + <p> + Roe"stone` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Min.)</i> Same as Oölite. + </p> + <p> + Ro*ga"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rogatio</i>, fr. <i>rogare</i>, <i>rogatum</i>, + to ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. <i>rogation</i>. Cf. Abrogate, Arrogant, + Probogue.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> The demand, by the consuls or + tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i> Litany; supplication. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He perfecteth the <i>rogations</i> or litanies before in use. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hooker.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rogation days</b> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, the three days which immediately + precede Ascension Day; -- so called as being days on which the people, + walking in procession, sang litanies of special supplication. -- <b>Rogation + flower</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a European species of milkwort (<i>Polygala + vulgaris</i>); -- so called from its former use for garlands in Rogation + week. <i>Dr. Prior.</i> -- <b>Rogation week</b>, the second week before + Whitsunday, in which the Rogation days occur. + </p> + <p> + Rog"a*to*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [See Rogation.] Seeking information; authorized + to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a <i>rogatory</i> commission. + <i>Woolsey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rogue (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rogue</i> proud, haughty, supercilious; cf. + Icel. <i>hr&?;kr</i> a rook, croaker (cf. Rook a bird), or Armor. <i>rok</i>, + <i>rog</i>, proud, arogant.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Eng.Law)</i> A vagrant; an + idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rogue</i> and fool by fits is fair and wise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often + used as a term of endearment. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Ah, you sweet little <i>rogue</i>, you! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about + alone, in which state it is very savage. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Hort.)</i> A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of + some choice variety. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rogues' gallery</b>, a collection of portraits of rogues or criminals, + for the use of the police authorities. -- <b>Rogue's march</b>, derisive + music performed in driving away a person under popular indignation or + official sentence, as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment. -- <b>Rogue's + yarn</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rogue, <i>v. i.</i> To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish + tricks. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rogue, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To give the name or designation of rogue to; + to decry. [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Hort.)</i> To destroy (plants that do not come up to a + required standard). + </p> + <p> + Rogu"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The life of a vargant. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; + dishonest practices. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'Tis no scandal grown,<br /> For debt and <i>roguery</i> to quit the + town. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Arch tricks; mischievousness. + </p> + <p> + Rogue"ship (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being a rogue. [Jocose] + "Your <i>rogueship</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rogu"ish, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Vagrant. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His <i>roguish</i> madness<br /> Allows itself to anything. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most <i>roguish</i> cast. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rogu"ish*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rogu"ish*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rogu"y (?), <i>a.</i> Roguish. [Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"hob (?), <i>n.</i> An inspissated juice. See Rob. + </p> + <p> + Roi"al (?), <i>a.</i> Royal. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roil (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roiled; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Roiling.] [Cf. OE. <i>roilen</i> to wander; possibly fr. OF. <i>roeler</i> + to roll, equiv. to F. <i>rouler</i>. See Roll, <i>v.</i>, and cf. Rile.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to rouse the + passion of resentment in; to perplex. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That his friends should believe it, was what <i>roiled</i> him [Judge + Jeffreys] exceedingly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but + less approved, form is <i>rile</i>. + </p> + <p> + Roil, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To wander; to roam. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To romp. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roil"y (?), <i>a.</i> Turbid; as, <i>roily</i> water. + </p> + <p> + Roin (?), <i>v. t.</i> See Royne. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roin, <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rogne</i>. See Roynish.] A scab; a scurf, or scurfy + spot. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roin"ish, <i>a.</i> See Roynish. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roint (?), <i>interj.</i> See Aroint. + </p> + <p> + Roist (?), <i>v. i.</i> See Roister. + </p> + <p> + Roist"er (?), <i>v. i.</i> [Probably fr. F. <i>rustre</i> boor, a clown, + clownish, fr. L. <i>rustucus</i> rustic. See Rustic.] To bluster; to + swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have a <i>roisting</i> challenge sent amongst<br /> The dull and + factious nobles of the Greeks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roist"er (?), <i>n.</i> See Roisterer. + </p> + <p> + Roist"er*er (?), <i>n.</i> A blustering, turbulent fellow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If two <i>roisterers</i> met, they cocked their hats in each other + faces. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roist"er*ly, <i>a.</i> Blustering; violent. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Roist"er*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a roistering manner. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rok"am*bole (?), <i>n.</i> See Rocambole. + </p> + <p> + Roke (?), <i>n.</i> [See Reek.] <b>1.</b> Mist; smoke; damp [Prov. Eng.] + [Written also <i>roak</i>, <i>rook</i>, and <i>rouk</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A vein of ore. [Pov.Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Roke"age (?), Rok"ee (?), } <i>n.</i> [Cf. Nocake.] Parched Indian corn, + pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also <i>yokeage</i>. [Local, + U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rok"e*lay (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Roquelaure.] A short cloak. [Written also <i>rockelay</i>, + <i>rocklay</i>, etc.] [Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rok"y (?), <i>a.</i> [See Roke.] Misty; foggy; cloudy. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rôle (?), <i>n.</i> [F. See Roll.] A part, or character, performed + by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any + one; as, he has now taken the <i>rôle</i> of philanthropist. + </p> + <p> + <b>Title rôle</b>, the part, or character, which gives the title to + a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name. + </p> + <p> + Roll (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rolled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rolling.] [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. Control, Roll, <i>n.</i>, Rotary.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; + as, a river <i>rolls</i> its waters to the ocean. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The flood of Catholic reaction was <i>rolled</i> over Europe. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. A. Symonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who <i>roll'd</i> the psalm to wintry skies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or + small wheels. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a + roll upon. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Full oft in heart he <i>rolleth</i> up and down<br /> The beauty of these + florins new and bright. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To roll one's self</b>, to wallow. -- <b>To roll the eye</b>, to direct + its axis hither and thither in quick succession. -- <b>To roll one's r's</b>, + to utter the letter <i>r</i> with a trill. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Roll, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which <i>rolls</i>, + and <i>rolls</i>, and <i>rolls</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move on wheels; as, the carriage <i>rolls</i> along the + street. "The <i>rolling</i> chair." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth <i>rolls</i> + unevenly; the snow <i>rolls</i> well. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To fall or tumble; -- with <i>over</i>; as, a stream <i>rolls</i> + over a precipice. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a + revolution; as, the <i>rolling</i> year; ages <i>roll</i> away. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To turn; to move circularly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And his red eyeballs <i>roll</i> with living fire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and + depression. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What different sorrows did within thee <i>roll</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Twice ten tempestuous nights I <i>rolled</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; + as, a horse <i>rolls</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste <i>rolls</i> + well. + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be + distinguished by the ear. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder <i>rolls</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>To roll about</b>, to gad abroad. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Man shall not suffer his wife go <i>roll about</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roll, <i>n.</i> [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 + Roll, <i>v.</i>, and cf. Rôle, Rouleau, Roulette.] <b>1.</b> The act + of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the <i>roll</i> of a ball; the + <i>roll</i> of waves. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which rolls; a roller. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A heavy + cylinder used to break clods. <i>Mortimer.</i> <i>(b)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which is rolled up; as, a <i>roll</i> of fat, of wool, + paper, cloth, etc. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A document written on a piece + of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Busy angels spread<br /> The lasting <i>roll</i>, recording what we say. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1249 !> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; + also, a catalogue; a list. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rolls</i> of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and + transactions in Parliament, are extant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir M. Hale.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>roll</i> and list of that army doth remain. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Davies.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a <i>roll</i> + of carpeting; a <i>roll</i> of ribbon. <i>(d)</i> A cylindrical twist of + tobacco. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or + doubled upon itself. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the <i>roll of</i> cannon, or + of thunder. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely + to be distinguished by the ear. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Part; office; duty; rôle. [Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Long roll</b> <i>(Mil.)</i>, a prolonged roll of the drums, as the + signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to arrange themselves + in line. -- <b>Master of the rolls</b>. See under Master. -- <b>Roll call</b>, + the act, or the time, of calling over a list names, as among soldiers. -- + <b>Rolls of court</b>, <b>of parliament</b> (or of any public body), the + parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings of that body are + engrossed by the proper officer, and which constitute the records of such + public body. -- <b>To call the roll</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See List. + </p> + <p> + Roll"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being rolled. + </p> + <p> + Roll"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rolls; + especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., + used in husbandry and the arts. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in + surgery. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in + upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling + cylinder; -- called also <i>roller towel</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> 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. <i>W. Savage.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the <i>roller</i> + of a man. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a + leaf roller. see Tortrix. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> [CF. F. <i>rollier</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>10.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species of small ground snakes of the + family <i>Tortricidæ</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ground roller</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Roller bolt</b>, the + bar in a carriage to which the traces are attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.] + -- <b>Roller gin</b>, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for separating + the seeds from the fiber. -- <b>Roller mill</b>. See under Mill. -- <b>Roller + skate</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Roll"ey (-), <i>n.</i> [Probably fr. <i>roll</i>.] A small wagon used for + the underground work of a mine. <i>Tomlison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rol"lic (rl"lk), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rollicked (-lkt); + <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> Rollicking.] [Corrupt. fr. <i>frolic</i>, under + the influence of <i>roll</i>.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering + manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form + <i>rollicking</i>. [Colloq.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He described his friends as <i>rollicking</i> blades. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>T. Hook.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roll"ing (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, + a <i>rolling</i> chair. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a <i>rolling</i> + country; <i>rolling</i> land. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Rolling bridge</b>. See the Note under Drawbridge. -- <b>Rolling circle + of a paddle wheel</b>, the circle described by the point whose velocity + equals the velocity of the ship. <i>J. Bourne.</i> -- <b>Rolling fire</b> + <i>(Mil.)</i>, a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick + succession, and in the order in which they stand. -- <b>Rolling friction</b>, + that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another + which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in + contact. -- <b>Rolling mill</b>, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, + between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. + -- <b>Rolling press</b>. <i>(a)</i> A machine for calendering cloth by + pressure between revolving rollers. <i>(b)</i> A printing press with a + roller, used in copperplate printing. -- <b>Rolling stock</b>, or <b>Rolling + plant</b>, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- <b>Rolling tackle</b> + <i>(Naut.)</i>, tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls + heavily. <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roll"ing-pin` (?), <i>n.</i> A cylindrical piece of wood or other + material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a + proper thickness. + </p> + <p> + Roll"way` (?), <i>n.</i> A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream. + </p> + <p> + Roll"y-po`ly (?), <i>n.</i> A kind of pudding made of paste spread with + fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- <i>a.</i> + Shaped like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also <i>roly- poly</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Roll"y-pool`y (?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] A game in which a ball, + rolling into a certain place, wins. [Written also <i>rouly-pouly</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ro"ly-po`ly (?), <i>n. & a.</i> Rolly- poly. + </p> + <p> + Rom"age (?), <i>n. & v.</i> See Rummage. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*ma"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [NGr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. F. <i>romaïque</i>. + See Roman.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its + language. -- <i>n.</i> The modern Greek language, now usually called by + the Greeks <i>Hellenic</i> or <i>Neo-Hellenic</i>. + </p> + <p> + The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of + being "Romai^oi, 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> + Ro"man (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Romanus</i>, fr. <i>Roma</i> Rome: cf. F. <i>romain</i>. + Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that + religion. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Upright; erect; -- said of the + letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from <i>Italic</i> + characters. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roman alum</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, a cubical potassium alum formerly + obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by + dyers on account of its freedom from iron. -- <b>Roman balance</b>, a form + of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under + Balance, <i>n.</i>, 1. -- <b>Roman candle</b>, 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. -- <b>Roman + Catholic</b>, 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. -- <b>Roman cement</b>, a cement having the property + of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement. -- <b>Roman law</b>. + See under Law. -- <b>Roman nose</b>, a nose somewhat aquiline. -- <b>Roman + ocher</b>, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by + artists. <i>Ure.</i> -- <b>Roman order</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, the composite + order. See Composite, <i>a.</i>, 2. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction + from <i>Italics</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ro*mance" (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.] + <b>1.</b> 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. "<i>Romances</i> that been royal." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hallam.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling + those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a <i>romance</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore + what is real; as, a girl full of <i>romance</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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>). + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short + instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Fable; novel; fiction; tale. + </p> + <p> + Ro*mance", <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as + <i>Romance</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ro*mance", <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Romanced (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Romancing (?).] To write or tell romances; to indulge in + extravagant stories. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A very brave officer, but apt to <i>romance</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"cer (?), <i>n.</i> One who romances. + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"cist (?), <i>n.</i> A romancer. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"cy (?), <i>a.</i> Romantic. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ro`man*esque" (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>romanesque</i>; cf. It. <i>romanesco</i>.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful. + </p> + <p> + <b>Romanesque style</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro`man*esque", <i>n.</i> Romanesque style. + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>Romanicus</i>. See Romance, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> + Of or pertaining to Rome or its people. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of + races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues. + </p> + <p> + <b>Romanic spelling</b>, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman + alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with <i>phonetic spelling</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*ish (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to Romanism. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*ism (?), <i>n.</i> The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman + Catholic religion. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*ist, <i>n.</i> One who adheres to Romanism. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Romanized (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Romanizing (?).] <b>1.</b> To Latinize; to fill with + Latin words or idioms. [R.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To convert to the Roman Catholic religion. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*ize, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To use Latin words and idioms. "Apishly + <i>Romanizing</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of + speech. + </p> + <p> + Ro"man*i`zer (?), <i>n.</i> One who Romanizes. + </p> + <p> + Ro*mansch" (?), <i>n.</i> [Grisons <i>rumansch</i>, <i>rumonsch</i>, <i>romonsch</i>. + See Romance.] The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of + the Latin. [Written also <i>Romansch</i>, and <i>Rumonsch</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*mant" (?), <i>n.</i> A romaunt. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"tic (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>romantique</i>, fr. OF. <i>romant</i>. + See Romance.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more + absurd, and undeed <i>romantic</i>, than such a persuasion? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as + chimerical and <i>romantic</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a + <i>romantic</i> person; a <i>romantic</i> mind. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of + adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; + as, a <i>romantic</i> landscape. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; extravagant; + wild; chimerical. See Sentimental. + </p> + <p> + <b>The romantic drama</b>. See under Drama. + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"tic*al (?), <i>a.</i> Romantic. + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"tic*al*y, <i>adv.</i> In a romantic manner. + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"ti*cism (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. It. <i>romanticismo</i>, F. <i>romantisme</i>, + <i>romanticisme</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"ti*cist (?), <i>n.</i> One who advocates romanticism in modern + literature. <i>J. R. Seeley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"tic*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> Romantically. [R.] <i>Strype.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*man"tic*ness (?), <i>n.</i> The state or quality of being romantic; + widness; fancifulness. <i>Richardson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rom"a*ny (?), <i>n.</i> [Gypsy <i>romano</i>, <i>romani</i>, adj., gypsy; + cf. <i>rom</i> husband.] <b>1.</b> A gypsy. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies. [Written + also <i>Rommany</i>.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*man"za (?), <i>n.</i> [It.] See Romance, 5. + </p> + <p> + Ro*maunt" (?), <i>n.</i> [See Romance.] A romantic story in verse; as, the + "<i>Romaunt</i> of the Rose." + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O, hearken, loving hearts and bold,<br /> Unto my wild <i>romaunt</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rom"ble (?), <i>v.& n.</i> Rumble. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rom*bow"line (?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Naut.)</i> Old, + condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. + [Written also <i>rumbowline</i>.] + </p> + <p> + { Ro"me*ine (?), Ro"me*ite (?), } <i>n.</i> [F. <i>roméine</i>. So + calledafter the French mineralogist <i>Romé</i> L'Isle.] <i>(Min.)</i> + A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square + octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium. + </p> + <p> + Rome"kin (?), <i>n.</i> [CF. Rummer.] A drinking cup. [Written also <i>romkin</i>.] + [Obs.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Rome" pen`ny (?), or Rome" scot` (?) }. See <i>Peter pence</i>, under + Peter. + </p> + <p> + Rome"ward (?), <i>adv.</i> Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic + Church. + </p> + <p> + Rome"ward, <i>a.</i> Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman + Catholic Church. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in its <i>Romeward</i> + aspect. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gladstone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rom"ic (?), <i>n.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rom"ish (?), <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rom"ist, <i>n.</i> A Roman Catholic. [R.] <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + Romp (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Romped (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Romping.] [A variant of <i>ramp</i>. See Ramp to leap, + Rampallian.] To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in + play. + </p> + <p> + Romp, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A girl who indulges in boisterous play. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1250 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While <i>romp</i>-loving miss<br /> Is hauled about in gallantry robust. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Romp"ing (?), <i>a.</i> Inclined to romp; indulging in romps. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A little <i>romping</i> girl from boarding school. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Romp"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a romping manner. + </p> + <p> + Romp"ish, <i>a.</i> Given to rude play; inclined to romp. + </p> + <p> + --- Romp"ish, <i>adv.</i> -- Romp"ish*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rom"pu (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>rompu</i>, p. p. of <i>rompre</i> to breeak, + L. <i>rumpere</i>. See Rupture.] <i>(Her.)</i> Broken, as an ordinary; cut + off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like. + </p> + <p> + Ron`ca*dor" (?), <i>n.</i> [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> 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>). + </p> + <p> + Ron"chil (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Sp. <i>ronquillo</i> slightly hoarse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + An American marine food fish (<i>Bathymaster signatus</i>) of the North + Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish. [Written also <i>ronquil</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ron"co (?), <i>n.</i> [Sp. <i>ronco</i> hoarse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See + Croaker, <i>n.</i>, 2. <i>(a)</i>. [Texas] + </p> + <p> + ||Ron`dache" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Anc. Armor.)</i> A circular shield + carried by foot soldiers. + </p> + <p> + ||Ronde (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Print.)</i> A kind of script in which the + heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken + together a round look. + </p> + <p> + Ron*deau" (?), <i>n.</i> [F. See Roundel.] [Written also <i>rondo</i>.] <b>1.</b> + 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> See Rondo, 1. + </p> + <p> + Ron"del (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rondeau, Roundel.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Fort.)</i> A + small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [F.] <i>(a)</i> Same as Rondeau. <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>E. W. Gosse.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ron`de*le"ti*a (?), <i>n.</i> [NL. So named after William <i>Rondelet</i>, + a French naturalist.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs + which often have brilliant flowers. + </p> + <p> + Ron"dle (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rondel.] <b>1.</b> A rondeau. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ron"do (?), <i>n.</i> [It. <i>rondò</i>, fr. F. <i>rondeau</i>. See + Rondeau.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A composition, vocal or instrumental, + commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs + after each of the other strains. "The <i>Rondo</i>-form was the earliest + and most frequent definite mold for musical construction." <i>Grove.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Poetry)</i> See Rondeau, 1. + </p> + <p> + Ron"dure (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rondeur</i> roundness.] <b>1.</b> A + round; a circle. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Roundness; plumpness. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown<br /> Of maiden <i>rondure</i>, + like the rose half-blown. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rong (?), obs. <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Ring. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rong, <i>n.</i> Rung (of a ladder). [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ron`geur" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>ronger</i> to gnaw.] <i>(Surg.)</i> + An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone. + </p> + <p> + { Ron"ion, Ron"yon } (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rogne</i> scab, mange.] A mangy + or scabby creature. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "Aroint thee, with!" the rump-fed <i>ronyon</i> cries. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ron"ne (?), <i>obs. imp. pl.</i>, and Ron"nen (&?;), <i>obs. p. p.</i> + of Renne, to run. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ront (?), <i>n.</i> [See Runt.] A runt. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rood (rd), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rd</i> a cross; akin to OS. <i>rda</i>, D. <i>roede</i> + rod, G. <i>ruthe</i>, <i>rute</i>, OHG. <i>ruota</i>. Cf. Rod a measure.] + <b>1.</b> A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with + Christ hanging on it. + </p> + <p> + 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Savior, in thine image seen<br /> Bleeding on that precious <i>rood</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a + pole. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. + </p> + <p> + <b>By the rood</b>, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in swearing. + "No, <i>by the rood</i>, not so." <i>Shak.</i> -- <b>Rood beam</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, + a beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. -- <b>Rood + loft</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, a loft or gallery, in a church, on which the rood + and its appendages were set up to view. <i>Gwilt.</i> -- <b>Rood screen</b> + <i>(Arch.)</i>, a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, + over which the rood was placed. <i>Fairholt.</i> -- <b>Rood tower</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, + 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>. <i>Weale.</i> + -- <b>Rood tree</b>, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the <i>rood tree</i>." + <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roo"de*bok (?), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>rood</i> red + <i>bok</i> buck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + The pallah. + </p> + <p> + Rood"y (?), <i>a.</i> Rank in growth. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Roof (?), <i>n.</i> [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. Roost.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> The cover of any building, including + the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary + to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the + case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some + writers call the vault the <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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The flowery <i>roof</i><br /> Showered roses, which the morn repaired. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mining.)</i> The surface or bed of rock immediately + overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. + </p> + <p> + <b>Bell roof</b>, <b>French roof</b>, etc. <i>(Arch.)</i> See under Bell, + French, etc. -- <b>Flat roof</b>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A roof + actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. <i>(b)</i> A + roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water + to run off freely from a very slight inclination. -- <b>Roof plate</b>. <i>(Arch.)</i> + See Plate, <i>n.</i>, 10. + </p> + <p> + Roof (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roofed (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Roofing.] <b>1.</b> To cover with a roof. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been <i>roofed</i> + with vaults or arches. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here had we now our country's honor <i>roofed</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roof"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who puts on roofs. + </p> + <p> + Roof"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of covering with a roof. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. + <i>Gwilt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit <i>roofing</i> + gave." <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the + top of an underground passage. <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roof"less, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having no roof; as, a <i>roofless</i> + house. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless. + </p> + <p> + Roof"let (?), <i>n.</i> A small roof, covering, or shelter. + </p> + <p> + Roof"tree` (?), <i>n.</i> The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof + itself. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the <i>rooftree</i> fall. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roof`y (?), <i>a.</i> Having roofs. [R.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rook (rk), <i>n.</i> Mist; fog. See Roke. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rook, <i>v. i.</i> To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rook, <i>n.</i> [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. Roll.] + <i>(Chess)</i> One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the + board; a castle. + </p> + <p> + Rook, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrc</i>; akin to OHG. <i>hruoh</i>, <i>ruoh</i>, + <i>ruoho</i>, Icel. <i>hrkr</i>, Sw. <i>roka</i>, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. <i>hrukjan</i> + to crow.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>The rook</i> . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pennant.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper. <i>Wycherley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rook, <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rooked (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rooking.] To cheat; to defraud by cheating. "A band of <i>rooking</i> + officials." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rook"er*y (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rookeries</b> (&?;). <b>1.</b> + The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, + penguins, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster + of dilapidated or mean buildings. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A brothel. [Low] + </p> + <p> + Rook"y (-), <i>a.</i> [See Roky.] Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Light thickens, and the crow<br /> Makes wing to the <i>rooky</i> wood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in rooks." + </p> + <p> + Room (rm), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>roum</i>, <i>rum</i>, space, AS. <i>rm</i>; + akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. <i>rm</i>, D. <i>ruim</i>, G. <i>raum</i>, + OHG. <i>rm</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>rum</i>, Goth. <i>rms</i>, and to AS. <i>rm</i>, + adj., spacious, D. <i>ruim</i>, Icel. <i>rmr</i>, Goth. <i>rms</i>; and + prob. to L. <i>rus</i> country (cf. Rural), Zend <i>ravah</i> wide, free, + open, <i>ravan</i> a plain.] <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is <i>room</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xiv. 22.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There was no <i>room</i> for them in the inn. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke ii. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy; a + place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best + <i>room</i> in a playhouse. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Overbury.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the + highest <i>room</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke xiv. 8.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set apart by + a partition; an apartment or chamber. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I found the prince in the next <i>room</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station; also, + a place or station once belonging to, or occupied by, another, and + vacated. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the <i>room</i> of + his father Herod. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Matt. ii. 22.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither that I look for a higher <i>room</i> in heaven. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tyndale.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let Bianca take her sister's <i>room</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; + fit occasion; as, to leave <i>room</i> for hope. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There was no prince in the empire who had <i>room</i> for such an + alliance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Room and space</b> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i>, 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. -- <b>To give room</b>, to withdraw; to leave or provide space + unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated. -- <b>To make room</b>, to + open a space, way, or passage; to remove obstructions; to give room. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Make room</i>, and let him stand before our face. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Space; compass; scope; latitude. + </p> + <p> + Room (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roomed (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rooming.] To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they + arranged to <i>room</i> together. + </p> + <p> + Room, <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>rm</i>.] Spacious; roomy. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + No <i>roomer</i> harbour in the place. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"age (?), <i>n.</i> [From Room. CF. Rummage.] Space; place; room. + [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"er (?), <i>n.</i> A lodger. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Room"er (?), <i>adv.</i> [See Room, <i>a.</i>] At a greater distance; + farther off. [Obs.] <i>Sir J. Harrington.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. "A <i>roomful</i> + house." [R.] <i>Donne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"ful, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Roomfuls</b> (&?;). As much or many + as a room will hold; as, a <i>roomful</i> of men. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"i*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> Spaciously. + </p> + <p> + Room"i*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness; + as, the <i>roominess</i> of a hall. + </p> + <p> + Room"less, <i>a.</i> Being without room or rooms. <i>Udall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"mate` (?), <i>n.</i> One of twe or more occupying the same room or + rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum. + </p> + <p> + Room"some (?), <i>a.</i> Roomy. [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roomth (?), <i>n.</i> Room; space. [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roomth"y (?), <i>a.</i> Roomy; spacious. [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Room"y (?), <i>a.</i> Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a <i>roomy</i> + mansion; a <i>roomy</i> deck. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roon (?), <i>a. & n.</i> Vermilion red; red. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Her face was like the lily <i>roon</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. R. Drake.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roop (?), <i>n.</i> See Roup. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + { Roor"back, Roor"bach } (?), <i>n.</i> A defamatory forgery or falsehood + published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.] + </p> + <p> + 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> + Roo"sa oil` (?). The East Indian name for grass oil. See under Grass. + </p> + <p> + Roost (?), <i>n.</i> Roast. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roost (?), <i>v. t.</i> See Roust, <i>v. t.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roost, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hrst</i>; akin to OD. <i>roest</i> roost, <i>roesten</i> + to roost, and probably to E. <i>roof</i>. Cf. Roof.] <b>1.</b> The pole or + other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He clapped his wings upon his <i>roost</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A collection of fowls roosting together. + </p> + <p> + <b>At roost</b>, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest. + </p> + <p> + Roost, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roosted; <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Roosting.] <b>1.</b> To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, + limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid,<br /> O, let me <i>roost</i> + and nestle there. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Herbert.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roost"cock` (?), <i>n.</i> The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [Prov. + Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roost"er (?), <i>n.</i> The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [U.S.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + Root (?), <i>v. i.</i> [AS. <i>wrtan</i>; akin to <i>wrt</i> a snout, + trunk, D. <i>wroeten</i> to root, G. <i>rüssel</i> snout, trunk, + proboscis, Icel. <i>rta</i> to root, and perhaps to L. <i>rodere</i> to + gnaw (E. <i>rodent</i>) or to E. <i>root</i>, n.] <b>1.</b> To turn up the + earth with the snout, as swine. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling + servility; to fawn servilely. + </p> + <p> + Root, <i>v. t.</i> To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine + <i>roots</i> the earth. + </p> + <p> + Root, <i>n.</i> [Icel. <i>rt</i> (for <i>vrt</i>); akin to E. <i>wort</i>, + and perhaps to <i>root</i> to turn up the earth. See Wort.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1251 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An ancestor or progenitor; + and hence, an early race; a stem. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They were the <i>roots</i> out of which sprang two distinct people. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> 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. <i>(c)</i> The cause or occasion by which anything is brought + about; the source. "She herself . . . is <i>root</i> of bounty." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The love of money is a <i>root</i> of all kinds of evil. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Tim. vi. 10 (rev. Ver.)</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> <i>(Math.)</i> 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. <i>(e)</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone + from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed. <i>Busby.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> The lowest place, position, or part. "Deep to the <i>roots</i> + of hell." <i>Milton.</i> "The <i>roots</i> of the mountains." <i>Southey.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Astrol.)</i> The time which to reckon in making + calculations. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + When a <i>root</i> is of a birth yknowe [known]. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Aërial roots</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> Large + roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend and establish themselves + in the soil. See <i>Illust.</i> of Mangrove. -- <b>Multiple primary root</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i>, a name given to the numerous roots emitted from the radicle + in many plants, as the squash. -- <b>Primary root</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the + central, first-formed, main root, from which the rootlets are given off. + -- <b>Root and branch</b>, every part; wholly; completely; as, to destroy + an error <i>root and branch</i>. -- <b>Root-and-branch men</b>, radical + reformers; -- a designation applied to the English Independents (1641). + See Citation under Radical, <i>n.</i>, 2. -- <b>Root barnacle</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + one of the Rhizocephala. -- <b>Root hair</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. <i>Gray.</i> + -- <b>Root leaf</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a radical leaf. See Radical, <i>a.</i>, + 3 <i>(b)</i>. -- <b>Root louse</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any plant louse, + or aphid, which lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the + grapevine. See Phylloxera. -- <b>Root of an equation</b> <i>(Alg.)</i>, + that value which, substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, + satisfies the equation. -- <b>Root of a nail</b> <i>(Anat.)</i>, the part + of a nail which is covered by the skin. -- <b>Root of a tooth</b> <i>(Anat.)</i>, + the part of a tooth contained in the socket and consisting of one or more + fangs. -- <b>Secondary roots</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, roots emitted from any + part of the plant above the radicle. -- <b>To strike root</b>, <b>To take + root</b>, 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>. "The bended twigs + <i>take root</i>." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Root (rt), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rooted; <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rooting.] <b>1.</b> To fix the root; to enter the earth, as + roots; to take root and begin to grow. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In deep grounds the weeds <i>root</i> deeper. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be firmly fixed; to be established. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misappehensions, + he gave them not leave to <i>root</i> and fasten by concealment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Fell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Root, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with <i>up</i>, + <i>out</i>, or <i>away</i>. "I will go <i>root</i> away the noisome + weeds." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Lord <i>rooted</i> them out of their land . . . and cast them into + another land. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Deut. xxix. 28.</i> + </p> + <p> + Root"cap` (rt"kp`), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A mass of parenchymatous cells + which covers and protects the growing cells at the end of a root; a + pileorhiza. + </p> + <p> + Root"ed, <i>a.</i> Having taken root; firmly implanted; fixed in the + heart. "A <i>rooted</i> sorrow." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Root"ed*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Root"ed*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rooter (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by + the roots. + </p> + <p> + Root"er*y, <i>n.</i> A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and + used as an ornamental object in gardening. + </p> + <p> + Root"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of roots. + </p> + <p> + Root"let (?), <i>n.</i> A radicle; a little root. + </p> + <p> + Root"stock` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A perennial underground stem, + producing leafly s&?;ems or flower stems from year to year; a rhizome. + </p> + <p> + Root"y (?), <i>a.</i> Full of roots; as, <i>rooty</i> ground. + </p> + <p> + Ro*pal"ic (?), <i>a.</i> See Rhopalic. + </p> + <p> + Rope (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rp</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.] <b>1.</b> 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 Cordage. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by + braiding, twining, etc.; as, a <i>rope</i> of onions. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>pl.</i> The small intestines; as, the <i>ropes</i> of birds. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rope ladder</b>, a ladder made of ropes. -- <b>Rope mat</b>., a mat + made of cordage, or strands of old rope. -- <b>Rope of sand</b>, something + of no cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be + relied upon. -- <b>Rope pump</b>, a pump in which a rapidly running + endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its + adhesion to the rope. -- <b>Rope transmission</b> <i>(Mach.)</i>, a method + of transmitting power, as between distant places, by means of endless + ropes running over grooved pulleys. -- <b>Rope's end</b>, a piece of rope; + especially, one used as a lash in inflicting punishment. -- <b>To give one + rope</b>, to give one liberty or license; to let one go at will uncheked. + </p> + <p> + Rope (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roped (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Roping.] To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a + filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Let us not hang like <i>roping</i>icicles<br /> Upon our houses' thatch. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rope, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; + as, to <i>rope</i> a bale of goods. Hence: -- + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, + with a rope. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To lasso (a steer, horse). [Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, + to <i>rope in customers or voters</i>. [Slang, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. + [Racing Slang, Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rope"band` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> A small piece of spun yarn or + marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar. [Written also <i>roband</i>, + and <i>robbin</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rope"dan`cer (?), <i>n.</i> One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic + feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height. -- Rope"dan`cing, + <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rop"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A maker of ropes. <i>P. Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who ropes goods; a packer. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] <i>Douce.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rop"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A place where ropes are made. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . + . so full of his <i>ropery</i>." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rope's"-end` (?), <i>v. t.</i> To punish with a rope's end. + </p> + <p> + Rope"walk` (?), <i>a.</i> A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, + where ropes are manufactured. + </p> + <p> + Rope"walk`er (?), <i>n.</i> A ropedancer. + </p> + <p> + Rope"-yarn` (?), <i>n.</i> the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the + strands of a rope are made. + </p> + <p> + Rop"i*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous + manner. + </p> + <p> + Rop"i*ness, <i>n.</i> Quality of being ropy; viscosity. + </p> + <p> + Rop"ish, <i>a.</i> Somewhat ropy. + </p> + <p> + Rop"y (?), <i>a.</i> capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous + substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as <i>ropy</i> sirup; + <i>ropy</i> lees. + </p> + <p> + Roq"ue*laure (?; 277), <i>n.</i> [F.; so called after Duc de <i>Roquelaure</i>, + in the reign of Louis XIV.] A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the + knees, worn in the 18th century. [Written also <i>roquelo</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*quet" (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Etymol. uncertain] <i>(Croquet)</i> To hit, as + another's ball, with one's own ball. + </p> + <p> + Ro*quet", <i>v. i.</i> To hit another's ball with one's own. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ral (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] Of or pertaining + to dew; consisting of dew; dewy. [R.] <i>M. Green.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*ra"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>roratio</i>, fr. <i>rorare</i> to drop + dew, fr. <i>ros</i> dew.] A falling of dew. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ro"ric (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] Of or pertaining + to dew; resembling dew; dewy. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roric figures</b> <i>(Physics)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ro"rid (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>roridus</i>, fr. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, + dew.] Dewy; bedewed. [R.] <i>T. Granger.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*rif"er*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rorifer</i>; <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, + dew + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>rorifère</i>.] generating or + producing dew. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*rif"lu*ent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew + <i>fluens</i>, + p. pr. of <i>fluere</i> to flow.] Flowing with dew. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ror"qual (?), <i>n.</i> [Norw. <i>rorqualus</i> a whale with folds.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ro"ru*lent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rorulentus</i>, from <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, + dew.] <b>1.</b> Full of, or abounding in, dew. [R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having the surface appearing as if dusty, or + covered with fine dew. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ry (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, dew.] Dewy. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And shook his wings with <i>rory</i> May-dew wet. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fairfax.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*sa"ceous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rosaceus</i>, fr. <i>rosa</i> rose.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> Like a rose in shape or appearance; + as, a <i>rosaceous</i> corolla. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of a pure purpish pink color. + </p> + <p> + Ro*sac"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [See Rosaceous.] <i>(Old med. Chem.)</i> + Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also <i>lithic acid</i>) + found in certain red precipitates of urine. See Uric. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ro*sal"gar (?), <i>n.</i> realgar. [Obs.] <i>chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*sa"li*a (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rosalie</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> A form + of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time + a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence. + </p> + <p> + Ros*an"i*line (? or ?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rose</i> + <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro*sa"ri*an (?), <i>n.</i> A cultivator of roses. + </p> + <p> + Ro"sa*ry (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rosaries</b> (#). [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 Rose.] <b>1.</b> A bed of roses, or + place where roses grow. "Thick <i>rosaries</i> of scented thorn." <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His idolized book, and the whole <i>rosary</i> of his prayers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>3.</b> A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful + thoughts or of literary selections. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Every day propound to yourself a <i>rosary</i> or chaplet of good works + to present to God at night. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in + Ireland in the 13th century for a penny. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rosary shell</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any marine gastropod shell of the + genus <i>Monodonta</i>. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and pearly. + </p> + <p> + Ros"cid (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>roscidus</i>, fr. <i>ros</i>, <i>roris</i>, + dew.] Containing, or consisting of, dew; dewy. [R.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"coe*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [From an English chemist, H.E. <i>Roscoe</i> + + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute + scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing + vanadium. + </p> + <p> + Rose (?), <i>imp.</i> of Rise. + </p> + <p> + Rose, <i>n.</i> [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. Copperas, Rhododendron.] <b>1.</b> + 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 + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, + esp. one worn on a shoe. <i>Sha.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> A rose window. See <i>Rose window</i>, below. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> The erysipelas. <i>Dunglison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with + radiating lines, used in other instruments. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> A diamond. See <i>Rose diamond</i>, below. + </p> + <p> + <b>Cabbage rose</b>, <b>China rose</b>, etc. See under Cabbage, China, + etc. -- <b>Corn rose</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> See <i>Corn poppy</i>, under Corn. + -- <b>Infantile rose</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, a variety of roseola. -- <b>Jamaica + rose</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Jamaica. -- <b>Rose acacia</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + a low American leguminous shrub (<i>Robinia hispida</i>) with handsome + clusters of rose-colored blossoms. -- <b>Rose aniline</b>. <i>(Chem.)</i> + Same as Rosaniline. -- <b>Rose apple</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rose beetle</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> The European chafer. -- <b>Rose bug</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + same as <i>Rose beetle</i>, <i>Rose chafer</i>. -- <b>Rose burner</b>, a + kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. -- <b>Rose camphor</b> + <i>(Chem.)</i>, a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. + -- <b>Rose campion</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Campion. -- <b>Rose + catarrh</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, rose cold. -- <b>Rose chafer</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> 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>. <i>(b)</i> The rose beetle <i>(a)</i>. -- <b>Rose cold</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, + a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the + effluvia of roses. See <i>Hay fever</i>, under Hay. -- <b>Rose color</b>, + the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied + beauty, attractiveness, or promise. <! p. 1252 !> -- <b>Rose de + Pompadour</b>, <b>Rose du Barry</b>, names succesively given to a delicate + rose color used on Sèvres porcelain. -- <b>Rose diamond</b>, a + diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four + triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the + top. Cf. Brilliant, <i>n.</i> -- <b>Rose ear</b>. See under Ear. -- <b>Rose + elder</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, the Guelder-rose. -- <b>Rose engine</b>, 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. <i>Craig.</i> -- + <b>Rose family</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> the <i>Roseceæ</i>. See Rosaceous. + -- <b>Rose fever</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, rose cold. -- <b>Rose fly</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + a rose betle, or rose chafer. -- <b>Rose gall</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any + gall found on rosebushes. See Bedeguar. -- <b>Rose knot</b>, a ribbon, or + other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette. -- <b>Rose + lake</b>, <b>Rose madder</b>, a rich tint prepared from lac and madder + precipitated on an earthy basis. <i>Fairholt.</i> -- <b>Rose mallow</b>. + <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus + <i>Hibiscus</i>, with large rose-colored flowers. <i>(b)</i> the hollyhock. + -- <b>Rose nail</b>, a nail with a convex, faceted head. -- <b>Rose noble</b>, + 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. <i>Sir W. + Scott.</i> -- <b>Rose of China</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> See <i>China rose</i> <i>(b)</i>, + under China. -- <b>Rose of Jericho</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a Syrian cruciferous + plant (<i>Anastatica Hierochuntica</i>) which rolls up when dry, and + expands again when moistened; -- called also <i>resurrection plant</i>. - + - <b>Rose of Sharon</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rose + oil</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, the yellow essential oil extracted from various + species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of roses. -- + <b>Rose pink</b>, 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. -- <b>Rose quartz</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, a variety of quartz which is + rose- red. -- <b>Rose rash</b>. <i>(Med.)</i> Same as Roseola. -- <b>Rose + slug</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rose + window</b> <i>(Arch.)</i>, a circular window filled with ornamental + tracery. Called also <i>Catherine wheel</i>, and <i>marigold window</i>. + Cf. <i>wheel window</i>, under Wheel. -- <b>Summer rose</b> <i>(Med.)</i>, + a variety of roseola. See Roseola. -- <b>Under the rose</b> [a translation + of L. <i>sub rosa</i>], 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. -- <b>Wars of the Roses</b> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rose (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To render rose-colored; to redden; to + flush. [Poetic] "A maid yet <i>rosed</i> over with the virgin crimson of + modesty." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"se*al (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>roseus</i>, fr. <i>rosa</i> a rose.] + resembling a rose in smell or color. [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"se*ate (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. L. <i>roseus</i>, <i>rosatus</i>, prepared + from roses. See Roseal, Rose.] <b>1.</b> Full of roses; rosy; as, <i>roseate</i> + bowers. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose + color; blooming; as, <i>roseate</i> beauty; her <i>roseate</i> lips. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roseate tern</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an American and European tern (<i>Sterna + Dougalli</i>) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season. + </p> + <p> + Rose"bay` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> the oleander. [Obs.] <i>(b)</i> + Any shrub of the genus <i>Rhododendron</i>. [U.S.] <i>(c)</i> An herb (<i>Epilobium + spicatum</i>) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North + America; -- called also <i>great willow herb</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rose"bud` (?), <i>n.</i> The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but + partially open. + </p> + <p> + Rose"bush` (?), <i>n.</i> The bush or shrub which bears roses. + </p> + <p> + Rose"-col`ored (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having the color of a pink rose; + rose-pink; of a delicate pink color. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; + alluring; as, <i>rose-colored</i> anticipations. + </p> + <p> + Rose"-cut` (?), <i>a.</i> 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 Rose. Cf. Brilliant, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rose"drop`, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A lozenge having a rose flavor. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A kind of earring. <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking + ardent spirits; a grog blossom. + </p> + <p> + Rose"finch (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rose"fish` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are + usually mottled with red and ducky brown. + </p> + <p> + Rose"head` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> See Rose, <i>n.</i>, 4. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a nail with such a + head. + </p> + <p> + Ro"se*ine (? or ?), <i>n.</i> See Magenta. + </p> + <p> + Ro"se*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [From the German mineralogist G. <i>Rose</i> + + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> A hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in + small red crystals, allied to erythrite. + </p> + <p> + ||Ro"sel"la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., dim. of L. <i>rosa</i> rose.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro*selle" (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rose`mal"oes (?), <i>n.</i> [From the native name; cf. Malay <i>rasamla</i> + the name of the tree.] The liquid storax of the East Indian <i>Liquidambar + orientalis</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rose"ma*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Marine.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There's <i>rosemary</i>, that's for remembrance. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Marsh rosemary</b>. <i>(a)</i> A little shrub <i>(Andromeda polifolia)</i> + growing in cold swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary. <i>(b)</i> + See under Marsh. -- <b>Rosemary pine</b>, the loblolly pine. See under + Loblolly. + </p> + <p> + Ros"en (?), <i>a.</i> Consisting of roses; rosy. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ro"sen*mül`ler's or"gan (?). [So named from its first describer, J. + C. <i>Rosenmüller</i>, a German anatomist.] <i>(Anat.)</i> The + parovarium. + </p> + <p> + Ro"se*o- (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. Luteo-. + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*se"o*la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., dim. of L. <i>rosa</i> a rose.] <i>(med.)</i> + 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>. -- + Ro*se"o*lous (#), <i>a.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rose"-pink` (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having a pink color like that of the + rose, or like the pigment called <i>rose pink</i>. See <i>Rose pink</i>, + under Rose. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, + sentimental. "<i>Rose-pink</i> piety." <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"er (?), <i>n.</i> A rosier; a rosebush. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rose"-red` (?), <i>a.</i> Red as a rose; specifically <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + of a pure purplish red color. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rose"-ri`al (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rose, and Royal.] A name of several + English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different + values; a rose noble. + </p> + <p> + Rose"root` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A fleshy-leaved herb (<i>Rhodiola + rosea</i>); rosewort; -- so called because the roots have the odor of + roses. + </p> + <p> + Ros"er*y (?), <i>n.</i> A place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of + roses. See Rosary, 1. + </p> + <p> + Ro"set (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rosette</i>. See Rosette.] A red color used + by painters. <i>Peacham.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro-set"ta stone` (?). 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. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*set"ta wood` (?). An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, + handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for + cabinetwork. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*sette (?), <i>n.</i> [F., dim. of <i>rose</i> a rose. Cf. Roset.] <b>1.</b> + An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an + ornament or a badge. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, + -much used in decoration. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A red color. See Roset. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A rose burner. See under Rose. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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 Spicule, + and <i>Sand dollar</i>, under Sand. <i>(b)</i> A flowerlike color marking; + as, the <i>rosettes</i> on the leopard. + </p> + <p> + Rose" wa`ter (?). Water tinctured with roses by distillation. + </p> + <p> + Rose"-wa`ter, <i>a.</i> Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly + nice or delicate; sentimental. "<i>Rose-water</i> philanthropy." <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rose"wood (?), <i>n.</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>African rosewood</b>, the wood of the leguminous tree <i>Pterocarpus + erinaceus</i>. -- <b>Jamaica rosewood</b>, the wood of two West Indian + trees (<i>Amyris balsamifera</i>, and <i>Linocieria ligustrina</i>). -- <b>New + South Wales rosewood</b>, the wood of <i>Trichilia glandulosa</i>, a tree + related to the margosa. + </p> + <p> + Rose"worm` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rose"wort` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Roseroot. <i>(b)</i> + Any plant nearly related to the rose. <i>Lindley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros`i*cru"cian (?), <i>n.</i> [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.)] 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ros`i*cru"cian (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or + their arts. + </p> + <p> + Ros"ied (?), <i>a.</i> Decorated with roses, or with the color of roses. + </p> + <p> + Ro"sier (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>rosarius</i> of roses. Cf. Rosary.] + A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Crowned with a garland of sweet <i>rosier</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"i*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a rosy manner. <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"in (?), <i>n.</i> [A variant of <i>resin</i>.] The hard, amber-colored + resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rosin oil</b>, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used + by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc. + </p> + <p> + Ros"in, <i>v. t.</i> To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a + violin. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Or with the <i>rosined</i> bow torment the string. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"i*ness (?), <i>n.</i> The quality of being rosy. + </p> + <p> + Ros"in*weed` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The compass plant. + See under Compass. <i>(b)</i> A name given in California to various + composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell. + </p> + <p> + Ros"in*y (?), <i>a.</i> like rosin, or having its qualities. + </p> + <p> + Ros"land (?), <i>n.</i> [W. <i>rhos</i> a meadow, a moor + E. <i>land</i>.] + heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery land. [prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Ros"ma*rine` (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. See Rosemary.] <b>1.</b> Dew from the + sea; sea dew. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That purer brine<br /> And wholesome dew called <i>rosmarine</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rosemary. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> "Biting on anise seed and <i>rosmarine</i>." + <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"ma*rine, <i>n.</i> [Norw. <i>rosmar</i> a walrus; <i>ros</i> a horse + (akin to E. <i>horse</i>) + (probably) <i>mar</i> the sea.] A fabulous sea + animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of + rocks to feed upon the dew. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And greedly <i>rosmarines</i> with visages deforme. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*sol"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Rose</i> + carbo<i>lic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ross (?); 115), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on + the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Ross, <i>v. t.</i> To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to + <i>ross</i> bark. [Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Ros"sel (?), <i>n.</i> Light land; rosland. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"sel cur`rent (?). [From <i>Rossel</i> Island, in the Louisiade + Archipelago.] <i>(Oceanography)</i> A portion of the southern equatorial + current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea.<br /> + [Webster 1913 Suppl.] + </p> + <p> + Ros"sel*ly (?), <i>a.</i> Loose; light. [Obs.] <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rost (?), <i>n.</i> See Roust. [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ros"tel (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rostellum</i>, dim. of <i>rostrum</i> a + beak: cf. F. <i>rostelle</i>.] same as Rostellum. + </p> + <p> + Ros*tel"lar (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to a rostellum. + </p> + <p> + Ros"tel*late (?), <i>a.</i> [NL. <i>rostellatus</i>.] Having a rostellum, + or small beak; terminating in a beak. + </p> + <p> + Ros*tel"li*form (?), <i>a.</i> Having the form of a rostellum, or small + beak. + </p> + <p> + ||Ros*tel"lum (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rostella</b> (#). [L. See + Rostel.] 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. + </p> + <p> + Ros"ter (?), <i>n.</i> [Perhaps a corruption of <i>register</i>; or cf. <i>roll</i>.] + <i>(Mil.)</i> A register or roll showing the order in which officers, + enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve. + </p> + <p> + Ros"tra (?), <i>n. pl.</i> See Rostrum, 2. + </p> + <p> + Ros"tral (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rostralis</i>, fr. <i>rostrum</i> a beak; + cf. F. <i>rostral</i>.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Monuments] adorned with <i>rostral</i> crowns and naval ornaments. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ros"trate (?), Ros"tra*ted (?) }, <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rostratus</i>, fr. <i>rostrum</i> + a beak. See Rostrum.] <b>1.</b> Having a process resembling the beak of a + bird; beaked; rostellate. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, <i>rostrated</i> galleys. + </p> + <p> + ||Ros*trif"e*ra (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>rostrum</i> beak + <i>ferre</i> + to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, + having the head prolonged into a snout which is not retractile. + </p> + <p> + Ros"tri*form (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rostrum</i> a beak + <i>-form</i>: cf. + F. <i>rostrifarme</i>.] Having the form of a beak. + </p> + <p> + ||Ros"tru*lum (-tr*lm), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rostrula</b> (#). [NL., + dim. of L. <i>rostrum</i> a beak.] A little rostrum, or beak, as of an + insect. + </p> + <p> + Ros"trum (-trm), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> L. <b>Rostra</b> (#), E. <b>Rostrums</b> + (#). [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. <i>rodere</i>, <i>rosum</i>, to gnaw. See + Rodent.] <b>1.</b> The beak or head of a ship. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1253 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> (Rostra) <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform + occupied by an orator or public speaker. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Myself will mount the <i>rostrum</i> in his favor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Any beaklike prolongation, esp. + of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds. <i>(b)</i> The beak, or + sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera. <i>(c)</i> The snout of a gastropod + mollusk. See <i>Illust.</i> of Littorina. <i>(d)</i> The anterior, often + spinelike, prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster + and the prawn. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Rostellum. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into + its receiver in the common alembic. <i>Quincy.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Surg.)</i> A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a + beaklike form. [Obs.] <i>Coxe.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"su*late (?), <i>a.</i> [NL. <i>rosulatus</i>, fr. L. <i>rosa</i> a + rose.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- said of + leaves and bracts. + </p> + <p> + Ros"y (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rosier (?); <i>superl.</i> Rosiest.] + Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; + also, adorned with roses. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A smile that glowed<br /> Celestial <i>rosy</i>-red, love's proper hue. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + While blooming youth and gay delight<br /> Sit thy <i>rosy</i> cheeks + confessed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Rosy cross</b>. See the Note under Rosicrucian, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rot (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rotted; <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Rotting.] [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. Ret, Rotten.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot,<br /> To draw nutrition, + propagate, and <i>rot</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become + corrupt. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Four of the sufferers were left to <i>rot</i> in irons. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rot</i>, poor bachelor, in your club. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil. + </p> + <p> + Rot, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or + partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to <i>rot</i> vegetable + fiber. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the + purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. + </p> + <p> + Rot, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> [Cf. G. <i>rotz</i> glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks + sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a + parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His cattle must of <i>rot</i> and murrain die. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Bitter rot</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a disease of apples, caused by the fungus + <i>Glæosporium fructigenum</i>. <i>F. L. Scribner.</i> -- <b>Black + rot</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a disease of grapevines, attacking the leaves and + fruit, caused by the fungus <i>Læstadia Bidwellii</i>. <i>F. L. + Scribner.</i> -- <b>Dry rot</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Dry. -- <b>Grinder's + rot</b> <i>(Med.)</i> See under Grinder. -- <b>Potato rot</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> + See under Potato. -- <b>White rot</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a disease of grapes, + first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus <i>Coniothyrium + diplodiella</i>. <i>F. L. Scribner.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ro"ta (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Rotary.] <b>1.</b> An ecclesiastical court + of Rome, called also <i>Rota Romana</i>, that takes cognizance of suits by + appeal. It consists of twelve members. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> A species of zither, played like a + guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also <i>rotta</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*cism (?), <i>n.</i> See Rhotacism. + </p> + <p> + Ro"tal (?), <i>a.</i> Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rota</i> wheel + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> + Any fossil foraminifer of the genus <i>Rotalia</i>, abundant in the chalk + formation. See <i>Illust.</i> under Rhizopod. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rota</i> a wheel. See Roll, <i>v.</i>, and + cf. barouche, Rodomontade, Roué, Round, <i>a.</i>, Rowel.] 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rotary engine</b>, 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>. -- <b>Rotary pump</b>, a pump in which the fluid is impelled + by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or + pistons. -- <b>Rotary shears</b>, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in + which revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. -- <b>Rotary + valve</b>, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the + four-way cock. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*scope (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rota</i> a wheel + <i>-scope</i>.] Same + as Gyroscope, 1. + </p> + <p> + Ro"tate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rotatus</i>, p. p. of <i>rotare</i> to turn + round like a wheel, fr. <i>rota</i> wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Roue.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro"tate (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rotated (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rotating.] <b>1.</b> To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; + to revolve. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold + office in turn; as, to <i>rotate</i> in office. + </p> + <p> + Ro"tate, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to turn round or revolve, as a + wheel around an axle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, + or to be succeeded by some one, in office. [Colloq.] "Both, after a brief + service, were <i>rotated</i> out of office." <i>Harper's Mag.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*ted (?), <i>a.</i> Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; + rotate. + </p> + <p> + Ro*ta"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rotatio</i>: cf. F. <i>rotation</i>.] <b>1.</b> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any return or succesion in a series. + </p> + <p> + <b>Moment of rotation</b>. See <i>Moment of inertia</i>, under Moment. -- + <b>Rotation in office</b>, the practice of changing public officers at + frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. -- <b>Rotation of + crops</b>, the practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different + crops on the same land. + </p> + <p> + Ro*ta"tion (?), <i>a.</i> Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of + the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, <i>rotational</i> + velocity. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*tive (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rotatif</i>.] turning, as a wheel; + rotary; rotational. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This high <i>rotative</i> velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial + rise of the solar atmosphere. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Siemens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rotative engine</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro*ta"tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Anat.)</i> that which gives a + rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns + some part on its axis. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Metal.)</i> A revolving reverberatory furnace. + </p> + <p> + ||Ro`ta*to"ri*a (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Same as + Rotifera. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*to*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rotatoire</i>. See Rotate, Rotary.] + <b>1.</b> Turning as on an axis; rotary. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, <i>rotatory</i> + assembles. <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Opt.)</i> Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; + as, the <i>rotatory</i> power of bodies on light. See the Note under + polarization. <i>Nichol.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro"ta*to*ry, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A rotifer. [R.] <i>Kirby.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rotche (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rotch"et (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The European red gurnard (<i>Trigla + pini</i>). + </p> + <p> + Rote (?), <i>n.</i> A root. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rote (?), <i>n.</i> [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. + Crowd a kind of violin.] <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Well could he sing and play on a <i>rote</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and <i>rotes</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rote, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rut roaring.] The noise produced by the surf of the + sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut. + </p> + <p> + Rote, <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>rote</i>, F. <i>route</i>, road, path. See Route, + and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.] A frequent repetition of forms of speech + without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by + <i>rote</i>. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + till he the first verse could [<i>i. e.</i>, knew] all by <i>rote</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy love did read by <i>rote</i>, and could not spell. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rote, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Roting.] To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rote, <i>v. i.</i> To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] + <i>Z. Grey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*tel"la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., dim. of <i>rota</i> wheel; cf. LL. <i>rotella</i> + a little whell.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any one of numerous species of small, + polished, brightcolored gastropods of the genus <i>Rotella</i>, native of + tropical seas. + </p> + <p> + Rot"gut (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Bad small beer. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to + be very deleterious. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Roth"er (?), <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>hryðer</i>; cf. D. <i>rund</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Bovine. -- <i>n.</i> A bovine beast. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rother beasts</b>, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] <i>Golding.</i> + -- <b>Rother soil</b>, the dung of rother beasts. + </p> + <p> + Roth"er, <i>n.</i> [OE. See Rudder.] A rudder. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rother nail</b>, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the + rudder irons of ships; -- so called by shipwrights. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ti*fer (?; 277), <i>n.</i> [NL. see Rotifera.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One + of the Rotifera. See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix. + </p> + <p> + ||Ro*tif"e*ra (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> [NL., from L. <i>rota</i> &?; + wheel + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro"ti*form (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rota</i> wheel + <i>-form</i>.] <b>1.</b> + Wheel-shaped; as, <i>rotiform</i> appendages. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as Rotate. + </p> + <p> + Rot"ta (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Mus.)</i> See Rota. + </p> + <p> + Rot"ten (?), <i>a.</i> [Icel. <i>rotinn</i>; akin to Sw. <i>rutten</i>, + Dan. <i>radden</i>. See Rot.] Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a <i>rotten</i> + apple; <i>rotten</i> meat. Hence: <i>(a)</i> Offensive to the smell; + fetid; disgusting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate<br /> As reek of the <i>rotten</i> + fens. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; + as, a <i>rotten</i> plank, bone, stone. "The deepness of the <i>rotten</i> + way." <i>Knolles.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rotten borough</b>. See under Borough. -- <b>Rotten stone</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound; corrupt; + deceitful; treacherous. + </p> + <p> + -- Rot"ten*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rot"ten*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rot"u*la (?), <i>n.</i> [L., a little wheel; cf. It. <i>rotula</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> + The patella, or kneepan. + </p> + <p> + Rot"u*lar (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rotula</i>, dim. of <i>rota</i> wheel.] <i>(Anat.)</i> + Of or pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rotundus</i>. See Round, and cf. Rotunda.] + <b>1.</b> Round; circular; spherical. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, complete; entire. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Orbicular, or nearly so. <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund", <i>n.</i> A rotunda. [Obs.] <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*tun"da (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. It. <i>rotonda</i>, F. <i>rotonde</i>; both + fr. L. <i>rotundus</i> round. See Rotund, <i>a.</i>] <i>(Arch.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund"ate (?), <i>a.</i> Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or + ends, or at the corners. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rotundus</i> round + <i>folium</i> + a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Having round leaves. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rotunditas</i>: cf. F. <i>rotondité</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The state or quality of being rotu&?;; roundness; + sphericity; circularity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Smite flat the thick <i>rotundity</i> o'the world! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For the more <i>rotundity</i> of the number and grace of the matter, it + passeth for a full thousand. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A boldness and <i>rotundity</i> of speech. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ro*tund"ness, <i>n.</i> Roundness; rotundity. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tun"do (?), <i>n.</i> See Rotunda. + </p> + <p> + Ro*tur"er (?), <i>n.</i> A roturier. [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ro`tu`rier" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] A person who is not of noble birth; + specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial + land. + </p> + <p> + Rot"y (?), <i>v. t.</i> [See Rot.] To make rotten. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard,<br /> Than that it <i>roty</i> all + the remenant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Rou"ble (?), <i>n.</i> A coin. See Ruble. + </p> + <p> + Rouche (?), <i>n.</i> See Ruche. + </p> + <p> + ||Rou`é" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., properly p. p. of <i>rouer</i> to + break upon the wheel, fr. <i>roue</i> a wheel, L. <i>rota</i>. See Rotate, + Rotary.] One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake. + </p> + <p> + ||Rou`et" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of + firelocks for discharging them. <i>Crabb.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rouge (?), <i>a.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>rubeus</i> red, akin to <i>rubere</i> + to be red, <i>ruber</i> red. See Red.] red. [R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>||Rouge et noir</b> (&?;) [F., red and black], a game at cards in + which persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so called because the + table around which the players sit has certain compartments colored red + and black, upon which the stakes are deposited. <i>Hoyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rouge, <i>n.</i> [F.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rouge, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rouged (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rouging .] To paint the face or cheeks with rouge. + </p> + <p> + Rouge, <i>v. t.</i> To tint with rouge; as, to <i>rouge</i> the face or + the cheeks. + </p> + <p> + Rouge`croix" (? or ?), <i>n.</i> [F., literally, red cross.] <i>(Her.)</i> + One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. + </p> + <p> + Rouge" drag`on (?), <i>n.</i> [F., literally, red dragon.] <i>(Her.)</i> + One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1254 !> + </p> + <p> + Rough (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Rougher (?); <i>superl.</i> Roughest.] + [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. Rug, <i>n.</i>] + <b>1.</b> 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. Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Not level; having a broken surface; + uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road. "Rough, uneven ways." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a <i>rough</i> + diamond. <i>(c)</i> Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or + other piece of water. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + More unequal than the <i>roughest</i> sea. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>T. Burnet.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of + dress, appearance, or the like; as, a <i>rough</i> coat. "A visage <i>rough</i>." + <i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Rough</i>satyrs." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, + a <i>rough</i> temper. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A fiend, a fury, pitiless and <i>rough</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A surly boatman, <i>rough</i> as wayes or winds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, <i>rough</i> + measures or actions. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On the <i>rough</i> edge of battle. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A quicker and <i>rougher</i> remedy. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which <i>rough</i> + and imperious usage often produces. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> 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. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> Austere; harsh to the taste; as, <i>rough</i> wine. <i>(e)</i> + Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, <i>rough</i> weather; a <i>rough</i> + day. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He stayeth his <i>rough</i> wind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. xxvii. 8.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Time and the hour runs through the <i>roughest</i> day. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a + <i>rough</i> estimate; a <i>rough</i> draught. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rough diamond</b>, an uncut diamond; hence, colloquially, a person of + intrinsic worth under a rude exterior. -- <b>Rough and ready</b>. <i>(a)</i> + Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The <i>rough and ready</i> + understanding." <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Produced offhand. "Some <i>rough and ready</i> theory." <i>Tylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Boisterous weather. [Obs.] <i>Fletcher.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. + </p> + <p> + <b>In the rough</b>, in an unwrought or rude condition; unpolished; as, a + diamond or a sketch <i>in the rough</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Contemplating the people <i>in the rough</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mrs. Browning.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough, <i>adv.</i> In a rough manner; rudely; roughly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sleeping <i>rough</i> on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their + boats. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To render rough; to roughen. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes. <i>Crabb.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with <i>out</i>; as, + to <i>rough</i> out a carving, a sketch. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roughing rolls</b>, rolls for reducing, in a rough manner, a bloom of + iron to bars. -- <b>To rough it</b>, to endure hard conditions of living; + to live without ordinary comforts. + </p> + <p> + Rough`cast" (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To form in its first rudiments, + without revision, correction, or polish. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and + inequalities. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to + <i>roughcast</i> a building. + </p> + <p> + Rough"cast`, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished + form of a thing. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or + pebbles, used for covering buildings. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"cast`er (?), <i>n.</i> One who roughcasts. + </p> + <p> + Rough"draw` (?), <i>v. t.</i> To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a + first sketch. + </p> + <p> + Rough"dry` (?), <i>v. t.</i> in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or + ironing. + </p> + <p> + Rough"en (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roughened (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Roughening.] [From Rough.] To make rough. + </p> + <p> + Rough"en, <i>v. i.</i> To grow or become rough. + </p> + <p> + Rough"-foot`ed (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Feather-footed; as, a <i>rough-footed</i> + dove. [R.] <i>Sherwood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"-grained (?), <i>a.</i> Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, + figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque. + </p> + <p> + Rough"head` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The redfin. + </p> + <p> + Rough"hew` (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To hew coarsely, without smoothing; + as, to <i>roughhew</i> timber. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to shape + approximately and rudely; to roughcast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There's a divinity that shapes our ends,<br /> <i>Roughhew</i> them how + we will. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"hew`er (?), <i>n.</i> One who roughhews. + </p> + <p> + Rough"hewn` (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Hewn coarsely without smoothing; + unfinished; not polished. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A <i>roughhewn</i> + seaman." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"ing-in` (?), <i>n.</i> The first coat of plaster laid on brick; + also, the process of applying it. + </p> + <p> + Rough"ings (?), <i>n. pl.</i> Rowen. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rough"ish, <i>a.</i> Somewhat rough. + </p> + <p> + Rough"leg` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Rough"-legged` (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Having the legs covered + with feathers; -- said of a bird. + </p> + <p> + <b>rough-legged hawk</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Roughleg. + </p> + <p> + Rough"ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; + severely; austerely. + </p> + <p> + Rough"ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rough. + </p> + <p> + Rough"rid`er (?), <i>n.</i> One who breaks horses; especially <i>(Mil.)</i>, + a noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist + the riding master. + </p> + <p> + Rough"scuff (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rough</i> + <i>scuff</i>.] A rough, coarse + fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the + riffraff. [Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rough"set`ter (?), <i>n.</i> A mason who builds rough stonework. + </p> + <p> + Rough"shod (?), <i>a.</i> Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, + a <i>roughshod</i> horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>To ride roughshod</b>, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or + distress it may cause others. + </p> + <p> + Rough"strings` (?), <i>n. pl.</i> <i>(Capr.)</i> Pieces of undressed + timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support. + </p> + <p> + Rought (?), obs. <i>imp.</i> of Reach. + </p> + <p> + Rought, obs. <i>imp.</i> of Reck, to care. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"tail` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species of small ground + snakes of the family <i>Uropeltidæ</i>; -- so called from their <i>rough + tails</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rough"work` (?), <i>v. t.</i> To work over coarsely, without regard to + nicety, smoothness, or finish. <i>Moxon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rough"wrought` (?), <i>a.</i> Wrought in a rough, unfinished way; worked + over coarsely. + </p> + <p> + Rouk (?), <i>v. i.</i> See 5th Ruck, and Roke. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Rou`lade" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Mus.)</i> A smoothly running passage + of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung + upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios. + </p> + <p> + ||Rou`leau" (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> F. <b>Rouleaux</b> (F. &?;; E. + &?;), E. <b>Rouleaus</b> (#). [F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. <i>rôle</i>, + formerly also spelt <i>roulle</i>. See Roll.] A little roll; a roll of + coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. + </p> + <p> + Rou*lette" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., properly, a little wheel or ball. See + Rouleau, Roll.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <i>(a)</i> A small toothed wheel used by + engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots. + <i>(b)</i> A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in + making alterations in a mezzotint. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Geom.)</i> the curve traced by any point in the plane of a + given curve when the latter rolls, without sliding, over another fixed + curve. See Cycloid, and Epycycloid. + </p> + <p> + Rou"ly-pou`ly (?), <i>n.</i> See Rolly- pooly. + </p> + <p> + { Roun, Rown (?) }, <i>v. i. & t.</i> [AS. <i>r&?;nian</i>, fr. <i>r&?;n</i> + a rune, secret, mystery; akin to G. <i>raunen</i> to whisper. See Rune.] + To whisper. [obs.] <i>Gower.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Another <i>rouned</i> to his fellow low. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rounce (rouns), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>ronce</i> bramble, brier, thorn, <i>ranche</i> + a round, step, rack, or E. <i>round</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Roun"ce*val (?), <i>a.</i> [F. <i>Ronceval</i>, <i>Roncevaux</i>, a town + at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. <i>Roncesvalles</i>.] Large; + strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to + be those of old heroes. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roun"ce*val, <i>n.</i> A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also + <i>marrowfat</i>. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roun"cy (?), <i>n.</i> A common hackney horse; a nag. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + he rode upon a <i>rouncy</i> as he could. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round (?), <i>v. i. & t.</i> [From Roun.] To whisper. [obs.] <i>Shak. + Holland.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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?" + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Calderwood.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round, <i>a.</i> [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 Rotary, and cf. Rotund, + roundel, Rundlet.] <b>1.</b> 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. "The big, <i>round</i> tears." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Upon the firm opacous globe<br /> Of this <i>round</i> world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a + musket is <i>round</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. "Their <i>round</i> haunches gored." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in + even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Pliny put a <i>round</i> number near the truth, rather than the + fraction. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a <i>round</i> + price. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good <i>round</i> sum. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Round</i> was their pace at first, but slackened soon. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a <i>round</i> voice; a + <i>round</i> note. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Phonetics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not + mincing; as, a <i>round</i> answer; a <i>round</i> oath. "The <i>round</i> + assertion." <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sir Toby, I must be <i>round</i> with you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; + polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In his satires Horace is quick, <i>round</i>, and pleasant. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Peacham.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Round</i> dealing is the honor of man's nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>At a round rate</b>, rapidly. <i>Dryden.</i> -- <b>In round numbers</b>, + 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. -- <b>Round + bodies</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, the sphere right cone, and right cylinder. -- + <b>Round clam</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, the quahog. -- <b>Round dance</b> + one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the + waltz, polka, etc. -- <b>Round game</b>, a game, as of cards, in which + each plays on his own account. -- <b>Round hand</b>, 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>. -- <b>Round + robin</b>. [Perhaps F. <i>round</i> round + <i>ruban</i> ribbon.] <i>(a)</i> + A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures + to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first. "No + <i>round robins</i> signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the + Porch." <i>De Quincey.</i> <i>(b)</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The cigar fish. + -- <b>Round shot</b>, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance. -- <b>Round + Table</b>, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See <i>Knights + of the Round Table</i>, under Knight. -- <b>Round tower</b>, 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. -- <b>Round trot</b>, one in + which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. <i>Addison.</i> + -- <b>Round turn</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, one turn of a rope round a timber, a + belaying pin, etc. -- <b>To bring up with a round turn</b>, to stop + abruptly. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; + cylindrical; full; plump; rotund. + </p> + <p> + Round (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a + ring. "The golden <i>round</i>" [the crown]. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In labyrinth of many a <i>round</i> self- rolled. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons + in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Women to cards may be compared: we play<br /> A <i>round</i> or two; + which used, we throw away. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Granville.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;<br /> To the king's pleasure + went the mirthful <i>round</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and + then repeated. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + the trivial <i>round</i>, the common task. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Keble.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A circular dance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,<br /> In a light fantastic <i>round</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a <i>round</i> + of applause. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Rotation, as in office; succession. <i>Holyday.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which + joins and braces the legs of a chair. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All the <i>rounds</i> like Jacob's ladder rise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in + which each soldier fires once. <i>(c)</i> Ammunition for discharging a + piece or pieces once; as, twenty <i>rounds</i> of ammunition were given + out. + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual + contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout. + </p> + <p> + <b>13.</b> A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the + yeast escaping through the bunghole. + </p> + <p> + <b>14.</b> A vessel filled, as for drinking. [R.] + </p> + <p> + <b>15.</b> An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a <i>round</i> of + politicians. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>16.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> See Roundtop. + </p> + <p> + <b>17.</b> Same as <i>Round of beef</i>, below. + </p> + + <p> + <b>Gentlemen of the round</b>. <i>(a)</i> Gentlemen soldiers of low rank + who made the rounds. See 10 <i>(a)</i>, above. <i>(b)</i> Disbanded + soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Round of beef</b>, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone, or + between the rump and the leg. See <i>Illust.</i> of beef. -- <b>Round + steak</b>, a beefsteak cut from the round. -- <b>Sculpture in the round</b>, + sculpture giving the full form, as of man; statuary, distinguished from + relief. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1255 !> + </p> + <p> + Round, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> On all sides; around. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Round</i> he throws his baleful eyes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches <i>round</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> From one side or party to another; as to come or turn <i>round</i>, + -- that is, to change sides or opinions. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; + back to the starting point. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Through a circle, as of friends or houses. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The invitations were sent <i>round</i> accordingly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>All round</b>, over the whole place; in every direction. -- <b>All-round</b>, + of general capacity; as, an <i>all-round</i> man. [Colloq.] -- <b>To bring + one round</b>. <i>(a)</i> To cause one to change his opinions or line of + conduct. <i>(b)</i> To restore one to health. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Round (?), <i>prep.</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The serpent Error twines <i>round</i> human hearts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Round about</b>, an emphatic form for <i>round</i> or <i>about</i>. + "Moses . . . set them [The elders] <i>round about</i> the tabernacle." <i>Num. + xi. 24.</i> -- <b>To come round</b>, to gain the consent of, or + circumvent, (a person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Round, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rounded; <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Rounding.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Worms with many feet, which <i>round</i> themselves into balls, are bred + chiefly under logs of timber. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The figures on our modern medals are raised and <i>rounded</i> to a very + great perfection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To surround; to encircle; to encompass. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The inclusive verge<br /> Of golden metal that must <i>round</i> my brow. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to + bring to a fit conclusion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We are such stuff<br /> As dreams are made on, and our little life<br /> + Is <i>rounded</i> with a sleep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to <i>round</i> periods + in writing. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To round in</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. <i>Totten.</i> <i>(b)</i> To collect together (cattle) + by riding around them, as on cattle ranches. [Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Round, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To grow round or full; hence, to attain to + fullness, completeness, or perfection. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The queen your mother <i>rounds</i> apace. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + So <i>rounds</i> he to a separate mind,<br /> From whence clear memory + may begin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To go round, as a guard. [Poetic] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They . . . nightly <i>rounding</i> walk. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To go or turn round; to wheel about. <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To round to</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to turn the head of a ship toward the + wind. + </p> + <p> + Round"a*bout` (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Circuitous; going round; indirect; + as, <i>roundabout</i> speech. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We have taken a terrible <i>roundabout</i> road. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, <i>roundabout</i> + sense." <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"a*bout`, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly + with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. <i>Smart.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A dance performed in a circle. <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and + vicissitude. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"a*bout`ness, <i>n.</i> The quality of being roundabout; + circuitousness. + </p> + <p> + Round"-arm` (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Cricket)</i> Applied to the method + delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally. <i>R. A. + Proctor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"-backed` (?), <i>a.</i> Having a round back or shoulders; + round-shouldered. + </p> + <p> + Round"ed, <i>a.</i> <i>(Phonetics)</i> Modified by contraction of the lip + opening; labialized; labial. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, § 11. + </p> + <p> + Roun"del (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Round, <i>a.</i>, and cf. Rondel, Rondelay.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A rondelay. "Sung all the <i>roundel</i> lustily." + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Come, now a <i>roundel</i> and a fairy song. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Spaniards, casting themselves into <i>roundels</i>, . . . made a + flying march to Calais. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> A small circular shield, sometimes not more than + a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth + centuries. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Her.)</i> A circular spot; a sharge in the form + of a small circle. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Fort.)</i> A bastion of a circular form. + </p> + <p> + Round"e*lay (?), <i>n.</i> [OF. <i>rondelet</i>, dim. of <i>rondel</i>. + See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Poetry)</i> + See Rondeau, and Rondel. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A tune in which a simple strain is + often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively. <i>Spenser.</i> + <i>Tennyson.</i> <i>(b)</i> A dance in a circle. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Anything having a round form; a roundel. + </p> + <p> + Round"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rounds; one who comes about + frequently or regularly. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A tool for making an edge or surface round. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>pl.</i> An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, + another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a + football. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Now we play <i>rounders</i>, and then we played prisoner's base. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bagehot.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"fish (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Any ordinary + market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other <i>flatfishes</i>. + <i>(b)</i> A lake whitefish (<i>Coregonus quadrilateralis</i>), less + compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America + and Alaska. + </p> + <p> + Round"head` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> A nickname for a Puritan. + See <i>Roundheads</i>, <i>the</i>, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in + Fiction. <i>Toone.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"head`ed, <i>a.</i> Having a round head or top. + </p> + <p> + Round"house` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A constable's prison; a lockup, + watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A cabin or apartament on the after + part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes + called the <i>coach</i>. <i>(b)</i> A privy near the bow of the vessel. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a + turntable. + </p> + <p> + Round"ing, <i>a.</i> Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. + </p> + <p> + Round"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> Small rope, or strands of + rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called + also <i>service</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Phonetics)</i> Modifying a speech sound by contraction of + the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, + § 11. + </p> + <p> + Round"ish, <i>a.</i> Somewhat round; as, a <i>roundish</i> seed; a <i>roundish</i> + figure. -- Round"ish*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"let (?), <i>n.</i> A little circle. <i>J. Gregory.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"ly, <i>adv.</i> <b>1.</b> In a round form or manner. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He affirms everything <i>roundly</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Briskly; with speed. <i>locke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Two of the outlaws walked <i>roundly</i> forward. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Completely; vigorously; in earnest. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; + as, to give numbers <i>roundly</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In speaking <i>roundly</i> of this period. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. Morley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"ness, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the <i>roundness</i> of a + period; the <i>roundness</i> of a note; <i>roundness</i> of tone. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the <i>roundness</i> + of an assertion. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity; + globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness; rotundity. + </p> + <p> + Round"ridge` (?), <i>v. t.</i> <i>(Agric.)</i> To form into round ridges + by plowing. <i>B. Edwards.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"-shoul`dered (?), <i>a.</i> Having the shoulders stooping or + projecting; round-backed. + </p> + <p> + Rounds"man (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Roundsmen</b> (&?;). A + patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of + the patrolmen. + </p> + <p> + Round"top` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> A top; a platform at a masthead; + -- so called because formerly round in shape. + </p> + <p> + Round"-up` (?), <i>n.</i> The act of collecting or gathering together + scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Roun"dure (?; 135), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rondure.] Roundness; a round or circle. + [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Round"worm` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A nematoid worm. + </p> + <p> + Round"y (?), <i>a.</i> Round. [Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roup (?), <i>v. i. & t.</i> [Cf. AS. hr&?;pan to cry out, G. <i>rufen</i>, + Goth. <i>hr&?;pian</i>. Cf. Roop.] To cry or shout; hence, to sell by + auction. [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roup, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. + [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>roup</i>, that is, the sale of his crops, was over. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. C. Shairp.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A disease in poultry. See Pip. + </p> + <p> + Rous"ant (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(her.)</i> Rising; -- applied to a bird in the + attitude of rising; also, sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings + addorsed. + </p> + <p> + Rouse (rouz or rous), <i>v. i. & t.</i> [Perhaps the same word as <i>rouse</i> + to start up, "buckle to."] <i>(Naut.)</i> To pull or haul strongly and all + together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. + </p> + <p> + Rouse (rouz), <i>n.</i> [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. Row a disturbance.] <b>1.</b> A bumper in honor of a toast or + health. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fill the cup, and fill the can,<br /> Have a <i>rouse</i> before the + morn. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rouse, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roused (rouzd); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rousing.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. <i>rusa</i> + to rush, Dan. <i>ruse</i>, AS. <i>hreósan</i> to fall, rush. Cf. + Rush, <i>v.</i>] <b>1.</b> To cause to start from a covert or lurking + place; as, to <i>rouse</i> a deer or other animal of the chase. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like wild boars late <i>roused</i> out of the brakes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rouse</i> the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To wake from sleep or repose; as, to <i>rouse</i> one early or + suddenly. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>rouse</i> up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Blustering winds, which all night long<br /> Had <i>roused</i> the sea. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] <i>Spenser. Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rouse, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Night's black agents to their preys do <i>rouse</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To awake from sleep or repose. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Morpheus <i>rouses</i> from his bed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or + inattention. + </p> + <p> + Rous"er (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rouses. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Something very exciting or great. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Brewing)</i> A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort. + </p> + <p> + Rous"ing (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Having power to awaken or excite; + exciting. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I begin to feel<br /> Some <i>rousing</i> motions in me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Very great; violent; astounding; as, a <i>rousing</i> fire; a <i>rousing</i> + lie. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rous"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rousing manner. + </p> + <p> + Rous*sette" (?), <i>n.</i> [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See + Russet.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any small shark of the genus <i>Scyllium</i>; + -- called also <i>dogfish</i>. See Dogfish. + </p> + <p> + Roust (roust), <i>v. t.</i> To rouse; to disturb; as, to <i>roust</i> one + out. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Roust, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Icel. <i>röst</i> an estuary.] A strong tide or + current, especially in a narrow channel. [Written also <i>rost</i>, and <i>roost</i>.] + <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roust"a*bout` (?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] A laborer, especially a + deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads + wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives + by chance jobs. [Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rout (rout), <i>v. i.</i> [AS. <i>hrtan</i>.] To roar; to bellow; to + snort; to snore loudly. [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>n.</i> A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; + disturbance; tumult. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This new book the whole world makes such a <i>rout</i> about. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sterne.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "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>." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Trench.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>v. t.</i> [A variant of <i>root</i>.] To scoop out with a gouge + or other tool; to furrow. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rout out</b> <i>(a)</i> To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to + discover; to find. <i>(b)</i> To turn out by force or compulsion; as, <i>to + rout</i> people <i>out</i> of bed. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>v. i.</i> To search or root in the ground, as a swine. <i>Edwards.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>n.</i> [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 Rupture, reave, + and cf. Rote repetition of forms, Route. In some senses this word has been + confused with <i>rout</i> a bellowing, an uproar.] [Formerly spelled also + <i>route</i>.] <b>1.</b> A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; + especially, a traveling company or throng. [Obs.] "A <i>route</i> of + ratones [rats]." <i>Piers Plowman.</i> "A great solemn <i>route</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And ever he rode the hinderest of the <i>route</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A <i>rout</i> of people there assembled were. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the + herd of common people. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + the endless <i>routs</i> of wretched thralls. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The ringleader and head of all this <i>rout</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nor do I name of men the common <i>rout</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + thy army . . . <br /> Dispersed in <i>rout</i>, betook them all to fly. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Daniel.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To these giad conquest, murderous <i>rout</i> to those. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> 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. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At <i>routs</i> + and dances." <i>Landor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To put to rout</b>, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow + and put to flight. + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Routed; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Routing.] To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in + disorder; to put to rout. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally <i>routed</i> and + defeated their whole army, that they fied. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow. + </p> + <p> + Rout, <i>v. i.</i> To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; + to collect in company. [obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In all that land no Christian[s] durste <i>route</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Route (rt or rout; 277), <i>n.</i> [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 Rout, and + cf. Rut a track.] The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to + be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wide through the furzy field their <i>route</i> they take. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gay.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rout"er (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Carp.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A plane made like a + spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes. <i>(b)</i> A + plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the + bottom of a cavity. + </p> + <p> + Routhe (?), <i>n.</i> Ruth; sorrow. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rou"ti*na*ry (?), <i>a.</i> Involving, or pertaining to, routine; + ordinary; customary. [R.] <i>Emerson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rou*tine" (?), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. <i>route</i> a path, way, road. See + Route, Roterepetition.] <b>1.</b> A round of business, amusement, or + pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or + offical duties regularly or frequently returning. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by + the mere force of habit. + </p> + <p> + Rou*tin""ism (?), <i>n.</i> the practice of doing things with + undiscriminating, mechanical regularity. + </p> + <p> + Rou*tin"ist, <i>n.</i> One who habituated to a routine. + </p> + <p> + Rout"ish (?), <i>a.</i> Uproarious; riotous. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rout"ous*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> <i>(Law)</i> With that violation of law + called a rout. See 5th Rout, 4. + </p> + <p> + ||Roux (?), <i>n.</i> [F. beurre <i>roux</i> brown butter.] <i>(Cookery)</i> + A thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies. + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1256 !> + </p> + <p> + Rove (rv), <i>v. t.</i> [perhaps fr. or akin to <i>reeve</i>.] <b>1.</b> + To draw through an eye or aperture. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool. <i>Jamieson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or + cotton, and twist slightly before spinning. + </p> + <p> + Rove (rv), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A copper washer upon which the end of a + nail is clinched in boat building. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty + twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving. + </p> + <p> + Rove, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roved (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Roving.] [Cf. D. <i>rooven</i> to rob; akin to E. <i>reave</i>. See + Reave, Rob.] <b>1.</b> To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on + the seas in piracy. [Obs.] <i>Hakluyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For who has power to walk has power to <i>rove</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Archery)</i> To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle + of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the + point-blank range). + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart<br /> At that good knight so + cunningly didst <i>rove</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll. + </p> + <p> + Rove, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To wander over or through. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Roving</i> the field, I chanced<br /> A goodly tree far distant to + behold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows + together. + </p> + <p> + Rove, <i>n.</i> The act of wandering; a ramble. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In thy nocturnal <i>rove</i> one moment halt. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Young.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rove beetle</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. + </p> + <p> + Rov"er (?), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>roover</i> a robber. See Rove, <i>v. i.</i>] + <b>1.</b> One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for scouring the seas, + and taking from the <i>rovers</i> 846 sail of ships. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Hence, a fickle, inconstant person. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Croquet)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Archery)</i> <i>(a)</i> Casual marks at uncertain distances. + <i>Encyc. Brit.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> A sort of arrow. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All sorts, flights, <i>rovers</i>, and butt shafts. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>At rovers</b>, at casual marks; hence, at random; as, shooting <i>at + rovers</i>. See def. 5 <i>(a)</i> above. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bound down on every side with many bands because it shall not run <i>at + rovers</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i> + </p> + <p> + Rov"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly + twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2. + </p> + <p> + <b>Roving frame</b>, <b>Roving machine</b>, a machine for drawing and + twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the + spinning machine. + </p> + <p> + Rov"ing, <i>n.</i> The act of one who roves or wanders. + </p> + <p> + Rov"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a wandering manner. + </p> + <p> + Rov"ing*ness, <i>n.</i> The state of roving. + </p> + <p> + Row (?), <i>a. & adv.</i> [See Rough.] Rough; stern; angry. [Obs.] + "Lock he never so <i>row</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row, <i>n.</i> [Abbrev. fr. <i>rouse</i>, n.] A noisy, turbulent quarrel + or disturbance; a brawl. [Colloq.] <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rowe</i>, <i>rawe</i>, <i>rewe</i>, AS. <i>rw</i>, + <i>r&?;w</i>; probably akin to D. <i>rij</i>, G. <i>reihe</i>; cf. + Skr. <i>r&?;kh</i> a line, stroke.] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And there were windows in three <i>rows</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Kings vii. 4.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The bright seraphim in burning <i>row</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Row culture</b> <i>(Agric.)</i>, the practice of cultivating crops in + drills. -- <b>Row of points</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, the points on a line, + infinite in number, as the points in which a pencil of rays is intersected + by a line. + </p> + <p> + Row (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rowed (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rowing.] [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. Rudder.] + <b>1.</b> To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of + water; as, to <i>row</i> a boat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to <i>row</i> + the captain ashore in his barge. + </p> + <p> + Row, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To use the oar; as, to <i>row</i> well. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be moved by oars; as, the boat <i>rows</i> easily. + </p> + <p> + Row, <i>n.</i> The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat. + </p> + <p> + Row"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> That may be rowed, or rowed upon. "That long + barren fen, once <i>rowable</i>." <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row"an (?), <i>n.</i> Rowan tree. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rowan barry</b>, a barry of the rowan tree. + </p> + <p> + Row"an tree` (?). [Cf. Sw. <i>rönn</i>, Dan. <i>rönne</i>, Icel. + <i>reynir</i>, and L. <i>ornus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>). + </p> + <p> + Row"boat` (?), <i>n.</i> A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead + of sails. + </p> + <p> + Row"dy (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rowdies</b> (#). [From Rout, or Row a + brawl.] One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow. <i>M. + Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row"dy*dow (?), <i>n.</i> Hubbub; uproar. [Vulgar] + </p> + <p> + Row"dy*dow`dy (?), <i>a.</i> Uproarious. [Vulgar] + </p> + <p> + Row"dy*ish, <i>a.</i> Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; + characteristic of a rowdy. + </p> + <p> + Row"dy*ism (?), <i>n.</i> the conduct of a rowdy. + </p> + <p> + Rowed (?), <i>a.</i> Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; + as, a twelve-<i>rowed</i> ear of corn. + </p> + <p> + Row"el (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Roll, and cf. Rota.] <b>1.</b> The + little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With sounding whip, and <i>rowels</i> dyed in blood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The iron <i>rowels</i> into frothy foam he bit. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Far.)</i> A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the + flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery. + </p> + <p> + Row"el, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Roweled (?) or Rowelled; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Roweling or Rowelling.] <i>(Far.)</i> To insert a + rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row"el bone` (?). See rewel bone. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Row"en (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] + <b>1.</b> A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it + may be cropped by cattle. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Turn your cows, that give milk, into your <i>rowens</i> till snow comes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath. [Prov. Eng. + & Local, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Row"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who rows with an oar. + </p> + <p> + Row"ett (?), <i>n.</i> See Rowen. + </p> + <p> + Row"lock (? <i>colloq.</i> &?;), <i>n.</i> [For <i>oarlock</i>; AS. <i>rloc</i>, + where the second part is skin to G. <i>loch</i> a hole, E. <i>lock</i> a + fastening. See Oar, and Lock.] <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rown (?), <i>v. i. & t.</i> see Roun. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Row"port (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> An opening in the side of small + vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in + calm weather. + </p> + <p> + Rox"burgh (?; Scot. &?;), <i>n.</i> [From the third duke of <i>Roxburgh</i> + (Scotland), a noted book collector who had his books so bound.] A style of + bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, + the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut. + </p> + <p> + Roy (roi), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>roi</i>.] A king. [obs.] + </p> + <p> + Roy, <i>a.</i> Royal. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"al (?), <i>a.</i> [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 Rich, and cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + How doth that <i>royal</i> merchant, good Antonio? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Battle royal</b>. See under Battle. - - <b>Royal bay</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + the classic laurel (<i>Laurus nobilis</i>.) -- <b>Royal eagle</b>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See <i>Golden eagle</i>, under Golden. -- <b>Royal fern</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, + the handsome fern <i>Osmunda regalis</i>. See Osmund. -- <b>Royal mast</b> + <i>(Naut.)</i>, 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>. -- <b>Royal metal</b>, an old name + for gold. -- <b>Royal palm</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, a magnificent West Indian + palm tree (<i>Oreodoxa regia</i>), lately discovered also in Florida. -- + <b>Royal pheasant</b>. See Curassow. -- <b>Royal purple</b>, an intense + violet color, verging toward blue. -- <b>Royal tern</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + a large, crested American tern (<i>Sterna maxima</i>). -- <b>Royal tiger</b>. + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> See Tiger. -- <b>Royal touch</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; + august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. + </p> + <p> + Roy"al, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> Printing and writing papers of particular + sizes. See under paper, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A small sail immediately above the topgallant + sail. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> One of the upper or distal branches of an + antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Gun.)</i> A small mortar. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> An old English coin. See Rial. + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*et (?), <i>n.</i> A petty or powerless king. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + there were at this time two other <i>royalets</i>, as only kings by his + leave. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Fuller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*ism (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>royalisme</i>.] the principles or + conduct of royalists. + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*ist, <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>royaliste</i>.] An adherent of a king (as + of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to + monarchical government. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where Ca'ndish fought, the <i>Royalists</i> prevailed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Waller.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy`al*i*za"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The act of making loyal to a king. [R.] <i>Saintsbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> to make royal. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as + becomes a king. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His body shall be <i>royally</i> interred. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"al*ty (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Royalties</b> (#). [OF. <i>roialté</i>, + <i>royaulté</i>, F. <i>royauté</i>. See Royal, and cf. + Regality.] <b>1.</b> The state of being royal; the condition or quality of + a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Royalty</i> by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holyday.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence + of <i>royalty</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For thus his <i>royalty</i> doth speak. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning <i>regalia</i>. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wherefore do I assume<br /> These <i>royalties</i>, and not refuse to + reign? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Kingliness; spirit of regal authority. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In his <i>royalty</i> of nature<br /> Reigns that which would be fear'd. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Domain; province; sphere. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), + reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + Royne (roin), <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>rogner</i>, OF. <i>rooignier</i>, to + clip, pare, scare, fr. L. <i>rotundus</i> round See Rotund.] To bite; to + gnaw. [Written also <i>roin</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Royn"ish, <i>a.</i> [F. <i>rogneux</i>, from <i>rogne</i> scab, mange, + itch.] Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [Written also <i>roinish</i>.] + [Obs.] "The <i>roynish</i> clown." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Roys"ter (?), Roys"ter*er (?) }, <i>n.</i> same as Roister, Roisterer. + </p> + <p> + Roys"ton crow` (?). [So called from <i>Royston</i>, a town in England.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + See <i>Hooded crow</i>, under Hooded. + </p> + <p> + Roy"te*let (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>roitelet</i>, dim. of <i>roi</i> king.] A + little king. [Archaic] <i>Heylin. Bancroft.</i> + </p> + <p> + Roy"tish (?), <i>a.</i> [Prob. for <i>riotish</i>, from <i>riot</i>, like + Scot. <i>roytous</i> for <i>riotous</i>.] Wild; irregular. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rub (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rubbed (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rubbing.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. <i>rhwbiaw</i>, + gael. <i>rub</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to <i>rub</i> the + body with a coarse linen cloth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; + to graze; to chafe; as, the boat <i>rubs</i> the ground. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a + surface; as, to <i>rub</i> the hand over the body. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Two bones <i>rubbed</i> hard against one another. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The smoothed plank, . . .<br /> New <i>rubbed</i> with balm. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The whole business of our redemption is to <i>rub</i> over the defaced + copy of the creation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T is the duke's pleasure,<br /> Whose disposition, all the world well + knows,<br /> Will not be <i>rubbed</i> nor stopped. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To rub down</b>. <i>(a)</i> To clean by rubbing; to comb or curry; as, + <i>to down</i> a horse. <i>(b)</i> To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, <i>to + rub down</i> the rough points. -- <b>To rub off</b>, to clean anything by + rubbing; to separate by friction; as, <i>to rub off</i> rust. -- <b>To rub + out</b>, 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. -- <b>To + rub up</b>. <i>(a)</i> To burnish; to polish; to clean. <i>(b)</i> To + excite; to awaken; to rouse to action; as, <i>to rub up</i> the memory. + </p> + <p> + Rub, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To move along the surface of a body with + pressure; to grate; as, a wheel <i>rubs</i> against the gatepost. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To fret; to chafe; as, to <i>rub</i> upon a sore. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To move or pass with difficulty; as, to <i>rub</i> through + woods, as huntsmen; to <i>rub</i> through the world. + </p> + <p> + <b>To rub along</b> or <b>on</b>, to go on with difficulty; as, they + manage, with strict economy, <i>to rub along</i>. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rub, <i>n.</i> [Cf. W. <i>rhwb</i>. See Rub, v,t,] <b>1.</b> The act of + rubbing; friction. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Every <i>rub</i> is smoothed on our way. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the <i>rub</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Upon this <i>rub</i>, the English ambassadors thought fit to demur. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hayward.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + One knows not, certainly, what other <i>rubs</i> might have been + ordained for us by a wise Providence. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Besant.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; + unevenness. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard <i>rub</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Imperfection; failing; fault. [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> A chance. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Flight shall leave no Greek a <i>rub</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a + whetstone; -- called also <i>rubstone</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rub iron</b>, an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs + when cramped too much. + </p> + <p> + Rub"a-dub (?), <i>n.</i> The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; + hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rubadub</i> of the abolition presses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>D. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1257 !> + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*ba"to (?), <i>a.</i> [It.] Robbed; borrowed. + </p> + <p> + <b>||Temple rubato</b>. [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rub"bage (?; 48), <i>n.</i> Rubbish. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rub"ber (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rubs. + Specifically: <i>(a)</i> An instrument or thing used in rubbing, + polishing, or cleaning. <i>(b)</i> A coarse file, or the rough part of a + file. <i>(c)</i> A whetstone; a rubstone. <i>(d)</i> An eraser, usually + made of caoutchouc. <i>(e)</i> The cushion of an electrical machine. <i>(f)</i> + One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. <i>(g)</i> + Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the + feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Beaconsfield.</i> "A <i>rubber</i> of + cribbage." <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> India rubber; caoutchouc. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>Antimony rubber</b>, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized + caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide as an important + constituent. -- <b>Hard rubber</b>, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which + nearly resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc. -- <b>India rubber</b>, + caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc. -- <b>Rubber cloth</b>, cloth covered with + caoutchouc for excluding water or moisture. -- <b>Rubber dam</b> <i>(Dentistry)</i>, + a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva + from the tooth. + </p> + <p> + Rub"bidge (?), <i>n.</i> Rubbish. [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rub"bing, <i>a. & n.</i> from Rub, <i>v.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rub"bish (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Robe, and cf. Rubble.] Waste or rejected matter; + anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of + building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; débris. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What <i>rubbish</i> and what offal! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + he saw the town's one half in <i>rubbish</i> lie. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rubbish pulley</b>. See <i>Gin block</i>, under Gin. + </p> + <p> + Rub"bish (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of + rubbish; trashy. <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rub"ble (?), <i>n.</i> [From an assumed Old French dim. of <i>robe</i> See + Rubbish.] <b>1.</b> Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, + etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of + walls. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Inside [the wall] there was <i>rubble</i> or mortar. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. <i>Brande & C.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Geol.)</i> A mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying + under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock. <i>Lyell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>pl.</i> The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted + into pollard, bran, etc. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Coursed rubble</b>, rubble masonry in which courses are formed by + leveling off the work at certain heights. + </p> + <p> + Rub"ble*stone` (?), <i>n.</i> See Rubble, 1 and 2. + </p> + <p> + Rub"ble*work` (?), <i>n.</i> Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that + are irregular in size and shape. + </p> + <p> + Rub"bly (?), <i>a.</i> Relating to, or containing, rubble. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bed"i*nous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubedo</i> redness, fr. <i>rubere</i> + to be red.] Reddish. [R.] <i>M. Stuart.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`be*fa"cient (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubefaciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>rubefacere</i> + to make red; <i>rubere</i> to be red + <i>facere</i> to make.] Making red. + -- <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> An external application which produces redness + of the skin. + </p> + <p> + Ru`be*fac"tion (?), <i>n.</i> The act or process of making red. + </p> + <p> + Ru"be*let (r"b*lt), <i>n.</i> A little ruby. <i>Herrick.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*bel"la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>rubellus</i> reddish.] <i>(Med.)</i> + 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ru*belle" (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rubellus</i> reddish.] A red color used in + enameling. <i>Weale.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bel*lite (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rubellus</i> reddish, dim. of <i>ruber</i> + red.] <i>(Min.)</i> A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale + rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*be"o*la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>ruber</i> red.] <i>(Med.)</i> + <i>(a)</i> the measles. <i>(b)</i> Rubella. + </p> + <p> + Ru`ber*y*thrin"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruber</i> red + <i>erythrin</i>.] + <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from + madder root. It is a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is + obtained. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bes"cence (?), <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rubescent; a + reddening; a flush. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bes"cent (?), <i>a.</i> [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 Ruby.] Growing or becoming red; tending to + redness. + </p> + <p> + Ru`bi*a"ceous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubia</i> madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> + red.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*a*cin (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rubia</i> madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> + red.] <i>(Chem)</i> A substance found in madder root, and probably + identical with ruberythrinic acid. + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*an (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rubia</i> madder, fr. <i>rubeus</i> red.] + <i>(Chem.)</i> One of several color-producing glycosides found in madder + root. + </p> + <p> + Ru`bi*an"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> pertaining to, or derived from, + rubian; specifically, designating an acid called also <i>ruberythrinic</i> + acid. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ru" bi*ble (?), <i>n.</i> A ribble. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*can (?), <i>a.</i> [F.] Colored a prevailing red, bay, or black, + with flecks of white or gray especially on the flanks; -- said of horses. + <i>Smart.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*celle (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rubacelle</i>, <i>rubicelle</i>, fr. + L. <i>rubeus</i> red, reddish.] <i>(Min.)</i> A variety of ruby of a + yellowish red color, from Brazil. + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*con (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Anc. geog.)</i> A small river which separated + Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Cæsar. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ru"bi*cund (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubicundus</i>, fr. <i>rubere</i> to be + red, akin to <i>ruber</i> red. See Red.] Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. + "His <i>rubicund</i> face." <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`bi*cun"di*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>rubicunditas</i>.] The quality or + state of being rubicund; ruddiness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To parade your <i>rubicundity</i> and gray hairs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru*bid"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Of or pertaining to rubidium; + containing rubidium. + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*dine (? or ?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bid"i*um (?), <i>n.</i> [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 + Rubicund.] <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bif"ic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruber</i> red + <i>facere</i> to make.] + Making red; as, <i>rubific</i> rays. <i>Grew.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`bi*fi*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rubification</i>.] The act of + making red. <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*form (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruber</i> red + <i>-form</i>.] Having the + nature or quality of red; as, the <i>rubiform</i> rays of the sun. [R.] <i>Sir + I. newton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*fy (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rubéfier</i>. See Rubific.] + To redden. [R.] "Waters <i>rubifying</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ru*big"i*nose` (?), Ru*big"i*nous (?) }, <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubiginosus</i>, + fr. <i>rubigo</i>, <i>robigo</i>, rust: cf. F. <i>rubigineux</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> + Having the appearance or color of iron rust; rusty- looking. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*bi"go (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rubigo</i>, <i>robigo</i>, rust of + metals, rust, blight.] <i>(bot.)</i> same as Rust, <i>n.</i>, 2. + </p> + <p> + Ru"bin (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. LL. <i>rubinus</i>, It. <i>rubino</i>. See Ruby.] + A ruby. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bi*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubeus</i>, fr. <i>rubere</i> to be red. + See Rouge.] Red; ruddy. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`bi*re"tin (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rubi</i>an + Gr. &?; resin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, and probably + identical with ruberythrinic acid. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ble (?), <i>n.</i> [Russ. <i>ruble</i>.] 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. [Written also <i>rouble</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Ru"bric (?), <i>n.</i> [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 red.] That part of any work in the early manuscripts and + typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. + Hence, specifically: <i>(a)</i> A titlepage, or part of it, especially + that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, + etc., when printed in red. <i>(b)</i> <i>(Law books)</i> The title of a + statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters. <i>Bell.</i> + <i>(c)</i> <i>(Liturgies)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the <i>rubrics</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hook.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a + thing definitely settled or fixed. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before + Christianity. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bric, <i>v. t.</i> To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.] <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ru"bric (?), Ru"bric*al (?) }, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Colored in, or marked + with, red; placed in rubrics. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What though my name stood <i>rubric</i> on the walls<br /> Or plaistered + posts, with claps, in capitals? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. "<i>Rubrical</i> + eccentricities." <i>C. Kingsley.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bri*cate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rubricatus</i> p. p. of <i>rubricare</i> + to color red. See Rubric, <i>n.</i>] Marked with red. <i>Sp&?;lmman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"bri*cate (?), <i>v. t.</i> To mark or distinguished with red; to + arrange as in a rubric; to establish in a settled and unchangeable form. + <i>Foxe.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men were to be classed + and <i>rubricated</i> forever after. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ru*bri"cian (?), Ru"bri*cist (?) }, <i>n.</i> One skilled in, or + tenaciously adhering to, the rubric or rubrics. + </p> + <p> + Ru*bric"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> Redness. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rub"stone` (?), <i>n.</i> A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a + rub. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru"bus (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> A genus of rosaceous plants, + including the raspberry and blackberry. + </p> + <p> + Ru"by (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rubies</b> (#). [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 Rouge, red.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Min.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Of <i>rubies</i>, sapphires, and pearles white. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The natural <i>ruby</i> of your cheeks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red + blain or carbuncle. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> See Agate, <i>n.</i>, 2. [Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species of South American humming birds + of the genus <i>Clytolæma</i>. The males have a ruby-colored throat + or breast. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ruby of arsenic</b>, <b>Ruby of sulphur</b> <i>(Chem.)</i>, 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>. + -- <b>Ruby of zinc</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc + blende or sphalerite. -- <b>Ruby silver</b> <i>(Min.)</i>, red silver. See + under Red. + </p> + <p> + Ru"by, <i>a.</i> Ruby-colored; red; as, <i>ruby</i> lips. + </p> + <p> + Ru"by, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rubied (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rubying.] To make red; to redden. [R.] <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"by*tail` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru"by-tailed` (?), <i>a.</i> Having the tail, or lower part of the body, + bright red. + </p> + <p> + Ru"by*throat` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>). + </p> + <p> + Ru"by*wood` (?), <i>n.</i> red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood. + </p> + <p> + Ru*cer"vine (?), <i>a.</i> [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> Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus <i>Rucervus</i>, + which includes the swamp deer of India. + </p> + <p> + Ruche (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> A plaited, + quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- + used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses + and bonnets. [Written also <i>rouche</i>.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. + </p> + <p> + Ruch"ing, <i>n.</i> A ruche, or ruches collectively. + </p> + <p> + Ruck (?), <i>n.</i> A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruck, <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rucked (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rucking.] [Icel <i>hrukkast</i> to wrinkle, <i>hrukka</i> + wrinkle, fold.] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, + to <i>ruck</i> up a carpet. <i>Smart.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruck, <i>n.</i> [Icel. <i>hrukka</i>. Cf. Ruck, <i>v. t.</i>] A wrinkle or + crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework. + </p> + <p> + Ruck, <i>v. i.</i> [Cf. Dan. <i>ruge</i> to brood, to hatch.] To cower; to + huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] + <i>Gower. South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The sheep that <i>rouketh</i> in the fold. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruck, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Ruck.] <b>1.</b> A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & + Scot.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the <i>ruck</i> + in a horse race. [Colloq.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>ruck</i> in society as a whole. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lond. Sat. Rev.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruc*ta"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ructatio</i>, fr. <i>ructare</i> to + belch: cf. F. <i>ructation</i>.] The act of belching wind. + </p> + <p> + Ruc"tion (?), <i>n.</i> An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak. [Prov. + Eng. & Scot.] + </p> + <p> + Rud (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rudu</i>, akin to <i>reád</i> red. + √113. See Red, and cf. Ruddy.] <b>1.</b> Redness; blush. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Ruddle; red ocher. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The rudd. + </p> + <p> + Rud, <i>v. t.</i> To make red. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rudd (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rud, <i>n.</i>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der (?), <i>n.</i> A riddle or sieve. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1258 !> + </p> + <p> + Rud"der (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>rother</i>, AS. <i>rðer</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 + Row to propel with an oar, and cf. Rother. ] <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that + which guides or governs the course. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + For rhyme the <i>rudder</i> is of verses. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Balance rudder</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, a rudder pivoted near the middle + instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies. -- <b>Drop rudder</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, + a rudder extending below the keel so as to be more effective in steering. + -- <b>Rudder chain</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Rudder coat</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, a covering of tarred canvas + used to prevent water from entering the rudderhole. -- <b>Rudder fish</b>. + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The pilot fish. <i>(b)</i> The amber fish (<i>Seriola + zonata</i>), which is bluish having six broad black bands. <i>(c)</i> 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. -- <b>Rudder + pendants</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, ropes connected with the rudder chains. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der*head` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> The upper end of the + rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der*hole (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> The hole in the deck through + which the rudderpost passes. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der*less, <i>a.</i> Without a rudder. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der*post (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> The shank of a rudder, having + the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. + </p> + <p> + Rud"der*stock` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> The main part or blade of the + rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a + vessel. + </p> + <p> + Rud"died (?), <i>a.</i> Made ruddy or red. + </p> + <p> + Rud"di*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a ruddy manner. <i>Byron.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rud"di*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the <i>ruddiness</i> + of the cheeks or the sky. + </p> + <p> + Rud"dle (?), <i>v. t.</i> To raddle or twist. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rud"dle, <i>n.</i> A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rud"dle, <i>n.</i> [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] <i>(Min.)</i> A species of red + earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher. + </p> + <p> + Rud"dle, <i>v. t.</i> To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their <i>ruddled</i> + cheeks." <i>Thackeray.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A fair sheep newly <i>ruddled</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lady M. W. Montagu.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rud"dock (?), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>ruddic</i>; cf. W. <i>rhuddog</i> the + redbreast. √113. See Rud, <i>n.</i>] [Written also <i>raddock</i>.] + <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The European robin. "The tame <i>ruddock</i> + and the coward kite." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Great pieces of gold . . . red <i>ruddocks</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Florio.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rud"dy (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Ruddier (?); <i>superl.</i> Ruddiest.] + [AS. <i>rudig</i>. See Rud, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> Of a red color; red, or + reddish; as, a <i>ruddy</i> sky; a <i>ruddy</i> flame. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They were more <i>ruddy</i> in body than rubies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lam. iv. 7.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high + health; as, <i>ruddy</i> cheeks or lips. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Ruddy duck</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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. -- <b>Ruddy + plover</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> the sanderling. + </p> + <p> + Rud"dy, <i>v. t.</i> To make ruddy. [R.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rude (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Compar.</i> Ruder (?); <i>superl.</i> Rudest.] + [F., fr. L. <i>rudis</i>.] <b>1.</b> Characterized by roughness; + umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such gardening tools as art, yet <i>rude</i>, . . . had formed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, specifically: <i>(a)</i> Unformed by taste or skill; not + nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material + things; as, <i>rude</i> workmanship. "<i>Rude</i> was the cloth." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rude</i> and unpolished stones. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The heaven-born child<br /> All meanly wrapt in the <i>rude</i> manger + lies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; + clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of persons, or of conduct, + skill, and the like. "Mine ancestors were <i>rude</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He was but <i>rude</i> in the profession of arms. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + the <i>rude</i> forefathers of the hamlet sleep. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; -- + said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the <i>rude</i> winter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Clouds] pushed with winds, <i>rude</i> in their shock. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rude</i> agitation [of water] breaks it into foam. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Boyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, + and the like; as, the <i>rude</i> shock of armies. <i>(e)</i> Not finished + or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; + unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, + style, and the like. "The <i>rude</i> Irish books." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rude</i> am I in my speech. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Unblemished by my <i>rude</i> translation. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <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 Impertiment. + </p> + <p> + -- Rude"ly (#), <i>adv.</i> -- Rude"ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"den*ture (?; 135), <i>n.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>rudens</i> a rope.] <i>(Arch.)</i> + Cabling. See Cabling. <i>gwilt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"de*ra*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruderarius</i>, fr. <i>rudus</i>, <i>ruderis</i>, + stones crushed and mixed with lime, old rubbish.] Of or pertaining to + rubbish.. [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rudes"by (?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] An uncivil, turbulent fellow. + [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rü"des*heim`er (?), <i>n.</i> A German wine made near <i>Rüdesheim</i>, + on the Rhine. + </p> + <p> + Ru"di*ment (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rudimentum</i>, fr. <i>rudis</i> + unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. <i>rudiment</i>. See Rude.] <b>1.</b> + That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the + bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + the single leaf is the <i>rudiment</i> of beauty in landscape. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a + beginning of any knowledge; a first step. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This boy is forest-born,<br /> And hath been tutored in the <i>rudiments</i><br /> + of many desperate studies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + There he shall first lay down the <i>rudiments</i><br /> Of his great + warfare. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never + developed. + </p> + <p> + Ru"di*ment, <i>v. t.</i> To furnish with first principles or rules; to + insrtuct in the rudiments. <i>Gayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`di*men"tal (?), <i>a.</i> Rudimentary. <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`di*men"ta*ry (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rudimentaire</i>.] <b>1.</b> Of + or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; + initial; as, <i>rudimental</i> essays. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Biol.)</i> Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of + development; embryonic. + </p> + <p> + Rud"ish (?), <i>a.</i> Somewhat rude. <i>Foote.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru*dis"tes (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>rudis</i> rough.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> + An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the + Cretaceous period; -- called also <i>Rudista</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under + Hippurite. + </p> + <p> + Ru"di*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ruditas</i> ignorance, fr. <i>rudis</i> + rude, illiterate.] Rudeness; ignorance. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Rud"mas*day (?), <i>n.</i> [See Rood, Mass, Day.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> Either + of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and September 14, + annually. + </p> + <p> + Ru*dolph"ine (?), <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rue (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>rue</i>, L. <i>ruta</i>, akin to Gr. &?;; + cf. AS. <i>r&?;de</i>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Then purged with euphrasy and <i>rue</i><br /> The visual nerve, for he + had much to see. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. + </p> + <p> + <b>Goat's rue</b>. See under Goat. -- <b>Rue anemone</b>, a pretty + springtime flower (<i>Thalictrum anemonides</i>) common in the United + States. -- <b>Wall rue</b>, a little fern (<i>Asplenium Ruta- muraria</i>) + common on walls in Europe. + </p> + <p> + Rue, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rued (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Ruing.] [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. Ruth.] <b>1.</b> To lament; to regret extremely; + to grieve for or over. <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I wept to see, and <i>rued</i> it from my heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapmen.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thy will<br /> Chose freely what it now so justly <i>rues</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it <i>rueth</i> + me." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released + from. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Rue, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To have compassion. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + God so wisly [<i>i. e.</i>, truly] on my soul <i>rue</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Which stirred men's hearts to <i>rue</i> upon them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ridley.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Work by counsel and thou shalt not <i>rue</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Old year, we'll dearly <i>rue</i> for you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rue, <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>hreów</i>. See Rue, <i>v. t.</i>] Sorrow; + repetance. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rue"ful (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; + mournful; sorrowful. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Expressing sorrow. "<i>Rueful</i> faces." <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Two <i>rueful</i> figures, with long black cloaks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"ell bone` (?). See rewel bone. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ru*elle" (&?;), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ruelle</i> a narrow street, a lan&?;, + ruelle, fr. <i>rue</i> a street.] A private circle or assembly at a + private house; a circle. [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru*fes"cent (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rufescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>rufescere</i> + to become reddish, fr. <i>rufus</i> red: cf. F. <i>rufescent</i>.] + Reddish; tinged with red. + </p> + <p> + Ruff (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>ronfle</i>; cf. It. <i>ronfa</i>, Pg. <i>rufa</i>, + <i>rifa</i>.] <i>(Card Playing)</i> <i>(a)</i> A game similar to whist, + and the predecessor of it. <i>Nares.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the + suit led. + </p> + <p> + Ruff, <i>v. i. & t.</i> <i>(Card Playing)</i> To trump. + </p> + <p> + Ruff, <i>n.</i> [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. Ruffle to wrinkle.] <b>1.</b> A muslin or + linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now + only by women and children. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here to-morrow with his best <i>ruff</i> on. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of + this name. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I reared this flower; . . . <br /> Soft on the paper <i>ruff</i> its + leaves I spread. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> An exhibition of pride or haughtiness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>L'Estrange.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To ruffle it out in a riotous <i>ruff</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Latimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a + roll; a ruffle. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent + endwise motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of Collar. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A set of lengthened or otherwise modified + feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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>. + <i>(b)</i> A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck. + </p> + <p> + Ruff, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruffed (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ruffing.] <b>1.</b> To ruffle; to disorder. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Hawking)</i> To hit, as the prey, without fixing it. + </p> + <p> + { Ruff, Ruffe } (?), <i>n.</i> [OE. <i>ruffe</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A + small freshwater European perch (<i>Acerina vulgaris</i>); -- called also + <i>pope</i>, <i>blacktail</i>, and <i>stone, or striped, perch</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ruffed (?), <i>a.</i> Furnished with a ruff. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ruffed grouse</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. + -- <b>ruffed lemur</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, 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>. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian (? or ?; 277), <i>n.</i> [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>.] + <b>1.</b> A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, + reveling with her <i>ruffians</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Reynolds.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for + murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the <i>ruffian</i>? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian, <i>a.</i> brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, <i>ruffian</i> + rage. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian, <i>v. i.</i> To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian*age (?), <i>n.</i> Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. + "The vilest <i>ruffianage</i>." <i>Sir F. Palgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian*ish, <i>a.</i> Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; + ruffianly. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian*like` (?), <i>a.</i> Ruffianly. <i>Fulke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian*ly, <i>a.</i> Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a + ruffian; violent; brutal. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fian*ous (?), <i>a.</i> Ruffianly. [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fin (?), <i>a.</i> [See <i>Ruffian</i>.] Disordered. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His <i>ruffin</i> rainment all was stained with blood. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1259 !> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fle (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruffled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Ruffling (?).] [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, + a tumult: cf. OD. <i>ruyffelen</i> to wrinkle.] <b>1.</b> To make into a + ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To furnish with ruffles; as, to <i>ruffle</i> a shirt. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation + or commotion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The fantastic revelries . . . that so often <i>ruffled</i> the placid + bosom of the Nile. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She smoothed the <i>ruffled</i> seas. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To erect in a ruff, as feathers. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [the swan] <i>ruffles</i> her pure cold plume. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + These <i>ruffle</i> the tranquillity of the mind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But, ever after, the small violence done<br /> Rankled in him and <i>ruffled</i> + all his heart. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To throw into disorder or confusion. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where best<br /> He might the <i>ruffled</i> foe infest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hudibras.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I <i>ruffled</i> up falen leaves in heap. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chapman</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>To ruffle the feathers of</b>, to exite the resentment of; to irritate. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fle (?), <i>v. i.</i> [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. Rufflan.] <b>1.</b> To grow rough, + boisterous, or turbulent. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The night comes on, and the bleak winds<br /> Do sorely <i>ruffle</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined,<br /> <i>Ruffles</i> at + speed, and dances in the wind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; + to swagger. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They would <i>ruffle</i> with jurors. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Gallants who <i>ruffled</i> in silk and embroidery. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fle, <i>n.</i> [See Ruffle, <i>v. t. & i.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; + commotion; as, to put the mind in a <i>ruffle</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a + roll; -- called also <i>ruff</i>. <i>H. L. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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 Oötheca. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ruffle of a boot</b>, the top turned down, and scalloped or plaited. <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fle*less, <i>a.</i> Having no ruffle. + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fle*ment (?), <i>n.</i> The act of ruffling. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ruf"fler (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a + ruffian. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of <i>rufflers</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment + for making ruffles. + </p> + <p> + Ru`fi*gal"lic (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Rufi</i>opin + <i>gallic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru`fi*o"pin (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rufus</i> reddish + <i>op</i>ianic.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained + from opianic acid. + </p> + <p> + Ru"fol (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rufus</i> reddish + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> + A phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white crystalline + substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to + anthraquinone. + </p> + <p> + Ru"fous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rufus</i>.] Reddish; of a yellowish red or + brownish red color; tawny. + </p> + <p> + Ruft (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Eructation; belching. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ruf"ter*hood (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Ruff a plaited collar.] <i>(Falconry)</i> + A kind of hood for a hawk. + </p> + <p> + Rug (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Sw. <i>rugg</i> entanglend hair, <i>ruggig</i> + rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. <i>rough</i>. See Rough, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> + A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holinshed.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rug gown</b>, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth. <i>B. + Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug, <i>v. t.</i> To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to + tear. [Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ru"ga (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rugæ</b> (#). [L.] <i>(Nat. + Hist.)</i> A wrinkle; a fold; as, the <i>rugæ</i> of the stomach. + </p> + <p> + Ru"gate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rugatus</i>, p. p. of <i>rugare</i> to + wrinkle, fr. <i>ruga</i> a wrinkle.] Having alternate ridges and + depressions; wrinkled. <i>Dana.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug"ged (?), <i>a.</i> [See Rug, <i>n.</i>] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rugged</i> bark of some broad elm. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Not neat or regular; uneven. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His well-proportioned beard made rough and <i>rugged</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The <i>rugged</i> Russian + bear." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and + the like, or of persons. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, <i>rugged</i>, and + unconcerned as ever. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and + the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Through the harsh cadence of a <i>rugged</i> line. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. "Sleek + o'er your <i>rugged</i> looks." <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. + [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> + -- Rug"ged*ly (#), <i>adv.</i> -- Rug"ged*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug"ging (?), <i>n.</i> A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, + blanketing, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rug"-gowned (?), <i>a.</i> Wearing a coarse gown or shaggy garment made of + rug. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug"gy (?), <i>a.</i> Rugged; rough. [Obs.] "With <i>ruggy</i>, ashy + hairs." <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug"-head`ed (?), <i>a.</i> Having shaggy hair; shock-headed. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Those rough <i>rug-headed</i> kerns. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rug"in (?), <i>n.</i> A nappy cloth. [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"gine (?), <i>n.</i> [F.] <i>(Surg.)</i> An instrument for scraping the + periosteum from bones; a raspatory. + </p> + <p> + Ru"gine, <i>v. t.</i> [F. <i>ruginer</i> to scrape.] To scrape or rasp, as + a bone; to scale. [R.] <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*go"sa (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL. See Rugose.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> An + extinct tribe of fossil corals, including numerous species, many of them + of large size. They are characteristic of the Paleozoic formations. The + radiating septs, when present, are usually in multiples of four. See + Cyathophylloid. + </p> + <p> + Ru*gose" (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rugosus</i>, r. <i>ruga</i> a wrinkle.] + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru*gos"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rugositas</i>: cf. F. <i>rugosité</i>.] + The quality or state of being rugose. + </p> + <p> + Ru"gous (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. F. <i>rugueux</i>.] Wrinkled; rugose. + </p> + <p> + Ru`gu*lose" (?), <i>a.</i> Somewhat rugose. + </p> + <p> + Ruhm"korff's coil` (?). [So called from its inventor, <i>Ruhmkorff</i>, a + german physicist.] <i>(Elec.)</i> See <i>Induction coil</i>, under + Induction. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> + The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] "His <i>ruin</i> + startled the other steeds." <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. "<i>Ruin</i> seize thee, ruthless + king!" <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the <i>ruins</i> + of an old and vicious character. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Buckminster.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The errors of young men are the <i>ruin</i> of business. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; + subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruined (?);<i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Ruining.] [Cf. F. <i>ruiner</i>, LL. <i>ruinare</i>. See Ruin, + <i>n.</i>] 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + this mortal house I'll <i>ruin</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By thee raised, I <i>ruin</i> all my foes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The eyes of other people are the eyes that <i>ruin</i> us. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Franklin.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By the fireside there are old men seated,<br /> Seeling <i>ruined</i> + cities in the ashes. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"in, <i>v. i.</i> To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or + dilapidated; to perish. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Though he his house of polished marble build,<br /> Yet shall it <i>ruin</i> + like the moth's frail cell. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sandys.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their business, we shall + <i>ruin</i> the faster. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> Capable of being ruined. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*ate (?), <i>v. t.</i> [LL. <i>ruinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ruinare</i> + to ruin. See Ruin.] <b>1.</b> To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to + reduce to poverty; to ruin. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I will not <i>ruinate</i> my f&?;ther's house. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ruinating</i> thereby the health of their bodies. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To cause to fall; to cast down. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + On the other side they saw that perilous rock<br /> Threatening itself on + them to <i>ruinate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*ate, <i>v. i.</i> To fall; to tumble. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*ate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruinatus</i>, p. p.] Involved in ruin; + ruined. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,<br /> I in a mansion here all + <i>ruinate</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. Webster.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`in*a"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [LL. <i>ruinatio</i>.] The act of ruining, or + the state of being ruined. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*er (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, ruins. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*i*form (?), <i>a.</i> [<i>Ruin</i> + <i>- form</i>: cf. F. <i>ruiniforme</i>.] + Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of + certain minerals. + </p> + <p> + Ru"in*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruinosus</i>: cf. F. <i>ruineux</i>. See + Ruin.] <b>1.</b> Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; + pernicious; as, a <i>ruinous</i> project. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + After a night of storm so <i>ruinous</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, + bridge, or wall in a <i>ruinous</i> state. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Composed of, or consisting in, ruins. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a <i>ruinous</i> heap. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Isa. xvii. 1.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive; + baneful; wasteful; mischievous. + </p> + <p> + -- Ru"in*ous*ly (#), <i>adv.</i> -- Ru"in*ous*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rukh (?), <i>n.</i> [Srr Roc.] <b>1.</b> The roc. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A large bird, supposed by some to be the + same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rul"a*ble (?), <i>a.</i> That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or + conformable to rule. <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rule (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Right, <i>a.</i>, and cf. + Regular.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We profess to have embraced a religion which contains the most exact <i>rules</i> + for the government of our lives. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tillotson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Hence: <i>(a)</i> Uniform or established course of things. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T is against the <i>rule</i> of nature. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> Systematic method or practice; as, my <i>ule</i> is to rise at + six o'clock. <i>(c)</i> 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. <i>(d)</i> Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This uncivil <i>rule</i>; she shall know of it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; + authority; control. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Obey them that have the <i>rule</i> over you. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Heb. xiii. 17.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His stern <i>rule</i> the groaning land obeyed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> An order regulating the practice of the courts, or + an order made between parties to an action or a suit. <i>Wharton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Math.)</i> A determinate method prescribed for performing + any operation and producing a certain result; as, a <i>rule</i> for + extracting the cube root. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Gram.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(a)</i> A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which + serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler. <i>(b)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will trust only to his <i>rule</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Print.)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A composing rule. + See under Conposing. + </p> + <p> + <b>As a rule</b>, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he behaves + well, <i>as a rule</i>. -- <b>Board rule</b>, <b>Caliber rule</b>, etc. + See under Board, Caliber, etc. -- <b>Rule joint</b>, 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. -- <b>Rule of + three</b> <i>(Arith.)</i>, that rule which directs, when three terms are + given, how to find a fourth, which shall have the same ratio to the third + term as the second has to the first; proportion. See Proportion, 5 <i>(b)</i>. + -- <b>Rule of thumb</b>, 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order; + method; direction; control; government; sway; empire. + </p> + <p> + Rule, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruled (?); <i>p. pr. & vb. + n.</i> Ruling.] [Cf. <i>OF</i>. <i>riuler</i>, <i>ruiler</i>, L. <i>regulare</i>. + See Rule, <i>n.</i>, and cf. Regulate.] <b>1.</b> To control the will and + actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that <i>ruleth</i> well his + own house, having his children in subjection. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Tim. iii. 2, 4.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to + guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I think she will be <i>ruled</i><br /> In all respects by me. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal + or general consent, or by common practice. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That's are <i>ruled</i> case with the schoolmen. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Atterbury.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To require or command by rule; to give as a + direction or order of court. + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Ruled surface</b> <i>(Geom.)</i>, any surface that may be described by + a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a <i>scroll</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rule, <i>v. i.</i> <b>1.</b> To have power or command; to exercise supreme + authority; -- often followed by <i>over</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By me princes <i>rule</i>, and nobles. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prov. viii. 16.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We subdue and <i>rule</i> over all other creatures. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to + decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. <i>Burril. Bouvier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Com.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rule"less, <i>a.</i> Destitute of rule; lawless. <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rule"-mon`ger (?), <i>n.</i> A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1260 !> + </p> + <p> + Rul"er (rl"r), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rules; one who exercises sway + or authority; a governor. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And he made him <i>ruler</i> over all the land. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gen. xli. 43.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A prince and <i>ruler</i> of the land. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth + edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, <i>n.</i>, + 7 <i>(a)</i>. + </p> + <p> + <b>Parallel ruler</b>. See under Parallel. + </p> + <p> + Rul"ing, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; + as, a <i>ruling</i> passion; a <i>ruling</i> sovereign. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a <i>ruling</i> machine + or pen. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding; + governing; prevailing; prevalent. + </p> + <p> + Rul"ing, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The act of one who rules; ruled lines. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Law)</i> A decision or rule of a judge or a court, + especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence. + </p> + <p> + Rul"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a ruling manner; so as to rule. + </p> + <p> + Rul"li*chies (rl"l*chz), <i>n. pl.</i> [Cf. D. <i>rolletje</i> a little + roll.] Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in + slices and fried. [Local, New York] + </p> + <p> + Rul"y (?), <i>a.</i> [From Rule.] Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed + to <i>unruly</i>. [Obs.] <i>Gascoigne.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum (?), <i>n.</i> [probably shortened from Prov. E. <i>rumbullion</i> a + great tumult, formerly applied in the island of Barbadoes to an + intoxicating liquor.] A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane + juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or + molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used + colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rum bud</b>, a grog blossom. [Colloq.] -- <b>Rum shrub</b>, a drink + composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime juice or lemon juice, with some + flavoring extract. + </p> + <p> + Rum, <i>a.</i> [Formerly <i>rome</i>, a slang word for good; possibly of + Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy <i>rom</i> a husband, a gypsy.] Old-fashioned; + queer; odd; as, a <i>rum</i> idea; a <i>rum</i> fellow. [Slang] <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum, <i>n.</i> A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. [Slang, + Obs.] <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"ble (?), <i>v. i.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> + To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder <i>rumbles</i> at a + distance. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the mean while the skies 'gan <i>rumble</i> sore. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Surrey.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The people cried and <i>rombled</i> up and down. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To murmur; to ripple. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>rumble</i> gently down with murmur soft. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"ble, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Delighting ever in <i>rumble</i> that is new. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Clamor and <i>rumble</i>, and ringing and clatter. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Merged in the <i>rumble</i> of awakening day. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>H. James.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the <i>rumble</i> behind. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or + polished by friction against each other. + </p> + <p> + Rum"ble, <i>v. t.</i> To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking + machine. See Rumble, <i>n.</i>, 4. + </p> + <p> + Rum"bler (?), <i>n.</i> One who, or that which, rumbles. + </p> + <p> + Rum"bling (?), <i>a. & n.</i> from Rumble, <i>v. i.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"bling*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rumbling manner. + </p> + <p> + Rum"bo (?), <i>n.</i> Grog. [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum*bow"line (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> Same as Rombowline. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru"men (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rumen</i>, <i>- inis</i>, the throat.] <b>1.</b> + <i>(Anat.)</i> The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. + See <i>Illust.</i> below. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The cud of a ruminant. + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*cin (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A yellow crystalline substance + found in the root of yellow dock (<i>Rumex crispus</i>) and identical with + <i>chrysophanic acid</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rumi*nal (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruminalis</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + Ruminant; ruminating. [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*nant (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>ruminans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr.: cf. + F. <i>ruminant</i>. See Ruminate.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Chewing the cud; + characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining + to the Ruminantia. + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*nant, <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A ruminant animal; one of the + Ruminantia. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru`mi*nan"ti*a (?), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A division + of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the camels, + deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and allies. + </p> + <p> + <br /> 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> + Ru"mi*nant*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or + chewing the cud. + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*nate (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruminated (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ruminating.] [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>.] + <b>1.</b> To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and + swallowed. "Cattle free to <i>ruminate</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; + to reflect. <i>Cowper.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that <i>ruminates</i> on + the felicity of heaven? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*nate (?), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To chew over again. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Mad with desire, she <i>ruminates</i> her sin. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What I know<br /> Is <i>ruminated</i>, plotted, and set down. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + { Ru"mi*nate (?), Ru"mi*na`ted (?) }, <i>a.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> Having a + hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, + as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. + </p> + <p> + Ru`mi*na"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ruminatio</i>: cf. F. <i>rumination</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit + of chewing the cud. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate + meditation or reflection. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Retiring full of <i>rumination</i> sad. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> The regurgitation of food from the stomach + after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid + phenomenon in man. + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*na*tive (?), <i>a.</i> Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or + meditation. + </p> + <p> + Ru"mi*na`tor (?), <i>n.</i> [L.] One who ruminates or muses; a meditator. + </p> + <p> + Rum"kin (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rummer, and see -kin.] A popular or jocular + name for a drinking vessel. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rum"mage (?; 48), <i>n.</i> [For <i>roomage</i>, fr. <i>room</i>; hence + originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See Room.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> + 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>. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by + turning things over. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He has made such a general <i>rummage</i> and reform in the office of + matrimony. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rummage sale</b>, a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public + store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop. <i>Simmonds.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"mage, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rummaged (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rummaging (?).] <b>1.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> 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>. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They might bring away a great deal more than they do, if they would take + pain in the <i>romaging</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hakluyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys, and so <i>rummageth</i> + all his closets and trunks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Howell.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What schoolboy of us has not <i>rummaged</i> his Greek dictionary in + vain for a satisfactory account! + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>M. Arnold.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"mage, <i>v. i.</i> To search a place narrowly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I have often <i>rummaged</i> for old books in Little Britain and Duck + Lane. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . .<br /> . . . <i>rummaged</i> + like a rat. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Tennyson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"ma*ger (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who rummages. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A person on shipboard whose business was to take + charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written <i>roomager</i>, and <i>romager</i>. + [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a <i>romager</i>, to + range and bestow all merchandise. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hakluyt.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"mer (&?;), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>roemer</i>, <i>romer</i>, akin to G. + <i>römer</i>, Sw. <i>remmare</i>; perhaps properly, Roman.] A large + and tall glass, or drinking cup. [Obs.] <i>J. Philips.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"my (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a + <i>rummy</i> flavor. + </p> + <p> + Rum"my, <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> <b>Rummies</b> (&?;). One who drinks + rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low] + </p> + <p> + Rum"my, <i>a.</i> [See Rum, <i>a.</i>] Strange; odd. [Slang] + </p> + <p> + Rum"ney (?), <i>n.</i> A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ru"mor (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] + <b>1.</b> A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; + notoriety. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + This <i>rumor</i> of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout + all the region round about. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Luke vii. 17.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Great is the <i>rumor</i> of this dreadful knight. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A current story passing from one person to another, without any + known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Rumor</i> next, and Chance,<br /> And Tumult, and Confusion, all + embroiled. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"mor, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rumored (?); <i>p. pr. & + vb. n.</i> Rumoring.] To report by rumor; to tell. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 'T was <i>rumored</i><br /> My father 'scaped from out the citadel. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"mor*er (?), <i>n.</i> A teller of news; especially, one who spreads + false reports. <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"mor*ous (?), <i>a.</i> [Cf. OF. <i>rumoreux</i>, It. <i>rumoroso</i>, + <i>romoroso</i>.] <b>1.</b> Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of + rumors. [Obs.] <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Famous; notorious. [Obs.] <i>Bale.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] <i>Drayton.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rump (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> The end of the backbone of an + animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the + aitchbone piece. See <i>Illust.</i> of Beef. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rump Parliament</b>, or <b>The Rump</b> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i>, 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>Rump</i> abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the <i>Rump</i>, + and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Rump steak</b>, a beefsteak from the rump. <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rump"er (?), <i>n.</i> A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament. <i>I. + Disraeli.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rump"-fed (?), <i>a.</i> A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. + Perhaps "fattened in the rump, pampered." "The <i>rump-fed</i> ronyon." + </p> + <p> + Rum"ple (?), <i>v. t. & i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rumpled <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rumpling (&?;).] [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. "ra`mfos the + crooked beak of birds of prey, &?; to roam.] To make uneven; to form + into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to <i>rumple</i> + an apron or a cravat. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They would not give a dog's ear of their most <i>rumpled</i> and ragged + Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"ple, <i>n.</i> A fold or plait; a wrinkle. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"pled (?), <i>a.</i> Wrinkled; crumpled. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rump"less (?), <i>a.</i> Destitute of a rump. + </p> + <p> + Rum"ply (?), <i>a.</i> Rumpled. <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rum"pus (?), <i>n.</i> A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. + [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + Rum"sell`er (?), <i>n.</i> One who sells rum; one who deals in + intoxicating liquors; especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at + retail. + </p> + <p> + Run (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp.</i> Ran (?) or Run; <i>p. p.</i> Run; <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Running.] [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. Origin), or perh. to L. <i>rivus</i> + brook (cf. Rival). √11. Cf. Ember, <i>a.</i>, Rennet.] <b>1.</b> To + move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly, smoothly, or with + quick action; -- said of things animate or inanimate. Hence, to flow, + glide, or roll onward, as a stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by + quicker action than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog. Specifically: + -- + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of voluntary or personal action: <i>(a)</i> To go swiftly; to + pass at a swift pace; to hasten. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + "Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they <i>ran</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(b)</i> To flee, as from fear or danger. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As from a bear a man would <i>run</i> for life. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To steal off; to depart secretly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My conscience will serve me to <i>run</i> from this jew. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become + a candidate; as, to <i>run</i> for Congress. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>1 Cor. ix. 24.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(e)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to rend my heart with grief + and <i>run</i> distracted? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(f)</i> To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to <i>run</i> + through life; to <i>run</i> in a circle. <i>(g)</i> To pass or go quickly + in thought or conversation; as, to <i>run</i> from one subject to another. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Virgil, in his first Georgic, has <i>run</i> into a set of precepts + foreign to his subject. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(h)</i> To discuss; to continue to think or speak about something; -- + with <i>on</i>. <i>(i)</i> To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, + as upon a bank; -- with <i>on</i>. <i>(j)</i> To creep, as serpents. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Of involuntary motion: <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> To proceed along a + surface; to extend; to spread. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The fire <i>ran</i> along upon the ground. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ex. ix. 23.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(c)</i> To become fluid; to melt; to fuse. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + As wax dissolves, as ice begins to <i>run</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sussex iron ores <i>run</i> freely in the fire. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Woodward.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(d)</i> To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a + wheel <i>runs</i> swiftly round. <i>(e)</i> 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. <i>(f)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She saw with joy the line immortal <i>run</i>,<br /> Each sire impressed, + and glaring in his son. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(g)</i> To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as, the stage + <i>runs</i> between the hotel and the station. <i>(h)</i> To make + progress; to proceed; to pass. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(i)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(j)</i> To have a course or direction; as, a line <i>runs</i> east and + west. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Where the generally allowed practice <i>runs</i> counter to it. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Little is the wisdom, where the flight<br /> So <i>runs</i> against all + reason. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(k)</i> To be in form thus, as a combination of words. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The king's ordinary style <i>runneth</i>, "Our sovereign lord the king." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(l)</i> To be popularly known; to be generally received. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Men gave them their own names, by which they <i>run</i> a great while in + Rome. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Temple.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither was he ignorant what report <i>ran</i> of himself. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Knolles.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1261 !> + </p> + <p> + <i>(m)</i> To have growth or development; as, boys and girls <i>run</i> up + rapidly. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If the richness of the ground cause turnips to <i>run</i> to leaves. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Mortimer.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(n)</i> To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A man's nature <i>runs</i> either to herbs or weeds. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Temperate climates <i>run</i> into moderate governments. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(o)</i> To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors <i>run</i> + in washing. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . . distinguished, but near + the borders they <i>run</i> into one another. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>I. Watts.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(p)</i> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir J. Child.</i> + </p> + <p> + <i>(q)</i> To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a note has + thirty days to <i>run</i>. <i>(r)</i> To discharge pus or other matter; + as, an ulcer <i>runs</i>. <i>(s)</i> To be played on the stage a number of + successive days or nights; as, the piece <i>ran</i> for six months. <i>(t)</i> + <i>(Naut.)</i> To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or + sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> 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. <i>Stillman + (The Horse in Motion).</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Athletics)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>As things run</b>, according to the usual order, conditions, quality, + etc.; on the average; without selection or specification. -- <b>To let run</b> + <i>(Naut.)</i>, to allow to pass or move freely; to slacken or loosen. -- + <b>To run after</b>, to pursue or follow; to search for; to endeavor to + find or obtain; as, <i>to run after</i> similes. <i>Locke.</i> -- <b>To + run away</b>, to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without control or + guidance. -- <b>To run away with</b>. <i>(a)</i> To convey away hurriedly; + to accompany in escape or elopement. <i>(b)</i> To drag rapidly and with + violence; as, a horse <i>runs away with</i> a carriage. -- <b>To run down</b>. + <i>(a)</i> To cease to work or operate on account of the exhaustion of the + motive power; -- said of clocks, watches, etc. <i>(b)</i> To decline in + condition; as, <i>to run down</i> in health. -- <b>To run down a coast</b>, + to sail along it. -- <b>To run for an office</b>, to stand as a candidate + for an office. -- <b>To run in</b> or <b>into</b>. <i>(a)</i> To enter; to + step in. <i>(b)</i> To come in collision with. -- <b>To run in trust</b>, + to run in debt; to get credit. [Obs.] -- <b>To run in with</b>. <i>(a)</i> + To close; to comply; to agree with. [R.] <i>T. Baker.</i> <i>(b)</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> + To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as, <i>to run in with</i> the + land. -- <b>To run mad</b>, <b>To run mad after</b> or <b>on</b>. See + under Mad. -- <b>To run on</b>. <i>(a)</i> To be continued; as, their + accounts had <i>run on</i> for a year or two without a settlement. <i>(b)</i> + To talk incessantly. <i>(c)</i> To continue a course. <i>(d)</i> To press + with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on. <i>(e)</i> + <i>(Print.)</i> To be continued in the same lines, without making a break + or beginning a new paragraph. -- <b>To run out</b>. <i>(a)</i> To come to + an end; to expire; as, the lease <i>runs out</i> at Michaelmas. <i>(b)</i> + To extend; to spread. "Insectile animals . . . <i>run</i> all <i>out</i> + into legs." <i>Hammond.</i> <i>(c)</i> To expatiate; as, <i>to run out</i> + into beautiful digressions. <i>(d)</i> To be wasted or exhausted; to + become poor; to become extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will + soon <i>run out</i>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And had her stock been less, no doubt<br /> She must have long ago <i>run + out</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To run over</b>. <i>(a)</i> To overflow; as, a cup <i>runs over</i>, + or the liquor <i>runs over</i>. <i>(b)</i> To go over, examine, or + rehearse cursorily. <i>(c)</i> To ride or drive over; as, <i>to run over</i> + a child. -- <b>To run riot</b>, to go to excess. -- <b>To run through</b>. + <i>(a)</i> To go through hastily; as <i>to run through</i> a book. <i>(b)</i> + To spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate. -- <b>To run to seed</b>, + 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. -- <b>To run up</b>, to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as, + accounts of goods credited <i>run up</i> very fast. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had <i>run up</i> into + great bushes, or rather dwarf trees. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To run with</b>. <i>(a)</i> To be drenched with, so that streams + flow; as, the streets <i>ran with</i> blood. <i>(b)</i> To flow while + charged with some foreign substance. "Its rivers <i>ran with</i> gold." <i>J. + H. Newman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run (&?;), <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to run (in the various + senses of Run, <i>v. i.</i>); 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To <i>run</i> the world back to its first original. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>South.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I would gladly understand the formation of a soul, and <i>run</i> it up + to its "punctum saliens." + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Collier.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + You <i>run</i> your head into the lion's mouth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Having <i>run</i> his fingers through his hair. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They <i>ran</i> the ship aground. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Acts xxvii. 41.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A talkative person <i>runs</i> himself upon great inconveniences by + blabbing out his own or other's secrets. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Ray.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Others, accustomed to retired speculations, <i>run</i> natural + philosophy into metaphysical notions. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Locke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to <i>run</i> bullets, + and the like. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The purest gold must be <i>run</i> and washed. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Felton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine; + as, to <i>run</i> a line. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to smuggle; -- + said of contraband or dutiable goods. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of <i>running</i> goods. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> To go through or accomplish by running; as, to <i>run</i> a + race; to <i>run</i> a certain career. + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for + office; as, to <i>run</i> some one for Congress. [Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> 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. "He + <i>runneth</i> two dangers." <i>Bacon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> To put at hazard; to venture; to risk. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He would himself be in the Highlands to receive them, and <i>run</i> his + fortune with them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Clarendon.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be bathed + with; as, the pipe or faucet <i>runs</i> hot water. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + At the base of Pompey's statua,<br /> Which all the while <i>ran</i> + blood, great Cæsar fell. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>13.</b> To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing; as, + the rivers <i>ran</i> blood. + </p> + <p> + <b>14.</b> To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to <i>run</i> a factory + or a hotel. [Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>15.</b> To tease with sarcasms and ridicule. [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>16.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>17.</b> To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend + a river in order to spawn. + </p> + <p> + <b>To run a blockade</b>, to get to, or away from, a blockaded port in + safety. -- <b>To run down</b>. <i>(a)</i> <i>(Hunting)</i> To chase till + the object pursued is captured or exhausted; as, <i>to run down</i> a stag. + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Naut.)</i> To run against and sink, as a vessel. <i>(c)</i> + To crush; to overthrow; to overbear. "Religion is <i>run down</i> by the + license of these times." <i>Berkeley.</i> <i>(d)</i> To disparage; to + traduce. <i>F. W. Newman.</i> -- <b>To run hard</b>. <i>(a)</i> To press + in competition; as, <i>to run</i> one <i>hard</i> in a race. <i>(b)</i> To + urge or press importunately. <i>(c)</i> To banter severely. - - <b>To run + into the ground</b>, to carry to an absurd extreme; to overdo. [Slang, + U.S.] -- <b>To run off</b>, to cause to flow away, as a charge of molten + metal from a furnace. -- <b>To run on</b> <i>(Print.)</i>, to carry on or + continue, as the type for a new sentence, without making a break or + commencing a new paragraph. -- <b>To run out</b>. <i>(a)</i> To thrust or + push out; to extend. <i>(b)</i> To waste; to exhaust; as, <i>to run out</i> + an estate. <i>(c)</i> <i>(Baseball)</i> To put out while running between + two bases. -- <b>To run</b> <b>the chances, or one's chances</b>, to + encounter all the risks of a certain course. -- <b>To run through</b>, to + transfix; to pierce, as with a sword. "[He] was <i>run through</i> the + body by the man who had asked his advice." <i>Addison.</i> -- <b>To run up</b>. + <i>(a)</i> To thrust up, as anything long and slender. <i>(b)</i> To + increase; to enlarge by additions, as an account. <i>(c)</i> To erect + hastily, as a building. + </p> + <p> + Run (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A small stream; a brook; a creek. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A course; a series; that which continues in a certain course or + series; as, a <i>run</i> of good or bad luck. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They who made their arrangements in the first <i>run</i> of misadventure + . . . put a seal on their calamities. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Burke.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> State of being current; currency; popularity. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It is impossible for detached papers to have a general <i>run</i>, or + long continuance, if not diversified with humor. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as, to + have a <i>run</i> of a hundred successive nights. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense <i>run</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Macaulay.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or + treasury for payment of its notes. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep <i>run</i>. + <i>Howitt.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> <i>(a)</i> The aftermost part of a vessel's hull + where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter. <i>(b)</i> The + distance sailed by a ship; as, a good <i>run</i>; a <i>run</i> of fifty + miles. <i>(c)</i> A voyage; as, a <i>run</i> to China. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I think of giving her a <i>run</i> in London. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> <i>(Mining)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> <i>(Mus.)</i> A roulade, or series of running tones. + </p> + <p> + <b>13.</b> <i>(Mil.)</i> The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It + is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater + speed. + </p> + <p> + <b>14.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>15.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The "<i>runs</i>" are made from wicket to wicket, the batsmen + interchanging ends at each <i>run</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>R. A. Proctor.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>16.</b> A pair or set of millstones. + </p> + <p> + <b>At the long run</b>, <i>now, commonly</i>, <b>In the long run</b>, in + or during the whole process or course of things taken together; in the + final result; in the end; finally. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but he surpasses them <i>in + the long run</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>J. H. Newman.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>Home run</b>. <i>(a)</i> A running or returning toward home, or to + the point from which the start was made. Cf. <i>Home stretch</i>. <i>(b)</i> + <i>(Baseball)</i> See under Home. -- <b>The run</b>, or <b>The common run</b>, + etc., ordinary persons; the generality or average of people or things; + also, that which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or kind. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + I saw nothing else that is superior to <i>the common run</i> of parks. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Walpole.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Prof. Wilson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + His whole appearance was something out of <i>the common run</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>W. Irving.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- <b>To let go by the run</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, to loosen and let run + freely, as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail. + </p> + <p> + Run, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a + mold; as, <i>run</i> butter; <i>run</i> iron or lead. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Smuggled; as, <i>run</i> goods. [Colloq.] <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Run steel</b>, malleable iron castings. See under Malleable. <i>Raymond.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"a*gate (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Renegade.] A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See + Renegade. <i>Bunyan.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Wretched <i>runagates</i> from the jail. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>De Quincey.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Who has not been a <i>runagate</i> from duty? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"a*way` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, flees from + danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Thou <i>runaway</i>, thou coward, art thou fled? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was + a <i>runaway</i> yesterday. + </p> + <p> + Run"a*way`, <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, + restraint, etc.; as, <i>runaway</i> soldiers; a <i>runaway</i> horse. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, + a <i>runaway</i> marriage. + </p> + + <p> + Run*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>runcatio</i>, fr. <i>runcare</i> to weed + out.] A weeding. [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Runch (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> The wild radish. <i>Dr. Prior.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"ci*nate (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>runcinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>runcinare</i> + to plane off, fr. <i>runcina</i> a plane.] <i>(Bot.)</i> Pinnately cut + with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion. + </p> + <p> + Run"del (?), <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rindle.] A moat with water in it; also, a + small stream; a runlet. [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"del, <i>n.</i> [Cf. Rundle.] A circle. [Prov. Eng.] + </p> + <p> + Run"dle (?), <i>n.</i> [E. <i>round</i>. Cf. Rondle.] <b>1.</b> A round; a + step of a ladder; a rung. <i>Duppa.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A ball. [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum + of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a <i>rundle</i> about it." <i>Bp. + Wilkins.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. + </p> + <p> + Rund"let (?), <i>n.</i> [Dim. of OF. <i>rondele</i> a little tun, fr. <i>rond</i> + round. See Round, and cf. Roundlet, Runlet.] A small barrel of no certain + dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds + about 14½ gallons. [Written also <i>runlet</i>.] + </p> + <p> + Rune (rn), <i>n.</i> [AS. <i>rn</i> a rune, a secret, a mystery; akin to + Icel. <i>rn</i>, OHG. & Goth. <i>rna</i> a secret, secret colloquy, G. + & Dan. <i>rune</i> rune, and probably to Gr. 'ereyna^n to search for. + Cf. Roun to whisper.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> <i>pl.</i> Old Norse poetry expressed in runes. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + <i>Runes</i> were upon his tongue,<br /> As on the warrior's sword. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Longfellow.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rune stone</b>, a stone bearing a runic inscription. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ner (?), <i>n.</i> A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. <i>Sir + W. Temple.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rung (?), <i>imp. & p. p.</i> of Ring. + </p> + <p> + Rung, <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> A floor timber in a ship. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> One of the rounds of a ladder. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Mach.)</i> One of the radial handles projecting from the rim + of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. + </p> + <p> + Rung"head` (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> The upper end of a floor + timber in a ship. + </p> + <p> + Ru"nic (?), <i>a.</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>Runic staff</b>. See <i>Clog almanac</i>, under Clog. -- <b>Runic wand</b>, + a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the + heathen tribes of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies. + </p> + <p> + Run"let (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Run</i> + <i>- let</i>.] A little run or + stream; a streamlet; a brook. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To trace out to its marshy source every <i>runlet</i> that has cast in + its tiny pitcherful with the rest. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Lowell.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"let, <i>n.</i> Same as Rundlet. "A stoup of sack, or a <i>runlet</i> + of canary." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"nel (?), <i>n.</i> [From Run. Cf. Rindle.] A rivulet or small brook. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Bubbling <i>runnels</i> joined the sound. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Collins.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow <i>runnels</i>, in + which one can see the minnows swimming. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Masson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"ner (?), <i>n.</i> [From Run.] <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, runs; + a racer. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A detective. [Slang, Eng.] <i>Dickens.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A messenger. <i>Swift.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A smuggler. [Colloq.] <i>R. North.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, + shop, etc. [Cant, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> The rotating stone of a set of millstones. + </p> + <p> + <b>8.</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> A rope rove through a block and used to increase + the mechanical power of a tackle. <i>Totten.</i> + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1262 !> + </p> + <p> + <b>9.</b> One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the + part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice. + </p> + <p> + <b>10.</b> <i>(Founding)</i> <i>(a)</i> 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. <i>(b)</i> A trough or channel for + leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed. + </p> + <p> + <b>11.</b> The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are + attached. + </p> + <p> + <b>12.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>13.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any cursorial bird. + </p> + <p> + <b>14.</b> <i>(Mech.)</i> <i>(a)</i> A movable slab or rubber used in + grinding or polishing a surface of stone. <i>(b)</i> A tool on which + lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding. + </p> + <p> + Run"net (?), <i>n.</i> See Rennet. + </p> + <p> + Run"ning (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Moving or advancing by running. + Specifically, of a horse; <i>(a)</i> Having a running gait; not a trotter + or pacer. <i>(b)</i> trained and kept for running races; as, a <i>running</i> + horse. <i>Law.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a <i>running</i> hand. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts + with a <i>running</i> explanation. "A <i>running</i> conquest." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + What are art and science if not a <i>running</i> commentary on Nature? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hare.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; + as, a <i>running</i> vine. + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Discharging pus; as, a <i>running</i> sore. + </p> + <p> + <b>Running block</b> <i>(Mech.)</i>, a block in an arrangement of pulleys + which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered. -- <b>Running + board</b>, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive. -- + <b>Running bowsprit</b> <i>(Naut.)</i> Same as <i>Reefing bowsprit</i>. -- + <b>Running days</b> <i>(Com.)</i>, the consecutive days occupied on a + voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the + working days. <i>Simmonds.</i> -- <b>Running fire</b>, a constant fire of + musketry or cannon. -- <b>Running gear</b>, 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. - - <b>Running hand</b>, 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>. -- <b>Running part</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, + that part of a rope that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the <i>standing + part</i>. -- <b>Running rigging</b> <i>(Naut.)</i>, that part of a ship's + rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from + <i>standing rigging</i>. -- <b>Running title</b> <i>(Print.)</i>, the + title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper + margin. + </p> + <p> + Run"ning, <i>n.</i> The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the <i>running</i> + was slow. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. + </p> + <p> + <b>At long running</b>, in the long run. [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"ning*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a running manner. + </p> + <p> + Run"nion (?), <i>n.</i> See Ronion. + </p> + <p> + Ru*nol"o*gy (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Rune</i> + <i>- logy</i>.] The science of + runes. -- Ru*nol"o*gist (#), <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Run"round` (?), <i>n.</i> A felon or whitlow. [Colloq. U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Runt (?), <i>n.</i> [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. + Rother, <i>a.</i>] <b>1.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any animal which is + unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied + particularly to domestic animals. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the + barb and carrier. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used + opprobriously. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Before I buy a bargain of such <i>runts</i>,<br /> I'll buy a college for + bears, and live among 'em. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or + Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Neither young poles nor old <i>runts</i> are durable. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Holland.</i> + </p> + <p> + Runt"y (?), <i>a.</i> Like a runt; diminutive; mean. + </p> + <p> + Run"way` (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The channel of a stream. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and + from their feeding grounds. + </p> + <p> + Ru*pee" (r*p"), <i>n.</i> [Hind. <i>rpiyah</i>, fr. Skr. <i>rpya</i> + silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.] A silver coin, and money of + account, in the East Indies. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ru"pel*la*ry (?), <i>n.</i> [From L. <i>rupes</i> a rock.] Rocky. [Obs.] + "This <i>rupellary</i> nidary." <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"pert's drop` (?). A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by + dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into + fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called + from Prince <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>. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru"pi*a (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. G. &?; filth, dirt.] <i>(Med.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru"pi*al (?), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to rupia. + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*pic"o*la (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. L. <i>rupes</i>, gen. <i>rupis</i>, + a rock + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> A genus of + beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. + </p> + <p> + 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> + Ru*pic"o*line (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Rock-inhabiting. + </p> + <p> + Rup"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ruptio</i>, fr. <i>rumpere</i>, <i>ruptum</i>, + to break.] A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By <i>ruption</i> + or apertion." <i>Wiseman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rup"tu*a*ry (?; 135), <i>n.</i> [Cf. <i>Roturier</i>.] One not of noble + blood; a plebeian; a roturier. [R.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chenevix.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rup"ture (?; 135), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ruptura</i>, fr. <i>rumpere</i>, <i>ruptum</i> + to break: cf. F. <i>rupture</i>. See Reave, and cf. Rout a defeat.] <b>1.</b> + 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. <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hatch from the egg, that soon,<br /> Bursting with kindly <i>rupture</i>, + forth disclosed<br /> Their callow young. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> 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>. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a <i>rupture</i> with + his family. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>E. Everett.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> <i>(Med.)</i> Hernia. See Hernia. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner + than by explosion. See Explosion. + </p> + <p> + <b>Modulus of rupture</b>. (Engin.) See under Modulus. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution. + See Fracture. + </p> + <p> + Rup"ture, <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruptured (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rupturing.] <b>1.</b> To part by violence; to break; to + burst; as, to <i>rupture</i> a blood vessel. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To produce a hernia in. + </p> + <p> + Rup"ture, <i>v. i.</i> To suffer a breach or disruption. + </p> + <p> + Rup"tured (?; 135), <i>a.</i> <i>(Med.)</i> Having a rupture, or hernia. + </p> + <p> + Rup"ture*wort" (?; 135), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> <i>(a)</i> Same as + Burstwort. <i>(b)</i> A West Indian plant (<i>Alternanthera polygonoides</i>) + somewhat resembling burstwort. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral (?), <i>a.</i> [F., fr. L. <i>ruralis</i>, fr. <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, + the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Here is a <i>rural</i> fellow; . . . <br /> He brings you figs. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, <i>rural</i> economy. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rural dean</b>. <i>(Eccl.)</i> See under Dean. -- <b>Rural deanery</b> + <i>(Eccl.)</i>, the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rustic. -- Rural, Rustic. <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> + + <blockquote> + <p> + We turn<br /> To where the silver Thames first <i>rural</i> grows. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Thomson.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Lay bashfulness, that <i>rustic</i> virtue, by;<br /> To manly confidence + thy throughts apply. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + ||Ru*ra"les (r*r"lz), <i>n. pl.</i> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> The + gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the + hairstreaks, violets, and theclas. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ism (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being rural; + ruralness. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rural idiom or expression. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ist, <i>n.</i> One who leads a rural life. <i>Coventry.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru*ral"i*ty (?), <i>n.</i>; <i>pl.</i> - <b>ties</b> (#). [Cf. LL. <i>ruralitas</i>.] + <b>1.</b> The quality or state of being rural. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rural place. "Leafy <i>ruralities</i>." <i>Carlyle.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Ruralized (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Ruralizing (?).] To render rural; to give a rural + appearance to. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ize, <i>v. i.</i> To become rural; to go into the country; to + rusticate. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rural manner; as in the country. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ral*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rural. + </p> + <p> + Ru*ric"o*list (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>ruricola</i>; <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, + the country + <i>colere</i> to inhabit.] An inhabitant of the country. + [R.] <i>Bailey.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru`ri*dec"a*nal (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i> the country + + <i>decanus</i> the chief of ten. See Dean.] Of or pertaining to a rural + dean; as, a <i>ruridecanal</i> district; the <i>ruridecanal</i> intellect. + [R.] + </p> + <p> + Ru*rig"e*nous (?), <i>a.</i> [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.] Born in the country. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Ruse (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Cause, and cf. Recusant.] An + artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. + </p> + <p> + <b>||Ruse de guerre</b> (&?;) [F.], a stratagem of war. + </p> + <p> + Rush (?), <i>n.</i> [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>.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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>. + </p> + <p> + 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> + <b>2.</b> The merest trifle; a straw. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + John Bull's friendship is not worth a <i>rush</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Arbuthnot.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Bog rush</b>. See under Bog. -- <b>Club rush</b>, any rush of the genus + <i>Scirpus</i>. -- <b>Flowering rush</b>. See under Flowering. -- <b>Nut + rush</b> <i>(a)</i> Any plant of the genus <i>Scleria</i>, rushlike plants + with hard nutlike fruits. <i>(b)</i> A name for several species of <i>Cyperus</i> + having tuberous roots. -- <b>Rush broom</b>, an Australian leguminous + plant (<i>Viminaria denudata</i>), having long, slender branches. Also, + the Spanish broom. See under Spanish. -- <b>Rush candle</b>, See under + Candle. -- <b>Rush grass</b>, any grass of the genus <i>Vilfa</i>, grasses + with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets. -- <b>Rush toad</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, + the natterjack. -- <b>Scouring rush</b>. <i>(Bot.)</i> Same as <i>Dutch + rush</i>, under Dutch. -- <b>Spike rush</b>, any rushlike plant of the + genus <i>Eleocharis</i>, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes. -- <b>Sweet + rush</b>, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (<i>Andropogon schœnanthus</i>), + used in Oriental medical practice. -- <b>Wood rush</b>, any plant of the + genus <i>Luzula</i>, which differs in some technical characters from <i>Juncus</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rush (rsh), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rushed (rsht); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rushing.] [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>rschen</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>.] + <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Like to an entered tide, they all <i>rush</i> by. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or + without due deliberation and preparation; as, to <i>rush</i> business or + speculation. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + They . . . never think it to be a part of religion to <i>rush</i> into + the office of princes and ministers. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sprat.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rush, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To push or urge forward with impetuosity or + violence; to hurry forward. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error. + [College Cant, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rush, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent <i>rush</i>, + severed him from the duke. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Great activity with pressure; as, a <i>rush</i> of business. + [Colloq.] + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A perfect recitation. [College Cant, U.S.] + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> <i>(Football)</i> <i>(a)</i> A rusher; as, the center <i>rush</i>, + whose place is in the center of the rush line; the end <i>rush</i>. <i>(b)</i> + The act of running with the ball. + </p> + <p> + <b>Bunt rush</b> <i>(Football)</i>, a combined rush by main strength. -- + <b>Rush line</b> <i>(Football)</i>, the line composed of rushers. + </p> + <p> + Rush"-bear`ing (?), <i>n.</i> A kind of rural festival at the dedication + of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. + [Eng.] <i>Nares.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rush"buc`kler (?), <i>n.</i> A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a + swashbuckler. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + That flock of stout, bragging <i>rushbucklers</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i> + </p> + <p> + Rushed (?), <i>a.</i> Abounding or covered with rushes. + </p> + <p> + Rush"er (?), <i>n.</i> One who rushes. <i>Whitlock.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rush"er, <i>n.</i> One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] + <i>B. Jonson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rush"i*ness (?), <i>n.</i> [From Rushy.] The quality or state of abounding + with rushes. + </p> + <p> + Rush"ing*ly, <i>adv.</i> In a rushing manner. + </p> + <p> + Rush"light` (?), <i>n.</i> A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, + feeble light. + </p> + <p> + Rush"like` (?), <i>a.</i> Resembling a rush; weak. + </p> + <p> + Rush"y (?), <i>a.</i> <b>1.</b> Abounding with rushes. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Made of rushes. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + My <i>rushy</i> couch and frugal fare. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Goldsmith.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"sine (?), <i>a.</i> [NL. <i>rusa</i>, the name of the genus, Malay <i>rsa</i> + deer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus + <i>Rusa</i>, which includes the sambur deer (<i>Rusa Aristotelis</i>) of + India. + </p> + <p> + <b>Rusine antler</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, an antler with the brow tyne + simple, and the beam forked at the tip. + </p> + <p> + Rusk (?), <i>n.</i> [Sp. <i>rosca de mar</i> sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, + <i>rosca</i> properly meaning, a screw, spiral.] <b>1.</b> A kind of + light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an + oven; or, a kind of sweetened biscuit. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores. <i>Smart.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and + afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar. + </p> + <p> + Rus"ma (?), <i>n.</i> [Corrupt. from Turk. <i>khyryzma</i> a paste used as + a depilatory, fr. Gr. &?; an unguent; cf. F. <i>rusma</i>.] A + depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks. See + Rhusma. + </p> + <p> + Russ (?), <i>n. sing. & pl.</i> <b>1.</b> A Russian, or the Russians. + [Rare, except in poetry.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> The language of the Russians. + </p> + <p> + Russ, <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to the Russians. + </p> + <p> + Rus"set (?), <i>a.</i> [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 Red, and + cf. Roussette.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The morn, in <i>russet</i> mantle clad. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our summer such a <i>russet</i> livery wears. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"set, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Cloth or clothing of a russet color. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the <i>English + russet</i>, and the <i>Roxbury russet</i>. + </p> + <p> + Rus"set*ing, <i>n.</i> See Russet, <i>n.</i>, 2 and 4. + </p> + <p> + Rus"set*y (?), <i>a.</i> Of a russet color; russet. + </p> + <p> + Rus"sia (?), <i>n.</i> A country of Europe and Asia. + </p> + <p> + <b>Russia iron</b>, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous + blue-black surface. -- <b>Russia leather</b>, 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. -- <b>Russia matting</b>, matting manufactured in Russia + from the inner bark of the linden (<i>Tilia Europæa</i>). + </p> + <p> + <! p. 1263. !> + </p> + <p> + Rus"sian (? or ?; 277), <i>a.</i> Of or pertaining to Russia, its + inhabitants, or language. -- <i>n.</i> A native or inhabitant of Russia; + the language of Russia. + </p> + <p> + <b>Russian bath</b>. See under Bath. + </p> + <p> + Rus"sian*ize (?), <i>v. t.</i> To make Russian, or more or less like the + Russians; as, to <i>Russianize</i> the Poles. + </p> + <p> + Rus"si*fi*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [<i>Russia</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> (in + comp.) to make. See -fy.] The act or process of Russifying, or the state + of being Russified. + </p> + <p> + Rus"si*fy (?), <i>v. t.</i> [Cf. F. <i>russifier.</i> See -fy.] To + Russianize; as, to <i>Russify</i> conquered tribes. + </p> + <p> + { Rus"so*phile (?), Rus*soph"i*list (?) }, <i>n.</i> [<i>Russia</i> + Gr. + filei^n to love: cf. F. <i>russophile</i>.] One who, not being a Russian, + favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism (#), <i>n.</i> + [Chiefly newspaper words.] + </p> + <p> + { Rus"so*phobe (?), Rus*soph"o*bist (?) }, [<i>Russia</i> + Gr. fobei^n to + fear.] One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes found + in the newspapers.] + </p> + <p> + Rus`so*pho"bi*a (?), <i>n.</i> Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian + influence. + </p> + <p> + Rust (?), <i>n.</i> [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 Red.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>3.</b> That which resembles rust in appearance or effects. + Specifically: (a) A composition used in making a rust joint. See <i>Rust + joint</i>, below. <i>(b)</i> Foul matter arising from degeneration; as, <i>rust</i> + on salted meat. <i>(c)</i> Corrosive or injurious accretion or influence. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Sacred truths cleared from all <i>rust</i> and dross of human mixtures. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Eikon Basilike.</i> + </p> + <p> + <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> + <b>Rust joint</b>, 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. -- <b>Rust mite</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, a minute mite (<i>Phytopius + oleivorus</i>) which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored + patches on oranges. + </p> + <p> + Rust, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rusted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Rusting.] [AS. <i>rustian</i>.] <b>1.</b> To contract rust; to be or + become oxidized. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + If gold <i>ruste</i>, what shall iron do? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Our armors now may <i>rust</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also, to + acquire a rusty appearance, as plants. + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by + inaction. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Must I <i>rust</i> in Egypt? never more<br /> Appear in arms, and be the + chief of Greece? + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rust, <i>v. t.</i> <b>1.</b> To cause to contract rust; to corrode with + rust; to affect with rust of any kind. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will <i>rust</i> them. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Fig.: To impair by time and inactivity. <i>Johnson.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rust"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Full of rust; resembling rust; causing rust; + rusty. "<i>Rustful</i> sloth." <i>Quarles.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"tic (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rusticus</i>, fr. <i>rus</i>, <i>ruris</i>, + the country: cf. F. <i>rustique</i>. See Rural.] <b>1.</b> Of or + pertaining to the country; rural; as, the <i>rustic</i> gods of antiquity. + "<i>Rustic</i> lays." <i>Milton.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + And many a holy text around she strews,<br /> That teach the <i>rustic</i> + moralist to die. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Gray.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + She had a <i>rustic</i>, woodland air. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Wordsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, <i>rustic</i> manners. "A + <i>rustic</i> muse." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Coarse; plain; simple; as, a <i>rustic</i> entertainment; <i>rustic</i> + dress. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rustic moth</b> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, any moth belonging to <i>Agrotis</i> + and allied genera. Their larvæ are called <i>cutworms</i>. See + Cutworm. -- <b>Rustic work</b>. <i>(a)</i> <i>(Arch.)</i> 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. + <i>(b)</i> <i>(Arch. & Woodwork)</i> Summer houses, or furniture for + summer houses, etc., made of rough limbs of trees fancifully arranged. + </p> + <p> + <b>Syn.</b> -- Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; awkward; + rough; coarse; plain; unadorned; simple; artless; honest. See Rural. + </p> + <p> + Rus"tic, <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> An inhabitant of the country, especially one + who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Hence to your fields, you <i>rustics</i>! hence, away. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or + manners; an artless, unaffected person. [Poetic] + </p> + <p> + Rus`tic*al (?), <i>a.</i> Rustic. "<i>Rustical</i> society." <i>Thackeray.</i> + -- Rus"tic*al*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Rus"tic*al*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"ti*cate (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rusticated (?); <i>p. + pr. & vb. n.</i> Rusticating.] [L. <i>rusticaticus</i>, p. p. of <i>rusticari</i> + to rusticate. See Rustic.] To go into or reside in the country; to + ruralize. <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"ti*cate, <i>v. t.</i> To require or compel to reside in the country; + to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The town is again beginning to be full, and the <i>rusticated</i> beauty + sees an end of her banishment. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Idler.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"ti*ca`ted (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Arch.)</i> Resembling rustic work. See <i>Rustic + work</i> <i>(a)</i>, under Rustic. + </p> + <p> + Rus`ti*ca"tion (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rusticatio</i>.] <b>1.</b> 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> <i>(Arch.)</i> Rustic work. + </p> + <p> + Rus*tic"ity (?), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rusticitas</i>: cf. F. <i>rusticité</i>.] + The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; + simplicity; artlessness. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Addison.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Saxons were refined from their <i>rusticity</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"tic*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a rustic manner; rustically. <i>Chapman.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rust"i*ly (?), <i>adv.</i> In a rusty state. + </p> + <p> + Rust"i*ness, <i>n.</i> The quality or state of being rusty. + </p> + <p> + Rus"tle (?), <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rustled (?); <i>p. pr. + & vb. n.</i> Rustling (?).] [AS. <i>hristlan</i> to rustle; or cf. Sw. + <i>rusta</i> to stir, make a riot, or E. <i>rush</i>, v.] <b>1.</b> To + make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of + silk cloth or dry leaves. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + He is coming; I hear his straw <i>rustle</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Prouder than <i>rustling</i> in unpaid-for silk. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle + about. [Slang, Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rus"tle, <i>v. t.</i> To cause to rustle; as, the wind <i>rustles</i> the + leaves. + </p> + <p> + Rus"tle, <i>n.</i> A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like + those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a + rustling. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Idler.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rus"tler (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> One who, or that which, rustles. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances; + also, an alert, energetic, driving person. [Slang, Western U.S.] + </p> + <p> + Rust"less (?), <i>a.</i> Free from rust. + </p> + <p> + Rust"y (?), <i>a.</i> [AS. <i>rustig</i>.] [<i>Compar.</i> Rustier (&?;); + <i>superl.</i> Rustiest.] <b>1.</b> Covered or affected with rust; as, a + <i>rusty</i> knife or sword; <i>rusty</i> wheat. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + [Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,<br /> Is <i>rusty</i> + grown. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Shak.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>3.</b> Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, <i>rusty</i> bacon. + </p> + <p> + <b>4.</b> Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "<i>Rusty</i> + words." <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>5.</b> Rust-colored; dark. "<i>Rusty</i> blood." <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>6.</b> Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The <i>rusty</i> little schooners that bring firewood from the British + provinces. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Hawthorne.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>7.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> Resembling, or covered with a substance + resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous. + </p> + <p> + Rut (?), <i>n.</i> [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.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Physiol.)</i> Sexual desire or + œstrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the + period during which the œstrus exists. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See Rote. + </p> + <p> + Rut, <i>v. i.</i> [<i>imp. & p. p.</i> Rutted; <i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i> + Rutting.] To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period; -- + said of deer, cattle, etc. + </p> + <p> + Rut, <i>v. t.</i> To cover in copulation. <i>Dryden.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rut, <i>n.</i> [variant of <i>route</i>.] A track worn by a wheel or by + habitual passage of anything; a groove in which anything runs. Also used + figuratively. + </p> + <p> + Rut, <i>v. t.</i> To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past + participle or a participial adj.; as, a <i>rutted</i> road. + </p> + <p> + Ru`ta-ba"ga (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Bot.)</i> A kind of turnip commonly with a + large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip. + </p> + <p> + Ru*ta"ceous (?), <i>a.</i> [L. <i>rutaceous</i>, from <i>ruta</i> rue. See + Rue the plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru"tate (r"tt), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A salt of rutic acid. + </p> + <p> + Ruth (rth), <i>n.</i> [From Rue, <i>v.</i>: cf. Icel. <i>hryggð</i>, + <i>hrygð</i>.] <b>1.</b> Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; + tenderness. [Poetic] "They weep for <i>ruth</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i> "Have <i>ruth</i> + of the poor." <i>Piers Plowman.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + To stir up gentle <i>ruth</i>,<br /> Both for her noble blood, and for + her tender youth. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a + pitiful sight. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + It had been hard this <i>ruth</i> for to see. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + With wretched miseries and woeful <i>ruth</i>. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru*then"ic (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or containing, + ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a + higher valence as contrasted with <i>ruthenious</i> compounds. + </p> + <p> + Ru*the"ni*ous (?), <i>a.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or containing, + ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a + lower valence as contrasted with <i>ruthenic</i> compounds. + </p> + <p> + Ru*the"ni*um (?), <i>n.</i> [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> 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 + Platinum. + </p> + <p> + Ruth"ful (?), <i>a.</i> Full of ruth; as: <i>(a)</i> Pitiful; tender. <i>(b)</i> + Full of sorrow; woeful. <i>(c)</i> Causing sorrow. <i>Shak.</i> -- + Ruth"ful*ly, <i>adv.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ruth"less, <i>a.</i> Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Their rage the hostile bands restrain,<br /> All but the <i>ruthless</i> + monarch of the main. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Pope.</i> + </p> + <p> + -- Ruth"less*ly, <i>adv.</i> -- Ruth"less*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"tic (r"tk), <i>a.</i> [Cf. Rutaceous.] <i>(Chem.)</i> Pertaining to, or + obtained from, rue (<i>Ruta</i>); as, <i>rutic</i> acid, now commonly + called <i>capric acid</i>. + </p> + <p> + Ru"ti*lant (&?;), <i>a.</i> [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>.] + Having a reddish glow; shining. + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Parchments . . . colored with this <i>rutilant</i> mixture. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Evelyn.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"ti*late (?), <i>v. i.</i> [L. <i>rutilare</i>, <i>rutilatum</i>.] To + shine; to emit rays of light. [Obs.] <i>Ure.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"tile (r"tl), <i>n.</i> [L. <i>rutilus</i> red, inclining to golden + yellow.] <i>(Min.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Ru*til"i*an (r*tl"*<i>a</i>n), <i>n.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Any species + of lamellicorn beetles belonging to <i>Rutila</i> and allied genera, as + the spotted grapevine beetle (<i>Pelidnota punctata</i>). + </p> + <p> + Ru"tin (r"tn), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> 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. + </p> + <p> + Rut"ter (rt"tr), <i>n.</i> [D. <i>ruiter</i> a rider. Cf. Ruttier.] A + horseman or trooper. [Obs.] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + Such a regiment of <i>rutters</i><br /> Never defied men braver. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rut"ter, <i>n.</i> [From Rut.] That which ruts. + </p> + <p> + Rut"ter*kin (?), <i>n.</i> An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of + contempt. [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rut"ti*er (?), <i>n.</i> [F. <i>routier</i>, fr. <i>route</i> a road. See + Route.] A chart of a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rut"tish (?), <i>a.</i> Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. + <i>Shak.</i> -- Rut"tish*ness, <i>n.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rut"tle, <i>n.</i> A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty + of breathing; a rattle. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + Rut"ty (?), <i>a.</i> Ruttish; lustful. + </p> + <p> + Rut"ty, <i>a.</i> Full of ruts; as, a <i>rutty</i> road. + </p> + <p> + Rut"ty, <i>a.</i> [See Root.] Rooty. [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ru"ty*lene (?), <i>n.</i> <i>(Chem.)</i> A liquid hydrocarbon, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>18</sub>, + of the acetylene series. It is produced artificially. + </p> + <p> + Ry"al (? or ?), <i>a.</i> Royal. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ry"al (?), <i>n.</i> See Rial, an old English coin. + </p> + <p> + Ry"der (?), <i>n.</i> <b>1.</b> A clause added to a document; a rider. See + Rider. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> [D. <i>rijder</i>, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand + [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60. + </p> + <p> + Rye (?), <i>n.</i> [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. 'o`ryza rice. Cf. Rice.] <b>1.</b> <i>(Bot.)</i> + 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. + </p> + <p> + <b>2.</b> A disease in a hawk. <i>Ainsworth.</i> + </p> + <p> + <b>Rye grass</b>, <b>Italian rye grass</b>, <i>(Bot.)</i> See under Grass. + See also Ray grass, and Darnel. -- <b>Wild rye</b> <i>(Bot.)</i>, any + plant of the genus <i>Elymus</i>, tall grasses with much the appearance of + rye. + </p> + <p> + Rynd (? or ?), <i>n.</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] A piece of iron crossing the + hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the + spindle. + </p> + <p> + Ry"ot (r"t), <i>n.</i> [Ar. & Hind. <i>ra'iyat</i>, the same word as + <i>ra'iyah</i>, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.] A peasant or + cultivator of the soil. [India] + </p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + The Indian <i>ryot</i> and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than + any other laborers in the world. + </p> + </blockquote> + <p> + <i>The Nation.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ry*poph"a*gous (r*pf"*gs), <i>a.</i> [Gr. "ry`pos filth + fagei^n to eat.] + <i>(Zoöl.)</i> Eating, or subsisting on, filth. + </p> + <p> + Rys (rs <i>or</i> rs), <i>n.</i> A branch. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Rysh (rsh), <i>n.</i> Rush, a plant. [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> + </p> + <p> + Ry*sim"e*ter (?), <i>n.</i> See Rhysimeter. + </p> + <p> + Ryth (rth), <i>n.</i> [Cf. AS. <i>rið</i> brook.] A ford. [Obs.] + </p> + <p> + ||Ryt"i*na (?), <i>n.</i> [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s a wrinkle.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> + 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>. [Written also <i>Rhytina</i>.] + </p> + <p> + 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> +<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 667 ***</div> + </body> +</html> + |